Crossover Anime: The Bull Demon's Road to Conquest

"Should we arrest them immediately, or...wait a bit...?"

(Actually, I should have postponed writing "The Demon Sword Princess" and written it together with "High School DxD"; that way, it wouldn't be so messy.)

Chapter 218 Promotion

[Target eliminated, initiating extraction of target's soul energy!]

You have gained 1,500 points of soul energy!

Despite being covered in wounds, Niu Kun managed to kill the large, melee-focused shikigami amidst the shikigami's onslaught. Normally, slain shikigami would return to the magical artifact Yasakani no Mi (Eight-Foot Jade) and reappear after their energy is restored, but...

This time it's different, completely different. The giant shikigami has vanished, its aura completely gone.

Niu Kun was very satisfied with his gains, but the price was that the big shikigami was completely dead. The other shikigami in the battle didn't seem to have reacted yet, or rather, they hadn't accepted the fact that their companion had disappeared.

For Niu Kun, apart from his 'mother-in-law' Himegami Hachikaku and another beautiful female shikigami, all the other shikigami were resources for his advancement.

Based on the hierarchy of the multiverse, Rank 0 is an ordinary person with no abilities, Rank 1 is a trainee professional, Rank 2 is a formal professional, Rank 3 is an elite professional, Rank 4 is a master professional, and Rank 5 is a legendary professional.

Of course, different species, even those that are theoretically of the same level, can have vastly different actual combat strengths, so they cannot be generalized.

However, the power levels in the 'dungeon' world are not entirely the same. If we were to force a comparison, these shikigami could exert their power at around level three within the seal.

However, this only applies within the seal where spiritual energy is abundant. Outside the seal, one would need to rely on Himegami Kodama, who controls the Eight-Foot Jade, to supply spiritual energy, and one's strength would be compressed to the second tier.

Having finally realized that his companions had completely disappeared, the shikigami were enraged. A raging storm swept in, and a giant tree rose up, attempting to block Niu Kun's escape route.

'Level 3 to 4 upgrade requires 100 energy points, level 4 to 5 upgrade requires 300 energy points, and level 5 to 6 upgrade requires 1000 energy points, for a total of 1400 soul energy points. [Destruction Wave] upgrades to level 6.'

The level 6 skill branches are 'Magic Light Annihilation' and 'Thousand Lights Divide'. The former can further enhance the instantaneous burst of destructive power, while the latter divides into hundreds or thousands of slender light waves. If combined with the level 3 light wave transformation, Niu Kun can perform more dazzling moves.

But Niu Kun still resolutely chose... 'Destruction of the Demonic Light'.

【Destruction Wave】(Level 6): The host can condense magic power into a light wave that can produce a violent explosion. The light wave has a high-intensity destructive effect, and the damage effect will be determined according to the host's magic power output. The skill consumes a lot of magic power, so please use it with caution. The third level of the skill branch (Overload Destruction) doubles the destructive effect, and the burden on the body and magic power consumption also double. The sixth level (Magic Light Annihilation) instantly amplifies the burst of destructive power, completely destroying the target.

Suddenly opening its blood-red maw, a dazzling black demonic light burst forth from Niu Kun's mouth, forcefully blasting through the sea pillar formed by wind and water that was almost within reach, and the remaining force headed towards the wind god, sea god, and water god who were casting the spell together.

"Oh no, Wood God, be careful?!"

But then another exclamation rang out. Just as Himegami Hachikaku, sensing something was wrong, was about to use a barrier technique to trap Niu Kun, Niu Kun's figure accelerated ahead, smashing through countless wooden branches and arriving in front of the Wood God.

Without giving the opponent a chance to dodge or for other shikigami to provide assistance, Niu Kun suddenly grabbed the wood god, a ferocious smile appearing on his face. Immediately, disregarding the burden on his body, Niu Kun forcibly circulated his magic power again, transforming it into a demonic light representing destruction.

In the next instant, the demonic light expanded rapidly from Niu Kun's center, transforming into an extremely violent and terrifying light of destruction. The captured Wood God, unable to struggle, was annihilated and dissipated inch by inch by the demonic light.

[Target eliminated, initiating extraction of target's soul energy!]

You have gained 1,500 points of soul energy!

"Your shikigami are truly... a pleasant surprise! Even humans or demons of the same rank might not surpass you!"

At this moment, Niu Kun's eyes shot out an incomparably deep black light, and the muscles around his body cracked open, with wisps of black demonic energy seemingly uncontrollably emanating from within.

A sinister smile appeared on his face. Giving the remaining shikigami no time to be terrified, Niu Kun smashed through the barrier that Himegami Hachikaku had just managed to set up, and then punched her in the abdomen.

"You wait here obediently, and I'll come and favor you later."

After saying that, Niu Kun spread his wings and pounced on the other two pre-selected targets: an old shikigami named Poseidon and another male shikigami named Wind God.

A fierce gust of wind swept in, but Niu Kun charged past it, punching the Wind God through the chest. The next instant, the demonic light that erupted from Niu Kun's arm engulfed the Wind God.

[Target eliminated, initiating extraction of target's soul energy!]

You have gained 1,500 points of soul energy!

"Not enough, not enough, still not enough!!"

Advancing from the upper third rank to the lower fourth rank requires 6,000 soul energy points. Although Niu Kun had been killing monsters and demons to plunder soul energy, he hadn't accumulated much because he had also leveled up.

But there were too many shikigami in front of him, and Niu Kun couldn't hold back any longer. He killed them all, killed them all, killed them all.

"don't want!!"

Amidst shouts and cries, the old man's shikigami was also exorcised by Niu Kun's demonic light, gaining 1,500 soul energy as well, but... he's still short about 1,000 points.

Niu Kun's greedy gaze even fell on Himegami Hachikaku and another female shikigami called the Water Goddess, but in the end, he was still lustful... no, it was his chivalrous nature that made him let the two of them go.

"Oh right, I remember... there are two more Kodama..."

Suddenly remembering, Niu Kun flew directly toward the wood spirit he sensed without any hesitation, while Ji Shen Bajiao and the Water God were left bewildered.

A barrier spell enveloped the sleeping beauty-like wood spirit, struggling to prevent its demonic transformation. However, when Niu Kun arrived, he easily broke the barrier, and the previously stalled demonic transformation began again.

Niu Kun then used his magic to probe into the Wood Spirit's magical artifact, the Eight-Foot Jade, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Hmph, found it."

Two shikigami that looked like dolls were pulled out by Niu Kun. Because the wood spirit was still asleep, the two shikigami, named Thunder God and Fire God respectively, were powerless to resist and were directly annihilated by Niu Kun with a magical light.

[Target eliminated, initiating extraction of target's soul energy!]

You have gained 1000 points of soul energy!

[Target eliminated, initiating extraction of target's soul energy!]

You have gained 1000 points of soul energy!

[Soul energy is full; demonic bloodline evolution is possible.]

[Does the host wish to evolve into a demonic bloodline?]

"Why are these two at 1000 points?"

Niu Kun was somewhat dissatisfied upon hearing this, but now was not the time to dwell on such matters. The continuous use of the Overload and Martyrdom Amplification magic light was causing Niu Kun's body to almost give out, so he made the choice directly.

"Yes."

[The evolution of the demonic bloodline has begun; the demonic bloodline is undergoing an advanced mutation!]

[The demonic bloodline advancement and mutation is complete. The host has advanced to the lower fourth tier. The host's [Minotaur Demon] form abilities have been enhanced! Two points of Strength have been gained, along with the talent [Innate Spellcasting], the skills [Dark Magic], [Dispel Magic], [Teleport], [Chain Lightning], and [Lawful Intimidation].]

Chapter 219 Divinity

[The host's familiar has been demonized and reconstructed into [Fallen Demoness]!]

[The host's follower [Fallen Demoness] has been transformed into a demon template. Note that the host's follower's base attributes are insufficient, and her strength has been downgraded to the lower tier of the third tier. Her attributes, talents, and skills have all been reduced accordingly, but she can be promoted again.]

[The story character Himegami Koremi is contracted by a host and transformed into a Fallen Demoness, causing a slight increase in the world's erosion level.]

With a pair of enormous wings gleaming with black spiritual light, Himegami Kodama slowly opened her eyes. She seemed not to have reacted yet, and only after her gaze fell on Niu Kun did she truly come to her senses.

"You... you actually managed to get in, but..."

Suddenly realizing something, Himegami Koremi summoned the shikigami residing in the Yasakani no Kagami. At this moment, her magical power was naturally quite abundant, but she only summoned three female shikigami: her mother Himegami Hachikaku, the water god, and the wild spirit.

"Huh, what happened to it?"

The panicked Himegami Koreki searched repeatedly but found no trace of the other shikigami, so she had no choice but to ask her mother, Himegami Hachikaku, for help.

Himegami Hachikaku sighed, raised her arms to embrace Kodama, but remained silent. Her daughter Kodama had been completely corrupted by that demon, and saying anything more... seemed pointless.

The Water God and the Wild Spirit remained silent, even allowing Niu Kun to reach out from behind and pull them into his arms. The Wood Spirit looked up, seemingly understanding, and stared at Niu Kun with wide, bright eyes.

"Don't look at me like that. They died for you too."

Niu Kun's eyes darted around, and he immediately turned the tables, leaving Mu Ling stunned. She asked in confusion, "Wh...what do you mean?"

"Didn't you want to leave this place? But my strength is not enough to take you away, so they chose to sacrifice themselves to help me. If I hadn't stopped them, your mother and these two would probably have made the same choice."

Niu Kun's shameless fabrication left Ji Shen Bajiao, the Water God, and the three women, Ye Ling, stunned. For a moment, they all forgot to refute him. Niu Kun didn't give Mu Ling any time to react and continued speaking.

"Kogure, watch this. This is the power that your shikigami entrusted to me."

After saying that, Niu Kun pushed the Water God and the Wild Spirit away, and then his body shone with demonic light. The physical damage caused by using the Destruction Wave multiple times had been recovered after advancing his level.

When released again, its power was even greater. The entire seal trembled as Niu Kun's magic surged. In the next instant, Niu Kun suddenly raised his arm and blasted upwards.

An exceptionally terrifying energy wave suddenly shattered the seal from within, and the striking black light astonished everyone else who was fighting outside the seal.

"Are they finally out?"

Mineva let out a soft breath, raised her hand to wipe away imaginary beads of sweat from her forehead, and then said to Rokujo Minoru, who had just arrived, "We're leaving soon, so let's not fight anymore."

"What?! You guys suddenly barged into the academy, injured our teachers and students, and now you're just going to walk away?!"

Rokujo Minoru was even more furious upon hearing this and directly refused.

"Oh, well, we didn't go into the academy. Besides, it was the teachers and students who attacked us first. Yang Ming and I were just fighting back."

Mineva quickly waved her hand to explain, while Xiao Shi, standing behind Mineva, added, "I didn't even fight back, and I didn't come here of my own volition. I was just brought here. Why don't you let me leave first?"

"Hey, little kid, of course little kids can leave. Come here first, and I'll take you down the mountain in a bit."

Seeing that Shinobu looked like an elementary school student, Rokujo Minoru naturally didn't mean to make things difficult for her, but Shinobu just shook her head with a grin.

"Or... let's forget it. The master has already come out, and we can leave on our own later."

"Wh...what?"

Rokujo Minoru, who didn't understand, subconsciously looked up at the figure falling from the sky. The black torrent of light had dissipated, and a minotaur with bat wings was holding a large sword with many forks.

"The Demon Sword Feather Slash, your companion sword, is also said to be the sword to ascend to godhood, but there are also rumors that it can have different effects depending on who uses it. It can be a sword to slay demons, or it can be... a sword to slay demons."

You have obtained the Gold-tier magical item [Feather Blade]!

[[Habakiri]: God or demon, it all comes down to a single thought!]

"It was decided in a single thought...it's truly...inexplicable."

Niu Kun muttered something to himself, then gripped the sword and slashed himself. According to the legend of this demonic sword, those struck by it would become gods, but ordinary people's souls could not withstand deification, so they would die instead. However, Niu Kun did not think he could not withstand it.

[Warning, warning, the host has been corrupted!!]

[Warning! Warning! The host is being corrupted by alien divine power!!]

[A different kind of divine power has mutated...mutated, and the demonic bloodline has been activated!]

[The demonic bloodline has been activated. It has devoured alien divine power, causing it to mutate!]

[The demonic bloodline has mutated... The demonic bloodline has mutated...]

"As expected, I knew it."

Niu Kun felt the demonic bloodline within his body surging again, but he was already used to the mutations and didn't panic. He simply waited for the changes to occur in his bloodline.

[Demon bloodline mutation complete! [Bull-Headed Demon] form abilities enhanced! Gained 1 point of Intelligence, 1 point of Perception, 1 point of Charisma, acquired the talent [Divine Perception], and gained the active skill [Godslayer Slash]!]

[Divine Perception]: God is omniscient, God knows everything, God... Although God is not actually omnipotent, the host's divine perception can more keenly detect conspiracies that threaten him, the host's telepathy is also amplified, and the host can give specific perceptual empowerment to his followers.

【Godslayer Slash】: The host can unleash a powerful slash on a creature possessing divinity. If the slash is successful, it can cause massive damage to the target. However, this skill deals very little damage to non-divine creatures and has significant side effects on the host. Please use it with caution. This skill can only be used once every seven days! (Cannot be upgraded).

"Interesting, but...didn't he become a god?"

Niu Kun sensed something and felt that his body had undergone some inexplicable changes, but he hadn't become a god, not even a Mao god. However...

It seems I've become a being with divine qualities, am I a divine demon?

Niu Kun wasn't entirely sure, but it wasn't too surprising. In fact, divine beings weren't particularly rare, and divine beings weren't necessarily gods.

The Himegami Kodama, with its black wings flapping, looked like a fallen angel. Although Niu Kun cunningly shifted the blame onto Kodama, Kodama wasn't stupid and naturally understood that Niu Kun had killed the shikigami.

Unfortunately, no matter how angry she was, she couldn't muster any hatred for Niu Kun at this moment. She could only remain silent and ignore him with a cold face. But unfortunately, this cold war was meaningless to Niu Kun.

However, the demonic aura rising faintly from below Takamagahara made Niu Kun temporarily abandon his idea of ​​bullying Mu Ling. The Yamata no Orochi that was sealed was still unable to break free of its seal, and Niu Kun did not know how to release it to kill it for the time being.

"Perhaps... we can leak the information to that Yamato Takeru."

Niu Kun muttered to himself, then called out to Mu Ling before flying toward Xiao Ren, Minerva, and Yang Ming.

Chapter 220 Criminals

When Rokujo Minoru saw Himegami Korei follow the already infamous Minotaur down, he was visibly surprised. Before Rokujo Minoru could ask anything, Himegami Korei stepped forward and said to Rokujo Minoru with some guilt, "I'm sorry, Headmaster, I entered Tenbi Academy by concealing my identity."

Himegami Koremi could have continued to conceal her identity, but she no longer wanted to pretend, so Niu Kun didn't force her and let her come over to apologize to Rokujo Minoru.

Meanwhile, Niu Kun was carefully observing Rokujo Minoru. As the headmistress of Tenri Academy, Rokujo Minoru was a powerful... idiot beauty.

But that's alright, the silly beauty is also within Niu Kun's sexual fetishes, it's just that Niu Kun doesn't plan to, or rather, doesn't plan to, take her into his possession for the time being.

"Muling, you...sigh, I know your background is not ordinary, but I still think you are a kind girl. If you are being coerced by this ugly monster, don't worry, I will rescue you."

Rokujo Minoru did not blame Himegami Korei. After offering a word of comfort, she shifted her hostility to Niu Kun, clearly discriminating against her based on her appearance. This caused Niu Kun to raise his eyebrows and even consider changing his plans to take her down and severely punish and humiliate her.

"Um, no need, I... I volunteered."