I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 418 Heavenly Trial Progress: 100%! Five-out-of-three Grand Prize! Controlling lightning is now easier than breathing.
【Screening completed! 】

[Given the existence of the extremely rare item "Broken Soul Chain of Heaven" within the Asahikawa City area, rewards highly related to it will be included.]

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the prompt, then at the black chain that looked scattered across the sky.

"Extremely rare..."

Uesugi Tetsu searched through his memory and found that he had almost never seen this word in the clues before.

If it's in the reward-related prompts, then it's completely absent.

Therefore, the rewards related to the Heavenly Soul Lock should definitely be chosen.

This is beyond doubt.

Having made his decision, Uesugi Tetsu continued looking—

You can choose three rewards from the following five options!

【1. Heavenly Soul Lock: Based on the "Broken Heavenly Soul Lock" that was lost in the Asahikawa City area, a complete and uncontaminated "Heavenly Soul Lock" was repaired.

Once the Heavenly Soul Lock is bound, the bound object cannot be changed. The quality of the Heavenly Soul Lock will increase along with the rank of the bound user.

Is repairing the Heavenly Soul Lock that he shattered really a reward...?

No, that's not right.

Uesugi Tetsuya keenly noticed the words "untainted by any pollution".

That's the key point.

Previously, he had followed Shirazumi's instructions to "sacrifice" a fake person, which actually enhanced the power of the Heavenly Soul Lock. This situation seemed quite abnormal.

Now it seems that the Heavenly Soul Lock may have been severely corrupted over a long period of time by the evil eyes of the Wild God or by the corpse of the Palace Master.

Therefore, even if the Heavenly Soul Lock in the sky were intact at present, he would not be able to use it at all.

With a slight shift in his thoughts, Uesugi Tetsuya had already made his choice—he had been eyeing the Heavenly Soul Lock for a long time, so he would take it first and then look at the rest.

Immediately, Uesugi Tetsu's expression became extremely strange.

【2. Pseudo-human Mother Nest: Obtain a pseudo-human mother nest that can automatically unfold, with an initial area of ​​10,000 square meters. It requires a large amount of flesh and blood and soul spirits to maintain the daily operation of the mother nest. At the same time, it continuously consumes flesh and blood and soul spirits to enable the mother nest to produce pseudo-humans.

There is a daily limit to the number of pseudo-humans that can be produced. The pseudo-human mother nest can advance after absorbing a huge amount of flesh, blood, and soul.

This thing... is it definitely not some kind of Zerg hive?
Your art style is off.

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless.

This fake human mother nest might have been somewhat useful if given to him at the start of the game.

This could potentially accelerate resource gathering and snowball the growth, potentially leading to a rapid takeoff.

But what's the point of having it now?

Not to mention that the mother nest is so large that it is impossible for it to be placed in the modern world.

But if we place it in the ordinary world...

Heh, starting with producing these weaklings in Asahikawa City—letting them roam the desolate wilderness where there are almost no monsters and the monsters are of vastly different strengths—who knows when we'll be able to start massing troops.

As for places teeming with demons, monsters, and evil spirits, they all belong to the territories of different eras.

One careless move could attract ghosts and gods, or even more terrifying beings like the Wild Gods, who would come knocking on your door. Placing the pseudo-human mother nest there would be nothing short of handing over food.

Uesugi Tetsu didn't want to be a babysitter, working hard every day and wasting his development time and resources.

I don't like it at all.

Even if I produced millions or tens of millions of fake people, it wouldn't be enough for me to plow the earth once with the Five Thunder Technique.

Against a god-like combatant like him with wide-range attack capabilities, simply piling up numbers is almost useless.

The energy consumed by killing enemies is not as fast as the energy that can be naturally replenished, so how can we talk about energy consumption?

"The appearance of such strange items in the rewards is most likely related to the existence of so many fake people."

Uesugi Tetsu wondered with some curiosity, "Could it be that there really is a [Pseudo-Human Kingdom] in the mortal world, filled with these pseudo-human mother nests?"

If this actually exists, it poses a significant hidden danger...

I'll remember to tell Nanjo-nee later and ask her to be careful.

3. Blank Steel Dragon Ticket: A blank "steel dragon ticket" awaiting signature.

After signing the name of the person you wish to see, they will be delivered to you by a steel dragon and will stay for a maximum of seventy-two hours.

Alternatively, one could sign their own name on the ticket, write the name of the person they wish to meet on the back, and be transported there by a long steel train, staying for a maximum of seventy-two hours.

This ticket looks much more interesting than the mother nest on it.

Simply put, it's like a teleportation ticket that allows you to go anywhere, and you can even specify whether it's someone coming from the other side or you going there yourself.

"Oneself...the other party..."

Uesugi Tetsu pondered, "Then theoretically speaking, wouldn't anyone be able to do it as long as they know the real name?"

Using it simply as a means of getting around or as a means of survival is a rather simplistic approach.

For something a bit deeper—it seems like it would be possible to have Lord Mokujin descend from the sky in a long steel dragon as a super foreign aid.

However, it seems that there might be some problems if Lady Mokuzu leaves the walking gathering, so it's best not to ask her to go out casually.

Using this ticket directly to Tokiwa and joining forces with Imagawa Yoshimoto is also a viable option.

"What would happen if we wrote 'Lord of the Eternal World' on it?"

Uesugi Tetsuya was a little curious, but he quickly dismissed his curiosity.

If you write this name on the ticket, it will show that...

Those kids, this is really not funny.

Uesugi Tetsu envisioned many uses for it.

In the end, however, it seems more practical to use this ticket to find Zashiki.

Once you find Zashiki, you can have her combine her three masks of Hannya into one, and then you can unlock the legendary advancement path for Akahana.

In this way, two of the three reward slots are removed.

As he looked further down, Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly burst out laughing.

4. Super Spellcasting Scroll: A less-than-successful prototype spellcasting scroll. It required a thousand times more materials to make than a regular spellcasting scroll, but the results were not satisfactory.

After use, increases proficiency in any skill at the Grandmaster level or below by 9999 points.

Because the reward is really simple, it has a pure numerical beauty.

Directly increasing the master-level skill proficiency by 9999 points is equivalent to saving at least several months of training time, which is quite remarkable.

Uesugi Tetsuya was considering making a choice.

However, let's check the final reward before making a decision.

5. War Horn: A horn originating from a vast and ancient battlefield where gods once fell. It has witnessed the epic lives of countless heroes. When blown, it can randomly summon heroic spirits related to the ancient battlefield.

There is no limit to the spiritual power that can be infused into the war horn.

"No upper limit..."

The scales in Uesugi Tetsu's heart tipped to the other side in an instant.

If the horn could only summon spirits of demons and gods, or even Aragami-level heroic spirits, Uesugi Tetsu would hesitate for a few seconds.

But faced with "no upper limit", the originally tempting "9999 proficiency" suddenly became tasteless.

Firstly because—

【Natural Mind-Body Flow (Master 4201/30000)】

【Spirit Control Technique - Qi (Grandmaster 6011/20000)】

In addition, there is the Five Thunder Technique, which has just been promoted to the Grandmaster level and requires more than 20,000 proficiency points to be promoted again.

Even with an additional 10,000 proficiency points, Uesugi Tetsuya's three main combat skills would still be far from advancing to the next level, and wouldn't cause a qualitative change overnight. If his Spirit Control Technique proficiency reached 10,000 points, then Uesugi Tetsuya might choose to use the Spellcasting Scroll.

After all, spirit control techniques above the Grandmaster level... just thinking about it is utterly absurd.

No.

Therefore, Uesugi Tetsu had no reason not to choose this war horn that could be infused with unlimited spiritual power.

Secondly, the spiritual power that could be injected into the previous [Komainu Bell] was too little and too shallow. Uesugi Tetsuya's slightest movement caused it to overflow.

It's fair to say that the bell is completely outdated in the current version.

Uesugi Tetsuya's current excess life force can be supplied to the burning of the Calamity Sea Divine Treasury, but the excess spiritual power is simply inexhaustible.

Therefore, it can be used on the [War Horn].

Moreover, the horn is said to be able to summon gods.

Even the most obscure wild gods and weak gods are still gods, and once summoned, they are definitely much stronger than a few komainu that can be taken down by the "dark minions" of Asahikawa City.

[Dear Worldly Walker, you have selected reward 1, 3, or 5.]

Confirm your selection?

"choose."

Uesugi Tetsu's thoughts settled.

The next instant, he saw the shattered Heavenly Soul Lock in the sky crumble into a sky full of black and red powder.

The ominous black and red hues were then worn away by an invisible force, turning into tiny, crystal-clear dust particles.

The dust particles slowly coalesced again, transforming into a long, almost transparent chain.

"So the Heavenly Soul Lock itself is colorless..."

The moment Uesugi Tetsuya's thought crossed his mind, the colorless Heavenly Soul Lock crossed space and landed on him, binding him tightly.

This is roughly the "binding process".

He could clearly feel the warm, ethereal Soul Lock coiling around his released soul, and this feeling... was indeed a bit strange.

As for the [Blank Steel Dragon Ticket] and [War Horn], they are already in my backpack, safe and sound.

Uesugi Tetsuya didn't take them out first, but instead opened the prompts related to the Grandmaster-level Five Thunder Technique—

After coming to his senses from making the choice, he always had an urge to electrify something.

[Your skill, Five Thunder Method: Qi Combination Proficiency +212!]

[Because your Five Thunder Technique - Qi Harmony has been upgraded to Grandmaster level, your Physique has increased by 2!]

[Because your Five Thunder Technique - Qi Harmony has been upgraded to Grandmaster level, your spiritual power has increased by 10!]

[Because your Five Thunder Technique - Qi Harmony has been upgraded to the Grandmaster level, your special physique - Lightning Control has subtly changed!]

[Because your Five Thunder Techniques - Qi Harmony has been upgraded to the Grandmaster level, you have gained a completely new and extraordinary understanding of "thunder"!]

【Five Thunder Techniques - Qi Harmony (Grandmaster 11/25000)】

[Effect: Commands thunder.]

[—Controlling lightning is now simpler than breathing.]

Uesugi Tetsuya did not notice any significant changes in the Thunder Control prompt.

However, he could feel the occasional tiny electric currents around him trying to get closer to him, like little devils trying to rub against him...

"What the hell is this?"

Uesugi Tetsu took two steps back with a chill, but the tiny electric currents in the world were almost everywhere, it was just a matter of where they were more or less.

Can't hide, can't hide at all.

"How come all the wild Leis have become my simps..."

He was quite speechless.

Just as he was about to use the Five Thunder Technique to dispel the electric current, his feelings of "closeness" turned into a deep sense of "grievance".

It felt as if I had done something utterly heartbreaking to them!

God knows what he could do with those invisible currents!

Uesugi Tetsu didn't have time to fully experience being surrounded by these countless, troublesome little devils.

He could sense that the ring was on the verge of completely breaking.

In no more than a minute or two, Asahikawa City will return to the real world.

【Please note! 】

[Dear World Traveler, it has been detected that the current area "Asahikawa City" is about to leave the World Zone. At that time, you will be forcibly sent back to the Real World.]

Uesugi Tetsu had anticipated this, so he wasn't surprised and simply waited quietly to witness the final moment.

Click, click...

In the final moments, amidst the faint sounds of shattering glass emanating from the edge of the ring, a seemingly hallucinatory voice of gratitude lingered in Uesugi Tetsuya's ears.

"Thank you……"

"Thanks……"

Before Uesugi Tetsu could hear anything more, his vision went dark.

Once again, cross the deep sea and open your eyes in the present world.

[Dear World Traveler, due to your actions, the area "Asahikawa City" has been permanently closed and can no longer be entered.]

……

The former "city of fake people" is now the outskirts of Asahikawa City.

Large numbers of Special Affairs officers had already received orders from their superiors and were waiting here.

The nearby operators were all smiles, friendly and speaking softly; but beyond the reach of the average person's naked eye, the operators were fully armed and on high alert.

They were afraid that something else might happen to this city of fake people.

"We're back? It seems we're already back!"

Chisa looked at the familiar Special Affairs Department uniform not far away, biting her lip to suppress the joy on her face, so that her expression wouldn't get too out of control and make her look embarrassed in front of her master.

"They...they escaped?"

Kujo Machi first looked up at the sky, then gripped her mother's hand tightly, her expression somewhat dazed.

They escaped from that inhuman hell without paying any terrible price...

Holy crap, is this some kind of fairy tale?

As for most ordinary people, they are still unaware of how significant the changes have been.

Amidst a multitude of fluctuating emotions, it was the petite two-foot-tall adult who stepped out of the crowd first, and with a peaceful smile on his face, began the handover with the special affairs officers.

……

Uesugi Tetsu sat atop a thundercloud formed spontaneously by scattered lightning, his chin resting on his hand, witnessing the joy and excitement of the people on the outskirts of the desolate city.

He chuckled.

"I told you, this is going to be a good thing..."

Before long, a deep black and red notification popped up in front of him.

[Current Trial Progress: 100%]

[Please note that your progress in the Heavenly Trial of the Demon Incarnation - Hyakume-ki, "Witness to the Changing World," has reached the maximum!]

[Your demon avatar, Hyakume-ki, is inevitably ascending to the level of a demon god. Please arrange the ascension ritual as soon as possible!]

(End of this chapter)