Chapter 455
Demon God Asura Prajna, Achievement of Two Demon Gods! It's time to have a frank an
Chapter 455 Demon God - Asura Prajna, Achieved with Two Demon Gods! It's time to have a frank talk with Nanjo-nee.
The process of ascending to the status of a ghost or deity is something that takes practice.
Uesugi Tetsu skillfully took out all the materials needed for the Asura Prajna's advancement, laid them all out in front of him, and finally took out the Soul-Soothing Incense Candle.
"Xiao Jia, Xiao Qing, and Ge Liuduo."
Uesugi Tetsuya dismissed the three from his body and stood a short distance away: "You can observe my promotion; it might be beneficial to you later."
Xiao Jia naturally obeyed, grunting twice before flying in an arc towards the original location of the Kisaragi Station.
Ge Liuduo, rarely able to escape from the core of the All-Spirit Furnace, stood side by side with Xiao Jia, holding the honest black book, ready to take notes at any moment.
Qing was naturally very curious about how her master became a "double ghost god".
—In the long history of Qinghai, spanning thousands of years, only a handful of people have achieved this feat.
Only Abe no Seimei, Ashiya Dōman, and one other Taira clan Onmyōji were openly known as "Double Demons." In many subsequent eras, perhaps inheritors of ancient families or mysterious wanderers also achieved this, but in any case, he had never heard of it.
To witness this with my own eyes is truly a once-in-a-millennium event.
—Uesugi Tetsu lowered his eyes and looked at the panel prompt that popped up in front of him.
[Dear World Walker, it has been detected that you have completed all three requirements for upgrading Demon Incarnation: Asura Prajna to Four-Star: Ghost God!]
[The ritual for the ascension of spirits and deities is being set up automatically...]
[The incense ash for soothing the soul is being consumed...]
[Requiem incense and candles are being lit...]
A rich, refreshing fragrance wafted out, which his sword spirit transformed into an aid to solidify his resolve.
[Your demonic incarnation, Asura Prajna, has completed the "Four-Star Demon God Ascension Ritual"!]
Unlike the earth-shattering and earth-shaking events that occurred when Hyakume-ki ascended to the Thousand Eyes realm, the asura's ascension ceremony was quiet and uneventful, without causing even the slightest change to the surrounding environment.
It only gave the three bystanders a strange feeling of "desolation and indifference".
That's for sure.
If Qianjing's advancement is "external," then Shura's advancement is "internal."
At this moment, in the outside world, the desolate wasteland where the ruins of Kisaragi Station are located is deathly silent, but inside Uesugi Tetsuya's "body", a dramatic change like a supernova explosion has already occurred!
The karmic fire that had originally only enveloped the soul expanded a million times in an instant, engulfing every part and every inch of Uesugi Tetsuya's body.
All of them
Whether it was the physical body, the sword heart, the sea of qi, or even the physical spirit on the Dharma boat in the sea of tribulation, which was located somewhere unknown, as well as all the thoughts that Uesugi Tetsu had stirred up, all of them were engulfed in raging karmic fire!
This was followed by resentful, painful, unwilling, and angry questioning.
It was the roar of those who were killed by Uesugi Tetsuya himself, and who were reborn from hell through the flames of karma.
Or to put it more bluntly—
"A defeated foe who's already died once, how dare you still bark and howl here?"
Within the karmic fire powerful enough to incinerate countless refined sword hearts, every sparkling thought of Uesugi Tetsu was mocking and ridiculing.
Amidst indescribable anguish, he laughed disdainfully: "If you keep barking like a dog here, watch out, I'll steal and eat all the offerings from the graves of your ancestors for eighteen generations."
If you can kill these guys once, you can certainly kill them a second time.
On the contrary, it will only be easier.
Driven by his sword heart, his thoughts transformed into swords, easily severing and shredding these fragile trials from the karmic fire.
Now, Uesugi Tetsu's mindset is completely different from when he first advanced to the Thousand Eyes realm.
Now he has a thousand eyes, a sword heart, and the experience of being promoted to a demon god.
It can be said that he is now infinitely stronger in all aspects than when he was three and a half stars.
Uesugi Tetsuya "stared" as these inanimate objects launched futile attacks on him time and time again amidst the rising karmic flames, trying to wear down his will and devour him with this "karma," turning him into a mindless and ignorant Asura who could only act on instinct.
Such trials are extremely difficult for ordinary people seeking advancement; one wrong step could lead to a fall into the abyss and failure to advance.
But for Uesugi Tetsuya, this damage was nothing more than a useless effort that couldn't even scratch Kenshin.
I will bear this 'karma'.
Amidst the endless burning, Uesugi Tetsuya once again erased those twisted and vicious inanimate objects, his thoughts indifferent.
“But the grass on the grave has grown to three meters tall, so don’t let it pop out and get in the way.”
As if in accordance with his words, these ignorant and unknowing beings ceased to appear.
Instead, there was unprecedented and immense suffering.
In an instant, without warning, it enveloped both Uesugi Tetsuya's sword heart and soul!
Within the concentrated karmic fire, even the surface of his sword heart showed signs of "melting," and at the most critical moment, it almost burst open with cracks.
Remain perfectly still!
—But the cracks will be repaired, the tempered sword heart will become stronger, and the karmic fire and pain will only gradually decrease.
Finally, both karmic fire and suffering remained constant at a value that was neither too strong nor too weak.
Uesugi Tetsu stared at the karmic fire covering his sword heart, and a clear premonition arose in his heart.
This is his "karma," his "result," and the karmic fire will continue to intensify after killing.
To gain something, you must give something in return.
If you are unwilling to bear such a heavy burden and suffering, then please abandon the name "Asura" and return to being an ordinary Prajna.
Of course, Uesugi Tetsuya couldn't give up.
He accepted the "karma" and "consequences" that the Asuras were required to bear, and prompts kept popping up.
Your "Demon Incarnation: Asura Prajna" is ascending to become a demon god...
[Your "Demon Incarnation: Asura Prajna" is advancing to "Demon Incarnation: Asura Prajna" (Complete)...]
[Your demonic incarnation, Asura Prajna, has ascended to the status of a ghost god!]
In the silent wasteland, Uesugi Tetsu slowly opened his eyes.
Xiao Jia was so startled that she jumped back abruptly, and Ge Liuduo's fingers, which were recording, stiffened slightly. Only Qing was not significantly affected.
—If you look at him purely from the outside, apart from wearing a rather strange mask, Uesugi Tetsuya is no different from an ordinary person.
It was nothing like the eerie ferocity it possessed before its promotion, and it was far less capable of stopping a child's nighttime crying than the previous Red Prajna or White Prajna.
But it's still too scary!
So terrifying that even though they knew perfectly well that it was their master, Kaga Kiyomitsu and Karuta were both startled.
Because in their eyes, Uesugi Tetsuya was no longer Uesugi Tetsuya, but a "karmic aggregate" composed of terrifying and twisted malice.
Even if they don't understand what karma is, they can clearly sense that they shouldn't get close.
If you get close, it will be "ignited".
If they didn't know Uesugi Tetsu, Kazuya and Karuta probably wouldn't dare to move around now, fearing that even the slightest movement would be their cause of death.
Qing was also slightly surprised.
"The pressure from some Ara-gods is probably no more than this."
Qing sighed inwardly, "First, there was the Thousand Eyes, a sight to behold in a thousand years, and then there was the Asura, who has never appeared before... This title is truly fitting."
In the brief moment when the trio remained motionless, Uesugi Tetsuya was already aware that his "life essence" had increased significantly after Shura Hannya ascended to the status of a demon god.
The Divine Treasury of the Calamity Sea, the Thousand Eyes... plus the current Asura Prajna.
The enhancement of the essence of life by these three factors is not a simple matter of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
Originally, it was fine... but now that Shura Prajna has been upgraded, it seems to have caused some kind of violent chemical reaction.
This caused the "strength" of each of Uesugi Tetsu's attributes to increase exponentially.
He thought, "I'm probably now one of the few who can rival even the most powerful spirits."
But the fact that his true form hasn't become a ghost or god yet is something only he could do.
In that case, the conditions for a super "pretending to be weak to fool others" would be met—but Uesugi Tetsu had absolutely no interest in playing such a melodramatic game.
Compared to this, it would be easier to expose part of one's strength so that the weaker enemies can recognize the difference in strength and back off. The power of the Asura makes this even easier.
Uesugi Tetsuya then looked at Shura Hannya's panel—
【Demon Incarnation: Asura Prajna】
[Physical Strength: +120 → +150]
[Willpower: +60 → +100]
[Charm: -50→-50~-∞]
[Spiritual Arts: +14 → +14]
[Quality: Legendary+ → Sub-Mythological]
[Rank: 3.5 stars → 4 stars]
[Rank Cap: Five and a Half Stars → Six Stars]
A genuine sub-mythical character, with a six-star maximum.
In some ways, the upper limit of Shura Prajna is probably even slightly higher than that of Thousand Eyes.
Unfortunately, this made it difficult for the six-tailed fox, who was still only three and a half stars, to conceal the aura of his two demonic incarnations.
But that's perfect, since all I really need to do is cover up Qianjing.
It's actually a good thing that the Asura Prajna can be exposed.
In this way, Uesugi Tetsu could have the six-tailed fox wear the Shura Mask in the ordinary world, and when he wanted to socialize, he could take off the mask and play the charm card, while Chikage would control the whole situation from the shadows.
Comprehensive, truly comprehensive.
[Talent: Asura, greed, anger, and ignorance; sin and punishment; karma and its consequences.]
The four rare and simple talents were somewhat unexpected by Uesugi Tetsuya.
He originally thought there would be several more, but it turned out to be just a simple combination of "sin" and "punishment," plus a "karma and result" that perfectly matched the Asura Prajna.
[Asura: The power of Asura, the might of Asura, the appearance of Asura.]
【Sin and Punishment: Combines all the effects of the original "Sin" and "Punishment", and doubles them on top of that.
At the same time, the upper limit of "penalty" has been greatly increased.
When sin reaches "nine", you can summon the projection of "punishment" to make the sinner fall into the illusion of being punished!
When sins reach "ninety-nine", you can summon the "final punishment" to judge the guilty!
When the sins reach "nine times nine," you can summon "great punishment," causing the guilty to vanish into nothingness!
One cut for 999, that's the true beauty of numbers.
You can save up a lot of them, and when you encounter a tough nut to crack, you can just cut it down with ten strokes and the opponent will be kneeling on the ground in no time.
Karma and its consequences:
The world believes that existence itself generates "karma".
In the eyes of Asura, it's not so.
Those who are evil or sinful are called "karmic beings." Erasing the existence of "karmic beings" allows one to receive the "consequences" that result from their actions.
The destiny of an Asura is to exorcise all karmic obstacles in the world and bear all the karmic consequences of the world.
When Asura Prajna kills a "karmic agent," he will continuously accumulate "karmic consequences" on himself.
"Karma and its consequences" will continuously add to the mental burden of the Asura Prajna, while simultaneously increasing the strength of all of the Asura Prajna's talents except for "Karma and its consequences."
[—To cleanse oneself of all worldly karmic obstacles and bear all worldly consequences is to be an Asura.]
"Karmic Fire..."
Uesugi Tetsu savored this constant, relentless pain.
With a sword heart, the pain brought by the karmic fire will not affect combat or daily life.
"Scalability, continuously improving talent."
Very good.
In the future, Uesugi Tetsu believes he may have killed millions or even tens of millions of demons, and as long as he can withstand the scorching flames of karma, the more fruits he reaps, the better.
The downside is that the more karma you accumulate, the more your charm decreases—hence the "-∞" symbol for charm on the panel.
"It doesn't matter. In fact, it's a good thing for Shura."
Uesugi Tetsu didn't think that his transformation into a demon was meant to reason with the other party.
Once you open the personal panel after disabling the avatar, you'll find that the thought attributes are now interwoven with three colors, creating a rather beautiful effect.
【Uesugi Tetsu】
[Physical Strength: 201 + 6 = 207] (A trace of dark gold, strands of pale gold + blackish red + pale white)
[Willpower: 201 + 8 = 209] (wisps of pale gold + blackish red + pale white)
[Charm: 22] (Slight gold threads + blackish red + pale)
[Spiritual Technique: 147] (Threads of pale gold + blackish red + pale white)
The reason why willpower can rival physique is because after acquiring Sword Heart: Unity of All Self, it increased the willpower attribute by a full 50 points.
"However, the color representing Asura is actually white, which is similar to the color of parting sorrow..."
Uesugi Tetsu raised an eyebrow: "What is this? The color of bones? The so-called 'one general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand'?"
If that's the case, then it's quite suitable.
Now, thanks to the three enhancements to his life essence, Uesugi Tetsu feels that even without relying on the power of his incarnation, he is already more powerful than ordinary demons and gods.
If the dual incarnations of the demon gods are already this bad... what if the six-tailed fox also ascends to the level of a demon god, and then there's a Ubume to form a four-demon bond?
—Well, maybe we can test whether ghosts and gods can tear apart wild gods.
It would be really interesting to cross natural barriers and do things that no one has ever done before.
Uesugi Tetsu gazed at the Shura Mask in his hand, which was displaying a cheerful smile, and gave it the same smile. He then put it away and greeted Kaga Kiyomitsu and the other two.
"Alright, let's go."
Hearing Uesugi Tetsu speak in the same tone as always, Kaga Kiyomitsu breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"Thankfully, the master bank is still the master bank..."
She flew back in a flash, and with a snap, she darted back into Uesugi Tetsuya's waist, giving the hilt of her sword a shake.
Taking advantage of this brief moment, Uesugi Tetsuya tried to conceal his aura to the point that it wouldn't affect ordinary people, but any superhuman with a bit of strength could immediately tell that he was a "demon god-level expert".
After congratulating Uesugi Tetsuya on his promotion, Ao and Karu returned to their original positions.
Close your eyes and leave this world.
……
Having opened his eyes for the second time today in the same deserted, shadowy place, Uesugi Tetsuya didn't plan to go home. Instead, he intended to go to the Special Affairs Department to distribute the hundred weapons he had.
same.
He felt the abyss-like power emanating from the two demon gods, "Thousand Eyes" and "Asura Prajna," a power capable of easily turning ordinary demon gods into dust.
right now,
It's time to have a frank and open conversation with Nanjo-san!
(End of this chapter)