Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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Yaobikuni was slightly moved, and gradually began to not understand why Kousaka Kyosuke's thoughts were like this...

"Come!"

Ōtakemaru laughed loudly, golden light and electric snakes swirling around him, while dark clouds danced across the sky, creating a magnificent spectacle!

Kyosuke Kosaka held a long sword, its endless sharpness rising instantly and pointing at Ōtakemaru's right hand.

A smile appeared on Ōtakemaru's face. "You want to take my divine weapon?"

Where is it so easy?

Just as their attacks were about to collide, Ōtakemaru suddenly sensed something was wrong, realizing that the attack had passed through Kōsaka Kyōsuke's longsword.

snort~

A sound like tattered cloth rang out.

Kyosuke Kosaka used all his strength to cut off the hand that was surging with divine and demonic power.

"Is it an illusion?!"

Ōtakemaru reacted instantly, and with a thought, activated the power of the Yasakani no Magatama to an even greater extent.

boom! !

The earth cracked open, and soil and rocks rushed out in all directions like a curtain. Under the powerful and domineering force, soil and rocks flew everywhere, and dust rose in all directions!

The highest point of Mount Oe instantly descended into chaos.

A long while passed.

"Pooh!"

With little strength, Kousaka Kyosuke quickly moved to Kagura's side, and couldn't help but spit out some dust that he had accidentally swallowed.

Minamoto no Hiromasa looked at him strangely: "I thought you were risking your life..."

Kyosuke Kosaka glanced at the severed hand on the ground and grumbled, "I'm still very afraid of dying. Cutting off his hand took most of my courage in this lifetime."

Kagura nodded her little head: "I'm glad you're alright, Kyosuke."

Xiaobai: "That scared Xiaobai to death!"

Seimei smiled wryly: "Yes, I was almost startled too. I was too reckless just now..."

Yaobikuni chuckled.

"That's pretty good. It would be difficult to stop Ōtakemaru from escaping, so leaving him with one hand is not a loss."

"That's right, that's right~"

Kyosuke Kosaka quickly chimed in.

Leaving one hand behind, it's still a pretty good result, right? Most importantly, I feel much better! Awesome!

221. Mountain God/Cloud Mirror Activation/Tamamo-no-Mae/Return to Kyoto/Arrangement

Boom boom boom——

Shortly after Ōtakemaru left, the ground suddenly trembled.

Amidst the deafening roar, as if a giant boulder had been moved, the mountain peaks on the north side of Mount Ōe began to shift.

In an instant, many humans and demons still fighting in the Great River Mountain adjusted their battle stance and secretly observed the sudden change.

The mountain slowly moved, shaking off countless clods of earth and rocks, and finally revealed a human figure.

Facing the summit of the mountain range, on the throne of the Demon King, Shuten-dōji sat up leisurely with a natural expression.

In a short while, a huge stone face appeared inside the humanoid figure.

The features sculpted from earth and stone are rough and covered with patterns.

"Ghost King." A rough and deep voice echoed between heaven and earth.

"it's me."

"This is--"

Ibaraki-doji's demonic hand faintly emitted surging demonic flames, preparing to continue the battle.

"No need to panic," Shuten-dōji said casually.

But the rough voice did not stop speaking.

"We have not seen each other for a hundred years, and when we meet again, it will be our last. My life is coming to an end, and I am destroyed in this battle. I will turn to dust at dawn. Now, I return your power to you. The fate of the Ghost Clan is in your hands... Farewell."

"Mountain God——"

Shuten-dōji wanted to say something more.

Just then, the sun rose in the east, and a white light overshadowed the moon on the horizon.

The stone giant had already begun to crack, and the cracks quickly spread throughout its entire body.

The moment the sunlight completely fell into the valley of the great river, the stone giant instantly turned to ashes.

Kousaka Kyosuke could clearly see a powerful surge of spiritual energy shooting towards Shuten-dōji's sake gourd, and... Seimei.

"This half of the Cloud Mirror is filled with the power of the Mountain God, so it seems there's no need to collect any other power."

With a complicated expression, Seimei took out the divine artifact he always carried with him.

The Cloud Mirror is a container for creation.

The power required to activate it is no less than that of the Sea Kingdom's army, and he originally wanted to ask his other companions for help after this battle.

As a result, the mountain god seemed to know this information and offered his help.

But it was difficult for Seimei to be happy.

Because this is the last remaining power of the mountain god...

"Damn it! Those sea monsters got away again!" Ibaraki-dōji ignored everything else and was just furious.

Looking down from the mountain, he saw that the demons and the human army were relentlessly pursuing the sea monster.

However, the siren's escape speed seemed to be as fast as if it had been trained.

At this moment, all that can be seen are many ghost ships setting sail and leaving.

“It’s just a temporary withdrawal; their next target will be Kyoto…” Minamoto no Hiromasa sighed.

Ultimately, they couldn't stop the sirens' actions.

Having collected the Onikiri body, Minamoto no Yorimitsu did not have his usual confident smile; he simply spoke slowly.

“Kyoto is different from Mount Ōe, the realm of humans and demons. There, everyone is an unarmed commoner. It’s a pity, Seimei, your preparations aren’t complete yet…”

"I'm sorry, I'll do my best in that regard."

"Lord Raikou, Lord Seimei has already tried his best," Shiro explained to Seimei.

Seimei shook his head: "This is my fault—"

"No, that's not it." A magnetic voice suddenly interrupted Seimei's words.

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound.

Two foxes were pulling a palanquin across the horizon, and the person speaking was sitting on it.

It has a head, body, and fox ears, with nine seemingly real fox tails that rise to the sky behind it, and a bright red robe.

"Tamamo-mae."

When Minamoto no Yorimitsu saw the visitor, his emotions were complicated.

The night the foxfire descended upon Kyoto was the most important moment in his life when he made a life-changing decision.

That night, the streets were filled with the smell of death and burning.

That smell still lingers deeply in his memory.

Even Haiming's inner demon illusion is this scene.

He was too weak at that time, and his attempts to contain the source of the disaster were futile.

Amidst irreparable ruins, only a sharp blade protected him and saved him from death...

It's actually quite ironic when you think about it.

This incident also made Minamoto no Yorimitsu understand.

Only absolute power is real.

Everything else is meaningless.

Just like now, without power, Kyoto even has a problem protecting itself.

"I'm a bit late, but at least I got the other half of the Cloud Mirror." Tamamo-no-Mae arrived without greeting anyone and handed half of the mirror to Seimei.

"Thank you, you've worked hard."

Seimei thanked him and accepted the gift with a solemn expression.

Tamamo-no-Mae smiled and said, "So what if Kyoto is destroyed? Why bother going to such lengths?"