ILLIMITABLE UNTIL DEATH

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"An artificially created Scarlet Blazing God?"

Fang Li's eyebrows shot up in surprise.

While Fang Li had anticipated that Sun was a Scarlet Blazing God, he hadn't expected that Sun was not only incomplete but also artificially created.

After all…

"An artificially created Scarlet Blazing God? What's the point of that?"

Could it be that the intention was to use the Scarlet Blazing God as a weapon?

This guess was quickly dismissed by Kou.

"In Kou's era, the Emperor who ruled over China sought to become a god to attain eternal life," Kou explained to Fang Li. "Kou was used as a subject for this experiment."

In other words, Kou was merely an experiment.

"To become a god, the Emperor used a secret technique from Wakoku's Miko. He had the Miko, who carried the Scarlet Blazing God, perform surgery to implant the Scarlet Blazing God into Kou's body. Then, using the secret technique, the Emperor aimed to have Kou inherit the Scarlet Blazing God, which eventually gave rise to Sun."

So, Sun is an incomplete Scarlet Blazing God. Even though the consciousness is that of the Scarlet Blazing God, it cannot fully transform into the Scarlet Blazing God to dominate Kou's body.

Thus, most of the time, Kou is the dominant personality, and Sun only appears when awakened.

"But very few people can awaken Sun freely," Kou continued. "So far, the only person who could freely awaken Sun was the Master who once took care of Kou."

"A Master?" Fang Li's expression turned somewhat strange, and he said with a wry smile, "Could it be Tang Sanzang?"

"Yes… Yes." Kou also smiled wryly and said, "Sanzang Fashi was a born medium. If youkai ate him, their power would increase significantly. So Sanzang Fashi wanted Kou to be his bodyguard and accompany him on his journey west. He asked the Emperor to release Kou and learned a secret technique called the 'Sutra of Tightening the Head' from Wakoku's Miko. With this technique, he could awaken Sun and use Sun as his enforcer."

Fang Li was left speechless.

So this was the prototype of the Journey to the West in this world?

It felt a bit like a childhood dream being shattered.

"So how is Sun able to be awakened now?" Fang Li asked Kou. "Could it be that the Ranban people have mastered the Sutra of Tightening the Head?"

"No." Kou shook its head, looking somewhat confused. "Kou doesn't know how it happened. For the past three months, it's been like Sun has been stimulated somehow and awakens on its own from time to time. Today is the same."

Seeing Kou's confused expression, Fang Li began to think.

"Three months ago…"

Wasn't that around the time Fang Li nearly killed Hidan in the I-U?

It seemed that the events from that time might have triggered the consciousness of the Scarlet Blazing God, causing Sun to become more active.

Today, Sun might have woken up on its own because it sensed Fang Li's arrival?

Only…

"Sun is merely an incomplete Scarlet Blazing God?"

Even as an incomplete Scarlet Blazing God, Sun was able to rival Fang Li, and it was only after Fang Li used the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception that he managed to suppress it.

Then, how powerful would a complete Scarlet Blazing God be?

Thinking this, Fang Li couldn't help but picture Aria in his mind.

After all, Aria was a complete inheritor of Hidan.

If Aria became a Scarlet Blazing God, she would definitely be a complete Scarlet Blazing God, right?

"It seems things are getting a bit complicated."

Fang Li's muttering made Kou lower its gaze.

"… Kou never intended to harm anyone. The reason for joining Ranban was simply because Kou wasn't mature enough to survive alone in this modern world. I didn't expect Sun to become active during this time and turn into a weapon for Ranban," Kou said softly. "If Kou has caused you trouble, then please… please…"

As she spoke, Kou's body began to tremble involuntarily.

Clearly, Kou was afraid.

And what Kou intended to say, Fang Li could easily guess, even without thinking much.

Kou was asking Fang Li to kill her, wasn't she?

Unfortunately, it was impossible for Fang Li to do that now.

"If it were before, I might have done it," Fang Li sighed and said. "But now, I can't."

"W-Why?" Kou was slightly stunned. After a moment of hesitation, she asked, "Are you reluctant to kill me?"

"When it comes to killing, I've never felt reluctant," Fang Li said with a calm expression. "It's just that Zhuge Jinghuan clearly knew I might do that, yet he still let me meet you alone. Because of that, I can't make a move against you."

Fang Li didn't know whether Zhuge Jinghuan was overly confident or had some other reason for arranging this meeting alone.

"Maybe Zhuge Jinghuan has already predicted it," Fang Li continued, staring straight at Kou. "If I try to harm you, it will definitely awaken Sun inside your body."

At that point, a fight would be inevitable.

And if a battle with Sun was unavoidable, Fang Li needed to at least know one thing.

"Ruyi Bang," Fang Li said to Kou. "What kind of technique is that?"

Kou lowered her gaze again at Fang Li's question.

After a long pause, it seemed Kou had made a decision. She began to speak.

"Ruyi Bang is an invincible spear, a laser beam that can pierce through anything."

Kou revealed the true nature of the Certain Kill Technique known as Ruyi Bang to Fang Li.

"As long as you directly aim with your eyes, it can pierce through anything in your line of sight in a split second. It will never miss its target, and its speed is the speed of light, making it absolutely impossible to dodge once fired."

Kou's explanation left Fang Li in silence.

"A laser beam that can pierce through anything?" Fang Li muttered. "So that's why it's worthy of being called a Certain Kill Technique."

Perhaps the laser beam itself wasn't so terrifying.

But if this laser beam could pierce through anything and move at the speed of light, then it would be unstoppable.

Light travels at a speed of 299,792.458 kilometers per second.

The Earth's average diameter is only 12,742.02 kilometers, meaning light could circle the Earth many times in just one second.

Even with the Stigma, Fang Li's speed could break the sound barrier, but it was far from reaching the speed of light.

Nowhere near it.

In other words, once he was targeted by this technique, Fang Li had no way to avoid it except by trying to block it head-on.

However, Ruyi Bang could pierce through anything.

Blocking it?

That would be certain death.

Fang Li took a deep breath, looked at Kou, and asked, "Can it really pierce through anything?"

Kou was about to nod but suddenly hesitated, then said, "Actually, there was one time when Ruyi Bang failed to pierce its target."

Fang Li's lips curled up into a slight smile.

(End Of This Chapter)