The cursed spirits have been constantly growing and evolving, but the ones truly stagnating or even regressing are actually them!
Terumī Mei looked at these shameless old fossils, her eyes filled with disappointment.
Finally, her gaze settled on the seemingly sleeping former master.
If there was anyone in the entire village who genuinely dedicated themselves to strategizing and contributing wisdom and experience for the village, it was undoubtedly this old man.
Otherwise, Terumī Mei wouldn't be willing to relinquish power and learn how to be a good Water Shadow.
If she truly wanted to seize control, could this group of old men still stop her?
Blow them all away, and they'd all die!
Cough cough.
Seemingly sensing Terumī Mei's plea for help, the old master, with sleepy eyes, coughed lightly twice.
Suddenly, the noisy sounds disappeared, and the entire room fell silent.
Everyone knew that Lord Master was about to speak.
"Water Shadow, I think we should verify the authenticity of this intelligence before making a decision,"
Terumī Mei thought that at this point, if she didn't act quickly, she might be attacked tomorrow.
But seeing the old master nod gently, she could only swallow her doubts for now.
This proposal from the old master naturally gained everyone's approval.
Soon, everyone dispersed, leaving only the old master and Terumī Mei in the room.
"Lord Master, don't you believe my judgment? Then why are—"
The old master shook his head. "Believing you alone is not enough, and others' concerns are not without reason."
"What should we do then?"
Terumī Mei was quite unwilling.
"Not me, this old fool, but Water Shadow—what do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?"
"Exactly. After all, Water Shadow personally issued the order. As an old man, how can I stop you?"
After speaking, the old master took off Water Shadow's hat from beside him, gently placed it on the table, then departed.
"Lord Master."
Seeing the hat on the table, Terumī Mei immediately understood his meaning.
So she set her determined gaze, grabbed Water Shadow's hat, and placed it on her head.
The more critical the moment, the less she can afford to retreat!
And watching Terumī Mei, wearing Water Shadow's hat and rushing out, the old master couldn't help but sigh.
"Although it's still a bit early, time does not wait for us. Kirigakure is now in a turbulent storm—one misstep and everything could be lost. Since that's the case, why not take a gamble?"
"While I still can, I'll handle those filthy things behind us."
"I hope I haven't mistaken the person this time. I'm leaving Kirigakure to you."
When the old master turned around, the kindness on his face was gone, replaced by a murderous aura!
At an inn outside the temporary mission dispatch center, Shinji was happily drawing lots.
After killing that top-tier cursed spirit on Mount Yuki, he had gained 32,100 Curse Souls, which he decided to use all for the lottery.
In the end, he recovered 1,800 Curse Souls, plus the remaining 2,100, totaling 3,900.
Twelve "System Thank You."
Thanks a lot, huh! Thanks for thanking me!
Wow!
[Born Curse Technique Fragments]guaranteed at least 6 pieces. No need to say more—just need four more to master a new curse technique. Looking forward to it!
A piece of trash cursed object—once Terumī Mei's reward arrives, he plans to trade it or just sell it to the system.
A [Cursed Tool Conversion Card]—that's good, saving a lot of Curse Souls.
It can be used to convert Kusanagi Sword, or to strengthen Hidan's Bloody March Scythe.
After all, it's his own dog; he can't always use the same chew toy. Adding some functions now and then is necessary.
And then, he also got some real good stuff.
[Task Difficulty Reduction Scroll]
Effect: After use, reduces the difficulty of the selected task by 30%, reward remains unchanged.
Note: Each task can only be used once.
He drew two of these, which would definitely come in handy.
Shinji guessed that these were prepared for those seemingly impossible, super-hard tasks. He hadn't encountered such difficult tasks so far.
But he could actually use one now.
Including Terumī Mei, the bond task with Hidan had already become 7/10. Just need to find three more people.
If he used one [Task Difficulty Reduction Scroll], he could probably complete the task and get the reward immediately.
Then he could boost Hidan's bond value to 1,000, and finally build his domain!
This made him a little eager—thinking, might as well use it, since he still had one more left.
In the end, he only held back with great willpower. After all, only three slots remained, and he could save it with some effort—no need to use it immediately.
[Cursed Spirit Master Ball]
One-time use.
Effect: Can capture top-tier and below cursed spirits. Success rate depends on target's level, strength, and resistance.
...
[Blank Cursed Spirit Fusion Card]
One-time use.
Effect: Fuses the captured cursed spirit into the card. Success rate depends on target's level, strength, and resistance.
Once successfully made, the card can be used permanently to possess and fuse with the cursed spirit, gaining its cursed energy, part of its curse techniques, and domain (if it has one before fusion, cannot stack).
...
These two items are likely a set—capture with the master ball first, then turn into a card.
Seeing these, Shinji immediately remembered the [Top-tier Cursed Spirit - Kōnī] (Experience Card) he had obtained and used before.
Clearly, they are of the same kind—one is a trial version, the other might be his full possession.
But he knew the success rate of these was extremely low.
Below top-tier, success might still be possible—top-tier cursed spirits?
Almost impossible!
After storing everything away, Shinji left, wanting to see if Hidan had woken up.
Since that day, Hidan had been in a dazed state, and no one knew when he would recover.
But just as he approached Hidan's room, he suddenly heard sounds from inside.
He listened carefully, and his expression immediately changed dramatically!
"Senior Hidan, doing this will definitely be discovered by Shinji sooner or later."
"Hidan, you don't understand. We only need to hide for this month. How can I call that bastard 'big brother'? This injury just gives me a perfect excuse. And have you noticed? I seem to have an incredible talent for pretending to be an idiot—even Shinji can't see through it!"
No, that's completely his true colors!
Hidan complained, then casually glanced at the door, and continued: "Senior Hidan, I still think you should admit defeat and apologize to Shinji. Otherwise, I'm afraid you might really be stuck in this idiot state for life."
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