It seemed that since the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees was out of the signal area, or perhaps there was a signal but no Wi-Fi or 4G, the next few cards did not display the welcoming scene of "Younger brothers heard sister's arrival, sharpening knives eagerly for cattle and sheep." Instead, it was necessary for the Disaster Girl to cast Sorcery on them.

Besides the "Shura Field of Rivals" at the "Sea of Trees Guardian," the Disaster Girl also encountered the "Sea of Trees Patrol" and the "Sea of Trees Herding."

In the "Sea of Trees Patrol," the enemies were a patrol team composed of two powerful young boys. However, when the Disaster Girl arrived, a random landslide occurred. One of the boys with green hair (the Flourishing Sakura People have an incomprehensible aesthetic for hair color) timely rescued the boy with an explosive hairstyle, who then retorted, "Who asked you to save me?"

Then the boy with green hair brought up old grievances, remembering how he was bullied by the explosive-haired boy when they were young, and how he had saved him before, yet never received an apology or Thanks. This infuriated the explosive-haired boy, who yelled, "You're just a tag-along, why are you standing beside me?" and then they started to fight.

Ultimately, the battle between the green-haired boy and the boy with an explosive hairstyle was fierce and fiery, with the green-haired boy proving to be superior and thoroughly defeating the boy with an explosive hairstyle.

The explosive-haired boy then grudgingly admitted the prowess of the green-haired boy with an apology and Thanks, creating a classic scene straight out of a hot-blooded youth manga.

Then the Disaster Girl stepped in, collected their heads, and freed the Shikigami possessing them.

In "Sea of Trees Herding," the location was a cave in the Mount Fuji Sea of Trees. A chubby boy lived there with a computer, a toilet, and a game console, drinking his beloved sugary sodas and eating his favorite potato chips all day long. He was responsible for the Management of Shikigami herding in the surrounding area of Mount Fuji.

Then came a very ordinary plot. After experiencing a brief earthquake, a toilet backflow explosion, a computer power outage and explosion, and a cave collapse, he struggled to escape with a cabinet full of figurines and Gundam models, only to be knocked out by the Disaster Girl with a cosh. While he was not killed, at least the cabinet protecting his figurines and all his Gundam models were destroyed.

It's worth mentioning that, seeing such a disastrous scene, viewers in the live stream were overjoyed, commenting, "Finally, we see the shit!" and "Disaster Girl, who holds power over Heavenly Calamities, human misfortunes, and shit, may everyone hallow your name, may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven"—truly an ocean of joy.

Despite such heart-wrenching physical and psychological blows, the chubby boy still demonstrated astounding combat power. His controlled Shikigami, "Sadako," was exceptionally elusive, making ordinary Attacks, including those with Spiritual Energy such as fire and ice, completely ineffective.

However, Sadako's output was correspondingly not high. Due to the series of preceding accidents, Sadako's apparition was also very dim. Ren Suo seized several opportunities to launch "Flash Step" for defensive Counterattacks, easily defeating the chubby boy.

After releasing Sadako, the chubby boy revealed that the leader of the "Fantasy Shikigami Breeding Project" had left this world. Not that he had died, but he was in Cultivation in a Secret Realm created based on the Flourishing Sakura Spiritual Energy Spring.

A Secret Realm!

Ren Suo was surprised too—someone had actually created a Secret Realm!

Considering the current world's Secret Realms, there were only the Seven Secret Realms dropped from "Mage Under the World Tree," all under the control of various governments. From the chubby boy's tone, it seemed that this Secret Realm was probably created and owned solely by that leader.

Perhaps the reason the leader distributed Blood Magatama and had the large clans breed Shikigami for him might also be related to this Secret Realm!

Moreover, having battled through "Sea of Trees Guardian," "Sea of Trees Patrol," and "Sea of Trees Herding," Ren Suo discovered that these Shikigami hosts seemed not to be bad people (would bad people fight over love and friendship?), but rather they were more like ordinary Japanese high school students.

The only villain was the chubby boy responsible for herding. But even he, in his self-statement, spent more time slacking than working, generally doing nothing and being too lazy to direct the Shikigami to better hunting grounds. Instead, he spent his days living a carefree life in the cave, only going out once a week to Akihabara for supplies.

This statement's veracity should be guaranteed. After all, after Sadako was released and he calmed down, the chubby boy, when faced with the beautiful Disaster Girl, exhibited a typical herbivorous man's demeanor—heart racing, face blushing, speech trembling and stuttering—making it unlikely he was lying.

And the Shikigami they wielded were also much stronger than Yoshioka Kensuke and the Green Light Warrior.

It seemed that the leader also knew that the backbone of the organization should be ordinary Japanese high school students, not those fat-brained, high-ranking members of large families.

Or perhaps, there were certain restrictions and requirements for Shikigami Possession. Young people with better Talent could handle more powerful Shikigami power.

With various guesses in mind, Ren Suo moved his chess piece, stepping onto the final card.

The pattern on this card was conspicuously a sinister and eerie gate.

"Gateless Netherworld"

The Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair said, "Following the clues found in the Sea of Trees, the girl learned that the Secret Realm was within the Spiritual Energy Spring. She then opened the concealed gate of Spiritual Energy and entered the hidden Path of Destiny."

The card dissipated again, and five more cards were arranged around the chess piece: one behind, one to each side, and two in front, resembling the shape of a 'sword'.

Ren Suo thought for a moment and then moved the chess piece to the left. Judging that the Checkpoint Card seemed likely to be the second card in front, to complete 'Treasure Hunter,' he naturally had to clear the cards on the other sides and behind first.

"Soul Cutting Grim Reaper"

"The girl arrived at a strange place," the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair said. "It seemed to be constructed of violent emotions. Angry killing intent spread across the land. There was no sun in the sky, only a faint light, making it seem like a white night. This killing intent even evolved some strange creatures: they were like giants formed from shadows, wearing masks of various expressions, but there was always a pair of crimson eyes behind those masks. Upon seeing the girl, they gathered around trying to Attack her, but soon several people dressed in black kimonos appeared. Holding various swords, they slew these black giants, calling themselves the 'Death God Thirteen Teams.' Although they seemed to still possess some rationality, their faces were filled with savagery, and they looked at the girl with hostile expressions, demanding that she follow them back to the village."

In the card's image, a group of people wearing black kimonos and wielding swords walked alongside the Disaster Girl. Ren Suo took a glance and found it eerily familiar. Only after checking the comments did he realize that the Death God Thirteen Teams' attire and equipment were very similar to a popular anime.

Because the Spiritual Energy Spring could absorb fantastical thoughts, did this mean even the created Secret Realms were related to real-world entertainment products?

A moment later, the girl followed the Death God Thirteen Teams to their base, a village encircled by white walls.

The walls were extremely high, and it seemed ordinary black giants couldn't climb over them, but it would be hard to say for black giants over a hundred meters tall.

"The village leader, the chief commander of the Death God Thirteen Teams, met the girl, learning that she came from the outer world, guided by Destiny, in search of the Source of Disaster hidden here. The commander was noncommittal about the girl's intentions and background, stating outright that they couldn't leave this place and needed the black giants here for combat, so they couldn't leave. However, he was interested in the girl's Two-Handed Greatsword, which had slain many monsters. After some bargaining, the commander took the girl to the palace center, to a forge that resembled a Magma Lake. The girl could fight the village's strongest Death God member with her Two-Handed Greatsword. If victorious, she could exchange her greatsword for the best sword in the village; if she lost, the Two-Handed Greatsword would be theirs. Or she could throw the Two-Handed Greatsword into the forge, allowing it to strengthen her weapon. But doing so had unpredictable effects; the worst outcome being the weapon turning into the forge's base material, disappearing entirely. Moreover, regardless of success or failure, the girl had to slay fifty black giants before she could leave. Alternatively, the girl could just leave, but she would still need to kill ten black giants to do so."

This Forge Shop was a real rip-off, clearly aiming to steal the Disaster Girl's weapon! Even if she didn't want to forge, she had to pay a toll (slay monsters) to leave?

Ren Suo thought about it. The Two-Handed Greatsword had high Attack Power and a broad range, and since the Disaster Girl didn't have a Physical Strength Value setting, he chose to "forge the original weapon."

Just then, a Destiny Cards judgment appeared!

Hope, Hope, Despair, Great Despair!

Ren Suo was stunned. Yes, it was normal for Destiny Cards to come into play in this kind of enhancement gamble.

But after revealing the card, he couldn't equip or unequip weapons anymore, so he couldn't unequip the "Eye of Despair" at this time!

Reluctantly, Ren Suo chose a 'Hope,' then watched helplessly as it turned into 'Despair'!

In the scene, the Disaster Girl threw the Two-Handed Greatsword into the forge that resembled a Magma Lake.

Just then, the forge master, who was coldly watching from the side, accidentally bumped into a box next to him, causing dozens of swords inside to fall into the Lava Lake Forge!

The Magma Lake instantly boiled, shooting a terrifying column of fire that broke through the ceiling, becoming the brightest light in the white night!

The camera suddenly pulled back to show black giants near the white walls instinctively gathering due to the column of flame, scratching the walls like cats.

Moments later, as the column of fire began to recede, an enormous Greatsword slowly emerged in front of the Disaster Girl. She reached out to take it. However, the next second, she couldn't control her own body and involuntarily swung the Greatsword, slicing around in a circle!

A massive ring of Fiery Flame instantly burst forth, slicing through the palace, igniting houses, splitting open the wall, and incidentally killing fifty black giants!

And it seemed that all the magma in the Lava Lake Forge had become part of the column of flame, fusing into the Greatsword, and was now completely extinguished!

Seeing the Death God team members beside them close to tears, it was clear that reigniting this Magma Lake was not going to be easy.

In just one minute: slaughtering monsters, setting fires, and looting—all in one go!

Seeing this scene, various powers once again revised their approach towards the Disaster Girl: as long as it did not violate principles, whatever the Disaster Messenger wanted, give it to her, or at least clearly state the price. If it came to outright robbery, and it upset the Disaster Girl, she was ready to loot and set fires instantly!

And Ren Suo, observing the Greatsword that had absorbed the flames, its surface rippling with a glow like molten lava, his expression subtly changed.

"Melting Iron Greatsword"

With that in the Disaster Girl's hands, it was a Perfect union of Beauty and Violence, akin to a Berserker girl who only knew brute force.

"I... I actually wanted to play a technique-oriented style..."

——————

In Kenya, inside the Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, a young man watching the livestream stood up as he heard the boarding announcement. Bending to grab his phone, he casually asked, "Going to Tokyo?"

He thought he had asked a redundant question—given that the Disaster Girl's current location was undoubtedly the Flourishing Sakura Blossoms Kanto Region, they naturally needed to go to Tokyo to follow her.

"No," Mr. Chuan, however, denied his assumption.

The young man was startled and said, "You actually want to hinder my meeting with the Queen? Humph, Xiao Chuan, quite the official you've become!"

Mr. Chuan did not respond, but Nan Xi explained, "Flourishing Sakura has now temporarily suspended all flights and banned ships from docking. We can no longer reach Tokyo through official channels. It seems as long as the Disaster Girl doesn't leave Flourishing Sakura, they won't open their borders. It looks like they want to resolve this incident themselves. Flourishing Sakura is not Kenya; they can hold out for a few days, that's completely feasible."

"Humph, such a barbaric small country, so bold as to obstruct my grand affairs," the young man narrowed his eyes, flames of anger flaring within them, "Once my path is successful, I will definitely..."

"Don't worry," Nan Xi said, "Now that official channels are closed, we still have other ways."

"A forced landing?" the young man was slightly surprised. "I don't mind. Under heaven, all is the King's land. But can you do it?"

Although the young man spoke grandly, he remembered he was a member of the Great Wall and understood that the current world situation still primarily favored peace and development.

Before any country could rely on Transcendents to gain an absolute advantage, no one would start a war.

If they were to use a military ship to forcefully land on the main territory of Flourishing Sakura and provoke another country's territorial sovereignty, not only Flourishing Sakura but also the Federation would undoubtedly intervene vigorously. After all, such an act of open hostility meant that Mysterious Country was ready to flip the table.

"Who said anything about a forced landing?" Nan Xi replied.

"Smuggling? But smuggling won't be quick enough, and Flourishing Sakura will surely tighten their inspections. Wouldn't that mean I'd have to hide like a rat?"

"No, it's not smuggling. And you can rest assured, you'll have a grand entrance ceremony that will capture everyone's attention," Nan Xi said sarcastically. "There's a faster domestic channel, and Mr. Chuan can also complete a mission on the way."

"What channel?"

"You'll know once we reach Lian Jiang."

PS: Asking for leave in advance. Last night, Hearing Sun's gums suddenly swelled up and were incredibly painful, so this chapter was written very slowly. If tomorrow's update is late, it's most likely because Hearing Sun deserves a beating... no, wait, it's because my gums are too painful to work. At most, I can only play some relaxing games like Divine Realm 2 or Dota 2. Hearing Sun has already taken metronidazole for the inflammation and infection, and used ginger slices for pain relief (for swollen gums, holding a ginger slice is really, really effective, as Hearing Sun can personally attest). Hopefully, it'll be better tomorrow.

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