“Fortunately, Xiao Ye was prepared!”
Bai Ye grinned, quickly disengaging from his spiritual body state. Arcs of electricity then surged from his body with crackling sounds.
While infiltrating stealthily in his spiritual form, Bai Ye had also deployed his electric field. And within the coverage of the electric field…
*Zzzzt!*
Bai Ye suddenly transformed into a current and shot forward.
Bai Ye rapidly pursued, dashing through the corridor, keeping pace with the dark shadow.
The dark shadow was terrifyingly fast, but after a series of movements, it realized it couldn't shake off Bai Ye. It then suddenly slammed into the ground.
*Boom!*
The ground exploded with a deafening roar, the floor shattering to reveal a dark, gaping hole.
Bai Ye reverted from his elemental form, reappearing and looking down into the hole.
“Seriously? It can even dig?”
Bai Ye glanced at the hole, then reached into it. Immediately, the sound of crackling electricity echoed.
By using the current to cover the hole, it was now within the electric field’s range.
Next, Bai Ye elementalized his body again, transforming into a current and rapidly chasing downwards through the hole.
The hole was deeper than Bai Ye had anticipated. After chasing for a while, Bai Ye’s vision cleared as he emerged from another opening.
Looking around, Bai Ye was slightly taken aback.
The underground space was larger than he had imagined, at least the size of a football field, with a height of seven to eight meters. It was completely hollowed out, with piles of rocks stacked around the perimeter.
At the same time…
“You will assist the Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui, in investigating the Entertainment District and finding the hidden demons. Reward: Sound Breathing x1.”
His hidden mission was complete, but…
“You have received a hidden mission.”
“Save the people trapped by demons. Mission Reward: Chain Dual Blades x1, Advanced Sound Breathing x1.”
As expected, the hidden mission was indeed sequential, just as Bai Ye had guessed. And his guess for the second part was also correct; it was about saving people.
The experience from his previous life was truly invaluable.
Meanwhile…
Bai Ye looked around again. Since he had arrived here and the mission was completed, it meant this was the demon’s lair?
As Bai Ye pondered, a gust of wind suddenly came from behind him.
Electricity immediately surged around Bai Ye’s body, and with a flash, he moved ten meters forward.
*Boom!*
The instant Bai Ye moved, the spot where he had been standing exploded, sending a shower of dirt and debris flying.
At this moment, Bai Ye finally got a clear look at the dark shadow’s true form, and a strange expression appeared on his face.
“This is…” Bai Ye hesitated, “a belt?”
What appeared before Bai Ye was a traditional Japanese women’s obi, pink with a floral pattern, wrapped around a waist.
Strangely, the top of the obi had eyes and a mouth.
Currently, the obi moved like a large snake before Bai Ye.
Then…
“You demon slayers are always trying to ruin my business, so don’t blame me for being rude!”
Bai Ye scratched his head. This obi could actually speak?
This was a demon?
However, having seen all sorts of demons, a demon shaped like a belt was quite surprising to Bai Ye.
Even among demons, its appearance was exceptionally unique and wondrous.
In the next moment, before Bai Ye could think further, the obi suddenly lunged towards him.
Lightning flashed around Bai Ye’s body, and he vanished from his spot.
The obi’s speed was truly terrifying, astonishingly fast, but…
Could it be faster than lightning?
*Boom!*
The obi once again slammed into the ground with a loud crash, shattering a section of the floor.
At the same time…
A bolt of lightning appeared behind the obi, and Bai Ye materialized from the lightning, then swung his hand.
Lei Ya Nu Shou appeared in Bai Ye’s hand.
*Zzzzt!*
Accompanied by the sound of surging electricity, Bai Ye slashed the obi with his sword, cutting it in half.
At that moment, the obi let out a mournful cry.
And as the obi was severed, a scantily clad woman suddenly dropped from the air, landing on the ground.
“What’s going on?”
Bai Ye couldn’t help but be stunned. How could a woman just drop out of nowhere?
Couldn’t it drop some weapons, armor, martial arts manuals, or something like that?
At this moment, the obi turned, let out a sharp shriek, and then began to split, dividing into over a dozen pieces that writhed in the air, stabbing down at Bai Ye from all directions.
Bai Ye quickly looked up at the sky and realized that the obi demon’s attack actually had some substance to it.
The attack directions perfectly covered all possible evasion routes.
This could be considered a near-perfect attack, because one could only block it, or more directly, tank it.
In that case, he wouldn’t dodge.
Bai Ye stood his ground, showing no intention of evading.
Then…
*Boom, boom, boom!*
The moment the obi descended, intense rumbling sounds erupted continuously.
The ground was instantly pulverized, kicking up vast clouds of dust.
The obi cackled, “You little brat, daring to oppose me…”
The obi’s boast was cut short halfway through its triumphant laughter.
Beneath the dispersing dust, the ground had been completely shattered, and several obi had pierced Bai Ye’s body.
However…
It was utterly useless!
Azure electricity continuously pulsed around Bai Ye’s body. The obi that had pierced him crossed and plunged into the ground.
The obi’s attacks were completely ineffective against Bai Ye’s elementalized body.
In the next instant, Bai Ye raised his sword and struck!
Lei Ya Nu Shou, wreathed in lightning, swept forward, cleaving through the surrounding obi with a single stroke.
As those obi were severed, figures began to fall out one after another, lying scattered all around.
These people were clearly girls from the Entertainment District. They were not dead, but had fallen unconscious.
Bai Ye suddenly began to understand what was happening.
The people who had disappeared from the Entertainment District were not all eaten; some of them were likely imprisoned.
The reason for their imprisonment was probably similar to stockpiling food – keeping the people they couldn’t eat immediately confined.
“So…” Bai Ye wiped his hand across Lei Ya Nu Shou and said, “If I cut this thing, I can save people, right!”
*Zzzzt!*
As Bai Ye’s fingertip brushed across the sword’s blade, a large amount of electricity rippled from it.
Blue arcs of electricity danced, emitting crackling sounds.
In the next instant…
*Bang!*
Bai Ye’s legs exerted force, and he leaped into the air!
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