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Chapter 557 The So-Called Three Great Treasures
"coming!"

The swift Steel Ghost charged forward, its body growing larger in that instant. Li Ke immediately rushed over and clashed fists together, then raised his leg and delivered a powerful kick!
"what!"

With a flick of his elbow, Steel Ghost easily blocked Li Ke's kick. Then, he reached for Li Ke's shin, trying to fling him away. But the instant he grabbed Li Ke's shin, Li Ke leaped up and spun around, using Steel Ghost's hand as leverage, and kicked him in the face!
Steel Ghost suddenly retreated, and Li Ke landed again. The moment he landed, he swept his leg and hit Steel Ghost's leg, causing him to scream and fall to his knees. In an instant, he grabbed Steel Ghost's neck with a move similar to a Thomas Flair, then supported himself with his hands on the ground and flipped over, slamming the tall evil ghost hard onto the floor!
With a loud crash, the floor shattered, but the steel ghost, whose skin was originally grayish-blue, turned red all over at this moment, and more spikes grew on its body. Even its face became much more ferocious, and its strength also increased. Li Ke could clearly feel the strength on its neck increasing. Relying on the hardening of its muscles and the increase in its size, it managed to pry open the lock on its feet!
So he immediately kicked the demon in the head, then leaned against the wall to stand up and resumed his fighting stance.

"Damn it... you actually managed to make me use Harden..."

Clutching his neck, the crimson Steel Demon stood up, rubbing the spot where Li Ke had kicked him, and couldn't help shaking his neck. His eyes flashed with a scarlet light, and then he suddenly unleashed all the power in his body!

"It seems you're not only delicious in spirit! Your flesh is delicious too!!"

An evil power, unlike any other blood energy, suddenly erupted from his body. The things in the room were blown away as if by a tornado. His tall figure rushed to Li Ke's front almost instantly, and with his head on the ceiling, he slammed his fist into Li Ke's head!

Li Ke blocked the punch with his arms crossed, but the floor beneath his feet shattered, revealing countless cracks.

This heavy blow also made Li Ke frown.

It wasn't because the opponent was too strong, but because—

Too weak!

"Is this all the strength a so-called A-rank monster has?"

To be honest, he was very disappointed, because with this level of combat ability, let alone be able to defeat him, even Furinji Miu and Aoyama Motoko could defeat him by using flanking tactics!

Even if Katsumi and his companions were to fight this Steel Demon head-on, they wouldn't be without a chance of victory.

"Die!!"

The crimson steel demon kicked Li Ke in the chest. Li Ke raised his arms to block in front of him and flew backward into the smoke. However, in the blink of an eye, the steel demon charged forward again and grabbed the steel demon's head before the steel demon could react!
dead!
The word appeared in Steel Ghost's mind, and the next moment, Li Ke's palm turned and the other palm pressed on his head. A huge force twisted his neck, instantly turning it into a strange shape.

The next moment, a black flame flew towards Li Ke's location, but Li Ke twisted Steel Ghost's head to block it, causing the opponent's forehead to be continuously burned by the dark flames!

The flames revealed an evil and terrifying power. In the blink of an eye, the steel demon's head was burned down to bone, and it let out a shrill scream!

Even his arm was still able to move, and he slammed it down hard on Li Ke.

"It's really interesting that they can survive like this."

Li Ke kicked him in the chest, sending him flying. The moment he landed, he saw a flame rushing towards him again, but its purpose was clearly to force him away. So, he swirled the air in his hand and unleashed an air blade with his bare hands!

The vacuum blade instantly sliced ​​through another incoming black flame, sending it to the side. At that moment, Li Ke looked in the direction from which the attack came and saw that it was that short guy who looked like he was acting like a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur).

“Hey, although I don’t really like him, we’re on the same side for now. If you kill him, it will cause me a lot of trouble.”

As he said this, the little dwarf walked toward the steel demon who was twisting his head with his hands, not caring at all that his flames had hurt his companion, and spoke with a look of disgust.

"However, you're so useless, Steel Demon, you can't even beat a human."

Although Steel Ghost was somewhat guilty, he still forced himself to speak.

"Hmph...it's all because the energy expenditure was too high! Once I absorb the souls of those women, I'll be able to crush them like ants!"

As he spoke, Steel Demon looked greedily at the three sisters of the Rei who had rushed over, as well as the panicked Miko. Their souls shone brightly in his eyes, and even the little dwarf who had saved him couldn't help but glance at them.

"These are truly rare souls. If they were taken to the Demon Realm, they could probably fetch a high price. No, looking at their bodies, if they could be sold together in the Demon Realm, the profits would be even greater."

The dwarf chuckled, but remained motionless, knowing that Steel Demon was determined to devour the souls of these women. If he tried to stop him, he would be considered an enemy. Moreover, he didn't know much about the trade, and even if he wanted to sell these women, he would have to rely on Steel Demon's methods.

But Steel Ghost simply waved his hand dismissively.

"Feiying! Given our current situation, there's no way we can go back to the Demon Realm to sell them. Besides, these women are being targeted by other demons! Just to be safe, let me eat them! If I'm ever short of money, I'll just spit out two of their souls and share them with you!"

Steel Demon licked his lips as he looked at Hitomi and Rui Kisei, eager to savor the sweet flesh and soul.

Now that they have just escaped from the underworld, they urgently need to restore their strength and conceal their whereabouts. The spirit treasure that Steel Demon obtained can easily take away other people's souls and absorb them into his own body to make him stronger.

So he came over because he sensed the presence of a demon nearby, but as soon as he arrived, he saw the souls of Hitomi and the others, so he couldn't wait to take action!

"As expected..."

Lai Sheng Lei silently picked up the demon-slaying pistol she had bought. She knew that her sister must have something that these monsters coveted, otherwise why would they keep having accidents happen to them! Fei Ying, seeing this, felt very awkward for some reason, so she snorted coldly.

But since they were only temporary partners, and he simply didn't believe Steel Demon's words at all, he looked at Kurama.

"I don't care, what about you, Kurama?"

The effeminate man named Kurama looked at the women in front of him, feeling their auras, and noticing that Laisheng Rui and Laisheng Ai were clearly scared themselves, yet still shielded the others in front of them. He silently smelled the rose in his hand.

"I've got the Dark Mirror, and you've got what you wanted... Shouldn't our contract end now?"

Hiei and Steel Demon were both stunned for a moment, while Hiei chuckled and spoke.

"Ha...you're right. Well then, Steel Demon, you can have fun by yourself. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Hiei glanced at Steel Demon, and then walked with the man named Kurama toward the large hole they had created.

The Red Demon sensed something was amiss, but since no one was competing with him for these precious souls and such pure virgin flesh, he was naturally happy. So, looking at the fresh meat and souls he could eat right away, he couldn't help but drool.

"Then I'm leaving you all behind! Delicious meat! Here I come!"

His figure began to grow taller again, and his strength and defense also increased. It was precisely because his strength was actually quite high that Hiei and Kurama invited him.

Just as he lunged at Li Ke, countless green plants suddenly erupted from beneath his feet, sweeping towards him. But before these plants could reach the Steel Demon, Li Ke's figure abruptly appeared beside Kurama, who had just attacked the Red Demon, and Hiei, who was trying to leave!
Did I say you could leave?

As soon as he finished speaking, the steel demon's head flew high into the air, and its body and head were cleaved into countless pieces under streaks of crimson light! A streak of crimson lightning also wrapped around Li Ke's arm, which was pressing on Fei Ying's shoulder, fixing the monster, which instinctively wanted to dodge, firmly in place.

Kurama remained silent. He could tell that if Li Ke could instantly kill Steel Demon in its hardened and enlarged state, then killing them would also be instantaneous. The reason he and Hiei were still alive was either because the other party wanted to know something, take something away, or because they were weak. But looking at Hiei's motionless appearance and the lightning covering his entire body, he knew it was definitely the former.

"I stole the Dark Mirror, one of the three great treasures of the spirit world, to save my mother. After I finished, if you still want to kill me, I will come to you with the mirror. And as you should have seen, I have no hostility towards you. I even wanted to attack Steel Demon to create an opportunity for you to attack."

As Kurama spoke, thorns bloomed into flowers at his feet, proving that he had just made the move. Hiei wanted to resist, but he couldn't release either his demonic power or the black flames on his forehead, and he couldn't even move his fingers. He could only stare blankly ahead.

"The Dark Mirror? One of the three great treasures of the Spirit Realm?"

Li Ke had an impression of Yu Yu Hakusho, but he didn't know much about these three spirit creatures, so he raised an eyebrow, and the man named Kurama immediately began to explain.

"The three treasures are the Dark Mirror, which can grant wishes on the night of the full moon at a price; the Demon-Slaying Sword, which can turn those it cuts into monsters, and the hilt contains an antidote that can turn them back; and the Hungry Ghost Ball, which can easily absorb human souls and store a large number of souls without being detected. I need the Dark Mirror to treat my seriously ill mother, so if you need it, I will give it to you after I have completed this task."

He didn't know if Li Ke would let him go, but he could only gamble now, after all, time was of the essence, with the spirit detectives chasing him ahead and Li Ke pursuing him from behind.

If he hadn't wanted to rely on the aura of the local monsters to buy them time, he would have returned to his home immediately instead of causing trouble with these two.

As for leaving it to Li Ke to do as he pleases.

He lied because the price of the Dark Mirror granting people's wishes is enormous. If he wants to save a life, he will most likely have to give his own life. So, if he has time, it's fine for him to fulfill his promise, but if he dies, his soul will probably be absorbed. Therefore, there's no point in making any promise.

"Why do I feel like these three treasures of the spirit world were specifically prepared for demons to harm humans?"

Li Ke grumbled, "Even a fool could tell there's something fishy going on here. The underworld I've seen is probably full of shady dealings, and these three treasures are definitely a trap."

Especially that dark mirror. Li Ke felt that the guy in front of her, who was like Yamabuki Otome, with a human body and a fox soul, was probably going to die after fulfilling his wish, so he was indifferent to him.

Of course, this is on the premise that what the other party said is true.

However, since the other party had indeed wanted to help him trap that idiot, he let go of his hand, which relieved the other party. But he also tilted his head, signaling Kurama to explain the story of Hiei the dwarf.

He vaguely remembered that these two people later joined the main characters' group, which should be considered as joining the good side, hence the question.

Otherwise, they would both be dead.

"his words……"

Kurama hesitated. He didn't really want to betray Hiei right now, since Hiei still had more principles than Steel Demon. Li Ke noticed his hesitation, so he loosened some of his control over Hiei, allowing him to speak.

However, Fei Ying felt that her struggle had finally paid off, so she glared at Li Ke with a ferocious expression.
"Ha, of course it's world domination! Kid, you can't hold me back now, can you? Watch this! Ha!!"

He strained to unleash his full power, only to be astonished to find that he still couldn't muster any strength at all. The creature controlling him was looking at him like he was an idiot. So this little dwarf—

The red is warm.

"Ruling the world? That's amazing! I'm so scared!"

Li Ke read the text expressionlessly, then looked at Kurama.

"last question."

"Please tell me."

Kurama spoke respectfully.

"In your opinion, what level does the strength I just displayed qualify me for in this world?"

The red-haired boy was taken aback by the question before he spoke.

"My strength isn't great right now, but based on your performance just now, you should be at the level of an S-rank monster, above A-rank. I'm sorry, I've never reached the level of an S-rank monster, so I don't know how strong you are among S-rank monsters. But Steel Demon's defense isn't weak. I only know that among most A-rank monsters, many monsters simply can't break through Steel Demon's defense when he's fully transformed!"

Li Ke nodded. Then it wouldn't matter if he was a little unrestrained, because he hadn't really gone all out just now; it was just a warm-up.

However, he also knew that if he didn't use his inner energy and primordial power, he really wouldn't be able to defeat the Red Demon, because with his current physical strength, simple martial arts wouldn't be able to break through the opponent's defenses.

To put it simply, fighters like Katsumi Guji, who didn't cultivate ki but focused on physical strength, had no chance of winning against the fully transformed Steel Demon! Even if they learned the dynamic ki, they would most likely only achieve a pyrrhic victory.

Because Steel Demon's vitality and physical recovery ability far exceed those of humans, at least 99% of the world's fighters cannot recover from a broken neck in less than ten seconds and continue fighting without any loss of strength!
In this world, the difference between humans and monsters is far too obvious.

"You can leave now. As for this guy... as the price for letting you go, you'll have to take the blame for this, how about that?"

Li Ke looked at the Demon-Slaying Sword in Fei Ying's hand, smiled slightly, picked it up, and then, to Fei Ying's astonishment, his hand flashed with primordial power, and he broke it in half as if he were breaking shards of ice!
The crisp metallic sound made Hiei's eyes widen as he regained his mobility! Even without using the Demon-Slaying Sword's ability to transform humans into demons, it was still an extremely powerful weapon! And yet it was broken just like that!

But Li Ke casually placed the powerless Demon-Slaying Sword fragments back into Fei Ying's hands, then looked at the monster with a smile, making the monster feel a chill run down its spine and a sense that it had been tricked.

However, just as Kurama dared not make a move, Hiei was also very clear that he had no choice but to take the blame so that Li Ke could achieve his goal. Otherwise, he would die here before he could finish his business.

After all, his rule over the world wasn't simply for the purpose of world domination, but rather to accomplish something very important.

So he glanced at Kurama, who was standing there silently holding a rose, and knew that it was impossible for Kurama to fight alongside him against this man. So he took a deep breath and nodded.

"I understand."

Then, in the next instant, he abruptly disappeared with the fragments of the Demon-Slaying Sword, and Kurama only spoke after he left.

"The Underworld should know that Feiying doesn't have the ability to destroy the Demon-Slaying Sword, so why are you doing this..."

Because Li Ke let him go, he wanted to remind Li Ke, and Li Ke patted him on the shoulder.

"What I want is for the people from the underworld to come out!"

He can guarantee it! With the current strength of these three guys, trying to steal treasure from the Underworld is pure fantasy!

Moreover, these three guys stole things suitable for causing trouble in the human world, making his conspiracy theories impossible. And that's not all; this underling of the other side repeatedly came to his side, disturbing his life.

So he decided to find out what the real shady dealings were!
(End of this chapter)