Sorry, you scumbag woman, you can do whatever you want.

However, what is certain is that the mansion is very expensive; the entire village's wealth combined cannot afford it, as it is far too luxurious and extravagant.

"Lady Kikyo." An elderly man leaning on a cane approached Kikyo shakily and asked, "Is Lady Kazami Yuuka really a yokai?"

"Yes, it feels a bit...unlike." The other villagers also agreed, feeling that the green-haired banshee who came yesterday might not be as bad as they had imagined.

Rather, the villagers began to suspect that Yuuka Kazami might be a yokai.

“We still need to observe for a while.” Kikyo subconsciously raised her hand and touched the Shikon Jewel hanging on her chest. If Mebius wasn’t a youkai, he probably wouldn’t care much about the Shikon Jewel.

"Is that so? I understand." The old man nodded and didn't ask any further questions, but suddenly he heard Kikyo say something to him.

“By the way, her name isn’t Kazami Yuuka, it’s Möbius,” Kikyo explained calmly. “Kazami Yuuka is a different person. You must not confuse them, or you’ll bring disaster upon yourselves.”

"Yes, we understand." The old man nodded solemnly. In the village, the person with the most influence was Kikyo, and the villagers almost regarded Kikyo's words as divine pronouncements.

Kikyo is not a god, but a priestess who serves the gods.

"Hmm." Kikyo responded softly and walked towards the villa. She had mixed feelings about Möbius's presence... well, rather, she didn't know how to get along with him.

After Möbius showed interest in other women, she was unable to interact with him in a normal way, even though Möbius might just be joking with her out of a bad sense of humor.

However, the thoughts of monsters are ultimately unpredictable.

……

...

Step into the villa.

"Kikyo, you've arrived." Möbius, wearing a white lab coat, came down the stairs, his gaze falling on Kikyo's chest. "Could I borrow the Shikon Jewel to study it?"

"What do you want the Shikon Jewel for?" Kikyo asked in a cool voice, surprisingly calm.

It seems as if it had been expected all along.

“I want to study the effects of the Shikon Jewel on youkai.” Mebius approached Kikyo and extended her delicate white hand. “Don’t worry, I won’t use the Shikon Jewel for anything bad.”

"..." Kikyo hesitated slightly, lowered her eyes, took off the Shikon Jewel hanging around her neck and handed it to Mebius, while also warning him, "The Shikon Jewel is dangerous, you may be affected by it."

"It's alright, aren't you here?" Mebius explained with a smile, "No, if you feel that I'm being affected by the Shikon Jewel, just remind me in time."

"..." Kikyo gently shook her head. Most of the yokai and humans affected by the Shikon Jewel were unaware that they were being influenced.

If you try to forcibly take the Shikon Jewel, it will only provoke strong resistance and hostility.

However, she wasn't too worried that Mebius wouldn't have any impact. For a yokai that had reached the level of a Great Yokai, unless it was in a period of weakness or under special circumstances, the Shikon Jewel would hardly be able to affect the existence of a Great Yokai.

Rather, it might affect the Shikon Jewel.

"It doesn't seem to be anything special." Mebius held the Shikon Jewel in her hand. She could indeed feel the power of the Shikon Jewel, but it couldn't give her a significant boost in strength.

Even if you accumulated a hundred Shikon Jewels to deal with the Crimson Dragon Emperor, it would be meaningless; that power is from a different dimension.

After thinking for a moment, Mebius tentatively poured Honkai energy back into the Shikon Jewel.

However, after only a few minutes, the Shikon Jewel began to feel saturated, and a faint sense of rejection emanated from it, as if it were saying that it was already full and could not be contained any more.

Then, the Shikon Jewel shattered with a "crack" sound.

The Shikon Jewel, which was originally intact, suddenly cracked with countless fissures. If Mebius hadn't clenched his fist in time, the Shikon Jewel would have exploded in all directions.

The atmosphere fell silent at that moment.

Kikyo watched this scene with very complicated feelings. The Shikon Jewel, which countless demons coveted, was like a fragile toy in Möbius's hands.

It broke shortly after I got it.

"Kikyo, your Shikon Jewel is a bit fragile." Möbius opened his hand, revealing a fragment of the Shikon Jewel in his palm.

"But don't worry, I can glue it back on for you in a bit," she gently reassured you. "You can use this thing standing up, it's the same."

"If only the Shikon Jewel could be completely useless," Kikyo said softly. Although the Shikon Jewel was broken, it still retained its original power, at most the effect of a single fragment was not as strong.

“The Shikon Jewel still has some value to me for now,” Mebius chuckled. “Once I feel that the Shikon Jewel has no value, I will consider destroying it completely.”

After saying that, she pointed to the stairs leading to the basement.

"Would you like to see how I use the Shikon Jewel? That way you'll feel more at ease."

"Hmm." Kikyo nodded slightly and followed Möbius to the basement, wanting to see what Möbius called research.

Then, she was left with unforgettable memories.

Despite being an evil and ferocious monster, in Mebius's hands, she was as weak as a helpless girl, allowing Mebius to study her body in strange ways until she lost consciousness... before he stopped.

“White mice are still not enough.” Mebius sighed with some distress, looking at the crow monster whose head was covered with black wings on the experimental table. “If only there were more monsters.”

She turned her head to look at Kikyo beside her and asked.

"Kikyo, you must know the locations of many yokai, or have sealed away many yokai, right?"

"..." Kikyo was silent for a while, then slowly said, "You might as well just kill them."

“It’s just that your mindset hasn’t changed yet.” Mebius didn’t care. He reached out and patted the crow on the experimental table, pulled out the crow’s head hidden in its feathers, took out a large Shikon Jewel shard, pressed it on the crow’s head, and observed the expansion of the crow demon’s demonic power.

Then, silently and continuously added more, piece after piece of the Shikon Jewel sticking to the crow demon's body.

The crow demon's size also swelled to nearly a meter, and its black wingspan was at least three meters.

Their strength has increased many times over.

"Little demon, what are your thoughts now?" she asked the crow demon. "Do you... want to kill me?"

"..." The crow demon shook its head frantically. What a joke! Now that its strength has increased, the pressure it feels is even greater.

How dare they lay a hand on Mebius?

"Then take the Shikon Jewel off yourself." Mebius chuckled softly, gazing tenderly at the crow demon with as little hostility as possible.

The crow remained silent for a moment, glancing at Kikyo beside him, then at Möbius, comparing the despairing difference in their fighting abilities.

Yes, they worked together to remove the Shikon Jewel shards one by one.

As for resisting, if he doesn't take it off, it seems that even the Shikon Jewel is afraid of Mebius.

Not to mention there was a witch nearby who was famous for exorcising demons.

"..." Mebius nodded in satisfaction and then gave another order to the crow, "Attach the Shikon Jewel shards to your body."

Are you kidding me?

The crow had intended to say that, but upon meeting Mebius's emerald eyes, it immediately abandoned the unwise choice, silently picking up the Shikon Jewel shards and pressing them one by one onto its feathers.

then.

“Take it off.” Mebius observed the raven demon’s reaction, trying to detect its anger and killing intent.

However, the crow demon was very cooperative, taking all the Shikon Jewel shards and behaving as obediently as a pet.

"Stick them on." Mebius said calmly, observing the crow's every move. The crow demon remained silent for a while, then silently picked up the Shikon Jewel shards and pressed them onto its feathers one by one.

Then, Mebius made the crow demon take it off, repeating this several times to confirm his intimidating power... In the crow demon's mind, it was even more alluring than the Shikon Jewel.

Is it really the effect of the spirit system, or is this world just very suitable for the spirit system to function?

Or perhaps it's because she has too many Honkai Beast factors in her body.

"Kikyo, your Shikon Jewel... isn't very good." Möbius shook his head, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied.

Kikyo, however, was not angry. She stared intently at Möbius and asked seriously, "Who exactly are you?"

This terrifying ability to rule over monsters is really too abnormal, even though some monsters might be loyal to him.

However, the Raven Demon was clearly captured and had no loyalty to Mebius whatsoever.

However, he showed an extremely strong degree of obedience to Mebius.

“It’s a bit complicated to explain,” Möbius thought, smiling at Kikyo. “Perhaps you are my god.”

"A god?" Kikyo's eyes revealed a hint of curiosity. She had seen many gods, but she had never seen a god like Möbius. Neither his divine power nor his aura were related to that of a god.

However, it is also difficult to categorize them as monsters.

If one had to put it in a way, it would be a sublimation of the life forms of gods and monsters, a more transcendent life form.

However, does such a life form truly exist?

“Gods are relative.” Shaking his head, Möbius smiled faintly. “Perhaps I am more like a god than you think.”

It's no exaggeration; with the Infinite Serpent Spirit she possesses, she truly deserves to be called a god.

Although she did not consider herself a god.

"And what authority do you wield, God?" Kikyo's question caused Möbius to fall into a brief moment of thought.

“If there were no omnipotence paradox,” she replied, “then I should be an omniscient and omnipotent god sooner or later.”

In fact, there are many omnipotent beings in the cycle of reincarnation, powerful beings standing at the top of the spirit hierarchy. According to her guide, they are beings who can easily create new worlds and overturn the old ones.

However, most of those powerful individuals are not purely based on the Spirit Rank system; they all have their own paths.

Of course, this includes her as well; she doesn't purely follow the spiritual system, but rather relies on the results of her own research and accumulation.

So, does reaching the pinnacle of pure spiritual power in the cycle of reincarnation truly grant omniscience and omnipotence?

It's unclear, at least not her mentor.

……