Crossover anime, and you call this a slice-of-life story?

Two years ago, after he destroyed a monster-infested alternate world, Shangguan Yun unlocked a new way of cultivation.

When you kill an enemy, you can absorb their life energy, which can help you break through to a higher level.

That battle directly propelled him from the mid-stage of the sixth rank to the mid-stage of the seventh rank!

He became the seventeenth exceptionally strong person in the entire world!

Chapter Eight, Shangguan Yun: "Sorry, I couldn't help it."

In fact, Karasuma Renya's understanding of the cultivator realm classification was not comprehensive.

Before the fourth tier, there are nine minor levels, named by star rating. From the fifth tier onwards, there are only three levels: early, middle, and late stages.

Because the minor improvements after the fifth rank are not obvious, only after breaking through the minor barriers will there be a leap in strength.

Shangguan Jin's strength was at the early stage of the seventh rank, much weaker than Shangguan Yun's, but he himself was unaware of this.

Because Shangguan Yun had never told anyone that he had not only broken through from the mid-stage of the sixth rank to the seventh rank, but had gone a step further and reached the mid-stage of the seventh rank!

It wasn't that Shangguan Jin's cultivation was too slow, but rather that Shangguan Yun's method of improvement was too abnormal.

After reaching the fifth rank, advancing even one step further becomes incredibly difficult; otherwise, there wouldn't be only seventeen exceptionally powerful individuals in the entire world.

Shangguan Yun's situation is equivalent to using a world as nourishment to create a mid-stage seventh-order powerhouse!

But he was also aware of the downside of this approach: it was too easy to lose oneself.

The exhilarating feeling of that surge of power even gave him the idea of ​​slaughtering all living beings.

Fortunately, because the impact of that incident was too great, although he had eliminated a scourge for humanity, the act of destroying the world still terrified countless people.

He was therefore confined to his home for six months...

During this time, I gradually became familiar with my rapidly increasing strength, and then I went to school in Japan.

The other powerful figures didn't say anything more, because no one could afford to provoke the Shangguan family now.

The Shangguan family, which previously boasted two exceptionally powerful individuals, was already a force to be reckoned with. Now, with another exceptionally powerful individual suddenly emerging, who can withstand them?!

You should know that there are only seventeen exceptional individuals in the entire cultivation world, and the Shangguan family has three of them!

Even some cultivation families in Shenzhou are somewhat wary of the Shangguan family, but the Shangguan family says they will not provoke you.

Just then, some traces of another world appeared in Japan, and since Japan did not have any exceptionally powerful experts to oversee it, the Shangguan family sent Shangguan Jin to be in charge of handling and communicating with the other world.

As for the mysterious events in Japan, they are left to the gods of "Takamagahara" to handle. Only when they cannot handle them will they be handed over to Shangguan Jin.

The arrival of Shangguan Yun in Japan put some people at ease.

……

The four of them got into the car arranged by Karasuma Renya and soon arrived at the base they had mentioned earlier.

There were several layers of thick electric fences outside the base, and a row of fully armed personnel stood outside the fences.

Upon seeing the four people get out of the car, the young man in the lead, wearing a special combat uniform with a silver dimensional rift pattern printed on his chest, walked over.

He saluted Shangguan Jin and said, "Director!"

Upon seeing Shangguan Yun standing next to Shangguan Jin, the young man was taken aback, then bowed and said, "Greetings, Young Master Yun."

"Hmm, how's the situation?"

Shangguan Yun asked.

The young men did not hesitate. They were all cultivators trained by the Shangguan family, and it was Shangguan Yun who spoke first.

"Many ghouls had already escaped before we arrived, but there shouldn't be any who were stronger than the third rank. We also killed some of the ghouls."

"A group of ghouls claiming to be from Anteiku wanted to communicate with us and had helped us fight other ghouls. The elder in charge was called 'Owl,' and his rank in the other world was SSS-class ghoul. His strength was assessed as Tier 2, 8 stars. He was currently placed in a room in the base."

"In addition, there are also humans in the other world. They call themselves ghoul investigators and are probably hostile to ghouls. The leader is very strong. His name is Arima Kishou. His rank in the other world is Special Investigator. His strength is assessed as Tier 3, 1 star. We have arranged for him to stay in another room."

"There is still a group of ghouls who are resisting. The leader is known as the Mother of Chaos. In the other world, she is ranked SSS and her strength is assessed as Tier 2, 6 stars. Most of the other ghouls are Tier 1. Tier 2 ghouls are all S-rank or above in the other world."

"Because the ghouls in Anteiku helped at the beginning, the ghoul investigators were able to suppress the remaining ghouls later. However, the ghouls in Anteiku withdrew from the battle when the ghoul investigators came out."

"There is currently a ceasefire between the two sides, and it is estimated that the remaining ghouls are waiting for reinforcements from the other side of the spatial portal."

"Hmm, well done. As for those ghouls who escaped, issue wanted notices within the department. If you encounter any ghouls, you are allowed to kill them on sight," Shangguan Jin said.

"Haoxuan, you've fought that guy named Arima Kishou?" Shangguan Jin looked at the young man and chuckled.

Lin Haoxuan scratched his head. "I couldn't resist. That guy is quite strong. If he hadn't been so exhausted from depleting his life force, he would probably be even stronger."

"Let's go and see these visitors from another world."

Patting Lin Haoxuan on the shoulder, Shangguan Jin took the lead and led the group into the base.

Karasuma Renya and Vermouth followed silently behind. Some base personnel recognized Vermouth, but they all obediently remained silent.

Having been exposed to the worldviews of monsters and powerful cultivators, they are now completely unmoved and only want to finish their work, resign, and go home as soon as possible.

They didn't go to the place where the ghouls and investigators were in Anteiku first.

The group arrived at the location of the spatial passage and saw a group of ghouls who instantly became alert and prepared to attack.

The woman at the head instantly transformed into a monster with a spiraling maw and thick limbs, and the woman's upper body appeared on the monster's head.

The four second-tier cultivators sent by the Mysterious Countermeasures Bureau, along with eleven first-tier cultivators including two first-tier cultivators under Karasuma Renya, also entered battle mode.

But upon seeing the person who entered, their expressions instantly turned serious, and they bowed in unison, saying, "Greetings, Director!"

"These are ghouls?" Shangguan Yun frowned, his face full of disgust, as he looked at the monster that disgusted him and the ghouls around him, whose appearances varied but who all seemed insane.

Karasuma Renya and Vermouth were stunned by what they saw.

'This kind of monster...it actually exists?!'

Looking at Shangguan Jin, who was smiling, and remembering what he had said before about destroying that world, Vermouth felt the hairs on her body stand on end.

This is the fear of the unknown, the trembling of a creature's instinct for destruction.

Now she was finally certain that no one was joking; there really was another side to this world that no one knew about.

"Haoxuan, kill it. Once I'm ready, I'll seal this interdimensional portal. We shouldn't let this disgusting thing into our world." Shangguan Jin stared at the portal for a while before stating his decision.

He wouldn't mind communicating and cooperating with otherworldly beings if they were to his liking, but the presence of such disgusting creatures in their world made him instantly lose interest in making contact.

"Okay..." Lin Haoxuan gave a wry smile. Actually, he wanted to say that some ghouls' so-called kagune is quite beautiful, like the wings of that little girl in Anteiku.

But who told their own chief to be the first to see these disgusting monsters who only knew how to kill and eat people?

They were just unlucky. He silently mourned for Arima Kishou for a second. He could see the glimmer of hope in Arima Kishou's eyes after their fight, as if he really wanted him to do something for him.

Hopefully, his explanation will change the director's mind; otherwise, once the spatial passage is completely sealed, their only fate will be to be sent back to their original world, never to be able to come here again.

"Hahaha, lowly humans, I don't deserve the title of Mother of Chaos for nothing! I am an SSS-rank being! You think you can kill me?"

A sound like glass slicing through glass rang in everyone's ears.

"That sounds awful."

"Boom—"

A bolt of lightning flashed, and the Chaos Mother, who had just been spouting nonsense, along with all the ghouls around her, were reduced to nothingness by the lightning, leaving not even ashes.

Lin Haoxuan, who had just drawn his longsword from his waist: "..."

"Sorry, this sound reminded me of the howl of the Sound Demon back then. I couldn't help myself for a moment. I'll add the credit to your score later."

Chapter Nine: May we open a coffee shop here?

"Uh, no need, no need. It's too much trouble for Young Master Yun to take action. If I were to do it myself, it would probably waste a lot of time. It's worth it to see Young Master Yun take action!" Lin Haoxuan waved his hands repeatedly.

"Your credit is yours, but I killed my brother and they didn't even pay me."

"Ahem, well... thank you, Young Master Yun." Seeing Shangguan Jin nod, Lin Haoxuan had no choice but to accept the thanks, even if it seemed a bit shameless.

The other cultivators looked at Shangguan Yun with awe, and in just a moment, he annihilated the monster they had been fighting for half a day.

Such a scene is something that even first- and second-tier cultivators can only dream about.

Is this his power?

After her worldview was reshaped, Vermouth suddenly felt that everything she had pursued in the first half of her life was meaningless.

Secrecy? Acting? Mission? Murder?

In the face of such a being, I am as insignificant as an ant.

Karasuma Renya's eyes were filled with fanaticism. Putting aside Shangguan Yun's strength, even if he could obtain the power of those monsters, it would be enough to extend his lifespan.

Although he couldn't cultivate himself, the changes in the monsters' bodies gave him an idea: if he transplanted their organs, could he also gain this power?

Compared to research on anti-aging drugs, organ transplantation has a much higher success rate.

Not to mention gaining immense power; as for becoming a monster, the aged man didn't care about his physical appearance.

The only uncertainty now is the attitude of the person in front of me towards this matter, but in any case, I have to give it a try.

"Mr. Jin, if you have any unwanted ghouls, could you give me one? I'm willing to pay the corresponding reward."

Indeed, Karasuma Renya made no attempt to hide anything and directly stated his thoughts.

For such a powerful individual, any attempt to conceal anything could lead to utter destruction.

"You want to study it?"

"Yes," Karasuma Renya honestly admitted.

"Sure, when we catch the escaped ghouls, I'll have someone send them to you. I can also give you some blood from humans in another world. You don't need to pay anything; consider it payment for the information you provided. But in the future, you must be careful not to cross the line in your research."

Shangguan Jin calmly looked at Karasuma Renya, and under that gaze, Karasuma Renya's forehead began to sweat.

Finally, steeling his resolve and suppressing his fear, he gritted his teeth and said, "I promise I will never conduct any more human experiments."

Shangguan Jin was somewhat surprised, not expecting that this old guy would dare to admit that he had conducted human experiments.

Shangguan Yun narrowed his eyes but said nothing. Since the other party dared to admit it in front of them, it meant that he would never touch this kind of thing again, unless the other party wanted to suffer the same fate as the previous ghouls.

Vermouth was also startled by the BOSS's actions. The BOSS's self-destruction was too decisive, which was tantamount to handing over his life to others for judgment. But for some reason, she felt a slight sense of relief.

Seeing that the two Shangguan brothers did not attack him, Karasuma Renya finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He then became excited because this was the second time he had seen hope.

The first time was Vermouth's experiment, which made him think he had succeeded, but the deaths of the other test subjects made him realize the reality.

That drug is still a deadly poison, and the probability of dying from ingesting it is as high as 99.9%.

This gamble gave him real hope of continuing to live.

The only problems he needs to solve now are transplant rejection and food.

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Jin offered to give him some blood from otherworldly humans, which made him even more confident.

His eyes were filled with gratitude as he looked at Shangguan Jin.

Ignoring what Karasuma Renya was thinking, these trivial matters were all easy for him.

This method indirectly saved many people.

This is much better than directly destroying the Karasuma Group, which is one of the four major conglomerates. Its sudden collapse would cause even greater chaos.

Who knows, the guys from "Takamagahara" might come over and complain then.

He wouldn't bother with other criminal activities; which conglomerate that has grown to its current size has a clean empire?

Ultimately, the two brothers came to Japan for their own benefit, not to save the world.

Shangguan Jin wants to find an opportunity to break through in another world, while Shangguan Yun wants a quiet and peaceful high school life and to gain some experience points along the way.

They don't really have much to say about the life and death of ordinary people.

Later, under Lin Haoxuan's guidance, the group met the ghoul investigators from the other world and a group of ghouls from Anteiku.

The investigators, led by Arima Kishou, and the Anteiku ghouls, led by Yoshimura Kozen (also known as 'Owl'), were extremely respectful.