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"What monster is lurking here? Show yourself at once!"

With that, he kicked out, sending Wolf's Gravestone flying.

Awoo—

The instant Wolf's Gravestone was kicked away, Andrius awoke. A layer of white mist appeared, and the enormous Great Wolf, colored white and pale blue, slowly emerged from the totem ahead, its blue eyes glaring at the bald man who had kicked Wolf's Gravestone over.

"Human, prepare to face—"

"Monster, I could tell at a glance that you weren't human!"

Before Andrius could finish his grandstanding line, Li Yue interrupted him.

What the hell? Do I look human to you?!

Andrius looked adorably dumbfounded at being interrupted, but he still spoke patiently.

"Human, watch your atti—"

"A mere wolf demon dares to be so arrogant!"

Li Yue threw open his cassock, revealing the Golden Dragon on his back.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!"

Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon~~~

Li Yue's voice echoed throughout the Trial Domain. The Golden Dragon tattoo on his back peeled away from his skin, transforming into a real Golden Dragon that coiled around him.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Earth Treasury of the World-Honored One, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Paramita!"

With a wave of Li Yue's hand, the Golden Dragon instantly expanded to ten times its original size and lunged at Andrius.

Andrius was dumbstruck. What was going on? What was with this guy? Wasn't he here to take the trial? At least let me finish talking! Why did he suddenly summon a dragon that looked so ridiculously powerful?

Confused, Andrius leaped backward to evade the Golden Dragon. The dragon slammed into the ground, blasting a crater into it.

"Who are you?!"

Andrius stared at Li Yue warily.

"Amitabha. This humble monk is Master Fahai. Passing through this place, I sensed demonic aura and came to slay demons."

Li Yue held his right hand upright before him and slowly explained to Andrius.

"Wolf demon, your demonic aura is so solid that you must be a great demon who has cultivated for many years. You have surely brought countless disasters upon this land!"

"What did you say?!"

Andrius was furious. How dare he claim that Andrius had brought disaster to Mondstadt? He had been protecting Mondstadt all along!

"Human, I shall forgive your insolence if you can endure my trial!"

The enraged Andrius prepared to increase the difficulty of the trial. In his eyes, this human had some ability but no knowledge, mistaking him for some Inazuman demon. Andrius was not known for his good temper, so being mistaken for a demon enraged him, and he intended to teach Li Yue a harsh lesson!

"Hmph, what shameless boasting!"

Li Yue looked at Andrius disdainfully, his face brimming with invincibility.

"Your demonic aura is so solid that you must have cultivated for at least a thousand years. A thousand-year-old demon like you would be perfect for increasing my merit and strengthening my dharma!"

"Monster, I want you to aid my cultivation!"

Li Yue pointed his index and middle fingers at the Great Wolf like a sword.

"Take this, Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!"

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon! Go!"

"Awoo~~~"

The Golden Dragon appeared again and lunged at the Great Wolf. The Great Wolf let out a roar, and ice spikes materialized out of thin air, colliding with the charging dragon. The ice spikes shattered, but the Golden Dragon remained completely unharmed and continued onward. Wind wrapped around the Great Wolf's body as it directly entered its second phase and began moving at high speed, its massive body trailing a string of afterimages.

It entered the second phase this quickly?

Li Yue was somewhat surprised, though his expression remained utterly invincible.

"Hmph! Such paltry tricks, and you dare show them off before an expert!"

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Earth Treasury of the World-Honored One, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Paramita! Flying Dragon in the Heavens, go!"

The Golden Dragon appeared again, except this time there were two of them, both lunging at the Great Wolf.

While using the wind to accelerate itself, the Great Wolf summoned several Ice Wolves and sent them charging at the Golden Dragons. The Ice Wolves exploded upon colliding with the Golden Dragons, halting them and knocking them to the ground. The Great Wolf seized the chance to rush straight at Li Yue.

"You don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! You think breaking through my two Golden Dragons means you can face me? You truly don't hold me in your eyes!"

Li Yue roared and charged at the Great Wolf as well.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, rise!"

A Golden Dragon abruptly burst from the ground, tripping the charging Great Wolf. The massive wolf transformed into a blue-and-white ball and rolled toward Li Yue with a rumble.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, bind!"

Before the Great Wolf could get back on its feet, another Golden Dragon suddenly emerged from the ground and seized it. Two Golden Dragons wrapped around its limbs and torso, then expanded, pinning it firmly to the ground.

"Bastard, let me go!"

Andrius struggled furiously. A gale erupted from his body, mixed with ice spikes that shot toward Li Yue. The ground began freezing at a rapid pace as well, intending to force Li Yue back.

Yet Li Yue remained standing where he was.

"Such paltry tricks, and you think you can hurt me?!"

The ice spikes passed directly through Li Yue and struck the ground behind him, while Li Yue remained completely unharmed, as though he had never been attacked. Even the extreme ice rapidly freezing the ground could not affect him in the slightest.

"How is that possible?!"

Andrius's eyes widened.

"Could it be that you aren't human?!"

"You impudent monster!"

Li Yue's eyes widened.

"I was born with wisdom and possess profound dharma. You dare insult me?! Watch as I suppress you!"

A powerful oppressive force descended from above. Bound in place, Andrius immediately felt his soul tremble.

It was Reiatsu. Li Yue had used Reiatsu!

Though he had been a Demon God in life, he was now merely a remnant soul and could not compare to his former strength. Even an Abyss Herald could use the power of the Abyss to restrain him. Naturally, Li Yue's sudden burst of Reiatsu at Kensei Muguruma's level could exert pressure upon his soul.

This is bad. He's going to kill me!

Andrius's instincts told him that the bald man before him could destroy what remained of his soul. He immediately dispersed his body, dissolving into spiritual energy as he prepared to return to the earth.

"Wolf demon! Where do you think you're running?! Behold my Great Golden Alms Bowl!"

Li Yue raised his right hand toward the Great Wolf, and a Golden Bowl materialized out of thin air, forcibly drawing in Andrius's dispersed soul energy.

"No!!!"

Along with Andrius's scream, all the green soul energy was sucked into the Golden Bowl.

"Amitabha. Excellent, excellent. Thank you, wolf demon. My merit has increased by another measure!"

Li Yue pressed his palms together, bowed toward the wolf totem on the wall, then turned and leaped out of the trial pit, arriving beside Aizen, who had been watching all along.

Aizen looked at Li Yue, who was still standing there with his palms together and putting on an act. Resisting the urge to mock him internally, he asked,

"Li Yue-kun, what is this appearance of yours?"

"Master Fahai, a mage who particularly enjoys slaying demons and exterminating monsters. The sort who kills any demon he sees."

Li Yue returned to his original appearance.

"He has an extremely fierce temperament and a terrible temper. In short, he's vicious, but he also loves showing off. His style of showing off is completely different from yours, Godfather."

After all, he was a man whose face practically declared him invincible. No matter who you were, he would dare to fight you. Even if the Buddha himself came, he would still have to take a Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon.

"I can tell. That person's temper truly was not very good."

Aizen had watched Li Yue's battle from beginning to end, especially the things Li Yue had said during it. Every word radiated supreme self-importance and utter disregard for others. Even Aizen felt his blood pressure rising from listening to it.

"Besides, there was a reason I used that appearance to pick a fight with the Great Wolf."

Li Yue gave a sinister smile, but Aizen immediately stated his intention.

"It was to make the Great Wolf easier to tame, wasn't it?"

"As expected of Godfather!"

Li Yue raised his brows and gave Aizen a thumbs-up.

"I first fought Andrius in Fahai's form and even humiliated him before capturing him. He now thinks Fahai captured him. Once I absorb his remnant soul into my Inner World, I'll reveal my true appearance and then reason with him and appeal to his emotions. It'll be easy to persuade him to let me use his power. After all, staying in the Inner World of a Partner of Justice who saved the World Tree is much better than being captured and killed by some crazed mage of unknown origin."

Within Li Yue's Inner World, Enma's Blade possessed administrative authority, so only Enma's Blade could see what was happening outside. Greater Lord Rukkhadevata had no idea what was happening outside. As long as Enma's Blade fooled Greater Lord Rukkhadevata a little, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata would become Li Yue's "accomplice" and help fool Andrius.

It doesn't matter if you don't believe me, Li Yue. Could you possibly not believe the benevolent and righteous Greater Lord Rukkhadevata?

"First you give someone despair, then you give them hope. Both are done by you, Li Yue-kun, but the other party does not know that. It seems you are also quite skilled at exploiting the human psyche."

Aizen smiled at Li Yue.

"Not at all. Compared with you, Godfather, this is merely a paltry trick. After all..."

Li Yue transformed, becoming Aizen in his role as captain of the Fifth Division, and pushed up his glasses.

"Admiration is the emotion furthest from understanding."

"..."

The corner of Aizen's mouth twitched. He had misspoken. This guy was not skilled at manipulating people's hearts; he simply wanted to have fun!

"Alright, Godfather. I'll absorb Andrius's soul here first, so I'll have to trouble you to stand guard for me."

"Ah. I will watch over you."

Although Aizen was terrifying when he stood against you, when he stood on your side, he truly gave an overwhelming sense of security.

Li Yue sat down on the spot and began absorbing Andrius's soul from the Hōgyoku. The Great Golden Alms Bowl used to absorb Andrius's soul energy was actually the Hōgyoku, only covered in a Golden Bowl skin by Li Yue.

In Li Yue's battle with Andrius just now, he had basically only used Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's power. The Golden Dragon had actually been a Wood Dragon, merely covered in a Golden Dragon skin created with Li Yue's Dream Authority. That was why the Golden Dragon had initially appeared from Li Yue's back, yet could later emerge directly from the ground. But Andrius could not see through it. In his remnant soul state, Andrius had been completely controlled by the illusion.

Closing his eyes, Li Yue appeared in the Inner World again. The moment he entered, he saw Enma's Blade sitting on a white plastic food-stall chair at the edge of the Inner World, her back to him, with an arm around Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's exposed shoulder as they watched the sky outside together.

???

A string of question marks immediately appeared above Li Yue's head.

"So, you've been telling Aci about Nahida during this time?"

"Yeah. I only briefly mentioned that Nahida was adopted by you earlier. Of course I had to explain the specific situation properly."

"Then what are you two doing...?"

"Oh, after hearing that Nahida had been imprisoned for five hundred years, she felt a little sad, so she leaned against me to grieve for a while. I couldn't do anything about it. I could only hold her a little to comfort her. I was passive here, you know. I didn't do anything else."

Watching Enma's Blade explain herself with a perfectly justified expression, Li Yue wore a face that said he totally believed her.

You think I don't know what you're up to?

And there's one thing you've always overlooked, little Enma. No matter how much you fool around, you're still my demon-slaying blade.

Bleach have absolute control over their Zanpakuto, especially when you were designed perfectly around my tastes! Although my Inner World is managed by you, my Zanpakuto, I am still its ultimate owner! It doesn't matter even if you win over Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, because in the end, both of you will fall into my hands!

You should know that your master is a gacha-game player. With Godfather Aizen around, having a blade girl in the future isn't impossible!

When the time comes, won't you obediently offer Greater Lord Rukkhadevata up as well? Even both of you together wouldn't be impossible~~ I'll sincerely tell you that you and your wife are both wonderful!

Li Yue smiled as he patted Enma's Blade's smooth shoulder.

"As long as you're happy. By the way, you should know why I came in."

"Hey~ What's yours is mine and what's mine is yours. I even know whether you lean left or right when you draw me."

As the administrator of Li Yue's Inner World, Enma's Blade sensed the Inner World's pleasure level suddenly rise. Happily, she patted Li Yue's shoulder, then pointed at the soul energy gathering in the distance.

"When the husky came in, his soul energy was scattered, so it's still gathering now. Let's go wait over there first."

"Bring Aci with us too."