I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Shi Fandai deliberately stopped and waited for Yuzao for a while, until the latter put down her camera with satisfaction before slowly speaking.

"Check in first, and then you are free to wander around the city of disorder, except during the gambling battles."

"Great!"

Of the group, only Tamamo raised her hand in a cheer immediately.

A few seconds later, she looked at Akiyama Mei and Tsuchiya Yu, who were standing next to the teacher's representative with serious expressions, and shrank back: "Sorry..."

She almost forgot that the three of them, apart from herself, were going to risk their lives in the arena to fight against opponents from the mortal world.

However, thinking of this, Tamamo turned back to look at Uesugi Tetsuya, whose breathing was steady and who was also very curious about his surroundings.

—With Brother Uesugi around, we have to give those blind fools a good beating!

Tear all the hoods off them!

Brother Uesugi is reassuring.

Uesugi Tetsuya, puzzled by the unexpected pat on the back, turned around and heard Tamamo admonish him, "Although you can't beat people up in the City of Chaos, there are plenty of liars..."

"Brother Uesugi, don't be fooled."

"Thank you for reminding."

Uesugi Tetsu then turned his gaze around and discovered that the city was not only inhabited by demons... but also by many people who had come from the mortal world, just like them.

But unlike the tense atmosphere in the real world where people draw their swords at the sight of demons, in the city of disorder, few people care whether you are a demon, a ghost story, or a human.

Because it doesn't make much sense.

In this chaotic city, everyone is only concerned with profit, profit, and more profit.

Buying and selling is the main theme here.

After walking for several minutes, Uesugi Tetsu heard countless demons and humans trading weapons, information, and someone's life...

And so on and so forth, the list goes on and on.

During this time, there were some demons who noticed they were tourists and tried to sell "local specialties," but they all wisely withdrew under the cold stares of the teacher.

A furious voice from the roadside drew Uesugi Tetsuya's attention.

"Once sold, no returns or exchanges. Signature and seal are required; honesty and integrity guaranteed."

"—You sold counterfeit goods and still dare to spout such nonsense! Believe me or not, I'll tear you apart!"

It was a watch shop with a Meiji-era style.

The boss was dressed in a suit and tie, with his hair slicked back, and even had a bowl of his signature water on his head.

The boss showed the contract, with a label like this above his head.

——【Kappa (Half Star)】.

At the entrance of the watch shop stood a blue demon, clad in heavy steel armor, its eyes wide with rage, its muscles bulging, radiating a terrifying aura.

——【Blue Demon General (Four-Star)】.

The blue demon stared intently at the kappa, who was its boss, with hot steam billowing from its nostrils. Its imposing presence caused Uesugi Tetsu to instinctively place his hand on the hilt of his sword.

But the half-star Kappa boss just smiled and acted like a customer service representative on a shopping app, repeating meaningless phrases in a formulaic way.

They were completely unafraid of the threat posed by the Green Demon General.

Finally, having been tricked by the contract and spending a lot of money on a fake watch, Qinggui could only sullenly leave the watch shop with a belly full of anger and extremely heavy steps.

Uesugi Tetsuya, who watched the whole thing: ...

—For a half-star demon to dare speak to the Green Demon General, who is not weak even among ghosts and gods, is a huge shock to his worldview.

In the normal world, even if the kappa's entire family numbered in the five figures, it wouldn't be enough for the blue demon to kill with just one hand.

Tamamo sighed, "This is the city of disorder."

On the way to his lodgings, Uesugi Tetsu witnessed more than once the scene of powerful demons being tricked upon their arrival.

Usually, after being misled, people buy high-quality counterfeits that are indistinguishable from the genuine products at first glance, only to discover something is wrong after trying to use them or using them for a period of time.

But when they came knocking again, the powerful demons, unable to fight back, were completely helpless.

They had no choice but to swallow their pride and bear it.

"Moreover, Soul Ash seems to be a widely circulated currency here."

As Uesugi Tetsu walked and looked around, he stroked his chin and thought, "So many powerful demons have been deceived, but I won't be deceived..."

As soon as he gets his hands on it, he can see the detailed panel of the items for sale, and even just by looking at it, he can roughly distinguish the quality of the items and thus tell whether they are genuine or fake.

In this way, besides being able to find some useful items, wouldn't you also be able to earn a considerable amount of Soul Ash by starting an "appraisal business" here?

Uesugi Tetsu felt that his idea actually had some feasibility.

But before that, we have to wait for the betting match to end.

Uesugi Tetsu's gaze swept over the familiar flags and family crests from the Sengoku period, and he could already see quite a few foot soldiers and samurai from that era.

He narrowed his eyes.

If time permits, perhaps we can try to find these samurai who experienced the Warring States period and ask them about the "Great Onmyoji Che".

Go ask why the Great Onmyoji Che left no trace in history after he left, and what became of the Imagawa family.

What method could be clearer and more understandable than directly asking the people involved in that era?

Teacher Fan spoke up, interrupting his thoughts.

"The four of you can wait outside for a bit; you don't need to come in."

The old man walked alone into the modern hotel, his voice coming out before the glass door closed: "Later, I'll take you to scout out the location of this duel."

……

"Wow, why are there so many people here?"

Tamamo grabbed Kaga Kiyomitsu's tail with both hands and finally managed to squeeze out of the crowd. Then she looked up and saw a huge green plaque.

Five ancient characters are engraved on it using wood grain.

Tamamo couldn't recognize it, and Uesugi Tetsu couldn't understand it either.

Most of the people present were just there to join in the fun and take a picture because there were so many people. They had no idea what the place was called or what it was for.

"The arena of annual rings."

Shi Fandai slowly said, "The core feature that allows it to stand out among the many arenas in this chaotic city is its ability to leave its own projection for later challengers."

Upon hearing this explanation, Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself, "Isn't this a projection secret realm?"

He looked at the ancient tree stump beside his feet, which was covered with dense tree rings. He counted them and found that there were at least two thousand rings.

The instructor led everyone into the arena surrounded by towering ancient trees: "As your projection exists for more years and you win more challenges, your ranking will rise higher and higher."

"Is there any reward?"

Uesugi Tetsu's eyes lit up.

Teacher's College representative shook his head.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Is there a reward a thousand times more important than the one that could be used while one is alive?"

Unbeknownst to them, Uesugi Tetsuya discovered that a group of demons with eager expressions of curiosity, as well as people from several eras, had followed behind them.

They remained silent, eager to listen to the explanations given by Shi Fandai, the veteran guide who was offering free tours.

"trace."

After a winding journey, Shi Fandai stopped in front of a rough wooden tablet and said, "The Rings Arena will allow you to leave your mark on this world."

Uesugi Tetsuya, who was originally looking at the arena from which earth-shattering noises were coming, turned around and looked at the several wooden tablets standing in front of him.

The characters on it were ancient, but they were quickly transformed into a form that he could understand and comprehend.

The shortest wooden marker is inscribed with the word "New Star".

The shortest wooden monument has ninety-nine names on its surface, from top to bottom.

This was followed by a more easily understood explanation from Uesugi Tetsu: "Under the Demons and Gods."

To put it simply, this [New Star Wooden Stele] contains the traces of the ninety-nine strongest beings, below even the gods and spirits, from ancient times to the present.

Whether human, demon, or ghost story.

Subconsciously, Uesugi Tetsu raised his head.

Look towards the names listed at the top of the wooden tablet.

【Abe Seimei】

If you stare at it for a little longer, you can see that the name of the person in question also reveals their race and the age at which they left their mark on this new star wooden tablet.

Abe no Seimei came to this new star monument when he was eight years old, leaving his name on it for more than a thousand years.

Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but furrow his brow deeply.

Is he even eight years old?

The many demons behind him were doing the same thing as Uesugi Tetsu.

However, upon seeing that the person at the very top was actually a human, many demons who considered themselves powerful became dissatisfied and, after a cold snort, chose to challenge him directly.

The next instant, Uesugi Tetsu heard a series of muffled groans behind him, followed by a thud as someone collapsed to the ground.

Tamamo chuckled, then peeked out from in front of Uesugi Tetsuya and snapped a picture of the scene with her phone.

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless: "No one can hurt you."

Tamamo shuddered: "Brother Uesugi, you don't know this, but if an ordinary person like me is stared at by demons and monsters for too long, I'll have nightmares at night."

Ignoring Tamamo, who was busy taking pictures, Uesugi Tetsu walked to the right and saw a wooden monument that was taller than the one he had seen earlier.

【Radiant Moon】.

Then came the hierarchical classification that Uesugi Tetsu remembered—[Demons and Gods].

On this much taller wooden stele, which bears the names of 499 people, the first name is still the one that Uesugi Tetsu is familiar with.

【Ashiya Doman】

According to legend, he was a legendary Onmyoji who was Abe no Seimei's lifelong nemesis during the Heian period.

At this moment, in Uesugi Tetsu's eyes, it was as if the two of them had agreed to each occupy the top of a wooden monument.

Ashiya Dōman left his mark on this radiant wooden monument at the age of... eleven.

For a thousand years, countless great demons and great Onmyoji have passed by this ancient wooden monument, yet not a single demon-god level being has been able to defeat the eleven-year-old Ashiya Dōman...

"Wait, that's not right."

Uesugi Tetsu looked for a while longer before noticing that after Ashiya Doman's name and the numerous wins, there was a new line of data.

— [Number of losses: 9]

He looked back at the new star stele but did not find the data.

In other words, if you lose even once on the Star Stone, your name will be removed from it.

Conversely, it won't.

Uesugi Tetsuya was speechless for a moment.

No wonder the young man in that secret realm said he wanted to lay low for a while... If these two monsters had suddenly appeared in the same era, I'm afraid anyone would have felt despair.

"On the other side are the arenas, which are independent of each other and will not affect the outside world."

The teacher said calmly, "If you're interested, you can pick a couple of matches to try before the main battle... Anyway, you still have half a day to adjust."

"No need."

Akiyama Mei shook his head: "Right now, we need to adjust ourselves and be in the best condition to face our opponents. That's what we should do."

Yu Tsuchiya grinned: "Me too!"

The teacher nodded, then turned to ask, "And what about young Uesugi?"

"I'll try this one."

Uesugi Tetsu pointed to the name [Abe no Seimei], his expression curious: "How can one not take on the challenge of meeting a legendary figure without having to pay anything?"