[Eliminated Special Grade Cursed Spirit - Greed, gained 5000 Cursed Soul Points]
[Mission complete, rewards have been distributed]
...
Hearing the system's notification, Shinsuke finally stopped the transfer of cursed energy and released the Crimson Scales Activation: Load] state.
His whole body collapsed backward with a thud, his chest rising and falling heavily.
This special battle state greatly enhanced his speed and strength, but it also placed a heavy burden on his body. On top of using so much of his own blood in battle and suffering injuries, not to mention the large amount of cursed energy consumed to forcefully use the [Ultimate Technique]...
It was already quite impressive that Shinsuke managed to hold on until now before collapsing. He just wanted to lie on the ground and rest for a while.
After the [Special Grade Cursed Spirit] was eliminated, the [Birth Domain] in the area was immediately lifted, and the surroundings began to return to their original state.
"Hey, are you dead or not? If not, pull me out of the wall first, then reattach me..."
Ignoring Hidan's loud complaints, Shinsuke immediately took the opportunity to check his rewards.
Firstly, eliminating the [Special Grade Cursed Spirit - Greed] directly granted him a base reward of 5000 Cursed Soul Points, ten times that of a [Grade 1 Cursed Spirit].
It seems that reaching the level of a [Special Grade Cursed Spirit] results in a significant leap in rewards, no longer the mere hundreds it used to be.
After this battle, Shinsuke realized that the gap between special grade and lower-grade cursed spirits is like comparing different species entirely.
No wonder the reward amounts differ so drastically.
Secondly, after eliminating this [Special Grade Cursed Spirit], an item dropped.
Cursed Item [Greed's Eyeball]
Effect: Can clearly capture the cursed energy presence within a 500-meter radius.
Activation Condition: Feed it flesh and blood
PS: Once I'm full, I'll help you find the next target!
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This [Greed's Eyeball] is actually just an eyeball from the special grade cursed spirit he exorcised earlier. It looks quite creepy.
But the effect is indeed very practical, allowing Shinsuke to quickly locate cursed spirits in the future, increasing efficiency and preventing sneak attacks.
Of course, the prerequisite is having enough flesh and blood to feed this greedy eyeball.
This shouldn't be too much of a problem since the activation condition doesn't specify that it has to be his own flesh and blood. He could just use some animal meat.
Besides that, the mission related to Hidan was also successfully completed.
Bond Value +100, reaching 600 points, bringing him one step closer to creating a domain!
5000 Cursed Soul Points, meaning he gained a total of 10,000 Cursed Soul Points just from eliminating this [Special Grade Cursed Spirit].
Finally, the reward that Shinsuke was most excited about, Black Flash!
[Black Flash]
When the difference between the impact of an attack and the burst of cursed energy is within 0.000001 seconds, it causes spatial distortion.
The power is generally 2.5 times stronger than usual!
In simpler terms, it means attaching cursed energy to a punch. When the impact force of the punch and the burst of cursed energy happen almost simultaneously with a difference of 0.000001 seconds, it results in an extremely destructive force!
This destructive force is usually 2.5 times stronger than normal.
It's like a normal attack plus a critical hit.
What Shinsuke values most about [Black Flash] isn't the 'critical hit' effect, but the precision control over cursed energy needed to trigger [Black Flash].
This is also a watershed in the use of cursed energy.
Shinsuke lay on the ground quietly absorbing the experience and insights [Black Flash] brought him, feeling incredibly satisfied.
This mission's gains far exceeded his expectations.
After a long while, Shinsuke finally opened his eyes and got up from the ground.
If he had to face that bald four-eyed cursed spirit again, he was confident he could crush it with his fists!
By this time, Hidan had also tired of yelling, but his eyes were still wide open.
Smack!
"What are you staring at me for? Trying to scare me?"
Shinsuke didn't tolerate any nonsense and gave him a smack on the head.
"Idiot! How dare you hit me... I, hey, hey, it hurts, stop hitting... I said stop! Damn it, you're still hitting..."
Unable to fight back, Hidan's forehead soon turned red.
If looks could kill, Shinsuke would have died a dozen times by now.
Unfortunately, Hidan didn't have the Sharingan or any other Kekkei Genkai, so glaring wouldn't kill anyone.
"Alright, stop hitting me already, what do you want!" Hidan, exasperated and possibly either frustrated or in pain, seemed to have something in his eyes.
"I told you before, stop relying on your [immortality] and charging in recklessly. Use your brain more!"
"Look at you now, if it weren't for me, you'd be stuck here waiting to turn into a mummy."
Hidan retorted indignantly, "If that four-eyed freak hadn't stolen my weapon and attacked me from behind when I wasn't paying attention, I wouldn't have lost... uh, at least not so badly!"
So stubborn!
Shinsuke didn't even know what to say anymore.
But what could he do? After all, Hidan was his partner. He had already scolded him and taught him a lesson. Whether he listened or not was beyond his control.
Sighing, Shinsuke decided not to argue with Hidan any further. He manually removed Hidan's dismembered body parts from the wall and, reluctantly, cut his own finger to squeeze out some blood.
Blood condensed into needles, blood formed into threads.
Shinsuke began stitching Hidan back together.
However, his sewing skills were quite poor, and soon enough, Hidan couldn't help but complain, "Hey, hey, hey, can't you sew a little neater?"
"Why does a grown man care so much about appearances? Want me to add a bow tie for you?"
Shinsuke rolled his eyes, his tone full of sarcasm.
Hidan then gritted his teeth and said, "Forget the bow tie, but at least sew it evenly! These stitches are all crooked! What if one arm ends up longer than the other? Are you going to fix it?"
Shinsuke looked down and, sure enough, one arm was longer than the other after stitching.
But with someone as thick-skinned as him, there was no way he'd admit it was his fault.
So he said with a straight face, "If there's a mismatch, it must mean a piece is missing. How is that my fault?"
"Damn it! Just take these two arms apart and compare them! If there's a missing piece, I'm not Hidan!"
"More like Not-a-Dan?"
"I'm going to chop you up! I swear I'm going to chop you up!"
"Stop whining. Do you want me to finish sewing or not? I've never seen anyone so picky."
Hidan's face turned red with anger, his teeth almost grinding to dust, but under Shinsuke's impatient glare, he managed to squeeze out one word.
"Sew!"
Tired, let's just end this already.