Ultimate Life Begins with Injustice

"They actually hid it."

The jade dog roamed among the ruins, its white fur shimmering like flowing moonlight in the dim light.

It stopped and barked softly beside a seemingly ordinary pillar behind the assembly platform, pawing at the ground with its front paws.

Suren's fingertips brushed against the rough stone, feeling not only the cool touch but also the faint ripples of magical power emanating from the [Biological Blueprint].

He wasn't particularly surprised, since if the authorities knew about the existence of sorcerers and cursed spirits, they would have taken refuge measures.

Given how much politicians value their lives, they would likely strive to survive even if the entire country of Japan were to spiral out of control.

Especially after Xia Youjie launched the Night Parade of One Hundred Ghosts, the level of protection should be further strengthened until those politicians can feel completely at ease.

"I didn't expect that. I just thought they disappeared on the first night."

The mountain's tone always seemed so calm.

However, his tightly clenched arms betrayed his true thoughts.

His original idea was indeed correct.

At night, when humans are particularly prone to overthinking and seeing danger everywhere, it is the perfect time for spirit hunting.

Especially for creatures like cursed spirits, which cannot be destroyed by physical damage, nighttime is almost the best time to eliminate humans.

"However, the difficulty lies in the fact that the barrier here is quite strong, which should be based on Tianyuan's barrier technique."

Suren scratched his head; he really didn't have much skill in barrier techniques.

Generally speaking, those with advanced sorcery skills will leave behind a simple barrier called a "tent" whenever they go to a mission location to conceal themselves from others.

However, the conditions for the [tent] can be changed. Not only highly skilled sorcerers, but also curse masters can cast [tents] with different conditions.

Generally speaking, the "tent" of a high-level specialist is lowered by a member of the mission team or by the assistant supervisor.

The curse masters' "tents" can be fitted with all sorts of bizarre conditions.

For example, during an exchange meeting between two high schools of sorcery in Tokyo and Kyoto, the sorcerer set up a barrier with the condition that "Gojo Satoru is not allowed to enter."

This also piqued Suren's interest.

Although he had mastered the nature of spells and spell power, barrier magic was still a completely unfamiliar field for him.

"This is not a defensive barrier."

After careful observation, Suren came to a conclusion.

Although the conditions for the [tent] are varied, it is ultimately a derivative of the Heavenly Origin Barrier, and even a highly skilled assistant supervisor with mediocre qualifications can be summoned.

Therefore, there is usually a price to pay for achieving certain conditions.

For example, if you want the people inside to be unable to escape, you need to weaken the defenses against external intrusion.

According to Suren, the barrier did not have a strong ability to resist; instead, it faded the traces, and with the help of time, it also made things easier.

If Suren hadn't expended a great deal of magical power to summon the Jade Dog, which enhanced the search, through chanting and hand gestures, he and the Mountain Lord probably wouldn't have been able to find a single clue even if they had turned the place upside down.

"Should we say these people are clever and cautious, or are they just afraid of death?"

"Su Jun, I've found it."

Just then, voices came from the side of the mountain.

Suren is really strange.

Generally speaking, swimmers selected by the Lu Suo fall into two categories.

One type is an ancient powerful being who, after signing a contract with Lu Suo, was made into a cursed object by Lu Suo after his death. He was awakened in modern times and thus gained a "second life".

Another type has spell circuits imprinted in their bodies, but due to the limitations of their brains, they cannot activate the spells until Lu Suo activates the Death Return, which allows their brains to be transformed by non-action, thus enabling them to activate the spells contained within their bodies.

But Yamagami-kun is clearly an anomaly, and an anomaly among anomalies.

He was indeed not a sorcerer or swimmer, but just now, magical power did surge within his body.

But setting aside the power of his curses, Yamagami-kun was able to kill several sorcerers with his mortal body.

According to his description, the one he killed was a flesh-based sorcerer.

This unconventional swimmer was arguably the biggest surprise Suren had ever witnessed.

"You found it?"

Suren put away the white jade dog that was still sniffing and headed up the mountain.

Just as he said, beneath an ordinary, unremarkable floor tile, once lifted, one could see an extremely narrow passage.

"That does suit the physique of people from your island nation."

Suren squinted and couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

"But since things have come to this, even if the end is a trap, we should still go in and find out what's going on."

There was no retreat or analysis on the mountain. From the moment he saw the entrance, he was ready to dive in and find out everything.

"well……"

Suren felt somewhat helpless, but she still opened the panel, ready to evacuate this world at any time.

Another major advantage of barriers is that they can continuously bring advantages toward oneself from within.

The so-called "domain expansion" is the use of barrier techniques to make the attached spells have the concept of "guaranteed hit" or even "guaranteed death".

If this is merely a barrier concealing politicians, then Shan Shang and Su Lun's entry can only be considered a slightly risky move.

However, if it is equipped with a spell that guarantees a hit, then even if Suren has the enhanced Heavenly Tyrant Physique, he cannot guarantee a safe escape.

After all, if the spell used increases in power based on the difference in spell strength, or if the building is also considered an object of the spell, then Suren will also be attacked.

……

The passage was extremely narrow at the beginning. Not to mention the mountain man walking in front, even Suren himself felt like his shoulder was about to dislocate.

But after only a dozen or so steps, the space suddenly opened up.

A corridor, brightly lit as day, led into the two's rehearsal.

Suren scanned his surroundings, but using only his five senses, he could not find any guards.

As long as the entire corridor isn't filled with other people's bodies, I'm still safe right now.

"Yamagami-kun?"

On the mountain, however, it was as if they were possessed, and their steps became unsteady.

He stumbled ahead, his previous composure long gone.

Suren even felt he could trip and fall on this flat ground.

Until he pushed open that door.

Thunderous applause erupted from within, flowing continuously, as if celebrating a victory.

Shan Shang ripped off his mask and couldn't help but gasp for breath.

Suren took two steps forward and finally saw the entire view of the huge room.

Below the podium, hundreds of audience members dressed in plain white robes stood up and clapped vigorously to express their enlightenment and passion.

At this moment, led by the leader, everyone stood up and applauded, as if celebrating some great achievement and the birth of this moment.

"This is really... a damn surprise..."

Suren never expected that such a place would actually exist within Tokyo's First Barrier.

His [Forge of Hatred] was like a hibernating bear awakened by the aroma of meat, beginning to devour the surrounding energy and replenish itself.