Void Blade

The moonlight was silvery white, spilling into every corner of the mountainside.

Under the moonlight, a beautiful woman with cherry-blossom-colored hair stood outside a dilapidated shrine, dressed in white and red robes that were simple yet stunningly beautiful.

"Does it fit?"

Kikyo walked out of the shrine and looked at Yae Sakura, who stood in the moonlight; it looked like a perfect fit.

"Yes, it fits quite well."

Yae Sakura turned her head at the words. If not for the pair of ears atop her head, she would have looked like a true shrine maiden.

It was just that those long ears were quite distracting.

"As long as it fits! Take this cloak. You have almost no demonic power in your body; as long as you cover your ears, no one should be able to tell you are a half-demon."

As she spoke, Kikyo handed Yae Sakura a cloak she had retrieved from somewhere, then turned and prepared to head back into the shrine.

"Thank you..."

Yae Sakura took the cloak and thanked Kikyo as she watched her back.

Kikyo paused for a moment at the words, then continued back into the shrine.

Yae Sakura picked up the outfit she had changed out of—the one belonging to the Flame Sakitama. She certainly wouldn't throw it away, so she placed it directly into her storage space.

Although it was late at night, Yae Sakura felt no sleepiness; instead, she was excitedly checking the items and gear in her storage.

Just like her account, it was packed with weapons, stigmata, and various items whose uses she didn't know.

However, the weapons and stigmata equipped by the Valkyries no longer appeared in the storage as they did in the game.

Everything was unequipped.

At this moment, there was a five-star katana in the storage: the Void Blade!

The only characters who used katanas were Yae Sakura and Mei, and both of them basically had their own signature weapons.

This Void Blade was a backup; sometimes, it was more useful than other weapons.

That was why it hadn't been equipped on the Valkyries.

Yae Sakura took out the Void Blade. It was a deep blue katana, its blade shaped like two snakes biting each other's tails, forming the symbol for infinity.

Now that she was out of the game, Yae Sakura wasn't sure if the weapon would grant her stats, but the difference between using a weapon and not using one was still massive.

Moreover, just like in the game, the weapon came with its own skills.

First was the ability of the Spirit Blade...

Damage to humans was reduced by fifty percent, while damage to non-human creatures was increased by one hundred percent.

The Spirit Blade could kill humans, but the damage would be significantly lower. After all, it was a spirit blade worshipped by humans.

But against monsters, demons, and even gods, it allowed its wielder to double their damage.

Then, the two innate skills...

[Burning Cherry Chaos God]: Damage to divine beings was increased by another two hundred and fifty percent. If the target was marked with Crimson Cherry Sword Qi, it would also cause a stun.

If there was no mark, it would apply a Crimson Cherry mark.

The so-called Crimson Cherry mark was a residue of the sword qi within Yae Sakura's body.

Every one of Yae Sakura's attacks carried sword qi; basically, a few slashes were enough to leave a trace of it on an enemy.

By utilizing this trace of sword qi, Yae Sakura could become a nuclear-weapon-level sword immortal, using Blade Counter to deal explosive damage.

Then the second skill...

[Rondo]: The Spirit Blade came with its own sword qi wave. With the blade in Yae Sakura's hand, a single swing could unleash a wave of sword qi without consuming a shred of spiritual power.

However, if she used her own spiritual power, the damage of the sword qi wave would be even greater.

Combined with the inherent power of the Spirit Blade itself, this was the ability of the blade after leaving the game.

In short, this was a blade for slaying demons and gods.

As the signature weapon of the Flame Sakitama, it was a weapon designed against "gods."

If the Spirit Blade was a weapon against gods, then the Void Blade was a universal weapon.

The Void Blade dealt the same damage to enemies of any race, and its two skills were both direct damage increases.

[Ouroboros]: Creates a space-time deceleration zone that follows the wielder for a period of time, increasing the wielder's attack during that duration.

[Energy Devour]: A passive ability that could devour a portion of the enemy's attacks to convert and increase the wielder's own attack.

It was very simple and direct...

It seems... I... Yae Sakura, will be playing dual-wielding from now on.

Besides weapons and stigmata, there were many items whose uses she didn't know.

For example, thousands of Honkai Shards...

In the game, they could be exchanged for items, but now...

[Honkai Shard]: This shard is filled with Honkai energy.

That was its description; she had no idea what it was for.

In addition to these items, there was a pile of instant noodles and mooncakes sent by the Valkyries; they should be edible!

And there were the countless Hannah stigmata in the storage. These should be equippable by others, right? Otherwise... she had absolutely no need for them.

"This gold... can I withdraw it?"

She looked at the gold count: one hundred million...

In the game, that wasn't actually much, but if it turned into one hundred million real gold coins...

Yae Sakura hurriedly tried to withdraw five gold coins.

Immediately after... five gold coins the size of a one-yuan coin appeared in Yae Sakura's hand.

The front of the coin displayed three large characters: [MiHoYo], and the back featured a Homu head.

"Real gold?"

Yae Sakura hurriedly took a bite... there were teeth marks; it felt like pure gold...

At this moment, only one thought echoed in Yae Sakura's mind: I'm rich...

The next day, morning...

Having not slept all night, Yae Sakura, who had only closed her eyes to rest for a while, was already practicing her sword techniques outside the shrine early in the morning.

Falling Cherry Style!

Although she had gained all of Yae Sakura's abilities, she was like someone who had struck it rich overnight; she knew how to do it, but she couldn't use it skillfully yet.

Therefore, "Yae Sakura" needed to practice more. She didn't need to be as masterful as the real Yae Sakura, but she had to be able to use them proficiently.

Unlike the other two Yae Sakuras—Salt Yae and Ice Yae—Flame Sakitama played with fire, while Goushinnso Memento played with ice. Flame Sakitama did not rely on elemental damage, but rather on her peerless swordsmanship.

The core damage of Flame Sakitama relied on the explosive power of the Blade Counter.

The single-target output was explosive!!

It mainly relied on the application of the cherry blossom marks and the Blade Counter.

However... in this world, for most demons, there was no need for any Blade Counter; a single slash was enough to kill them.