I transformed into a demonic spider lily.

The red spider lily asked many questions in an attempt to correct Kikyo's thinking, but seeing the latter's confused expression, she immediately understood her thoughts: "So that's how it is. You've never thought about these things before. You're just a simple idiot. I didn't expect you to be so silly in some ways."

After saying that, Higanbana couldn't help but smile. She really couldn't see where Kikyo was smart; on the contrary, she was more of a dork.

With the matter of the Snake Bone Granny resolved, the Other Shore Flower had no reason to stay any longer, so she turned to leave, but then suddenly felt a dizzying sensation.

While Kikyo was still pondering the problem, she heard a "plop" sound. Looking up, she saw the spider lily lying on the ground, so she quickly ran over and asked, "What happened to you?"

"Oh, I see. So it was snake venom."

At this moment, the Lycoris Radiata lying on the ground finally understood why the red snake suddenly went mad halfway through, and why the Snake Bone Granny, who wanted to retaliate before her death, only said "despicable" in the end. It turned out that the green snake was poisonous!

The green snake injected venom into the red snake, causing the red snake to become mentally unstable and be seduced by the spider lily. In the final wave, the green snake sprayed venom before dying. The pale yellow, transparent venom mixed with blood and corroded her right hand. She then used this hand to stab the snake-bone woman in the chest. Because it went straight into the heart, the corrosion was extremely rapid.

Because she started with her right hand, she was only affected now, and her combat record is roughly like this, with a deviation of no more than 5%.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm so anxious," Kikyo asked.

"It's alright, this poison isn't deadly, it just paralyzes the nerves. I won't die, at most I won't be able to move until tomorrow morning."

The red spider lily is not in a hurry at all.

"let me see!"

Kikyo quickly pulled open the sleeve of the spider lily. The bloodstain on her right hand was even more severe than at noon. However, this time it was not caused by spiritual power, but by snake venom mixed with demonic power, which also suppressed the latter's ability to recover.

"Ptooey!" Kikyo bent down and took a small amount of snake venom into the wrist of the spider lily, then spat it onto the grass next to her. White smoke even rose from it, which was enough to show that the snake venom could kill ordinary humans. It would not be surprising if even a demon died from it. So she said nervously, "You don't look like you're alright at all!"

Chapter Twelve: Snake Venom that Paralyzes the Nerves

"For some reason, I suddenly find you quite adorable right now." If it weren't for her nerve paralysis, Higanbana would really like to know what it feels like for Kikyo to suck on her arm, which is truly a pity.

"Has it already started talking nonsense?"

Kikyo was anxious and didn't know what to do.

"No, I'm perfectly fine. While the snake venom will certainly damage my senses, you seem to have forgotten that I am a flower fairy. Neither blood nor heart is necessary for me. I just need to wait for the snake venom to be neutralized by my demon blood, which should be before dawn."

The other shore flower remained calm. Only she herself knew her demonic body best. Don't compare the fragile bodies of demons with those of humans. You should know that some tree spirits can recover even if they only have a branch left. Although she is not that tenacious, she is still much stronger than ordinary demons.

“But I feel that your demon blood will drain away before the snake venom can be neutralized.” Kikyo reached out and pressed her hand on Higanbana’s waist, feeling the other’s blood surging up.

"Huh..."

Because her nervous system was paralyzed, the spider lily, unable to feel pain, forgot that she was still seriously injured. Although blood was not important to her demonic body, it would be troublesome if it leaked below the limit.

Seeing the change in the other flower's expression, Kikyo knew that this problem had really become a problem, so she quickly took out some herbs and applied them to the other's waist, while taking out a gauze and forcibly bandaging it to stop the bleeding.

Ugh, it looks painful.

Suddenly, the spider lily felt grateful for the snake venom; otherwise, she didn't know if she could have endured the treatment from the bellflower, which was practically a unique form of exorcism.

"That's good. I suggest you leave here as soon as possible, before the Demon Encounter ends and all the monsters come out. The mountains are not like the forests. The forests are my territory and can keep them at bay, but the monsters in the mountains will probably swarm towards you."

The red spider lily warned the bellflower.

"...And what about you?"

Kikyo was about to nod in agreement when she suddenly realized that the other person hadn't mentioned anything about her.

"Just leave me here. I don't think any demons will dare to come here. After all, that Snake Bone Granny really intimidated all the demons around here." As long as she waits until the Demon Encounter at dawn, the high-intensity demon power amplification will repair her demon body.

"You mean you want me to abandon you?" Kikyo immediately understood what the spider lily meant, so she continued, "How could that be! You were injured because of me, I will definitely take you with me."

No, I think it's more dangerous to follow you, and besides, my injury was entirely my own doing.

Higanbana wanted to say those words, but then Kikyo carried her on her back, so she could only change her words and say, "I never thought I would be helped by a shrine maiden."

"Wow, so light."

Kikyo suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"Thank you for the compliment. Because I am a flower fairy, my weight is less than half that of an ordinary person. My density is also lower, which increases the air resistance I experience. Therefore, when I am hit from mid-air to the ground, the actual damage I suffer will be reduced."

The explanation of the red spider lily.

"I understood the beginning, but what does the end mean?"

Kikyo, carrying spider lilies down the mountain, was naturally confused by the terms the other person used.

"Please don't take the monster's mutterings too seriously."

"So, you're admitting you've started talking nonsense?"

"Talking to oneself is not the same as rambling nonsense." The strange thought process of the spider lily, completely immune to the bellflower, can even effectively make sarcastic remarks.

Upon hearing this, Kikyo was speechless and asked, "I still don't understand one thing: why do you always cut yourself open when you fight someone?"

"Now look what happened, the snake venom just managed to seep into the wound. I hope you'll learn your lesson in the future," Kikyo said helplessly at the end.

Do you think I wanted to do this?

The other shore flower turned her head away and wrapped her arms around Kikyo's neck, saying, "I haven't been a demon for long and I don't know how to use demon power at all, but I know that most of the demon power is contained in the blood, so I can only use demon blood as a medium to successfully cast demon spells."

"The demonic power you demons use shouldn't be something you're born with." That's an ability inherited through bloodline, and Kikyo does have knowledge of that.

But the problem is, I wasn't born a monster.

The red spider lily is well aware of the problem, which is why it occasionally mocks itself as a half-baked monster.

"When did you become a monster?"

Seeing that the spider lily remained silent, the bellflower continued to speak.

“Two months ago,” said the spider lily.

Upon hearing this, Kikyo exclaimed in astonishment, "Really?!"

It's only been two months and it's already this powerful. Flower fairies are rarer than beast fairies, and this one is an extremely rare flower fairy, a spider lily fairy. I've only ever heard of peach blossom or cherry blossom fairies before.

Moreover, it's not just a simple flower fairy. Ordinary flower fairies are just a single flower, but Kikyo can sense the special nature of the spider lily. It's not just a single spider lily, but a whole sea of ​​spider lilies. The entire clan has poured all its resources into nurturing such a fairy as her.

This is not uncommon. For example, a wolf pack might voluntarily become the wolf king's subordinate in order for the wolf king to become a monster, giving up the possibility of becoming a monster in the future, and transferring this possibility to the wolf king in various ways.

The same applies to the red spider lily. That sea of ​​flowers is not something that ordinary flower spirits can summon. Even if they possess powerful demonic energy, the difference in their birth methods means that other flower spirits are destined not to have that ability.

Monsters born from a group possess extremely strong demonic power from birth, which explains why the spider lily could dominate the forest in just two months after its birth. Kikyo clearly judged the nature of the other party's existence.

While it is indeed a "monster," its nature leans more towards "spirit," belonging to one of the eight million gods' subordinates. It simply considers itself a monster, thus choosing to become one, but in reality, it possesses the potential to become a god...

As long as we can bring it back to the right path.

Kikyo felt it was necessary to correct the way the spider lily existed. What was so good about being a monster? Wouldn't it be better to build a shrine for it and make it a local deity?

"Ah, Kikyo, I think I need to reduce my energy requirements, otherwise I won't make it to morning. To put it bluntly, I'll be in a near-death state. If you encounter any danger, you can throw me off the cliff. Remember to be gentle; it's only a few hundred meters, I won't die from the fall. That's it. It's rare for me to trust a human. You have to do your best."

Having said that, the red spider lily closed its eyes.

"Can you demons even control your own near-death state?" Kikyo's strange thought process subconsciously focused on this question, even though the other person had already fainted.

Of course, the spider lily, which was in a near-death state, did not completely lose consciousness. Instead, it abandoned the functions of its demon body and went directly into its system to check the gains from the battle just now.

Chapter Thirteen System Update

[Victory in battle]

[Sold: Bamboo Viper (SR), Red-banded Serpent (SR)]

[Rewards: 10736 Gold Coins, 2 Jade, 2 Broken Amulets]

[Defeat: Snake Bone Granny (SR)]

[Reward: 9703 Gold Coins, 1 Broken Rune]

The mechanism of defeating monsters to obtain resources is actually no different from that of games. The only currencies in the system are gold coins and jade. The former is easy to obtain, but requires a large quantity to use, while the latter is a rare currency with a small quantity and is difficult to obtain.

Gold Coins: 105134

【Magnatama：27】

In the two months that the spider lily killed hundreds, if not thousands, of monsters, but the number of magatama it collected was less than fifty.

As for why it's not "before forty"?

Actually, the spider lily had been used once before with the magatama.

Purchasing Soul Stones requires Gold Coins, but that's only for one-star Soul Stones. Upgrading to two-star Soul Stones requires Jade, which is slightly different from the game's settings. However, considering that Soul Stones are stronger than those in the game, the large amount of currency required is not unacceptable.

【Soul (1-star): 20,000 Gold】

【Soul (2-star): 100,000 Gold, 20 Jade】

[Soul (3-star): 500,000 Gold, 200 Jade]

The highest star rating is six. She doesn't want to look at the resources required for the next three stars yet. She spent a month buying four one-star Soul Sets and another month upgrading one two-star Soul Set, namely the "Tomb Guardian" on the Wild Soul Set. Now she wants to upgrade another one, so naturally the first choice is the "Lucky Cat" which increases the speed of demon power recovery.

[Lucky Cat (2-star): Increases spirit power recovery speed by 40%.]

It directly upgrades to twice the effect.

So her currency was used up again. The other flower didn't think much of it, but was just curious about the extra things that fell this time.

[Broken Talisman: Randomly summons a shikigami, high probability N-rank, low probability R-rank.]

The system shop sells them for 1 gold coins. In the past, I would never have been willing to buy the other shore flower, but I didn't expect it to be dropped as a resource this time.

Does this mean that every SR-level target will drop it?

[System Update Notification: SR-level upgrade successful, "Equipment" template now loaded!]

It even updates the system?

It's quite up-to-date.

Clicking on the new features on the other side of the flower reveals six new options: weapons, magical artifacts, armor, hunting tools, footwear, and support items. Looking at the weapons section on that page…

"The Demon Blade", "The Famous Sword Mikazuki" and "Ame no Habakiri" - it's basically like they moved the entire Heian-kyo equipment arsenal over here.

Moreover, the price has increased more than tenfold. Even a shuriken costs more than two thousand gold coins, and the highest-level equipment requires not only hundreds of thousands of gold coins, but also hundreds of magatama plus fixed materials to make.

Do I have to make it myself?

Well, it seems worth it. Higanbana casually clicked on the material requirements for "Demon Blade: Demon Blade"...