Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"Wait a minute, I might be able to break through this. You start gathering your strength now and prepare for your strongest attack. Kagura, you and Yaobikuni take good care of us."

"Then I'll start preparing."

"it is good."

"Of course you can."

Minamoto no Hiromasa, Kagura, and Yaobikuni had no objections to Kousaka Kyosuke's proposal.

No one dared to act rashly, because it would easily become a burden and a hindrance.

"Speaking of which, haven't I practically taken over from Seimei and started leading the main characters?"

As Kousaka Kyosuke was preparing to break the Sea Roar Spell, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

At that moment, he realized that he was almost replacing Seimei!

What happened to the promise of slacking off and taking it easy?

Well, as expected, there's a gap between ideals and reality.

In the barrier.

The corpses of countless samurai, onmyoji, and yokai were piled up into a small mountain, with countless severed limbs and broken bones.

Seimei and Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who had caught up with Ōtakemaru, were locked in combat with him and had no time to chat.

Every attack from Ōtakemaru was fueled by a powerful burst of demonic energy.

Because he was truly risking his life!

He knew very well that the more any of Shuten-dōji, Ibaraki-dōji, or Onikiri woke up, the more obvious the disadvantage in the battle would become!

"Genji weapons, just let them sink into oblivion. No one will truly acknowledge you."

"You have betrayed humanity and your own kind."

"The admonitions of your enemies have seeped into your very being; your self-perceived upholding of justice is nothing but self-deception."

Kaiming, who also understood that the situation was very unfavorable for Suzukayama, decided to speed up.

He had to trick the three monsters he controlled into a desperate situation as soon as possible.

—While his "Inner Demon Illusion" was powerful, controlling three great demons at once was still quite difficult, and it could be dispelled at any time.

Therefore, he must overcome each obstacle one by one to turn the situation around.

Then the only option is to win their hearts and minds as quickly as possible.

Knowing that Onikiri's emotions fluctuate the most, his demonic power is the most unstable, and he is also injured, Haiming chose him as the first target for his breakthrough.

"I will absolutely, absolutely not let you get away with this! Minamoto no Yorimitsu!!"

Onikiri yelled and fought the phantom again, but the more he fought, the more injuries he sustained.

While fighting against Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Ōtakemaru noticed that Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Seimei were at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength, and took advantage of the gap to retreat and talk with a smile.

"Minamoto no Yorimitsu, someone's calling you, aren't you going?"

"Ha, when it comes to scheming, I have to admire you guys."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu scoffed, offering no specific response.

He believed it.

He believed that his philosophy was embodied in Onikiri as a whole.

And they will not fall into such ridiculous confusion because of anything.

“Ootakemaru, it’s not fun to attack someone’s weaknesses again.”

Seimei spoke slowly.

Xiao Bai chimed in, "That's shameless!"

Ōtakemaru raised the corners of his mouth, his smile becoming even brighter.

"Weak is weak, so isn't it only natural that they are killed and attacked?"

Seimei's expression gradually turned serious: "Is this your reason for hurting other innocent people?"

Ōtakemaru laughed loudly: "Enough with the nonsense! Let's fight!"

These arrogant and despicable Kyoto people stole the spiritual power of Mount Suzuka, and they even act all righteous and self-righteous! Disgusting! Absolutely disgusting!

Kill kill kill!

With his demonic power restored, Ōtakemaru unleashed an even more ferocious attack from the Yasakani no Magatama in his hand!

Lightning flashed suddenly in the gloomy sky!

"it is good!"

Minamoto no Yorimitsu smiled and swung his katana, creating a tearing sound in the air.

The two attacks collided instantly, generating a powerful shockwave.

"Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Zai Qian! Hurry, hurry, as the law commands—"

Seimei's summoning of talismans also unleashed powerful magic.

The pentagram formed a hand seal and flashed, and the surging spiritual power transformed into an almost imperceptible beam of light that struck Ōtakemaru.

Amidst the swirling dust, Ootengu, whose perception was somewhat diminished, reacted hastily, taking a hard blow to his right hand.

"what--"

Blood streamed from Ōtakemaru's eyes, his violent gaze flashing, as he stubbornly endured the pain and continued to grip the Yasakani no Magatama to fight against the sudden attack of Minamoto no Yorimitsu.

"Is the target the Yasakani no Magatama in my possession...?"

Ōtakemaru remained remarkably calm, gripping the Yasakani no Magatama even tighter.

Even now, he hadn't forgotten about the blood sacrifice he had performed here.

However, he was entangled with Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Seimei and could not carry it out for the time being; otherwise, he could have withdrawn his troops after it was completed.

Noticing that Ōtakemaru was having an increasingly difficult time, Uminari became anxious.

Suddenly, through rapid analysis of Onikiri's memories, it was discovered that the crescent-shaped blade in Onikiri's hand was his original sword.

With a thought, layers of black seawater demonic energy wrapped around Onikiri's blade, and cracks gradually appeared on the blade.

"Die, only death can bring liberation. Don't continue to be trapped in the vortex of hatred..."

Haiming spoke softly.

He concentrated all his energy, intending to crush Onikiri's main blade when it was at its weakest.

clack clack...

A faint cracking sound echoed in the air.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu's pupils constricted immediately upon realizing what was happening.

"Hey, we can't be distracted during battle." Ōtakemaru turned around and blocked the direction that Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Seimei wanted to go to rescue Onikiri.

Seimei said solemnly, "This matter is entrusted to..."

"Die—!!"

A hoarse roar poured out from Onikiri's mouth.

His eyes were clear, showing no signs of being controlled; his gaze held only determination!

The knife pressed harder against the handle!

He was fearless!

He was willing to die to shatter this illusion and awaken his comrades from Mount Ōe, Shuten-dōji and Ibaraki-dōji.

"Yes, let us die together! I so desperately crave this moment! I crave the agony of being shattered to pieces! I crave the agony of being burned alive!"

"—?!"

Unexpectedly, Onikiri woke up instantly and made a decision to take everyone down with him, which immediately triggered a strong counterattack from Uminari.

boom! !

With a loud bang, the illusion shattered instantly.

swoosh~

An arrow flashed past like a shooting star.

"Well!"

"teacher!"

Ōtakemaru shouted, briefly activating the power of the Yasakani no Magatama to throw Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Seimei aside, and then delivered a powerful slash to a group of people rushing down from the mountaintop from a distance before rushing to Uminari, who was hit by an arrow.

"It's alright, young master, I can hold on. You can begin the blood sacrifice immediately!"

"you……"

"quick!"

Haiming urged him on, and despite being shot in the chest, he still felt a force supporting him throughout his body.