Honestly, looking at Rōyakan, who was baring his fangs and rushing towards him, Inuyasha was truly bewildered.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Rōyakan completely ignored Inuyasha's words, opening his massive, blood-red mouth, large enough to swallow Inuyasha whole, and pounced directly.
Seeing this, Inuyasha had no choice but to grab Kagome and flash away.
Miroku, left behind: "???"
Though he didn't say a word, he was probably cursing quite foully in his mind.
However, Rōyakan paid him no mind, chasing Inuyasha in circles outside the villa.
"Rōyakan, if you don't stop, I'm going to make my move!"
Yang Tao, like a young master letting his dog injure people, walked out of the courtyard with his arms crossed and said with a smile, "Inuyasha, put Kagome down."
"Today, either you cut Rōyakan open, or Rōyakan eats you..."
Hearing his words, Rōyakan and Inuyasha both stopped and looked at him.
Rōyakan, Inuyasha, Kagome: "???"
"Rōyakan, you've been buffed. Go for it!"
Yang Tao's words inexplicably carried a convincing power to Rōyakan, who immediately threw caution to the wind and continued to lunge at Inuyasha with his gaping maw.
Inuyasha also became enraged, letting go of Kagome and drawing the Tessaiga from his waist. In an instant, the Tessaiga transformed into a majestic, giant blade.
"Rōyakan, you're looking for death!"
Perhaps due to his confidence in Yang Tao's healing abilities, Inuyasha didn't hold back, raising the Tessaiga to meet Rōyakan.
Like a raging fire.
Rōyakan directly spat out dozens of wild wolves, all charging at Inuyasha.
However, flesh and blood couldn't compare to a weapon.
Rōyakan didn't last three minutes under the enraged Inuyasha's assault before being struck in the chest by a Wind Scar, lying on the ground, barely breathing.
Inuyasha rested the Tessaiga on his shoulder and said to Yang Tao, who was watching, "Hey, your watchdog is about to die. Hurry up and save him."
"No saving."
At this, both Kagome and Inuyasha were stunned. The kind-hearted Kagome immediately ran to Rōyakan's side, checking his injuries and saying worriedly, "Don't move, I'll put medicine on you..."
Unfortunately, while modern medicine is effective, it's not a Senzu Bean, and it had no effect on the severely injured Rōyakan.
Kagome was so anxious she was almost in tears, while Inuyasha glared fiercely at Yang Tao, his teeth clenched.
Yang Tao chuckled as he walked to Rōyakan's side and asked, "Do you know how weak you are now?"
Rōyakan nodded weakly.
"Do you hate me?"
Rōyakan shook his head.
Yang Tao took out the Yamato from his backpack and gently pierced Rōyakan's heart, much to Kagome's horror.
"You..."
Just as Kagome was about to speak, Rōyakan's body suddenly transformed into a puff of white smoke and vanished.
"Haha, Inuyasha, the battle has only just begun!!"
Yang Tao laughed like a major villain, saying to Rōyakan, who had inexplicably revived by the doghouse, "Eat the training dog food I gave you, then go bite Inuyasha to death!"
A few seconds later.
Rōyakan, his mouth full of dog food, charged at Inuyasha.
Dog food can increase Rōyakan's level, and leveling up grants skill points and basic strength. Level twenty is enough for Rōyakan to undergo a complete transformation.
Kagome watched Rōyakan chase Inuyasha around and asked, "What... what's going on?"
Yang Tao casually put on a show of power, saying, "It's simply an immortality ability. Inuyasha can cut Rōyakan down countless times, and Rōyakan can revive countless times."
"As long as he remains my watchdog, he will never have to worry about dying."
Kagome: "..."
This time, the situation was much stronger than before. Even with Inuyasha's full effort, he was only evenly matched with Rōyakan.
However, Yang Tao knew that if this continued, Inuyasha would definitely fall; he'd be exhausted to death.
"Let's go. The battle doesn't seem like it will stop anytime soon. Let's rest in the courtyard."
An hour later.
Inuyasha finally cut down Rōyakan, breathing heavily as he watched Rōyakan turn into white smoke and disappear before him, a smile appearing on his face.
But the next moment, looking at Rōyakan, who had reappeared in the courtyard completely unharmed, he really wanted to curse.
"Alright, Rōyakan, never mind Inuyasha, it's dinner time."
Yang Tao's words stopped Rōyakan, who was about to charge out of the courtyard, and Inuyasha also silently breathed a sigh of relief.
At this stage, Inuyasha only knew one move, Wind Scar, and he had learned it through Yang Tao's guidance and his elder brother's personal instruction. He was truly pitifully weak.
Of course, this was compared to demons.
If it were ordinary humans, without the appropriate weapons, no matter how many people there were, they would just be fodder.
Inuyasha tiredly walked into the courtyard and looked at Kagome, who was eating heartily, feeling a strange pang of sadness.
I'm fighting for my life out here, and you're eating so deliciously? Is that fair to me? Do you know, you almost ended up eating at my funeral.
He watched Rōyakan sitting next to Yang Tao, holding a piece of steak that emitted a faint golden light, eating very happily.
Inuyasha asked very puzzled, "How did Rōyakan do that?"
"Want to learn?"
Yang Tao took out a bone and dangled it, "If you want to learn, I'll teach you!"
...
After staying in the Inuyasha world for two days.
Kagome, Inuyasha, and Miroku once again embarked on their journey to find the Shikon Jewel shard, while Yang Tao cultivated Rōyakan to max level.
He stroked Rōyakan's increasingly soft fur and instructed, "Watch the house, don't run around. When you have time, you can go into the forest and eliminate more demons to practice and improve your strength."
"Don't worry, Boss, the house is safe with me."
Rōyakan extended his hand and patted the armor on his body, making clanging sounds. Shippo, sitting on Rōyakan's head, asked reluctantly, "Boss, when will you be back?"
"It won't be too long. Didn't I give you the key? If anything happens, come find me."
With that, Yang Tao waved his hand, pushed open the wooden door that appeared before him, and returned to the Overworld.
"Chain mining, genius puppy... Tsk tsk, if only it gave an equivalent exchange, that would be great."
The insatiable Yang Tao looked at the new wooden door on the Mist Wall.
"I wonder which New World it is. I hope it's an interesting one..."
Walking to one of the wooden doors, Yang Tao gently pushed it open and stepped inside.
The morning sun sprinkled down from the sky. The world behind the wooden door was filled with lush green scenery everywhere, and scattered houses were nestled at the foot of a mountain not far away.
Yang Tao took a deep breath of the air and smiled, "As expected, the air in this kind of environment is much more comfortable."
After waiting for a long time, nothing happened except for a "World Exploration Value 0.6%" popping up in his vision.
'No world prompt again? Is this meant to be a surprise?'
He had already left the novice stage, so whether there was a world prompt or not didn't significantly affect him.
Even if he didn't encounter any plot characters, this world wasn't going anywhere, and it could still provide considerable value.
Not far away, there was a two-story villa, and Yang Tao prepared to go there to inquire about the situation.
But as soon as he took a step, the wooden door of that villa was opened from the inside, and a small boy of about ten years old ran out of the villa in a panic.
"Ah!!! I'm going to be late!"