I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

A 70% price cut in one strike—even the Dragon Slayer Sword isn't that terrifying.

Are you kidding me?

He raised an eyebrow and casually glanced at Sheng Hai, who was chuckling.

Soon, Uesugi Tetsu realized that this was Katsumi's "goodwill" or "additional investment," and that the other party had seen that he really wanted the heart of Yaobikuni.

In the silent gaze, intuition... no, now even his Qi Sea was urging him to immediately swallow this heart containing terrifying vitality.

Uesugi Tetsu had no reason not to accept.

"I see."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled and nodded, materializing 15,000 soul ash into a glass bottle and handing it to Katsumi: "Then, Mr. Katsumi, I will accept this heart."

"I have other uses for the remaining soul ash, so I won't buy any more."

"So good."

The little straw man happily opened his folding fan, his crooked God of Wealth hat swaying on his head: "Thank you for your patronage, sir. I shall take my leave now."

"Bon Voyage."

Uesugi Tetsu waved to him, watching as the straw figure vanished without a trace after a slight spatial ripple.

At this moment, the two-foot-tall man who had been sitting in his lap finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Kaga Kiyomitsu, who had been pretending to be dead for so long, also trembled for a while.

"Phew... Now we can talk, Jia..."

Ignoring Erchi, who had crawled into bed and was wriggling around his legs, Uesugi Tetsuya focused his gaze on the crystal box in his hand.

"The 'heart' of Yaobikuni?"

He slowly opened the box and witnessed the withered heart visibly refill itself the moment it came into contact with the outside world, filled with a vibrant emerald green.

Even just the glimmer of life revealed made Uesugi Tetsuya feel that his body had become stronger and healthier.

Even more remarkably, this half of the heart has "come back to life" and risen from the crystal box, trying to escape from here.

Uesugi Tetsu grabbed it and threw it into the mouth connected to his dantian, a rare look of unusual curiosity appearing in his eyes.

"—Let me see just how useful and capable you really are!"

Chapter 321 Ten Consecutive Attempts, Resuming! Yaobikuni's [Transaction], the Fourth of the Five Elements, the Human Body Elixir!

Thunderclouds flickered in the dome, with an increasing number of fire seeds hidden within. Below, the vast four-colored sea of ​​qi was clearly defined. Even though there were some initial conflicts, they were resolved under the mediation of a visible giant hand.

Within the empty sea of ​​qi, a thriving and vibrant scene unfolded.

Today, an uninvited guest has entered the tranquil Qi Sea.

— Half a heart, entirely emerald green.

After the heart fell into it, the overwhelming thunderclouds spontaneously dispersed and their numbers rapidly increased. The ten Flame Seeds, not wanting to suffer any loss, charged straight at it.

Before they even got close, they scattered and fell into the four-colored sea of ​​qi.

The half of the Bhikkhuni's heart paused for a moment, then began to circulate along the dantian.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

The Ubume Feather, who used to clamor at the sight of "newcomers," fell silent; the Sea Strange Scale Robe, which was working hard to expand its Qi Sea, remained silent, sinking to the bottom along with the Four-Tailed Fox Card; the Totsuka Sword Fragments attached to the edge of the Red Prajna flashed with dazzling light, but did not make any rash moves.

Finally, when Yaobikuni's mind had circled around for the fourth time, the Hundred-Eyed Demon card, which had been unable to hold back for so long, finally blocked its path, exuding a chilling aura.

strangeness……

Uesugi Tetsuya, who was looking inward at his Qi Sea, was somewhat puzzled, as this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

The Five Elements Demarcation Object did not merge with the Qi Sea, nor did it conflict with the indigenous people. Instead, it seemed to have a self-awareness and was searching for a "way out".

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the two suspended in the air, then reached out a large, tangible hand and threw the unsuspecting Yaobikuni's heart into her dantian.

Then, under his clear gaze.

That half of the Bhikkhuni's heart, disregarding the constraints of the empty sea of ​​qi, floated back up and returned to its original position.

"You're not buying it?"

After thinking for a moment, Uesugi Tetsu began to use all sorts of methods on the half heart.

However, no matter how he tried to influence it with his internal energy, control it with his spiritual power, or use various techniques from the Spirit Control Technique and the Life River Breathing Method, there was no obvious effect.

This half-heart is completely unyielding!

That's outrageous.

Silently, Uesugi Tetsuya pressed the Hyakume card back down and stared into thought as the heart began to circle again.

Could it be that……

He took the half of his heart out of his dantian and put it back into the outside world.

Swish!

The emerald green heart immediately darted in one direction, confirming Uesugi Tetsu's guess.

After grabbing the heart, Uesugi Tetsuya put it back into his dantian.

Put it in, put it out, put it in, put it out...

After dozens of repeated trials, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that no matter which direction he faced when he released the half of the heart, it would rush in the same direction.

After placing Yaobikuni's heart back into his dantian once more, Uesugi Tetsu nodded as he watched it continue circling.

It turned out to be the case.

He probably gets it.

—This half of Yaobikuni's heart, in the direction it flew, still has something it wants to do no matter what.

That's why it can't be the defining element of his Qi Sea.

After realizing the truth, Uesugi Tetsu wasn't actually very surprised.

Because this is the heart of "Yabikhuna," perhaps the most crucial part of the legendary "immortal body."

Its inherent vitality is unimaginable.

Even if it were only half a piece, or even just a quarter, Uesugi Tetsu believed it could still do that.

So Uesugi Tetsuya spoke up.

Is there anything else you want to do?

The heart didn't respond, and it kept circling.

"Tell me more about it, and maybe I can help you."

The heart still didn't respond at all.

He just kept circling silently, which made Uesugi Tetsu wonder if he was wrong.

Uesugi Tetsu pondered for a while, then, as if remembering something, smiled and spoke towards the half-heart.

“Yabikuni, let’s make a deal.”

The moment the words rippled through his Qi Sea, the half of his heart that seemed destined to go on forever stopped and flickered.

correct.

This is it.

Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself.

There are many legends about Yaobikuni, but the heart in front of us is undoubtedly the one that Yaobikuni obtained after making a deal with a certain "god".

Or perhaps, the "Yabikuni" only came into being after the "transaction".

Seeing that his words had an effect, Uesugi Tetsu continued, "I want this half of your heart to become the boundary of your Qi Sea, and from now on, it will be bound to me. What do you want me to do?"

The emerald green heart remained silent for a long time, then flickered once more.

What followed was a series of indistinct, delirious murmurs that echoed in Uesugi Tetsuya's ears—

[Let him/her be free]

[Let him/her be free]

……

Uesugi Tetsu had never heard this strange murmur before, yet he could understand its meaning.

—To "liberate" something.

Well, that's all the information we have.

Mindless.

So Uesugi Tetsu continued to ask.

"'who is he?"

The heart is not responding.

"How should 'liberation' be achieved? Is it through killing or through salvation?"

The heart remained still, like a rock that had been silent for millions of years.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the screen several times out of the corner of his eye, but did not see any mission notification pop up.

He was speechless.

He was given a task out of nowhere, with no idea how to complete it or any hints. The only clue he might have was one of the four cardinal directions.

Only a superhuman could accomplish that.

So he sighed.

"Let's change the request. This is a request that may take me a very long time to fulfill."

Unexpectedly, this time my heart started to flutter.

The indistinct murmurs began again.

It's...no problem...

No problem?

Uesugi Tetsu realized what was happening.

Even if this request is vague and unrelated, it has at least given us a direction!

The "long, long time" he mentioned was at most a few years or a decade, which is indeed an unimaginably long time for Uesugi Tetsuya and the present world.

But for Yaobikuni, more than ten years?

Even if it's for decades, it doesn't matter at all!

In the minds of immortal beings, this amount of time is probably nothing at all!

And in a few years... Uesugi Tetsuya is not joking. In a few years, even ten Yaobikunis tied together probably couldn't beat him with one hand.

If they keep pretending to be riddle-solving people, just give them a good beating.

With that thought in mind, Uesugi Tetsu nodded in satisfaction: "Then, the deal is done."

The moment he uttered those words, the entire empty sea of ​​qi was instantly enveloped in a burst of emerald light!

The half of the emerald green heart slowly descended, becoming increasingly crystal clear, and finally sank into the dantian!

In an instant, the entire sea of ​​qi began to boil.

[Because your empty dantian is affected by the "Heart of the Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis (1/2)" restriction, all your attributes +5!]

Guluuluulu...

As the endless bubbles and the brand-new emerald green sea of ​​air rose, Uesugi Tetsu could feel himself being "elevated" by a great deal in every aspect.

Not only physical strength and spiritual skills, but even the most difficult attribute to improve, "charisma," has increased by 5 points!

If you add the allure of the four-tailed fox incarnation to that... it's no exaggeration to say that Uesugi Tetsuya is a walking succubus.

If beings below the level of gods and spirits were to see a four-tailed fox without disguise, very few would be able to restrain themselves.

"A 20-point boost to attributes in one go, no wonder it's a legendary material praised by Sheng Haidu."