I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Firstly, it's really not good to make phone calls at four or five in the morning and disturb the neighbors.

The second is——

Now, there are more important things waiting for me.

Uesugi Tetsu put the phone aside and looked at the progress bar of Hakuhannya, which had reached 99%.

He took a deep breath.

In less than three hours, Bai Banruo will reach two and a half stars!

At that time, a brand new two-and-a-half-star card pool will also be unlocked!

Chapter 226 White Prajna Two and a Half Stars! Demon God (Weak) Demon God! Physique Exceeds 100! Prajna Mask Evolves!

To be precise, there are still two hours, fifty-eight minutes, and forty-seven seconds left.

Uesugi Tetsu changed his position and sat on the wooden steps of the small dojo, resting his elbows on his knees and silently watching the time slip away, his palms supporting his chin.

Stare at the time for a while, stare at the silver moon in the sky for a while.

Less than two minutes later, Uesugi Tetsu clicked his tongue in boredom.

I didn't feel it when I wasn't paying attention, but when the promotion time is so close, it feels like time is stretched out for an exceptionally long time.

It's hard to wait.

Moreover, my intuition tells me that it's best not to advance in a dojo covered by a barrier.

While doing so wouldn't cause any major incidents, the commotion would be significant and could easily lead to misunderstandings—even if they found a secluded corner, Shi Fandai's abilities would allow him to easily sense it.

Because even he himself can do this kind of thing.

Thinking of this, Uesugi Tetsuya, who still had two hours and fifty-five minutes to wait, stood up and prepared to go out for a stroll.

Good morning, Lord Uesugi.

Good morning, Lord Uesugi.

Perhaps it was because the instructor had introduced him to the students in the dojo, but even though Uesugi Tetsu was just passing by, he was greeted warmly by a large group of dojo disciples.

Helpless, he could only smile and reply to each one.

"Hey, Yagyu-kun, you're really working hard."

Just as he was about to debut at the dojo, Uesugi Tetsu spotted Yagyu Akira alone in the shadows, holding a solid wooden sword and striking a pose.

The weather wasn't too hot in the early morning of late May, but even so, Liu Shengchi's forehead, neck, and back were already soaked with sweat.

All of this demonstrates that Yagyu has been standing here, maintaining his stance for quite some time.

"Is Uesugi-kun going out?"

Yagyu answered without blinking, and even as he spoke, the tip of his wooden sword did not tremble in the slightest.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded casually: "Yeah, I slept before, but I can't sleep well now. I want to go out and get some fresh air."

"Then, if you head south, you'll see a small hill, and you can see a great sunrise from the top of that hill."

Sweating profusely, Yagyu Akira offered his opinion.

Uesugi Tetsu blinked and gave him a happy thumbs up: "Thanks, Yagyu-kun."

The moment Uesugi Tetsu stepped out of the dojo gate, he could clearly feel that the concentration of spiritual energy in the world had increased by more than one level.

It's probably because maintaining the barrier surrounding the dojo requires an enormous amount of spiritual energy. Powerful barriers all require a lot of spiritual energy, which is quite normal.

"However, after a month, the concentration of spiritual energy has increased considerably since the first wave."

Uesugi Tetsu still remembers that the concentration of spiritual energy in the world had increased by 11.8 times compared to before the wave.

Now, it should be at least 15 times higher, and the concentration is still slowly increasing.

With just a slight activation of his Spirit Control Technique, he could feel spiritual energy surging into his body from all directions, then being absorbed, purified, and extracted.

Finally, the vast amount of mixed spiritual energy of heaven and earth was transformed into a drop of extremely high-quality liquid spiritual energy within the body, which could be easily mobilized by the Spirit Control Technique.

"It's quite nice to go out and practice spirit control techniques alone once in a while like this."

Uesugi Tetsuya unreservedly inhaled the continuous flow of spiritual energy, and following the direction Yagyu Akira had indicated, he walked slowly at a pace even slower than that of an ordinary person.

An hour passed quickly as I strolled aimlessly.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at his proficiency level after continuously and intensely practicing the Spirit Control Technique for an hour, and found that it had increased by more than 10 points, which was incredibly fast.

"But, it's only been an hour already?"

Rubbing his slightly throbbing temples, Uesugi Tetsuya sighed, looking a little tired.

If only there were medicinal baths available at this time, they could help strengthen the bones.

Once you start bone forging, three hours will definitely pass in the blink of an eye... but that idea is completely absurd nowadays.

As for going back to a teacher's college to learn footwork intensively for two hours?

"Let yourself off the hook."

Uesugi Tetsuya half-opened his eyes to see where he was going, using power-saving mode, thinking to himself that he was not like Ririko, the ultimate, invincible king of the universe.

Oh, right, Ririko.

If making a phone call now might disturb Nanjo Manami, it certainly won't disturb Ririko.

Because sunrise is just around the corner, and even though Ririko sleeps, she always wakes up earlier than the sun.

Thinking of this, Uesugi Tetsuya took out his rotary phone, supported its bottom with his qi, and dialed Ririko's number.

beep……

pat.

It answered instantly, just as expected.

"Hey?"

Uesugi Tetsu held the antique-style telephone close to his ear and heard the girl's slightly heavy but powerful breathing coming from the speaker.

"Huff...huff...Uesugi-kun, it's rare for you to call me..."

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the rotary phone, which remained unchanged, and replied, "I just installed a new phone and am testing it out."

Ririko gave a muffled "hmm," then asked,

"So... what's the matter?"

Uesugi Tetsuya, who had originally just wanted to make a call to check on the results, paused for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "Didn't I teach you a lot of things last time? How's your training in the Flesh Palace going?"

Ririko's voice trembled slightly: "I'm... currently refining meat..."

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder he sounded so breathless.

She can still talk normally while being processed into meat; Ririko is truly a werewolf.

Ririko continued, "After that... I'll probably start training the 'Palace of Flesh,' one of the four ultimate forms, to give you a test run."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Tetsu said in a high-pitched voice,

"Then thank you very much, Lady Ririko."

After a pause, Uesugi Tetsuya resumed his normal voice: "Then I won't disturb you any longer. Focus on your cultivation."

Just before he hung up the phone, Ririko's voice, which sounded like she was forcing it out through gritted teeth, came through.

"I'll watch the broadcast of the qualifiers..."

Uesugi Tetsuya paused slightly, then smiled.

"Thank you."

pat.

The call ended briefly.

Within two seconds, two lines of text appeared above the rotary phone.

The first line is 【Tokugawa Ririko】.

The second line is the detailed address.

Uesugi Tetsu remembered clearly that this was indeed his home address, down to the house number.

This box of weapons was indeed useful.

Even Ririko was completely unaware.

From this perspective, it seems to be able to kill anything below the level of ghosts and gods.

Because Uesugi Tetsu has never seen many cultivators below the level of demons who have a stronger perception than Ririko.

Satisfied, Uesugi Tetsuya put away the rotary phone and noticed a pale and haggard young office worker walking towards him from directly opposite him. The man was wearing an inexpensive black suit, carrying a briefcase, and had a tired face.

That's not the key point.

Behind the young office worker was a languishing ghost, much thinner than his peers, who was sucking his life force.

I started commuting before dawn...

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless: "They were almost dying from exhaustion, and you're not even going to let a mosquito's leg go?"

Just as the two were about to pass each other, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly spoke up and asked the young man who was hurrying along, "Hello, are you here for a morning run so early?"

The young man was clearly taken aback when the passerby struck up a conversation with him.

But he quickly came to his senses and gave Uesugi Tetsuya an awkward smile: "No... I was just about to go to work."

Upon closer inspection, Uesugi Tetsuya realized that the young man's complexion was even worse than that of most of the Special Affairs Department's clerks.

If someone has worked so hard and is still in such a terrible state, then we should try to help them if we can.

Uesugi Tetsu flicked his finger, using fragments of lightning to turn the sluggish ghost clinging to the young man's back and glaring at him into a handful of ashes. Then he patted the young man's shoulder.

"If it's a job, try to find one that's easy."

He raised a finger and warned, "Insufficient rest can easily ruin your health, and then all the money you earn will go to the hospital..."

"Dude, you don't want to end up working for a hospital after all this time, do you?"

The young man was stunned.

He never expected that a stranger he met would show him such concern, so after a moment of disbelief, he immediately took a deep breath.

He suppressed the emotions surging within him.

"Thank you for your advice... I will remember it."

With reddened eyes, the young office worker bowed deeply to Uesugi Tetsuya before walking forward.

Uesugi Tetsuya looked again and noticed that the young man's hurried pace had slowed down a bit.

He turned around with a smile.

And so, the mountain peaks came into view, bathed in the already dimming moonlight.

Standing a few kilometers away, it stood right in front of him, right in the center of his field of vision.

Suddenly, Uesugi Tetsu wanted to go mountain climbing.

It wasn't because of the sunrise that Yagyu Akira mentioned, nor for any other reason.

Instead,

Because the mountain is there.

How could anyone resist climbing it?

With this thought in mind, Uesugi Tetsuya did not hesitate at all.

He immediately lifted his leg and quickened his pace, wanting to reach the top of that not-so-high mountain in the hour or so before his transformation was completed.

Walking alone along the rather deserted main road in the early morning, Uesugi Tetsu arrived at the foot of the mountain, where dense forests and stone steps stretched out.

The mountains are peaceful and quiet, but perhaps because few people come here, there are indeed many demons and monsters of all sizes.

Uesugi Tetsuya simply stared at the steps blocking his way, and without saying a word, took a step.