I Knew It Was You, Hidan!

Simu had gone to all this trouble, so naturally, it could not have been just to install an automatic connection system for Hidan.

After three months of constant analysis and evolution, he had given all the Jashin races under his control a major upgrade.

He had also found time to create several new races.

[Jashin-sama's Raising Game]

[Host]: A Blood Pool named Kamizuki Simu

[Level]: 1 (Jashin Reputation must reach 2,000 for the next level)

Note: The host's mental power will increase as its level rises.

[Jashin Reputation]: 771

[Ability 1]:

[Womb of the Primordial Creator]

[Gene Bank]: Ordinary Human Gene, Leafcutter Mantis Gene, Giant Centipede Gene, Giant Man-eating Spider.

[Gene Being Analyzed]: Jashin Gene (Analysis Progress: 0.01%)

[Creatable Races]: Weihe: Centipede, Koukaku: Spider, Rinkaku: Mantis, Koukaku: Ant-Man, Human Clone, Raven, Black Beetle.

[Ability 2]:

[Blessing of Jashin]: Your body has received Jashin's blessing. Before Jashin falls, you will possess an Immortal Body.

[Description]: I will create a world with Lord Jashin!

Thanks to everyone's efforts, the Jashin Cult's reputation had successfully reached 771. There were still more than twelve hundred points to go before the next level at 2,000.

As for the three initial Kagune—[Weihe: Centipede], [Koukaku: Spider], and [Rinkaku: Mantis]—Simu had strengthened them.

The centipede's length and exoskeleton strength had been the focus of its enhancement. The [Weihe: Centipede]'s attack range had now expanded to ten meters, while its exoskeleton was as tough as steel and coated in massive amounts of deadly poison.

As long as it cut open a wound on an enemy, the venom it carried would take their life within three minutes.

[Koukaku: Spider] had received a new version: Hidan's [Parasitic Spider], which allowed its host to shoot spider silk from any part of their body.

[Rinkaku: Mantis] had its limbs' sharpness and speed enhanced. Its whole style was fast, precise, and ruthless.

Then there was the new Kagune—[Koukaku: Ant-Man].

It could grow a layer of exoskeleton over its host's body, making up for Simu's lack of defensive ability.

Besides the Kagune series, Simu had also created two new Jashin races.

[Raven]: It looked like an ordinary crow and could share its vision with the main body. It could be used for long-range scouting or deployed in large numbers as a distraction.

[Black Beetle]: It possessed a certain degree of perception. Its sharp teeth could tear apart most prey, while its body could store energy. It could be mass-produced as scouts or used to transport prey.

Over these three months, Simu had spread ravens and black beetles throughout the area surrounding the Jashin Cult's headquarters.

A flock of crows had originally lived around the Jashin Cult's headquarters, but unfortunately, none of the cultists realized that the crows that had always lived beside them had been completely replaced by Simu.

The crows living nearby now were actually all ravens created by Simu.

Countless tiny black beetles also lived in the soil, on the trees, and even inside the cultists' rooms.

It could be said that everything around them was under Simu's control.

But that was not enough.

If possible, Simu wished he could spread his eyes and ears into every corner of the Shinobi World.

That was obviously unrealistic.

Although the Jashin Cult had sacrificed a large number of offerings over the past three months, most of the energy from those offerings had been absorbed by Lord Jashin through some method. All that had been left to Simu were corpses.

It could be said that Simu had merely picked at a few scraps from Lord Jashin's table.

The energy produced had long since been used up while Simu analyzed and created new races.

If he continued using the [Womb of the Primordial Creator], it would consume Simu's life force.

And when it came to consuming life force, Simu had to say:

What a coincidence!

I happen to be the owner of an Immortal Body, Lord Jashin's designated chief spokesperson, Kamizuki Simu!

With Lord Jashin's blessing, Simu's life force was inexhaustible. As long as the great Lord Jashin had not fallen, he could not die!

Simu pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "Lord Jashin, you wouldn't want your followers to be unable to spread the Jashin Cult's faith because they lack energy, would you?"

The next second, the entire Blood Pool began to boil.

Ability activated!

Simu went all out, producing them like mad.

A massive black shadow rose from the depths of the Blood Pool. Then, the pool's surface suddenly split open, and countless black beetles shot out from within.

Like a tidal wave, they burrowed into every crevice of the Shrine before surging toward the surrounding forest. Some crawled into Simu's wide trench coat to be stored away.

They would become Simu's eyes, ears, and strength as he walked the outside world—the extensions of his will!

But just producing these black beetles made Simu feel that the energy in his body was nearly exhausted.

Yet he did not stop. Instead, he increased the output.

This time, he was not producing black beetles, but Kagune!

Producing Kagune consumed far more energy than producing black beetles. With only his own body's energy, Simu could at most create five or six at once.

But the quantity Simu sought now was clearly far greater than that.

At the bottom of the Blood Pool, more than a hundred insect eggs surfaced at once.

Like hungry babies waiting to be fed, they eagerly awaited nourishment.

In an instant, the energy in Simu's body was completely drained. Then, his life force began to deplete at a frantic rate.

At the same time, in a space far removed from the Shinobi World, the great Lord Jashin's hundred scarlet eyes nearly all widened at once!

What was going on? The energy it had painstakingly accumulated over the past three months was rapidly being drained away!

At this rate, it would not be long before all of its earnings from the last three months were gone, and it might even have to dip into its own reserves!

Very soon, this Jashin that had existed for an unknown length of time found the source of the drain.

"It's the Immortal Body!"

Jashin's eyes widened.

It had only granted its Immortal Body to two people: Hidan and Simu.

Under normal circumstances, each death from the Immortal Body did not consume much energy. Compared with the benefits it brought, the cost was negligible.

But this time, the consumption was simply outrageous!

It was almost equivalent to someone dying more than a hundred times in just a few minutes!

"Who is it?!"

Who the hell could die that many times in an instant?

Filled with extreme fury, Lord Jashin ignored the energy consumption and sent its gaze through the Divine Statue into the Shrine where it was worshipped.

Then it saw a handsome man floating in the Blood Pool, his face full of pleasure as he moaned without pause.

"I knew it was you, Hidan!"