Previously, in order to prevent the opponent from losing health, Qin Jie even removed his tengu mask. Now that the opponent's health was above 80%, meeting the conditions for a Deathmatch, Qin Jie naturally had no reason to hold back.
As soon as the tengu mask was put on, the Grieving Ghost, who didn't stop draining life in time, immediately suffered backlash. The pain was secondary; his form had already materialized.
No, something was very wrong.
The Grieving Ghost realized something bad had happened. The man in front of him was terrifyingly strong, not someone he could defeat. He had to run quickly.
To hell with atonement!
Just as the Grieving Ghost was about to escape, a sudden sharp pain struck him.
Deathmatch deducts 40% of maximum health!
If it were a Contractor, they would have realized Qin Jie's ability when the Deathmatch began and would have tried to endure it instead of immediately fleeing.
But natives of derivative worlds like the Grieving Ghost clearly wouldn't realize this, as fleeing was indeed the best option when facing Qin Jie.
The next moment, a bolt of lightning exploded, and the dazzling thunder arrived, with Qin Jie's Sword Shadow striking after the lightning.
Lightning coursed through his body, a sensation that immediately made the Grieving Ghost lose his ability to resist. Qin Jie's Sword Shadow then pierced through his body the next moment.
However, the effect of this piercing seemed less than ideal. Qin Jie saw that this single sword strike only reduced the Grieving Ghost's health by 8%.
It must be said that the Grieving Ghost's Physique attribute was quite impressive, a full 28 points, making him much more resilient than the vengeful spirits Qin Jie had encountered, but only slightly so.
Taking advantage of the 5 seconds the Grieving Ghost was materialized, Qin Jie had to deplete 40% of the opponent's remaining maximum health.
devouring abyss transformed. Since a slashing attack was ineffective, it was better to choose the method with the largest contact surface.
"Bang!"
The huge Sword Shadow directly slapped the Grieving Ghost's face. His already unsightly face was instantly made worse by this slap. Under the force of gravity, the Grieving Ghost's face slammed heavily against the sword body, and his entire head was instantly caved in.
Excellent effect!
The Grieving Ghost's health plummeted to 16% in an instant.
Vengeful spirits are, after all, different from humans. If an ordinary person took a hit like that, their head would have exploded like a watermelon, but it didn't matter.
Qin Jie swung his sword again, smashing the Grieving Ghost directly into the ground. He then continued to smash him twice more, but the next moment, the Grieving Ghost's terrified face poked through the devouring abyss.
It seemed the duration of the tengu mask's materialization effect had ended.
What a pity.
After the tengu mask's materialization time passed, it was no longer possible to damage the vengeful spirit.
But that was fine.
Sword Shadow still had a tengu mask.
Sword Shadow directly crashed into the Grieving Ghost's vengeful spirit weapon.
This, of course, triggered the tengu mask's effect again. The Grieving Ghost let out another scream, and his form materialized once more.
Before his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, all he saw was the shadow cast by the devouring abyss, covering his entire body.
[Grieving Ghost killed.]
[Grieving Ghost is an elite enemy in this world, gaining 6.9% of the World's Origin.]
[Gained 2.3% Soul Value.]
[Obtained soul crystal (small) X3]
It was over.
Qin Jie put away his weapon. With this, Shuisheng Village was largely wiped out by him. Perhaps it would later become a village of vengeful spirits, but before that, this world should have already reset.
The Paradise not asking him to submit the seed immediately likely meant it tacitly allowed him to gain more benefits in this world, after all, he was helping the Paradise clear up a problem in a derivative world.
Although this derivative world might not mean much to the Paradise.
One day later.
Inside Ashina Castle.
At this time, Ashina Castle was uncharacteristically free of snow. Although it was still a scene of deathly silence, under the warm sun, Ashina at this moment seemed to have a different filter, adding a touch of warmth.
Of course, if one looked closely, they could see the corpses beneath the snow. It was not hard to imagine that in these past two days, the Ministry had still not given up its attack.
Without the Wolf, whether Genichiro and others could withstand the Ministry's attack was questionable.
What exactly did Genichiro do after obtaining the black Immortal Severance?
"It's so hard to guess," Qin Jie had not long entered Ashina Castle when a powerful aura instantly locked onto him. The next moment, a calm male voice rang out.
"Good Killing Intent. You've killed many people, haven't you?"
Behind Qin Jie, a gaunt man walked towards him. He carried an exaggeratedly large spear on his shoulder and held a long katana. As he first approached, an unparalleled aura immediately bloomed.
Sword Saint Isshin Ashina.
It seemed Genichiro, in the days since Qin Jie left, had unhesitatingly summoned his grandfather, and the price, of course, was his own life.
Although Genichiro was always called 'Scumichiro,' his feelings for Ashina were the most sincere. To save Ashina from ruin, he was willing to give everything, including his own life.
Black Immortal Severance: Opening Gate, allows one to sacrifice oneself to summon someone who has entered the Yellow Springs.
Moreover, Genichiro summoned not the old and weakened Isshin Ashina who was no match for Shura, but Isshin Ashina in his prime.
"Killed many, but most of them deserved to die," Qin Jie said calmly.
He was simply warlike, engrossed in self-improvement, but those he killed were those he believed deserved to die. When he dealt the killing blow, he would clearly recognize who he was killing and why they were killed by him.
In this world, he had killed many: people from the Ministry, vengeful spirits, Ashina's Samurai General, the Fish King, Shuisheng Village villagers, nobles of Fountainhead Palace, the miranda flower. He would naturally kill anyone who blocked his path.
Perhaps Qin Jie could use the excuse that everyone in this world was an AI robot created by the Paradise, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
Qin Jie was very clear about whether they were living people.
Able to cry, laugh, communicate, and fight—that was a person.
Even if the person he killed one second would be created by the Paradise the next second, it was still the same.
Keeping his true self clear, that was what Qin Jie wanted to do.
To blindly become stronger was not living a life, but playing a game, merely grinding for stats.
What Qin Jie enjoyed was becoming stronger, and in the process of becoming stronger, the feeling of gradually mastering everything, step by step.
"Oh? It seems you truly aren't engrossed in killing. Interesting. Seeing you like this, I thought I'd encountered another Shura, hahahaha!"
After speaking, Isshin Ashina burst into laughter. "Boy! You are very interesting. Would you like a drink?"
With that, a fruit-like object was thrown towards Qin Jie from high in the sky.
The item had a rich, spicy aroma of alcohol, a pungent scent that hit the nose like a knife, making one feel like crying just by smelling it.
One could even feel its rich flavor without tasting it.
"This is Monkey Booze. I snatched it from the monkeys. Those monkeys are exceptionally fierce; some even use firearms."
"This is good stuff, hurry and try it!"