Demon Resurgence: Starting with a Zanpakuto
Chapter 21

Principal, Let Me Tell You a Story

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After Jiang Chen settled Song Yiyi, he took the medicine from her and went straight to the Principal's office.

Upon arriving at the Principal's office, he could clearly hear coughing sounds from inside.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Jiang Chen stood at the doorway, not entering.

Inside the room, the Principal seemed to know someone was at the door and asked, "Is that Yiyi? Why are you standing outside? Come in."

Hearing the voice, Jiang Chen finally turned the doorknob, opened the door, and walked into the Principal's office.

Inside the office.

It was dim.

Clearly, the lights were not on.

Jiang Chen directly pressed the light switch by the door.

With a "snap," the light turned on.

The Principal saw Jiang Chen standing at the door in the light.

And the medicine in his hand.

He asked, "Why do you have the medicine Yiyi brought me in your hand?"

"Song Yiyi had something come up, so she asked me to deliver the medicine to you."

"Oh!"

The Principal said, sitting in his chair, "General Pagoda has been waiting for you in the office for a long time. Seeing you didn't come, he left to attend to official business."

"Just put the medicine on the desk. I'll take it later."

"Principal, I actually have a question!" Jiang Chen remained standing at the doorway, not taking a step forward, and asked, "Why was God-Demon Grass added to your medicine?"

"You know, God-Demon Grass is a plant that suppresses demonic energy, and humans cannot take it."

Holding the medicine bottle in his hand, Jiang Chen asked, "Principal, can you explain?"

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"You don't understand, or you're pretending not to understand."

Jiang Chen looked at the Principal with sharp eyes, as if he knew everything.

"Principal, how about I tell you a story!"

"It's about the War of Ten Thousand Monsters. An old man, injured, was cornered by demons. In a panic, he stumbled into the Ten Thousand Monster Forest, reaching its depths, and obtained a Demon's Heart."

"To survive, the old man ate the Demon's Heart, gaining immense power and eliminating the demons. However, he also transformed into a half-human, half-demon."

"To suppress the demonic energy within him, he had to take God-Demon Grass every day."

"But, the demonic energy from the Demon's Heart grew stronger and stronger, and the old man gradually lost control, his body being taken over by the Demon's Heart."

"In the end, he completely became a demon."

"At this point, should I call you Principal, or Super S-Class Demonic Beast?"

Faced with Jiang Chen's questioning, the Principal was silent for a moment and said, "If I were a demon, why would the school's Demon Qi Stones not react?"

"It's naturally related to your daily consumption of God-Demon Grass. Demons can use God-Demon Grass to suppress their demonic aura, preventing the Demon Qi Stones from reacting."

"The effect of God-Demon Grass lasts for 24 hours. Once it wears off, it becomes ineffective."

"If you truly aren't a demon, Principal, why not wait and see if the Demon Qi Stones react later?"

The Principal's expression didn't change, and his tone remained calm, "Jiang Chen, don't speak without evidence."

"I have always been telling the truth."

"Principal, General Pagoda didn't come today, did he? The one who killed Nie Xiaoqian was actually you!"

"Some Supernatural Abilities can alter one's body and appearance, even allowing them to become someone else."

"I believe you, Principal, possess a similar ability."

"How dare you! Don't you know where you are? To be so presumptuous in my office!" The Principal was truly enraged.

Anger filled his face. "Jiang Chen, don't think I'll be lenient with you just because you're S-Class!"

"I am the Principal of the Supernatural Ability School. How could I become a demon just to survive?"

"Since you, Principal, deny it, I'll elaborate further."

"Fifteen years ago, during the War of Ten Thousand Monsters, everyone was prepared to die as the demons besieged the city. Everyone except you, Principal!"

"Because you had a young granddaughter who needed care."

"Her parents had both sacrificed themselves fighting demons to protect this city."

"And you were her only family in this world."

"You didn't want to die, because if you died, who would take care of such a young Song Yiyi?"

"To survive, I don't care if I have to sell my body to a demon!"

"Right, Principal!"

Jiang Chen looked at the Principal's flickering face and said, "Time is almost up. The medicinal effects of the God-Demon Grass in you are about to wear off."

"Whether you are a demon or not, the Demon Qi Stone will provide the answer."

Upon hearing this, the Principal's expression changed: "Jiang Chen, don't push your luck."

"Push my luck..."

"This entire city is on the verge of ruin because of your selfishness. Who is pushing their luck, you or me?"

"Principal!"

"Will it only be considered pushing your luck when the demon within you truly awakens?"

"Jiang Chen!" The Principal stood up from his seat, leaning his hands on the desk. He exerted so much force that his clothes trembled a few times.

"One last time, give me the medicine!"

Jiang Chen directly slammed the medicine onto the floor with a snap.

The bottle containing the medicine shattered.

The medicine inside spilled everywhere.

And Jiang Chen had just anticipated the appearance of a panel before him.

Target: Principal Song

Species: Half-human half-demon!

True Form: A fusion of a human and a ten-thousand-year-old demon tree.

Level: SS-Class.

Is SS-Class the same as Super S-Class?

Jiang Chen mused, and a Zanpakuto appeared in his hand at some unknown time.

Meanwhile, a dense black mist swirled around the Principal's face.

Not far from him, the Demon Qi Stone lit up.

As the Demon Qi Stone illuminated, the school barrier activated.

These barriers were specifically designed to deal with demons and had a certain effect on them.

However, the Principal was clearly an exception.

He stiffly twisted his neck, his eyes filled with killing intent: "Jiang Chen, you know things you shouldn't. I won't let you leave here alive."

Jiang Chen immediately realized that when a demon and a human body merged, these barriers lost their effect on the demon.

He had initially thought the school barrier would suppress the demon to some extent.

This would have increased his chances of winning.

Now, he saw that he had been shortsighted.

In that case, he could only brace himself for a fight.

The Principal noticed Jiang Chen drawing his sword and sneered, "Do you still have the ability to fight me now?"

"Your Supernatural Ability is almost depleted, isn't it?"

"Even the strongest person cannot fight two S-Class demons simultaneously in one day."

"Especially since you only recently awakened your Supernatural Ability."

The Principal had already transcended the human realm. Countless black willow branches grew from his spine.

He looked particularly terrifying.

He walked towards Jiang Chen step by step, his gaze like that of a predator admiring its prey, a ferocious smile on his face.

However, he stopped in his tracks because of something Jiang Chen said.

"Principal, don't you think that since I dared to come, I came with complete confidence!"

Jiang Chen spoke with confidence, his expression calm, as if he had been prepared all along. This forced the Principal to re-evaluate Jiang Chen.

If it were anyone else, he might have dismissed it as boasting.

But, Jiang Chen...

He suddenly felt that it was a possibility.

After all, this was a once-in-a-millennium genius in the human world, who awakened his Supernatural Ability as S-Class.

Such a person would be difficult to deal with.

As he hesitated for a moment, a sword appeared behind him and instantly pierced his heart.

And the person who killed him looked exactly like him.

Who was this person

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