The Twelve Trials Starting from Zero

"Sorry..." Su Qi said with a smug and slightly smug smile, "Level suppression really does allow you to do whatever you want."

"Level suppression?"

"It means I am far superior to you, isn't that obvious?"

"Impossible! This can't be happening!"

Yamada Yasuhiro panicked and immediately shouted in his mind, "Gap Demon! Where are you? Get out here right now!"

"Here I am, here I am, don't worry, I am deep inside your heart."

"Why did that kid suddenly become so strong?! I need an explanation!"

"Wait a minute, let me see... Huh? That's strange, how come his spiritual power has suddenly become so much stronger? That shouldn't be the case."

Since the last time he was reloaded, Su Qi spent the first month frantically undergoing recovery training, making up for almost all of his depleted spiritual power. In the second half of the month, he studied the techniques for using spiritual power, mostly in the wilderness... In short, he kept to himself and rarely went out. Apart from meeting Yamada Taihiro at the beginning, he hadn't seen him much since.

For this reason, the human and the demon's impression of Su Qi was still from a month and a half ago, so they couldn't accurately estimate his current combat strength.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?!" Seeing Su Qi begin to move and slowly walk towards them, he anxiously thought to himself, "Let's put that aside for now, what should we do now?"

"It's okay. Even if he becomes stronger, with my help, you might not lose."

"You're not lying to me?"

"Of course, we're two sides of the same coin now. If I hurt you, I'll hurt myself."

Yamada Yasuhiro was about to reply when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and a sense of unease pounded in his heart.

The next moment, Su Qi's figure flashed and suddenly appeared in front of him. Then, a clang of a sword rang out, and a dazzling blade of light burst from its sheath, tearing through the night like thunder, and in the blink of an eye, it was about to strike his forehead.

die! ! !

A chill swept over me, raising goosebumps.

On the brink of life and death, Yamada Yasuhiro unleashed his potential, suddenly leaping to the side and narrowly avoiding a fatal head injury, though a bloody gash still appeared from his forehead to the tip of his nose.

"Help me, quick!!"

He screamed inwardly as he retreated hastily, dodging Su Qi's follow-up attacks.

"Of course you can, but this time you not only need to lower your guard, you also need to actively merge with me."

"There's no time, what should I do?"

"Imagine yourself merging with the darkness, merging with me, come on!"

……

Aren't you going to use your trump card yet?

With a flash of light, a thick tree was snapped in half, crashing to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Su Qi looked at Yamada Taihiro, who had just escaped with a smug look after using a lazy roll, and was wondering whether to continue to let him off the hook when he saw that the left side of his face suddenly turned completely black, as if it had been painted.

At the same time, the shadow beneath his feet danced like a dragon or snake, and a strong demonic aura exploded from his body, finally making Su Qi feel threatened.

Chapter Thirty-Six: I can do it! I can turn the tables!

Power... is surging forth endlessly. Is this the power of a demon? I can do it! I can definitely defeat him now!

As his power expanded under the enhancement of demonic energy, Yamada Yasuhiro's confidence also soared.

He straightened up and looked coldly at Su Qi. The right half of his face was normal, but the left half was completely black, and his eyes had turned into beast-like vertical pupils, flashing with an eerie red light.

boom!!

The ground exploded beneath his feet, and turbulence spread behind him. Yamada Yasuhiro suddenly charged forward like an arrow piercing the sky, instantly reaching Su Qi in front of him.

The next moment, the blade light was elongated in his hand, like a rainbow piercing the earth, slashing down with overwhelming power.

"Be careful!!"

After being persuaded by Su Qi, Ishii, who was standing in the back corridor, finally couldn't help but scream out in surprise.

ended……

On the other side, looking at his opponent who was motionless in front of him and seemed not to have reacted yet, Yamada Yasuhiro's lips curled up slightly, and he seemed to have already envisioned the wonderful scene of his opponent being cleaved in two by a single slash.

But the next second, Su Qi kicked him away, sending him flying like a cannonball from Shi Jing's side into the house, shattering the corridor railings and paper door, and finally crashing into the wall with a bang, sliding to the ground with his back against the wall.

"asshole!!"

*Pfft*, he spat out a mouthful of blood onto the tatami mat.

Yamada Yasuhiro, leaning on his sword with one hand and clutching his abdomen with the other, staggered to his feet, roaring angrily, "Gap Demon, what's going on?! Didn't you say we could win?!"

"Sorry, sorry, that guy is a bit more troublesome than I thought..." The Gap Demon still smiled and said in a relaxed tone, "But it's okay, our powers haven't fully merged yet. As long as we take another step forward, that guy will definitely be no match for you."

"You bastard..."

Just as he was about to yell and curse, he suddenly saw a figure projected onto the torn paper door. Su Qi's voice came from outside, "That last strike had too many flaws. Ah Hong, did you get cocky, or am I just too weak to handle the knife?"

Before he finished speaking, he appeared in front of the torn paper door, casually slashed, and a sword aura shot out, directly hitting Yamada Yasuhiro.

The latter hurriedly dodged, and then there was a loud bang as the sword energy pierced through the wall and floor, creating a narrow gap more than ten feet long.

Yamada Yasuhiro's eyelids twitched. He dared not ask the Gap Demon if it had ulterior motives, and instead roared in his mind, "Quick! Tell me how to become stronger!?"

"Release all restrictions and hand over your body to me."

"Give my body to you?"

"That's right. Don't worry, I'm just temporarily controlling your body to fight him."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Qi stepped forward and slashed down with his sword again.

clang!!

The two swords clashed, sparks flying.

Yamada Yasuhiro, holding the sword with both hands, knelt on the ground, veins bulging as he gritted his teeth to withstand the increasingly heavy pressure of the sword above him, thinking viciously in his heart, "Fine, I'll give you my body, help me kill him!!"

The next moment, the already unusually strong demonic aura around him surged again, increasing by a level, and then a wave of energy exploded around him, temporarily forcing Su Qi back.

Is he going to turn into a complete monster?

Su Qi stood still, sword in hand, his wary gaze fixed on his opponent. In his eyes, although the person opposite him still appeared human, except for the right half of his face, his exposed body and limbs were rapidly wrapped and enveloped by shadows, turning black.

The body parts beneath the clothes were not visible, but it was likely the same. More importantly, the spiritual energy fluctuations on Yamada Yasuhiro's body were almost entirely tainted by another evil, cold, and eerie power, leaving only a last vestige of life, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

"Hey, we've finally gotten to this point."

Yamada Yasuhiro, now fully "darkened," chuckled softly, his left black face radiating smugness.

"Don't forget your promise, kill him now!"

His right side of his face was contorted in a ferocious expression, and he uttered words that were completely different from before, filled with resentment and madness.

"Don't worry, humans with powerful spiritual energy are the most delicious food. How could I let him escape?"

Yamada Yasuhiro turned his head, and both of his faces, with different expressions, looked at Su Qi at the same time.

The next moment, his jet-black right leg slammed down, shattering the ground with a thud, and dragging his long sword, he rushed to the latter in the blink of an eye.

clang!!

The two swords clashed, creating a shockwave. Their eyes met in an instant, sparks flying.

boom!!

Su Qi was slammed against the wall, and the wall behind him instantly collapsed. The two of them burst through the wall one after the other and rushed into the Japanese-style room behind.

As the rubble fell, he suddenly exerted his strength, pushing the enemy away for a moment, and then kicked him in the groin.

Snapped! !

His feet were grabbed, he was lifted up, and just as he was about to be slammed to the ground, Su Qi twisted his body in mid-air and swung his sword, the blade drawing an arc of light as it slashed diagonally at Yamada Taihiro's head.

Left with no other choice, the latter raised his sword to parry, but Su Qi seized the opportunity and kicked him back into the original room by stomping on his chest with his other foot.

But the next second, he rushed back and engaged Su Qi in a fierce battle.

Boom boom boom boom boom...

In an instant, two humanoid Gundam-like figures blurred into afterimages, locked in a fierce battle within the house. Wherever they passed, shockwaves exploded, doors collapsed, walls crumbled, and pieces of furniture caught in the blast instantly shattered. The awakened residents scattered and fled. In just a few breaths, half of the entire house collapsed.

"Stop! Please, please stop hitting me! My house!"

The homeowner, escorted by Ishii, escaped to the yard, where he looked at his house, which was shaking and collapsing, and was on the verge of tears.

Inside, the battle between Su Qi and Yamada Yasuhiro intensifies.

At first, Yamada Yasuhiro used a sword to fight, but now the body is controlled by a rift demon, which is not good at swordsmanship. So he quickly threw away the hindrance and returned to the tradition of yokai, fighting with his bare hands.

But it soon discovered that it was at a greater disadvantage to fight an enemy with a knife bare-handed, and it was almost chopped into a human stick by Su Qi.

Fortunately, it was not only human, but also a demon. So it began to use its abilities to manipulate the nearby shadows, transforming them into various weapons to fight its enemies.

However, Su Qi's blade, enhanced by spiritual energy, could not only cut through solid objects but also through intangible ones. While those shadow attacks were indeed very effective in sneak attacks, having died once from such attacks, he never let his guard down. He simply opened his mind's eye and unleashed a flurry of unparalleled skill, slicing through the shadowy thorns imbued with demonic power.

The Gap Demon was embarrassed to discover that the boast it had just made seemed impossible to fulfill. Even worse, it was now at a disadvantage, and if things continued this way, it might not be able to escape unscathed.

What should I do? Should I abandon the food that's almost in my stomach and run away immediately? Or should I give it one last shot?

For a moment, it was caught in a dilemma.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Losing Money? Not a chance.

"What's going on? What are you doing? Why haven't you killed him yet?! Kill him now! Kill him!!"

Unaware that the monster he relied on was contemplating whether to flee, Yamada Yasuhiro, gradually losing his mind due to the rampaging demonic power, roared madly.

But now the situation is dire; the enemy's strength is beyond expectation, and the Rift Demon can no longer maintain its previous relaxed mindset.

"Shut up!!"

He couldn't help but shout, then his mind raced. As he desperately fled from Su Qi's blade, he said, "Not enough! Our strength isn't enough! To kill him, you'll have to pay a much higher price!"

"Take it all!" Yamada Yasuhiro had completely lost his mind, his eyes bloodshot as he shouted, "Anything you can have as long as you can kill him!!"

Unable to think rationally, he failed to realize that, guided by the demon, his goal had shifted from achieving fame to killing Su Qi. And for this new objective, he would pay any price.

"Alright, you said it! Now, abandon your ego and completely merge with me!"