It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 498 You really only think about yourself...

"Ok?"

Xia Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly, revealing a subtle hint of doubt.

He looked the blonde monster girl holding the parasol up and down. "Didn't you come here to recommend yourself?"

"That's right..."

Yukari Yakumo was both amused and exasperated. She suddenly realized that the person in front of her was either pretending to be confused or had genuinely misunderstood her intentions.

"But I didn't say I came to help you deal with Lord Dragon God..."

"Then who can you help me get rid of?"

"I can help you take care of it... Ah, no, no, that's not what I meant!"

The seventeen-year-old girl, who had almost been led astray, snapped out of her daze and quickly shook her head. Knowing she couldn't let herself be led astray, she took a deep breath—

"My intention was to be like Mary..."

"If you can't handle anyone, you're too weak." The young man in front of her sighed before she could finish speaking.

Immediately afterwards——

He looked the demon sage up and down again, then looked away, thoughtfully stroking his chin as he spoke:

"Speaking of which, your demonic power seems to be slightly stronger than before..."

"Is that so?" The golden-haired demon twitched the corner of his mouth.

She was completely unsure of the "person's" intentions and felt somewhat helpless.

At the same time, I felt an extremely strong sense of disparity due to the tone of the other party's words.

Because Yakumo Yukari's demonic power has indeed been strengthened.

She was a very astute person, and from the moment she sensed the spiritual energy surging forth and filling the entire heaven and earth, she had already made up her mind.

This is an unstoppable trend—

The Lunar Capital has become the spokesperson and pawn of that force.

Although the Dragon God wanted to stop it, he was powerless to do so in the face of the decree of the gods beyond the heavens, which transcended all principles of this world.

Appeasement?
maybe.

The sage of monsters didn't actually want to see all of this either.

However, she is a very rational person, and when things are beyond her control, she will not consider too many unnecessary things.

Instead, we should rationally consider how to embrace the future, adapt to the future, and better control the future.

Therefore, instead of trying to stop a chariot with her bare hands, she tried to embrace that power as quickly as possible, and on that basis, she tried to persuade her old friends.

it is necessary.

Because if they don't act, the ordinary monsters and beasts will.

Those spiritual energies originated from higher-dimensional spaces and were so extraordinary that they resembled the legendary "imperial dew"—

Human plants and trees that absorb its essence can become demons, and foxes and ghosts that eat it can display supernatural powers.

Even ordinary monsters and beasts have the opportunity to glimpse the threshold of what was once a great monster...

This is really scary.

Although there are differences in strength among great demons, abilities, experience, physical qualities, and so on can all be decisive factors.

Even if ordinary monsters and beasts have the opportunity to obtain power close to—or equal to—that of great monsters, they are still just empty numbers.

As for the numerical values...

This isn't actually a big problem.

After all, it's already a miracle of nature that even one anomaly like Kazami Yuuka could appear, and Yakumo Yukari doesn't believe that many numerical monsters will appear.

What she was really worried about wasn't the numbers, but the quantity.

Indeed, what is truly terrifying is not the strength of individuals, but their sheer numbers that grow like wild grass.

After all, there are only so many great demons, but ordinary demons and monsters are as numerous as you can imagine.
Even though modern society seems more civilized and enlightened, the concept of monsters has never disappeared and continues to emerge.

The only difference is...

— Ancient monsters were mainly created by human imagination and beliefs, especially fear.

The birth of modern monsters is different; its purpose may be to soothe the psychological imbalance caused by the disappearance of classical monsters.

In short, classical monsters were born from human fear, while modern monsters stem from cognitive imbalance.

From this perspective, the existence born from human imagination has never disappeared.

Those things that inspire fear, those things that are incomprehensible, those things that cannot be named, and—

It stems from a means of ending one's own life by dealing with things that cannot be clearly understood...

so……

There are ancient monsters, and there are modern monsters.

Even in the more distant future, when humanity enters the interstellar age, there will probably be monsters associated with that era.

Deities represent faith.

Monsters represent the unknown.

It's like two sides of a balance scale, but ultimately they are different.

As times progress, people may gradually lose their faith, but there will always be things they don't understand.

—Unless the entire universe's problems are completely solved.

But that's even further away...

In short, this is exactly what Yukari Yakumo is worried about.

It's easy to imagine what would have happened if they hadn't made any changes, while ordinary monsters and beasts had embraced the era of evolution first.

One or two, three or four, or even ten or more, it doesn't matter.

But I'm afraid the number might be even greater...

To ensure stability and prevent Gensokyo from being destroyed by a sudden calamity, these former top combatants must also make changes and break through the level cap.

This ensures that sufficient suppressive force continues to be maintained.

That's Yakumo Yukari's reason.

Embracing spirituality has indeed brought her tremendous rewards.

However, in her eyes, this was an unparalleled improvement, a qualitative leap forward. But from the perspective of the "person" opposite her—

The only evaluation I could get was "seems slightly better than before"...

This was very frustrating for Ms. Yakumo.

But the other party wasn't lying.

Rather, for him, it would probably be a very slight improvement, or even less than a fraction of an improvement.

………………

"Of course, would it be convenient for you to show me a few skills?" the Qi practitioner asked with a smile.

"..."

"..."

“…That’s it.” Yakumo Yukari clenched her fist slightly, and the purple demonic energy surrounding her flowed like liquid, even subtly distorting the surrounding space.

With the fluctuations of demonic power, countless tiny gaps opened and closed around her, as naturally as breathing.

At the same time, the great demon's golden hair moved without wind, and the ends of his hair faintly emitted a dark purple halo.

His pupils also became deeper, as if they could directly see into the "realm" of the world itself.

"Snapped!"

With a soft snap, she gently snapped her fingers.

The space in front of my fingertips suddenly shattered like glass, revealing a pitch-black void.

This time, however, she did not simply open a gap as she had done in the past, but instead completely "erased" the existence of that small space.

The shattered edges did not spread or repair themselves; instead, it was as if a piece was forever missing, as if the world itself had tacitly accepted the disappearance of this area.

As long as her demonic power continues to be supplied, this unusual phenomenon will continue.

Xia Zhi narrowed her eyes slightly, this time genuinely revealing a hint of surprise: "Wow... that's interesting, no wonder it's the power of realm."

"Not at all, it's all thanks to Lord Xia Zhi's generosity..."

The sage of demons withdrew the fluctuations of his demonic power, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

"If I hadn't used the power of spiritual energy, I wouldn't have been able to glimpse this level of cultivation so quickly..."

Xia Zhi looked at her with interest: "Oh? It seems you're quite perceptive."

"The trend is inevitable and change is unavoidable."

The seventeen-year-old girl folded her parasol, her gaze calm and profound, her tone composed: "Rather than being crushed by the times, it's better to take control of them."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

The young man made no attempt to conceal his gaze, calmly observing the great monster before him, seemingly deep in thought.

While Yakumo Yukari appeared calm on the surface, her inner nerves were still somewhat tense.

Now that things have come to this point, your meaning should be quite clear...

This might not quite qualify as a pledge of allegiance, but it at least demonstrates one's resolve...

—So, let's see what this "person" has to say next.

she thought.

next moment--

"Now that you've become so much stronger, don't you plan to go and challenge the Dragon God, and let her figure out who's the real king and queen?"

Xia Zhi spoke, her words carrying a hint of encouragement.

"Well……"

Miss Yakumo almost choked.

—What's wrong with this "person"? They've been hinting at this overtly and covertly, in their words and actions, yet I just can't get it...

—Or is he really that persistent, hoping to win over the Dragon God...?

Her eyes twitched, she took a deep breath, then gritted her teeth and shook her head forcefully: "I...I have no such intention."

"Tch, so you didn't do a good job when I gave you the chance..."

Xia Zhi was immediately disappointed, looking at him with a look of utter disappointment.

"The Dragon God helped me so much back then, and he's not so easy to deal with..." Miss Yakumo weakly retorted.

"What's there to be afraid of? With your physical abilities alone, if you learn a little martial arts, you could easily pin that flower fairy to the ground and beat her up..."

The young man encouraged her: "This is still your weakest area. Think about your strongest strength right now. How difficult would it be to go up against the Dragon God?"

"Yes, you're right..."

The sage of demons sighed, "I could indeed beat the old Yuuka Kazami to a pulp now, but what about the current Yuuka Kazami?"

"The same goes for the Dragon God. What if she gets pushed to the limit and starts using your spiritual energy too..."

"How could that be? She's so arrogant..." Xia Zhi coughed. "Besides, even if it really came to that, with your current abilities, you could easily back out unscathed."

"So you were actually planning to have me push Lord Dragon God into that situation..."

Miss Yakumo spoke softly, "Once someone has absorbed spiritual energy or used your magic, they will bear your mark, right?"

"You're such a selfish person..."

(End of this chapter)