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

"If you behave and tell me your name, I will tell you the secret about becoming a 'complete monster'."

"How did you know?!" Inuyasha's eyes widened. He had never said that he wanted to become a full-fledged demon. How did this woman know?

“Half-demons all live in similar environments and have similar thoughts.” Mebius looked at Inuyasha with the eyes of someone who cares for a silly deer and said, “In an environment where neither humans nor demons acknowledge you, isn’t it normal to want to become a real demon?”

"..." Inuyasha fell silent. Did this woman have mind-reading abilities? In front of her, he felt as if he were invisible.

“If you don’t believe me, I can tell you some other information,” Mebius said with a smile, but Inuyasha had no intention of listening.

"Inuyasha, that's my name." He chose to say his name to interrupt Mebius from revealing his secrets.

"Yes, I've got it." Mebius nodded slightly, then introduced himself, "From now on, you can call me Master."

"You think I'm easy to bully?!" Inuyasha snapped, rolling up his sleeves. He was being taken advantage of openly. Did Inuyasha think he was too easy to bully?

“Just kidding.” Mebius glanced at the snarling Inuyasha, his expression turning slightly more serious.

"Just call me Lord Mebius."

“Mebius!” Inuyasha said slowly and deliberately, omitting the word “adult.”

Mebius didn't care; she just wanted to tease the puppy a bit, and if it was too well-behaved, it would be boring.

"As agreed, I will tell you the secret to becoming a complete youkai. First of all, the Shikon Jewel cannot make you a complete youkai. Even if you use the power of the Shikon Jewel, you will only become a mad dog driven by youkai blood and killing insanely."

"Don't call me, doggy." Inuyasha gritted his teeth. This woman was a bit too wicked, but he believed what Mebius said.

Mebius glanced at Inuyasha, showing no intention of correcting himself, and continued explaining on his own.

"There is another way, which is to carry out a demonization, just like the process of humans degenerating into monsters. As long as the human aspect is alienated, one can become a complete monster."

"What do we need to do?" Inuyasha asked, only to see Mebius smile slyly and give an answer that sent blood pressure soaring.

"Why should I tell you if there's no benefit to it?" With that, she turned away gracefully and walked on her own.

Inuyasha was conflicted. It felt like he had just finished reading a novel and was about to reach the end of a brilliant chapter, or like he was about to achieve the ultimate goal in life.

In short, it was extremely uncomfortable.

However, he couldn't bring himself to beg Mebius, otherwise, that wretched woman would surely make fun of him with her words.

In the end, we may still not get an answer.

……

……

Monster Gu Mountain.

mountain top.

“This is where the Shikon Jewel is located.” Mebius pointed to the sunken cave ahead. “Go in, and you will be able to obtain the Shikon Jewel you’ve been dreaming of.”

"..." Inuyasha paused for a moment, looking at the demons fighting inside the cave, which was clearly a cave for raising poisonous insects.

"Hmph, watch me take all the Shikon Jewel fragments." He slightly raised his hand, his five fingers curling into a claw.

Then, he turned and ran, disappearing into the jungle in a flash.

As for trying to steal the Shikon Jewel, don't be ridiculous... Mebius himself said that it couldn't make him a complete youkai, so why bother trying to steal it?

Not to mention, even if you go into the cave, it's not certain whether you'll come out alive.

"Fool, how could I possibly listen to you obediently?" Inuyasha leaped forward among the tree branches, glancing back to see that the woman wasn't chasing after him, which made him feel somewhat relieved.

Then, the necklace around his neck suddenly released a powerful pull, dragging him directly towards the ground.

It crashed heavily to the ground, like an upside-down radish.

"Fool, why do you think you can escape successfully?"

A gap opened in the void, and Mebius popped out, grabbing Inuyasha's leg and forcibly dragging him back to the front of the Demon Cave.

"Woman, let me go!" The fallen Inuyasha struggled, trying to break free from the woman's grasp.

"Okay." Mebius smiled brightly and readily agreed to Inuyasha's request, releasing his grip on Inuyasha's leg and letting him fall into the cave.

"Mebius!!!" With a warm shout, Inuyasha fell into the cave.

Mebius, however, was unconcerned. He stood smiling at the edge of the cave, watching Inuyasha and the demons inside begin their battle.

Since most of the monsters in the cave are extremely weak, they are classified according to their size.

It's roughly at the "miscellaneous" level.

"Good luck, Inuyasha," Mebius said to Inuyasha, who was fighting below. "If you can abandon your human side here, you can become a 'complete demon'."

After saying that, she turned and left the vicinity of the cave.

Below, Inuyasha naturally heard Mebius's words, but he didn't know how to abandon his human side, nor did he know what was special about this place that could make him a complete demon.

"Damn it, that woman!" He shook his head, took a step back, swung his claws to tear apart the attacking monster, and flung his blood-stained hand away.

"Flying Blade Blood Claw!" Several small monsters that rushed over were directly cleaved in two by the blood blade, and fragments of the Shikon Jewel could be vaguely seen falling out.

However, Inuyasha did not choose to pick up the Shikon Jewel, but turned around and ran towards the edge of the cave.

Fighting here will eventually exhaust you.

After a while.

Inuyasha arrived at the edge of the cave and saw a headless demon sitting in front of a campfire, roasting meat.

"Yo, the newcomer has arrived." The headless demon picked up a head from the ground and turned the head towards Inuyasha.

Then, a hearty smile appeared on that head.

Were you also arrested?

"..." Inuyasha wanted to answer yes, but after thinking about how he was thrown in because he wanted to steal the Shikon Jewel, he felt a little ashamed, so he changed his words slightly.

"I came in here to steal the Shikon Jewel myself."

"..." The headless demon froze, staring at Inuyasha with an eerie look before finally speaking.

“You… are truly brave.” He pointed to the side, “There are two pieces of the Shikon Jewel over there. Take them if you want.”

"..." Inuyasha looked in the direction the finger was pointing and saw two jet-black Shikon Jewel pieces casually placed on the stone.

It's obvious that if the headless monster wanted it, it could have taken it at any time, but the other party didn't take it.

"Don't you want it?" he asked the headless monster.

Upon hearing this, the headless monster rolled its eyes and said with a mixture of disgust and helplessness, "At first I did want it, but then I found out that using that thing requires sacrificing your intelligence and makes you extremely aggressive, so I didn't want to use it anymore."

He pressed his head against his neck, picked up a skewer of grilled meat and ate it, talking nonchalantly as he did so.

"Anyway, in this godforsaken place, the more Shikon Jewels you have, the faster you die. You might as well hide on the outskirts."

"Once they've collected all the Shikon Jewels, I'll snatch them all at once." Inuyasha snorted, turned around, and sat down to the side, not picking up the two black Shikon Jewel fragments.

That thing exuded an ominous aura, almost solidifying into a tangible form. Not to mention that the woman had said the Shikon Jewel couldn't turn him into a true, complete youkai.

Furthermore, if the Shikon Jewel is really that good, why doesn't the headless demon use it himself?

Instead, they readily handed it over to him to use.

……

……

at the same time.

on the other side.

“…This should be about right.” Mebius arrived at a valley and looked up. Tall trees with sprawling branches shaded the valley, and dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting shadows on the ground like swimming fish.

I came here not to admire the scenery.

Rather, it was to cause trouble.

Mebius slightly raised his hand and began to construct the nanobots developed by Velvi. These were robots developed by a variant of Soul Steel, embodying the highest level of technology from the previous civilization.

That is, the mechanical law maker.

A silver liquid swirled in her hand; it was composed of countless nanobots invisible to the naked eye.

"Let me see your safety and capabilities," she murmured to herself, opening a spatial portal.

Then, the Mechanical Herrscher was thrown out.

……

……

Moon.

Suddenly, the void cracked open, and a ball of silver matter fell, raising a cloud of dust. Unnoticed by anyone, the ball of silver matter slowly began to move, transforming into a small silver tree.

Silver leaves unfurl, absorbing the sun's energy, while the underground root system continuously devours essential resources.

Countless nanorobots began to divide, constantly multiplying and growing, and this growth and multiplication manifested as the growth of "trees".

Although it's slow, it's... terrifying.

This is only natural. Ideally, such robots, with sufficient resources, could infinitely reproduce and assemble themselves to fulfill all the necessary conditions for industry.

There is no need to spend a lot of time on artificial control and creation.