Bang!
The moment Bai Ye finished speaking, he took a step forward.
The next instant…
Before Karasumaru could even react to what was happening, he saw a streak of yellow lightning flash past him.
Then…
A bloodline slowly appeared on Karasumaru's neck, followed by his head tilting and falling to the ground.
"You have killed a participant (Supernatural World)."
"As the first to kill a participant from the Supernatural World, you have received a reward: Insect Breathing."
"You have obtained thirty-three God Stone Shards."
Looking at the light screen that appeared before him, Bai Ye showed a hint of surprise.
The first kill reward from the Supernatural World, Insect Breathing…
Bai Ye didn't pay much attention to this. What surprised him were the thirty-three God Stone Shards!
The fact that so many God Stone Shards appeared at once could only mean two things.
First, Bai Ye's luck had exploded. The thirty-three God Stone Shards might have been all the opponent possessed, and Bai Ye had randomly hit the maximum, obtaining all of Karasumaru's God Stone Shards.
Second, it meant that the number of God Stone Shards on Karasumaru far exceeded Bai Ye's imagination.
If it was the first case, it would be considered normal. Having dozens of God Stone Shards nowadays wasn't particularly rare.
Measured like a pyramid, the chosen ones at the apex could possess such reserves.
However…
Bai Ye had long since despaired of his own luck.
As for the second scenario…
It could only mean that while Karasumaru's strength wasn't much, he was quite adept at tricking people. He must have used Kyogai to kill many others.
But no matter what, in the end, Bai Ye was the one who benefited.
Bai Ye was quite satisfied with this.
While thinking, Bai Ye left the haunted house.
"Huh? Mr. Bai Ye?"
As soon as he pushed the door open, Bai Ye heard someone call out to him.
Looking up, he saw Tanjiro Kamado with a box on his back, accompanied by Inosuke and Zenitsu Agatsuma, who looked like a demure young wife.
"Oh?" Bai Ye smiled. "You're here too?"
Tanjiro Kamado said, "We received a mission. There might be a demon here, so we came to investigate."
Bai Ye said, "That's really tough. The matter at Mount Natagumo just ended."
Tanjiro Kamado smiled. "This is the duty of the Demon Slayer Corps. Besides, this place isn't far from Mount Natagumo, so it's convenient to come and check it out."
"No need to check," Bai Ye said, pointing to the haunted house behind him. "If the demon you're investigating is the one in the house, he's already dead."
Tanjiro Kamado was stunned for a moment, then excitedly asked, "Did Mr. Bai Ye kill him?"
Bai Ye nodded.
Tanjiro Kamado said, "Is it convenient for me to take a look?"
Bai Ye casually nodded.
Tanjiro Kamado bowed to Bai Ye and quickly entered the haunted house. After examining the demon's corpse, he ran back excitedly.
"It seems the investigation mission can be concluded," Tanjiro Kamado said to Bai Ye. "Mr. Bai Ye is so strong, are you interested in joining the Demon Slayer Corps?"
"Not for now," Bai Ye said, thinking of something. "Are you heading back to Demon Slayer Corps headquarters?"
Tanjiro Kamado nodded.
Bai Ye said, "Is it convenient for me to travel with you?"
Tanjiro Kamado nodded. "Of course, no problem."
He still needed to go to the Demon Slayer Corps' base. That place was a neutral zone in this area, and Bai Ye needed to go there to seek trades.
Especially since he had obtained Insect Breathing.
This was definitely a good thing.
Insect Breathing was one of the strongest breathing styles besides Sun Breathing, and it was the only breathing style that could kill demons without decapitation.
However, the reason Insect Breathing could kill demons without decapitation was due to the use of poison!
This was of no use to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye himself was a poison person. The poison from Insect Breathing couldn't be stronger than the Mera Mera no Mi. The only advantage was that Insect Breathing worked on demons, while other poisons were almost ineffective against them.
But Bai Ye wasn't a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, so why would he specifically target demons?
Moreover, if poison couldn't kill them, he could just cut off their necks.
Therefore, Insect Breathing also needed to be traded, and its trading value was actually quite high. For chosen ones who were active in this area, it was definitely a good item.
Having decided to visit the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Bai Ye set off with Tanjiro Kamado.
After all…
Bai Ye didn't know the way!
It was true that Bai Ye had been to Mount Natagumo in his previous life, but he hadn't lingered in this area much, so he had never been to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
The journey wasn't very long, about three days. Besides traveling, there was also some good news.
The first piece of good news…
After casually dispatching two demons along the way…
The Five Spirit Curses had improved!
"You have completed Spirit Gathering cultivation. Your Strength, Speed, Stamina, and Spirit stats have increased by 8 points."
"You have completed Spirit Gathering cultivation. Your Five Spirit Curses have been enhanced."
"Due to the enhancement of your Five Spirit Curses, Flying Rock Technique has evolved into True Essence Body Protection."
True Essence Body Protection: Manipulates the power of earth elements with mental energy, enhancing your defense and resistance to damage, and conjuring three earth shields to surround your body for protection.
After the Five Spirit Curses were further enhanced, the increase in physical attributes rose from 5 points to 8 points. Secondly, after all five elemental techniques reached the second tier, the next enhancement of the Five Spirit Curses should lead to third-tier techniques.
This time, the earth-elemental Flying Rock Technique was the first to evolve.
After evolving into True Essence Body Protection, Flying Rock Technique lost its offensive and defensive integration, becoming a pure defensive technique.
However, Bai Ye felt it was quite good.
While offensive and defensive integration offered versatility, the price of versatility was…
Flying Rock Technique wasn't outstanding in either attack or defense.
After evolving into True Essence Body Protection, it became a pure defensive technique, capable of enhancing Bai Ye's own defense and providing defensive means, clearly becoming excellent in defense.
Most importantly…
Bai Ye did indeed lack defensive means.
Although the best defense was offense, and with Bai Ye's strength, there wouldn't be many opportunities for defense, defensive means were still necessary.
At the same time, the Spirit Gathering for the Five Spirit Curses became 0/10000.
The Five Spirit Curses would inevitably become stronger with each enhancement, but the Spirit Gathering requirement would also increase accordingly.
In addition to the Five Spirit Curses, from the nine daily gacha draws over three days, Bai Ye obtained four weapons. He then continuously synthesized them to fill the Gate of Babylon, increasing the number of engraved weapons in the Gate of Babylon to 19.
The Gate of Babylon had also upgraded from white quality to green quality.
…