Three minutes later, Bai Ye was sent back to the outer perimeter of Mount Natagumo.
Concurrently, rewards accompanied the end of the restricted area, completing randomly.
For the Blood Demon Art from Restricted Area Mission 1, Bai Ye obtained the Spider Demon Father's Blood Demon Art as desired. For the Blood Demon Art from Restricted Area Mission 3, which was randomly drawn from all the spiders, Bai Ye's luck was quite good, obtaining the Blood Demon Art of Lower Rank Five.
But…
The unpleasant part was that whenever the word "but" appeared, there was a fifty percent chance of tragedy.
Blood Demon Art: Metamorphosis (Ability) (Green): Originating from the Spider Demon Father's Blood Demon Art. Effect: Strengthen Physique (Physical attributes other than Intelligence and Spirit increase by 10 points). Metamorphosis (When in a severely injured state, one metamorphosis can be performed, increasing physical attributes other than Intelligence and Spirit by 20 points, and enhancing self-recovery and regeneration abilities). Remarks: This ability requires transforming oneself into a demon to use.
Blood Demon Art: Line Engrave Prison (Ability) (Blue): Originating from the Blood Demon Art of the Twelve Kizuki, Lower Rank Five. Effect: Net Kill (Utilizes strong and sharp spider silk to form a web, which can be used to bind enemies or directly cut through the opponent's body). Remarks: This ability requires transforming oneself into a demon to use.
Bai Ye looked at the luminous screen with a feeling of wanting to cry but having no tears.
Metamorphosis was as Bai Ye had guessed, a pure body-strengthening ability. The basic increase was indeed ordinary, only a 10-point increase in physical attributes, after all, it was only green quality.
But the key lay in the metamorphosis itself.
The success of metamorphosis was not guaranteed, it might not succeed. However, upon success, there was a 20-point increase in physical attributes, coupled with enhanced recovery and regeneration abilities, making it a solid blue-quality ability.
Moreover, it was considered a relatively high-tier blue-quality body-strengthening ability, considering how rare recovery and regeneration abilities were. These two aspects represented survival!
It was classified as green quality purely because metamorphosis was not a hundred percent successful.
As for Rui's Blood Demon Art, there was nothing much to say.
To be honest, if Bai Ye didn't have the Nanming Lihuo Sword, Rui wouldn't have been so easy to deal with. Although he could be killed, it would have taken some effort.
Therefore, Rui's spider silk was actually quite strong.
Although it was blue quality, Line Engrave Prison was not Rui's strongest technique, and it had already reached a level close to black quality.
But…
These two damn things absolutely required him to become a demon to use!
This was not a problem for Bai Ye, as he had obtained demon blood from Rui. However…
Bai Ye didn't want to become a demon!
Becoming a demon for these two abilities was simply not worth it. Although there was Demon King's blood that could remove the side effects, he didn't have any Demon King's blood.
Besides, that was a Demon King, and was it that easy to defeat?
Bai Ye felt completely numb.
After all, Bai Ye had been to Mount Natagumo in his previous life, but he hadn't completed the restricted area missions.
Without completing the restricted area missions, he hadn't received the rewards, so it was normal that he didn't know this.
The only fortunate thing was…
Bai Ye hadn't worked for nothing. At least the breathing technique could still be used. Moreover, because Bai Ye had only saved Agatsuma Zenitsu, he had obtained the Thunder Breathing technique mastered by Agatsuma Zenitsu as he wished.
Thunder Breathing (Breathing Technique) (Blue): One of the five basic breathing techniques, it is the fastest and most explosive among all breathing techniques. It has extremely high requirements for the user's physical condition, making it very difficult to cultivate. Super-high-speed movement generates a sound like surging thunder in the air.
Forms (Unlocked) (1/7):
First Form: Thunderclap and Flash: Utilizes the breathing technique to channel power into one leg, then forcefully stomps on the ground with a burst of speed, erupting with terrifying movement speed. The speed of movement at that instant emits a thunderous sound, executing a rapid sword draw attack at a speed even demons cannot perceive.
Thunder Breathing was what Bai Ye wanted. The reason Bai Ye valued Thunder Breathing over seeking rarer breathing techniques from Tanjiro was due to…
Speed and Explosiveness!
Bai Ye didn't lack combat methods, but he lacked auxiliary combat methods.
At the same time, his only means of movement was teleportation.
Undeniably, teleportation was quite useful, but it required skillful operation.
The 2.5-second cooldown and the limit of three consecutive uses placed significant restrictions on teleportation.
Therefore, Bai Ye still needed a method of movement.
Thunder Breathing was excellent. With a total of seven forms, even if the latter six were disregarded, the First Form, Thunderclap and Flash, was sufficient for Bai Ye.
When teleportation was used consecutively three times, all positioning would be reset, and Bai Ye's teleportation would enter a vacuum period.
At this time, Thunderclap and Flash could be used to compensate.
Furthermore, by utilizing the duration of Thunderclap and Flash, Bai Ye could re-position for teleportation. Once Thunderclap and Flash ended, Bai Ye could use teleportation again.
Thus, alternating between them would create a seamless chain!
Therefore, Bai Ye was quite satisfied with the reward of Thunder Breathing. Most importantly, it had no usage restrictions and didn't require him to become a demon.
Of course, there was also the Nichirin Blade.
There wasn't much to say about this item. It was a rather ordinary weapon, but it had a buff effect for using breathing techniques, making them complement each other.
However, the breathing technique could be used even without the Nichirin Blade.
Bai Ye received a golden Nichirin Blade that matched Thunder Breathing, white quality…
Bai Ye casually threw it into his inventory. Its only use was to fill the Gate of Babylon. Even with its buff effect, Bai Ye would prefer using the Frost Condensing Sword or the famous Bloodthirsty Blade.
Finally, the acquisition of God Stone fragments brought tears to Bai Ye's eyes.
Recently, the number of God Stone fragments had been steadily decreasing. Steel Slimes were too "hungry." Now, with the kills and restricted area mission rewards, he had obtained over twenty pieces, which was a welcome relief.
As for the unusable Blood Demon Arts, Bai Ye wasn't too concerned. There would always be people willing to become demons. Although they couldn't move in the sunlight, the improvement in strength was direct.
Those who were not powerful enough would definitely be willing to sacrifice some things to become stronger.
Therefore, they still held transactional value.
"Hmm!" Bai Ye murmured, "I recall there being neutral areas in the supernatural regions of the demon world. Perhaps near the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps? Should I go take a look?"
Demon blood and Blood Demon Arts were too specific in their targets, making trading difficult in other areas. However, if it were among the chosen ones in this region, Bai Ye believed many would be interested.
"Then I shall go."
Bai Ye made up his mind, but at this very moment…
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