"Fortunately, Xiao Ye was prepared early!"
Bai Ye grinned, swiftly disengaging from his spiritual body state, and then large arcs of electricity began to surge from him.
As Bai Ye had covertly entered in his spiritual body state, he had also spread his electric field. And within the coverage of the electric field...
Zzzzzzt!
Bai Ye suddenly transformed into a bolt of current and shot forward.
Bai Ye rapidly pursued, traversing the corridor, closely following the shadowy figure.
The shadow was frighteningly fast, but after continuous movement, the shadow realized it couldn't shake off Bai Ye and abruptly slammed into the ground.
BOOM!
The ground let out a cracking sound, the floor exploded, revealing a dark, black cave below.
Bai Ye exited his elementalized state, reappearing in his physical form, and looked down into the cave.
"No way, it can dig too?"
Bai Ye glanced at the cave, then reached into it. Immediately, the sound of crackling electricity ensued.
He used his electrical current to cover the cave, thus bringing it within the electric field's coverage.
Following this, Bai Ye once again elementalized his body, transforming into electricity and rapidly pursuing downwards through the cave.
The cave was deeper than Bai Ye had anticipated. After chasing for quite a while, Bai Ye's vision cleared as he emerged from another opening.
Looking around, Bai Ye was slightly taken aback.
The underground space was larger than he had imagined, at least the size of a football field, with a height of seven to eight meters. It was completely hollowed out, with a significant amount of rock piled around the edges.
At the same time...
"You assisted the Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui, in investigating the Entertainment District and finding the hidden demons. Mission Reward: Sound Breathing x1"
His hidden mission was completed, but...
"You have received a hidden mission."
"Rescue the people trapped by demons. Mission Reward: Chain Twin Blades x1, Advanced Sound Breathing x1"
As expected, the hidden mission was a chain reaction, just as Bai Ye had guessed. And his guess for the second part of the mission was also correct; it was indeed about rescuing people.
The experience from his previous life was still quite important.
Simultaneously...
Bai Ye looked around again. Since he had arrived here and his mission was complete, it meant this was the demon's lair?
As Bai Ye pondered, he suddenly heard the sound of wind rushing from behind him.
Electricity immediately surged around Bai Ye's body, and he flashed forward, moving ten meters ahead.
BOOM!
The instant Bai Ye moved, the spot where he had been standing exploded, showering dirt and debris everywhere.
Only then did Bai Ye get a clear look at the true form of the shadowy figure, and a peculiar expression appeared on his face.
"This is..." Bai Ye hesitated, "an obi?"
What appeared before Bai Ye was the obi of a traditional Japanese woman's garment, pink and patterned, wrapped around the waist.
Strangely, the top of the obi had eyes and a mouth.
Currently, the obi slithered before Bai Ye like a large snake.
Then...
"You demon slayers are always trying to ruin my business, so don't blame me for being impolite!"
Bai Ye scratched his head. This obi could actually speak?
It was a demon, right?
However, having encountered so many different kinds of demons, a demon in the form of an obi was truly astonishing to Bai Ye.
Even among demons, its appearance was remarkably unique and wondrous.
The next moment, Bai Ye had no time to think further as the obi suddenly lunged towards him.
Lightning flashed around Bai Ye's body, and he vanished from his spot.
The obi's speed was truly terrifying, astonishingly fast, but...
Could it be faster than lightning?
BOOM!
The obi slammed into the ground again with a loud crash, shattering a section of the floor.
Simultaneously...
A streak of lightning appeared behind the obi, and Bai Ye materialized from the lightning, then swung his hand.
Rai-ga Doju appeared in Bai Ye's hand.
Zzzzzzt!
With the sound of surging electricity, Bai Ye slashed the obi with his sword, severing it.
At that instant, the obi let out a mournful cry.
And the moment the obi was cut, a scantily clad woman suddenly dropped from thin air, landing on the ground.
"What's going on?"
Bai Ye couldn't help but be stunned. How could a woman just drop from the sky?
Couldn't it drop some weapons, armor, or martial arts manuals?
At this moment, the obi turned, let out a sharp shriek, and then began to split. It divided into over a dozen pieces, writhing in the air, and lunged at Bai Ye from all directions.
Bai Ye quickly looked up at the sky and found that the obi demon's attack had some substance to it.
The attack directions perfectly covered all possible evasion routes.
This could be considered a nearly flawless attack, because one could only block, or more directly, endure it.
In that case, there was no need to dodge!
Bai Ye stood his ground, with no intention of evading.
Then...
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
The moment the obi struck, continuous, violent rumbling sounds erupted.
The ground was instantly pulverized, kicking up vast clouds of dust.
The obi laughed maniacally, "You little brat, daring to go against me..."
The obi's triumphant laughter was cut short mid-sentence.
Beneath the scattered dust, the ground had been completely shattered, and several obi had pierced Bai Ye's body.
However...
It was completely useless!
Blue currents continuously pulsed around Bai Ye's body. The obi that had pierced him sank into the ground, crisscrossing and embedded.
The obi's attack was completely ineffective against Bai Ye's elementalized form.
The next moment, Bai Ye raised his sword and swung!
Rai-ga Doju, wreathed in lightning, swept forward, severing the surrounding obi.
As the obi were cut, figures began to fall out one after another, lying scattered around.
These people were clearly courtesans from the Entertainment District, not dead, but unconscious.
Bai Ye suddenly began to understand what was happening.
The people who disappeared in the Entertainment District weren't all eaten; some were likely imprisoned.
The reason for their imprisonment was probably akin to reserving food, storing away those they couldn't consume immediately.
"So..." Bai Ye ran his finger along Rai-ga Doju, "If I cut this thing, I can save people, right!"
Zzzzzzt!
As Bai Ye's fingertip glided across the sword, a large surge of electricity rippled from it.
Blue arcs jumped and crackled.
The next moment...
BANG!
Bai Ye exerted force with his legs and leaped into the air!