I'm a demon in Tokyo!

The giant eye's cold pupils contracted, staring indifferently at the human youth standing casually on the conveyor belt below.

Its thoughts raced at breakneck speed; countless streams of data swept through its mechanical brain in an instant, comparing every human face in the vast database.

Several seconds later, the long-forgotten memories were finally retrieved from the deepest level of the database.

This is……

Once upon a time, that insignificant nobody who closed the interdimensional passage between the mortal world and the present world?

Giant Eyes remembers that he was scratched by this frail guy back then.

A cold and contemptuous voice echoed over the factory:
"I haven't yet sought revenge against you for what happened in another dimension..."

"How dare a mere human venture into the mortal realm alone and invade the factory of the Great Ruler?"

"—Don't you want to die fast enough?"

The immense mental fluctuations of the giant eye were like a tangible pressure, crushing Uesugi Tetsuya below, as if to grind him and the metal ground beneath his feet into dust.

A chilling mental wave washed over me like a tide.

"Humans, I will show you what true suffering is!"

The giant eye's "pupil" suddenly contracted, and a destructive high-temperature energy began to gather in its eye, preparing to crush Uesugi Tetsuya into dust both mentally and physically, along with a mental attack.

However, at this very moment of preparation—

hum.

A layer of pitch-black curtain, as thin as a cicada's wing yet incredibly strong, finally descended from the dome, the four walls, and even the entrance to the teleportation tunnel, closing in and completely isolating the entire factory from the outside world.

Yin-Yang Techniques - Tent

The entire process has been completed.

Uesugi Tetsu stood still the whole time, without even moving a finger.

Faced with the immense mental pressure that would put even ordinary ghosts and gods to bear, and the impending beam of destruction, he simply smiled brightly at the giant eye.

The latter was slightly taken aback, and a strange fear arose within him.

Then, Qianqing opened her eyes.

A giant, blood-red pupil silently opened directly above the giant eye.

Under this chilling gaze, all of the giant eye's attacks suddenly tightened.

It hadn't yet realized what was happening.

In the void, it was as if an invisible paintbrush was sketching, and one after another, cold, indifferent, and malicious scarlet eyes appeared.

The second one, the third one... ten, a hundred...

They hovered behind, above, and around the giant eye.

A thousand pupils, each with a thousand eyes, crowded together in the "small" tent, all staring at the giant eye.

Each pupil reflected that enormous, astonished eye, its light now frozen.

Uesugi Tetsuya's smile widened, and he asked the giant eye in a gentle tone:

"Aren't you going to let me experience real pain? Where is the pain?"

The giant eye was stunned.

The violent jets that were about to erupt inside froze, and under the drive of instinct, they transformed into an invisible shield.

What... what's going on?
A demon-level Hyakume-ki?
No, that's not right!

A mere demon-level being like Hyakume could never possess such a vast number of eyes!
Not to mention, the aura emanating from just one of its pupils made it somewhat wary.

What kind of monstrous demon is this...?

No, that's not the point right now.

The key point is that the aura emanating from these countless eyes of unknown ghosts and gods far surpasses that of ordinary ghosts and gods!

Naturally, it must also far surpass itself!
We absolutely cannot win!
This judgment, like a cold steel needle, instantly pierced through all of Giant Eye's previous disdain and fighting spirit.

Without any hesitation, Giant Eye's first reaction was to cry for help!
It issued a god-level intrusion alarm to factory owner Z, to all monitoring nodes in other areas, and to everything that might receive the signal!

however……

The invisible distress signals all crashed into that dark "tent," like mud oxen sinking into the sea, failing to even stir a ripple before being completely swallowed and annihilated.

The so-called "account" is something that can only be taken in but not taken out.

Giant Eyes paused in thought.

broken.

The distress signal couldn't get out at all.

Great Sovereign, I fear that today...

The string of reason was stretched to its limit in an instant, and then relaxed due to despair.

Faced with thousands of eyes that seemed to see through all illusions and weaknesses and contained destructive power, any thought of fighting with its single eye seemed pale and laughable.

Without any hesitation, the giant eye's mental fluctuations arrived.

"Your Excellency... is it possible to reach a settlement?"

"I can introduce you to the great ruler Z, who will not only forgive everything you've done before, but even..."

"No."

Uesugi Tetsuya finally burst out laughing.
"You're only begging for mercy now? Are you kidding me?"

The moment the words fell, to avoid any unforeseen complications, a thousand scarlet eyes simultaneously lit up with a blinding light!
[Mind Vision] activated! [Evil Vision] curses stacked!
The psychic field, composed entirely of immense psychic power and capable of distorting space, was like countless invisible hands, fiercely grasping at that enormous eyeball from all directions!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any dazzling clash of energy.

Under the absolute, all-encompassing suppression of a thousand Thousand Eyes, the giant eye couldn't even muster a semblance of resistance.

Its energy core was forcibly disrupted, its internal structure was crushed by telekinesis, and its consciousness was pierced by countless curses...

Like a glass ball that can be easily crushed.

boom.

After a dull, not very loud, cracking sound, the enormous, crystalline eye that blotted out the sky turned into countless dull fragments and murky streams of energy, which fell from mid-air.

It landed on the surface of the thousand crimson giant eyes that enveloped it.

The power of the Thousand Eyes draws in those fragments and energies containing essence, like a whale sucking in water.

Immediately, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly feel that the power of the Thousand Eyes Incarnation had increased slightly, and the "quality" of the pupils seemed to have also improved.

That feeling of subtle elevation of one's very being is incredibly comforting.

"Comfortable."

He murmured to himself, his gaze sweeping over the massive industrial base beneath his feet, still rumbling along but beginning to malfunction due to the loss of its supreme oversight.

"Next, let's destroy all the related factories one by one."

With a slight thought, Uesugi Tetsuya's [Map of the Demon King's Eternal World] slowly unfolded before his eyes.

The Thousand Eyes' gaze, like the most precise probe, began to mark the destinations of the factory's materials as they passed through various portals.

One, two, ten, twenty...

On the map, dots representing the factories owned by "Factory Owner Z" lit up one after another in a very short time in a "small area," spreading rapidly.

Although he wouldn't gain much more Soul Ash from destroying these factories, the factory owner Z might not be seriously injured as a result.

But for factory owner Z, the main thing is to be disgusting.

Uesugi Tetsu grinned, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

There was no warning, no premonition.

There was only a pitch-black "tent" that suddenly descended, isolating the inside from the outside, and within the tent, a thousand scarlet eyes that suddenly opened and filled the sky.

Then came pure destruction. Whether it was the sturdy alloy factory, the precise assembly line, or the bewildered mechanical guards and low-level modified beings, all were reduced to dust in large swaths under the gaze and mental power of the Thousand Eyes, like pencil drawings erased by an eraser.

The efficiency is outrageously high.

Ten minutes later.

All eighty-nine factories were razed to the ground.

Half an hour later, when factory owner Z, who was contemplating how to become a qualified "arms dealer," learned of this news, Uesugi Tetsu had already left the world.

Factory owner Z is consumed by impotent rage.

……

On the deserted streets of Sapporo, Hokkaido.

Uesugi Tetsu tallied up the spoils of this "demolition operation" and found that it amounted to only a little over ten thousand.

Looking at this number, even though he had expected it, he couldn't help but fall silent for a moment.

"...So damn stingy."

They destroyed eighty-nine factories and wiped out hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of mechanical units and low-level modified entities.

So, all that Soul Ash got?
These things are all made from scraps and waste from the landfill, right?

When it comes to being stingy and exploitative, factory owners are far too advanced.

With a sigh, Uesugi Tetsuya casually opened the various group chats of the Special Affairs Department on his LINE account.

I found that the screen was already filled with "999+", no longer the calm it should have been in the early hours of the morning.

A barrage of complaints and reports flashed by: data summaries from various observation stations, confirmation of emergency response plans, progress reports on resource allocation...

Then they were categorized into the unique "categories" at the top of the Special Affairs Bureau's group chat—[Trash Talk] made up about nine-tenths of the messages.

After confirming that his warning was true, the massive machine of the Special Affairs Bureau began to operate efficiently and silently.

Uesugi Tetsu gazed at the tranquil city; he stood in Sapporo, where the sound of the waves was almost inaudible.

But this is just the calm before the storm.

Before a tsunami strikes, the seawater often recedes abnormally, exposing large areas of damp seabed.

In reality, undercurrents had already begun to stir.

He was well aware of this.

"Before the wave truly arrives..."

He put away his phone, his mind at peace.

"Let's focus on cultivation first."

Since there are no new regional missions to do anyway, it's better to take a break and focus on improving our strength.

Slow is fast.

Especially at this critical juncture when a major battle is imminent, it is even more necessary to remain calm as usual.

Perfect timing! I can also delve deeper into the [Concealing the Spirit] chapter, which I haven't had time to explore before.

—Uesugi Tetsu returned home, sat cross-legged in the dojo on the first floor, and opened the panel.

【Solar Breathing Technique - Nourishing the Spirit (Flower of Qi 0/10000)】

[Effect: Nourishes the divine essence, fosters communication between heaven and humanity, and causes all rivers to flow into the sea.]

[—After receiving the gift of the unknown being, "sublimation," it has no relation to the original "Corona Breathing Technique," nor is it comparable to the third chapter of the "Life River Breathing Technique," "The Treasury of the Spirit." At least for now, it can only be your breathing technique.]

From "Flower of Essence" to "Flower of Qi," has the description on the panel remained unchanged?

Uesugi Tetsu thought.

Perhaps the condensation of the three elements of "essence, energy, and spirit" is to lay the foundation for a more profound transformation, rather than to produce an immediate surge or change in power.

The thought settled down.

Uesugi Tetsuya then “looked” at the “physical deity” sitting upright on the Dharma boat in the sea of ​​calamity.

At this moment, the phantom representing the flower of "essence" above the head of the flesh-bodied deity has become stable, radiating an invisible and vigorous life force, making its outline more solid.

"The benefits of the Three Flowers to the physical body and the spirit are clearly visible."

With a slight thought, Uesugi Tetsuya steered the Dharma Boat slowly towards the deeper reaches of the Sea of ​​Calamity.

Unlike the outside world.

He discovered that the Sea of ​​Calamity remained completely undisturbed, as if it were isolated from the world.

Several days passed quietly as I practiced and studied the Yin Shen Zang (a spiritual treasure).

Uesugi Tetsu discovers that the "ki" in the Flower of Ki encompasses a very broad range.

The surging blood and qi of the physical body, the liquid qi in the dantian, the spiritual qi flowing between heaven and earth, and even the breath of breathing—everything that is "flowing" and carries energy seems to fall under the category of "qi".

And this is precisely Uesugi Tetsuya's strength.

After all, he possessed a master-level spirit control technique, which allowed him to perceive, understand, and manipulate "qi" to a level that was unimaginable to ordinary people.

Therefore, cultivating the "Flower of Qi" is twice as effective with half the effort, and the progress is surprisingly fast.

Therefore, in just a few days, the proficiency of Qi Flower had exceeded five thousand points.

It has already caused a flower of qi, seemingly both real and illusory, to bloom on the shoulder of the physical deity, and has made his ability to mobilize various "qi" more and more smoothly and seamlessly, as if it were his own arm.

While Uesugi Tetsu was immersed in the fulfilling feeling brought about by his training—

Splash...

Splash...

A deep, distant rumble, as if from the ends of the earth, faintly pierced the barriers of the present world, rippling between heaven and earth.

The sound was initially loud, but quickly diminished, as if it were a hallucination.

But in just over ten minutes, the sound grew stronger and stronger, gradually approaching from afar, and eventually transformed into a deep and mighty tide that filled every corner of the world.

Uesugi Tetsu slowly opened his eyes, his gaze calm and serene.

He understands.

The second wave...

It has already arrived.

……

at the same time.

During the second wave, the silver-white Kisaragi Train is silently speeding along the "special offer channel" that opens for a limited time between the mortal world and the present world.

Although it's a special price, only those with a "one-star" rating or lower are allowed to buy tickets on the train, and there will be checks for malicious group ticket purchases. The destination is also within the area designated by the Special Affairs Department.

Therefore, there is absolutely no possibility of "malicious transportation".

Inside a regular second-class carriage.

The black-haired woman, whose appearance and demeanor seemed quite ordinary and who would be easily lost in a crowd, sat by the window, with no one in the two seats next to her.

Because she bought both tickets next to her.

The woman was dressed in simple, common, and inexpensive modern clothes. Her face was calm, and she looked out the car window at the bizarre and rapidly receding void.

Her fingers unconsciously tapped lightly on her knees, her lips moved, and she silently uttered a name.

The lip movements were clearly—

"Xiao Che".

"Lord Yiyuan, I am here." (End of Chapter)