I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

[Your skill, Coronal Breathing proficiency +11! ]

The last small section of the progress bar is now filled.

Amidst the intense tingling and itching in his bones, Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes, which were flashing with blue-green arcs of electricity.

While experiencing the massive amount of lightning and qi flowing through his entire body, he looked at the notification that arrived as expected.

[You have completed the Flesh Palace Training - Thunder Bone!]

[You have completed the Flesh Palace Training - Bone Forging Stage!]

Your bone strength has increased significantly!

[Your physique +4! ]

[Because you have completed the "Bone Forging Stage," your efficiency in utilizing Qi has increased moderately!]

At this point, Uesugi Tetsu had seen similar things before.

But the next hint made him pay close attention.

[You have gained the trait "Takemikazuchi's Gaze"!]

【Takemikazuchi's Gaze】

[Effect: Your affinity for lightning is greatly increased, your resistance to lightning is greatly increased, and you will be able to use lightning and electricity more skillfully.]

You have attracted the gaze of the unseen.

Upon seeing the last line of the prompt, a barely perceptible ripple did indeed appear on the mirror-like lake of Uesugi Tetsu's heart.

But it disappeared in just a moment.

Fleeting, like an illusion.

But Uesugi Tetsu, who had already had a similar experience, didn't think so.

"Takemikazuchi?" Uesugi Tetsu couldn't recall the true name of this being in his mind. He clicked his tongue in amazement, "This kind of mythical being has actually lived to this day and is still alive?"

The waters of this mortal world are truly deep.

However, there are two pieces of good news.

Firstly, this characteristic likely indicates that Takemikazuchi, who is currently invisible and intangible, has a positive attitude towards him.

Secondly, the water level in the present world is not high enough. Even if this God of Thunder has countless abilities, he would have to cut himself before he could enter the present world.

Regardless of Takemikazuchi's purpose, there's no need to worry for now.

Sensing the surging lightning within his body, Uesugi Tetsuya became extra cautious.

After all, he currently only possesses "thunder bones," but not thunder flesh, thunder skin, thunder internal organs, and so on...

If someone were to accidentally release this high-voltage electricity into their unsuspecting internal organs, they would at least suffer serious injury.

Temper the skin, forge the bones.

The second stage of the breathing method has passed two major hurdles.

Next up is the core of the Flesh Palace stage: Flesh Refining.

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the proficiency requirements, which far exceeded those of before, and thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

[Corona Breathing Technique (Black Flesh 0/2500)]

[Effect: The energy penetrates the flesh and blood; this is the first stage.]

[—The flesh is like black iron; the foundation of the palace begins here.]

Refining the body involves not only training the muscles, but also tempering the blood throughout the body to a level far exceeding what it has been before.

Furthermore, one of his four ultimate forms, the Palace of Flesh, will officially open its doors to him after the three stages of Flesh Refining.

To date, Uesugi Tetsu has never met a Breathing Technique practitioner who has completed any of the four ultimate forms.

It seems that this training will be more difficult and challenging than any of the previous stages.

The results will surely exceed everyone's expectations.

After thinking for a while about the words "Palace of Flesh," Uesugi Tetsu shook his head and sighed.

"Unfortunately, there is not enough time."

Now, it's time to depart as agreed with the teachers.

The agreed-upon location was a tram stop.

Uesugi Tetsu arrived at the station in just two or three minutes.

Then he saw Shifan Dai, still dressed as usual, and his teammates, Akiyama Mei and Tsuchiya Yu, who were waving to him.

To his astonishment, a petite figure stood in front of the three of them, waving at him: "Brother Uesugi, over here!"

"—Tamamo!?"

Uesugi Tetsu stepped across the road, asking with considerable confusion, "What are you going to do? Deliver takeout to the demons of the mortal world?"

"Take a vacation! Can't I take a vacation?!"

Tamamo puffed out her cheeks angrily: "The teacher already told us about the destination, and the place we're going to isn't dangerous."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Tetsu looked at the old man.

"Lord Saionji, aren't you going to Tokoyo?"

“No.” Shi Fandai shook his head, raising his bamboo sword as if to board a carriage. “We are going to a large city located in the gap between the present world and the mortal world.”

The Deep Sea?

Having seen the vast and boundless sea with his own eyes, Uesugi Tetsuya did not understand.

How do I get to this place?

The sound of the train arriving at the station answered his question.

Uesugi Tetsu looked up and saw the sign for the Kisaragi Train, then heard Shihan Dai say calmly, "Get on the train."

No, the train service has expanded to this point?

Can you even go to the deep sea?

Startled, Uesugi Tetsu turned his head and met Tamamo's gaze, whose smile had frozen.

The former is pleading with someone not to make an exception for him this time, attracting a thousand eyes, while the latter is simply not wanting to be in the same carriage with so many powerful demons who can kill him with a mere glare.

Following behind Shi Fandai and his two teammates, the two of them struggled to walk inside.

As soon as he stepped into the car, Uesugi Tetsu coughed twice in a low voice and shook his head slightly.

Perhaps they noticed his hint, or perhaps they didn't even realize that Uesugi Tetsu had boarded the train, but in any case, the black and red soft seats that had been forcibly added to the carriage this time did not appear.

This time, thanks to the presence of the teacher, no powerful demon in the carriage cast any malicious glances at them.

Uesugi Tetsu sat down in the ordinary iron chair and breathed a sigh of relief.

It's always better to have fewer problems.

In the silence and peaceful atmosphere, Uesugi Tetsu rode the Kisaragi Train for several hours.

This train passes through more than a dozen stations, but only a very small number of passengers get off along the way.

Until the final stop—the City of Chaos.

As the train's crisp arrival bell rang, the slender doors opened to the sides, and the demons inside the carriages rose and surged out.

After the demons had all disappeared, Shihan Dai slowly stood up and waved to Uesugi Tetsu and the others.

Uesugi Tetsu could hear Tamamo, who was walking in front of him, take a nervous breath and whisper excitedly.

"We've arrived! We've arrived! We've arrived! I wonder if the real City of Chaos is really like the rumors say..."

A city in chaos?

The name of this city doesn't sound very auspicious.

Uesugi Tetsu silently complained twice before stepping off the Kisaragi Train after patting the train door one last time.

He looked ahead and saw only a few excited little demons and some rough stones.

After a brief moment of surprise, Uesugi Tetsu raised his head.

Thus, the vast, floating, and freely flying demons above the sky, and the ancient city walls, at least several thousand meters high, reaching straight into the leaden-gray clouds, engraved with the heroic deeds and myths of one era after another from ancient times to the present, came into view.

Ahead, the teacher's representative spoke calmly.

"The city of disorder has arrived."

Chapter 238 The Duel Begins! The First Battle: A Projection That Has Dominated for a Thousand Years, the Hojo Clan's [Five-Colored Armor]

Above the sky, figures radiating powerful spiritual energy moved rapidly through the sonic booms, leaving behind long, narrow, pale white trails of air.

Then, a large portion of them slowly descended from the sky and landed in the magnificent and vast city of disorder.

Uesugi Tetsu's face twitched slightly.

He couldn't help but ask,

"With so many powerful individuals landing in that city, if one of them loses their temper and starts a fight, wouldn't they overturn this chaotic city?"

Even after it's been overturned, they still manage to say it in a nice way.

If two demons were to actually fight, they could absolutely reduce this entire row of ancient and towering city walls to dust within three to five minutes.

In less than half an hour, the entire city would be reduced to ruins.

Let alone a demon-level being, even if two Uesugi Tetsuyas who have activated their "rage" were to fight, they could achieve something like this in a few more days.

The key issue is that this disordered city has existed for at least a thousand years, yet it still appears perfectly intact before Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes.

"rule."

Tamamo put her hands on her hips, giving off a "you just don't understand" look, raised a finger, and said with a laugh in her Kansai dialect,

"Within the city of disorder, including the surrounding area, all fighting is prohibited."

“If you insist on making a move, you might not even be able to fully unleash your power before,” Tamamo moved her tongue to the side, rolled her eyes, and struck a dead pose, “and then she’d just die a horrible, violent death on the spot.”

Tamamo snorted softly: "Otherwise, why would we dare to come to a place like this, where powerful demons gather!"

It turned out to be the case.

Uesugi Tetsu nodded thoughtfully and followed the four into the city gate, which was hundreds of meters high and completely unguarded.

In an instant, he clearly felt the omnipresent "rules" that permeated the world.

—If you take action, you will die.

This is an indisputable ironclad rule.

As for how to define this "taking action"...

Uesugi Tetsu felt that he shouldn't play word games with rules that hadn't been bugged in thousands of years.

The city wall was very thick, with a length of over a hundred meters, and its path was blocked by several small demons.

So it took Uesugi Tetsuya two or three minutes to cross the boundary of the city gate and truly enter the city of disorder.

As soon as he stepped out of the city gate, the soft, lively sounds of conversation came from all directions and entered Uesugi Tetsuya's ears.

He looked around and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

In Uesugi Tetsu's eyes, the buildings in front of him alone already covered architectural styles from the Heian period, the Edo period, the Taisho period, and several other ancient periods that he could not recognize.

Simple Gassho-zukuri houses, imposing and tall wooden houses, modern-style cement buildings, and scattered primitive buildings.

It's hard to imagine that these buildings would be arranged together.

It's a complete hodgepodge.

It may even be inhabited by people or demons from that era.

Tamamo stared, wide-eyed, and quickly pulled out the small camera hanging around her neck, snapping away at the shutter.

"Wow, what a sight this is..."

"I've already found accommodation for the next few days."