I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 136 Cursed Seal II

"Hello everyone, I'm 'KYG'!"

A figure sped between buildings at a speed comparable to the Shinkansen bullet train.

Because he ran so fast, the audio in the live stream was delayed.

"I've entered Gojo City, and I've heard that a superhuman-level 'Tiger' has appeared here. I'll be here to provide on-site coverage—?!"

brush,

Next second,
The scene of the high-speed train suddenly stopped, and even the voice of the blogger 'KYG' abruptly disappeared.

【? ? ? 】

[What's wrong with the blogger? Blogger, say something!]

What happened? Is there anything in this world that the blogger is afraid of?

The superhuman has been around for quite some time now, and lifting heavy objects and moving faster than a cheetah are commonplace for him. However, only this 'KYG' who streams live has achieved speeds comparable to the Shinkansen bullet train. Relying on his high-speed movement, he is practically invincible and dares to roam freely around Mount Koya.

Of course, I wouldn't dare go to the center.

The demons and synthetic beasts are no problem, but deep inside there are ancient demons like the Blood Hakama and the Sea Ninja!

"Friends, Gojo City is in big trouble."

A few seconds later, the blogger 'KYG's' bitter voice finally rang out.

"Which bastard said it was a Tiger-level disaster?!"

"See for yourselves—"

As the camera pointed forward, a series of horrific scenes appeared in the live stream.

The TV tower in Gojo City has become history, leaving only a twisted half of its remains; the surrounding buildings are also pitted and cratered, as if they had been bombed by artillery shells; however, it is not difficult to see from the remaining traces that these are actually huge craters caused by 'humans'.

Holy crap, is this a Tiger-level disaster?

[Is this for real? Even a wolf-level expert like Mr. Yamagami was defeated!]

[Oh no! Saito is in danger! Blogger, hurry and save him!]

In the center of these ruins, Yamagami Toru, holding a steel pipe, was kneeling on one knee, panting in a hollow large enough for him to swim in; while Saito was in an even worse situation, being held by the neck by his opponent and lifted into the air.

“One ‘Sichuan Ape’, one ‘Thunder Beast’.”

Grabbing Saito's neck, 'Ibaraki' spoke coldly.

"You think you can challenge me?"

"Ahem,"

Shan Shangche, kneeling on the ground, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, his hand covered in blood.

This extraordinary being didn't even use any 'abilities'; with sheer power and incredible speed, he easily defeated both of them. Even Tiger-level beings wouldn't have such a vast difference in strength. The opponent should be:

"Demon level!"

Squeezing the word out from between his teeth
Even the mild-mannered Yamagami Toru couldn't help but curse the government officials in his heart.

What? The intelligence was fake?

"Saito, use that move!"

At this point, there's nothing left to hold back.

After shouting, Yamagami Tetsu no longer held back, actively absorbing the 'demon power' from the outside world, and black patterns appeared all over his body.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

The excruciating pain from his first all-out effort made him roar out!
At the same time, amidst the tearing sound, the clothes on his back were ripped apart by two wings—no, those weren't wings, but creations resembling 'hands'.

Immediately afterwards, Yamagami Tetsu's hair began to grow, and the color of his eyes changed rapidly: his eyes became black with golden pupils.

In the blink of an eye, Yamagami Toru transformed into a monster with wings on its back.

"Ahhhhh!!"

the other side,
Saito Suke, who was grabbed by the neck and lifted up by 'Ibaraki', roared in pain.

Black lines also appeared on his body, his hair began to grow, a small 'horn' pierced out from his forehead, and his body was covered with a keratinous layer like armor.

"let me go!"

The keratin layer that spread to his neck blocked the opponent's palm, and after transforming, Saito threw a punch forward.

crackling

Amidst flashes of lightning, Yamagami Tetsu, with wings on his back, appeared beside Ibaraki, dragging a steel pipe brimming with dazzling lightning bolts in his hand, and slammed it down on Ibaraki!
boom---

The powers of three extraordinary beings collided violently.

The visible clash of demonic power instantly unleashed a deafening roar, like a thunderous tsunami, that echoed through the heavens. The collision created concentric circles of shockwaves and billowing smoke and dust, as if an armory had exploded on the spot.

The cracks caused by the impact spread outwards in all directions!

Wherever it passed, the earth crumbled, rocks split, and houses shook. The television station, which was still half-built, was the first to be hit and immediately collapsed into shards of steel, concrete, and glass that shot outwards.
???

A moment of silence fell over the live stream.
Even the ever-present bullet comments disappeared instantly.

Those watching the live stream were so shocked that they lost the ability to speak or move.

"it is good!"

A cheer rang out from the mushroom cloud of smoke rising from the explosion.

The next second, an invisible gust of wind swept out, dispersing the smoke and dust, revealing three figures.

Dozens of meters away, in the sky, flapping wings shaped like 'hands' and covered in lightning, was 'Yamagami Toru'; and below him, 'Saito Suke', whose entire body was covered in keratin like armor and had a small horn on his forehead.

The one who remained motionless was the tall, extraordinary being with flowing white hair and clad in golden-red armor.

"You guys are quite capable to have lasted this long against me, Ibaraki."

"but--"

After stretching his left arm, this self-proclaimed 'Ibaraki' arrogantly swept his gaze over the two 'demonized' individuals.

"That was only one-tenth of my power,"

"Next"

How much longer can you hold out?
Needless to say, both Yamagami Toru and Saito Suke understood each other's meaning.

On the rooftop just a few hundred meters away, the blogger 'KYG' was live-streaming with his device: the earth instantly twisted and flew up.

So fast? !
Blogger 'KYG's' pupils contracted.
As a speed-type superhuman, his 'sorcery' grants him terrifying speed far exceeding that of ordinary superhumans.

Not only speed, but also nerve reflexes and physical strength are enhanced accordingly: otherwise, it would be ridiculous to crash into yourself and die because of the speed.

Therefore, he could clearly see that as that 'Ibaraki' strode past, the ground was like a fragile carpet trampled by a wild horse! The entire area was lifted up in a wave-like pattern, twisted and deformed in the air, and concrete, bricks, and the mud and sand below were all thrown up and shot by this force.

Everything in his path of charge was pushed aside, compressed, and then exploded layer by layer by the violent shockwave before it even touched his body.

The immense impact was even faster than sound travels, far surpassing the force of gravity. Before the dust and sand could even settle, 'Ibaraki' pierced right through it!

"Join forces!"

Without any hesitation, Yamashita Toru shouted as he landed, grabbing forward with both hands and pulling out a large amount of crackling, electric pythons and silver snakes intertwined and swirled; Saito Sukeya, after transforming, also threw a punch, and a white shockwave appeared in front of his fist.

What greeted them was two fists thrown out simultaneously by 'Ibaraki'.

As he unleashed his fist, a surge of purple chakra erupted, forming a cone-shaped storm in front of him, shattering everything in its path!

When the three fists collided, a brief, eerie 'silence' appeared.

The next moment, a fierce roar suddenly erupted!

The powerful shockwave shook the air, causing it to ripple like water; the gale-force winds surged outwards from the point of impact in all three directions.

The dust and mud were so thick that even the sunlight was dimmed! Where the shockwave reached, concrete buildings immediately developed numerous cracks and then collapsed in large sections; load-bearing columns were broken in two, and the high-strength steel embedded inside deformed and twisted, leaving only a few remnants on the foundation.

thump thump thump,

Saito Suke took huge, rapid steps backward, unable to stop!
With each step he took, he created a crater the size of a bathtub, as if the ground were not solid cement but soft biscuits.

He flew back over a hundred meters before regaining his footing: countless cracks appeared on the 'armor' of his punching arm, and blood droplets splattered outwards, staining the ground beneath his feet a bright red.

Fortunately, his 'sorcery' allows him to merge with others and he also possesses a certain degree of self-healing ability.

As he consumed the demonic power he had absorbed from the outside world, his injuries began to heal.

"Saito, are you alright?"

Yamashita Toru flew over, waving his hands and wings. He was able to deflect the force of flight, so his face was only flushed, but his slightly trembling hands indicated that the situation was not optimistic.

"I'm fine,"

Saito, whose arm had healed, shook his head.

"I'll hold them off head-on, you find an opportunity to attack."

"it is good!"

Saito had used the 'fusion' ability before, and it was clear that it wouldn't work on 'Ibaraki,' leaving only hand-to-hand combat.

Yamagami Toru's 'lightning' output capability is much stronger, although—

It didn't have much effect.

We hope the government will send reinforcements as soon as possible.
Even after their 'transformation' and the resulting increase in strength, the two still lacked the confidence to defeat 'Ibaraki'.

Not only because the enemy has never retreated a single step since the start of the war, but also because:

"Not bad, it can withstand two-tenths of my strength."

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"That's only two-tenths?!"

Upon arriving at the command center, Director Zhuya witnessed everything through the live stream of blogger 'KYG,' and looked utterly exasperated.

"Is he some kind of big boss? His power increases little by little."

On the screen, the extraordinary being named 'Ibaraki' is fighting two opponents at once, holding his own. No, if he wasn't boasting, then he was just toying with them.

However, this kind of 'playing around' turned the Gojo City TV station area into ruins: a punch or a kick could blow through a building, and even a modern reinforced concrete building could not withstand the punches and kicks of these three guys!
"Theoretically speaking, he is indeed the big boss."

The shrine priest of Yushima Tenmangu Shrine next door is not only learned but also enjoys playing games. He began to explain:
"Ibaraki, also known as Ibaraki-dōji, is also called the 'Demon of Rashomon'."

"During the Heian period, a hundred demons roamed the night. Even in Heian-kyo, ghosts and monsters roamed freely at night."

"Minamoto no Yorimitsu, the founder of the Settsu Genji clan, had a retainer named Watanabe no Tsuna who made a bet with someone about whether he could walk the Suzaku Avenue at night without encountering a ghost."

As a result, Watanabe no Tsuna encountered Ibaraki-dōji, the second-in-command of Ōeyama, on his journey. The two fought fiercely, and Watanabe no Tsuna ultimately prevailed, cutting off one of Ibaraki-dōji's arms. From then on, his famous sword 'Higekiri' was also renamed 'Oni-giri'.

"As the number two figure of Mount Ooe, Ibaraki's strength goes without saying, and he absolutely deserves the title of 'BOSS'."

The number one figure of Mount Ooe is none other than Shuten-dōji, who is known as the 'Demon King'!

Speaking of which, Ibaraki is also the mascot of Osaka Prefecture, and his statues can be seen everywhere in the city.

but now
The head of the Osaka Metropolitan Police Department was deathly pale.

This humanoid calamity is Ibaraki. If he were to invade Osaka, what would become of him?
We must stop him here!

How do we stop them?

Director Zhu Ya glanced at this guy who was always going against her with displeasure.

"Notify the extraordinary beings to come and discuss their extermination."

"Updated intelligence: Ibaraki's disaster level has been raised to:"

"ghost!"

I just hope that when he unleashes his 'full' power, it won't be a 'dragon'.

If it reaches the 'Dragon' level, then the island nation's government will...
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"A Demon-level Disaster, Ibaraki?"

On the other side, on the giant black bird that had turned around, Qiong Mei thought for a moment.

"Among the extraordinary beings currently announced by the government, there are only five Demon-level beings: 'Blood Hakama', 'Sea Ninja', 'Kyujira', 'Kani Hime', and 'Oni Messenger Shiro'."

"That kind of battlefield brother is too dangerous!"

They are all only 'Wolf Level', with 'Tiger Level' in between. Now they are going to the 'Demon Level' battlefield. The dangers are self-evident: even the usually confident brother is only 'Tiger Level' at most.

"Don't panic, just go and check the situation."

Yu calmly waved her hand and said, "Let's talk about it later."

"We can fly. When in doubt, we can just turn around and move like the wind."

Since Yuu had said so, Qiong no longer objected: the government summoned all the extraordinary beings to discuss the matter, so many uncles and aunts, how could they let these students take the lead?
Ok,
Natural energy is truly extraordinary!
Yu, on the other hand, silently sensed the characteristics of 'natural energy'.

Without a doubt, the "Ibaraki" who controls the uncle named "Kafka" is Yu's shadow clone performing the "Mind Transfer" technique.

Given his control, Kafka certainly had no chance of breaking free, and at the same time, he deliberately kept him awake to gain experience in controlling 'natural energy'.

That's right, what Yu gave Kafka was Jugo's ability, which was the source of the 'cursed seal'.

Jugo, the originator of the cursed seal, is born with the ability to absorb natural energy (i.e., a poor man's version of Sage Mode). Once he stays in a place with extremely strong natural energy, he will transform into Sage Mode, but he will go berserk because he cannot control it.

After absorbing natural energy, even the simplest punches and kicks can unleash terrifying power!

The two people fighting against him had also received the 'Cursed Seal'; under the crushing power of 'Ibaraki', they had to enter the second state of the Cursed Seal in order to barely resist.

Having spread and studied the 'cursed seal' for so long, Yu has unlocked the ability of Jugo, the source of the cursed seal. He decided to test it on Kafka, who longed to be a hero: it seems to be working well now, not only greatly improving its endurance but also making it quite powerful.

Well, now it's time to figure out how to end this.

(End of this chapter)