Moe Girl Guardians

"And the Jade Pavilion itself is an extraordinary place, which gives the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion] the potential for growth."

“Perhaps even the [Westward Journey Demon] can’t make the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion] complete,” Sha said with a light laugh. It has already grown to a terrifying size. If it can continue to grow, it will mean that the little master will always have a world as a backup. She would be happy to see that.

A soft thud interrupted their conversation. Before they knew it, the branch had shrunk to about one-fifth of its original size, as if it had lost its support and fallen to the ground.

The [Westward Demon] had also solidified considerably, at least twice as solid as when they had seen it before, and they could now see its faint dark brown color up close.

"Is that enough?" Wu Feng asked, staring at the fallen branch.

"It's probably been analyzed by now," Sha thought, tilting her head. To be honest, the demonic power contained in that small branch wasn't very useful. Even if it was higher than her little master's, so what? This is a world, and true demonic power can't be filled with just that little bit.

Its greatest use is probably to analyze the information brought by the branch of the Journey to the West demon, making the world more complete.

"Should I go and get some thicker branches?"

"I reckon the analysis of the branches has reached its limit. Unless we bring over the main body of the Saigyu Ayakashi, it might still be of some use," Sha chuckled with a mischievous grin.

“…Then forget it.” Wu Feng said helplessly. Although his resistance to the Western Demon had increased a lot and his power of death had also changed, so living on it wouldn’t be a big problem, but cutting down the main trunk… he would definitely be the one to die.

"Little master, the skill status has changed!" (To be continued...)

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Chapter 364 Core Layer [Westward Journey Demon]

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"The skill description for the little master has changed." As an auxiliary AI, Sha can naturally detect any abnormalities in the skill as soon as she wants. Just now, after the Westward Demon phantom finished analyzing the branches and made them more solid, she noticed that the skill description had changed.

"Really!" Upon opening his personal attribute panel, Wu Feng discovered that the description of [Netherworld Jade Pavilion] had been expanded significantly, and the colors had also changed slightly.

[Netherworld Hakugyokurou: A skill that combines "Eternal Eclipse," the Hakugyokurou emblem, and the Scarlet Devil Mansion mark to create a void world and bring the target character into it.]

[Number of participants limited to 1-9999]

The Void World is composed of four parts: the surface layer "Cherry Blossom Garden", the middle layer "Endless Heavenly Ladder", the inner layer "White Jade Tower", and the core "Westward Journey Demon".

[Cherry Blossom Garden: Affects the entire void world. By harnessing the power of cherry blossoms, one's strength is increased by one level, allowing for advancement beyond one's rank. Effective for those below the divine level.]

【Endless Heavenly Ladder: An endless staircase in front of the Jade Tower. You can only move forward; you cannot move backward. The maximum number of people using it at the same time is ≤5】

Hakugyokurou: The residence of the Lord of the Underworld. Under certain conditions, it allows the borrowing of the power of Saigyouji Yuyuko, the administrator of the Underworld. However, borrowing it will produce extremely negative effects.

[Negative effects: After using "White Jade Tower", "Netherworld White Jade Tower" will be disabled for 10 days, "Cherry Blossom Garden" will be disabled for 20 days, "Endless Ladder" will be disabled for 30 days, and "White Jade Tower" will be disabled for 40 days.]

【Saigyou Ayakashi (Incomplete): Summons Saigyou Ayakashi outside the "Netherworld White Jade Pavilion," with special restrictions】

[Special Restriction: Available during the period when "Baiyulou" is unavailable]

In addition to the added text, Wu Feng now sees the effects of the three skills [Endless Ladder], [Jade Tower], and [Journey to the West Demon] as grayed out and unusable.

My time in the game "Life Is a Game" is extremely limited. It seems like a long time, but it's actually less than a few dozen days. There have only been about twenty days since today, so it's understandable that "Endless Ladder" and "Jade Tower" are still in a "only" state.

Is the ban on using 【西行妖】 because it is within the 【幽冥白玉楼】 area? Or is it because the ban has not yet been implemented? We don’t know.

The skill descriptions provided by the system are simply textual explanations of the skill effects, and the content is not very clear. The same applies to the modified description of [Netherworld Jade Pavilion].

The introduction alone raised many questions for Wu Feng. For example, what were the specific conditions for [Hakugyokurou]? Did the other party agree? To what extent could he borrow Yuyuko's power? Although he had already borrowed it once, he returned it instantly, so he still couldn't know the specifics.

The best way to understand it is to try it out. Wu Feng thought to himself that he would need some time to learn about the new [Netherworld Jade Pavilion].

"I didn't expect that [Cherry Blossom Garden] would have an effect on all those below the divine level!" Sha exclaimed in surprise as she watched the skill effects with Wu Feng.

Unlike her young master's observations, she noticed the enhancement effect of the [Cherry Blossom Garden] on those below the Divine rank.

"What a pleasant surprise!" Wu Feng nodded in agreement. Paying attention to other places didn't mean he didn't know the implications of advancement below the divine level.

Skills that enhance strength are not uncommon, but the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion] is a void world where the world itself provides the power to increase Wu Feng's strength.

Skills that stimulate self-improvement and other abilities completely deplete your own resources, and the extent of the enhancement depends entirely on yourself. However, the upper limit of strength enhanced by the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion] indicates the level of this world to a certain extent.

On one hand, there are strong side effects; on the other hand, there's a boost with absolutely no side effects. Can they be compared?

In a low-tier world, it's already quite good to be able to amplify to around the Berserker tier without going all out. A Quasi-God level can still amplify at least in a mid-tier world.

According to Sha's estimation, before the changes, the increase would only stop at around the lower level of a quasi-god, or perhaps at the peak of a madman. Just because it's not mentioned in the description doesn't mean it can be increased without limit. After all, even in high-level worlds, one cannot arbitrarily increase the strength of a god-level.

Just as the Western Demon was gathering, she and Wu Feng both discovered something from the core of the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion]: the [Cherry Blossom Courtyard] was spreading.

Outside the [Cherry Blossom Garden] was originally just empty space, devoid of any living beings and inaccessible. After the Saigyou Ayakashi condensed, it began to spread outwards for a considerable distance, increasing the cherry blossom area and thus raising the enhancement limit to below the divine level.

(Even at the cost of its own destruction, the will of the Inuyasha world could only elevate Kikyo to godhood before sending her out of the world. The Black Rock World was destroyed, and even the last surviving Black Rock did not reach godhood; she was only elevated to godhood later.)

"Once the Westward Journey Demon is fully solidified, it will improve even further," Sha said with a hint of excitement. This means that the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion] has the potential to become a high-level void world. Although it cannot form its own world with ordinary high-level worlds, apart from its size, it will not be much different from high-level worlds in the future.

"Perhaps there really will be a surprise."

……

"Sha, let's leave the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion] too," Wu Feng said to Sha after looking around the area a few more times. The mission was complete, and there was no point in staying here any longer.

"And there's something I'd like to confirm first."

Sha nodded gently, and the two gradually disappeared from the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion]. At the same time, on the giant Western Demon behind them, a girl sat gracefully on a branch, gently watching them disappear.

Compared to last time, the girl's body is no longer illusory and has become much more solid, but it will still take a long time for her to become like a normal person...

Inside the White Jade Pavilion, Wu Feng and Sha returned to where they had left. In his room, he immediately opened the panel to confirm whether the core layer [Westward Demon] was unusable due to incompleteness or because it was within the range of the [Netherworld White Jade Pavilion].

On the panel, [Netherworld Jade Pavilion] has turned gray, and there is a one-day interval before you can enter it again after using it once. However, the fourth skill [Journey to the West Demon] is indeed lit up and usable.

When the two returned to their room, Yao Ji, who had been standing outside the door, looked relieved. He slightly rose and left through the doorway, heading towards the outside of Baiyu Tower. He then suddenly disappeared inside. Wu Feng thought no one had noticed, but how could that be...?

"By the way, Sha, how long has it been since the banquet?" After confirming the skill issue, Wu Feng suddenly remembered a question and asked Sha how long he had been in a coma after summoning the Journey to the West Demon.

“Eight days have passed, and there are still twenty-two days until the engagement,” Sha said with a hint of jealousy, but she didn’t do anything more…

"Twenty-two days..." Muttering to himself about the remaining time, Wu Feng finally made his next decision. (A fantastic event with freebies galore! Win a cool phone! Follow the Qidian/Chinese website's official WeChat account (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter ddxiaoshuo) to participate now! Everyone wins a prize, follow the ddxiaoshuo WeChat official account now!) (To be continued...)

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Chapter 365 I Found This Under Your Bed

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Deep within the magical forest, white mist shrouded the outer perimeter, but the interior was a beautiful setting. In its heart, two girls stood gazing at each other.

"I found this deep in the forest. Can you explain it to me?" Deep in the magical forest, Rumia looked at Wu Feng with a blank expression, holding a newspaper in her hand. The paper was wrinkled, as if it had been turned many times.

The newspaper headline read "Wenwen Daily" in large characters, followed by the headline: "Is This Publication Facing a Crisis of Suspension?"

Wu Feng stood opposite Rumia, his body frozen as if in a daze, staring at her with a stiff smile. Was he really going to be this unlucky? He'd finally stumbled upon the legendary classic scene: a woodcutter's knife.

Fortunately, Rumia didn't have a machete in her hand at the moment, otherwise... it would have been even more suitable... Wu Feng thought regretfully in silence.

Was he too late...? Wu Feng thought to himself. If he had arrived a few days earlier, things would probably have been different...

……

The story goes back to a day earlier. After returning from the [Netherworld Jade Pavilion], Wu Feng found out that the engagement banquet was in twenty-two days.

Let him struggle with whether or not to see Rumia. Even if he doesn't see her now, he will eventually. It would be suicidal to wait until the news spreads before talking about it.

The news of the banquet has already spread far and wide from Monster Mountain, but Rumia lives deep within the Magic Forest, a place where few people usually go. She may not know about it yet.

With the thought that "confessing will lead to leniency (a life sentence) and resisting will lead to severity (going home for the New Year)" in mind, Wu Feng decided to confess! If he resisted, the result would definitely be the end of his spirit.

With Rumia's gentle nature, she definitely wouldn't do anything to him! Right, right...? While reassuring himself, Wu Feng thought about his first close encounter with Rumia, and a wave of sadness washed over him...

"After this [war] is won, I'll go back to my hometown and get married..." Thinking about the current situation, Wu Feng suddenly felt this sentence fit perfectly. The subsequent confession was definitely a recipe for war. But after saying it, he regretted it! What had he just done...?

“…Little master, you said something you absolutely shouldn’t have said…” Sha looked at him pitifully from beside him.

"Across all dimensions, the person who utters this statement has a 90% chance of encountering an 'accident'."

"It's just a flag, it's all fleeting..." Wu Feng said with tears in his eyes. Was this considered planting a flag for himself?

"Tsk tsk, a flashback + raising a flag, even the protagonist can't handle the double flag. Little master, I advise you to stay in Baiyulou for the time being," Sha said with a wicked smile.

Did I unknowingly set the stage for a flashback again? Does recalling being eaten by Rumia count as a flashback...? Well, in a sense, it really is a flashback. A flashback...

"Forget it... dragging this out too long could cause problems..." Wu Feng said weakly. He had a feeling that there might still be room to salvage the situation before the engagement, but if it dragged on any longer, it would really be a disaster.

Perhaps hoping to reach his destination slowly, Wu Feng didn't use any gaps, but instead floated slowly. At this speed, he could probably reach his target within a day.

"Hey, long time no see," Komachi's cheerful voice rang out as they passed the Sanzu River.

“Komachi…” Wu Feng waved to Komachi, who was rowing over, his heart still heavy.

"You're about to get engaged, why are you looking so gloomy? Did you encounter domestic violence?" Komachi, carrying a scythe, put her arm around his shoulder and said with a hint of mockery in her eyes as she leaped onto the land of the underworld.

Wu Feng's face stiffened. Domestic violence? It meant Wenwen? It seemed he really couldn't beat her, except for hand-to-hand combat…

But Komachi's words reminded him of this trip. Could it be some kind of omen? The possibility of meeting Rumia leading to [domestic violence]? Well, Wu Feng, whose mental state isn't quite right, seems to think everything has something to do with Rumia…

"You didn't actually guess right, did you?" Komachi asked suspiciously. Just now, Wu Feng's expression really gave the impression that his secret had been exposed.

"Don't worry, if anything happens, just ask me. I'll help you solve it." Komachi then patted Wu Feng's shoulder generously and said. As a quasi-god at the peak, she was qualified to solve most of the incidents in Gensokyo.

"No, Wenwen and I aren't that bad..." Wu Feng said with a forced smile. He and Wenwen at most teased each other, but as for domestic violence, it shouldn't happen.

"Then your condition isn't quite right... It feels a bit like you're about to be tortured." After tilting her head and considering it, Komachi gave an assessment of Wu Feng's current state.

"I have a feeling that I can never go back."

"..." Is this some kind of unlucky omen...?

"If there's nothing else, it's best to go back to Baiyulou and get some rest. Let's hope there's no more accidents before the engagement."

"Don't worry, there's no danger. I'll definitely come back. I'm just going to take care of some things," Wu Feng said to Komachi, seemingly trying to reassure himself.

Sarah, who had been listening to their conversation in her mind, also had a slight change in expression. Was this really courting death?

"I'm leaving now." After crossing the Sanzu River, Wu Feng waved to Komachi and continued walking towards Gensokyo.

……

“I think it would be better for the young master to go back this time…” As they were about to leave the underworld, Sha appeared beside him and said with a conflicted expression.

"Why do you say that? They're almost out of the underworld, and now you want them to go back..."

"Does your little master know how many flags you've set for yourself?" Sha looked at him with an almost unbearable gaze. To be able to go this far was truly astounding...

"...Besides the first two, what else?"