Great, we're doomed now!

He was very young at the time and had never felt jealousy towards his peers or even his seniors, so when he heard about it, he simply thought that these people were not cultivated enough and that their minds were disturbed by worldly fame and fortune.

But now he has to admit that when someone easily catches up with or even surpasses the achievements he has honed throughout his life, it is difficult for anyone to accept it calmly. Moreover, the closer the relationship between the two parties, the harder it is to let go.

Perhaps Ye Shou hasn't reached that level yet, but what about the future? Jin Tian understands that it's only a matter of time before this young man surpasses him.

However, he didn't actually feel jealous, after all, he was already dead, and worldly honors and disgraces were irrelevant to him. Even during his lifetime, he had long since seen through fame and fortune, otherwise he wouldn't have devoted his life to exorcising demons and monsters, only to grow old in seclusion in the mountains and forests.

"On another note, your spell is quite interesting. It's unbelievable that I, who was just a wisp of soul long ago, can still possess such a solid body!"

Sheathing his long sword, Nishikida Keiryu looked down at his attire, even taking out a small mirror from his inner pocket and looking at himself like a little girl—and his reflection was clearly visible in the mirror.

Yes, he is no longer a wandering ghost whose existence is uncertain!

These clothes, this knife, this mirror—all are real objects, not formed from spiritual energy. His body, however, was shaped by Ye Shou's "magic," making him appear no different from an ordinary person, and he could even directly touch objects in the real world.

If he were to appear at an outside shrine, tourists would probably assume he was an actor or a kimono enthusiast—ordinary people don't wear kimonos unless it's a major holiday.

Unless one is a highly virtuous monk, no one can tell that he is actually a ghost!

"It's so touching! I never imagined that hundreds of years later, I would have the chance to hold a knife in my own hands!"

"Ye Shou, how can I possibly thank you enough?"

"It was nothing," Ye Shou smiled, not minding at all. "It's also like you did me a favor by letting me test the effects of the 'spell'... This is really good."

——【Commanding Gods and Exorcising Demons】!

In "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," Ye Shou elevates his spirit by overcoming fate, thus creating one of the new entries resulting from merging the original ones.

【Commanding Gods and Exorcising Demons】, 【The Appearance of the King and Demons】, 【Love, Justice, and Light】.

These three entries inherit the main capabilities of the old version and further explore its potential, making them perfect replacements.

The new ability, [Commanding Gods and Exorcising Demons], is somewhat similar to playing Pokémon battles.

In addition to normal bond contracts, he can also forcibly control the spirits he has defeated, and pose a natural enemy-like threat to demons and ghosts whose spiritual power is inferior to his.

Then, this contractor can add a buff to the summoned spirit, either a simple stat boost or a special skill; this varies from person to person.

However, Jintian Jinglong received the ability to materialize things within a limited time!

After materializing, Jinglong can act independently like a living person, use weapons, and even recreate the power he had in life—but he doesn't have that much spiritual power now.

Although it only lasts for three minutes each day, according to Ye Shou's tests, if Jinglong were given the "Holy Grail Mark," then with the blessing of life energy, this sword master would literally be able to fly and disappear into the earth.

While its energy scale is far inferior to that of a monster, its quality is far superior. Coupled with its abundant combat experience and special attack attributes, a lazy monster like Obik might not even have time to grow to its giant size before being defeated by Jinglong.

"Ye Shou, you are destined for a bright future... Use this power to protect what you want to protect!"

Jinglong patted Ye Shou on the shoulder, without saying anything profound, but simply gave him a piece of advice full of expectation.

He dedicated his life to protecting people from evil spirits and considered it a very meaningful cause.

However, he didn't have much experience as a teacher and was afraid that forcibly instilling his own ideas would affect his apprentice's development, so he didn't ask Ye Shou to follow the same path as him.

As for what exactly to protect... every man has his own answer. Ye Shou is not a confused person, so he naturally doesn't need to worry about it.

Bang~!

After saying this, Jinglong turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared. The kimono was neatly folded and placed on the fallen leaves, and the katana was also placed aside.

"……Been taught a lesson."

Ye Shou relaxed and left the bamboo forest while stretching his shoulders—someone would naturally come to collect the kimono and katana afterward.

The maid had been waiting in the shrine courtyard for a long time. When Ye Shou came out, she immediately offered him a change of clothes and helped him into the artificial hot spring to relieve his fatigue.

In the past, Liulichuan would have stopped at the door, feeling uneasy behind the thin curtain. But now, she dismissed everyone and followed Ye Shou in calmly. After changing into a bathrobe, she helped Ye Shou wash his back and massage his shoulders.

"Hmm~"

Leaning against the edge of the hot spring, Ye Shou closed his eyes, enjoying the maid's soft but strong hands roaming over his body while sorting through his spoils.

More than 100 Destiny Coins, the "Arrow" that can awaken a Stand, the Ripple technique that can be taught, the Super Aja Red Stone...

All sorts of things, most of which are incalculable in monetary terms, make it difficult to estimate their value. But Ye Shou is more interested in how to make the most of them!

Fate Coins need no introduction, while "Arrows" and Ripples are both excellent for enhancing combat power. Ye Shou's [Prosperous Country] allows people to steadily cross the threshold and obtain these two powers... but one cannot expand recklessly; one must be selective.

Of course, people he knows, especially those he is close to, are given priority—he is no saintly figurehead.

But in terms of physical objects, the most valuable thing he has is the Aja Red Stone!

This is a unique product of the JOJO world, exceeding the limits of human craftsmanship, and is a miracle creation of nature.

In the main world, the redstone in Ye Shou's possession is unique, its value alone being "priceless," and it can be considered a divine artifact for amplifying Ripple Qi.

However, its true purpose lies in scientific research!

Ye Shou was generous on crucial issues. Upon returning, he immediately sent the ordinary version of the Aizhe Red Stone to "Dr. Ya-Oo Mei-Fan," adding that it was an extremely rare natural gemstone and that he hoped its unique crystal structure could provide some assistance to his optical research.

That's right, it's the same person who developed the "Magnus dynamics system"~

Ye Shou had no intention of keeping anything to himself. As long as Dr. Yawei said it was useful and could artificially create a light energy amplifier, he would personally bring the Super Aja Red Stone over!

Incidentally, Ye Shou was quite confident about this, not to mention that the scientists of the Ao system were naturally brilliant and quick to and thoroughly research new things.

The new term Ye Shou obtained this time has greatly improved the success rate of the light energy amplifier:

Love, justice, and light!

"Exorcising Gods and Commanding Ghosts" is a summoning skill, while "King of Ghosts' Appearance" adds a suffix of "all kinds of martial arts" to Ye Shou on the basis of Ghost Brain and Ghost Back, which is somewhat similar to the physical skills version of "God's Left Hand".

However, the [Love, Justice and Light] attribute is different from the other two combined attributes. It doesn't have a specific function; it's a special ability that can't be calculated numerically.

It's complicated to explain in detail because the description is already quite vague, but simply put, it gives Ye Shou a passive "aura buff" whose effect changes based on Ye Shou's actions.

If his actions stem from "love," then things will develop in the direction of a romantic comedy or the kind of love he subconsciously desires, and in turn, affect the fate of those around him.

Similarly, "just" actions will grant companions the tenacious vitality of a hot-blooded manga, or an unwavering will and incredible action.

And “light” will give divine assistance to all the people Ye Shousuo knows who yearn for light in their hearts when they are striving for a great cause!

With this kind of idealistic boost, wouldn't the TPC scientists, including Dr. Yao, be making research progress at an accelerator level?

Of course, with Ye Shougang back, it's still uncertain how effective the entry will be.

"Liuli".

"Lord Ye Shou."

"I've given Dr. Yao a very important project, and I'm confident he'll succeed, but I have a problem now:"

He's a pacifist and doesn't want his research to be used in weapons, but I happen to need those weapons—what should I do?

"Since you say so, you certainly don't intend to use coercive methods?"

“He’s a good person, and I can actually understand his thoughts, but the development of the situation makes me not care about too much.”

"...Dr. Yao is a very famous scholar. Although he has always said that he wants to build a 'spaceship' and is regarded as a madman by many media, he has always been highly respected in academic circles."

It was Ruri who arranged for Aja's Red Stone to be sent, and she also took the opportunity to look up information about the Eight-Tails. Now she can explain it in a very organized way.

"As far as I know, his research lab is full of talented people, and perhaps some of them will be willing to collaborate with us."

If we can obtain the specific drawings and data, given the capabilities of our group's technical department, meeting your requirements should not be a problem.

"Hmm~"

“We can also ask Professor Agasa for help.” Ruri smiled slightly. “Although he also hates war and weapons, he can’t control his impulse to invent. In fact, he has created many dangerous things, but his power has been deliberately limited.”

You mean?

"Give him the data and let him build a harmless 'prototype,' then we can modify it."

"Heh~"

Ye Shou opened his eyes and met the maid's gaze.

You're becoming more and more like me~

"It's all thanks to your teaching day and night," Liuli said with a modest smile.

Ye Shou changed the subject: "I would have done that in the past, but this time I'm going to be more honest."

“Frankness…” Liuli pondered the word carefully, feeling that Ye Shou’s words carried a certain unseen determination.

But she didn't ask any more questions, she just nodded silently.

To be honest, the maid's method was the simplest: don't worry about what the scientists think, just use their technology to achieve your goals.

But this is an Austrian system, and stealing technology often carries hidden dangers!

Therefore, Ye Shou plans to directly confess the existence of certain things to Ya-Oo and Professor Agasa in order to make them back down and agree to develop targeted weapons.

Liuli remembered something: "I'm a little curious about what you meant by 'development of the situation' earlier?"

"That's too far off, let's focus on what's in front of us first."

"And what does 'before you' mean?"

"here."

Ye Shou pointed downwards, and Liuli glanced at him, immediately lowering her head shyly—

"It's Mount Sukona right beneath our feet."

—The maid raised her head with a hint of disappointment.

"Mount Su-na... Could it be that we encountered it that night..."

"That's right, that's it."

A sharp glint flashed in Ye Shou's eyes:

Obik, Tanuki, Jinglong, myself, and the Light Amplifier... As long as we are well prepared, even if the two monsters Obik cannot fight during the day, we don't need to worry about their strength on paper.

It's time to settle the score with Sukuna-no-Oni!

Chapter 154 As everyone knows, Arcane ground crew have no human rights.

To be honest, Ye Shou had wanted to deal with Su Na Gui for quite some time. He had left it there before purely because of his lack of strength; at that time, he had no means to fight against a normal Arcane monster.

Bringing in US troops stationed in Japan would only allow this menacing monster to inflict a few more blows.

But things are different now:

Although Obik is not good at fighting, at least he won't be instantly killed by Sukuna Oni. Nishikida Keiryu knows the weakness of such demons. With these two not restraining each other, as long as there is a powerful weapon that can penetrate the monster's body, Ye Shou is confident that he can send it to the afterlife!