Hannya immediately used the Cultivation booster Pill and began circulating his "fear", all the energy from the soul stored in his body began to move all over. His body started absorbing the energy from the souls!

The souls started refining his body, his bones, his blood, his skin… Everything was being refined! At the same time, the Cultivation booster pill had also taken effect, helping Nurarihyon get rid of the impurities in his body.

All the souls his body had consumed during the last 9 months were just too strong. His body literally became a soul storage. If he didn't complete the hidden mission and earned the Cultivation Booster pill he would have already forgotten that this land is a Spirit Gathering Land.

"hehe, what an overpowered pill, it's worth it."

He said with a low voice with a smirk on his face. The huge amount of souls were continuously refining his body, making it stronger, and turning into "Fear".

Ka!

Breakthrough! He reached the Spirit Profound Realm 1st Stage!

In just an hour, Hannya broke through the barrier, reaching the Earth Profound Realm!

And after another hour, he broke through the barrier between Earth Profound Realm and Sky Profound Realm!

Ka! Ka! Ka!

Third Stage! Fourth Stage! Fifth Stage! Sixth Stage! Hannya continued to break through the barriers, it only stopped when he reached the tenth stage of Sky Profound Realm! All within two hours!

There were simply too many souls stored within his body, but with the help of Cultivation Booster Pill he was able to refine them all.

The yokai's staying in the headquarters started to feel pressure coming from three directions within the house. Both Gyuuki and Setsura also received the same benefits with the help of "Linking Fear Cultivation Technique"

After a few minutes, the pressure slowly subsided.

Ding! Congratulations Host for successfully consuming the energy boosting pill.

Level status can now be changed to cultivation. Would you like to proceed with the changes?

[Y/N]

When he heard the details, Hannya pondered for awhile, if he proceeds with the changes instead of level the system will only reveal the cultivation level status.

After contemplating for awhile Hannya accepted the changes.

[Level status has been completely changed to cultivation level.]

Hannya nodded with approval and disappeared from Sakura Tree and appeared in Gyuuki's room.

Gyuuki was a high ranking subordinate of the Nura clan, and one Nurarihyon's advisers in anime. So Hannya told him his plan to conquer the entire Scarlet Dragon Range. He provided all the information he knew about the Scarlet Dragon.

Gyuuki is the type who ruminates over things much like a cow ruminates its meal. He is a careful and meticulous planner, and his plans always have the Nura Clan's best interests at heart. He is generally a quiet and calm person who listens to all the facts before passing judgment, and his opinion is regarded highly. Once he reaches a conclusion, he will see it through to the end.

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Knowing all this, Hannya was at ease when he handed the planning to Gyuuki.

Pondering for around thirty minutes Gyuuki told Hannya his conclusion. "According to what you said, this Scarlet Dragon has the strength of Emperor Profound Realm which means his a bit stronger than us?

"Yeah, that's only a rough estimate, he may be weaker than that. It's better to always overestimate your opponents than underestimating them."

"If that's the case, then we have to leave the other yokai's behind and pay a visit to this Scarlet Dragon with just me, you and Yuki-onna. It would only cause meaningless casualties if we bring with us the other members. We need to be careful especially in a situation when we're not sure of our targets true strength."

"That makes sense, yosh! Then it's decided." After reaching a conclusion, Hannya left the room.

...

Scarlet Mountain Dragon Range, Nura Headquarters

Nighttime falls, With only the stars and moon for light, the blackness was almost complete. Multiple blue flames brought light to the area around the Nura Clan Headquarters.

At the sakura tree, curls of smoke smoke coming from a silhoutte who stared at the moon in the sky. "It's almost time." And with that his figure dissappeared from where he stood.

In the Nura Headquarters Gate, slowly dark smoke conjure into Hannya's figure.

Two silhouttes of yokai's dissolved from inside the mansion and appeared into the gathering entrance where darkness from "fear" is extremely potent. The air cooled and the wolves from afar howled.

"Let's go, this where darkness start. The real battle between Ayakashi and Scarlet Dragon."

...

Three black dots from the northern skies flew toward the direction of Scarlet Dragon Prohibited region. After reaching Sky Profound Realm, Hannya received would the Profound Floating Technique from the system and allowing the three of them to fly through the sky.

"I never expected that despite not having wings, I would be able to fly." Said Gyuuki with a sigh of amazement.

"Get used to it, this is normal for people in this world." Replied Hannya without turning back.

"What a magical world." Setsura couldn't help but add.

[Violent Nascent Profound Beasts Active Ahead, Those Below Elementary Profound Realm Level Ten Must Not Enter.]

Looking down from above An aged warning sign came into view. The Scarlet Dragon Mountain Range was very big.

Not after flying too far, more warning signs appeared in below one by one.

[High Level Profound Beasts Active Ahead, Below Nascent Profound Realm Level Five Please Leave With Haste.]

Along the way, they had pass a total of five warning signs. However, the last warning sign was labeled with blood-red colored carved words:

"Scarlet Dragon Prohibited Region!"

These were only four words, but they contained enough tension to make one's heart palpate.

Everyone inhabiting Cyan Forest Town all knew that the area ahead was a taboo region that must never be stepped into; because out of everyone who entered, none had ever returned alive.

Hannya halted and slowly descended to the ground and stood in front of this sign.

"Is this the place?" Gyuuki said while scanning the surroundings.

"Correct, that red colored region ahead, should be the nest of that Scarlet Dragon." replied Hannya.

They ignored the sign and carefully made their way.

Slowly in their view, there appeared a large chunk of a scarlet-red colored region. In the middle of that region, was a nearly one hundred meter high gigantic cave, a barren environment without a single blade of growing grass. Strands of scorching white gas and ember spewed from the cracks in the ground and the caves from time to time, as if it had just been scorched by heavenly fire.

"So this is the nest of that Scarlet Dragon." Gyuuki spoke with a stern look.

"We shouldn't act carelessly. I can sense multiple dangers emanating from this cave ; it would be better to lure this Scarlet Dragon out of the cave." Gyuuki added and then turned around and met Setsura's crimson eyes. He nodded.

"I guess, it's my turn" Setsura licked her lips.

Her eyes flashed and her snow jade perfect figure released a devastating coldness that seemed to come from the land of Ice.

At that instant the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

Her scarf growth-ring pattern and a furisode with a butterfly motif along the hem and the bottom of the sleeves flapped in the air as the sky was filled with a cold icy current that instantly created a snow blizzard that swept across a mile radius.

"Noroi no Fubuki, Fūsei Kakurei"

Si! Si!

The chilling coldness filled the entire region both the cave and ember spewed from the cracks in the ground were frozen in Ice.

At that moment in time Setsura was like an ice goddess of a world of ice and snow that controlled everything.

"ROOOOOOARR!!!!"

Suddenly, a tremendously loud roar that was loud enough to cause the earth to quake and the heavens to tremble, came from inside the huge cave.