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With a cautious expression, Valerie devoured it.
“My lord, I am Valerie Tsepesh, the holder of the Holy Grail of the Underworld!”
She was well aware of why someone would go to vampire territory to abduct a lowly hybrid vampire like herself.
"Don't be nervous. You can live here from today onwards. I can guarantee your safety."
Kanzaki Teru said calmly.
As mentioned before, he didn't have much desire for the Holy Grail of the Underworld. He simply didn't want it to fall into the hands of others and cause unnecessary trouble.
"Yes, my lord!"
Valerie nodded respectfully.
He felt no dissatisfaction, nor dared he, with the powerful figure before him arbitrarily controlling his own destiny.
Valerie, who lived at the bottom of the vampire world, deeply understood one truth: the weak in this world will always be the ones being plundered and dominated, and that is the truth.
Just like myself now and the adult in front of me.
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Chapter 107: The Secret Order of the Yin-Yang Path
Time flies like an arrow; three days have passed in a row.
With the conclusion of the [Divine Artifact Ranking], the resulting controversy not only failed to subside but even showed signs of escalating.
The gods and powerful beings have already begun to take action, vying for the divine artifacts on the [Divine Artifact Ranking] that they can seize, or trying to win over the holders of those artifacts to enhance their own strength.
For a moment——
Like a gluttonous feast, conflicts are rampant everywhere.
Fortunately, the gods remained within a rational framework and did not create too much conflict or battle, maintaining a seemingly peaceful daily life. Perhaps the apocalyptic imagery that appeared at the top of the [Artifact Ranking] also slightly intimidated many people.
But, even so.
On the [Artifact Ranking], weaklings like Valerie Tepesh are either robbed of their artifacts or taken away along with them, with cries of despair from the weak echoing everywhere.
This is the fate of the weak, and also the drawback of the [Dimensional Ranking].
[Dimensional Rankings] In some ways—
It is a celebration of the strong and a disaster for the weak.
In some ways, it is fortunate for someone like Valerie Tepesh, a wielder of a divine artifact who was plundered by Hikaru Kanzaki.
However, those who joined this process of recruitment and plunder were not only gods and powerful individuals, but also supernatural human forces such as the Yin-Yang Hall and the Yin-Yang Academy. After all, only the top fifty or even the top forty on the [Divine Artifact Ranking] could barely catch the eyes of the gods, and the rest were the targets of these supernatural human forces.
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[Disaster Countermeasures Room] —
"These people in the Yin-Yang Hall are really annoying. I've said it so many times: I will not join the Yin-Yang Hall, and I will never trade the Isayama family's heirloom blade, the Lion King Sword."
"Isayama Yomi, wielding the [Treasured Sword Lion King], said indignantly."
In recent days—
Supernatural forces like the Yin-Yang Hall and the Yin-Yang Academy have extended olive branches to her more than once, wanting her to join them, and even wanting to directly trade for the [Lion King Sword] in her possession.
This greatly annoyed Isayama Yomi.
"Sister Huangquan, calm down."
Kagura Tsuchimiya brewed a cup of coffee for Yomi Isayama and handed it to her, saying comfortingly, "Yomi-neechan is ranked on the [Immortal Beauty Ranking], the [Transcendent Ranking], and the [Divine Artifact Ranking]. It's only natural that some people have their eyes on her."
"Moreover, with Brother Hui around, the Yin-Yang Hall, the Yin-Yang Academy... these people will only stop here. However, they dare not push you too hard."
"Hmph, who cares about that guy? You're just saying nice things for him again, you little traitor!"
Isayama Yomi feigned displeasure and vigorously rubbed Tsuchimiya Kagura's little face.
"Waaaaah... I... Huang Quan... Sister Quan..."
Only after pinching Tsuchimiya Kagura's little face until it was bright red and seeing her pitiful look of wanting to cry but having no tears, did Isayama Yomi put away his 'evil' hands and temporarily let Tsuchimiya Kagura go.
Meanwhile, Kagura Tsuchimiya pouted and rubbed her cheeks, expressing her unease.
Although Isayama Yomi said that, she knew in her heart that she owed that guy a huge favor once again.
If it weren't for Kanzaki Teru's existence, if she weren't Kanzaki Teru's ex-girlfriend with whom he had an extremely complicated relationship...
maybe--
The Yin-Yang Hall's attempt to win them over was merely coercion—coercing her, coercing the entire Isayama family… coercing them with some grand righteous cause to hand over the [Treasured Sword Lion King].
This has happened quite a few times in the past three days.
Aside from those who are too powerful to offend, according to Isayama Yomi's understanding, the Onmyo Hall, the Onmyo Academy, and other supernatural forces among humans have, through various means, acquired nearly a dozen artifacts from the [Artifact Ranking].
It is said that at the time, the Onmyō Agency even sent an invitation to the Yuuki Zaibatsu, wanting Yuuki Asuna, who possessed the God-Slaying Gear [Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets], to join the Onmyō Agency. However, when Yuuki Shōzō responded that everything concerning his daughter Yuuki Asuna was up to Kanzaki Teru, the Onmyō Agency, the Onmyō Academy, and other supernatural forces that harbored delusions about the holders of God-Slaying Gears immediately fell silent.
Certainly, the annihilation of the gods possesses an extremely deadly allure—
They could win them over to their side, and in the future, they might even be able to put up a fight against the gods and demons. But all of this depends on the premise that they are not destroyed.
Now, whether it's the Yin-Yang Hall, the Yin-Yang Academy, or the Yin-Yang Alliance...
No one can guarantee that angering Kanzaki Hikaru won't lead to their annihilation. Putting aside his strength, the Accelerator and Tokisaki Kurumi behind him are forces that supernatural powers like them can't contend with.
Therefore, they had no choice but to give up on the [Crimson Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets], the only divine weapon that still seemed to offer some hope.
"Bang bang bang..."
Suddenly, a series of urgent knocks sounded on the door.
This made Izayama Yomi look somewhat displeased. She subconsciously thought that it was those persistent people from the Onmyoji Bureau trying to win her over again.
Not only Yomi Isayama, but also members of the [Super Disaster Countermeasures Office] such as Kagura Tsuchimiya, Koji Iwabata, the Nabu brothers, and Kiri Nikaido subconsciously thought so. After all, such situations happen every day, so they were all used to it.
Meanwhile, Kasumigaoka Utaha, who is still doing an office job, has to admit that there is a huge gap between her and Isayama Yomi, even though they have always been at odds.
"¨々That's not right..."
The head of the room, Jinguji Ayame, frowned. She could clearly sense that the person outside the door did not have the aura of a living person; it was as if it were an inanimate object or a shikigami.
"Please come in!"
"this……?!!!"
The door opened and appeared in the doorway. Just as Jinguji Ayame had guessed, it was a human-shaped spirit. Immediately, a mechanical voice rang out.
"Secret order from the Yin-Yang Path: All Yin-Yang Path forces, families, organizations... proceed to Kyoto!"
"The progenitor of Onmyōdō—Abe no Seimei—is about to be born!"
"We, the contemporary practitioners of Yin and Yang, need to observe..."
"The Yin-Yang Hall, Tsuchimikado, the Kasakain Clan, the Yin-Yang Academy, and the Yin-Yang League hereby issue this decree!!!"
Suddenly——
Everyone was shocked. The founder of Onmyodo—Anbei Seimei, the legendary Great Onmyoji—was about to be born?!
The Great Onmyoji has been dead for over a thousand years, is he going to return?!
but--
Why summon all forces of the Yin-Yang School to Kyoto? Is it to pay homage or to become enemies?!
Shock, confusion, and bewilderment filled the hearts of all members of the [Super Disaster Countermeasures Room].
However, they dared not and could not disobey the secret order issued by the five great powers of the Yin-Yang Path: the Yin-Yang Hall, Tsuchimikado, the Kakaiin clan, the Yin-Yang Academy, and the Yin-Yang Alliance.
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And this scene—
It's clear that it doesn't only appear in the [Super Disaster Countermeasures Room].
Just as this shaman had said, the Yin-Yang Organization, the Yin-Yang Family, the Exorcism Family... all received this secret order, and even though they didn't understand what was going on, they all set off for Kyoto.
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Chapter 108: Vali's Report
The clear blue sky was magnificent, and the birds flying by from time to time added a unique and charming vitality to the scene.
At the Shinomiya Residence—
Everything was as usual. The maids seemed completely unaffected by the [Divine Artifact Ranking] and continued with their daily work. However, when they looked at Kanzaki Teru, the son-in-law of the Shinomiya family, the respect in their eyes was even greater than before.
However, the three teachers of Kaguya Shinomiya, Asuna Yuuki, and Shirayuki-hime—Daizen Amami, Kishou Arima, and Rias—have all been absent for the past few days.
The training of Kaguya Shinomiya, Asuna Yuuki, Kotonoha Katsura, and others was taken over by Accelerator and Kurumi Tokisaki against their will.
In contrast, Rias and her group focused on combining practical combat with rigorous training.
Accelerator and Kurumi Tokisaki are completely different. It's all about actual combat. Under the influence of Enma Ai's "Devil's Temptation Bell", they spend almost every day in life-or-death battles. Being seriously injured is a common occurrence. Even if they die, Valery will use the "Ghost World Holy Grail" to revive them.
He was cultivating relentlessly, showing absolutely no mercy to women.
Kaguya Shinomiya, Asuna Yuuki, and others sometimes looked at Hikaru Kanzaki with a hint of resentment in their eyes. However, it was also thanks to this that their potential was fully developed in a short period of time, and they all possessed the true strength of a lower-level demon.
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In the room—
"Phew! I've finally finished refining these three [World Foundation Stones]."
Kanzaki Teru looked at the three World Stones floating in front of him, each bearing his mark, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
During this period of time—
Kanzaki Hikaru is focusing all his efforts on refining these [World Foundation Stones] for future assessments of the Other Shore Realm. It must be said that these [World Foundation Stones] are indeed worthy of being the ranking rewards for the first and second place on the [Dimensional Ranking]. They are treasures that only those in the Other Shore Realm can control. If Kanzaki Hikaru hadn't been so powerful, ordinary transcendents wouldn't even have been able to leave a trace on them, let alone refine them.
Even so, Kanzaki Teru knew that he had reached his limit at this point, and even if he spent another month or two, he wouldn't be able to refine even a tiny bit more.