I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

"Sorry, Uesugi-kun, there are just too many idiots in the house..."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled indifferently: "I heard that most of them haven't watched the live broadcast recording, so it's normal that they think I'm not good enough."

Just as the two were about to leave, a little girl with pigtails suddenly emerged from the bushes and ran towards them amidst the wails of the boy beside her.

"Xiao Jia! Xiao Jia! If you run out now, you'll get beaten up!"

But in just a few steps, the girl, whose physical abilities were better than those of an average adult, ran up to Uesugi Tetsuya.

The girl was holding a pen and a notebook in her hands.

She raised her head, her big eyes blinking, and after bowing deeply, asked,

"Uesugi-san, could you please sign your autograph for me?"

Without glancing at the silent Minamoto Shizuka beside him, Uesugi Tetsu gave her a slight smile.

"of course can."

"But I'm a little curious."

After quickly signing his name with a blend of qi and ink, Uesugi Tetsu asked, "I didn't sense that you liked me just now, little sister. Why did you specifically ask me for an autograph?"

The girl carefully took the notebook, thanked him, and then chuckled.

"Because Naoki really likes you, Uesugi-kun. Yesterday he even went to Shin-kun's place to print out a photo and put it on his bedside table."

"—Xiaojia, Jing Shui, who has no feelings, will definitely tell on us! You've ruined both Xin and me..."

She waved the notebook in her hand: "I'm going to give this autograph to Nao-kun to put on his photo later!"

Uesugi Tetsuya exclaimed "Huh?" and then saw a boy in the bushes whose expression was a mixture of three parts astonishment, three parts joy, and three parts ashen.

He laughed heartily, said goodbye to the girl again, and continued walking forward.

The stone-paved road is very, very long.

After Uesugi Tetsuya grew up and could no longer hear the children behind him, he witnessed three changes in the strength of the guards standing by the roadside.

It started as three stars, then went a little further in and became three and a half stars...

Then came ghosts and gods.

Source: Still Water

"Uesugi-kun, the bamboo grove where the spider cleaver is stored is not far ahead."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded slightly to the two silent, stone-like demon guards who were scrutinizing him, and continued walking deeper into the area where there were fewer and fewer houses.

"That's so extravagant."

He clicked his tongue twice in his mind.

But suddenly, Uesugi Tetsu felt the air around him change, becoming incredibly heavy.

wrong.

Uesugi Tetsuya, who had just been sighing, stopped in his tracks.

—This heavy atmosphere didn't appear suddenly; it permeated the entire Yuan family territory from the moment he took his first step.

He's only realizing it now.

call……

Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly looked up and caught sight of the middle-aged man who had suddenly appeared in front of the bamboo grove not far away, looking drowsy.

He wasn't here just a moment ago.

Subconsciously, Uesugi Tetsu touched his neck and inexplicably felt a chill that went deep into his bones.

Instinct told him that the man had a knife...

It may be even faster and more efficient than Fang Xiangshi's.

Uesugi Tetsuya sighed and asked,

"Miss Yuan, which uncle is that?"

Yuan Jingshui remained silent for a long while before replying.

That was my great-great-grandfather.

"In other words, he was my grandfather's grandfather."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man with a full beard looked up, revealing a set of neat white teeth, and gave them a spirited peace sign.

"That's right, I am Xiao Jing Shui's older brother, who is eighteen years and two thousand months old!"

"Young man Uesugi, nice to meet you!"

Chapter 325 The Trial of the Spider Cutter: The Rare Appearance of the Hundred-Eyed Demon! The Earth Spider Projection, Slashed in One Blow.

ha?

Uesugi Tetsuya's CPU was instantly overheated.

What... is this guy saying?

This uncle looks like he's only in his thirties or forties, but he's actually over a hundred years older than Tokugawa Motoyasu.

Moreover, if he calls himself "Little Brother", wouldn't the way he addresses people be all messed up if he meets several generations of the Yuan family later?

The man stroked his healthy stubble, walked up to the two with a half-smile, and asked Yuan Jingshui, "Little Jingshui, is this Uesugi guy here to retrieve the spider?"

Minamoto nods: "Yes, I have come here with Uesugi Tetsu, the champion of the Eastern Region Seed Battle, to obtain the champion's reward, Spider Cutter. Please lead the way, Great-Grandfather."

The man responded, then looked at Uesugi Che, scrutinized him for a while, and chuckled: "You made quite a commotion at the door earlier."

"Not bad, young man. You're quite physically fit."

He patted Uesugi Tetsuya on the shoulder, making a dull thud.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't feel any "terrifying gaze that saw him clearly"; instead, he just felt that it was an ordinary look from an elder.

In Uesugi Tetsu's eyes, this great-grandfather of Minamoto Shizumizu looked like nothing more than a middle-aged man, and had nothing to do with the word "extraordinary".

As we all know, the stronger the essence, the greater the "existence," and the more an existence surpasses the current "sea level" of the world, the more difficult it is for it to hide.

Even if Uesugi Tetsu can blend in with ordinary people now, he might not be able to do so once he ascends to become a demon god and his life essence changes.

But this man, like Uesugi Tetsu, was "ordinary".

It's hard to imagine just how powerful he is.

Uesugi Tetsu breathed a slight sigh of relief—thankfully, he had anticipated this and hadn't transformed into a four-tailed fox to use Thousand Faces to enter the Minamoto clan.

Otherwise... the probability of not being seen through is almost zero.

Da da.

Uesugi Tetsu could hear the man's toes tapping twice on the stone pavement.

And so, the secluded bamboo forest that stood behind him, which also gave Uesugi Tetsuya a strong sense of danger, was cleared in the blink of an eye to make way for a road that was wide enough for several people to pass through.

Along with some of the "terrifying beings" in the bamboo forest, they were also reduced to ashes in that instant.

disappeared without a trace.

The man gestured with his lip towards them.

"Go in, the road is clean now."

"Thank you, great-grandfather."

Gen Shizumi bowed slightly, then led Uesugi Tetsuya into the dimly lit depths.

"in addition."

A man's voice came from behind: "Although the Spider Cutter's test usually doesn't last very long, remember to come out before midnight tonight."

His voice was somewhat sinister and terrifying.

"Otherwise, if I fall asleep, who knows what might happen."

"Jing Shui will keep in mind his great-grandfather's teachings."

Uesugi Tetsu didn't reply; he only realized what had happened after the bone-chilling cold sensation behind him disappeared.

It turned out that his back was already covered in cold sweat.

The Yuan family truly lives up to its reputation as a place where hidden talents abound...

The temporary path leading to the Spider Cutter was quiet, so quiet that he could hear the barely audible heartbeat of Gen Shizumi beside him.

Uesugi Tetsu's thoughts drifted, and he couldn't help but calculate the Minamoto clan's fighting strength based on the information he had just received.

—There are probably many brothers and sisters in the generation of Yuan Jingshui's great-great-grandfather alone, and this "great-great-grandfather" may just be "Yuan Jingshui" of that generation, and not "Yuan Xinshui".

The middle-aged man was four generations removed from Yuan Jingshui, which means there were at least three or four people who were at a similar level to this "great-grandfather".

Perhaps even earlier relics are still alive, they just haven't shown themselves yet.

Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but smack his lips.

The Four Extremes Breathing Technique... is still too overpowered compared to the Onmyoji. If the "great-grandfather" wanted to slay demons and gods, wouldn't the great Onmyoji before the Tide Slash have been able to kill them all with a single strike?

In the end, it all boils down to one sentence.

Sword Saint is truly awesome...

Twenty minutes later, the sound of Yuan Jingshui's footsteps disappeared, pulling Uesugi Tetsu back to reality.

He looked up but did not see a divine weapon similar to, or even surpassing, Kaga Kiyomitsu.

All that could be seen was an ancient stone pillar with a peculiar shape, resembling a real spider with its claws outstretched and covered in moss.

The stone pillar spider was enormous, even larger than the circular stone platform on which it was placed.

Uesugi Tetsu pinched the tip of his nose and smelled a distinct, intense, and extremely complex demonic aura and a nauseating stench of blood from the stone pillar spider.

It was like an entire ancient battlefield laid out before us.

Minamoto Shizumizu said, "Uesugi-kun, this is Spider Cutter."

"How long has this thing been here? Why does it exude such a demonic aura?"

Uesugi Tetsu stared into the lifelike compound eyes of the spider. If it weren't for the fact that the thing was grayish-white, he would have been afraid that it would suddenly pounce on him and bite him.

"It should be around two hundred years ago."

After thinking for a while, Yuan Jingshui replied, "The previous owner of the Spider Cutter dates back to the early Edo period. In the last one or two hundred years, only a handful of seven or eight people have been qualified to touch it to participate in the trial."

Of all those who participated in the trials, only my elder sister passed… that was a long time ago.”

As Yuan Jingshui spoke, she was completely unaware that a hint of pride had crept into her expression.

Uesugi Tetsu asked in surprise, "Since she passed the trial, why didn't she take the spider cutter?"

Yuan Jingshui immediately replied,

"It's because Spider Cut and my older sister have different ideas; they rejected each other."

"Is this so..."

Uesugi Tetsuya seemed to be deep in thought.

It seems that the spider-cutting creature before us does indeed possess a "spirit".

Uesugi Tetsu had just taken two steps forward when he heard a buzzing sound coming from his waist and directly in front of him at the same time.

It is Kaga Kiyomitsu and Spider Cutter.

At the same time, grayish-white powder was also floating around.

buzzing...

Buzzing?

hum.

Click click click...

Stab it!

The gray-white statue of the earth spider seemed to stir restlessly, almost coming back to life, with a red light appearing in its compound eyes.