The Twelve Trials Starting from Zero

Just then, a voice rang out from behind, "Finally finished? You've worked hard, but now it's mine."

……

Several days later, on a dark and windy night, on the shore of a lake, Sesshomaru, who was practicing his new technique, Meido Zangetsuha, suddenly paused, turned to look at the jungle on the shore, and said coldly, "Come out. With such a strong killing intent, do you think I'm blind?"

"I never intended to hide anything, and my killing intent wasn't directed at you..."

With a cold tone, Su Qi slowly walked out of the forest. The moonlight shone down, and the Demon Blade Duogui in his hand reflected a cold light.

What brings you here?

Sesshomaru stood with his sword drawn, his face solemn. He felt an unprecedented pressure emanating from this man.

"I'll borrow your Netherworld Crescent Moon Breaker."

Before he could finish speaking, a beautiful beam of light pierced the night and instantly struck Sesshomaru.

The outcome is without a doubt: even Sesshomaru has no chance of winning against Su Qi now.

……

"The puzzle to kill Naraku is finally complete."

Soon after, Su Qi rode his demonic horse through the night sky, the blade of his demonic sword radiating a mysterious, star-like glow. Next, guided by his ears, he would charge straight at Naraku's location, leaving no chance to strike him dead.

I was so scared my stomach hurt; I won't write similar plots again.

Chapter 110 Your Cheat Refuses to Go Online

"Follow-the-Wind Ear, where is Naraku now?"

Su Qi inquired about Shunfeng'er, who was tied to the demon horse's rear end. These past few days, Su Qi had instructed it to report Naraku's whereabouts periodically, to keep track of the guy's movements in case that bastard Naraku caused any trouble while he wasn't looking.

"Naraku... is still at the House of the Lost."

Shunfeng'er looked haggard and weak, as if his body had been hollowed out. The Lost Home he mentioned was not the stronghold of some seventeen-year-old woman, but rather a mountain legend circulating in the Tono region of Japan.

It is said that those who get lost in the mountains sometimes stumble upon this place. Inside the black gate, there are red and white flowers, and chickens and cows are kept in the yard. If you take these items back with you, you will attract wealth. However, not everyone can reach it.

According to the person with the keen ear, the Lost House is a demonic dwelling hidden in the mountains, moving with the energy of the earth's veins. It is constantly shrouded in mountain energy and its location is ever-changing. If the owner of the house deliberately manipulates it, ordinary people simply cannot find its location.

After the battle at Hitomi Castle, Naraku, seeking greater safety, seized the House of the Lost and transformed it into his base.

"Ears of the Wind, you said before that you could easily pinpoint the location of the Lost Home, you weren't just bragging, were you?"

"Of course, of course, how could I dare to deceive you, sir?"

"Very good, then take me there immediately."

……

The next day, deep in the mountains, in a large house shrouded in white mist.

"Qu Ling, I need your power."

In the quiet room, a single lamp cast a dim light, making Naraku's face appear and disappear in the dim light.

Not long ago, he discovered Gray Blade's death. Because Su Qi deliberately avoided the most powerful surveillance cameras in the vicinity, the time of Gray Blade's death was delayed. Afterwards, he sensed something was wrong and went to Shunfeng'er for answers, only to find him gone. Connecting the two events, he immediately felt that the situation was becoming increasingly dire.

Naraku knew how dangerous it would be if his ability to hear the wind were used recklessly by the enemy, so he immediately returned to his base, took out the Shikon Jewel, and wanted to use its power to strengthen himself again.

After all, no matter what dangers you face, strengthening your own abilities is never a bad thing.

"Don't push your luck, Naraku."

The Shikon Jewel in his palm shimmered with an eerie light, and a voice, as cold and hoarse as a night murmur, seemed to be composed of hundreds of overlapping figures, directly echoed in Naraku's mind. It was the voice of Qu Ling.

Qu Ling is a twisted soul. If Sui Zi represents the good side of the Shikon Jewel, then Qu Ling is the embodiment of the evil side. What Su Qi saw in the Shikon Jewel fragments was only a small part that had split off from it.

"Someone stole the demon sword I prepared and captured Shunfeng'er..." Naraku said expressionlessly, "Among my enemies, only Shishio Kenshin and Sesshomaru could easily discover the most powerful surveillance. But given Sesshomaru's pride, he would never deliberately avoid the most powerful surveillance to kill Haijinbo. Therefore, the enemy must be Shishio Kenshin."

“That man once drove me to the brink of despair, and this time, for some reason, he has once again ruined the plan first, obtained such a dangerous demon sword, and captured Shunfeng'er... I have a premonition that danger is coming soon.”

Qu Ling sneered, "Perhaps, but what does that have to do with me?"

"The moment I die, you will fall into the hands of those people. Without a doubt, they will purify you."

"Ridiculous! Over the past few hundred years, countless powerful monks and priestesses have tried to purify me, but my power has only grown stronger. Do you think I will be so easily destroyed?"

"Even if they can't purify you, they can seal you away."

"Don't joke around. I can even traverse five hundred years of time, so what can a mere seal do to me? Naraku, you don't need to waste your breath. You collect the Shikon Jewel shards and restore me to my whole form as soon as possible, and I will grant you power. This is the deal we agreed on from the beginning, and I have already given you more than enough."

"..."

"Of course, if you want more power, that's not impossible... Make a wish! As long as you make a wish to me, I will grant it!"

Make a wish...

Naraku never made a wish to the Shikon Jewel, because he knew very well that making a wish was tantamount to selling his soul to the Shikon Jewel and becoming a puppet of the Demon King. He knew all too well what would happen if he handed his soul over to an evil being like the Demon King, having devoured the soul of Onigumo fifty years ago.

Unable to live, unable to die, and even having one's own consciousness and memories manipulated at will—that is an end more tragic than death.

"I... won't make a wish."

"Then let's just wait to die."

"..."

In the end, Naraku still refused to surrender his soul. Although the current situation seemed dangerous, it was not a hopeless situation where death was certain. He could even escape Sesshomaru's Meido Zangetsuha, and no one else could break through the defense of the Dark Beast Armor. He could not think of any reason why he would die.

As long as he can escape, he has a way to exploit their weaknesses and counter them. Therefore, it's impossible for him to hand over his soul to Qu Ling.

Little did they know that Su Qi and Jie Geng had already arrived in this deep mountain.

"Kikyo, in order to make Naraku's death more dramatic, I hope you can cooperate with me later."

Before setting off, Su Qi suddenly gave Jie Geng these instructions, temporarily sealing away the all-hearing ears.

Meido Zangetsuha is a technique that can cleave through space and send enemies to the underworld. Now that he has obtained Meido Zangetsuha, theoretically he no longer needs to bring Kikyo along to increase his strength, so why does he still bring Kikyo along? The answer is—to make Naraku's death even more painful.

Su Qi was never the type to be lenient towards others who slapped him in the face. He would only retaliate tenfold, relentlessly slapping his enemies in the face until they were swollen... without stopping.

"How do we coordinate?" Kikyo asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No need for further explanation. You'll naturally know how to cooperate when things happen later."

After saying that, the two set off again, riding their shikigami towards the direction indicated by Shunfeng'er. Soon, a grand Japanese mansion with an elegant style and a large courtyard appeared below.

On the surface, the mansion seemed perfectly normal, nestled amidst misty mountains and forests, like a secluded retreat for a hermit. However, in the eyes of Su Qi and Jie Geng, it was a den of evil, filled with demonic energy, and calling it a demon's lair was no exaggeration.

Without further ado, the two rode their shikigami straight to the center of the house where the evil aura was most concentrated.

However, as soon as they arrived above the house, a large patch of dark clouds surged up and blocked their way.

"Swordsman, Kikyo, how did you find this place?"

Kagura rode on white feathers, her face full of vigilance. Behind her, dark clouds rolled in, and hordes of the fiercest yokai, numbering in the hundreds, poured out of the house below, howling and shrieking as they gathered in the air, forming a terrifying yokai barrier.

"Kagura, if you want your heart back, then come with us and charge in!"

Su Qi remained unmoved. Before he could finish speaking, he leaped up from the demon horse and flew past Kagura like a meteorite, crashing into the ground.

The next moment, a wave of blades crashed down like the collapse of the sky, the atmosphere exploded, blood cascaded to the ground, and countless fragments of demon corpses smashed into houses. With a single strike, he forcefully pierced through the defensive barrier formed by hundreds and thousands of demons with the force of a cannon blast.

That's incredible! If it were him, he might actually be able to do it...

Looking down at Su Qi, who was advancing with unstoppable momentum, Kagura's expression froze for a moment, then her eyes quickly changed from hesitation to determination, and she gritted her teeth and followed.

Chapter 111 My Robbery Was Just!

"Run away!"

"There's no chance against a monster like that!"

"Don't rush in, you'll be killed!"

……

As Su Qi slashed down, all the monsters with even a shred of sense stopped in their tracks and scattered in all directions.

In addition, many monsters, driven by their bestial instincts, still rushed forward in a swarm. Then... another wave of blades exploded, sweeping across the sky. On the same horizontal plane, monsters within a radius of 100 meters exploded almost simultaneously, like clusters of blood-red fireworks exploding in the air.

"A sorcerer should be self-aware as a sorcerer."

Su Qi was impatient to get entangled with a bunch of small fry. The immense spiritual power surrounding his body vibrated in all directions as if it were a tangible force. He swung his demonic blade rapidly, turning it into a dazzling silver light that sliced ​​through the void like a flower bursting open.

The next moment, dozens of sword waves burst forth like a tidal wave, howling across the entire mansion. Blood rained down, flesh fell, turbulent currents surged, and blood flowers exploded. Almost all the monsters were swept away like a whirlwind.

Ignoring the few stragglers that had been missed, Su Qi descended from the sky, landing directly on the central roof of the mansion. Behind him, Kikyo rode a two-tailed white fox, and Kagura followed closely on a white feather.

boom!!

With a single stroke, Su Qi cleaved the roof open, bathed in sunlight, and landed inside amidst flying debris, standing on the tatami mat.

Then, his gaze swept across the room and he noticed an oil lamp lit on the floor not far away. The flame flickered precariously in the airflow he brought in, as if it might go out at any moment, but he did not see Naraku's figure.

"Can you escape?"

Su Qi scanned his surroundings, easily seeing through everything in the house, floor, walls, and objects with his pseudo-heavenly eye, and soon discovered a figure with powerful and intense spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Underground."

boom!!

The floor was cleaved in two, revealing a dark hole about three meters in radius beneath. Clearly, Naraku hadn't been unprepared here.

Chase!!

Without a doubt, Su Qi immediately chased into the cave, using his pseudo-heavenly eye to see through the labyrinthine structure and every monster lurking in various places. Then... boom, his figure flashed, a shockwave exploded, and he surged forward in a straight line, smashing all obstacles in the middle like a cannonball. Both the monsters and the cave walls were forcibly pierced through in an instant. He instantly appeared behind Naraku, who was fleeing, and kicked out with a flying kick.

Boom!!

The ground exploded, and Naraku, encased in a barrier, burst out of the ground like a ball, forcibly kicked out from under the ground in the front courtyard of the mansion.

The next moment, a figure flashed like lightning, chasing after Naraku in mid-air, appearing above Naraku's head, and then slashing down with a sword.

boom! !

Another shockwave exploded, and Naraku plummeted straight down, smashing the ground and sending up clouds of dust.

Immediately afterward, a gust of wind swept away the dust and smoke, and Su Qi appeared on the edge of the crater created by Naraku, stepping on the ground stained red with the blood and flesh of the monster.

"Naraku, we finally meet again." He stepped onto the edge of the pit, looked down at Naraku at the bottom, and his smile was chilling. "It feels like three autumns have passed since I last saw you."