Anime Crossover: I, the Shadow King, slaughter my way through DanMachi!

Yingping gently stroked the blade: "It already has a name—it's called the 'Sword of Hestia.'"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the sacred characters on the sword suddenly lit up.

A faint blue light flickered in the room for a moment before returning to calm.

Hestia and Kokoro exchanged a surprised glance.

"Hmm, Yingping-jun, it seems we're truly on the same wavelength. I never expected you to think the same way as me~"

"That's right, as soon as this sword was forged, I took the liberty of giving it this name~"

Hestia said with a smile.

"I see, this sword seems to have a life of its own..."

Kokoro exclaimed in surprise.

"With the divine artifact in hand, the era of our Hestia Familia has finally arrived!"

Yingping wore the longsword at his waist, feeling the new power within.

He could almost see countless monsters torn to pieces, and himself standing at the very top of Orario.

"Let's go, Kokoro."

Ying Ping walked towards the door, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. "I've been cooped up for days. It's time to test the power of this sword in the dungeon!"

"Yes! Master!"

Kokoro immediately picked up her staff and jogged after her.

"Wait, Yingping-kun, Kokkoro-chan, don't you need to update your stats before setting off?"

"No need this time. You should get some rest first, and we'll update together when we get back tonight!"

"It will definitely surprise you!"

Hestia stood at the door, watching the two men's spirited backs as they walked away, a satisfied smile on her face.

"Be very careful!"

She waved and shouted, "I'll buy some delicious food for you tonight and wait for you to come back!"

"Know it!"

Ying Ping waved without turning his head, but a hint of excited fighting spirit appeared on his lips.

In the morning light, two figures, one tall and one short, moved toward the Tower of Babel.

The Sword of Hestia gleamed with a restrained sharpness in the sunlight.

........

The entrance to the underground city of the Tower of Babel.

Yingping and Kokoro flashed by, and the surrounding adventurers didn't even have time to see their faces clearly before they felt a gust of wind pass by.

"Master, you're so fast!"

Kokoro followed closely behind Yingping, her silver hair fluttering in the wind, her ruby-like eyes sparkling with excitement.

Ying Ping smiled slightly, his right hand resting on the Hestia sword at his waist, feeling the steady touch of the hilt.

"Let's break through to the tenth level in one go today! I want to level up again!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure had already transformed into a blur and rushed into the entrance of the underground city.

The two stepped into the first level of the underground city.

The familiar goblins immediately surrounded them, letting out piercing screams.

"too slow."

Ying Ping's eagle eyes swept across the area, and without even drawing his sword, he merely flicked the scabbard lightly—

"boom!"

The three goblins were struck as if by a giant hammer, instantly flying backward and crashing heavily into the wall, turning into ashes.

[Goblin Slayer (3/3)]

"Okay, so awesome!"

Kokoro exclaimed in surprise.

Ying Ping looked at his hands with some surprise: "The increase in strength these past few days has been more than I expected..."

What followed was like a hurricane passing through.

Yingping was like an approaching storm, carrying Kokkoro all the way down, turning all the monsters in his path to ashes.

The long-tongued lizard on the third floor?

Too lazy to draw his sword, he simply used the scabbard to smash open the tongue and head together.

The kobolds on the fourth floor?

Without even drawing their swords, the scabbards flashed, and more than a dozen bodies exploded simultaneously.

As for the ugly demon on the fifth floor?

Before they could even unleash a sonic attack, they were killed by Ying Ping's sword sheath or by his fists and feet.

Soon, Yingping caught up with the previous progress and arrived at the sixth level—the territory of the Shadows.

In the dimly lit passage, several shadowy figures silently emerged from the shadows, their crimson eyes locking onto the intruder.

However, their stealth was meaningless against Eagle Eye's eyes, and they didn't even have time to launch a sneak attack—

"Shh!"

A dark afterimage flashed by, and the air seemed to be torn apart with a sharp, explosive sound.

Ying Ping still didn't draw his sword, but merely swept it horizontally while it was still in its scabbard.

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

The terrifying force caused the three battle shadows to explode in mid-air, turning into black fragments and dissipating.

"Master is so awesome!"

"These monsters are no match for you!"

Kokoro followed behind, barely able to keep up with Yingping's pace, and could only keep picking up the fallen magic stones and materials.

Yingping stood at the top of the stairs leading from the sixth to the seventh floor, shaking the blood off his sword.

The continuous battles had left him without breaking a sweat; he only felt a slight warm-up.

"This sword... is even more handy than I imagined."

Ying Ping muttered to himself, "And I can feel it adapting to my power and yearning to grow even more..."

Kokkoro trotted up to him, her elf ears twitching excitedly: "Master, shall we head to the seventh floor now? I heard the monsters there are much stronger than the first six floors..."

Yingping ruffled her hair: "Of course we'll go."

He took a deep breath and led Kokoro down the stairs.

Chapter 21: True Name Unveiled, Gain the Book of Experience! [Seeking Flowers]

The air on the seventh floor was noticeably more humid and stuffy.

The surrounding rock walls were covered with glowing moss, providing some illumination to the dim environment.

[Seventh Floor Quest Triggered]

[Killed 100 killer ants (0/100)]

[Reward: Book of Experience]

[Book of Experience: Can raise a follower to the same level as you]

"Wow, this reward is really tempting."

Ying Ping narrowed his eyes, his Eagle Eye skill allowing him to easily spot the writhing figure in the darkness.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake.

Three giant black ants, each half a person's height, burst out of the shadows, their sharp mandibles gleaming coldly.

"Master, be careful!"

Kokoro immediately raised her staff-gun.

"Don't do it, let me handle it."

Ying Ping simply stood calmly in place, slowly drawing the Hestia sword from its sheath.

As the first giant ant lunged at him, he flicked his wrist—

"Shh!"

A bright sword light flashed, and the giant ant's hard shell was easily sliced ​​open like paper, its body broken in two.

[Kill the killer ants (1/100)]

[Reward: 30 experience points]

"The killer ant, which is said to have an exoskeleton as hard as armor, is nothing special."

Yingping gripped the sword, still savoring the feeling of slicing paper with ease.

Two other killer ants attacked simultaneously from both sides.

Ying Ping remained calm and composed, slightly shifting his body to the side, his longsword tracing a perfect arc—

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Two ant heads flew high into the air, spraying out green bodily fluids.

Kokkoro stared in disbelief: "Wow, such a fast slash! I couldn't even see it..."

[Kill the killer ants (3/100)]

Ying Ping flicked the liquid off his sword, a smile playing on his lips: "One or two of these monsters pose no threat to me, unless hundreds come at me at once."

The moment Ying Ping finished speaking, the surrounding rock walls suddenly began to shake violently.

"Click-click-click—"

The dense, grating sound of carapaces rubbing together came from all directions.

In the darkness, countless scarlet compound eyes lit up, as eerie as the lights of hell.

"You guys really came at me in groups of hundreds?"

Ying Ping was slightly taken aback, then chuckled softly, showing no fear whatsoever.

The weight of the Hestia Sword is reassuring.

"Owner!"

Kokkoro exclaimed in surprise, and her staff immediately burst into emerald light. "Hymn of Courage! Aurora Bloom!"

Having received the buff, Ying Ping felt the power surging within him, a fighting spirit curling at the corner of his mouth: "Good support!"

He abruptly activated the lightning enchantment, and the jet-black Hestia sword was instantly wrapped in raging purple-blue arcs of electricity, emitting a piercing sizzling sound.

"Chidori Blade!"

Ying Ping let out a low shout and his figure moved like lightning, instantly rushing into the ant swarm!

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

The sword light flashed like thunder, tearing apart the killer ants' hard shells like thin paper, and green fluid splattered everywhere.

[Kill the killer ants (15/100)]

However, Yingping soon realized something was wrong—