Clearing Mt. Akamushi from Demons!

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--- Chapter 12 ---

Five minutes ago!

After running for half a day, Tenma felt his body breaking apart.

Thankfully, the small awakening of his bloodline allowed him to recover stamina and health quickly. The fraction is enough to make his growing body possess almost super healing.

Tenma stretched and drank from his bamboo stopper, gulping the cold, refreshing content. "How nice to be young and alive."

"Damn, I sound like an old man just now..."

"This can't do, can't do, this awesome me is forever young!" Tenma placed his hand on his hip and stubbornly glared at the moon.

[You're in denial, Tenma]

Tenma shrugged casually, "What? Did you say something, Tia?"

"I can't hear you over this YOUTH in my body!"

[*Snort!*]

[Pretend I never said anything...]

"Yeah, that's what I thought." Tenma kept stretching and adjusting his Total Concentration Breathing. He was close to achieving the 'Constant State' exactly like what Kanae explained back then.

However, it was hard to maintain because Seastones weighed his body to the limit.

Then, Tenma's nose twitched as he smelled an 'unpleasant' scent.

"This disgusting smell of rotten flesh and soiled air... Also smelled blood."

"Demons? No, a lot of Demons." Tenma glanced at Mount Akamushi with a surprised look. He activated Heart's Eyes and sensed malice, causing him to frown momentarily.

He smiled widely, "Am I on my lucky streak? A bunch of Good Karma just delivered themselves to my front door, hehe~!"

To Tenma, the sudden presence of the Demon is nothing but an event worth celebrating.

He's short on Good Karma after exchanging a 'special item' earlier, and the Goddess of Luck decided not to be harsh with him. Hmm, he never dated the Goddess of Luck before.

Anyway, back to the demons.

Tenma pulled one of the heavy wood spears and spun it skillfully, making a swishing sound in the area. He's testing to see if the 'extra weight' affects his spearmanship.

He was slower than usual but still manageable. The 'extra weight' also helped him add force to his spear, making it heavier and more brute.

He didn't have to use Spear Breathing or Total Concentration to break a rock with his spear.

"The wind at night is helping me locate these free Good Karma."

"But for good measure... Tia, open the virtual map and notify me of an extra variable."

[On it, Tenma!] Even Hestia knew this was not the time to banter with Tenma.

A blue-colored and smaller map than the previous one appeared before Tenma's eyes. Tenma scanned the map and took his step, moving to the nearest Demon.

"I didn't expect to use this item already..."

"Let's see if my exchanged item is MONEY WORTH!"

...

[Name: Flickering Candlelight/FC (Uncommon)]

[Introduction: A magical pocket lighter that could absorb and direct heat from outside. It is capable of creating small flames by using the absorbed fuel and one's blood]

...

Tenma smiled upon reading Flickering Candlelight's introduction.

The magical lighter had a silver case and rusty flint. It looks cheap and feels like a 'trash' item, yet it holds tremendous use for him.

More importantly, Flickering Candlelight allows someone to harness the Power of The Sun in a world where Demons reign supreme at night!

"Tia, Moonlight is technically the reflected sunlight, so Demons should die under them, no?"

"Or maybe because the Yang Nature weakened because it was reflected and became Yin Nature instead? Nullifying its might against Demons?"

He was once a genius from the Otsutsuki Clan, so he knew Chakra Nature and Transformation better than anyone in that god-forsaken clan.

[You answered your own question, Tenma]

[Yes, you're right]

[While Moonlight is 'merely' reflected sunlight, it has lost its "Yang Potency" and become "Yin Nature."]

[Think of it like bubblegum that has lost its flavor]

"What's with the explanation? I'm not that dumb! Do you think I am a kid?"

[Yes. Yes, you are!]

"..." Tenma was speechless.

Is this her payback on him?

Damn it.

Tenma harrumphed and ran with disguised annoyance. His other hand carried Flickering Candlelight, rubbing the flint and burning the wooden spear's end.

Crackle!

The wooden spear majestically burns, making it look magical.

...

Back to the Present!

Tenma breathed in and burst with extreme power, stabbing his burning spear at the stunned monkey demon.

"Spear Breathing - 1st Form, Musou Ichiretsu!"

BAM!

Tenma pinned the monkey demon's chest to the ground heavily, burning it with a searing flame.

Of course, a normal flame won't kill the Demon.

He also didn't have the fancy Nichirin Blade like Kanae.

But Tenma has a magical lighter, so he increases the 'heat' with Flickering Candlelight and tortures the Demon in fiery despair.

BOOM!

The low-level Demon's heart had exploded earlier and suffered grave injury from the intense flame, perishing under Tenma's burning spear.

[Ding! You have killed a low-level demon!]

[+1,400 Good Karma]

"Thank you for the patronage..." Tenma clapped his hand like he was praying, hiding a wicked smile.

"Next!"

Tenma rushed to the next Demon in the area.

Silver blur flashed in the Mount Akamushi, devouring one Demon after another.

[+1,400 Good Karma]

[+1,300 Good Karma]

[+1,250 Good Karma]

[+1,690 Good Karma]

"Argh!"

Blood-curdling screams echoed, scaring animals in the area.

BANG!

Tenma pinned a low-level Demon on a dead tree trunk, watching it burn indifferently. He felt no emotion for these sorry creatures.

So what if you have a Sad Backstory? You still commit a crime!

OH GOSH, Darn It, I JUST BURNED A PLANET DOWN! But trust me, the people on the planet are cannibals who have stolen my teddy bear in the past-!

Anyway, you get the gist of it.

Of course, Tenma is making excuses.

Who has never been doing bad things in their lives? He just traded his Bad Karma on fancy bracelets earlier.

[Ding! You have killed a low-level demon!]

[+1,200 Good Karma]

"That's ten..." Tenma loosened the grip on his now black spear. It has become ashes because of the intense heat.

Sniff! Sniff!

"The disgusting smell is beginning to fade."

"The area around Mount Akamushi is clean from any demon, leaving that area only." He looked up, gazing at the center of Mount Akamushi. The Dragon Veins are 'actually' located there in the simulator.

The last Demon, and possibly this Area Boss! The situation is becoming complicated.

"This happened to Kanae's early appearance, too. My actions changed this world in real-time, faster than I could imagine."

"It's not a butterfly effect because this world has become unfamiliar to me."

"It's more like a ripple, stirring the whole body of water..."

"Well, since it's the Area Boss, I might as well test my ability." Tenma picked another heavy wooden spear.

He kicked the ground and landed on the tree branch, accelerating toward Mount Akamushi's center. His figure leaned against a rock, watching a 'massive' Demon devouring many animals.

'No wonder other Demons didn't enter this area.'

'Is that Demon transformed from a human? No, it's a bull demon!' Tenma narrowed his eyes slightly.

'A mid-level Demon at that!'

A humanoid bull shoved bloody flesh into its mouth. Choking noise and laughter escaped its wide throat, gulping the dead like the most delicious food.

Tenma made a 30-meter distance between himself and the Demon. He activated his Sharingan and pulled all heavy wooden spears inside his inventory, burning them with Flickering Candlelight.

"I would never think I would use Gentle Fist like this."

BAM!

Tenma stomped the ground, causing over thirty burning spears to bounce high. His act gained the attention of the mid-level Demon, but it doesn't matter anymore.

"Human... Lucky!" The Demon grinned at Tenma.

[Gentle Fist - Eight Trigrams, Vacuum Palm!]

Tenma accurately delivered his palm attack against every bottom end of his burning spears, sending them flying like an arrow leaving its bow.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

The mid-level Demon was greeted by the sight of fiery spears, wanting to claim its life.

The Demon crossed its arms, protecting his chest and head. Yet the heavy burning spear pierced through his arms and stomach like a hot knife through butter.

ROAR!

The Demon roared in pain. It pulled the burning spears off his body, causing blood to soil the ground.

Tenma grabbed Rushing Claw and burned its spearhead with intense heat, causing the bone to scorch rapidly.

"I haven't perfected this technique, but with Sharingan, it's possible!"

"Spear Breathing, 5th Form..."

"Gin no Kiba!"

Tenma burst with extreme speed and power, charging at the Demon with lightning-like speed.

He swung his spear with all his might and decapitated the Demon with one slash.

Slash!

A massive head rolled in the grass.

Yet Tenma still senses malice in his Heart's Eyes.

"As expected of a mid-level Demon, you're still alive with no head..."

"But I wouldn't let you regenerate!"

"Spear Breathing - 3rd Form, Houkiboshi!"

"TEN FOLDS!"

Tenma stabbed his spear at the Demon's body ten times consecutively, destroying its chest chunk by chunk.

BAM!

At last, the Demon's massive body fell to the ground, swallowed by the surrounding fire.

Tenma waited until he heard a notification.

[Ding! You have killed a mid-level Demon]

[+5000]

"Phew..." Tenma finally sighed in relief.

"That was nerve-wracking."

He turned around and glanced at the small waterfall, grinning. "With this, I have secured the Dragon Veins... HAHAHA~! It's time for GRIND, BABY!"