Volume Six: What She Lost, What I Gained-Breeding

They're here, they're here!

It's here!...!!!

Boom!!!!!

Something moving at an unstoppable speed parted the seawater, pierced through the water barrier, broke through the city's foundation, and fell directly in front of Xiao Wu, Sin Annihilation, and Julia!

Smoke and dust rose, but were blown away by a gust of air in the next instant, and a man appeared from it.

The source of that overwhelming pressure was him.

A tall figure approaching two meters,

A sharp, high-end suit

Long black hair cascading down his back

An incredibly cold and mature face.

The strongest creature on earth

The organization's second-in-command

The Leader's confidant

The strongest member of the entire organization besides the Leader.

The only one No Supernatural Ability,

An ultimate being who constantly surpasses the limits of biology with a mortal body.

He appeared right in front of them, no more than ten meters away.

Gustav.

Its mere existence is more imposing than a thousand troops.

"Gurgle..."

Xiao Wu had to concentrate all her willpower on her feet to resist the urge to retreat.

Of the three, Xiao Wu is the one whose strength is closest to Gustav's.

That's why she was able to clearly sense just how terrifying the man in front of her was.

Gustav's gaze swept across the three faces one by one, lingering on Xiao Wu's face for a moment, before finally moving to Julia.

"I remember you are Julia Fiaz, the Extra Weapon?"

"... Uh, oh? Oh right, could you be Boss Gustav? This is the first time I've met you in person!"

"Quiet down. Your spirit of fighting to the last moment for the mission objective is commendable, but that's enough for now. I'll handle the rest. You go back to headquarters."

After giving the cold instruction, Gustav didn't look at Julia again, completely ignoring her.

As for you...

His attention returned to Xiao Wu, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he reached out a hand towards Xiao Wu.

"Urahara Sakura Dance... Urushibara... Hmph, she really does look a lot like her, but do you truly possess the power she desires?"

"Huh... huh? What did you say? With whom—"

"Stay away from Xiao Wu!!!"

"Urushihara is my prey!!!"

Sin Annihilation and Julia simultaneously blocked Gustav's path. They exchanged a surprised glance, but then immediately looked at Gustav again.

"Although... you... although you are very strong, don't even think about touching Xiao Wu in the slightest—"

"I haven't had my fill of fighting with Urushibara yet. Let me reiterate, she's my prey, and even Boss Gustav can't take her away—"

"Roll."

BOOM! BOOM!!!

Everything happened so fast.

Xiao Wu couldn't even stop him; all she could see was Gustav's arms leaving two blurry afterimages, followed by two loud bangs and two scattered objects flying to the side.

The Sin Annihilation shattered into flying blood and flesh, scattered everywhere, leaving only a lonely head lying on the ground.

Julia was reduced to a pair of twisted metal and shattered parts, with only her head remaining intact.

Each person only needed one strike.

"Monsters of the Divine Law Cult and disobedient pieces of scrap metal, should I admire your courage or pity you? Why should the weak fight?"

Gustav blurred, creating two afterimages – his signature Afterimage Attack! With lightning speed, the two afterimages punched at the remains of the two men –

"Stop!!!!!"

"... oh?"

Gustav looked at Xiao Wu, and at the same time, the two afterimages disappeared.

"I don't understand... but you're targeting me, right? Then don't lay a hand on them!!!"

Xiao Wu roared, took a step forward, stood in front of Gustav, and stared at him.

"..." "..."

A suffocating silence lasted for several seconds, then--

"Very well, I don't even have the interest to kill the weak... Void Realm, are you there?"

Hiss...

A vortex of gray-black bandages suddenly appeared beside him, and the upper body of a slender, puppet-like mummy— the Void Realm —peeked out from within.

"How is things going with the Leader?"

"Very smoothly... the Planet Will... has regained its former brutality."

"Wait, what did you say—"

Xiao Wu tried to interject, but no one paid her any attention.

Where is the Leader?

"He's been... sent back to headquarters. He seems... in good spirits and should be in the storage room now."

"It's good that nothing went wrong. Honestly, even with your protection, the chances of being discovered by the World Will are still quite high. I should have advised him to stop it."

"But... everything went smoothly... thankfully. So... what brings you here?"

"Please, take this thing—" Gustav pointed to the limp remains of the Sin Annihilation on the ground, "—and just throw it somewhere outside the Business Capital. There's no need to kill it. As for this thing—" he then pointed to the remains of Julia, who was trying to piece herself back together, "—the same goes for it, just throw it anywhere."

"Clear..."

The Void Realm plunged its arms back into the vortex, and at the same time, two small vortexes appeared beneath Sin Annihilation and Julia. The Void Realm's two hands reached out from them and pulled them in, after which the Void Realm itself disappeared back into the vortex.

"Wait a minute! They--"

"You heard it too, it's just about getting rid of those things in the way."

Only Xiao Wu and Gustav remained.

"... Should I thank you for sparing their lives?"

"This is your freedom."

"You... did you really come here for me? And not for Little Butterfly or Ye?"

"They'll be taken care of by someone else. I'm here partly for personal reasons, to satisfy my petty curiosity... or appetite."

Curiosity? Appetite?

Gustav scrutinized Xiao Wu, looking her up and down as if examining a precision instrument; Xiao Wu felt as if his gaze was piercing through her.

"I see... After failing once, the fully awakened Oni did indeed create a near-perfect masterpiece, but that's understandable, considering she's a hybrid of the strongest Ghost Clan and the strongest human."

Huh?

A hybrid of the strongest Ghost Clan and the strongest human?

If "hybrid" refers to himself... the strongest Ghost Clan is obviously his mother, the peerless killer known as the Asura Martial God, Urahara Mai Ryu.

But... who is the strongest human?

The father's side?

But ever since I was old enough to understand, my mother has never mentioned who my father was.

"Hey... hey... you... you're not kidding, are you?"

The strongest human?

The so-called strongest human, if we exclude those exceptional beings like Jili... isn't that right before our eyes?

It's not funny.

This is not funny at all.

Xiao Wu had no idea what was going on.

But... upon closer inspection... the shape of the eyebrows, the bridge of the nose, the earlobes, and other details... the more you look, the more...?

"Hey... don't joke around..."

Xiao Wu finally couldn't hold back and stepped back.

My anxiety had almost reached its peak.

"Stop joking... This... This is absolutely not something you can joke about!!!"

"What joke? I'm just stating the facts."

Gustav frowned, showing a hint of impatience.

"My Gustav Mosilis Vanma, and from a genetic point of view, I can be considered your biological father."

Twenty-two years ago, in a city that had just suffered a massacre—

The city was in ruins, blood stained the streets, and corpses piled up like mountains.

At the top of the pile of corpses, a stunningly beautiful woman stood, seemingly waiting for something.

After a long while, she still hadn't seen her target, so she sighed and was about to leave.

"So, you are Urahara Mai Ryu?"

A heartless, middle-aged male voice suddenly rang out behind her.

She was startled at first, then a hint of joy appeared in her eyes, as if to say, "It's finally here."

"The strongest Ghost Clan, 'Asura Martial God' Urahara Sakura Dance... Judging from your battle record, you are an outstanding individual even among Special Class Combatant, and you have the potential to be recruited by the organization."

"That's wonderful! All my efforts were worthwhile; I single-handedly wiped out ten cities."

"...?"

Gustav frowned as he watched Wu Liu smile.

"'It wasn't in vain'... Could it be that you orchestrated the One Man Slaughtered Ten Cities just to attract the organization's attention?"

"That's not all. I've heard that there was once an unparalleled powerhouse in this world who mastered the essence of all martial arts, surpassing the limits of living beings countless times. He even created the prototype of the Night Nether Style, which our Ghost Clan is so proud of."

"... What exactly do you want?"

"Mr. Gustav, I'd like to ask you—"

Unfazed by the oppressive aura emanating from Gustav, Wu Liu immediately moved closer to him.

Are you interested in sex?

"No."

Decisive and resolute.

Are you interested in 'strong people'?

"Of course there is, but what does this question have to do with the previous one?"

"So... would you be interested in creating the most perfect warrior through interbreeding between different races?"

"..."

Gustav fell into deep thought.

That's why I'm here to see you.

"This is utter nonsense! Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

"But the fact that you haven't done so yet shows that you are not uninterested in my proposal."

"Perhaps so."

"In short, if you're even slightly interested, and if you'd be willing to do me a small favor, could you please come to my humble abode in the Tianyuan Kingdom of the East Emperor Continent?"

Twenty-one years ago, on the East Emperor Continent, in the Tianyuan Kingdom—

At midnight, in the capital of the Tianyuan Kingdom, a man and a woman were walking and talking.

"... Therefore, hybrid Oni have advantages over pure-blooded demons in every aspect. If I, as the strongest Ghost Clan, could mate with a sufficiently powerful human, there is a possibility of obtaining a 'perfect warrior.'"

"So, you came to me? To obtain my genetic material?"

"There is no human being more powerful than you in this world... or rather, no creature more powerful than you."

"I am far inferior to Your Leader."

"As a loyal subject, would you want someone to use your Leader's genes for experiments?"

"If you had initially asked for the Leader's genes, I would have eliminated you immediately."

"Really."

Gustav completely suppressed his imposing aura and walked with Wu Liu on the deserted streets at midnight, but there was no hint of ambiguity in their interaction; instead, the atmosphere was filled with danger.

"I admit I am indeed interested in your proposal to 'create perfect soldiers,' and I wouldn't mind helping you with that, as long as you can demonstrate the results to me in the future."

That's wonderful!

"But let me make it clear first, I don't want to have sex with you, because it feels disgusting."

"I don't want to either, because I'd feel disgusted too, but you just need to provide sperm... or even if it's not sperm, spinal cord cells or something will do."

"That's easy."

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The annual family drama (wait, what?) is about to begin! There's some exciting news!

What? You think the so-called breaking news is just about Gustav and Xiao Wu's father-daughter relationship? Pfft, so naive! The next chapter will be even more amazing.

Also, there are 600 chapters now, so on a whim, I started a poll to choose my favorite male character—note, male (lol).