Redeeming a special grade cursed spirit
An underground chamber in the Kaguya Clan Grounds.
A rock salt lamp cast a faint glow, leaving the ancient text on the stone tablet barely visible in the gloom.
Sōji sat cross-legged on the stone floor before the tablet, his consciousness immersed in the system shop interface.
He flipped through two pages of cursed tools before his gaze settled on an entry: [Chain of a Thousand Miles], a special grade cursed tool with a redemption price equivalent to one hundred million ryō.
With a thought, he selected it. As the system's light faded, a chain dropped into his palm, cold and heavy.
After [Inverted Spear of Heaven] and [Playful Cloud], Sōji had redeemed his third special grade cursed tool.
The pitch-black metal chain gleamed coldly, its surface etched with cursed markings so fine they were almost invisible to the naked eye.
Its cursed energy allowed it to extend indefinitely. As long as one end remained out of sight, the other could stretch without limit, as though the space within the chain itself had been warped.
In truth, [Chain of a Thousand Miles] did little to improve Sōji's strength. He had only redeemed it to pair with [Inverted Spear of Heaven] for mid- and long-range attacks.
"No more cursed tools for now. These three weapons should be enough."
Muttering to himself, Sōji turned his gaze away from [Kamutoke]. Since it shared his lightning attribute, having it in hand would probably give Lightning Discharge a substantial boost.
Still, he was already working on molding lightning release chakra, so he did not particularly need outside assistance yet.
Snap.
Sōji raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A small, inward-spiraling black cavity appeared out of thin air behind his shoulder.
"Glu, glu, glu..."
Ugly Treasure poked its head