"This… this is Naraku?"
"Just a clone…"
Yang Tao looked at the Shikon Jewel shard lying in the grid, feeling a headache.
The attributes of this item were all +1 Strength, and he had no spiritual power or purification ability, so the Shikon Jewel shard was just a shard.
'I'll have to trouble Kagome again…'
Kagome could fuse the Shikon Jewel shards together, turning them into that kind of broken semi-sphere.
Presumably, the attributes could also change.
Miroku finally snapped out of his daze, realizing his mortal enemy was being beaten, and stared intently at Yang Tao: "Can you help me find Naraku's true body?"
Looking at Miroku, Yang Tao chuckled and said, "Naraku's true body? His clones and true body are the same; you could say they are all his true body."
"Besides, you want to seek revenge on Naraku and remove the Wind Tunnel curse on your hand? I'm afraid you're going there to make Naraku laugh himself to death."
"Your courage is commendable, but you don't throw your life away like that."
For Yang Tao, removing the Wind Tunnel curse was just a matter of a bucket of milk.
However, without the Wind Tunnel, Miroku's strength would truly drop from T2 tier to the sewers.
At that time, let alone waiting for the black hole's backlash, even a slightly stronger demon could probably take Miroku's life.
"You saw Naraku's strength just now; even the miasma alone is something you can't handle, but I have a good item here… For only five Shikon Jewel shards, I can sell it to you as a favor."
With that, he took out a small brown bottle with golden patterns from his pocket.
Detoxification Vessel
Reduces the duration of all negative effects to 5 seconds.
This item was very suitable for Miroku, who was often poisoned; as long as he could endure for 5 seconds, he could continuously use the Wind Tunnel.
"I'm truly selling this to you as a favor."
"What is the effect of this item?"
"It reduces the poisoning time to 5 seconds. As long as you can hold on for five seconds, the poison will disappear. Of course, it has other uses, which you'll need to discover yourself."
Miroku looked at the small bottle in Yang Tao's hand. If what he said was true, then the value of this item would be that of a family heirloom.
"I… I'll consider it."
Swoosh~
An arrow flew from a distance, accurately piercing a three-eyed wolf.
It was Granny Kaede, who had sensed the commotion and rushed over from the village to sacrifice herself… no, to investigate the situation.
Granny Kaede, being old, her legs were not as nimble as when she was young, but her archery was quite skilled.
However… just as she managed to shoot down a few three-eyed giant wolves, Rōyakan directly opened his gaping maw, and hundreds of demon wolves sprang out from his mouth.
Granny Kaede: "…"
She put away her long bow and came to Yang Tao's side, asking, "Where is Kagome? Inuyasha's strength has dropped so much without her."
Hearing Granny Kaede's words, Yang Tao complained inwardly: 'So Kagome really is just a trainer, huh?'
He pointed to the Well of Bones in the distance, which was blocked by a large tree, and said, "Inuyasha was worried about Kagome being in danger, so he pushed her directly into the well and sent her back to the modern world."
Granny Kaede's face showed worry as she said, "Without Kagome, Inuyasha's strength might not be a match for this demon."
"Mr. Yang, can you help?"
Yang Tao looked at Inuyasha, who seemed to be slaughtering everything, and said, "With so many wolves, I don't think I'm needed, am I?"
Granny Kaede: "…"
Miroku: "…"
Who exactly do you want to help???
Looking at their expressions, Yang Tao smiled and said, "Alright, it's just a wolf demon. I'll take the two Shikon Jewel shards on his body."
He flashed and flew in front of Rōyakan.
With a high kick, he sent the bloated Rōyakan flying, then instantly caught up, pressed down on Rōyakan's head, and searched for traces of the Shikon Jewel shards on his forehead.
Soon, Yang Tao pried two Shikon Jewel shards, contaminated with demonic power, from Rōyakan's head, and Rōyakan's body rapidly shrunk.
From an eight-meter behemoth, he finally reverted to that big-headed dog demon, just over two meters tall.
Rōyakan, whose body had been drained by the Shikon Jewel shards, was quite decisive; he immediately collapsed, his legs kicking, and fell to the ground, unconscious.
Inuyasha felt a bit depressed looking at the two Shikon Jewel shards that had disappeared into Yang Tao's hand.
These past few days, he and Kagome had only collected three Shikon Jewel shards in total, and Yang Tao had just obtained two more. Inuyasha felt that the hope of completing the Shikon Jewel collection was becoming increasingly slim.
It was a pity that Yang Tao couldn't read minds, otherwise, he would definitely tell Inuyasha that he would never be able to collect all of the Shikon Jewel in this lifetime.
"You sent Kagome back?"
Hearing Kagome's name, Inuyasha's expression became a bit dejected. He lowered his head and softly hummed in affirmation, even the two white dog ears on his head drooped down.
"Foolish!"
Yang Tao said with a look of indignation, "Inuyasha, without Kagome, you'll just be a stray dog."
"Huh?"
Inuyasha looked up at Yang Tao in confusion.
What's a stray dog?
"What 'huh'? You'd best bring Kagome back, or else your life won't last long!"
This wasn't Yang Tao just making things up.
Without Kagome, Inuyasha's life would be over before long.
At this stage, the blackened Kikyo had already been resurrected, constantly thinking of being with Inuyasha forever.
Of course, she wasn't planning on it in the human world, but rather as a pair of desperate lovers in the Nether.
Inuyasha's ears perked up, and he stiffened his neck, saying, "I'm not going. Kagome is too dangerous if she stays in this world."
"If you don't go, I will."
With that, Yang Tao walked towards the Well of Bones. As long as he crossed over to Kagome's world, the third mod would be his.
He stretched out his hand and grasped the thick tree blocking the well entrance, then with a slight pull, directly uprooted the tree from the Well of Bones.
"Wait."
Inuyasha's voice sounded from behind Yang Tao: "I'll go with you. I'm afraid you won't find her, and my nose is very keen."
Yang Tao looked at Inuyasha, who was tsundere to the bone, and silently mused: 'Could it be that Inuyasha awakened the bloodline of a retriever?'
"Then hurry up!"
With that, Yang Tao directly jumped into the well, and Inuyasha followed closely behind.
Both jumped into the well, but their situations were completely different. Yang Tao landed steadily on the putrid-smelling ground at the bottom of the well, while Inuyasha, who followed closely, emitted a white light and disappeared as soon as he touched the ground.
Yang Tao: "???"
What's going on? Does the Well of Bones have a selective menu? Is it because of the Shikon Jewel?
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that in the story, Shippo wanted to bring Kagome back, but even with the Shikon Jewel in hand, Shippo couldn't cross into modern society from the bottom of the well.
Yang Tao wasn't in a hurry. He simply flew out of the Well of Bones. Since Inuyasha had already gone to the modern world, the two of them should return soon.
At that time, it wouldn't be a big deal to just let Kagome take the key and make another trip.