The Cursed Spirit that Kenmyo captured, the fallen idol Hoshino Ai, was similar in many ways to his sister, Isayama Sakura.
Therefore, in order to use the new technique on his sister as soon as possible, Kenmyo had to first experiment on Hoshino Ai.
"Ugh! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"
The Grade 3 Cursed Spirit, engulfed in azure flames, let out a mournful wail, its body twisting and deforming in the scorching purification flames.
Before long, it was annihilated in the inferno, coalescing into a sphere of light that floated gently in the air, leaving only a charred, black mark on the ground, a testament to its final existence.
"Your Devour Spirit Technique skill has activated, permanently increasing your mana by 6 points. Your mana cap is now 1574 points."
"Geto's talent in Cursed Technique development is truly high."
He hadn't felt it at first, but now with the increased output, he truly appreciated Suguru Geto's mastery of Jujutsu. Kenmyo glanced at the smooth blue light sphere, manipulating it with Cursed Energy to place it on a shelf for later use.
The Cursed Technique he used was the prerequisite for Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation: the Devour Spirit Technique.
"Devour Spirit Technique"
Effect: Condenses a Cursed Spirit's entire Cursed Energy into a Cursed Energy sphere. Consuming it grants Cursed Energy.
Cost: 340 Cursed Energy
Features: Low Cursed Energy consumption, high conversion efficiency.
"Remaining Cursed Energy: 1300 points."
Ever since Kenmyo's mana cap broke into four digits, he could automatically use Cursed Techniques as long as he converted his mana into Cursed Energy beforehand (conversion ratio one to three).
Coupled with the astonishing mana recovery effect of Praise of Life, Kenmyo no longer felt bad about using mana. 1000 mana points converted to 3000 Cursed Energy points. In any case, with a recovery rate of 300 mana points, it would be full in just over three minutes.
Fushiguro Toji had sent a total of five Grade 3 Cursed Spirits and two Grade 2 Cursed Spirits. These two Grade 2 Cursed Spirits and four light spheres made of Grade 3 Cursed Spirits had all been prepared by Kenmyo.
"One more."
Hearing Kenmyo's words, the last Cursed Spirit, tightly bound by runes and kneeling on the ground, trembled. It had already been shaking in fear after seeing its kin die horribly before it, and now it trembled even more violently.
"Devour Spirit Technique activated, Cursed Energy consumed: 340 points, remaining: 1300 points."
The predetermined outcome was hard to change; after all, the Cursed Energy was already accounted for. Blue flames raged over the Cursed Spirit's body, burning and slowly melting it. In the end, it followed in the footsteps of the previous four Cursed Spirits. With the blessing of Cursed Energy, all seven light spheres gathered on the shelf in front of Kenmyo, looking crystal clear and beautiful.
These were merely the basic materials Kenmyo had prepared for his idol Cursed Spirit.
"Chak chak chak"
Kenmyo's hands didn't stop. He held a small knife, rubbing it against a glowing green stone, carefully collecting all the scraped-off fine powder into a test tube filled with a colorless solution.
When the green powder came into contact with the colorless solution, the entire test tube seemed to be under immense pressure. Not only did the liquid rapidly turn dark green, but it also began to boil violently, giving a terrifying impression that it was about to explode.
If this continued, this precious reagent, which was worth 1800 points just for the materials and was painstakingly prepared, would only end in failure.
Kenmyo did not panic. A golden light soon appeared in his palm, which he used to cover the entire reagent.
Miraculously, under the effect of the golden light, the reagent, which had seemed ready to explode at any moment, slowly began to calm down, as if the warm golden light was soothing the violent reagent, with remarkably significant results.
When he saw that no new bubbles were emerging from the reagent and the entire dark green reagent had become incredibly viscous like glutinous rice paste, Kenmyo breathed a sigh of relief. This meant the reagent preparation was successful.
He withdrew the light from his hand, and soon a new pop-up window appeared from the system, looking like a countdown clock.
"Attention: Alchemist talent 'Divine Grace' has entered a forty-eight-hour cooldown."
Alchemist Talent: "Divine Grace" (Upgradable)
Type: Active
Cost: None
Effect: Low-level material fusion rate increased by 75%, and the probability of potion preparation failure reduced by 80%.
Cooldown: 48 hours
Description: Anyone can make mistakes, but by reducing the error rate to within twenty percent, the success rate of potion preparation will greatly increase.
For some extremely difficult potion preparations to succeed, a large part depends not only on the alchemist's technique but also on luck.
Good luck, like when Kenmyo activated his alchemist skill, even the rare alchemy talent automatically awakened.
The reagent Kenmyo prepared was for the recuperation of soul-type life forms. According to the records of the Red Text Spell, this strange item seemed to come from the collection of the Necrons.
He also didn't know what these ancient old bones wanted with such a soul-type potion.
One of the most important medicinal ingredients had disappeared from the Warhammer universe for tens of thousands of years due to its age, and even the warhammer simulator could not exchange for it.
Fortunately, the essence of life bestowed by Kenmyo's "godfather," the Plague Lord, could achieve the same effect. However, its inherent power was too overbearing and could easily ruin the potion. Kenmyo had to use his "Divine Grace" talent to save the potion.
Kenmyo conservatively estimated that the efficacy of this reagent would be considerably higher than its original potency.
Now, with five Cursed Energy spheres, each containing the Cursed Energy of an entire Grade 3 Cursed Spirit, and a bottle of thirty milliliters of special potion, the preparations were complete.
Kenmyo had experimented with using Cursed Energy spheres to upgrade Cursed Spirits on lesser Cursed Spirits. Basically, upgrading from Grade 4 to Grade 3 required the Cursed Energy of five Grade 3 Cursed Spirits.
"Ai."
Kenmyo stood up and stretched his body slightly after sitting for a long time, calling out.
Soon, a purple-haired head slowly emerged from the center of the pristine white wall, followed by its upper body, and then its entire form penetrated the solid wall, swaying as it approached Kenmyo.
This method of appearance was no different from an evil spirit in a horror movie, and with the Cursed Spirit lady's extremely eerie, blood-red eyes filled with violence, the atmosphere became even more bizarre.
"Good girl, good girl."
Kenmyo just smiled and placed his hand on Hoshino Ai's head, as if rewarding a well-behaved puppy.
But strangely, according to the usual behavior of Cursed Spirits, who are filled with resentment and a craving for flesh and blood due to the immense suffering and hatred they experienced in death, she completely changed her usual demeanor.
The usually violent Cursed Spirit lady was now incredibly docile, allowing Kenmyo's hand to run freely over her head.
Hoshino Ai opened her mouth and said hoarsely,
"Master."
This situation occurred because Kenmyo had already signed a "Master-Servant Contract" with her.
The Master-Servant Contract was a Cursed Technique developed by the Jujutsu World to allow Jujutsu Sorcerer to enslave Cursed Spirits. Once this contract was signed, there had never been a case of a Cursed Spirit devouring its master in thousands of years.
Kenmyo obtained this Cursed Technique from Jujutsu High, and upon his return, he immediately implemented it.
Because in his eyes, his friend Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation was too dangerous.
Especially after Geto explained the rules of his Cursed Spirit Manipulation to Kenmyo, this unease reached its peak.
He had become a master of NTR!
He was an enemy of pure love!
The conditions for Cursed Spirit Manipulation: If there is a grade difference of two or more, the subjugation step can be omitted, allowing for almost unconditional absorption.
Kenmyo estimated that Geto's strength had already touched the threshold of Special Grade. Logically, at the same level, a Sorcerer's strength far exceeded that of a Cursed Spirit, meaning Suguru Geto could unconditionally absorb Grade 2 and lower Cursed Spirits.
Oh, so Kenmyo's sister fell within this range.
Kenmyo didn't want to be the victim. When he learned of the "Master-Servant Contract," he immediately signed this contract with Isayama Sakura and Hoshino Ai, completely blocking that NTR future.
The "Master-Servant Contract" can only be dissolved if the master agrees to release it. This means that as long as the Master-Servant Contract exists, Suguru Geto's Cursed Spirit Manipulation will never be able to take effect.
Kenmyo still felt that this method was unreliable, but his summoned creature system, with its five slots full, couldn't accommodate anything else, so he had no choice.
Therefore, Kenmyo and the two Cursed Spirits were now in a master-servant relationship. Since Cursed Spirits couldn't disobey their master's commands, it was perfectly normal for Kenmyo, as the master of the idol Cursed Spirit, to pat her head.
After patting her head, Kenmyo lowered his hand. He first used Cursed Energy to transfer the pile of materials on the table to a small altar that had been set up in advance. These special incantations could help the Cursed Spirit absorb and capture Cursed Energy from the air when breaking through levels.
Seven glowing orbs stacked together, seemingly waiting for someone to create a miracle.
Because in the Jujutsu World, no one had ever heard of anyone artificially cultivating a high-grade Cursed Spirit.
"Go there and eat all of these things."
Kenmyo always felt like he was straying further and further down the path of abnormal research. The attempt to create a high-grade Cursed Spirit was enough to get him executed ten thousand times over.
He commanded Hoshino Ai,
"This is your master's command."
"I understand."
Hoshino Ai nodded stiffly, obediently following her master's command.
Kenmyo watched her walk towards it, calculating in his mind.
According to his calculations, there was a 90% chance Hoshino Ai would break through to Grade 3 Cursed Spirit level after eating these things, and a 20% chance she would break through to Grade 2 Cursed Spirit level.
As for Hoshino Ai reaching an even higher level and becoming a high-grade Cursed Spirit, that was up to fate.
Kenmyo didn't know what the final outcome would be.
Hoshino Ai arrived at the altar. She looked at the round, adorable little orbs, and a swallow could be seen in her fair throat.
Although Geto had said that these glowing orbs tasted super disgusting, like a rag stained with vomit that hadn't been washed, Kenmyo's highly purified Cursed Energy orbs, stripped of all impurities, were no different from pure Cursed Energy. For a Cursed Spirit, they were an irresistible temptation, a supreme delicacy.
While she maintained a somewhat ladylike demeanor in front of Kenmyo, Hoshino Ai had already lost her sanity due to the eerie fragrance at the altar.
With bloodshot eyes, Hoshino Ai grabbed a glowing orb and viciously bit into it, consuming two-thirds of the sphere.
Kenmyo didn't realize that this thing would burst when bitten, and the chewing sound seemed like she was gnawing on cartilage.
It made Kenmyo want a bite too.
He didn't know why he would think such a disgusting thought; if Geto knew, he would probably be severely criticized.
In the quiet secret room, Hoshino Ai's chilling chewing sounds, tearing, gnawing, and loud gulping were incessant.
Her Cursed Energy fluctuations also grew more powerful. After hearing something shatter, the Cursed Spirit directly entered the Grade 3 Cursed Spirit rank.
And it wasn't over yet; her Cursed Energy was skyrocketing at an incredible speed, pushing Hoshino Ai's strength from the bottom of Grade 3 towards its peak, even showing a faint glimmer of hope for Grade 2.
The feeling of rapidly growing stronger made Hoshino Ai love this sensation even more. Hoshino Ai knelt on the ground, her mouth bloody from eating, letting out increasingly wild roars.
In the end, Hoshino Ai still wasn't satisfied; she wasn't enjoying her meal. She directly opened her mouth to an incredible length, her facial muscles tearing to the bottom, revealing her sharp fangs and teeth.
She reached out and poured all the remaining glowing orbs and reagents from the plate directly into her mouth, which was open 180 degrees, all at once reaching Hoshino Ai's stomach.
"No, you can't eat like that."
Kenmyo wanted to stop her, but it was too late. He could only watch as the broken plate and glass reagents went into Hoshino Ai's mouth.
It made Kenmyo's heart race.
"I knew it."
"Ah ah ah ah!!!"
An incomparably mournful scream erupted from Hoshino Ai's mouth. She clutched her head, her body twisting and contorting, in extreme pain.
She had broken through to the Grade 2 Cursed Spirit level!
Perhaps it would have been better if Kenmyo had personally fed Hoshino Ai from the beginning, because how could a beast that had lost its sanity know restraint?
Under the immense surge of Cursed Energy brought by both the potions and Cursed Energy orbs, countless cracks opened on Hoshino Ai's body, looking like small mouths screaming in agony.
"Damn it, she's already close to mid-Grade 2."
Kenmyo was greatly surprised to see Hoshino Ai advancing so quickly.
Faster than a rocket, it was probably because the essence of life Kenmyo used was too potent; those few fragments were equivalent to the essence gained from devouring tens of thousands of people.
Little did he know, for Hoshino Ai, the intense pain she felt at that moment was like someone wrapping her in spiked chains, frantically twisting, vowing to tear her entire soul apart at every moment, and then another energy would quickly repair the wounds.
This pain of destruction and reorganization was unbearable even for Hoshino Ai, whose soul was already dormant; it almost tore her apart.
When Kenmyo saw Hoshino Ai, who was clutching her own neck, unable to move, and stuck at Grade 2, unable to advance further.
He directly brought out two unlucky Grade 2 Cursed Spirits from the storeroom, quickly melted them into Cursed Energy orbs, and shoved them directly into Hoshino Ai's mouth.
He forcefully poured them in, but that wasn't enough. Kenmyo directly cut a gash in his wrist, converting his mana into Cursed Energy, and through this opening as a medium, a large amount of blood along with Cursed Energy was brutally injected by Kenmyo into this seemingly bottomless pit that was difficult to fill.
With this extra Cursed Energy, this greedy servant suddenly gained the motivation to devour.
But in return, waves of even more furious, hateful, and painful female screams emanated from Hoshino Ai's body. Kenmyo frowned, hearing Hoshino Ai's screams, which were even more agonizing than those of some souls tormented in hell.
Finally, when her aura reached its peak,
Hoshino Ai broke through that barrier and reached the Grade 1 Cursed Spirit level.
Hoshino Ai let out a sharp roar, her eyes changing from crimson to a brilliant azure, similar to Kenmyo's during a psychic burst, and the strong light illuminated the secret room.
A terrifying surge of Cursed Energy struck, forcing Kenmyo to summon a "Sacred Blood" type Terminator Power Armor as a shield.
By the time he reacted, the entire secret room in front of him had transformed into a white world, a snowy wonderland from a fairy tale.
The temperature was at least tens of degrees below zero, and everything was enveloped in a biting chill.
Three pairs of five-meter-long gigantic wings made of ice crystals spread out before Kenmyo.
The posture of an Ice Seraphim.
And at the center of the wings was a girl wearing a black nun's habit, contrasting with the pure white feathers, covered in ice and snow. An indescribable sense of sanctity emanated from her. Even though her eyes were covered by black cloth, one could still tell that the girl was looking at her master with a gentle expression.
Winter had arrived.
Amidst endless sins, due to Kenmyo's diligent nurturing, the pure ice flower finally bloomed.
Kenmyo walked forward, reaching out as if to touch this unreal beauty.
The "White Angel" consciously approached, actively placing her master's hand on her cheek, kneeling before Kenmyo to express her absolute loyalty.
Because he was her master, her great creator, the object of her eternal service.
This would not change.
In the terrifying low temperature, ice crystals appeared even on Kenmyo's armor, until his communication device received an incoming call from outside.
Only then did he awaken as if from a dream.
So, this was real.
"Yomi-nee, I think I saw an angel."
"Huh?"
Isayama Yomi, who had suddenly called for something, was completely bewildered when she heard her brother say that.