Hero? I'm just here to borrow power!

The undead "Amaterasu" let out a silent roar of extreme rage. It seemed that it had never expected that a humanoid creature could suppress it in pure hand-to-hand combat! With the roar, its body, which was originally like black skeleton, suddenly shone with a deep bronze luster!

"Word of Power: Bronze Throne." Xia Mi murmured softly, gazing at the spirit "Amaterasu" that had unleashed its second Word of Power.

The first "Emperor" was terrifyingly powerful! Not only did his physical body far surpass that of ordinary second-generation beings, but he was also able to use multiple incantations simultaneously, just like the first-generation monarch! Although as hybrid beings, they did not possess the absolute control over the elements that the first monarch had.

However, they seem to be able to use the special power of the White King's bloodline to simulate other elements with the fifth element, "spirit," which is above earth, water, wind, and fire, thereby forcibly casting incantations that do not belong to them.

With the Bronze Throne fully enhancing the body of the undead "Amaterasu," its physical strength has now truly reached the level of the first generation of creatures! In Xia Mi's eyes, it now even possesses the power to fight its brother, the dragon Fenrir, head-on!

White Night once again clashed with the undead "Amaterasu".

The two exchanged blows in the water, creating raging undercurrents, and for a moment they seemed to be evenly matched!

With each punch Bai Ye landed on the undead "Amaterasu," a bright red "Hit" would appear on its body, followed by a huge bloody hole. However, having absorbed the blood of an ancient dragon for countless years, it possessed the terrifying ability to completely heal its wounds in an instant. When its fist, covered in ferocious bone spikes and dragon scales, struck Bai Ye's armor hard, Bai Ye's body couldn't help but slide backward in the water.

"This recovery ability is really troublesome," Bai Ye snorted coldly.

Then the armor on his chest lit up again, and two green high-energy beams shot out, instantly forcing the undead "Amaterasu" back dozens of meters.

Just then, Bai Ye sensed that the group of corpse guards below "Takamagahara" who had been suppressed by Xia Mi's dragon might began to stir again. It seemed that with Xia Mi's physical strength depleting, she didn't have much time left to suppress the undead army.

"Xia Mi!"

While in the water, Bai Ye suddenly called out Xia Mi's name.

Although Bai Ye only uttered those two simple words, Xia Mi instantly understood his purpose as if by telepathy. Her golden eyes suddenly lit up, and the Word of Power: Dustless Land reappeared in this deep sea! The air domain that appeared out of thin air instantly enveloped Bai Ye, the undead "Amaterasu," and herself!

"Heroes ride, Heroic Spirit Emiya!"

The instant the air appeared, Bai Ye switched the power he was wielding, and the red shroud of the dead appeared on his body. Opposite him, although the undead "Amaterasu" did not know what Bai Ye wanted to do, it also unleashed its own Word of Power, Black Sun, out of the fighting instinct of the dragon race!

The immense gravity instantly pulled Bai Ye and Xia Mi towards it! That pitch-black sun, like a true black hole, seemed intent on annihilating them completely!

Even in such a critical moment, Xia Mi did not stop maintaining the Word Spirit: Dustless Land. She looked at Bai Ye, who was being frantically pulled towards the undead "Amaterasu," and a look of "trust" appeared deep in her bright golden eyes, an expression extremely rare for dragons.

And Bai Ye did not disappoint Xia Mi. He looked at the black sun that seemed to be about to completely devour him and slowly stretched out his right hand.

Imagine Breaker!

After being freed from Kamen Rider Chronos's control, Byakuya's right hand, which housed the power of "Imagine Breaker," was completely exposed to the air. The terrifying Word of Power "Black Sun" of the undead "Amaterasu" collapsed instantly like a popped soap bubble the moment it came into contact with Byakuya's right hand!

"projection!"

Even as he was being pulled toward the undead "Amaterasu," Bai Ye did not stop his offensive.

"Since simple physical attacks are ineffective against you!"

"The Blade of Slaughter and Immortality!"

A single-edged curved sword, gleaming with an ominous light like a crescent moon, was projected from Bai Ye's hand!

Bai Ye gripped the divine weapon that had once severed the head of Medusa, the Gorgon, tightly in his left hand. Using the immense pull of the black sun, he pushed his speed to the limit and slashed horizontally at the neck of the undead "Amaterasu"!

"Clang!"

The blade of slaughter, capable of unleashing death, slashed fiercely at the neck of the undead "Amaterasu"! A deafening, deafening roar erupted in the air!

"Couldn't it be severed?"

The undead "Amaterasu's" body was tougher than Bai Ye had anticipated! The hastily projected Undead Blade of Slaughter was not yet complete enough to sever its head in one strike!

At this moment, the undead "Amaterasu" had also recovered from the shock of having its words broken! Its right fist clenched, and the terrifying fist covered with bronze bone spikes and dragon scales instantly tore through the air and struck Bai Ye's chest fiercely!

Emiya doesn't have the same amazing defensive capabilities as Kamen Rider Chronos. If this attack hits him, Byakuya will probably be seriously injured.

However, at this moment came Xia Mi's delicate shout! She had also been pulled over by the gravity of the black sun! At this moment, while maintaining the dustless land, she was still tightly gripping the huge scythe forged by heaven and earth! She rushed in front of Bai Ye with both hands holding the scythe, and used the alchemical scythe to directly block the deadly punch of the undead "Amaterasu"!

The punch was powerful and heavy, instantly sending Xia Mi, who had just been pulled by gravity, flying out of the range of the Word of Power: Dustless Land! However, in Bai Ye's peripheral vision, he saw the girl who had been sent flying backwards. Her half-dragon hand was making an "OK" sign at him, as if silently telling him that she was alright.

"Material composition, reinforcement!"

With this precious moment that Xia Mi bought for him, Bai Ye was able to complete the "Hapal," the undead slaughtering blade in his hand!

The single-edged curved sword, shaped like a crescent scythe, grew even larger in the enhanced light, its dark blade radiating an ominous glow known as "death"!

"As an undead, just die obediently!"

Bai Ye gritted his teeth and said, and with the force of his left hand pulling, a tooth-grinding "crunch" sound came from the neck of the undead "Amaterasu"!

Because he had just used the power of "Imagine Breaker" residing in his right hand to erase the Word of Power "Black Sun" of the undead "Amaterasu", Bai Ye's right hand was not wearing a glove at this moment.

In this state, he is unable to use his right hand to touch the Noble Phantasm he has projected, because Imagine Breaker's elimination of abnormal power is indiscriminate, and even the Noble Phantasm he projects himself will be instantly eliminated.

Even using only one hand, it was still not enough to instantly sever the head of the undead "Amaterasu".

Just then, a black afterimage swept in from the water behind Bai Ye.

Upon hearing the sound of something flying through the air, Bai Ye instinctively turned his head. The object flying towards him was none other than the alchemical scythe forged by Xia Mi's words of power!

The enormous scythe grazed Bai Ye's tilted head perfectly, then struck the neck of the undead "Amaterasu" with pinpoint accuracy.

The neck of the undead "Amaterasu" was instantly severed by the force of the impact, and most of its pale spine had been cut off by the blade of slaughter from its withered muscles!

Then, the seawater outside the Dustless Land exploded with a "bang!" Xia Mi, who had further transformed into a dragon, charged into this dry air with boundless rage!

"How could you have made me look like this!"

Xia Mi's voice became hoarse and low, seemingly overflowing with some kind of resentment.

At this moment, Xia Miqi's appearance had completely transformed into a dragon, and even a pair of ferocious dragon wings had grown on her back. She stretched out her hand, which had turned into sharp claws, and grabbed the alchemical scythe that was still cutting into the neck of the undead "Amaterasu". She pulled it in the opposite direction from Bai Ye!

"Crack!" A chilling sound rang out, and the neck of the undead "Amaterasu" was finally severed by the blade of slaughter under the two completely opposite and enormous forces!

Under the "undying killer" effect of the Blade of Slaughter, the wounds of the undead "Amaterasu" could no longer heal, and its body quickly lost all vitality.

Bai Ye looked down at the falling undead head and used his Undying Slaughtering Blade to pierce it completely!

[Hidden quest completed]

As the undead "Amaterasu" died completely, the familiar voice of the belt system rang out.

#Adding a 4000-word chapter, bounty 3/4#

Black Moon Tide: Chapter 119 Character Card Ascension

"We killed God."

Looking at the head of Amaterasu, the undead spirit that had been completely pierced by the "Blade of Slaughtering the Undying" and had lost all its vitality before slowly sinking into the darkness of the seabed, Xia Mi said softly, her voice carrying a hint of exhaustion after a great weight had been lifted.

The hideous yet magnificent dark blue dragon scales on her body slowly receded like the tide, revealing once again the girl's skin, as smooth and delicate as the finest mutton-fat jade. The ability to purify bloodlines, which those "demons" that Bai Ye had once slain on the streets of Tokyo coveted, was as simple as breathing and drinking water for this true dragon king.

However, since Xia Mi had almost completely transformed into a real dragon, her sharp scales and instantly proliferating exoskeleton had torn several huge holes in the tight-fitting diving suit she was wearing.

At that moment, she subconsciously crossed her arms over her chest, trying to cover the glimpses of her cleavage. However, when she realized that Bai Ye's gaze hadn't lingered on her for even a second, her girlish shyness inexplicably turned into a sense of disappointment.

"They are not real gods."

Bai Ye seemed completely oblivious to the girl's subtle thoughts. His gaze was empty and deep; he wasn't looking at Xia Mi at all, nor was he paying attention to anything in the real world.

Because his gaze was focused on a semi-transparent box that only he could see.

The hidden quest has been completed.

The spirits of the sun and moon

[Reward: Random one-time S-rank character card]

[Unlock New Feature: Character Card Enhancement]

Bai Ye first stored the newly acquired one-time S-level character card into the system space.

At this moment, he and Xia Mi were being lifted up by the power of the Dustless Land of Words, slowly rising towards the sea. While keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings, he was also observing the effects of this new feature called "Character Card Ascension".

The effect of character card enhancement, as the name suggests, is to give existing character cards the ability to evolve.

Its minimum requirement is that the character card level reaches B, and different character cards also have different upgrade paths.

Of the three permanent character cards that Byakuya currently possesses, Kamen Rider Faiz is only rated D+, and Heroic Spirit Emiya is only rated C+, which does not meet this requirement.

At this moment, the only character card in Bai Ye's possession that meets the requirements for ascension is Kamen Rider Chronos.

Kamen Rider Chronos (A) - Game God Chronos (A+)

Under the display of the Ascension function, Kamen Rider Chronos will become the higher-level "Game God Chronos" after Ascension.

However, upgrading a character card requires an amount of exchange points equal to the card's original level. For example, upgrading an A-rank Kamen Rider Chronos requires a full 8000 exchange points.

Bai Ye checked his current exchange point balance.

Current points: 8682

Defeating the undead "Amaterasu" and "Tsukuyomi" earned Bai Ye a total of 2000 exchange points. Combined with the "ghosts" he had eliminated in Japan over the past year, Bai Ye now had enough exchange points to exchange for a new random A-rank character card.

Right now, compared to upgrading Kronos to a game god, obtaining a brand new A-grade random permanent character card seems like a more worthwhile option.

But... what if that's the case?

With a thought, Bai Ye saw the Heroic Phantom (DB-level) that he had obtained by completing a hidden quest in the previous world instantly appear before him.

This is an item that can unconditionally upgrade a character card from D to B rank by one level. Bai Ye originally planned to exchange for A-rank character cards, and if he could accumulate 4000 exchange points, he would exchange for a random B-rank character card and then use this item to upgrade it to B+ to maximize its effect.

However, at this moment... instead of a random B+ character card with completely unknown effects, perhaps it's worth trying to upgrade the Heroic Spirit Emiya to B rank, thereby unlocking his Ascension path.

Thinking this way, Bai Ye used Heroic Phantom on the red "Heroic Spirit Emiya" character card without hesitation.

A golden light instantly enveloped the red character card completely.

As the familiar system notification sounded, "Enhancement complete," the character card level of the Heroic Spirit Emiya instantly jumped from C+ to B!

The red character card shone brightly. As Bai Ye investigated, he discovered that the enhanced Heroic Spirit Emiya had gained a new ability called "Mana Reload," which roughly doubled his mana endurance.

Then, Bai Ye tried using the newly unlocked "Ascension" function on this B-rank Heroic Spirit Emiya that had just been enhanced.

However, something unexpected happened. In Bai Ye's perception, the Heroic Spirit Emiya actually had more than one path to ascension, and more than one stage!

Emiya, the Heroic Spirit, has two paths to ascension:

Heroic Spirit Emiya (B) - Senji Muramasa (A) - Grand Servant (A+).

Emiya (B) - Nameless Heroic Spirit (B+) - Mythical Mystic Code (A+).

Both paths ultimately lead to an A+ grade.

However, from the perspective of the branches, the first route will directly upgrade the character card to the A-rank "Senji Muramasa", while the second route will first reach the B+ rank "Nameless Heroic Spirit".

The system gave White Night a hint that even if he evolves, the original abilities of the character card will not disappear. "Senji Muramasa" and "Nameless Heroic Spirit" also indicate that the evolved Heroic Spirit Emiya will have different focuses in his abilities.

The problem is that the evolution path of "Senji Muramasa" only requires a mere 2000 exchange points to directly upgrade the Heroic Spirit Emiya to the A-rank character card "Senji Muramasa", which is far too cost-effective compared to the B+ rank "Nameless Heroic Spirit" that can only be evolved to.

When their evolutionary paths all lead to the same A+ level, Bai Ye felt he had no reason not to choose "Senji Muramasa".

Just as he was immersed in the system interface, Bai Ye suddenly heard a series of muffled and loud sounds coming from "Takamagahara," which was already very far away from him and Xia Mi.

"What happened?"

Bai Ye snapped out of his daze from the transformation system interface and asked Xia Mi beside him.

“We’ve gone too far from that dead city. My dragon might can’t suppress those corpse guards down there anymore.” Xia Mi crossed her arms, looked down at the dim, almost invisible ground beneath her feet, and shrugged. “I guess they’ve already crawled out of that dead city in droves.”

At this moment, she and Bai Ye had risen to a depth of about 5000 meters underwater. The once glorious and eerie crimson city had long been completely separated by the dim water.

"Won't we be in trouble when Lu Mingfei and the others arrive?"

Upon hearing Xia Mi's words, Bai Ye couldn't help but frown.

"You actually think about others?" Xia Mi looked at him with some surprise, a hint of curiosity flashing in her brown eyes.

"Those idiots are lucky, they'll be blessed by heaven," she said nonchalantly. "They should... be fine, right?"

Black Moon Tide: Chapter 120 The Destruction of Takamagahara

Just as Bai Ye and Xia Mi were discussing the possible fates of Lu Mingfei and his group, the protagonist of their story was facing a less than optimistic situation.

Outside the "Dieselst" at this moment, the long-legged female ninja Mai Shude is kneeling on one knee on the cold top of the deep-sea submersible.

Her incantation is the Illumination of the Underworld; she has been secretly protecting this deep-sea submersible for a long time, concealing her true form.

Her expensive, custom-made diving suit was tattered, with jagged, dark gold scales piercing through the fabric and covering her body. Thin streaks of blood seeped from the seams of her suit, only to be instantly diluted by the surrounding cold seawater.

She gripped two ancient longswords tightly in her hands, while her gaze fell upon a dense array of crimson-gold pupils that shimmered like a hellish starry sky.

Despite always considering herself the most elegant female ninja under her boss, she suddenly felt an urge to swear.

Her mission was to protect the "Diesel" aboard the three Kassel elites at all costs, but she was already exhausted by the almost endless zombies guarding her.

This is completely different from the mission briefing! Why did these supposedly dormant corpse guards rush out like sharks smelling blood as soon as the submersible reached the seabed? At this rate, not only will I be unable to protect those three useless people like Lu Mingfei, but I'm afraid I'll also perish here!

Despite her inner turmoil, she gripped her twin swords, "Ame no Habakiri" and "Futsu no Mitama," like a loyal gatekeeper, fiercely guarding the "Trieste".