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Legend of Yomi
Chapter 4 Fire & Brimstone

Chapter 4 Fire & Brimstone

*RRRROOOOOOAAAAARRRRR*

*THUMP**THUMP**THUMP**THUMP*

Loud footsteps echo from within the nest. Something large was coming and it was moving fast.

*BOOOOOMMMMM*

Large boulders were flung from the wall and a huge amount of dust and smoke covered the thing that caused the explosion.

{WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING}

{ MID BOSS DISCOVERED}

{LV.40 RAT QUEEN}

{RAT QUEEN. RAT QUEENS ARE THE ONLY ONE IN A RAT COLONY THAT CAN REPRODUCE. THEY GROW TO 5 METERS IN HEIGHT AND ARE VERY VICIOUS. THE RELY ON REGULAR CAVE RATS TO BRING THEM FOOD BECAUSE OF THE HIGH ENERGY IT TAKES TO GIVE BIRTH. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE LARGE THEY CAN BE QUITE AGILE DODGING AND ATTACKING WITH THEIR TAILS.”

The shock of the system warning knocked her out of her berserker rage.

Yomi:” WHAT THE FUCK!”

Yomi didn’t know what to make of this situation. One minute she was fighting rats and the next she fucking fighting a damn sewage monster.

Yomi:” Ah fuck! This is going downhill.”

*GRRRRRRRR*

The rat queen bared her fangs and then slammed her tail on the ground. The rat queen lunged her claws and was ready to strike.

Yomi:” Earth Wall!”

Yomi just barely raised a wall to protect herself from the initial attack. The queens claws tore through it like paper. Yomi dodged but still got claw marks across her stomach that were bleeding.

Yomi:” Damn she still got me!”

Yomi glared murderously at the rat queen. The rat queen lunged again but Yomi was prepared to dodge out the way while the queen was still in the air.

Yomi:” Earth spike!”

Yomi raised a spike in her previous position. The rat queen’s arm was skewered.

*SCREEEEECH*

The rat queen’s arm was useless now. Yomi smiled at the slight victory but, she knew the battle wasn’t over. The rat queen opened her mouth and drops of saliva fell onto the floor.

*SIZZLE**SIZZLE*

The saliva ate through the floor leaving small holes as the continued to fall. Yomi’s face turned sour. She really didn’t want to get hit by any of that. The rat queen drew in a deep breath and expelled a noctious cloud of green smoke that melted everything it came in contact with. Yomi had to act fast or she was done for.

Yomi:” EARTH WALL!”

Yomi hastily raised a wall of earth to protect her. The wall began melting at a fast pace so Yomi pumped more mana into the wall to try and stabilize it. Yomi could feel the pressure that was weighing down on her. She had to try and finish this fast. Yomi thought back to her past life about what she knew about chemicals.

Yomi:” She must be producing and fusing chemicals in her lungs. So if I could ignite it the queen would die from burning from the inside out! Wait that too dangerous if all this gas explodes then i would be injured as well. I got to play this safe.”

The gas began to slow down but it didn’t dissipate. Yomi peaked around the corner to locate her enemy.

Yomi:” Where did she go?”

Yomi couldn’t spot the queen anywhere. How could something so big hide from her. Yomi tried to use her other senses to find her,listening to any sound of movement. Yomi felt the change in air currents and the ominous sound of whistling. She was hit in the chest by the tail sending her flying into the wall.

*CRACK*

Yomi coughed up blood as some of her ribs broke upon contact.The rat queen clung to the wall right across the tunnel. Yomi jumped to her feet then leaped backwards tomake distance between them.Yomi winced as the jolt of pain from moving around so much after an injury. She then raised her hand and wiped the blood from her mouth. The rat queen seemed to grow agitated as her prey continued to live after she struck her. Yomi was tired of feeling so helpless and decided to go on the offensive. Yomi glared at the rat queen who was staring so intently at her. A sudden idea came to her mind. A sly grin crept up on Yomi’s face. The grin only served to agitate the queen further.

Yomi:” That bitch is going to get it. LIGHT BLADE!”

A blade made from pure golden light extended 2 feet from her arm. Yomi made a ‘Come here’ motion with her hand. The rat queen charged with the intent to kill her once in for all. Yomi wasn’t idle either, she charged as well. They began to get closer and Yomi chose this time to act on her plan. Yomi gathered a small amount of lightning on her pointer and index finger. The queen raised her only good aim to try and peirce Yomi through the chest.

Yomi:” LIGHTNING BOLT!”

Yomi fired a stream of lightning into the eye of the queen causing her attack to miss giving Yomi a chance to finish the queen once and for all. Yomi drove the blade of light deep into the throat of the rat queen ending her life.

{Gained Exp.3,000}

{Gained Exp.4,564}

{Lv. Up X 25}

{Evolutionary Path Unlocked- Pure Ogre}

{Evolutionary Path Unlocked- Deva}

{Mid-Boss Defeated}

{Boss Awards- Silver Chest}

{Gained Skill-Minor regeneration}

{Spell Created- Lightning and Darkness combination- False Darkness}

Yomi’s vision was blurry and her body felt so heavy but she forced herself to move. She moved her body towards the silver chest. She grabbed the handle and dragged to towards the ruined entrance of the nest. She kneeled at the opening between boulders and squeezed through. She used the chest to seal the entrance. Yomi looked for a soft place to sleep.Laying in the corner was a pile of reasonably clean piles of scrap clothing. She made her way over to it and closed her eyes.

{TIME LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED. HOST UNDERGOING FORCEFUL EVOLUTION BASED ON TRAITS, BLOODLINE, AND MOST SUITABLE EVOLUTIONARY PATH}

Yomi was too tired to really pay attention to the message and proceed to pass out from strain and blood loss.

Guoo~!” Yomi groaned as she woke up to her splitting headache and terrible nausea.

Opening her eyes, Yomi takes stock of her surroundings, finding herself in the Rat Queen’s cave that she had ‘commandeered’ last night. Though that is putting it lightly as she did slaughter all of its previous inhabitants.

“How the fuck did I get here?” Yomi gawked to herself, somewhere in between her assault on the queen and the cave she had blacked out. Now she was surrounded by so many trinkets and treasures it wasn't even funny. Hell, she was even sleeping on The Hide of fur that had been skinned from the rats she had killed hours ago!

*Riiip~*

As she stood up Yomi was greeted by an ominous ripping sound that froze her in place, only to have her suspicions confirmed by the warm draft that teased her skin. Looking down at the torn rags on the floor that once protected her modesty, Yomi panicked as she checked herself for ‘blemishes’ only to find her pale grey skin..

Confused about her sudden change in skin color going from blood red to grey, Yomi began checking her body for other changes. Contrasting her new skin town her long ebony hair was streaked with white as well, framing her body as it poured down to her waist framing her body. If I had to describe her new appearance it would be that of a very athletic girl who’s never seen the sun in her life, coupled with her perky ‘honeydews’ and Ivory horns she was very attractive. In all honesty, she looked like a beautified version of herself when she was human.Thinking back Yomi does vaguely recall getting a system message about evolution, and if she had to guess what gave her such a big growth spurt to a whopping 180 cm it would be that. Realising this she quickly checks her status screen.

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Status

Name-Yomi

Gender-Female

Race- Pure Ogre

Race Traits- Enhanced body, Adaptability, Growth, Enhance senses, Bloodlust, Battle frenzy,

Level-40

Health-1,200/1,200

Social class- Peasant

Strength- 380

Endurance-256

Wisdom-80

Intelligence-70

Luck-70

Charm-120

Agility-256

Affinity-Fire, Earth, Lightning, Yin(Darkness), Yand(Light)

Title- Wrath

Skills- Lightning orb, Fireball, Earth spike, Earth Wall, Fire pillar, Lightning bolt, Thunder call, Light blade, Light ray, Shadow ball, Devour, Berserk, Observe, Elemental Blood, Nature’s Embrace, Elemental Gates

------------------------------------------------------------------- Yomi noticed some new skills and wanted to know what it was.

Yomi:” Inspect!”

{Elemental blood. Your blood has become saturated with the power of the world and now feeds on it, your body has become a conductor for Nature giving you control over your blood. Letting the elements pass through your body has become second nature to you, as the power in the air and ground mow passively increasing your vitality. Because of your immense affinity for nature your body now mends itself, but this is a double edge sword as your blood has become a tonic and is covered with greedy and desperate eyes.The risks and benefits of this skill increase with its level.}

{Nature’s Embrace. The loving embrace of the wild holds you dearly as it guards you against harm. You have gained a high affinity for Nature and Blood Magic, as well as your life being guarded by its forces.}

{Elemental Gates. This skill allows the user to create a dense ball of chi that acts as an elemental gate. These Gates can be stored in the user's body or piloted around as well as transforming chi into their respective elements.}

Chi? Yomi was confused she never had chi.

Yomi:” System what does this skill meen chi? I thought I had mana.”

{Due to your body undergoing evolution your body was broken down and converted into a new one. Your old body used mana but chi is a better substitute and does things that mana couldn’t due. Some of these things include bending non elemental affinities and use of martial skills that are a lot more powerful and can be used to cultivate the body, mind, and soul.”

Excited to try out her new moves Yomi was bouncing on her heels and spurring to go. Just the thought of the elemental powers the Gates whispered of was enough to get her blood pumping. An excitement that was only curbed by the fact that she was still naked, halting her in her tracks.

Seriously she was just about to rush out of the cave to test her new body’s limits. The only thing that stopped her in her tracks was that she was totally commando and calmed down and looked for some clothes. Although Sadashi wasn’t picky when it came to clothes running around naked was a little too ‘Extreme’.

Rummaging around through all of her new spoilers wasn’t even that helpful, all of the clothes were either ripped to shreds or covered in filth. All that she seemed to find was some random jewelry and armor plates, a pair of gauntlets, and a gourd as well she did find a nice silver mirror but that hardly helped clothe her.

Finally, after rummaging through all of the useless crap she managed to find some half decent clothes. Consisting of raggedy black leather pants, some armored boots that she had to pull the mangled steel off of, some relatively clean cloth she used to keep her boobs in check, and a white blouse that no matter how you look at it was just too small for her to fit in. Coupled with the gauntlets she found Yomi was shaping up to be quite the rebel.

Picking up some of the spare rope she used to as a belt Yomi began tying the gourds she found to her waist, no use leaving behind such good wine after all. Rounding up her hair Yomi was about to off her braid Sadashi caught a glimpse of a cup dangling off her hair.

Picking up the little sakazuki as it falls from her hair Sadashi does the only sensible thing she can think of, and that looks through its info.

{Treasure-Eternal cup.This is a gift the Great Moon Rabbit gives to all Nature Guardians when they come of age, although its form can shift it always takes the form of the cup they are most familiar with. It is said that this cup is indestructible so long as their owner is alive. It is an Item that pairs well with the Medicine Gourd, as it can be used to mix elixirs, so long as it can be poured into this cup a Nature Guardian can drink it unharmed. Regardless of what one believes the Eternal Cup is seen as the shield of the Nature Guardian’s and can reflect harm from those who hold them and reflect visions in its waters}

Looking at the palm-sized cup would have to wait as she was getting restless, with so many new things to try out who wouldn't be. Quickly tying the cup to the end of her braid Yomi was ready to set out. Hoping to her feet she almost ran straight out of the cave before she was greeted by a rather disturbing sight of pools of magma. Yomi’s face twisted into confusion.

Yomi:” Did the dungeon change while I was unconscious?”

*RAAAOOOOR*

Yomi could hear the loud bellow of a beast in the distance. She knew that whatever it was, it was very strong. Yomi could feel her blood boiling in excitement at the thought of a challenge.Yomi knew that fighting the unknown was dangerous so she went back into the cave in order to set up a temporary base. There wasn't much to use since it was mostly scrap and useless items. What drew Yomi’s attention was an old worn out book. Yomi gently picked it up as to not damage it further.

Yomi:”My-Ryu fighting style”

Yomi’s curiosity was piqued. She opened the book and read what she could but some of it was too damaged.

Yomi:”Inspect!”

{My-Ryu fighting style is a formless fighting style that is broken down into three parts. That require lots of strength, Agility, Dexterity, and Chi

-72 Ways of Animals

-10 Ways of Dragons

-4 Ways of Demons

In order to learn this fighting style one must first practice

Muay thai, Kung fu, Aikido, Qigong, Assassin fist, and wind step and Tai chi}

Yomi looked startled and confused.

Yomi:” These are fighting art from my old world! What are they doing here?”

Yomi stopped trying to figure how these got here but gave thanks to whatever god she could think of for helping her.

*He He He He He He*

Yomi looked around she could have sworn to have heard a faint laughter echo around her. She shrugged her shoulder and continued to read. Yomi didn’t know how long she sat down and read because she was so engrossed in it.

Yomi:” Wow I didn’t know how much damage it could cause to the human body.”

Yomi stood up and decided to get started on learning these martial arts. First she needed to learn qigong then Aikido after that Muay thai and also Capoeira and Tai Chi

{Qigong,qi gong, chi kung, or chi gung is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training.}

{Aikido is a purely physical martial art. It is an art involving some throws and joint locks and grapples that are derived from Jujitsu and some throws and other techniques derived from Kenjutsu.}

{Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks}

{Muay Thai or literally Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs" as it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins}

{Tai chi, short for T'ai chi ch'üan or Tàijí quán, is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training, its health benefits and meditation. The term taiji is a Chinese cosmological concept for the flux of yin and yang, and 'quan' means fist.}

Yomi started with Tai Chi and Qigong.She doesn't want her leg joints to pop during battle. Now she finished her tai chi now for her warm up. In every fighting art there are different ways to warm up for her. She knows the most effective way to warm up.She starts to practice qigong while controlling her breath. If someone sees her they just think she was taking a deep breath but inside her body, she is controlling breathing to boost her body's performance.

Yomi:"Hooooh"

Yomi starts to feel her entire body warm-up, and starts doing her stretching focused on every part of her body from head to foot. First thing required for practicing martial arts is flexibility and dexterity. Power and speed comes later because you can punch hard, run faster, but without flexibility, you can do simple proper kick or punch. Yomi could feel her body loosening. She switches to punching, kicking and running till she can't move her whole body anymore. But didn't just drop on the ground and start meditation while absorbing chi. As a result, she earns a good amount of reward until buffs expire.

[STR 10

DEX 10

AGI 9

INT 14

CHI 38]

Yomi kept meditating until her chi reserves were filled and then she slept.Again she starts her day doing breathing technique and tai-chi. After she finishes her exercise, she looks at other monsters That roamed the floor of the dungeon. Today she focuses on her arms doing push-ups, punches and stretching. Boxing is a very restricted art but best for strengthening punches. The next day she focused on her torso and legs and the day after that she spent the day stretching and meditating. Yomi finally found the courage to explore this floor of the dungeonExiting the little alcove she was born in she finds herself in an even bigger cave, far larger than the one she was born in. Lava and flame was everywhere forming lakes and rivers of the stuff, all kinds of monsters swimming under the surface, thrashing about on land, and flying in the sky.Normal beasts have no place here a as it would only mean death, even if it evades every single predator on its tail it would soon fall to the harsh elements. But lucky for her, she was born for this place so the intense heat was only a warm breeze to her.Yomi might like to fight but that doesn’t mean she’s suicidal, inching away from the literal rivers of fire she walks into the forest of charred black trees. Unfortunately the leafless black trees didn’t provide much cover for the flying monsters. With them circling overhead the threat an ambush or sneak attack was all too real.And low and behold Yomi hear a faint slithering noise. Tensing up she prepares for the coming attack, stabilizes her breathing she searches for the source of the sound."If you can't see your enemy don't move, wait for the moment of attack. You’ve got only one shot so why focus on your senses, wait for it to make a move and strike it down." She remembers her friend’s speech focuses everything on her three senses.

*a few moments later*

Yomi didn't move from her position still waiting for the predator. Suddenly she hears footsteps approaching from behind her. When she looks in that direction Yomi sees four imps, but these were armed with short swords and oversized leather armor.

"Found food, food!" The imp with a knife shouted with glea, probably a scout.

"Is it dead?” Another asked intrigued, this one had heavier armor, a frontliner.

"Hey come with us." The first one shouted at Yomi.

"It is dead so there is no need to trick our base to take her" A third one said matera factly.

From there ramblings it was obvious they planned to eat her, is it common for Imps to eat their kinds But even with this she didn't move, she was waiting for the real predator.

"GGAaH!" One the imp shouted in agony.

One imp(the one with the knife) was bitten by a black snake with a black colored gem embedded in its skull. Just a few seconds later the imp's skin color duled to black as it dropped to the ground dead.

Yomi:"Finally came out huh?”

Ignoring the Imps Yomi rushes the snake, using 90% of her chi she brings a devastating strike down on its neck just below its skull.

*BOOM*

The force of the blow crushed the base of the skull and severed the spine.Hearing a rather ominous swishing sound Yomi quickly sidesteps the sword that had come for her back. When she turns to look at the three imps, she sees one imp thrusting towards her. Using this chance she catches the rusted and warped sword between two chi infused palms.With the pitiful excuse of a sword between her hands Yomi snapes the brittle blade into pieces. With his sword brocken and his shity footing the dumfounded Imp tumbled forward, falling into her already clenched fists as she planted it firmly under its jaw dropping it out cold. Rushing the imp to the left of their hastily formed formation she takes him out with a sword hand on neck. As the Imp drops to the ground holding his neck she to the last dumbfounded imp. When imp sees her moving toward him he panickedly stumbled backwards, flailing his ‘sword’ at her wildly. Easily dodging his messy swordsmanship, she grabs his hand breaking his wrist as she throws him over her shoulder knocking the wind out of him.With a few quick kicks she neatly breaks the downed Imps necks, as she begins looting them. Taking the now black imp’s knife as it's the only passable Item among the filth encrusted Imps.Taking the knife she skins the snake and prying the gem out of its head, holding it in her hand she got a system message.

{Gem of the Shadow Snake}

{Skin of the shadow snake Best for making bandages and working clothes for its resilience even when untreated}

Yomi decides to use this forest as her next training ground to train her footwork and sense.Yomi finishes her morning routine of Tai Chi and Qiqong before she moves on to her footwork. The foundation of her footwork practice came from the traditional Kagura dance she practiced back home. It was a dance that required a lot of precision to execute. Your arms needed to be at just the right angles at just the right times, not a single misstep allowed or else the whole thing could fall apart. But with her undeveloped muscles all that came out was a set of slightly clumsy footsteps and punches as she beat into a tree.As punishment for her botched performance she received leg cramp as a result.

Yomi:”Expected as much, Getting complete control over my muscles on my first try is impossible.”

Maybe if she got used her new body she'd be able to pull it off, but there’s still a huge lapse in her control for her to pull off Kinetic Linking just yet.There’s only one thing to remedy that, and that is to train her foundation. So when her leg cramps were smoothed over Yomi restarted her workout routine. Starting off with Buyou and Yoga while being conscious of her surroundings to train her elasticity. After all if she can't perform the Flow step then she needs to strengthen her foundation. A while later Yomi drops on the ground covered in sweat and breathing hard as she tries to catch her breath. As her muscles scream at her for her mistakes She quickly fixes her posture and begins meditating. Days quickly passed as Yomi began to have better control of her body but she still continued to train. Yomi’s movements have gotten better as they slowly became as fluid as water. At first, she just looked like an action scene if you played it in slow motion, now she’s only making a few mistakes every now and then because of the lack of coordination between her arms and legs. at the end of her second rep Sadashi heard the system ring.

{Kagura Dance Flawless Execution}

In order to make less mistakes in her other movements Yomi hunted the forest for more opponents to gain experience.Yomi found two shadow snakes with the help of her sharpened sense, and with a few well placed chi infused strikes she split them in half and collected their drops. By now she can perform Kagura dance flawlessly and has started to practice her Flow Steps. During her practice Yomi’s feet began to hurt as they were covered in blisters, thinking back on this she remembered that the snake skins could be used as bandages and clothes. Thinking this she wrapped snake skin around her feet, it looked stupid but it got the job done.

{Flow steps.A special movement that incorporates traditional kagura dance with martial prowess. It allows the user total control over their arm and leg muscles. The user can glide over short distances in an instant, and any average opponent won't be able to read your movements.}

Looking at the fruits of her training Yomi decides to explore the forest once again and starts walking in no direction in particular as she looks at the ceiling. An hour later Yomi faces four red wolves and one alpha wolf with a red gem on it is the head.When Yomi prepares to attack them she notices the red gem on alpha wolf shines. Noticing that something was off Yomi took action, immediately using Flow Steps to close the distance between her and the Alpha. A second later a fireball about the size of a basketball hits the tree beside her.At her approach the Four normal wolfs attack Yomi blocking her path to the Alpha, who is launching fireballs at her from the back line. Coating her hands in chi she evades the first two wolf's attack and knocks it into the path of the Alpha’s incoming fireball.

*BOOM*

With the sound of the explosion the first wolf dies in a blaze of glory leaving the wolves dazed. Yomi not wasting this opportunity appears in front of the second wolf, bringing down a heavy chop on its neck breaking it instantly. Right after that she quickly pushes another one into the next fireball coming after her, sending it up in flames leaving only two wolves left.The Alpha and his last subordinate, with no regard for the prospect of one on one combat they pounce on her. One aiming to lock down on her arm, while the alpha charged up another fireball. Taking a quick step back Yomi strikes the wolf aiming for her arm, promptly crushing its windpipe with a spear hand before lowering her center of gravity and dodges the incoming blaze.Now it’s only her and the Alpha.Yomi wants to know if her chi can block the mana-based attack,, if it weren't for that she’d have killed it first before dealing with the riff raff. In fist fights it’s always best to take out there supporting fire.Wolf launches a fireball towards her, and the time has come to see if her chi can defend against it?

*BOOM*

With the explosion sounding Yomi was thrown back into a tree, but there wasn’t a scratch on her body. Her chi had protected her from the magic itself but not the force of the explosion. Smiling to herself she immediately stands up and ready to test another one of her burning questions.Ready for the incoming fireball she tries to deflect the fast moving basket ball sized flames. With a gentle nudge from the back of hand and a little chi the fireball went veering off its intended path.With her suspicions confirmed she had no further need for the alpha wolf and promptly broke its neck. Pulling out her knife Yomi started dismantling the wolves, taking their hides and meat before turning to the Alpha and prying out the gem in its forehead.

{Gem of the Wolf of Flame.A gem that came from the leader of a budding pack of flame wolves}

{Hide of the Flame Wolf (4).Often used as lower rank fire resistant armor}

{Hide of the Wolf of Flames.Hide that came from the leader of a budding pack of flame wolves.Often used in low rank fire enchantments}

{Meat of the Wolf of Flames.Meat that is a bit hard but is easily preserved when dried.}

*Bang*

Snapping out of her own self gratification by the sudden noise, Yomi jumped back into her guard as she looked at the tree that had fallen over. A three-eyed bull towered over her, with its two flaming horn and red gem bigger than wolf she had just killed it was more than a match for her.The thing is it had a nasty burn mark on the side of its face, probably from the fireball she had deflected earlier.Seeing its gem is glowing Yomi quickly prepared to deflect the incoming attack, but as the bull opens the mouth it spews a jet of flame from its throat with a fireball in tow. Quickly switching to evasion Yomi leaps over the jet of flame as she tries to deflect the incoming fireball, but something unexpected happens.

*Boom*

Yomi hits the tree behind her tossed aside by the fireball that had gone off early, it’s clear to see that the bull had detonated the fireball manually. Getting up shakily it was clear to see that she was not unscathed.

Yomi:” This world is getting better and better!”

Yomi’s smile was full of excitement.Circling around the three eyed bull with her Flow Step Yomi takes stock of her odds, and since she’s only missing a quart in the tank she’s good to brall. But the behemoth didn’t take kindly to her sudden advance and launched several fireballs at her, Yomi’s only counter being to reinforce her defence with chi and not get hit and she dodged the blazing fury.

*Boom*

With a fireball going off on her left side quick as Yomi was, she couldn’t dodge them all as she had to tank an explosion that sent her flying. Standing up from the explosion only to see the mad bull’s flaming horns coming right at her. It was too late to sidestep or and throwing herself was out of the question, the only option she had left was to jump its charge.

Taking this plan into action Yomi slammed her chi infused hands down on the charging bull’s neck. Using it as a springboard to launch herself over the mad bull’s charge, and sending a good shock to the little titan as she rolled to the ground behind the beast. But neither wasted any time getting back on their feet, between such seasoned fighters a momentary setback can be fatal.And it's sad to say that Yomii was two steps faster.Charging half of her remaining chi into her right palm as she sends the shockwave through the Bull’s skull.With painful wail the bull shakes Yomi’s off it’s head goring her arm. But the damage was done as the shockwave rampaged through the bull’s blood.Roaring in pain the bull through Yomi off its head goring her arm with its blazing horn. But neither party left this clash unscathed along with the burnt gash on Yomi’s right arm, the Bull was now missing an eye.

{Hand technique discovered-Assassin Hand Technique: Death’s Whisper}

With heavy footsteps the Bull stumbles away from her as he tries to get his bearings, his head ringing as a phantom ran rampant through his body. In that clash the bull had lost an eye, but that’s only what the eyes could see. On Top of his obvious concussion, many of his now ruptured blood vessels were bleeding into his stomach and lungs. He’d be dead in a few minutes choking on his own blood, but seeing the message and the recovering bull Yomi had a change of plans.Ignoring his injuries the bull charged Yomi cladding his entire physique in a glorious blaze. flames become more enraged and ignore what is happening in the body. With the blazing bull charging at her Yomi couldn't do anything but charge her remaining arm with chi, preparing for her next strike.This next strike will be their last, and one of them was going to fall here. The Bull was on its last legs, and with the little chi Yomi had left if she didn’t end the bull with her all it would trample her. All she could do was wait for the charge as she planted her feet into the ground.When the bull arrived Yomi had already slammed her remaining hand onto the bull’s skull. Vaulting over the little titan once more as she sent the shockwave directly into his brain, slamming its head into the ground.

*Bang*

Accompanied by a loud sound the bull’s flames died out as it hit the ground, sending Yomi tumbling to the ground utterly drained of power. She had used every drop of her chi with that strike, but it was worth it as the battle ended and she still had a smile on her face as she began recovering her chi.

{Gained lv.x27}

{345 Increase to all stats}

{Gained Skills Ox Demon Hoof stomp, Ox Demon horn gore, Ox Demon tough hide, and Death’s Whisper}

Yomi used inspect on her new skills.

{Ox Demon Hoof Stomp. The Ox Demon are known for their tremendous strength and charge. Focusing earth chi into the legs with drastically increase the power of your step shaking the ground around you.}

{Ox Demon horn Gore. An Ox Demon’s main weapons are its horn which are very deadly. Channeling chi and blood into arms, shoulders, knees, and elbow can turn them into deadly weapons with the force of an Ox Demon.}

{Ox Demon Tough Hide. The Hide of an Ox Demon is very thick and tough and resilient to sharp weapons. This skill forms a tenacious membrane between the skin and muscles and distributes damage across it negating most damage and leaves you relatively unharmed.}

Yomi thought these skills were very useful in a dungeon.After restoring some of her chi Yomi pulled out her knife, ready to dismantle the Bull. However the bull’s hide was far too tough for the flimsy knife to pierce, even when she enhanced the edge with chi she couldn’t find any purchase on its hide. Sighing in defeat she dug out its gem and checked its info.

{Gem of Tur the Bull of Quakes and Cinders.This is the gem of Tur a field boss in the Charred Forest, well known for sturdy Defence and explosive power not many would cross him. It still holds some of his will and will only bow to the one who struck him down.A rare gem that holds the blazing power of Tur can be used to amplify one's Flames.}

In a situation like this many would have been shaken from having been so close to death, but not Yomi. This battle had a much different effect on her, it had just made her want to battle stronger opponents. After fighting the flaming bull she wanted to know more about this new force known as chi. To her now there was no better pleasure than to experiment with new techniques, and with the temptation of combining mana and chi opened many tantalizing doors for her. , if she clad itself in the fusion of mana and chi will it quadruple speed and power.Using a few branches and the last of her snake skins Yomi started patching up her wounds. After dragging the Bull’s corps back to her practise tree with the rest of her stash. Then used the next two days to recover from her wounds with her chi. Yomi instinctively manipulate chi better than she had been with mana. Over the next few days yomi had been drinking from her gourd to ease the pain.After her arms had healed Yomi was back on the prowl, searching around for new challenges and interesting trinkets to play with. The only annoying thing was that the imps seemed to be looking for her. Like right now she was beating the life out of two of them. One was carrying a sword and the other a knife and bow, their equipment was also much better than the previous ones too.Any way you know how this song and dance goes. They engaged Yomi saying something about strapping her to a wall, and she took offense to that. Promptly advancing on the sword carrying imp using her now habitual flow steps, before planting a firm punch under his chin with a resoundingly dry crack.

*Crack*

Seeing the crass imps neck and jaw bent at such an unnatural Yomi grinded, it seems her arm strength has increased explosively.Catching the incoming arrow she quickly closed the distance making the imps bow useless. Grabbing the pore imps hand she snapped its fingers like toothpicks, before she trough him over her shoulder as she dropped him on his head.

*Crack*

Noticing movement out of the corner of her eye Yomi noticed a runner, scurrying off back to whatever base they have. He was too far away for Yomi to run down and even less worth it so she just let him go, besides she was happy enough knowing that she could bracke an imps neck with one punch.After the brief interruption from that rather rude company, Yomi was back on the trail as she stumbled onto an old tree with weird fruit. Climbing the tree to get a better look she finds three weird gourds, and a few gray apples.

Yomi:” Inspect.”

{Treasure: Living Gourds of Water, Spirits, and Medicine.This is a special gord that even when plucked still lives, still producing its special medical wine helps in healing wounds and exhilarating energy. The trees that bear this fruit often only grow in the Sacred Forests that elves are known to inhabit. They are known for growing with their owners, and changing flavor and properties depending on the environment.

Current Flavor: [Hot and Spicy, well attuned to Flames]

Requirement: The owner must periodically feed the gourds their energy and plant their seeds or the gourds will die. Splitting off the stem will reveal its natural cork and let you drink its nectar.}

{Apples of the Fae.An apple that is known for its great sustenance, as one can sustain any normal being for months on end. Often cultivated by the Fae to satiate their immense hunger, and sustain their bodies.}

Yomi:” So this is where the rats found the gourd. It was grown from this tree.”

Honestly even if She didn’t need to eat because of her cultivation, Yomi still longed for a good meal and finally she had just that in her lap. Peeling the stem off the gourds Sadashi began pouring her chi into them as she Excitedly brought one to her lips.The first gourd she picked up was a light green color and about the size of a baby bottle. Taking a sip of the contents was like swallowing syrup through a straw, and tasted like someone pureed ginger and applesauce. It wasn't pleasant and she almost spit it out before she the effects hit her, and her chi started circulating much faster. Shocked Yomi put the gourd away not wanting to risk any other side effects as she picked up the second gourd.This one was the biggest of the three as the cyan colored fruit it was about the size of a pitcher, and even had a handle. But it was surprisingly lite for its size and supposed contents. Putting it up to her lips Yomi took a cautious sip, only to be greeted by the taste of mildly sweet black tea. As the flavor washed over her Yomi’s skin was revitalized from the heat’s punishment, cleansing her pours. Feeling refreshed she put down the gourd as she used her chi to carry this feeling across her body. Yomi then decided to try the apples of the fae. She bit into the apple with a satisfying crunch. Yomi was surprised because it tasted a little sweet with a hint of bitter making it refreshing.After eating one of the richly flavored apples Yomi finally moved on to the main course. It was a dark orange gourd that was about the size of a Wine bottle and aptly stout. Peeling off the stem and pulling out the cap almost ceremoniously, Yomi was assaulted by the smell of cinnamon and strawberries. Pulling the bottle up to her mouth she takes a gulp of the sweet liquor, letting it burn its way down her throat as she enjoys the flavor. Drinking more and more of the spicy wine until the seemingly bottomless gourd was empty, and she was teetering drunk. This one was exceedingly stronger than the one she had before.Just when she was about to feed the gourd some of her chi to refill it did she notice the approaching imps. Well armed and marching right for her, was a group of imps led by a particularly beefy one wearing some big iron gauntlets. One of the imps seems to gain confidence seeing Yomi drunk of her ass.

Imp:”Haha! Lets see how well you can fight us off in this state bitch!”

Yomi:”Hihihi~. Do y-ou~ rlly th*hic*ink you cn’ beat me~ in this shtate? No-pe I’ll~ show y*hiccup*uo!”

Stumbling to her feet Yomii as she struggles to stand straight, her body hypnotically swaying side to side. Every step she took threatening to tip her over, as she faces at the now restless Imps.

{Warning You have been inflicted with the condition [Drunk] your motor control and scenes have been reduced}

{Conditions met for the Technique: [Drunken Fist]

You may now use the 8 Styles of the Drunken God.}

{Conditions met for the Trail’s of the Gray Hawk.}

{In your short time you have grown strong and you know sit on a throne of Hands, but don’t get comfortable as a challenger approaches wishing to steal your throne now that you are weak. Strike him down a

Guoo~!” Yomi groaned as she woke up to her splitting headache and terrible nausea.

Opening her eyes, Yomi takes stock of her surroundings, finding herself in the Rat Queen’s cave that she had ‘commandeered’ last night. Though that is putting it lightly as she did slaughter all of its previous inhabitants.

“How the fuck did I get here?” Yomi gawked to herself, somewhere in between her assault on the queen and the cave she had blacked out. Now she was surrounded by so many trinkets and treasures it wasn't even funny. Hell, she was even sleeping on The Hide of fur that had been skinned from the rats she had killed hours ago!

*Riiip~*

As she stood up Yomi was greeted by an ominous ripping sound that froze her in place, only to have her suspicions confirmed by the warm draft that teased her skin. Looking down at the torn rags on the floor that once protected her modesty, Yomi panicked as she checked herself for ‘blemishes’ only to find her pale grey skin..

Confused about her sudden change in skin color going from blood red to grey, Yomi began checking her body for other changes. Contrasting her new skin town her long ebony hair was streaked with white as well, framing her body as it poured down to her waist framing her body. If I had to describe her new appearance it would be that of a very athletic girl who’s never seen the sun in her life, coupled with her perky ‘honeydews’ and Ivory horns she was very attractive. In all honesty, she looked like a beautified version of herself when she was human.Thinking back Yomi does vaguely recall getting a system message about evolution, and if she had to guess what gave her such a big growth spurt to a whopping 180 cm it would be that. Realising this she quickly checks her status screen.

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Status

Name-Yomi

Gender-Female

Race- Pure Ogre

Race Traits- Enhanced body, Adaptability, Growth, Enhance senses, Bloodlust, Battle frenzy,

Level-40

Health-1,200/1,200

Social class- Peasant

Strength- 380

Endurance-256

Wisdom-80

Intelligence-70

Luck-70

Charm-120

Agility-256

Affinity-Fire, Earth, Lightning, Yin(Darkness), Yand(Light)

Title- Wrath

Skills- Lightning orb, Fireball, Earth spike, Earth Wall, Fire pillar, Lightning bolt, Thunder call, Light blade, Light ray, Shadow ball, Devour, Berserk, Observe, Elemental Blood, Nature’s Embrace, Elemental Gates

------------------------------------------------------------------- Yomi noticed some new skills and wanted to know what it was.

Yomi:” Inspect!”

{Elemental blood. Your blood has become saturated with the power of the world and now feeds on it, your body has become a conductor for Nature giving you control over your blood. Letting the elements pass through your body has become second nature to you, as the power in the air and ground mow passively increasing your vitality. Because of your immense affinity for nature your body now mends itself, but this is a double edge sword as your blood has become a tonic and is covered with greedy and desperate eyes.The risks and benefits of this skill increase with its level.}

{Nature’s Embrace. The loving embrace of the wild holds you dearly as it guards you against harm. You have gained a high affinity for Nature and Blood Magic, as well as your life being guarded by its forces.}

{Elemental Gates. This skill allows the user to create a dense ball of chi that acts as an elemental gate. These Gates can be stored in the user's body or piloted around as well as transforming chi into their respective elements.}

Chi? Yomi was confused she never had chi.

Yomi:” System what does this skill meen chi? I thought I had mana.”

{Due to your body undergoing evolution your body was broken down and converted into a new one. Your old body used mana but chi is a better substitute and does things that mana couldn’t due. Some of these things include bending non elemental affinities and use of martial skills that are a lot more powerful and can be used to cultivate the body, mind, and soul.”

Excited to try out her new moves Yomi was bouncing on her heels and spurring to go. Just the thought of the elemental powers the Gates whispered of was enough to get her blood pumping. An excitement that was only curbed by the fact that she was still naked, halting her in her tracks.

Seriously she was just about to rush out of the cave to test her new body’s limits. The only thing that stopped her in her tracks was that she was totally commando and calmed down and looked for some clothes. Although Sadashi wasn’t picky when it came to clothes running around naked was a little too ‘Extreme’.

Rummaging around through all of her new spoilers wasn’t even that helpful, all of the clothes were either ripped to shreds or covered in filth. All that she seemed to find was some random jewelry and armor plates, a pair of gauntlets, and a gourd as well she did find a nice silver mirror but that hardly helped clothe her.

Finally, after rummaging through all of the useless crap she managed to find some half decent clothes. Consisting of raggedy black leather pants, some armored boots that she had to pull the mangled steel off of, some relatively clean cloth she used to keep her boobs in check, and a white blouse that no matter how you look at it was just too small for her to fit in. Coupled with the gauntlets she found Yomi was shaping up to be quite the rebel.

Picking up some of the spare rope she used to as a belt Yomi began tying the gourds she found to her waist, no use leaving behind such good wine after all. Rounding up her hair Yomi was about to off her braid Sadashi caught a glimpse of a cup dangling off her hair.

Picking up the little sakazuki as it falls from her hair Sadashi does the only sensible thing she can think of, and that looks through its info.

{Treasure-Eternal cup.This is a gift the Great Moon Rabbit gives to all Nature Guardians when they come of age, although its form can shift it always takes the form of the cup they are most familiar with. It is said that this cup is indestructible so long as their owner is alive. It is an Item that pairs well with the Medicine Gourd, as it can be used to mix elixirs, so long as it can be poured into this cup a Nature Guardian can drink it unharmed. Regardless of what one believes the Eternal Cup is seen as the shield of the Nature Guardian’s and can reflect harm from those who hold them and reflect visions in its waters}

Looking at the palm-sized cup would have to wait as she was getting restless, with so many new things to try out who wouldn't be. Quickly tying the cup to the end of her braid Yomi was ready to set out. Hoping to her feet she almost ran straight out of the cave before she was greeted by a rather disturbing sight of pools of magma. Yomi’s face twisted into confusion.

Yomi:” Did the dungeon change while I was unconscious?”

*RAAAOOOOR*

Yomi could hear the loud bellow of a beast in the distance. She knew that whatever it was, it was very strong. Yomi could feel her blood boiling in excitement at the thought of a challenge.Yomi knew that fighting the unknown was dangerous so she went back into the cave in order to set up a temporary base. There wasn't much to use since it was mostly scrap and useless items. What drew Yomi’s attention was an old worn out book. Yomi gently picked it up as to not damage it further.

Yomi:”My-Ryu fighting style”

Yomi’s curiosity was piqued. She opened the book and read what she could but some of it was too damaged.

Yomi:”Inspect!”

{My-Ryu fighting style is a formless fighting style that is broken down into three parts. That require lots of strength, Agility, Dexterity, and Chi

-72 Ways of Animals

-10 Ways of Dragons

-4 Ways of Demons

In order to learn this fighting style one must first practice

Muay thai, Kung fu, Aikido, Qigong, Assassin fist, and wind step and Tai chi}

Yomi looked startled and confused.

Yomi:” These are fighting art from my old world! What are they doing here?”

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Yomi stopped trying to figure how these got here but gave thanks to whatever god she could think of for helping her.

*He He He He He He*

Yomi looked around she could have sworn to have heard a faint laughter echo around her. She shrugged her shoulder and continued to read. Yomi didn’t know how long she sat down and read because she was so engrossed in it.

Yomi:” Wow I didn’t know how much damage it could cause to the human body.”

Yomi stood up and decided to get started on learning these martial arts. First she needed to learn qigong then Aikido after that Muay thai and also Capoeira and Tai Chi

{Qigong,qi gong, chi kung, or chi gung is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training.}

{Aikido is a purely physical martial art. It is an art involving some throws and joint locks and grapples that are derived from Jujitsu and some throws and other techniques derived from Kenjutsu.}

{Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks}

{Muay Thai or literally Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs" as it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins}

{Tai chi, short for T'ai chi ch'üan or Tàijí quán, is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training, its health benefits and meditation. The term taiji is a Chinese cosmological concept for the flux of yin and yang, and 'quan' means fist.}

Yomi started with Tai Chi and Qigong.She doesn't want her leg joints to pop during battle. Now she finished her tai chi now for her warm up. In every fighting art there are different ways to warm up for her. She knows the most effective way to warm up.She starts to practice qigong while controlling her breath. If someone sees her they just think she was taking a deep breath but inside her body, she is controlling breathing to boost her body's performance.

Yomi:"Hooooh"

Yomi starts to feel her entire body warm-up, and starts doing her stretching focused on every part of her body from head to foot. First thing required for practicing martial arts is flexibility and dexterity. Power and speed comes later because you can punch hard, run faster, but without flexibility, you can do simple proper kick or punch. Yomi could feel her body loosening. She switches to punching, kicking and running till she can't move her whole body anymore. But didn't just drop on the ground and start meditation while absorbing chi. As a result, she earns a good amount of reward until buffs expire.

[STR 10

DEX 10

AGI 9

INT 14

CHI 38]

Yomi kept meditating until her chi reserves were filled and then she slept.Again she starts her day doing breathing technique and tai-chi. After she finishes her exercise, she looks at other monsters That roamed the floor of the dungeon. Today she focuses on her arms doing push-ups, punches and stretching. Boxing is a very restricted art but best for strengthening punches. The next day she focused on her torso and legs and the day after that she spent the day stretching and meditating. Yomi finally found the courage to explore this floor of the dungeonExiting the little alcove she was born in she finds herself in an even bigger cave, far larger than the one she was born in. Lava and flame was everywhere forming lakes and rivers of the stuff, all kinds of monsters swimming under the surface, thrashing about on land, and flying in the sky.Normal beasts have no place here a as it would only mean death, even if it evades every single predator on its tail it would soon fall to the harsh elements. But lucky for her, she was born for this place so the intense heat was only a warm breeze to her.Yomi might like to fight but that doesn’t mean she’s suicidal, inching away from the literal rivers of fire she walks into the forest of charred black trees. Unfortunately the leafless black trees didn’t provide much cover for the flying monsters. With them circling overhead the threat an ambush or sneak attack was all too real.And low and behold Yomi hear a faint slithering noise. Tensing up she prepares for the coming attack, stabilizes her breathing she searches for the source of the sound."If you can't see your enemy don't move, wait for the moment of attack. You’ve got only one shot so why focus on your senses, wait for it to make a move and strike it down." She remembers her friend’s speech focuses everything on her three senses.

*a few moments later*

Yomi didn't move from her position still waiting for the predator. Suddenly she hears footsteps approaching from behind her. When she looks in that direction Yomi sees four imps, but these were armed with short swords and oversized leather armor.

"Found food, food!" The imp with a knife shouted with glea, probably a scout.

"Is it dead?” Another asked intrigued, this one had heavier armor, a frontliner.

"Hey come with us." The first one shouted at Yomi.

"It is dead so there is no need to trick our base to take her" A third one said matera factly.

From there ramblings it was obvious they planned to eat her, is it common for Imps to eat their kinds But even with this she didn't move, she was waiting for the real predator.

"GGAaH!" One the imp shouted in agony.

One imp(the one with the knife) was bitten by a black snake with a black colored gem embedded in its skull. Just a few seconds later the imp's skin color duled to black as it dropped to the ground dead.

Yomi:"Finally came out huh?”

Ignoring the Imps Yomi rushes the snake, using 90% of her chi she brings a devastating strike down on its neck just below its skull.

*BOOM*

The force of the blow crushed the base of the skull and severed the spine.Hearing a rather ominous swishing sound Yomi quickly sidesteps the sword that had come for her back. When she turns to look at the three imps, she sees one imp thrusting towards her. Using this chance she catches the rusted and warped sword between two chi infused palms.With the pitiful excuse of a sword between her hands Yomi snapes the brittle blade into pieces. With his sword brocken and his shity footing the dumfounded Imp tumbled forward, falling into her already clenched fists as she planted it firmly under its jaw dropping it out cold. Rushing the imp to the left of their hastily formed formation she takes him out with a sword hand on neck. As the Imp drops to the ground holding his neck she to the last dumbfounded imp. When imp sees her moving toward him he panickedly stumbled backwards, flailing his ‘sword’ at her wildly. Easily dodging his messy swordsmanship, she grabs his hand breaking his wrist as she throws him over her shoulder knocking the wind out of him.With a few quick kicks she neatly breaks the downed Imps necks, as she begins looting them. Taking the now black imp’s knife as it's the only passable Item among the filth encrusted Imps.Taking the knife she skins the snake and prying the gem out of its head, holding it in her hand she got a system message.

{Gem of the Shadow Snake}

{Skin of the shadow snake Best for making bandages and working clothes for its resilience even when untreated}

Yomi decides to use this forest as her next training ground to train her footwork and sense.Yomi finishes her morning routine of Tai Chi and Qiqong before she moves on to her footwork. The foundation of her footwork practice came from the traditional Kagura dance she practiced back home. It was a dance that required a lot of precision to execute. Your arms needed to be at just the right angles at just the right times, not a single misstep allowed or else the whole thing could fall apart. But with her undeveloped muscles all that came out was a set of slightly clumsy footsteps and punches as she beat into a tree.As punishment for her botched performance she received leg cramp as a result.

Yomi:”Expected as much, Getting complete control over my muscles on my first try is impossible.”

Maybe if she got used her new body she'd be able to pull it off, but there’s still a huge lapse in her control for her to pull off Kinetic Linking just yet.There’s only one thing to remedy that, and that is to train her foundation. So when her leg cramps were smoothed over Yomi restarted her workout routine. Starting off with Buyou and Yoga while being conscious of her surroundings to train her elasticity. After all if she can't perform the Flow step then she needs to strengthen her foundation. A while later Yomi drops on the ground covered in sweat and breathing hard as she tries to catch her breath. As her muscles scream at her for her mistakes She quickly fixes her posture and begins meditating. Days quickly passed as Yomi began to have better control of her body but she still continued to train. Yomi’s movements have gotten better as they slowly became as fluid as water. At first, she just looked like an action scene if you played it in slow motion, now she’s only making a few mistakes every now and then because of the lack of coordination between her arms and legs. at the end of her second rep Sadashi heard the system ring.

{Kagura Dance Flawless Execution}

In order to make less mistakes in her other movements Yomi hunted the forest for more opponents to gain experience.Yomi found two shadow snakes with the help of her sharpened sense, and with a few well placed chi infused strikes she split them in half and collected their drops. By now she can perform Kagura dance flawlessly and has started to practice her Flow Steps. During her practice Yomi’s feet began to hurt as they were covered in blisters, thinking back on this she remembered that the snake skins could be used as bandages and clothes. Thinking this she wrapped snake skin around her feet, it looked stupid but it got the job done.

{Flow steps.A special movement that incorporates traditional kagura dance with martial prowess. It allows the user total control over their arm and leg muscles. The user can glide over short distances in an instant, and any average opponent won't be able to read your movements.}

Looking at the fruits of her training Yomi decides to explore the forest once again and starts walking in no direction in particular as she looks at the ceiling. An hour later Yomi faces four red wolves and one alpha wolf with a red gem on it is the head.When Yomi prepares to attack them she notices the red gem on alpha wolf shines. Noticing that something was off Yomi took action, immediately using Flow Steps to close the distance between her and the Alpha. A second later a fireball about the size of a basketball hits the tree beside her.At her approach the Four normal wolfs attack Yomi blocking her path to the Alpha, who is launching fireballs at her from the back line. Coating her hands in chi she evades the first two wolf's attack and knocks it into the path of the Alpha’s incoming fireball.

*BOOM*

With the sound of the explosion the first wolf dies in a blaze of glory leaving the wolves dazed. Yomi not wasting this opportunity appears in front of the second wolf, bringing down a heavy chop on its neck breaking it instantly. Right after that she quickly pushes another one into the next fireball coming after her, sending it up in flames leaving only two wolves left.The Alpha and his last subordinate, with no regard for the prospect of one on one combat they pounce on her. One aiming to lock down on her arm, while the alpha charged up another fireball. Taking a quick step back Yomi strikes the wolf aiming for her arm, promptly crushing its windpipe with a spear hand before lowering her center of gravity and dodges the incoming blaze.Now it’s only her and the Alpha.Yomi wants to know if her chi can block the mana-based attack,, if it weren't for that she’d have killed it first before dealing with the riff raff. In fist fights it’s always best to take out there supporting fire.Wolf launches a fireball towards her, and the time has come to see if her chi can defend against it?

*BOOM*

With the explosion sounding Yomi was thrown back into a tree, but there wasn’t a scratch on her body. Her chi had protected her from the magic itself but not the force of the explosion. Smiling to herself she immediately stands up and ready to test another one of her burning questions.Ready for the incoming fireball she tries to deflect the fast moving basket ball sized flames. With a gentle nudge from the back of hand and a little chi the fireball went veering off its intended path.With her suspicions confirmed she had no further need for the alpha wolf and promptly broke its neck. Pulling out her knife Yomi started dismantling the wolves, taking their hides and meat before turning to the Alpha and prying out the gem in its forehead.

{Gem of the Wolf of Flame.A gem that came from the leader of a budding pack of flame wolves}

{Hide of the Flame Wolf (4).Often used as lower rank fire resistant armor}

{Hide of the Wolf of Flames.Hide that came from the leader of a budding pack of flame wolves.Often used in low rank fire enchantments}

{Meat of the Wolf of Flames.Meat that is a bit hard but is easily preserved when dried.}

*Bang*

Snapping out of her own self gratification by the sudden noise, Yomi jumped back into her guard as she looked at the tree that had fallen over. A three-eyed bull towered over her, with its two flaming horn and red gem bigger than wolf she had just killed it was more than a match for her.The thing is it had a nasty burn mark on the side of its face, probably from the fireball she had deflected earlier.Seeing its gem is glowing Yomi quickly prepared to deflect the incoming attack, but as the bull opens the mouth it spews a jet of flame from its throat with a fireball in tow. Quickly switching to evasion Yomi leaps over the jet of flame as she tries to deflect the incoming fireball, but something unexpected happens.

*Boom*

Yomi hits the tree behind her tossed aside by the fireball that had gone off early, it’s clear to see that the bull had detonated the fireball manually. Getting up shakily it was clear to see that she was not unscathed.

Yomi:” This world is getting better and better!”

Yomi’s smile was full of excitement.Circling around the three eyed bull with her Flow Step Yomi takes stock of her odds, and since she’s only missing a quart in the tank she’s good to brall. But the behemoth didn’t take kindly to her sudden advance and launched several fireballs at her, Yomi’s only counter being to reinforce her defence with chi and not get hit and she dodged the blazing fury.

*Boom*

With a fireball going off on her left side quick as Yomi was, she couldn’t dodge them all as she had to tank an explosion that sent her flying. Standing up from the explosion only to see the mad bull’s flaming horns coming right at her. It was too late to sidestep or and throwing herself was out of the question, the only option she had left was to jump its charge.

Taking this plan into action Yomi slammed her chi infused hands down on the charging bull’s neck. Using it as a springboard to launch herself over the mad bull’s charge, and sending a good shock to the little titan as she rolled to the ground behind the beast. But neither wasted any time getting back on their feet, between such seasoned fighters a momentary setback can be fatal.And it's sad to say that Yomii was two steps faster.Charging half of her remaining chi into her right palm as she sends the shockwave through the Bull’s skull.With painful wail the bull shakes Yomi’s off it’s head goring her arm. But the damage was done as the shockwave rampaged through the bull’s blood.Roaring in pain the bull through Yomi off its head goring her arm with its blazing horn. But neither party left this clash unscathed along with the burnt gash on Yomi’s right arm, the Bull was now missing an eye.

{Hand technique discovered-Assassin Hand Technique: Death’s Whisper}

With heavy footsteps the Bull stumbles away from her as he tries to get his bearings, his head ringing as a phantom ran rampant through his body. In that clash the bull had lost an eye, but that’s only what the eyes could see. On Top of his obvious concussion, many of his now ruptured blood vessels were bleeding into his stomach and lungs. He’d be dead in a few minutes choking on his own blood, but seeing the message and the recovering bull Yomi had a change of plans.Ignoring his injuries the bull charged Yomi cladding his entire physique in a glorious blaze. flames become more enraged and ignore what is happening in the body. With the blazing bull charging at her Yomi couldn't do anything but charge her remaining arm with chi, preparing for her next strike.This next strike will be their last, and one of them was going to fall here. The Bull was on its last legs, and with the little chi Yomi had left if she didn’t end the bull with her all it would trample her. All she could do was wait for the charge as she planted her feet into the ground.When the bull arrived Yomi had already slammed her remaining hand onto the bull’s skull. Vaulting over the little titan once more as she sent the shockwave directly into his brain, slamming its head into the ground.

*Bang*

Accompanied by a loud sound the bull’s flames died out as it hit the ground, sending Yomi tumbling to the ground utterly drained of power. She had used every drop of her chi with that strike, but it was worth it as the battle ended and she still had a smile on her face as she began recovering her chi.

{Gained lv.x27}

{345 Increase to all stats}

{Gained Skills Ox Demon Hoof stomp, Ox Demon horn gore, Ox Demon tough hide, and Death’s Whisper}

Yomi used inspect on her new skills.

{Ox Demon Hoof Stomp. The Ox Demon are known for their tremendous strength and charge. Focusing earth chi into the legs with drastically increase the power of your step shaking the ground around you.}

{Ox Demon horn Gore. An Ox Demon’s main weapons are its horn which are very deadly. Channeling chi and blood into arms, shoulders, knees, and elbow can turn them into deadly weapons with the force of an Ox Demon.}

{Ox Demon Tough Hide. The Hide of an Ox Demon is very thick and tough and resilient to sharp weapons. This skill forms a tenacious membrane between the skin and muscles and distributes damage across it negating most damage and leaves you relatively unharmed.}

Yomi thought these skills were very useful in a dungeon.After restoring some of her chi Yomi pulled out her knife, ready to dismantle the Bull. However the bull’s hide was far too tough for the flimsy knife to pierce, even when she enhanced the edge with chi she couldn’t find any purchase on its hide. Sighing in defeat she dug out its gem and checked its info.

{Gem of Tur the Bull of Quakes and Cinders.This is the gem of Tur a field boss in the Charred Forest, well known for sturdy Defence and explosive power not many would cross him. It still holds some of his will and will only bow to the one who struck him down.A rare gem that holds the blazing power of Tur can be used to amplify one's Flames.}

In a situation like this many would have been shaken from having been so close to death, but not Yomi. This battle had a much different effect on her, it had just made her want to battle stronger opponents. After fighting the flaming bull she wanted to know more about this new force known as chi. To her now there was no better pleasure than to experiment with new techniques, and with the temptation of combining mana and chi opened many tantalizing doors for her. , if she clad itself in the fusion of mana and chi will it quadruple speed and power.Using a few branches and the last of her snake skins Yomi started patching up her wounds. After dragging the Bull’s corps back to her practise tree with the rest of her stash. Then used the next two days to recover from her wounds with her chi. Yomi instinctively manipulate chi better than she had been with mana. Over the next few days yomi had been drinking from her gourd to ease the pain.After her arms had healed Yomi was back on the prowl, searching around for new challenges and interesting trinkets to play with. The only annoying thing was that the imps seemed to be looking for her. Like right now she was beating the life out of two of them. One was carrying a sword and the other a knife and bow, their equipment was also much better than the previous ones too.Any way you know how this song and dance goes. They engaged Yomi saying something about strapping her to a wall, and she took offense to that. Promptly advancing on the sword carrying imp using her now habitual flow steps, before planting a firm punch under his chin with a resoundingly dry crack.

*Crack*

Seeing the crass imps neck and jaw bent at such an unnatural Yomi grinded, it seems her arm strength has increased explosively.Catching the incoming arrow she quickly closed the distance making the imps bow useless. Grabbing the pore imps hand she snapped its fingers like toothpicks, before she trough him over her shoulder as she dropped him on his head.

*Crack*

Noticing movement out of the corner of her eye Yomi noticed a runner, scurrying off back to whatever base they have. He was too far away for Yomi to run down and even less worth it so she just let him go, besides she was happy enough knowing that she could bracke an imps neck with one punch.After the brief interruption from that rather rude company, Yomi was back on the trail as she stumbled onto an old tree with weird fruit. Climbing the tree to get a better look she finds three weird gourds, and a few gray apples.

Yomi:” Inspect.”

{Treasure: Living Gourds of Water, Spirits, and Medicine.This is a special gord that even when plucked still lives, still producing its special medical wine helps in healing wounds and exhilarating energy. The trees that bear this fruit often only grow in the Sacred Forests that elves are known to inhabit. They are known for growing with their owners, and changing flavor and properties depending on the environment.

Current Flavor: [Hot and Spicy, well attuned to Flames]

Requirement: The owner must periodically feed the gourds their energy and plant their seeds or the gourds will die. Splitting off the stem will reveal its natural cork and let you drink its nectar.}

{Apples of the Fae.An apple that is known for its great sustenance, as one can sustain any normal being for months on end. Often cultivated by the Fae to satiate their immense hunger, and sustain their bodies.}

Yomi:” So this is where the rats found the gourd. It was grown from this tree.”

Honestly even if She didn’t need to eat because of her cultivation, Yomi still longed for a good meal and finally she had just that in her lap. Peeling the stem off the gourds Sadashi began pouring her chi into them as she Excitedly brought one to her lips.The first gourd she picked up was a light green color and about the size of a baby bottle. Taking a sip of the contents was like swallowing syrup through a straw, and tasted like someone pureed ginger and applesauce. It wasn't pleasant and she almost spit it out before she the effects hit her, and her chi started circulating much faster. Shocked Yomi put the gourd away not wanting to risk any other side effects as she picked up the second gourd.This one was the biggest of the three as the cyan colored fruit it was about the size of a pitcher, and even had a handle. But it was surprisingly lite for its size and supposed contents. Putting it up to her lips Yomi took a cautious sip, only to be greeted by the taste of mildly sweet black tea. As the flavor washed over her Yomi’s skin was revitalized from the heat’s punishment, cleansing her pours. Feeling refreshed she put down the gourd as she used her chi to carry this feeling across her body. Yomi then decided to try the apples of the fae. She bit into the apple with a satisfying crunch. Yomi was surprised because it tasted a little sweet with a hint of bitter making it refreshing.After eating one of the richly flavored apples Yomi finally moved on to the main course. It was a dark orange gourd that was about the size of a Wine bottle and aptly stout. Peeling off the stem and pulling out the cap almost ceremoniously, Yomi was assaulted by the smell of cinnamon and strawberries. Pulling the bottle up to her mouth she takes a gulp of the sweet liquor, letting it burn its way down her throat as she enjoys the flavor. Drinking more and more of the spicy wine until the seemingly bottomless gourd was empty, and she was teetering drunk. This one was exceedingly stronger than the one she had before.Just when she was about to feed the gourd some of her chi to refill it did she notice the approaching imps. Well armed and marching right for her, was a group of imps led by a particularly beefy one wearing some big iron gauntlets. One of the imps seems to gain confidence seeing Yomi drunk of her ass.

Imp:”Haha! Lets see how well you can fight us off in this state bitch!”

Yomi:”Hihihi~. Do y-ou~ rlly th*hic*ink you cn’ beat me~ in this shtate? No-pe I’ll~ show y*hiccup*uo!”

Stumbling to her feet Yomii as she struggles to stand straight, her body hypnotically swaying side to side. Every step she took threatening to tip her over, as she faces at the now restless Imps.

{Warning You have been inflicted with the condition [Drunk] your motor control and scenes have been reduced}

{Conditions met for the Technique: [Drunken Fist]

You may now use the 8 Styles of the Drunken God.}

{Conditions met for the Trail’s of the Gray Hawk.}

{In your short time you have grown strong and you know sit on a throne of Hands, but don’t get comfortable as a challenger approaches wishing to steal your throne now that you are weak. Strike him down a

Guoo~!” Yomi groaned as she woke up to her splitting headache and terrible nausea.

Opening her eyes, Yomi takes stock of her surroundings, finding herself in the Rat Queen’s cave that she had ‘commandeered’ last night. Though that is putting it lightly as she did slaughter all of its previous inhabitants.

“How the fuck did I get here?” Yomi gawked to herself, somewhere in between her assault on the queen and the cave she had blacked out. Now she was surrounded by so many trinkets and treasures it wasn't even funny. Hell, she was even sleeping on The Hide of fur that had been skinned from the rats she had killed hours ago!

*Riiip~*

As she stood up Yomi was greeted by an ominous ripping sound that froze her in place, only to have her suspicions confirmed by the warm draft that teased her skin. Looking down at the torn rags on the floor that once protected her modesty, Yomi panicked as she checked herself for ‘blemishes’ only to find her pale grey skin..

Confused about her sudden change in skin color going from blood red to grey, Yomi began checking her body for other changes. Contrasting her new skin town her long ebony hair was streaked with white as well, framing her body as it poured down to her waist framing her body. If I had to describe her new appearance it would be that of a very athletic girl who’s never seen the sun in her life, coupled with her perky ‘honeydews’ and Ivory horns she was very attractive. In all honesty, she looked like a beautified version of herself when she was human.Thinking back Yomi does vaguely recall getting a system message about evolution, and if she had to guess what gave her such a big growth spurt to a whopping 180 cm it would be that. Realising this she quickly checks her status screen.

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Status

Name-Yomi

Gender-Female

Race- Pure Ogre

Race Traits- Enhanced body, Adaptability, Growth, Enhance senses, Bloodlust, Battle frenzy,

Level-40

Health-1,200/1,200

Social class- Peasant

Strength- 380

Endurance-256

Wisdom-80

Intelligence-70

Luck-70

Charm-120

Agility-256

Affinity-Fire, Earth, Lightning, Yin(Darkness), Yand(Light)

Title- Wrath

Skills- Lightning orb, Fireball, Earth spike, Earth Wall, Fire pillar, Lightning bolt, Thunder call, Light blade, Light ray, Shadow ball, Devour, Berserk, Observe, Elemental Blood, Nature’s Embrace, Elemental Gates

------------------------------------------------------------------- Yomi noticed some new skills and wanted to know what it was.

Yomi:” Inspect!”

{Elemental blood. Your blood has become saturated with the power of the world and now feeds on it, your body has become a conductor for Nature giving you control over your blood. Letting the elements pass through your body has become second nature to you, as the power in the air and ground mow passively increasing your vitality. Because of your immense affinity for nature your body now mends itself, but this is a double edge sword as your blood has become a tonic and is covered with greedy and desperate eyes.The risks and benefits of this skill increase with its level.}

{Nature’s Embrace. The loving embrace of the wild holds you dearly as it guards you against harm. You have gained a high affinity for Nature and Blood Magic, as well as your life being guarded by its forces.}

{Elemental Gates. This skill allows the user to create a dense ball of chi that acts as an elemental gate. These Gates can be stored in the user's body or piloted around as well as transforming chi into their respective elements.}

Chi? Yomi was confused she never had chi.

Yomi:” System what does this skill meen chi? I thought I had mana.”

{Due to your body undergoing evolution your body was broken down and converted into a new one. Your old body used mana but chi is a better substitute and does things that mana couldn’t due. Some of these things include bending non elemental affinities and use of martial skills that are a lot more powerful and can be used to cultivate the body, mind, and soul.”

Excited to try out her new moves Yomi was bouncing on her heels and spurring to go. Just the thought of the elemental powers the Gates whispered of was enough to get her blood pumping. An excitement that was only curbed by the fact that she was still naked, halting her in her tracks.

Seriously she was just about to rush out of the cave to test her new body’s limits. The only thing that stopped her in her tracks was that she was totally commando and calmed down and looked for some clothes. Although Sadashi wasn’t picky when it came to clothes running around naked was a little too ‘Extreme’.

Rummaging around through all of her new spoilers wasn’t even that helpful, all of the clothes were either ripped to shreds or covered in filth. All that she seemed to find was some random jewelry and armor plates, a pair of gauntlets, and a gourd as well she did find a nice silver mirror but that hardly helped clothe her.

Finally, after rummaging through all of the useless crap she managed to find some half decent clothes. Consisting of raggedy black leather pants, some armored boots that she had to pull the mangled steel off of, some relatively clean cloth she used to keep her boobs in check, and a white blouse that no matter how you look at it was just too small for her to fit in. Coupled with the gauntlets she found Yomi was shaping up to be quite the rebel.

Picking up some of the spare rope she used to as a belt Yomi began tying the gourds she found to her waist, no use leaving behind such good wine after all. Rounding up her hair Yomi was about to off her braid Sadashi caught a glimpse of a cup dangling off her hair.

Picking up the little sakazuki as it falls from her hair Sadashi does the only sensible thing she can think of, and that looks through its info.

{Treasure-Eternal cup.This is a gift the Great Moon Rabbit gives to all Nature Guardians when they come of age, although its form can shift it always takes the form of the cup they are most familiar with. It is said that this cup is indestructible so long as their owner is alive. It is an Item that pairs well with the Medicine Gourd, as it can be used to mix elixirs, so long as it can be poured into this cup a Nature Guardian can drink it unharmed. Regardless of what one believes the Eternal Cup is seen as the shield of the Nature Guardian’s and can reflect harm from those who hold them and reflect visions in its waters}

Looking at the palm-sized cup would have to wait as she was getting restless, with so many new things to try out who wouldn't be. Quickly tying the cup to the end of her braid Yomi was ready to set out. Hoping to her feet she almost ran straight out of the cave before she was greeted by a rather disturbing sight of pools of magma. Yomi’s face twisted into confusion.

Yomi:” Did the dungeon change while I was unconscious?”

*RAAAOOOOR*

Yomi could hear the loud bellow of a beast in the distance. She knew that whatever it was, it was very strong. Yomi could feel her blood boiling in excitement at the thought of a challenge.Yomi knew that fighting the unknown was dangerous so she went back into the cave in order to set up a temporary base. There wasn't much to use since it was mostly scrap and useless items. What drew Yomi’s attention was an old worn out book. Yomi gently picked it up as to not damage it further.

Yomi:”My-Ryu fighting style”

Yomi’s curiosity was piqued. She opened the book and read what she could but some of it was too damaged.

Yomi:”Inspect!”

{My-Ryu fighting style is a formless fighting style that is broken down into three parts. That require lots of strength, Agility, Dexterity, and Chi

-72 Ways of Animals

-10 Ways of Dragons

-4 Ways of Demons

In order to learn this fighting style one must first practice

Muay thai, Kung fu, Aikido, Qigong, Assassin fist, and wind step and Tai chi}

Yomi looked startled and confused.

Yomi:” These are fighting art from my old world! What are they doing here?”

Yomi stopped trying to figure how these got here but gave thanks to whatever god she could think of for helping her.

*He He He He He He*

Yomi looked around she could have sworn to have heard a faint laughter echo around her. She shrugged her shoulder and continued to read. Yomi didn’t know how long she sat down and read because she was so engrossed in it.

Yomi:” Wow I didn’t know how much damage it could cause to the human body.”

Yomi stood up and decided to get started on learning these martial arts. First she needed to learn qigong then Aikido after that Muay thai and also Capoeira and Tai Chi

{Qigong,qi gong, chi kung, or chi gung is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training.}

{Aikido is a purely physical martial art. It is an art involving some throws and joint locks and grapples that are derived from Jujitsu and some throws and other techniques derived from Kenjutsu.}

{Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. It was developed by enslaved Africans in Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century. It is known for its acrobatic and complex maneuvers, often involving hands on the ground and inverted kicks}

{Muay Thai or literally Thai boxing is a combat sport of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs" as it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, and shins}

{Tai chi, short for T'ai chi ch'üan or Tàijí quán, is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training, its health benefits and meditation. The term taiji is a Chinese cosmological concept for the flux of yin and yang, and 'quan' means fist.}

Yomi started with Tai Chi and Qigong.She doesn't want her leg joints to pop during battle. Now she finished her tai chi now for her warm up. In every fighting art there are different ways to warm up for her. She knows the most effective way to warm up.She starts to practice qigong while controlling her breath. If someone sees her they just think she was taking a deep breath but inside her body, she is controlling breathing to boost her body's performance.

Yomi:"Hooooh"

Yomi starts to feel her entire body warm-up, and starts doing her stretching focused on every part of her body from head to foot. First thing required for practicing martial arts is flexibility and dexterity. Power and speed comes later because you can punch hard, run faster, but without flexibility, you can do simple proper kick or punch. Yomi could feel her body loosening. She switches to punching, kicking and running till she can't move her whole body anymore. But didn't just drop on the ground and start meditation while absorbing chi. As a result, she earns a good amount of reward until buffs expire.

[STR 10

DEX 10

AGI 9

INT 14

CHI 38]

Yomi kept meditating until her chi reserves were filled and then she slept.Again she starts her day doing breathing technique and tai-chi. After she finishes her exercise, she looks at other monsters That roamed the floor of the dungeon. Today she focuses on her arms doing push-ups, punches and stretching. Boxing is a very restricted art but best for strengthening punches. The next day she focused on her torso and legs and the day after that she spent the day stretching and meditating. Yomi finally found the courage to explore this floor of the dungeonExiting the little alcove she was born in she finds herself in an even bigger cave, far larger than the one she was born in. Lava and flame was everywhere forming lakes and rivers of the stuff, all kinds of monsters swimming under the surface, thrashing about on land, and flying in the sky.Normal beasts have no place here a as it would only mean death, even if it evades every single predator on its tail it would soon fall to the harsh elements. But lucky for her, she was born for this place so the intense heat was only a warm breeze to her.Yomi might like to fight but that doesn’t mean she’s suicidal, inching away from the literal rivers of fire she walks into the forest of charred black trees. Unfortunately the leafless black trees didn’t provide much cover for the flying monsters. With them circling overhead the threat an ambush or sneak attack was all too real.And low and behold Yomi hear a faint slithering noise. Tensing up she prepares for the coming attack, stabilizes her breathing she searches for the source of the sound."If you can't see your enemy don't move, wait for the moment of attack. You’ve got only one shot so why focus on your senses, wait for it to make a move and strike it down." She remembers her friend’s speech focuses everything on her three senses.

*a few moments later*

Yomi didn't move from her position still waiting for the predator. Suddenly she hears footsteps approaching from behind her. When she looks in that direction Yomi sees four imps, but these were armed with short swords and oversized leather armor.

"Found food, food!" The imp with a knife shouted with glea, probably a scout.

"Is it dead?” Another asked intrigued, this one had heavier armor, a frontliner.

"Hey come with us." The first one shouted at Yomi.

"It is dead so there is no need to trick our base to take her" A third one said matera factly.

From there ramblings it was obvious they planned to eat her, is it common for Imps to eat their kinds But even with this she didn't move, she was waiting for the real predator.

"GGAaH!" One the imp shouted in agony.

One imp(the one with the knife) was bitten by a black snake with a black colored gem embedded in its skull. Just a few seconds later the imp's skin color duled to black as it dropped to the ground dead.

Yomi:"Finally came out huh?”

Ignoring the Imps Yomi rushes the snake, using 90% of her chi she brings a devastating strike down on its neck just below its skull.

*BOOM*

The force of the blow crushed the base of the skull and severed the spine.Hearing a rather ominous swishing sound Yomi quickly sidesteps the sword that had come for her back. When she turns to look at the three imps, she sees one imp thrusting towards her. Using this chance she catches the rusted and warped sword between two chi infused palms.With the pitiful excuse of a sword between her hands Yomi snapes the brittle blade into pieces. With his sword brocken and his shity footing the dumfounded Imp tumbled forward, falling into her already clenched fists as she planted it firmly under its jaw dropping it out cold. Rushing the imp to the left of their hastily formed formation she takes him out with a sword hand on neck. As the Imp drops to the ground holding his neck she to the last dumbfounded imp. When imp sees her moving toward him he panickedly stumbled backwards, flailing his ‘sword’ at her wildly. Easily dodging his messy swordsmanship, she grabs his hand breaking his wrist as she throws him over her shoulder knocking the wind out of him.With a few quick kicks she neatly breaks the downed Imps necks, as she begins looting them. Taking the now black imp’s knife as it's the only passable Item among the filth encrusted Imps.Taking the knife she skins the snake and prying the gem out of its head, holding it in her hand she got a system message.

{Gem of the Shadow Snake}

{Skin of the shadow snake Best for making bandages and working clothes for its resilience even when untreated}

Yomi decides to use this forest as her next training ground to train her footwork and sense.Yomi finishes her morning routine of Tai Chi and Qiqong before she moves on to her footwork. The foundation of her footwork practice came from the traditional Kagura dance she practiced back home. It was a dance that required a lot of precision to execute. Your arms needed to be at just the right angles at just the right times, not a single misstep allowed or else the whole thing could fall apart. But with her undeveloped muscles all that came out was a set of slightly clumsy footsteps and punches as she beat into a tree.As punishment for her botched performance she received leg cramp as a result.

Yomi:”Expected as much, Getting complete control over my muscles on my first try is impossible.”

Maybe if she got used her new body she'd be able to pull it off, but there’s still a huge lapse in her control for her to pull off Kinetic Linking just yet.There’s only one thing to remedy that, and that is to train her foundation. So when her leg cramps were smoothed over Yomi restarted her workout routine. Starting off with Buyou and Yoga while being conscious of her surroundings to train her elasticity. After all if she can't perform the Flow step then she needs to strengthen her foundation. A while later Yomi drops on the ground covered in sweat and breathing hard as she tries to catch her breath. As her muscles scream at her for her mistakes She quickly fixes her posture and begins meditating. Days quickly passed as Yomi began to have better control of her body but she still continued to train. Yomi’s movements have gotten better as they slowly became as fluid as water. At first, she just looked like an action scene if you played it in slow motion, now she’s only making a few mistakes every now and then because of the lack of coordination between her arms and legs. at the end of her second rep Sadashi heard the system ring.

{Kagura Dance Flawless Execution}

In order to make less mistakes in her other movements Yomi hunted the forest for more opponents to gain experience.Yomi found two shadow snakes with the help of her sharpened sense, and with a few well placed chi infused strikes she split them in half and collected their drops. By now she can perform Kagura dance flawlessly and has started to practice her Flow Steps. During her practice Yomi’s feet began to hurt as they were covered in blisters, thinking back on this she remembered that the snake skins could be used as bandages and clothes. Thinking this she wrapped snake skin around her feet, it looked stupid but it got the job done.

{Flow steps.A special movement that incorporates traditional kagura dance with martial prowess. It allows the user total control over their arm and leg muscles. The user can glide over short distances in an instant, and any average opponent won't be able to read your movements.}

Looking at the fruits of her training Yomi decides to explore the forest once again and starts walking in no direction in particular as she looks at the ceiling. An hour later Yomi faces four red wolves and one alpha wolf with a red gem on it is the head.When Yomi prepares to attack them she notices the red gem on alpha wolf shines. Noticing that something was off Yomi took action, immediately using Flow Steps to close the distance between her and the Alpha. A second later a fireball about the size of a basketball hits the tree beside her.At her approach the Four normal wolfs attack Yomi blocking her path to the Alpha, who is launching fireballs at her from the back line. Coating her hands in chi she evades the first two wolf's attack and knocks it into the path of the Alpha’s incoming fireball.

*BOOM*

With the sound of the explosion the first wolf dies in a blaze of glory leaving the wolves dazed. Yomi not wasting this opportunity appears in front of the second wolf, bringing down a heavy chop on its neck breaking it instantly. Right after that she quickly pushes another one into the next fireball coming after her, sending it up in flames leaving only two wolves left.The Alpha and his last subordinate, with no regard for the prospect of one on one combat they pounce on her. One aiming to lock down on her arm, while the alpha charged up another fireball. Taking a quick step back Yomi strikes the wolf aiming for her arm, promptly crushing its windpipe with a spear hand before lowering her center of gravity and dodges the incoming blaze.Now it’s only her and the Alpha.Yomi wants to know if her chi can block the mana-based attack,, if it weren't for that she’d have killed it first before dealing with the riff raff. In fist fights it’s always best to take out there supporting fire.Wolf launches a fireball towards her, and the time has come to see if her chi can defend against it?

*BOOM*

With the explosion sounding Yomi was thrown back into a tree, but there wasn’t a scratch on her body. Her chi had protected her from the magic itself but not the force of the explosion. Smiling to herself she immediately stands up and ready to test another one of her burning questions.Ready for the incoming fireball she tries to deflect the fast moving basket ball sized flames. With a gentle nudge from the back of hand and a little chi the fireball went veering off its intended path.With her suspicions confirmed she had no further need for the alpha wolf and promptly broke its neck. Pulling out her knife Yomi started dismantling the wolves, taking their hides and meat before turning to the Alpha and prying out the gem in its forehead.

{Gem of the Wolf of Flame.A gem that came from the leader of a budding pack of flame wolves}

{Hide of the Flame Wolf (4).Often used as lower rank fire resistant armor}

{Hide of the Wolf of Flames.Hide that came from the leader of a budding pack of flame wolves.Often used in low rank fire enchantments}

{Meat of the Wolf of Flames.Meat that is a bit hard but is easily preserved when dried.}

*Bang*

Snapping out of her own self gratification by the sudden noise, Yomi jumped back into her guard as she looked at the tree that had fallen over. A three-eyed bull towered over her, with its two flaming horn and red gem bigger than wolf she had just killed it was more than a match for her.The thing is it had a nasty burn mark on the side of its face, probably from the fireball she had deflected earlier.Seeing its gem is glowing Yomi quickly prepared to deflect the incoming attack, but as the bull opens the mouth it spews a jet of flame from its throat with a fireball in tow. Quickly switching to evasion Yomi leaps over the jet of flame as she tries to deflect the incoming fireball, but something unexpected happens.

*Boom*

Yomi hits the tree behind her tossed aside by the fireball that had gone off early, it’s clear to see that the bull had detonated the fireball manually. Getting up shakily it was clear to see that she was not unscathed.

Yomi:” This world is getting better and better!”

Yomi’s smile was full of excitement.Circling around the three eyed bull with her Flow Step Yomi takes stock of her odds, and since she’s only missing a quart in the tank she’s good to brall. But the behemoth didn’t take kindly to her sudden advance and launched several fireballs at her, Yomi’s only counter being to reinforce her defence with chi and not get hit and she dodged the blazing fury.

*Boom*

With a fireball going off on her left side quick as Yomi was, she couldn’t dodge them all as she had to tank an explosion that sent her flying. Standing up from the explosion only to see the mad bull’s flaming horns coming right at her. It was too late to sidestep or and throwing herself was out of the question, the only option she had left was to jump its charge.

Taking this plan into action Yomi slammed her chi infused hands down on the charging bull’s neck. Using it as a springboard to launch herself over the mad bull’s charge, and sending a good shock to the little titan as she rolled to the ground behind the beast. But neither wasted any time getting back on their feet, between such seasoned fighters a momentary setback can be fatal.And it's sad to say that Yomii was two steps faster.Charging half of her remaining chi into her right palm as she sends the shockwave through the Bull’s skull.With painful wail the bull shakes Yomi’s off it’s head goring her arm. But the damage was done as the shockwave rampaged through the bull’s blood.Roaring in pain the bull through Yomi off its head goring her arm with its blazing horn. But neither party left this clash unscathed along with the burnt gash on Yomi’s right arm, the Bull was now missing an eye.

{Hand technique discovered-Assassin Hand Technique: Death’s Whisper}

With heavy footsteps the Bull stumbles away from her as he tries to get his bearings, his head ringing as a phantom ran rampant through his body. In that clash the bull had lost an eye, but that’s only what the eyes could see. On Top of his obvious concussion, many of his now ruptured blood vessels were bleeding into his stomach and lungs. He’d be dead in a few minutes choking on his own blood, but seeing the message and the recovering bull Yomi had a change of plans.Ignoring his injuries the bull charged Yomi cladding his entire physique in a glorious blaze. flames become more enraged and ignore what is happening in the body. With the blazing bull charging at her Yomi couldn't do anything but charge her remaining arm with chi, preparing for her next strike.This next strike will be their last, and one of them was going to fall here. The Bull was on its last legs, and with the little chi Yomi had left if she didn’t end the bull with her all it would trample her. All she could do was wait for the charge as she planted her feet into the ground.When the bull arrived Yomi had already slammed her remaining hand onto the bull’s skull. Vaulting over the little titan once more as she sent the shockwave directly into his brain, slamming its head into the ground.

*Bang*

Accompanied by a loud sound the bull’s flames died out as it hit the ground, sending Yomi tumbling to the ground utterly drained of power. She had used every drop of her chi with that strike, but it was worth it as the battle ended and she still had a smile on her face as she began recovering her chi.

{Gained lv.x27}

{345 Increase to all stats}

{Gained Skills Ox Demon Hoof stomp, Ox Demon horn gore, Ox Demon tough hide, and Death’s Whisper}

Yomi used inspect on her new skills.

{Ox Demon Hoof Stomp. The Ox Demon are known for their tremendous strength and charge. Focusing earth chi into the legs with drastically increase the power of your step shaking the ground around you.}

{Ox Demon horn Gore. An Ox Demon’s main weapons are its horn which are very deadly. Channeling chi and blood into arms, shoulders, knees, and elbow can turn them into deadly weapons with the force of an Ox Demon.}

{Ox Demon Tough Hide. The Hide of an Ox Demon is very thick and tough and resilient to sharp weapons. This skill forms a tenacious membrane between the skin and muscles and distributes damage across it negating most damage and leaves you relatively unharmed.}

Yomi thought these skills were very useful in a dungeon.After restoring some of her chi Yomi pulled out her knife, ready to dismantle the Bull. However the bull’s hide was far too tough for the flimsy knife to pierce, even when she enhanced the edge with chi she couldn’t find any purchase on its hide. Sighing in defeat she dug out its gem and checked its info.

{Gem of Tur the Bull of Quakes and Cinders.This is the gem of Tur a field boss in the Charred Forest, well known for sturdy Defence and explosive power not many would cross him. It still holds some of his will and will only bow to the one who struck him down.A rare gem that holds the blazing power of Tur can be used to amplify one's Flames.}

In a situation like this many would have been shaken from having been so close to death, but not Yomi. This battle had a much different effect on her, it had just made her want to battle stronger opponents. After fighting the flaming bull she wanted to know more about this new force known as chi. To her now there was no better pleasure than to experiment with new techniques, and with the temptation of combining mana and chi opened many tantalizing doors for her. , if she clad itself in the fusion of mana and chi will it quadruple speed and power.Using a few branches and the last of her snake skins Yomi started patching up her wounds. After dragging the Bull’s corps back to her practise tree with the rest of her stash. Then used the next two days to recover from her wounds with her chi. Yomi instinctively manipulate chi better than she had been with mana. Over the next few days yomi had been drinking from her gourd to ease the pain.After her arms had healed Yomi was back on the prowl, searching around for new challenges and interesting trinkets to play with. The only annoying thing was that the imps seemed to be looking for her. Like right now she was beating the life out of two of them. One was carrying a sword and the other a knife and bow, their equipment was also much better than the previous ones too.Any way you know how this song and dance goes. They engaged Yomi saying something about strapping her to a wall, and she took offense to that. Promptly advancing on the sword carrying imp using her now habitual flow steps, before planting a firm punch under his chin with a resoundingly dry crack.

*Crack*

Seeing the crass imps neck and jaw bent at such an unnatural Yomi grinded, it seems her arm strength has increased explosively.Catching the incoming arrow she quickly closed the distance making the imps bow useless. Grabbing the pore imps hand she snapped its fingers like toothpicks, before she trough him over her shoulder as she dropped him on his head.

*Crack*

Noticing movement out of the corner of her eye Yomi noticed a runner, scurrying off back to whatever base they have. He was too far away for Yomi to run down and even less worth it so she just let him go, besides she was happy enough knowing that she could bracke an imps neck with one punch.After the brief interruption from that rather rude company, Yomi was back on the trail as she stumbled onto an old tree with weird fruit. Climbing the tree to get a better look she finds three weird gourds, and a few gray apples.

Yomi:” Inspect.”

{Treasure: Living Gourds of Water, Spirits, and Medicine.This is a special gord that even when plucked still lives, still producing its special medical wine helps in healing wounds and exhilarating energy. The trees that bear this fruit often only grow in the Sacred Forests that elves are known to inhabit. They are known for growing with their owners, and changing flavor and properties depending on the environment.

Current Flavor: [Hot and Spicy, well attuned to Flames]

Requirement: The owner must periodically feed the gourds their energy and plant their seeds or the gourds will die. Splitting off the stem will reveal its natural cork and let you drink its nectar.}

{Apples of the Fae.An apple that is known for its great sustenance, as one can sustain any normal being for months on end. Often cultivated by the Fae to satiate their immense hunger, and sustain their bodies.}

Yomi:” So this is where the rats found the gourd. It was grown from this tree.”

Honestly even if She didn’t need to eat because of her cultivation, Yomi still longed for a good meal and finally she had just that in her lap. Peeling the stem off the gourds Sadashi began pouring her chi into them as she Excitedly brought one to her lips.The first gourd she picked up was a light green color and about the size of a baby bottle. Taking a sip of the contents was like swallowing syrup through a straw, and tasted like someone pureed ginger and applesauce. It wasn't pleasant and she almost spit it out before she the effects hit her, and her chi started circulating much faster. Shocked Yomi put the gourd away not wanting to risk any other side effects as she picked up the second gourd.This one was the biggest of the three as the cyan colored fruit it was about the size of a pitcher, and even had a handle. But it was surprisingly lite for its size and supposed contents. Putting it up to her lips Yomi took a cautious sip, only to be greeted by the taste of mildly sweet black tea. As the flavor washed over her Yomi’s skin was revitalized from the heat’s punishment, cleansing her pours. Feeling refreshed she put down the gourd as she used her chi to carry this feeling across her body. Yomi then decided to try the apples of the fae. She bit into the apple with a satisfying crunch. Yomi was surprised because it tasted a little sweet with a hint of bitter making it refreshing.After eating one of the richly flavored apples Yomi finally moved on to the main course. It was a dark orange gourd that was about the size of a Wine bottle and aptly stout. Peeling off the stem and pulling out the cap almost ceremoniously, Yomi was assaulted by the smell of cinnamon and strawberries. Pulling the bottle up to her mouth she takes a gulp of the sweet liquor, letting it burn its way down her throat as she enjoys the flavor. Drinking more and more of the spicy wine until the seemingly bottomless gourd was empty, and she was teetering drunk. This one was exceedingly stronger than the one she had before.Just when she was about to feed the gourd some of her chi to refill it did she notice the approaching imps. Well armed and marching right for her, was a group of imps led by a particularly beefy one wearing some big iron gauntlets. One of the imps seems to gain confidence seeing Yomi drunk of her ass.

Imp:”Haha! Lets see how well you can fight us off in this state bitch!”

Yomi:”Hihihi~. Do y-ou~ rlly th*hic*ink you cn’ beat me~ in this shtate? No-pe I’ll~ show y*hiccup*uo!”

Stumbling to her feet Yomii as she struggles to stand straight, her body hypnotically swaying side to side. Every step she took threatening to tip her over, as she faces at the now restless Imps.

{Warning You have been inflicted with the condition [Drunk] your motor control and scenes have been reduced}

{Conditions met for the Technique: [Drunken Fist]

You may now use the 8 Styles of the Drunken God.}

{Conditions met for the Trail’s of the Gray Hawk.}

{In your short time you have grown strong and you know sit on a throne of Hands, but don’t get comfortable as a challenger approaches wishing to steal your throne now that you are weak. Strike him down a

nd claim your crown. For Glory.}

Seeing the messages Yomi smiles as she lets herself settle onto her right leg, and places her hand under her chin as she stares down the crowd of imps.Seeing Yomi’s teetering stance only emboldened the mouthy crew of imps. So much so that some of their flock strutted up to her with all the takt of a bull in a china shop, no that would be insulting Tur with their incompetence. These brash fools couldn’t even tell they were walking into the maw of a dragon, hell the only reason that big Imp let these rambunctious imps approach her was to test the waters.In the big Imps mind they had cornered a dangerous woman that had killed many of their patrols, and eluded capture for months without even trying to hide from them. Even watching her stumble over her own feet didn’t put his heart at ease, so what if a few useless pawns die it's better safe than sorry.

Cocky Imp:”Bitch get on your knees and if you do a good job we might not send you to the breeding pits”

This remark sparked a chorus of laughter from the other imps.The poor fools didn’t even realize what had happened before she had set upon them. Lurching forward Yomi crushed the first one's throat, sending him spluttering to the ground choking on his own blood.The second and third reacted admirably for the fools. It's a pity they were as good dead. The second one didn’t even have enough time to draw his sword before his chest was caved in by a brutal kick.

Yomi:”Did I do *hick* a go-od job piggy~?”

Swerving around the third imps sword strike Yomi quickly dropped him too with a strike to the jaw. Grabbing his wrist Yomi ‘unscrewed’ his arm from its socket before stomping on the back of his head, promptly ending his short life.

Yomi:”Oopsie~, did *hick* I ushe to much force~?”

Big Imp:”Damn it!”

It was worse than he had expected. Not only was this bitch just as dangerous as she was before, she was completely unhinged. Barking some orders at his remaining subordinates sending them scuttling into formation.Drawing their swords and preparing for battle the Imps charged Yomii, fear Burning in their eyes. To be so afraid of such a little girl was unprecedented for them, and watching her stagger towards them was just as unsettling. Lurching forward Yomii was already at their front line planting her foot firmly in the gut of one of these poor bastards, coughing up blood he was sent flying into the Imp beside him.Turnin on her heels Yomi was already launching another chi infused strike, sending it into the gut of another imp’s gut before blocking an incoming sword. Snatching the incoming blade with a chi infused hand she ripped it out of the offender's grip, only having enough time to toss it to the side before she was blindsided by the big imp sending her flying.

Yomi:”Tha~t *hick* wasn’t very nice~!”

she tried to pick herself up from the ground, not missing a beat the last of the Imps went for the kill.Rolling over Yomi dodged the blades that were aiming at her exposed back, stumbling to her feet as she readies another voly of strikes. Sending her fist right into the first one’s face caving it in, before kicking in another's legs and stomping on his chest. Like a breeze two more Imps fell into the ash.But that didn’t make them falter as one of their dwindling ranks tried to stab Yomi, only to let her slip into his guard and have his arms shattered at the joints before his vision went black.Taking a step back Yomi took stock of the destruction she had brought to the Big Imp’s squad, 7 dead 1 pretending to be and 3 more walking corpses. Putting on a lazy smile Yomi straightened her posture as she puffed up her meager chest.

Yomi:”Shee~ you can’t even shtand up~ against this much~.How pathetic do you have to bee~ that you can’t even match up to me when i’m like thish!”

Touring the Big Imp charged Yomi in a wild fury as he sent his fistes flying at her, furius and humiliated the Big Imp wanted nothing more than to kill her. Seeing his reckless charge Yomi only smirked as she deflected the flurry of blows, in fact she was so confident in her strength that she matched them with her own blows.

Yomi:”MUDA! MUDA! MUDA! MUDA!”

Yomi shouted as she countered the big imps fists with her own, shattering his arms as her chi ripped through them.Stepping into his guard Yomi finally landed the finishing blow, slamming her horned forehead into the big imps gut squeezing him and sending him stumbling to the ground. Swerving around the dyeing imp Yomi quickly snapped the remaining Imps neaks.

{congratulations: You have completed a Trial of the Gray Hawk [Glory's Throne]

Requirements: Gain the favor of the Gray Hawk by defending your throne of hands and claiming your crown. [You have met with one who coveted your throne and cast away his honor to steal it from you, as such you responded in kind and struck him down.]}

Rewards: The Gray Hawk has seen fit to give you the name Yomi of the Breaker, as well as the Crown of Splintered Bones. {Through your trials you have gained Glory, for your effort and prowess you will be rewarded.}

{Gained lv.x20}

Yomi:”Status!”

Name-Yomi

Gender-Female

Race- Gloryus Pure Ogre

Race Traits- Enhanced body, Adaptability, Growth, Enhance senses, Bloodlust, Battle frenzy,

Level-87

Health-6,800/6,800

Social class- Peasant

Strength- 900

Endurance-878

Wisdom-80

Intelligence-70

Luck-70

Charm-120

Agility-1,000

Affinity-Fire, Earth, Lightning, Yin(Darkness), Yand(Light)

Title- Wrath, The Breaker, Crown of Splintered Bone

Skills- Lightning orb, Fireball, Earth spike, Earth Wall, Fire pillar, Lightning bolt, Thunder call, Light blade, Light ray, Shadow ball, Devour, Berserk, Observe, Elemental Blood, Nature’s Embrace, Elemental Gates,Drunken fist, Ox Demon Hoof Stomp, Ox Demon Horn Gore, Ox Demon Tough Hide,Assassin Hand Technique: Death’s Whisper,Flow Steps, Kagura Dance

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{Mu-Ryu fighting style first stage 72 ways of animals unlocked}

Looking at the statistics screens a very drunk Yomii begins picking through her new spoils. Looking through the scrap metal even posed to be worth her half-drunk effort, turning over three knives made out of a strange black metal and the bronzy gauntlets the Big Imp was wearing.Without thinking much of it she took the gauntlets and began prying metal off them with one of her new knives. The Big Imp’s gauntlet was just too cumbersome for Yomi, if she were to wear them they would only hinder her techniques. The gauntlet were basically leather gloves with some kind of bronze colored metal covering the outside. Pulling all the extra plates off the gauntlet so they only guarded the back of her hands and her knuckles.After slipping on the her new modified gauntlets Yomi walked over to the trembling imp, who was trying, and failing to play dead before promptly kicking him in the gut.

Yomi:”Hic* H-hey bwing me to your boss's place, or I break all of your binec~! Cwap I bit my tongue!"

Hearing this the scared imp just sat there trembling as he violently shook his head. Taking a swig from her gourd Yomi was getting annoyed as she started to release some murderous intent. Aside from making the imp piss himself, hitting him with such a dense killing intent seemed to quash any further complaints he had.Taking a swig from her gourd Yomi began singing one of her favorite songs.

Yomi:”I’m a bad man

I’ma I’ma bad man

I’m a bad man

I’ma I’ma bad man

I’ma bad man

I’ma I’ma bad man

I’m a man with hole

Where a good man’s conscience used to be

Walking round with a

Stone cold heart

And a curiosity "

Following the the piss imp to a small underground cave, Yomi was greeted by an armed group of imps blocking her path. The piss Imp tried to stop them but they didn’t listen to him and charged her.

*Bang crack!*

Accompanied by the dry sound of snapping bones the first imp lay dead with his chest caved in, Yomi standing over his corpse as she raised another chi infused fist as she continues to sing.

Yomi:"Killin like it ain’t no big thing

I don’t even feel it

I’m a man with a whole big plan

For the world to fall to me

Woah woah woah the world will fall to me”

Crouching to the ground Yomi spines around to face the imps as she strikes a pose

Yomi:”Wash away the blood With the drink in my hand cos”

*Bang*

Another sword rang as Yomi deflected it, striking the flat of the blade as she headbutted the next imp. Swerving to dodge the next incoming attack Yomii dropped another heavy punch onto the offenders chest, and that's two more imps lying dead on the ground.

Yomi:"With the drink in my hand cos

I’m a man with a whole big plan

For the world to fall to me

Woah woah woah the world will fall to me"

This time all four imps surround her and thrust their swords and dagger same time, but Yomi suddenly disappears. Faced with Yomii’s phantom act, they turned on a dime, only to see her snap the neck of their former friend before landing gracefully.

Yomi:"I’m a wheeler

I’m a double-dealer.

Tell you that I need ya

Then I’ll Love ya then I’ll leave ya”

*Bang Bang Bang*

Taking a powerful step forward Yomi sends a big chi wave through the imps ranks, ripping through their front runner completely. Not missing a beat Yomi sent fatal strikes to the remaining imps before turning to the oncoming force.

Yomi:"Politician

demon on a mission

Telling white lies

But you know I’m playing both sides

An abuser

Beggar and a chooser

Selling you a win

But you’ll always be the loser"

While singing her last few lines Yomi faces more incoming Imps, her body swaying from left to right as fear is plastered on their faces. Yomi then slaughtered the remaining imps and blacked out

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