I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 429 - 42: Back to Square One? (Part 3)

Sounds like a very cool and impressive ability, but in fact, it is not.

Naraku's true transformation happened when the Four Souls Jade reappeared. The main storyline took about a year to complete, and what about the fifty years before that? Was he on vacation... If the Four Souls Jade hadn't reappeared, Naraku's abilities might seem flashy, but they are essentially useless, and that's all he'll ever be.

Now, a full third of the shards of the Four Souls Jade are here, and it's unlikely that Naraku will be able to collect the rest. As long as Kikyo is a bit capable... No, not even requiring Kikyo to be capable, just as long as the protagonist group works hard to collect more shards, Naraku won't be able to get many, and he still won't be able to develop.

In the original world line, it was an arms race. A key point was when Inuyasha mastered the Wind Injury, gaining a temporary suppression and phased victory against Naraku.

However, after that, the situation gradually worsened. They couldn't maintain the advantage of suppressing Naraku, who collected more and more shards, continually transforming and creating new clones, growing in power, and eventually exhausting the protagonist group...

Now, it's entirely possible to reverse all of this.

"We're here... but it seems someone beat us to it."

A witch's voice sounded. She gazed at the horizon, faintly seeing a familiar yet unfamiliar island and sensed the battle occurring on it.

Powerful demonic power clashed, with the iconic light whip howling through the atmosphere, and the wailing of the wind's tear bringing forth a terrifying secret technique that could destroy a hundred demons in one blow...

"It must be the Dog brothers. They've both been branded by the Four Fighting Gods on the island. The moment I revealed Penglai Island, they would have been the first to sense it if they were nearby, which is faster than us coming from Maple Village..."

Gu Mo's thoughts returned to reality, casually saying so.

No need to scrutinize, this is likely the truth. The imprint of the Four Fighting Gods is like a life-and-death challenge. Inuyasha already had a grudge with those demons, and Sesshomaru regarded such past events as a great humiliation, so naturally, they would come as soon as possible.

"But this is good, it makes things easier for us..."

Gu Mo smiled, pointing ahead.

"Let's head directly to the direction of the Clanging Cauldron, first talk with Naoki, get the Jade Box sealing the source of the Four Fighting Gods, and take them all out."

This is the whole strategy—simple and direct. Anyway, the source of the Four Fighting Gods is sealed, leaving them with not much time, and now he has gained the correct management rights of the island, with the home advantage on his side... If Gu Mo acted more rashly, he might even choose to kill the Four Fighting Gods before searching for Naoki.

Looking at it this way, he's rather cautious.

Kikyo was silent, merely nodding softly.

She continued to maintain the barrier concealing her form and aura, directing the Death Soul Worms to fly inland on Penglai Island.

Just as she passed above the beach, she suddenly furrowed her brows slightly, seeming to remember something and looked down, noticing an arrow from before... But at the moment, the beach appeared calm, with nothing there.

"Huh?"

A sound of surprise came from someone beside her. The witch withdrew her gaze, looking in the direction of his focus, seeing a small black dot at the horizon flying over.

The speed was very fast, at least beyond what the Death Soul Worms could reach.

As it got closer, it could be seen to be a two-headed dragon demon beast, with four legs and a tail stepping on flames, swiftly cutting through the sky like a burning meteor entering Penglai Island's range. On the back of this demon beast, which clearly had dragon blood, was a little green-skinned demon holding a human head staff that was taller than itself, and a human girl.

"Ah! It's Lord Sesshomaru! Xie Jian grandpa, let's hurry over!"

The human girl held tight to the reins of the demon beast mount, her eyes bursting with undisguised joy, pointing to a corner of the sky above the distant island.

A scorching Firebird burned fiercely there, emitting an astonishingly fierce cry, fighting against a one-armed nobleman. It looked overwhelmingly imposing, with flames capable of burning half the sky, but in reality, it had fallen behind, several times almost being gutted by the poison claws of the big dog!

"I know, I know... I see it..."

Xie Jian repeatedly responded, maneuvering the dragon beast to land directly at the island's edge, on the beach.

"Xie Jian grandpa..."

"I know, I know! Now Lord Sesshomaru is busy. We shouldn't go disturb him, or else he'll get distracted... Let's wait until he kills that fire chicken, then we'll go over. Don't make noise!" said the little demon Xie Jian impatiently, interrupting the human girl's words of disappointment.

Darn it, I don't know what Lord Sesshomaru is thinking...

Why bring such a human along? Is it as food... but Lord Sesshomaru doesn't eat people...

Clearly, it was just to test Tenseiga's power at the time and revive her, so why bring her along afterward? And this little girl is so thick-skinned, following along until now, making me have to take care of her...

Thinking of this, Xie Jian felt irritated, with a sense of a crisis of being out of favor.

Especially a few days ago, he noticed that Lord Sesshomaru seemed also impatient with the girl's lively antics. Seizing the opportunity, he suggested she be abandoned, but before finishing, he was kicked away by Lord Sesshomaru...

"Do you know them? Why so surprised?"

In the barrier above, Kikyo asked with a frown, not seeing anything peculiar about this group.

"That little demon is the big dog's servant, and the mount is the big dog's..." Gu Mo clicked his tongue in reply, "Did you see that? Big dog is actually with a human girl, seemingly protecting her very well, isn't that surprising?"

Within the month or so since he left, it seems some things had returned to the initial point?

No wonder...

No wonder Inuyasha suddenly became so proficient with Wind Injury, seeing from afar the frequent burst scenes of this secret technique on the island.