The villainous second young lady becomes a god in a bizarre Tokyo.

"Run! Run!"

Kujou Shinobu completely ignored the noisy crowd, and his face became slightly rosier.

He licked his dry, pale lips.

"Hmph, men's blood is still so acidic and tastes awful."

"However, restoring our strength is still the most important thing."

The blood supplied by Ito Genjo allowed Kujo Shinobu to barely regain a bit of strength.

His thoughts moved slightly.

In an instant, using the blood he had just absorbed as a catalyst, a drop of blood suddenly burst open in his palm.

It transformed into countless thin, blood-red threads, shooting towards the fleeing crowd. When the tips of the blood-red threads touched a person's skin, the person instantly withered and turned into a dried-up human body.

It floated on the ground.

Soon, this once bustling street turned into a dead zone, devoid of any human presence, leaving only a pile of human skins.

After absorbing the blood of hundreds of people.

Although it was all the blood of ordinary people, it barely stopped Kujou Shinobu from falling to the B-rank threshold and allowed him to calm down, his face gradually regaining its color.

However, after Kujou Shinobu had stayed there for less than ten minutes...

Five men dressed entirely in black uniforms, with half a copper coin on their cuffs, arrived.

They didn't even glance at the human skins scattered on the ground, but went straight to Kujou Shinobu and knelt down on one knee.

The red-haired young man at the head of the group immediately spoke.

"Your subordinate, Kujou Kuki, greets the lord of the family."

Kujou Shinobu didn't say anything, but nodded to indicate that he had heard.

The person in front of me, although surnamed Kujo, is not from a clan, and his name is not found in either the list of blood abilities or the list of blood ability branches.

The other party was practically no different from a stranger.

If it weren't for the Kujo surname, Kujo Shinobu wouldn't even nod.

The most urgent task now is to restore one's lost vital energy as quickly as possible.

The blood of ordinary people that I just absorbed is only somewhat useful, but it is far from meeting my own standards.

He is now a severely injured patient who urgently needs century-old ginseng to prolong his life; a cup of goji berry water won't be enough to keep him alive.

The blood of ordinary people only deceives the body, barely calming it down, much like the effect of quenching thirst by looking at plums.

We must return to the ancestral home as soon as possible.

It is used to restore the body by consuming large amounts of blood food and extraordinary materials with high levels of supernatural power.

The best is the extraordinary blood created by Naraku Kamishiro.

It was precisely because of Naraku Kamishiro's unique extraordinary bloodline that even now, despite Naraku breaking his promise and treating him this way, he still chose to... forgive him.

However, we still need to settle accounts, because in the end, it all comes down to the issue of exchanging benefits.

We'll have to settle this score when we get back.

Even without actually reaching Kujo Mune's residence, Kujo Kaname still felt uneasy under the protection of the gods.

You should know that the previous Lord of Xiahuo Mountain came out of the body of Shindai Naraku, and who knows if he will come out again.

At the Kujo family residence.

Even if the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain possesses such abilities, let alone the fact that the gods would definitely intervene.

Even he himself could use the power of the divine artifact to fight against the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain.

After all, within the ancestral temple, divine artifacts consume something of the gods, rather than one's own supernatural power or bloodline, thus greatly enhancing one's strength.

Ignoring Kujo Sora, Kujo Kaname continued to ascend and began his journey. At his current speed, he could return to Kujo Munechika's residence in less than a day.

Kujou Sora stood up, looked at the departing figure of Kujou Kaname in the sky, and gave instructions to the people behind him.

"You go and talk to the person in charge of this town's power structure, and use the name of the Kujo Zaibatsu to acquire this town."

"And you, go spread the news."

"They say this street was attacked in a bizarre way, and no one survived."

Kujo Kuki began handling matters for Kujo Kaname.

Although he was a peripheral figure in the Kujo Zaibatsu, he still enjoyed the benefits and responsibilities of the Kujo bloodline because of his surname.

What puzzled him was...

Why would the head of the Kujo family come to this town? And judging from his condition, he clearly wasn't in good shape; he was practically exhausted.

Finally, he shook his head; the affairs of important people were none of his concern.

...............

One day later.

Kujo Kaname took a long detour and returned to Kujo Mune's residence.

He consumed a large amount of blood food and extraordinary materials to make up for his deficiencies and stabilize his level.

Of course, he also drank the extraordinary blood created by Naraku Kamishiro.

I chose to forgive.

Regardless, when Naraku helped him escape, he put in a lot of effort and care.

When Naraku's consciousness returned from the false body to his true self, the speed amplified by that strange power left Natsumi Yasutora, who was empowered by the wind element, far behind.

It's important to know that while blood-related abilities grant exceptional survivability, they are relatively slow.

Kujou Kaname was able to outrun Natsumi Yasutora entirely thanks to the powerful boost from Shinjiro Naraku.

but……

Kujou Kaname is currently learning about the Summer Zaibatsu through his subordinates.

He countered with a question.

"You mean, until now, Natsumi Yasutora hasn't returned to the Natsumi family mansion, and there's been no news from him at all?"

Upon hearing this, the butler, Kujo, who was kneeling in front of Kujo, quickly replied.

"Yes, Master."

"Furthermore, according to the information, Natsumi Rinrei returned to the Natsumi family mansion yesterday evening."

Upon hearing this, Kujo Shinobu's eyes narrowed instantly.

The meaning of this is quite clear.

Summer Tiger is likely doomed; he will most likely die at the hands of the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain.

No wonder, when he ran a distance and looked back, he saw that Xia Ri Tai Hu was blocked by something that looked like a barrier, thus being forced to fight the Lord of Xia Huo Mountain.

However, at that time he didn't dare to look too much, afraid that Xia Rilin would catch up and entangle him, and he would continue to run away.

To prevent the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain from tracking him using the straight-line distance between the Supernatural Ability Association and Kujo Mune's residence, he deliberately took a long detour.

However, upon calming down and thinking about it carefully now, it is full of doubts.

He spoke to Naraku Kamishiro through his mind.

"Kamishiro Naraku, are you sure that when we were at the Supernatural Abilities Association, the person we were fighting was an avatar of the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain?"

Although the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain said it was an avatar, who knows if that was just a rhetoric to mislead them?

And Naraku Kamishiro immediately replied.

"Yes."

"Although the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain was around the mid-A level at that time, his peak strength was definitely at the absolute peak of A level. I can guarantee that."

Even through mental communication, one could sense a hint of fear and unease rising within Naraku Kamishiro's heart.

Clearly, given the circumstances he was in back then, having been provoked by the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain, he was far more afraid of being caught by the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain than Kujou Shinobu.

They used almost all their strength to escape.

Then, as if remembering something else, Naraku Kamishiro added more.

"When the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain fought the Old God, he didn't seem to be injured on the surface. In particular, the last sword strike must have consumed a lot of his supernatural power. It's not something that can be fully recovered in such a short time."

"Our strength has definitely declined somewhat."

"That clone most likely possesses one-third, or even one-half, of the power of the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Kujo Shinobu expressed surprise.

"oh?!"

He quickly gleaned the key information from Naraku's words, his wine-red pupils flickering as he pondered.

If that's the case.

Therefore, the current full strength of the Lord of Xiahuo Mountain is probably around the high-level A-rank.