I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

That's why Yuan Jingshui asked.

Uesugi Tetsuya did not answer. He reached out his palm toward the grotesque spider stone sculpture and grasped its grayish-white forelimb.

Click... click...

With a crisp cracking sound, the massive stone sculpture crumbled inch by inch, turning into invisible ashes in the breeze.

The deep resentment from before has completely dissipated.

In the center of the stone platform, a jet-black hilt wrapped with pale blue silk threads stands quietly, with a red jade, even redder than blood, inlaid at the bottom of the hilt.

It looks like an eye.

Below, the hilt was unremarkable, and the small section of the scabbard that was visible was equally unremarkable.

Uesugi Tetsuya grasped that part of the scabbard and slowly pulled the entire katana that was embedded in the stone platform.

The cool, wood-grained texture came from his palm, and Uesugi Tetsu gripped the hilt again, effortlessly drawing the blade out.

hum...

The pure, clear sound of the blade echoed, instantly calming the restless, peeking, and eerie creatures that had been lurking in the dark and deep bamboo forest.

Dare not make a sound.

"It's so beautiful..."

Uesugi Tetsu gently traced the azure blade with his gaze.

He raised the blade and, under the sunlight, slowly traced the countless tiny, chaotic blades that spread across it, savoring the profound resentment hidden within each of the fine lines.

Two hundred years later, the real Spider Cutter has finally reappeared in the world.

"Lord Uesugi."

The spider-slaying sword in his hand trembled, and he heard Qing say in a slightly unfamiliar "sword language": "Because you are not able to bear it for the time being, I have sealed a part of my power."

"If you cultivate a sword heart, or become a demon god, I will immediately break the seal."

"I understand."

Uesugi Tetsuya sheathed the sword, touched the warm, smooth blood jade hilt, and said, "Also, we don't need to use honorifics when we speak."

green:"……"

As Ao finished speaking, a blood-red panel belonging to Spider Cutter popped up in front of Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes.

Spider Cutter (Sealed)

【Quality: Super Epic】

Even if it's sealed, it can still be an epic-level epic...

Uesugi Tetsu thought of Kaga Kiyomitsu, whose quality was still stuck at [Epic+].

The shortage of Soul Ashes has been too great lately, which has been tough on Xiao Jia.

Thinking of the Soul Ash, Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the Soul Ash he had collected during the entire Spider Cutter Trial.

You have obtained a total of 4637.2 Soul Ashes in the "Trial of the Spider Cutter"!

【Soul Ash: 12057.2】

That's enough to support another ten-pull with some left over.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded secretly—once he had gathered all the materials for Hyakume's promotion to the Demon God, he would use Soul Points to upgrade Xiao Jia's quality to Super Epic.

However, Little Jia should surpass the vast majority of epic-level swords, and even super epic-quality swords cannot compare to it.

However, the quality remains unchanged.

Although there are no explicit task prompts, is it possible that a [key condition] is missing?

For example, could you use Xiao Jia to chop off the head of a ghost or god?

"It's a bit of a long and arduous road ahead..."

Uesugi Tetsuya didn't show any extra expression and continued looking down.

[Effect 1: Indestructible. The Spider Cutter once existed as a "landmark," and only a handful of beings could destroy it.]

What is a "boundary marker"?

Effect 2: Demon Slayer and Blood Transfusion. When the Spider Slash slays any demon, monster, or monster, the blade will automatically absorb the essence of blood and flesh from that demon's body.

Prioritize replenishing the holder's physical strength and energy through "Blood Jade".

Secondly, it repairs the hidden injuries and chronic illnesses within the holder's body.

Then, it enhances the holder's physical strength and potential ceiling.

Effect 3: Domination of Vengeful Spirits. After the Spider Slash slays any demons, monsters, or evil spirits, it can summon them again in the future to fight for you once more.

Currently, the Spider Slash can use Wraiths: None.

The doubts about seeing the boundary marker were immediately dispelled by these two effects.

Even with Uesugi Tetsu's composure, he almost burst out laughing.

While the Spider Slash's two effects are indeed powerful, they aren't particularly funny.

But after a demon is killed by him—its soul turns to ashes, its flesh is absorbed by the spider, and even after it dies, it is pulled up to work for him one last time.

Just thinking about this made Uesugi Tetsuya almost lose his composure.

They made contributions in life, and now they have to work even after they die... This truly squeezes out the last bit of residual value from the demons.

His smooth combo was even more ruthless than Hayek's big hand.

[Effect 4: Sealing in progress.]

[Effect 5: Sealing in progress.]

【…】

[Effect Nine: Sealing in progress.]

The subsequent dazzling array of effects were all summed up in just three words, which made Uesugi Tetsuya feel quite regretful.

Finally, the introduction.

[—Spider Cutter, also known as Kishimaru, or Usu-iro. Minamoto no Yorimitsu used it to slay the great demon Tsuchigumo during the Heian period, and also used it as a boundary marker separating the mortal and the eternal worlds for over a hundred years.]

It awaits its master, a powerful ruler who can end this thousand-year-long period of chaos.

It doesn't know if it has finally arrived.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the brief three-line description, then looked at the Spider Cutter in his hand.

He didn't say much, but simply wore the spider-shaped sword on the other side of his waist.

—In the past two hundred years, the first person to pull out this famous sword that has been passed down for thousands of years was not a member of the Yuan family, but an outsider.

Genjiro Shizumi watched as the Spider Cutter, which had obediently fallen into Uesugi Tetsuya's waist, felt a slight sense of emotion.

"Uesugi-kun."

Yuan Jingshui hesitated for a moment, then asked, "My sister's philosophy differs from itss. What exactly is it?"

"Xiaoqing asked me if I was willing to spend my whole life with him slaying demons and monsters, until death."

"I said okay."

Uesugi Tetsu revealed part of the truth.

"lifetime……"

Minamoto Shizumi opened his mouth slightly, then nodded and replied, "Uesugi-kun, you deserve Spider Cutter."

"Also, Uesugi-kun, would you be willing to stay at the Minamoto family's residence for the next few days? Some of the elders there are quite curious about you."

Yuan Jingshui turned around, landing half a step behind Uesugi Tetsu as they walked out of the bamboo forest: "Perfect timing, we can go and meet the Sword Saint together in a few days."

"no problem."

Uesugi Tetsu waved his hand, and his voice came from ahead.

Being able to stay at the Yuan family's house as a guest saves him the trouble of finding a safe place to stay outside.

There's no special affairs office in Kyoto to serve as a safe haven, and heaven knows what the higher-ups in the Yin-Yang Bureau think of him.

Otherwise, our plan to go to the Sutsu Karudo factory tonight will have to be postponed for two days.

—Also, the four-tailed fox incarnation will advance to three stars in just a few hours, and will also need to close its eyes and enter the mortal world.

Fortunately, these few days are also a good opportunity to investigate the mysterious phenomenon of the Yuan family's varying amounts of spiritual energy.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the countdown timer on the Four-Tailed Fox panel and the Four-Tailed Fox jade pendant emitting a faint glow in his storage backpack.

He had a premonition.

The changes that occur when a four-tailed fox advances to three stars are far greater than when a white Hannya evolves into a red Hannya upon advancing to three stars!