Chapter 320: Legendary Grade Defining Object Heart Of Yaso No Katsuya! No, That’s Not How You Wield The Dragon Slayer Blade
Shangshan Che was taken aback upon hearing this and looked down at himself.
Favored by a Deity?
“What does that mean?”
He scanned his surroundings with the Eye of Interpretation, but found no extra Qi or other powers.
Katsumi, who had descended onto the Straw Figure clone, subconsciously replied, “Yeah, one’s gaze, and one’s…”
Halfway through, the Straw Figure suddenly covered its mouth with a fan and fell silent.
No more talking.
If he said more, it might attract something onto himself.
In Katsumi’s gaze through the “lens,” Shangshan Che, sitting on the ordinary wooden bed in front of him, was entirely wrapped in viscous black “omen,” almost fused as one.
But the ominous presence posed no threat to Shangshan Che at all.
It was already too obvious.
Katsumi still remembered that the last time he saw this Che Walker, he was also shrouded in omen, but only a few scattered strands.
At that time, it could almost be called “favor.”
But now… who knows what earth-shattering event happened to Che Walker during these days.
No favor, not even “favor” could fully describe “that one’s” fondness for him.
To this extent, he was completely a proxy in the Mortal Realm, a spokesperson, already able to represent that one’s Willpower!
With a shift in thought, the Straw Figure’s already grinning mouth curved up another notch, making the smile more genuine.
Not just flattery, but also pride.
—His eyesight was indeed spot on!
On the other side, Shangshan Che stopped pursuing the matter after seeing Katsumi fall silent.
The other’s true body was in the Eternal World; one wrong word might really bring heavenly thunder or get him sabotaged.
But even without saying it, he probably knew.
“Gaze” and “favor.”
Probably referring to Take Mikazuchi and Huo Jin… though the latter was favor, he hadn’t sensed it at all.
Shangshan Che shook his head and changed the subject,
“Katsumi Boss, there was no word from you for so long before; why suddenly appear now?”
“Wasn’t the Mortal Realm hosting the Seed Battle recently? Too many Ghost Gods, and even more powerful beings watching in the dark, so I couldn’t show up…”
Katsumi paused, tapped the God of Wealth Hat on his head with the fan, and spoke in an apologetic tone,
“Oh dear, I almost forgot, Adult, that you won first place in that Seed Battle. Congratulations!”
“This minor achievement is nothing to mention.”
Shangshan Che just acknowledged it, accepting the congratulations.
Katsumi’s smile grew even wider instead, and he slowly exhaled: “More importantly, that woman is gone.”
That woman?
In just a moment, Shangshan Che pieced together the cause and effect, realizing Katsumi meant Nanjo Emi.
Otherwise, it couldn’t be such a coincidence—Sister Nanjo had just left the day before, and Katsumi’s clone boldly appeared on the windowsill of the Special Affairs Office quarters.
Though speaking of it, Katsumi’s true body’s Strength must be at least Wild God level or above…
Sister Nanjo was actually this formidable—not just detecting the other, but directly threatening Katsumi to keep him from doing business with him.
“Katsumi Boss, if you run into her in the future, you can use my name; you won’t have trouble.”
“Then I… shall thank Walker Adult in advance.”
As Katsumi said this, his gaze was complex; he first looked at Shangshan Che himself, then at the adorable Two-Foot Adult in his arms.
Clearly just a Straw Figure clone, yet it showed a hesitant expression.
But in the end, knowing not to meddle in big shots’ affairs, Katsumi restored his signature smile, handed over a scroll, and cupped his hands toward Two-Foot Adult,
“Congratulations on your Shikigami’s return, Adult. It seems this plan is mostly no longer needed.”
Shangshan Che took the neither thick nor thin scroll and flipped through it.
He hadn’t forgotten asking Katsumi before their last parting to gather methods for freeing Two-Foot Adult from the Ksitigarbha Statue; now the other had indeed found some.
Just a bit late.
Shangshan Che spent about three to five minutes browsing the scroll, a flash of joy passing through his eyes.
—Though Two-Foot had already freed herself, what was recorded wasn’t either of the two methods Huijue had mentioned.
Instead, it concerned 【Incense】 and 【Faith】.
In fact, aside from some advanced uses of 【Incense】 【Faith】 and little-known secrets, the scroll’s core point was 【Substitution】.
Substitution, taking the place.
—Simply select a Deity from past history whose Power had waned, barely maintaining self-awareness but definitely existing, then have 【Two-Foot Adult】 secretly replace 【target Deity】.
This way, the erosion and binding of Wish Power in the Ksitigarbha Statue would be borne by this oblivious Deity.
And Two-Foot Adult would not only escape but also steal everything related to this Deity.
It was quite a sinister trick.
Shangshan Che closed the scroll.
As expected, Katsumi had originally planned to sell him intel on suitable specific Deities and methods to devour a Deity’s legacy without side effects.
Unfortunately, the Seed Battle delayed things too long, and Two-Foot had already freed herself.
Still, much of the scroll’s content remained useful, especially practical for Two-Foot Adult’s 【God Bestowal Path】 Ascension to Ghost God.
So Shangshan Che put away the scroll and solemnly nodded to the Straw Figure,
“Katsumi Boss, the methods inside are very useful… I owe you this favor.”
“Look at you saying that, Adult.”
Katsumi laughed along.
With Walker Adult’s words, his 131 annihilated clones had instantly received full repayment.
“No more on that.” Katsumi proactively changed the topic, eyeing the bottles and jars in Shangshan Che’s hands. “Adult, you must have quite a few goods to sell now, right?”
“Indeed.”
Shangshan Che gauged the small standard Special Affairs Office Room,
“But this place might not fit them…”
Just as he spoke, a pitch-black little Box landed in front of Shangshan Che: “All goods can be stored inside by Adult.”
Shangshan Che blinked, sensing from the Box’s edges the same odd feeling as from Minamoto Shizuka.
Spatial fluctuations.
He picked up the little Box and instantly cleared all the junk items still in his Storage Bag.
In an instant, the originally weightless little Box in his hand became as heavy as a thousand jun.
After all, it was stuffed full of broken metal and junk dropped by Rōnin.
Shangshan Che weighed it twice and reminded before handing it back to Katsumi,
“It might be a bit heavy…”
The Straw Figure cluelessly took it, only to be smashed to the ground by the ridiculously heavy Box, its straw arm breaking off directly.
Katsumi awkwardly propped open the Box, glanced at his detached left arm lying aside, and gave a wry smile,
“So that’s how it is…”
He didn’t mind much and directly sprawled over the Box to inventory the items inside.
After a dozen seconds, Katsumi quoted a number.
“3312 points of Soul Ash, acceptable.”
Among the items he offered, too much was junk; few single pieces exceeded 50 points of Soul Ash, and he hadn’t sold the Tachi and Naginata dropped by the Wax Figure and White Bone—he still needed them later.
With one “acceptable,” a medium-sized Glass Bottle fell into Shangshan Che’s hand.
After laboriously tossing the little Box into the void, Katsumi heard Shangshan Che say,
“Besides that, there’s one more important item.”
The Straw Figure turned and saw a deep purple orb floating above Shangshan Che’s Palm, hearing him casually say,
“—Sword Master Mikumo Gonnosuke’s Kendo Memory Orb.”
In an instant, Katsumi’s expression changed dramatically.
Memory Orb?
In this era, how could a Memory Orb still exist!?
He remembered clearly that the Hanafuda Market should have long been reduced to ruins.
The last batch of Memory Orbs wasn’t already…
In an indescribably brief moment, countless thoughts flashed through Katsumi’s mind.
If not for the messed-up straw face unable to reflect his thoughts, Shangshan Che would have spotted something off at a glance.
After several seconds of silence, Katsumi suddenly remembered the man before him was a 【Walker】.
Moreover, an extremely favored Walker.
So for him, this didn’t seem impossible.
Katsumi looked up again, staring at the orb with his tattered face.
Mikumo Gonnosuke… He had to acquire this Memory Orb no matter what!
Besides, the “Che” in front of him seemed not fully aware of how precious the item in his hand was.
So he couldn’t show it too obviously…
Countless ideas flowed through Katsumi’s thoughts.
Shangshan Che thought he was pondering the price and didn’t interrupt.
Got it.
After a full dozens of seconds of silence, Katsumi set the fan aside and held up a finger in a “1.”
1?
One thousand Soul Ash?
Shangshan Che smacked his lips, thinking this was way too black-hearted.
“Ten thousand.”
Katsumi said.
“Deal.”
Shangshan Che said.
No haggling; after Katsumi’s price far exceeded Shangshan Che’s expectations, he agreed directly.
Originally, Shangshan Che thought the orb was worth at most a few thousand Soul Ash at best, since its Quality was just shy of Super Epic—this based on the Five Elements materials Katsumi had shown him before as price reference.
First storing the hefty Glass Bottle from Katsumi into his Storage Bag to convert to Soul Ash, Shangshan Che then handed over the Memory Orb.
At this moment, his Soul Ash reserves had reached the terrifying “28520” points!
One could say, with wealth like this, Under Heaven was his to roam!
Katsumi calmly stowed it away, thought for a moment, then took out a Crystal Box shimmering under the moonlight.
“Does Adult still need Five Elements materials? I recently found an excellent Wood Attribute one.”
Wood Attribute material?
Great, just what he needed!
Shangshan Che’s eyes lit up; if it suited him, he’d take it right away!
That way, the Five Elements Realm would lack only one!
“Let me see?”
Katsumi handed over the Box.
Shangshan Che looked down.
Inside the dreamlike Crystal Box was sealed a black semi-circular object drier and more wrinkled than ancient tree bark.
Shangshan Che leaned in to inspect it.
What the thing?
Edible?
For the first time seeing it, a glowing green Prompt popped up.
【Yao Bikuni’s Heart（1/2）】
【Quality: Legendary】
【—A gift, a Curse, a complete flawed item obtained after a Transaction.】
Holy crap!
Last time it was Yao Bikuni’s tea twig; now directly her “Heart”?
Shangshan Che, versed in most Mythical legends, could tell from the description.
Unlike the legends, this “Heart” was likely the reason Yao Bikuni achieved Longevity.
—Not mysteriously gaining eternal life from eating Mermaid flesh, but obtaining this immortality-granting Heart through a deal with some Deity.
No wonder it was Legendary Quality.
After the shock, Shangshan Che focused seriously on the half-dried Heart.
His intuition told him this Heart was extremely important to him, seeming to complete some defect in him.
He didn’t know where exactly, but it was vital.
If possible, he absolutely had to get it!
Shangshan Che naturally trusted his intuition.
However, glancing at the price tag on the Crystal Box’s bottom, a ridiculous number jumped into view.
【50000】
Shangshan Che: ?
Holy crap, this price fit its status, but he couldn’t afford it…
Shangshan Che tsked sourly, coughed, and said to Katsumi, “Um, Katsumi Boss, could you hold this half Heart for me? I’ll come back once I’ve saved enough Soul Ash…”
“Hm? Doesn’t Adult have any savings?”
Katsumi asked puzzledly, naturally leaning over to check the Crystal Box’s bottom, then sheepishly removed the price tag,
“Sorry, Adult, I stuck the wrong price label.”
The Straw Figure chuckled awkwardly, took out another tag identical except for the number, and placed it back.
Shangshan Che looked closely again.
【15000】
From 50k to 15k in a blink?
A 70% price cut— even a dragon-slaying blade wasn’t this brutal.
Was this a joke?
He raised a brow, casually eyeing the chuckling Katsumi for a bit.
Soon, Shangshan Che understood this was Katsumi’s “goodwill” or “additional Investment”—the other had seen he really wanted this Heart of Yao Bikuni.
In the quiet stare-down, his intuition… no, now even his Sea of Qi joined in, urging him to immediately devour this Heart brimming with terrifying vitality.
Shangshan Che had no reason to refuse.
“I see.”
Shangshan Che smiled and nodded, manifesting fifteen thousand Soul Ash into a Glass Bottle and handing it to Katsumi: “Then, Katsumi Boss, I’ll take this Heart.”
“I have other uses for the remaining Soul Ash, so no other purchases.”
“Excellent.”
The Straw Figure happily opened his Folding Fan, the crooked God of Wealth Hat wobbling on his head: “Thanks for your patronage, Adult; I’ll take my leave.”
“Safe travels.”
Shangshan Che waved him off, watching the Straw Figure vanish tracelessly amid faint spatial fluctuations.
At this point, Two-Foot Adult, who had been sitting quietly in his lap, finally relaxed with a sigh; Kaga Kiyomitsu, who had been playing dead nearby, buzzed and vibrated for a while,
“Phew… now we can talk, Little Jia…”
Ignoring Two-Foot who burrowed into the bedding and wriggled around his legs, Shangshan Che focused on the Crystal Box in his hand.
“Yao Bikuni’s ‘Heart,’ huh.”
He slowly opened the Box, watching the half-withered Heart instantly plump up visibly upon touching the outside air, filled with vibrant green vitality.
Just the faint vitality leaking out made Shangshan Che feel his Body become sturdier and healthier.
Even, this half Heart had “revived” and risen from the Crystal Box, trying to escape.
Shangshan Che grabbed it and tossed it into his mouth connected to his Sea of Qi, a rare look of intense curiosity in his eyes,
“—Let me see just how much power and potential you really have!”
