A Start More Wonderful Than Ever! (Please Follow, 4K Mega Chapter)

A Start More Wonderful Than Ever! (Please Follow, 4K Mega Chapter)

"Jūra, what are you doing?!"

Seeing Jūra frozen motionless in midair, Kyōra turned to support him, only to be stopped the next second by Midori, sword in hand. "I'm your opponent!"

Though she was somewhat surprised, she knew this was probably Bai Ye's doing.

Otherwise, Jūra could not possibly have been left standing there so sluggishly. From Midori's perspective, she had also vaguely seen the same pattern that appeared in Bai Ye's pupils appear in Jūra's eyes.

Was this another ability she did not know about?

"60 Million Volts: Thunder Dragon!"

Part of his stamina was instantly drained, and the lightning dragon immediately swallowed Jūra whole.

This was not the world of Pirate King. Very few people could survive a hit from sixty million volts, and the one who had survived it was King Luffy. Even during the Marineford War, Akainu had killed Ace with a single punch.

At the end of the day, the people in that world did have strong constitutions, but not enough to completely withstand such an attack unless they used Haki.

Sixty million volts was enough to kill a yokai.

After swallowing Jūra, the Thunder Dragon did not stop. Under Bai Ye's control, it turned and flew toward Gōra, the largest target here.

"Watch out, Gōra!"

Kyōra shouted, but before his words had even faded, the Thunder Dragon had already crashed into Gōra.

Boom!

The Thunder Dragon exploded, and Gōra's demon blood spilled from his forehead onto the ground. "That Thunder Dragon can't kill me at all! Now I'll avenge my brother!"

Hatred flashed through Gōra's eyes. He had endured the attack, but his brother Jūra had vanished in the explosion without even leaving behind a corpse.

"The first one blocked it. What about the second?"

A second Thunder Dragon formed instantly, then shot directly toward the wound that had just been blasted open on Gōra's body.

Seeing the Thunder Dragon fly toward him, Gōra instinctively tried to retreat into his turtle shell. But the Thunder Dragon gave him no chance, instantly swallowing him whole.

Compared to the first blue Thunder Dragon, the second one, crackling with purple-black lightning, was clearly far more destructive.

"Save me!"

The moment Gōra spoke, an explosion rang out, and his body was blasted into dozens of pieces that scattered across the ground.

"Fuck! I forgot I'm making a Demonic Blade!"

Bai Ye scratched his head in frustration. How the hell had he forgotten something so important?

Still, while Jūra was completely gone, Gōra at least had some remaining limbs. With Ryūra and Kyōra added in, Bai Ye felt it should still be enough.

Listen to that!

Was that even something a human would say?

Bai Ye had not bothered to lower his voice, so naturally Ryūra and Kyōra heard him. So he was killing them just to forge a Demonic Blade?

Why did this bastard somehow seem even more annoying than Inu Taisho?

Family, who understands this?!

"Um... could you please just stand there and let me give you a complete death? You know, this is my first time forging a Demonic Blade. If all I have are chunks of corpses, I don't know if it'll affect the blade's power!"

After scratching his head for a while, Bai Ye suddenly thought of something. He looked up at Ryūra and Kyōra, his eyes full of expectation.

Wouldn't it be nice if they just stood there and let him choose a dignified death for them?

They would die with dignity, and he would get intact corpses. Everyone had a bright future!

"Idiot, what dream are you talking about? Hurry up and help me and that Miko take down Kyōra, then the three of us can deal with Ryūra together!"

Midori took a deep breath. Seeing Bai Ye like this, she was numb. Why would they possibly stay put and let him kill them?

He might as well think about something practical. Once the three of them surrounded Ryūra together, Mount Hōrai's problem would be completely resolved.

"Got it. Quit ordering me around, woman."

This woman seemed to be getting more and more used to bossing him around.

He had to correct that habit of hers.

"A yokai and a Miko, such a strange combination. Are they in love?"

Kaname was somewhat surprised by the way Bai Ye and Midori interacted. Could a Miko fall in love with a yokai?

Although she had always protected the yokai and half-yokai of Mount Hōrai, she had always believed that there was no possibility of romance between the two sides.

But she did not continue dwelling on it. Instead, she turned and solemnly thanked Bai Ye. "Thank you for your help."

If Midori and Bai Ye had not come, Mount Hōrai might truly have been finished.

The moment he appeared, he had taken out two yokai. A First-Rate Yokai defeating two Great Demons was practically unheard of, yet he had done it right before her eyes.

"No need to thank me."

"You truly are a good person... yokai."

What the hell?

A black line crossed Bai Ye's face. She might as well not have corrected herself.

"Forget verbal thanks. Just remember that you owe me a huge favor!"

"..."

Fine.

Kaname took back what she had just said. Although that was what he said, why did Bai Ye sound so smug when he said it?

"I understand."

She did not think too much about it. Whether he meant it or not, she truly did owe Bai Ye a huge favor this time.

She would indeed need to repay him in the future. As long as Bai Ye ever needed her help, she would help him. But with Bai Ye's strength, there probably was not anything he needed her for, right?

He was stronger than her, and as a yokai, he did not need to worry about lifespan, so he would not want to stay on Mount Hōrai. Unless it was for that treasure? If she had to name something Bai Ye could not do, perhaps it was having children. She only had one more ability than him: she could bear children.

"Then I'll leave it to you. My Spiritual Power is also somewhat insufficient for battle now, so I can only support you."

Before Bai Ye and the others arrived, Kaname had already fought the Four Fiends for some time. Her Spiritual Power was nearly depleted. If Bai Ye and the others had not come, she had already been considering dying together with the Four Fiends.

She was already exhausted.

The Four Fiends, on the other hand, were clearly still in good condition. Bai Ye turned to look at Kyōra.

Kyōra's combat strength was second only to Ryūra's, far surpassing Jūra and Gōra.

However, under the attacks of Kaname and Bai Ye, his situation was extremely dire. For one thing, he did not dare look into those eyes, because Jūra had looked into them earlier and then been affected, frozen in place.

Furthermore, the enemy's ability to summon lightning for battle made Kyōra, who had already lost his ability to observe, cry inwardly in misery.

He requested a one-on-one fight!

"Move!"

Kaname drew her bow and fired. The arrow carried all of her remaining Spiritual Power, a demon-breaking arrow.

Kyōra wanted to dodge. He understood that cold glint behind him—if he failed to evade it, death would most likely await him. But the instant he looked up, he met Bai Ye's intensely mocking grin and those eyes. Though it lasted only a moment, he felt his body freeze in an instant.

The demon-breaking arrow pierced Kyōra's heart, leaving a massive hole through his body. His eyes went blank, and he immediately fell from the sky to the ground.

With the deaths of three brothers in a row, Ryūra felt like he was going mad. What he found even harder to accept was that he now had to face the combined assault of Midori, Bai Ye, and Kaname—two humans and one yokai.

Even if Kaname's Spiritual Power was nearly gone or entirely gone, once she recovered by the side, he would still die.

He was definitely going to lose this time!

Having realized that, he looked at the three of them with eyes full of hatred, engraving their appearances into his mind while secretly swearing that he would return for revenge someday.

"Run? A Great Demon running because he can't win? No wonder you lost to that Old Deng, Inu Taisho! Such cowardice will never be tolerated by me!"

"You!!"

Ryūra glared at Bai Ye in fury. He had indeed wanted to run, but after Bai Ye provoked him like that, he instantly no longer wanted to flee!

He admitted that he could not defeat Inu Taisho, but he absolutely would not accept being called a coward!

With that thought, he turned his gaze toward the corpses of Kyōra and Jūra. If he fused with the two of them, he would definitely become stronger.

Noticing Ryūra's gaze, Bai Ye pointed at the corpses on the ground. "Fuse with them. Let me see just how strong you really are!"

"Are you sure?"

Ryūra froze for a moment, not expecting Bai Ye to allow him to fuse with them.

"Of course. Since you've chosen not to run, I'll naturally give you a chance. Don't say I'm bullying you!"

"Good, kid. You've got guts!"

Ryūra looked at Bai Ye with a trace more admiration. Though they were enemies, he truly respected such bearing.

He flew straight toward the corpses of Kyōra and Gōra. Watching his movements, Bai Ye hurriedly moved beside Midori and muttered, "Quick, hit him with your Spiritual Power!"

"Ah?!"

"Hit him, damn it! What are you standing around for? Are you stupid? You're giving the enemy a chance to grow stronger!!"

"Oh, right."

Shameless!

She had never seen someone so utterly shameless!

Midori realized that Bai Ye's words could not be trusted at all. What happened to giving him a chance to grow stronger? The next second, he was telling her to launch a sneak attack!

He relied on deception and sneak attacks. Young people these days had no martial virtue!

But Midori's hands did not stop. This treacherous thrill of crossing the line in battle gave her a strange sort of joy.

Spiritual Power gathered on Midori's longsword. Then, with a single slash, a blade of Spiritual Power shot toward Ryūra. Sensing danger, Ryūra, who had been about to happily absorb the corpses, turned around and saw an enormous Spiritual Power blade flying toward him. He instantly snapped. "You little bastard, you lied to me!!!"

"Are you the idiot here? You could run but chose not to? You stayed here waiting to die—what's wrong with your brain? If you can't win and still don't run, who else am I supposed to trick?"

Hearing the faintly smug tone in Bai Ye's voice, Kaname looked strange and also regretted owing Bai Ye such a huge favor.

Would he use that enormous favor someday to demand that she do something strange?

She... would break, wouldn't she?

Ryūra had kept his guard up and had not relaxed his vigilance. Yet even so, his left arm was severed by Midori's Spiritual Power and fell to the ground.

Having lost his left arm, he could no longer use Wind Fang Blade. His combat strength plummeted, and he shot Bai Ye a dark look. He only wanted to leave as quickly as possible now.

"Too late. Die—Judgment of God!"

Countless bolts of lightning descended from the sky upon Ryūra, while Midori did not remain idle either.

Covered in wounds, Ryūra understood that he was certain to die today. Before his death, he cursed Bai Ye, that despicable and shameless scoundrel, to die a horrible death!

With a thud, Ryūra's body collapsed. Bai Ye only stopped after following up with ten more blasts of Judgment of God.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Bai Ye turned to look at Midori and her strange expression. "Do you have some kind of special fetish? He's already dead, and you're still striking him with lightning?"

"I was afraid he wasn't completely dead. What if he launched a sneak attack on me?"

This yokai was way too cautious!

Midori grumbled inwardly.

[ Ding! You have changed the fate of the Four Fiends. Reward: one draw opportunity! ]

[ Ding! You have changed Kaname's fate. Reward: one draw opportunity! ]

Two draw opportunities.

Bai Ye smiled and silently thought, Draw!

[ Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained: Housenka Oni Physique (toggleable), Active Ability Passive Voucher (side-effect-free version, universal) ]

[ Housenka Oni Physique ]: The Host can transform their body into diamond. The Host may activate or deactivate it at will.

[ Active Ability Passive Voucher ]: Can turn an active ability into a permanently active passive effect while removing side effects. Universal across worlds. This voucher will expire after one day.

Yokai Byakuya: [Brothers, what exactly is this Active Ability Passive Voucher?]

Slice of Life Byakuya: [It turns active abilities into passives, right? Say, if we turn the Mangekyo into a passive, could we keep it active forever without side effects? Wouldn't that mean we could use it endlessly?]

Hokage Byakuya: [If you want to die, I can help you. Stamina consumption doesn't count as a side effect. Do you have that much stamina to burn? Still, the Mangekyo's side effects aren't much of an issue. We just need the Sage Body and Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan later.]

Zombie Byakuya: [Turn my Dao Arts into a passive? Doesn't seem much different. I'd still need to cultivate. This voucher expires after a day. How about turning the Rumble-Rumble Fruit into a passive?]

Pirate Byakuya: [Useless! Why turn the Rumble-Rumble Fruit into a passive? Turn the Eight Inner Gates into a passive instead! It'll permanently raise our strength, and we'll be able to use Night Guy without injury. Who else would we use it on?]

Holy shit!?

Hokage Byakuya: [I completely forgot I had that when you mentioned it!]

Yokai Byakuya: [Then the Eight Inner Gates?]

Looking at it that way, it really did seem possible!

The First Gate could unleash one hundred percent of the body's capabilities, while increasing attack power and speed.

The Second Gate removed the limits of physical fatigue. The Third Gate further enhanced attack power and speed. The Fourth Gate increased attack power and speed again, but caused bodily damage—which would no longer matter once the side effects were removed.

Every gate afterward brought enormous increases. After the Gate of Death, it granted power dozens of times greater than the Five Kage. If the Gate of Death became a passive later, that would be a permanent increase. Every Byakuya who joined the Chat Group in the future would receive the permanent benefits of the Eight Inner Gates!

Confirm use on the Eight Inner Gates!

Slice of Life World.

Bai Ye felt as though his body was undergoing a transformation. His originally somewhat lean body instantly became sturdier. At that moment, he felt as if he had endless strength, and the dizziness that had once come from using the Mangekyo even once vanished instantly.

Slice of Life Byakuya: [A start more wonderful than ever!! Cheer for me!! Applaud... applaud me!!!]