Bang!
The moment Bai Ye finished speaking, he took a step forward.
The next instant...
Karasumaru didn't even react to what was happening. He saw a yellow lightning bolt flash past him.
Then...
A thin red line slowly appeared on Karasumaru's neck, followed by his head tilting and falling to the ground.
"You have killed a participant (Supernatural World)."
"As this is your first elimination of a participant from the Supernatural World, you have received a reward: Insect Breathing."
"You have obtained thirty-three fragments of God's Stone."
Looking at the screen that appeared before him, Bai Ye showed a hint of surprise.
The first kill reward from the Supernatural World, Insect Breathing...
This, Bai Ye didn't pay much attention to. What surprised him were the thirty-three fragments of God's Stone!
The appearance of so many fragments of God's Stone at once could only mean one of two things.
First, Bai Ye's luck had exploded. The thirty-three fragments of God's Stone were likely all that the opponent possessed, and Bai Ye had randomly received the maximum amount, obtaining all of Karasumaru's God's Stone fragments.
Second, it meant that the number of God's Stone fragments on Karasumaru far exceeded Bai Ye's imagination.
If it was the first scenario, then it was still somewhat normal. Possessing dozens of God's Stone fragments was not entirely uncommon nowadays.
If measured like a pyramid, the chosen ones at the top could indeed have such reserves.
However...
Bai Ye had long despaired of his own luck.
As for the second scenario...
It could only be said that although Karasumaru's strength was mediocre, he was quite skilled at screwing people over. He must have killed quite a few people using Kyogai.
But, no matter what, Bai Ye was the one who ultimately benefited.
Bai Ye was quite satisfied with this.
While thinking, Bai Ye left the haunted house.
"Huh, Mr. Bai Ye?"
Just as he pushed open the door, Bai Ye heard someone call out to him.
Looking up, he saw Tanjiro Kamado, carrying a box on his back, with Inosuke standing beside him and Zenitsu Agatsuma looking like a demure wife.
"Hmm?" Bai Ye smiled and said, "You guys are here too?"
Tanjiro Kamado replied, "We received a mission that there might be demons in this area, so we came to investigate."
Bai Ye commented, "That's really tough. The matter at Mount Natagumo just concluded."
Tanjiro Kamado chuckled, "It's the duty of the Demon Slayer Corps. Besides, this place isn't far from Mount Natagumo, so it's on our way to check."
"No need to check," Bai Ye said, pointing to the haunted house behind him. "If the demon you're investigating is the one inside, he's already dead."
Tanjiro Kamado paused for a moment, then excitedly asked, "Did Mr. Bai Ye kill him?"
Bai Ye nodded.
Tanjiro Kamado then asked, "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 inspecting the demon's corpse, he excitedly ran back.
"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 thought of something and then asked, "Are you heading back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters?"
Tanjiro Kamado nodded.
Bai Ye then asked, "Would it be convenient for me to travel with you?"
Tanjiro Kamado nodded, "Of course, no problem."
He still needed to go to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. That place was a neutral zone in the area, and Bai Ye needed to go there to seek trades.
Especially since Bai Ye had now obtained Insect Breathing.
This was undoubtedly a good item.
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 by utilizing poison!
This was of no significance to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye himself was a poison person. The poison of Insect Breathing couldn't be stronger than the Pera Pera 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 heads.
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!
Bai Ye had been to Mount Natagumo in his previous life, but he hadn't lingered in this area much. Therefore, he had never been to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
The journey wasn't very long, about three days. Besides the travel, there was also some good news.
The first piece of good news...
After casually eliminating two demons on 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 upgraded."
"Due to the upgrade of your Five Spirit Curses, Rock Throwing has evolved into True Essence Body Protection."
True Essence Body Protection: Utilizes mental power to manipulate the power of earth elements, capable of increasing one's defense and resilience, and conjuring three earth shields to surround the body for protection.
After the Five Spirit Curses were upgraded again, the increase in physical attributes went from 5 points to 8 points. Secondly, after all five Dao techniques reached the second tier, the Five Spirit Curses would then lead to the third tier techniques.
This time, the first to evolve was the earth-attributed Rock Throwing.
After Rock Throwing transformed into True Essence Body Protection, the offense and defense integrated effect disappeared, becoming a purely defensive Dao technique.
However, Bai Ye felt it was not bad.
While offensive and defensive integration offered versatility, the cost of such versatility was...
Rock Throwing was not outstanding in either offense or defense.
After evolving into True Essence Body Protection, it became a purely defensive Dao technique, capable of increasing Bai Ye's defense and providing defensive means, thus clearly excelling in defense.
Most importantly...
Bai Ye truly lacked defensive means.
Although the best defense was offense, and with Bai Ye's strength, there wouldn't be many opportunities for defense, defensive measures were still necessary.
At the same time, the Spirit Gathering for Five Spirit Curses became 0/10000.
The Five Spirit Curses would undoubtedly grow stronger with each upgrade, but the Spirit Gathering requirement would also inevitably increase.
In addition to the Five Spirit Curses, during the three-day nine-draw lottery, Bai Ye drew four weapons and continuously synthesized them to fill the Gate of Babylon, bringing the number of weapon engravings in the Gate of Babylon to 19.
The Gate of Babylon had also upgraded from white quality to green quality.