Chapter 041: The Reason

Although Wang Bo looked down on the power of the Shikon Jewel, he had to admit that the Shikon Jewel was indeed very magical and could do many things that Wang Bo could not.

For example... resurrecting the dead.

The resurrection of the dead is by no means rare in the multiverse; there are even many ways to bring a dead person back to life, and the Shikon Jewel is one of them.

Wang Bo remembered that in the plot of Inuyasha, the Shikon Jewel had once revived Sango's younger brother Kohaku.

It is thus evident that the Shikon Jewel is quite remarkable.

But even so, Wang Bo still had no intention of keeping the Shikon Jewel for himself, firstly because he didn't need to resurrect anyone, and secondly because doing so would offend Wu Zetian.

Although Wang Bo does not think highly of Wu Zetian, if she fails to obtain the Shikon Jewel, she will inevitably go mad. A woman, especially one with power, when driven mad, will surely turn Wang Bo's peaceful life upside down, or even destroy it.

So he planned to hand the Shikon Jewel over to Wu Zetian in a few days.

Because in his view, the Shikon Jewel was not as important as his peaceful life.

Of course, if Wu Zetian used the Shikon Jewel to create a host of experts to try to kill Wang Bo, then Wang Bo would not mind letting Wu Zetian know his true prowess.

Even before awakening the Spartan bloodline, Wang Bo was this confident.

Not to mention after Wang Bo awakened the Spartan bloodline and his strength multiplied several times over.

Now, he is even more fearless.

...

That night, Wang Bo once again had a strange dream.

In the dream, Wang Bo came to the Shikon Jewel and witnessed the fierce battle between the shrine maiden Cuizi and the demons; the two sides fought each other endlessly within the Shikon Jewel, neither yielding to the other.

But this struggle had no end.

Because neither side in the struggle can die.

Wang Bo clearly saw that after Midoriko had wiped out a large number of demons, these demons quickly revived with the power of the Shikon Jewel and continued to fight Midoriko.

In this life-or-death struggle, Midoriko was not always the victor.

She, too, would be killed by the demons within the Shikon Jewel.

But before long, Midoriko would also be reborn through the power of the Shikon Jewel, and then the struggle would begin once more.

The two sides once again clashed in mortal combat.

Whether it was Midoriko or the demons, they all wanted to utterly annihilate the other side, but this was impossible; as long as the Shikon Jewel existed, both sides of the conflict could revive through its power.

This kind of battle has no end.

But when both sides are exhausted, they will temporarily cease fighting and wait for an opportunity. Once both sides have rested enough, the battle will begin anew.

Seeing this, Wang Bo suddenly understood why, though Cuizi and the demons had been dead for hundreds of years, their souls still fought ceaselessly within the Shikon Jewel.

"So that's how it is," Wang Bo couldn't help but exclaim.

"That's right, that's exactly how it is."

Suddenly, a voice sounded beside Wang Bo's ear.

Wang Bo couldn't help but turn his head. In the pitch-black space, a woman dressed in shrine maiden attire, emitting a faint glow from her body, appeared.

She stood there in the dark space, illuminating the dark light with her own radiance.

"We meet for the first time, holder of the Shikon Jewel. I am Midoriko."

Without a doubt, the woman standing before Wang Bo, with four diamond-shaped red marks on her brow, was the creator of the Shikon Jewel and also the most powerful miko in the Inuyasha world.

Cuizi!

In the world of Inuyasha, powerful demons emerge one after another, and formidable demon slayers come in succession, but the most powerful among them is undoubtedly the soul standing before Wang Bo.

“Pleased to meet you, Miss Midoriko. I am Wang Bo.”

Wang Bo held a certain respect for this woman, because the plot clearly recorded that in the era when Midoriko lived, the incessant wars waged by the ambitions of various feudal lords caused many people to die from war and famine. With corpses and weakened humans to eat, the number of yōkai surged dramatically.

And in that period, because of Midoriko, nearly all the powerful yokai were annihilated, which gave humanity a moment to catch its breath. As a result, the profession of shrine maiden surpassed that of monks and warriors, becoming the most respected occupation among commoners in the Warring States era.

From this, one can see just how many humans this shrine maiden eliminated.

That is why Wang Bo maintains a certain respect for Cuizi.

Because this woman had done what Wang Bo could not and would not do, he admired her.

But Wang Bo never imagined that he would actually meet this shrine maiden.

However, according to Wang Bo, the Shikon Jewel seems to have never interfered with its possessor.

Then, why would Wang Bo see Cuizi?

With this question in mind, Wang Bo asked straightforwardly, "Miss Midoriko, I would like to ask, am I currently in a dream, or inside the Shikon Jewel?"

Cuizi said, "Possessor, this is your dream. You have not entered the interior of the Shikon Jewel."

"So, you have come out from within the Shikon Jewel?" Wang Bo asked.

Cuizi shook her head and said, "My soul cannot break free from the Shikon Jewel; that is an unchangeable iron law. As long as the Shikon Jewel exists, neither my soul nor the souls of the demons can be released."

"Then why did you appear in my dream?" Wang Bo asked, puzzled.

"I don't know the exact reason either. Originally, my soul and the souls of the demons were trapped inside the Shikon Jewel, unable to influence the outside world. But for some reason, not long ago, we suddenly discovered that the Shikon Jewel had undergone a subtle change. Both I and the demons can now extend our power outward."

Speaking of this, Cuizi looked puzzled, for she had no idea why the Shikon Jewel had undergone such a change.

Nevertheless, this did not stop her from warning Wang Bo: "Although it is only a trivial amount of power, it has made the Shikon Jewel even more dangerous. Demons can use this opportunity to beguile humans, so I can only remind you, its bearer, to hold fast to your true heart and never be beguiled by them."

"Demons can indeed grant you formidable power, but such power will cloud your mind, leading you down an abyss of inhumanity, and ultimately to eternal damnation."

Upon hearing this, Wang Bo immediately had an idea.

His earlier speculation was very likely true: the Shikon Jewel, having crossed into another world, had undergone a subtle change, and it was precisely because of this change that the power of the demons inside the Jewel could seep out, gaining the ability to beguile people's hearts.

After all, in the original world's storyline, the Shikon Jewel was merely a demonic power amplifier, without the ability to beguile hearts.