Chapter 38: Power Of Ghost God
“Those two little fellows seem even more delicious than I imagined.”
Sitting on the window ledge, Ai Bieli licked her lips regretfully: “It seems that using only a clone won’t be enough to taste their flavor.”
“Whatever, if I can’t have the appetizer, having them as dessert afterward isn’t bad either.” Ai Bieli turned back, looking at Niijima Yuta behind her, who resembled a muscular monster, “Right, Niijima?”
Niijima Yuta knelt on one knee: “Indeed.”
“Calculating the adaptation time, it’s about time to give you the Power of Ghost God that you’ve been longing for.”
Ai Bieli tapped her toes on the ground, pacing to stand before Niijima Yuta, who was still half her height even on his knees, and smiled brilliantly: “I’m not the kind of person who goes back on her word, you know.”
Hearing these words, Niijima Yuta’s mighty body trembled uncontrollably: “Niijima will never forget this favor!”
“I don’t really care about that.”
Ai Bieli took out a prepared Glass Bottle and poured out the blue-green small ball inside: “This is Blue Ghost Essence. Eat it.”
Niijima Yuta took a deep breath and swallowed the small ball.
In the next instant, his already tight suit tore inch by inch, his skeleton grew taller and thicker, his muscles rapidly expanded and grew larger, then integrated this Physical Body into a whole filled with explosive Power.
Scalding steam mixed with painful low roars erupted.
In mere dozens of seconds, Niijima Yuta transformed into a robust Blue Ghost over two meters tall, covered in blue skin with double horns on his head.
He lowered his head, clenched his fist, and let out a chilling low laugh: “Master, I feel… better than ever.”
“But going out like this wouldn’t be convenient.”
Ai Bieli reached out and placed her fingertip on Niijima Yuta’s skin.
In the next short few seconds, the Blue Ghost before her, who probably wouldn’t survive a day outside, reverted back to a sturdy human male, though his appearance and voice were completely different from before.
“Now that’s more like it!” Ai Bieli clapped her hands pleasantly and tossed him a brand-new suit, “Niijima, get someone in here.”
“Come in!”
The newly born Niijima Yuta roared toward the door, and moments later, a group member who had just been vigorously spreading Friendship Cult teachings online walked in.
After touching him with her hand, Ai Bieli said: “From now on, you are Niijima Yuta.”
“Yes!”
The group member’s Spirit and Body were simultaneously twisted and transformed, and he roared before sitting in the original Niijima Yuta’s position.
Leaving the Friendship Club Headquarters together with Niijima Yuta, Ai Bieli suddenly turned back and said: “Niijima, you’re free now.”
Niijima Yuta was stunned: “Master, why…”
“Shh—”
Ai Bieli placed her index finger to her lips and said softly: “Don’t say more. I hate clingy relationships.”
Niijima Yuta immediately shut his mouth.
“If you really feel indebted, you can go play with those two little friends.” Ai Bieli waved to him.
“That’s it, bye-bye.”
Thus, under Niijima Yuta’s gaze, the gradually departing Ai Bieli split into countless clones, transforming into ordinary people of common appearance.
Male, female, old, young, students, office workers, homeless people…
Just like that, the white-haired woman disappeared at the end of the road, replaced by a water droplet that had unknowingly blended into the sea of people in Tokyo.
Sensing the various supernatural powers within his body, Niijima Yuta closed his eyes.
He felt he should do something to repay the kindness and generosity of Ai Bieli in return for the favor she had given him.
“Shangshan Che and Tokugawa Ririko, huh.”
He murmured, revealing an Evil Spirit-like smile: “Wait for me.”
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【Laughing Hannya（Youth Body） leveling up: 100%!】
【Your Demon Incarnation·Laughing Hannya（Youth Body） has finished leveling up!】
【You obtained Demon Incarnation·Laughing Hannya（Youth Body）!】
Holding a mindset like opening a blind box, Shangshan Che, who was deliberately staying in the Safe House at the spawn point, carefully looked down from the first Prompt line.
【Laughing Hannya（Youth Body）】
【Quality: Super Excellent】
【Rank: One-Star】
【Rank Cap: One-and-a-Half Star】
【Talent: Power of Ghost God, Terrifying Smile, Berserk】
【—The Laughing Hannya, who amused itself by scaring and pranking children, has grown considerably, but its Potential goes far beyond this.】
【Power of Ghost God: Hannya is a Ghost God.】
The first thing that caught his eye was the core Talent of Laughing Hannya—Power of Ghost God—which had shed the “weak” suffix!
“Let me see how much Physique this wave will increase.”
Laughing Hannya, incarnate!
In the quiet Thatched Cottage, a Laughing Hannya Mask with an even more ferocious smile and more imposing appearance slowly floated out and gently affixed itself to Shangshan Che’s face.
Silence.
Not because the power increase didn’t meet Shangshan Che’s expectations and disappointed him, but…
Powerful, too powerful!
So powerful that Shangshan Che didn’t even dare to exhale loudly, fearing he would blow down this aged Thatched Cottage with one breath, forcing him to spawn outdoors in the Ghost Village later.
Even the Internal Qi generated by his Ki-Gong Technique had more than doubled in thickness!
“Hoo…”
Carefully exhaling, Shangshan Che, still not adapted to this terrifying power surge, made a bellows-like rumbling sound.
He looked at the Attribute Panel—
【Shangshan Che】
【Physique: 15→29】
【Willpower: 10→14】
【Charm: 6→6】
【Spiritual Arts: 3→4】
No wonder.
The Physique Attribute skyrocketed by 14 points in an instant, nearly doubling!
Moreover, Attributes don’t grow linearly but stack in a complex calculation method unknown to Shangshan Che.
This Physique growth felt at least three to four times stronger than before, in his perception.
He figured that while he might not be able to take on ten unupgraded versions of himself at once now, flipping five at a time shouldn’t be a big problem.
But this also left Shangshan Che with considerable doubt.
—A mere upgrade from Half-Star to One-Star could boost a Demon’s Strength to such a terrifying level?
—Laughing Hannya’s Quality was only 【Super Excellent】.
If so, wouldn’t Twisting and Turning be the shame of One-Stars? How would Onmyoji deal with Demons and Supernatural Phenomena that double in strength after one level up?
So probably not, otherwise Tokyo would already be crawling with Demons, no need to wait for the First Wave.
Shangshan Che recalled the light that emerged when he first drew this Laughing Hannya Incarnation.
It was purple.
And the same purple, he had only seen on weapons in the Blacksmith Shop before the Blacksmith left—that was the color of Epic weapons.
So—
Shangshan Che figured it wasn’t that all Demons were this strong, but his Laughing Hannya was an outlier among them.
This explanation made more sense.
Then, he continued looking down.
There was nothing special to say about Terrifying Smile; after Willpower increased by 4 points, its power should have strengthened, but that was it.
The key was the new Talent that appeared after Laughing Hannya reached One-Star!
Shangshan Che’s eyes burned with excitement, because no Talent could suit a close-combat Body-type Demon like Laughing Hannya better.
—【Berserk】!
