I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

The white-boned figure sheathed its blade, and blazing white energy surged from the edge along with a greedy laugh: "However, this is the end!"

boom!

The air surges.

In that instant, the white bone blade was more than three to five times faster than before!

Even in the eyes of the wax figure, this knife was absolutely impossible to withstand easily.

Click.

With a dull thud, the katana was stuck beside Uesugi Tetsuya by the circulation of qi, and even though Shirogane had exerted all his strength and the veins on his body were bulging, it was still to no avail.

What made the wax figures standing behind them even more terrified...

Uesugi Tetsu remained motionless!

"—White Bone, come back! Something's wrong with this guy!"

"Hmph, still playing tricks!" The skeleton's face was twisted like a demon as it roared angrily, "Watch me kill him all by myself!"

He had barely finished speaking when he was about to unleash his full power in a backhand slash, only to find that his right arm suddenly became powerless.

Crimson, scalding blood splattered down, falling along with the thick right arm that still gripped the katana.

Uesugi Tetsuya loosely grasped Kaga Kiyomitsu and spoke his first words to the wax figure whose pupils were trembling.

"Don't you recognize me, Mr. Wax Figure?"

know?

The wax figure blinked, quickly searching its memory for a similar appearance but finding nothing.

Should I get to know him?

If he had ever seen such a beautiful face before, he would never have forgotten it.

But there are no wax figures...

Seeing his expression, Uesugi Tetsu sighed softly, took out the Red Hannya Mask from his waist, waved it in front of his face, and then spoke.

"Didn't Mr. Wax Figure slay my Prajna clone before, and even say he wanted to fight against demons and gods?"

thump.

A heavy heartbeat resounded within his body, causing the earth to tremble.

Uesugi Tetsu smiled.

"Now, I'm here."

The wax figure froze amidst the furious roar of picking up the bones slashed wildly by the katana.

He remembered.

That weak but exceptionally skilled swordsman, Hannya... Oh right, and this sword too!

This katana looks exactly the same!

"It's you!"

The wax figure was inevitably shocked, never expecting that its casual remark would actually come true in the future.

"Yes, it's me."

Uesugi Tetsu put the Hannya Mask back on his waist and turned to look at the white bone that had almost shattered his Qi circulation after a fierce attack.

"I originally wanted to catch up with you and Lord White Bone, who killed me, but he doesn't seem to take me seriously."

The chilling gaze fell upon him, causing the skeleton's frantic movements to halt.

Returning to clarity.

Gulu...

In that instant, the skeleton finally sensed the majesty of the strange ghost god and realized what was standing before it.

He revealed an ugly smile, dropped the katana as if electrocuted, and immediately knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly.

"My lord, it was my fault, it was..."

The skeleton's words abruptly ceased.

The clean, severed bloodline separated his head from his body in two, just like when Uesugi Tetsu was beheaded.

Those eyes, filled with fear and hatred, did not close, but plunged straight into the mud and water.

[You have killed the Thousand-Man Enemy - White Bone (3.5 stars), and gained 1211 Soul Ashes!]

[You have obtained the White Bone Katana!]

[You have obtained the Demon Warrior's Evil Intent: White Bones!]

Your main quest progress has increased!

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the prompt and then looked back at the wax figure that was still standing ten meters away, and saw that it was trembling all over.

It's not the same kind of fear as that of skeletons.

But excitement.

Excitement, joy, and a surge of adrenaline.

I felt like my whole body was being burned by fire, and I couldn't control myself.

The wax figure struck a pose, its white eyes barely concealing its intense joy: "Lord Prajna, you really have given me a... big surprise!"

Without any further ado, the word "surprise" appeared along with the wax figure's right foot, causing all the mud and sludge accumulated on the street to gush out to both sides!

With just this one move, one can see that the wax figure and the skeleton are not on the same level at all!

A hint of surprise flashed across Uesugi Tetsu's eyes, and he shouted,

"Well done!"

Kaga Kiyomitsu and the tip of the naginata clashed, and in an instant, they exchanged dozens of blows, twisting and turning.

Sparks scattered wildly in the extremely thin air, and the mere transmission of terrifying power was enough to overwhelm the surrounding thatched huts.

If Uesugi Tetsu hadn't spared some of his spiritual power to protect the thatched huts that served as the birthplace, they would probably have long since become ruins.

In the exchange of hundreds of moves over several seconds, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that the wax figure's naginata swordsmanship was indeed much more refined than before, bearing some resemblance to the two slashes he had made back then, and its power had also increased significantly.

During the time he was gone, the wax figure's strength improved by at least 30% to 40%.

The improvement was so significant in less than a month or two, which is truly astonishing.

Who knows, the wax figure might break through the barrier of ghosts and gods in just one or two years.

"But it's a pity..."

呲呲呲!

As Uesugi Tetsu thought to himself, "Kaga Kiyomitsu easily deflected the naginata that was suddenly launched at me by surprise."

"Compared to me, they are far inferior."

After being defeated by Kaga Kiyomitsu once again, the wax figure seemed to understand something, and then laughed loudly as it took a few steps back: "It seems that I am no match for you at all."

"so--"

boom!

The naginata sliced ​​through the viscous air, producing a rumbling sound.

The wax figure's eyes burned with fervor, its smile twisted and menacing: "This great one is about to unleash his strongest move!"

"Okay."

Uesugi Tetsu nodded with delight and sheathed Kaga Kiyomitsu again: "Then I'll use my secret technique too."

Boom boom boom!

The shockwave and sound waves shattered Uesugi Tetsuya's subsequent words, and the more than two-meter-long naginata fell from the sky like a mountain!

Uesugi Tetsu didn't look up, but instead used his fingertips to push out a section of the pale blade.

The Secret Technique of Natural Mind-Style: The Sword of No-Knowledge.

Amidst the ear-piercing roar, the flesh on Uesugi Tetsuya's left shoulder was torn apart, and even his Thunder Bone had been cleaved open, covered with countless cracks.

The wax figure landed behind him, and the blade of the naginata in his hand broke in two.

"This move is truly miraculous... Hehe, it's not a loss for me to die from this."

A hoarse, pleasant voice rose along with the stench of blood.

After he finished speaking, the wax figure's thick neck slowly revealed perfectly neat blood lines, as if waking from a dream.

The head with the braid slipped off and fell into Uesugi Tetsu's hands.

Uesugi Tetsu lowered his head, met the Byakugan's gaze—a gaze that remained burning with fighting spirit and conviction even in the face of death—and then reached out to close it.

Close his eyes.

Then, use flames to burn the wax figure's body to ashes.

What I once thought were insurmountable mountains have now been easily crossed.

Uesugi Tetsu brought the prompt back to his view.

[You have killed the Thousand-Man Enemy Wax Figure (3.5 stars), and gained 1804 Soul Ashes!]

[You have obtained the Executioner's Naginata!]

[You have obtained the Oni Samurai Evil Wax Figure!]

Your main quest progress has increased!

As for the skull's head, it had already been crushed by Uesugi Tetsuya, who happened to be passing by.

Parts were scattered all over the ground; the explosion rate was really high.

—Of the two kill notifications, the skeleton only dropped 1,200 Soul Ashes, while the wax figure dropped 1,800.

Sure enough, the latter was much stronger than the former.

It almost reached the "two thousand souls ashes" level.

In Uesugi Tetsu's perception, the skeleton was slightly weaker than the former Grand Master, while the wax figure was capable of killing both of them at the same time.

However, in the eyes of Uesugi Tetsuya, who had superimposed three demonic incarnations, none of them were a threat.

Uesugi Tetsu thought that if he could also get Soul Ash, he would get at least 5000 Soul Ash after killing someone, and 1 was not impossible.

After all, he had so many good items on him, which added up to a value far exceeding tens of thousands of soul ash.

After finishing his random thoughts, Uesugi Tetsu looked at the type of prop he had never seen before.

【Onimusha's Evil Thoughts - White Bones】

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect 1: When used directly, it summons a remnant image possessing all of the skeleton's memories, experience, and strength from its previous life.]

[Effect 2: Purify the evil thoughts within before summoning, and summon a blank afterimage with 80% of the skeleton's strength in its former life.]

[—White Bones, having decapitated over 1,212 people in his lifetime. He enjoyed bullying the weak, the innocent, the old, the young, and women.]

An old wooden plaque engraved with a katana mark fell into Uesugi Tetsu's hands; it could be used immediately by simply breaking it open.

A permanent summoning?

Then take out the wooden plaque from the wax figure.

【Onimusha's Evil Thoughts - Wax Figure】

【Quality: Epic+】

[Effect 1: When used directly, it summons a residual image possessing all the memories, experience, and strength of the wax figure from its previous life.]

[Effect 2: Purify the evil thoughts within before summoning, summoning a blank, fragmented image with 80% of the wax figure's strength in its former life.]

[—The wax figure depicts someone who beheaded over 1,943 people in his lifetime. He enjoyed fighting to the death with the strong, and among those he slew were hundreds of samurai and countless high-ranking generals, none of whom were weak.]

Yes, these two are indeed different.

Even just reading the description, you can see that the skeletons seem nothing compared to the wax figures.