DxD: Trait Plunderer

"Red Dragon Emperor, aren't you going to activate your Sacred Gear?"

Indra brandished Vajra, and the sky was instantly covered by dark clouds, with endless heavenly lightning flashing within the layers of clouds.

"I haven't used a Sacred Gear in a long time. For me now, activating a Sacred Gear is more of a constraint."

Tatsuma put one hand in his pocket, and with the other hand, he beckoned towards Indra.

"If you're ready, let's start. It won't waste too much of your time."

"How arrogant!"

Indra laughed loudly, and vast divine power poured into Vajra.

"Since you are so arrogant, let me witness your true power!"

The heavenly lightning that had been accumulating in the sky for a long time crashed down, covering everything in sight.

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, shaking the world. The solid space was torn apart, and spatial turbulence surged out from the crack, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"True power?"

Standing within the lightning purgatory, Tatsuma raised his palm and slapped forward. Vast natural energy instantly gathered, transforming into a giant palm that swept away the heavenly lightning.

At the same time, Time energy emerged. The palm was accelerated, and in the next second, it arrived before Indra, slapping him down.

Boom!

A deafening roar sounded, and the terrifying shockwave shook the mountains, cracked the earth, and the air rippled like a vast sea.

"I'm afraid I can't fulfill your request." Tatsuma came before Indra and replied with a calm expression.

"If I used all my strength, I might accidentally kill you."

Lost.

Looking at the black-clothed young man standing before him, a trace of confusion appeared on Indra's face.

He hadn't been careless. From the very beginning, he knew that Tatsuma's strength was not simple.

To win, he went all out with his first attack, pushing Vajra to its limit. But even so, he still lost.

Tatsuma just raised his hand and slapped him, and he was completely defeated.

The gap between the two was too great, not on the same dimensional level at all.

Intense pain came from all parts of his body, and Indra spat out a large mouthful of blood, his eyes bloodshot.

But even so, his gaze was still fixed on Tatsuma.

"I heard that half a year ago, you were just an ordinary high school student attending school. Is that true?"

"It's true."

"So you grew from an ordinary person to this level step by step within the past six months?"

"Mm."

"...Monster." Indra smiled with relief.

Even when he faced the Infinite Dragon God, he had never felt so powerless. That was an abyss that could absolutely not be crossed. Even if he burned himself completely, he probably wouldn't be able to touch Tatsuma's back.

And as time passes, the gap between the two will only grow larger, until they are completely out of sight.

[Congratulations on successfully defeating Indra, you have obtained the gold trait: Heavenly Eye Sight.]

[Heavenly Eye Sight (Gold): Inject energy to activate, can perceive all things in the world, discern good from evil, right from wrong.]

A gold trait, but with limited use.

Throwing [Heavenly Eye Sight] into the trait inventory, Tatsuma raised his hand and pointed from a distance.

In the next second, vast natural energy descended, healing Indra's injuries. Indra's injuries healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"This kind of Senjutsu... No matter how many times I see it, I still feel surprised."

Sun Wukong, along with Yu-Long, descended from the sky, letting out a sigh of admiration.

"If you're already surprised by this, then you'll have plenty more to be surprised by in the future." Tatsuma chuckled lightly and looked up at the sky.

Hum! Hum! Hum...

Beams of divine light rose from all directions, and a vast aura like a vast ocean enveloped the entire Mount Meru.

As the master of Mount Meru, Indra's strength was beyond doubt. He had gone all out before, and without any concealment, his aura had already spread throughout Mount Meru.

Sensing his action, the Gods who usually resided peacefully in various parts of Mount Meru, either living leisurely or training in seclusion, appeared one after another. In just a few seconds, more than a dozen figures appeared on the peak of Mount Meru.

"Heavenly Emperor, has something happened?"

"Nothing, I just had a sparring session with a guest on a whim, don't worry about it."

Indra patted the dust off his body, his expression calm as if nothing had happened.

"Guest?"

The Gods were stunned for a moment, and their gazes simultaneously turned towards Tatsuma.

The next instant, the Gods let out a gasp.

After the Hades incident, the Gods of various pantheons had more or less learned about him.

"I didn't expect the Heavenly Emperor to invite the Red Dragon Emperor. This is the first time I've heard of this."

"If the other party is the Red Dragon Emperor, it's no wonder the Heavenly Emperor would feel the urge to fight. After all, that's the being who single-handedly broke into the Realm of the Dead and defeated Hades."

"But why did the Heavenly Emperor only make one move and then stop? That's not like his style."

"Not clear, it couldn't be that the Heavenly Emperor was instantly defeated by the Red Dragon Emperor right after making a move, could it?"

"Shhh! Are you trying to die?"

Noisy discussions arose around them, and the Gods, who were already fond of gossip, began discussing the outcome of the battle.

Seeing this, Indra frowned, immediately feeling his dignity was in danger.

"You may all withdraw. Tatsuma and I have important matters to discuss next."

"..."

The discussions came to an abrupt halt.

As the master of Mount Meru, Indra's authority was beyond doubt.

The Gods exchanged glances and disappeared into the sky one after another, returning to where they came from.

"Let's go, we'll enter the divine hall."

After chasing away the Gods, Indra felt relieved and led the way towards the divine hall ahead.

"Red Dragon Emperor, I still have some things to do. I'll entertain you after you've finished talking with the Heavenly Emperor."

"Eh? What else is there?"

"Idiot, be quiet."

Sun Wukong patted Yu-Long's head and disappeared from the summit of Mount Meru with him.

Tatsuma didn't pay attention and followed Indra into the divine hall ahead. Unlike its appearance, the interior of the divine hall was extremely spacious.

The moment they crossed a certain threshold, a faint spatial fluctuation sounded, and Tatsuma and Indra arrived beside a vast, empty coastline.

"Let's stay here, no one will disturb us."

Indra snapped his fingers, and a set of tables and chairs appeared on the beach.

The sea breeze blew, and a cool, fresh sensation swept across their faces, making them feel comfortable.

"Nice scenery."

After complimenting the scenery, Tatsuma sat down opposite Indra, his hands clasped together.

"I don't like to say too many pleasantries, let's get straight to the point. You invited me to Mount Meru today, what are you planning to discuss?"

"The initial goal was to recruit you to join my ranks, or at least form an alliance."

Indra shrugged and took out another pair of sunglasses and put them on.

He accepted Tatsuma's challenge not entirely to satisfy his own desire for battle. In a sense, the moment that battle began, their negotiation had already started.

The winning or dominant party would gain the initiative in this battle.

Therefore, to gain the initiative, Indra had prepared many plans and went all out from the very beginning of the battle. But unfortunately, he was facing Tatsuma.

None of his plans were used. From the start to the end of the battle, which lasted less than ten seconds, he was instantly defeated by Tatsuma's slap.

Having lost so miserably, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't possibly say something like 'I see you have good potential, come and work for me'. And Tatsuma was also aware of this point.