The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

Hiding very carefully behind Shi Bai, Inaba Tei watched the strange beast that obediently allowed the reins to be put on its body, his face still showing lingering fear.

"Hmm, fierce?"

Looking down thoughtfully at the Taotie that was baring its teeth at Emperor Pan, Shi Bai slapped it without hesitation.

"What are you being so fierce about? If you're not happy, do you want me to lock you up again? Come on, give me a smile."

Taotie: "..."

As the number one of the four most ferocious beasts in ancient times, when had it ever suffered such humiliation? But as soon as it recalled that almost crushing battle, coupled with the fact that it had been sealed away for who knows how many years, it couldn't muster any will to resist.

Indeed, fighting alone was too disadvantageous. If the other three ferocious beasts had been there, perhaps they could have put up a fight... It seems that after gaining freedom, I need to find a way to establish an organization...

After grinning at that bastard, the gluttonous beast, feeling quite depressed, lay down on the ground, buried its head in the snow, and began to play dead.

"Okay, you're not fierce now, are you?"

Pointing at the Taotie, Shi Bai turned his head away with a serious expression.

"Look how cute it is right now!"

Taotie: "..."

Because of Emperor Pan: "..."

"By the way, can I borrow this sword for a while?"

Pointing to the long, flowing sword in Shiro's hand, Inaba Tei decisively changed the subject.

“I’ve seen and collected quite a few treasures, and I always have a desire to explore and study new and unusual treasures. Your sword looks quite peculiar.”

"Of course, this is a sword that can cut through iron like mud."

Nodding, Shi Bai readily tossed the longsword in his hand toward the other party.

"Take it and study it if you want, it's not a big deal anyway..."

"Bang!!"

Before he could finish his sentence, the longsword fell straight down onto the muddy ground, but instead of embedding itself in the earth as Emperor Pan had predicted, it snapped cleanly in two with a crisp sound.

Emperor Inaba: "???"

"Oh, I almost forgot."

He patted his head, looking annoyed.

"This sword is said to be able to cut through iron like mud, but it can also cut through mud like iron... But it's okay, I'll just use super glue to fix it!!"

Emperor Inban: "..."

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After the BMW was replaced by the Taotie, their speed increased significantly. With the Taotie's immense power as one of the most ferocious ancient beasts, minor weather changes were no problem at all.

In order to maintain its freedom, Taotie also fulfilled the basic principles and professional ethics of a mount, working silently and without complaint throughout. Over time, Huan Yue and the others came to regard it as an ordinary beast.

It must be said that Shi Bai learned a lot of information he wanted from Impandi, including not only information about the two sisters, but also clues about the whereabouts of Alice and the others, whom Shen Qi had asked him to take care of before he left.

For example, regarding the official founder of the Wizarding Association, although the rabbit didn't reveal much, Bai Zi could deduce from the few words the rabbit used that the person who single-handedly integrated and created this association was the succubus.

Having served as Shinki's right-hand woman in the Underworld for so many years, the succubus is no longer the weakling who once risked her life to protect her sister; she is now capable of standing on her own.

It was precisely because of the succubus's secret protection that Shenqi felt at ease letting Alice and the others go out. The reason she asked him for help again was simply to have an extra layer of insurance.

"Shi Bai, we've finished our beer, bring us a few more cases!!"

Just as Shi Bai was lying there with his head resting on his hand, aimlessly thinking about these things, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly pulled open, and Pan Di's head poked out from inside.

"Sometimes I really suspect that you were actually born into the Oni clan, and the two rabbit ears on your head are just disguises of Oni horns."

While muttering this under his breath, Shi Bai casually handed over a bottle of vodka.

"Comrade, beer isn't cool enough. Come on, have some vodka!!"

"Vodka? We only drink beer."

Inaba Tei took the bottle of vodka, glanced at it, and looked disgusted.

"Speaking of which, so much time has passed, and you still haven't told us anything about yourself. How did you end up in such a faraway place? And with so many people with you... Excuse me."

Pan Di pursed his lips and sat down next to Shi Bai without any hesitation.

"If Jehovah, that petty fellow, saw his most trusted archangel with you, I wonder how furious he would be. Not to mention those two extremely sensitive demons, aren't you afraid of getting yourself into big trouble?"

"Ah, yes, I hate trouble."

With his eyes half-closed, Shi Bai reached out and took the bottle of vodka.

"You've been to heaven before, right? What do you think of the power of that God Jehovah?"

"He's definitely strong, even stronger than the Ghost King of the Ghost Clan in our opinion. However, since he's never used his full strength, we can't make an accurate estimate... Hey! Don't answer questions with questions!!"

Halfway through his sentence, Impandi realized something was amiss and shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Oh, sorry."

After offering a half-hearted apology, Shi Bai lazily lay back down.

"If you really want to know the specifics, why don't you just ask Mengyue and the others? Do you think I would reveal that I came here to help them get revenge? Don't be ridiculous."

"...When you meet the Wizard Queen later, you'd better not be so nonchalant. She is very powerful."

Looking at the person in front of her who practically had the word "perfunctory" written all over their face, after a moment of silent silence, the cunning rabbit spoke earnestly.

"While it's true that you're very strong, her magical abilities are far more astonishing than you imagine. At the same time, her personality is rather rigid and she's quite difficult to get along with."

"Trust me, I'm very strong."

Shi Bai raised his hand quite honestly.

"Maybe that so-called Wizard Lord will even call me teacher when he sees me later. I'm actually more than you think... What kind of look is that?"

Inaba Emperor: (▼Van▼#)

"You know there are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding? If I didn't consider you a friend, would I be telling you all this on purpose? It's good to be confident in your abilities, but unwarranted confidence can often backfire, you know that?!"

"...Okay, you have a good point."

Someone stared at the sky speechlessly.

But why don't you see me as a very, very powerful person?

"Hmph, true powerhouses are beings like those from ancient mythology. Can you really pull off such a feat now? In our eyes, we are all weaklings, like frogs sitting at the bottom of a well looking at the sky below."

The cunning rabbit was quite dissatisfied.

"There are always mountains beyond mountains and towers beyond towers. One mountain is always higher than another. You are a great demon who has lived from that era to the present. How can you not even understand this very simple truth?"

"So when did you start majoring in philosophy... huh?"

Slightly speechless, Shi Bai rolled his eyes. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he realized that the surrounding environment had undergone a dramatic change.

Time seemed to have sped up from afternoon to night. The air became fresh, the surrounding trees became lush, and various lights swirled among the foliage. The dark ice, faintly tinged with azure, gathered on the road ahead, shining brightly under the illumination of the various lights along the roadside.

"Here we are?"

Shi Bai turned his head and looked at Inpandi beside him.

"No, this is just one of the secret realms. The one we're going to isn't this one..."

Pan Di frowned slightly as he glanced at his surroundings.

"This is the territory of that ice fairy."

P.S.: Good morning...

Chapter Sixteen, ⑨ and ⑨ and ⑨, Three ⑨ Cold Remedies

"The Ice Fairy?"

Looking around at the scenery, Shi Bai looked at the rabbit beside him, while Taotie obediently stopped and lay on the ground listlessly, stuffing food into its mouth bit by bit.

“That’s right, this is a secret realm that belongs exclusively to fairies, and it is also the territory of that ice fairy.”

She took a closer look at the dark blue ice crystals hanging on the branch, and nodded confidently. At the same time, fearing that the other party would not understand, she specially gave Shi Bai a brief explanation.

"Fairies are manifestations of nature, peculiar creatures born from nature. Age has no meaning for fairies, and they can recover quickly even if they suffer severe injuries that shatter their bodies. Strictly speaking, fairies cannot die, and most of them love to play pranks, making them very troublesome creatures... We don't need to worry about anything. We're just passing through anyway, so we'll just follow the original route."

"Huh? Are you sure you just want to walk there?"

Shi Bai raised his head and looked ahead at the road.

In his line of sight, the road ahead was being covered by gradually accumulating ice crystals, and the temperature in the air was dropping rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the flowers, grass and trees were covered with a thick layer of frost, and the pale blue ice was spreading quickly toward their carriage.

Just as the ice was about to cover the carriage, the Taotie, which had been lying on the ground listlessly, raised its head in dissatisfaction and opened its mouth towards the ice crystals that were rapidly covering its body.

In an instant, a gravitational force comparable to that of a black hole pulled everything in front of it toward its mouth: swirling mud and sand, shattered ice crystals, uprooted trees... everything in front of it quickly disappeared into the bottomless maw of the Taotie.

A second later, when Taotie lowered its head again in boredom, everything in front of it was empty, as if it had been swept away by a category 18 typhoon. There wasn't even a large piece of rock to be found, and a piece of the land had been ruthlessly shaved off.

"this is……"

Seeing the terrifying destructive power that his mount, which had been silent for half a month, could unleash in a single second, Pan Di was completely dumbfounded.

Judging from the power and destructive force displayed just a second ago, she had no doubt that if the opponent continued, it could completely devour the entire secret realm.

"The Taotie? It's nothing special."

After yawning, Shi Bai lazily lay down again.

"Alright, let's wait for the main character to arrive before we talk. To be honest, I'm annoyed by this guy who attacks without warning... What are you doing?"

Looking at the rabbit in front of him who suddenly turned its head and stared intently at him, Shi Bai couldn't help but feel quite puzzled.

"I bet this beast is no less powerful than a Ghost King among the Ghost Clan. How did you manage to catch it and make it obediently pull your cart?"

The cunning rabbit looked very serious.

"Hmm, I think it's because I'm very strong."

Shi Bai nodded with a serious expression.

"It's easy to break when you've made it, so you'd better not be so overconfident... Forget it, let's just tell you the even more shocking secret, but you'd better not go around telling everyone, or you might end up in a deadly situation."

After hesitating for a moment, Inaba Tei seemed to have made up her mind. She took a deep breath and whispered in Shibai's ear.

"We suspect that some of the incredibly powerful beings from the ancient mythological era have survived to this day!"

"Well………"

Feeling the breath coming from beside his ear, Shi Bai turned his head slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and his lips twitched slightly.

"Those ancient figures who hold the sun and moon in their hands and pluck stars from the sky may very well be hiding in the shadows, guiding the development of the entire world. We are all just pawns on this chessboard. Perhaps the emergence of the vampire clan is due to the actions of those ancient figures!"

He was very dissatisfied and yanked someone's head back and strangled them with a cross-shaped strangulation. He then lay on the other person's neck and continued speaking with a solemn expression.

"We know you're powerful, and we know you're very confident in your abilities, but those ancient figures from the distant past are truly beyond our capabilities. Overturning rivers and seas, stealing the sky and changing the sun—in the hands of those ancient beings, these are nothing more than crude magic. Don't you understand the principle of 'the nail that sticks out gets hammered down'?!"

The words of that cunning rabbit carried a hint of disappointment and frustration.

"We think your attitude is really problematic. If you were targeted by something like that, do you think you could beat them?!"

"Uh...maybe I can actually beat him...okay, I was wrong, you can let me go now."

Rolling his eyes inwardly, Shi Bai was speechless.

It has to be said that this rabbit's ability to fill in the blanks is terrifying. It deduced so quickly that the birth of the vampire clan was due to its own actions... This rabbit is truly a divine rabbit.

"Hmph... If it weren't for the fact that you have beer..."

Muttering something under her breath, the cunning rabbit grunted and let go of her hand.

"Remember this: if you want to live longer, you have to be as lowly as us..."

"What's going on outside? Why does the temperature suddenly feel so high...wait?"

Before the rabbit could finish its lecturing words, the carriage curtain was suddenly lifted and landed squarely on her.

Originally, due to the sudden drop in temperature, some icicles had formed on the carriage. Because of Huan Yue's sudden movement, Inpandi, who was trying to get up, slipped and fell directly onto Shi Bai.

"Bang!!"

With a muffled thud, the person who had just escaped the attack, now lying where he had been lying, looked on with lingering fear as he saw the cunning rabbit fall to the ground. He had managed to get off the carriage in time.