I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 363 The Era of the Tiger-Demon War

Out of the way, Kalamoran Island.

A Russian army is stationed here: although all the countries' slogans are "for humanity," in reality, those who come here are all for "supernatural potions."

However, the real extraordinary powerhouses are currently engaged in a great battle, and the aftershocks have forced the Russian soldiers to hide in buildings and fortifications.

collapse--

As the bowstring was released, an icy arrow shot into the sky and pierced the dark clouds.

"Fall down, sacrificial arrow!"

As Yura, in her Onmyoji form, swung her ice crystal longbow downwards:
Waves of frost suddenly roared down, followed by countless sharp ice spikes as thick as arms, covering an area of ​​thousands of meters! Such was the magnitude of a natural disaster; in the eyes of ordinary people, it was truly like a divine event.

Click click click click click,

A biting wind and frost swept by, instantly freezing the countless demons in the sky so that they could no longer flap their wings and could barely move.

Pfft, pfft, pfft, pfft!
The ice spikes, carrying the momentum of their fall, pierced through the demons on the spot, causing them to fall from the sky like a dense rain.

With a single arrow, a large portion of the sky was cleared. Yura looked at the Blood Hakama surrounded by countless demons.

"Oh, little girl."

The 'blood-clad' figure floating among the demons stood with his hands behind his back and spoke leisurely.

"The Ashiya family's secret techniques are quite effective, but—"

"My demons are endless."

As soon as 'Blood Hakama' finished speaking, swarms of demons flew over and quickly filled the gap that had just been cleared.

"And with your spiritual power constantly depleted, what will you use to fight me?"

"A great Yin-Yang Master from a thousand years ago,"

Holding an ice crystal longbow and standing on a patch of ice crystals, Yuluo was not to be outdone.

"Yet you dare not face a junior like me directly? All you do is send your shikigami to their deaths."

"No wonder I never heard of you during the time when Ashiya, Abe, and Kamo were fighting. You probably didn't dare to show your face at all."

"you--?!"

When mocked as an unknown nobody, 'Blood Hood' flew into a rage on the spot.

"Let me show you my Yin-Yang techniques!"

With a wave of his long sleeves, Blood Hakka sent out countless illusory warriors flying out, mingling with the demons and forming a torrent that surged forward.

"Isn't it still an evil spirit shikigami?"

Despite saying that, Yura had already noticed the hands of the 'Blood Hakama' forming hand seals.

Is the Yin-Yang technique the key point next?
So many grunts,
Some trouble
Don't be fooled by the Blood Hakama's usual tactics, which consist of nothing more than a barrage of monsters, chimeras, mummified ninjas, and Oni warriors. But as the saying goes, even ants can't eat an elephant, and a hero can't withstand sheer numbers. Not to mention endless, according to experts' estimates, the number of monsters is at least over a hundred million. If they just stood still and let themselves be killed, they would be exhausted before they could kill them all.

Brush, X2
"Miss Hanakain, leave the ragtag soldiers to us."

Two figures appeared out of thin air, each carrying a large sword.

It was Director Zhu Ya, and the mysterious young man codenamed 'Shura'—well, actually, he wasn't mysterious at all to top-tier supernatural forces.

"Exploding Blade Technique - Bursting and Strangling Death!"

Upon appearing, Director Zhuya didn't waste any words and swept out a scroll-like 'explosive blade' from her hand.

Boom boom boom boom boom! ! !

The dense explosions spread rapidly, forming an arc-shaped death zone that engulfed large swathes of the demons.

As long as you inject spiritual power, you can summon 'explosion talismans' with the Explosion Blade, and the consumption is much less than making 'explosion talismans'. The downside is that it cannot be stored and must be used immediately. It is a great tool for crushing weaker opponents.

"Demon Slayer·Twelve Ranbu!"

Xiao, on the other side, was not idle either. With a swing of his Executioner's Blade, a series of crimson flying slashes shot out amidst a continuous 'whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh' sound.

These flying slashes of crimson light were quite powerful, cutting through the demons with ease.

That's not all:

"Resurrect!"

The next second, streaks of amber light flew back and disappeared into the decapitation blade.

Xiao Weizhen, whose face was covered by bandages, felt as if he had been given a mouthful of ice water in the desert.

Cool!
The decapitation sword can absorb life force to strengthen itself.

However, in his hands, it was used to kill fish or slaughter cattle; those who didn't know better would think that this extraordinary sword was for butchering.

Even demons have blood, it's just amber in color, as long as it can be absorbed.

With Director Takeya and Takashi joining the battle, the two 'famous swordsmen' who were skilled in large-scale destruction immediately pushed back the demons and synthetic beasts; without interference, Yura focused on dealing with the Blood Hakama, and the two demon-level 'Onmyoji' began to fight in the sky.

One moment flames filled the sky; the next, a cold wind howled, leaving the Russian soldiers hiding in the buildings below speechless.

Compared to these extraordinary individuals, what they held was nothing more than a fire poker.

Extraordinary power, so terrifying.

It's something to look forward to!

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Tokyo,

Bunkyo Ward, High School of Cursed Arts
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The three 'Ink Yin-Yang Masters' formed mysterious hand seals, and a flash of light appeared in the formation, revealing several more figures.

"Tianma Aiming, are you alright?"

The royal family members waiting outside the laboratory immediately rushed to greet Pegasus Nozomi as he walked out of the door.

"I'm fine,"

He raised his hand to stop these people from showering him with concern and from wanting to examine him from head to toe.

“Master Xiongluo has been corrupted; treat him first.”

"And Colonel Ya Bai is also at a great cost."

Ya Bai's attacks are powerful, but the bullets he fires are his own flesh and blood, and each shot consumes a huge amount of spiritual energy; he can only fire a maximum of four shots in a battle. Now that he is returning to Tokyo, he naturally needs to seize the time to recover.

"Master Xiongluo, please expose your injured area."

Several shrine maidens from the Inari Shrine came over and took charge of the treatment.

At the same time, researchers in white coats pushed a food cart in: yes, that's right, they brought a food cart.

Eating is a way to quickly restore 'spiritual power'. For example, the 'Devil Fruits' produced in the Sea Kingdom not only improve physical fitness, but also allow for faster recovery after consumption; as for 'Hero's Water', experts, after research, remind extraordinary individuals to control the frequency of its use.

If used too frequently, it can not only lead to drug resistance, but also accelerate the aging process.

Even in a world of the extraordinary, there are certain 'rules': after all, it is not one's own spiritual power, and it will cause some damage to the body.

While tearing open his tattered monk's robes and letting the shaman heal him, the head monk Xiongluo grabbed food from the food cart and stuffed it into his mouth, regardless of whether it was meat or vegetables or bland food.

Chew, chew!
He never practices vegetarianism or chants Buddhist scriptures; all he does is fight and brawl.

In peacetime, he would be a frequent visitor to prison; however, the Extraordinary Return requires precisely this kind of talent.

"Xiao Tu, you should eat some too."

The other extraordinary individuals also didn't stand on ceremony and started eating. These foods were cultivated by the government at great expense of funds, manpower, and resources: in the extremely valuable 'Divine Tree Zone,' a multi-functional indoor farm was established, and even the descendants of 'White Lord' used magic to induce births, all for the purpose of researching and producing various foods imbued with 'spiritual power.'

Even the powerful and wealthy in the Divine Tree District could only smell these foods: they were special supplies for the high-ranking members of the superhuman class.

"I don't need it."

The earth spider answered honestly.

He felt he hadn't expended much energy: he'd only exchanged a couple of blows with his opponent.
"Just eat it because I told you to, you idiot!"

Kawai Mai picked up the food and stuffed it into the 'earth spider's' mouth.

This is a special supply; even she doesn't usually get to eat much of it.

In the past, the young policewoman would never have done something like this; but now, she wants to seize every opportunity to become stronger.

Marshall Teach!
The culprit who killed the Holy Son senior must not be spared.

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at this time,
Teach, who was cursed, muttered, and cursed by countless people, ran back to the Misty Zone by instinct and was taken back to the conference room on the back of the 'super giant Biyo' by the Biyo.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you get injured way too often, don't you?"

The paper dance floating in the air gently sways the folding fan.
"terribly sorry!"

"I was careless."

As the saying goes, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," and besides, Teach knew that it was a bit unreasonable for a Demon-level character to be beaten like this, so he simply bowed and admitted his mistake.

"never mind,"

Splash,

The sound of papers fluttering in my ears
Immediately afterwards, a piece of paper was stuck to the tightly closed eyelids.

“You’ve fought for us, so we can’t just leave you here.”

Accompanied by the sound of paper dancing, a cool sensation seeped through Teach's eyelids, repairing his damaged eyes.

"alright,"

Not long after, as the paper on his eyelids flew away, Teach opened his eyes.

"Thank you, Master Paper Dance."

The burly, bearded man knelt on one knee and bowed his head in thanks.

"This is your next task. Don't let Lord Touko down."

A piece of paper floated in front of Teach, who glanced at it and memorized its contents.

"Yes,"

Faced with the task given to him by Paper Dance, who was standing next to the 'Fighting and Playing' on the floating throne and was dressed as a maid, Teach naturally dared not have any objections.

"My subordinates will do it now!"

Despite being a fellow "great demon," Teach has always considered himself a "subordinate."

His strength is still some distance from that of these ancient demons.

Moreover, in the eyes of these great demons:

He was just a tool to begin with.

This was something that Teach understood, and something that everyone present understood.
No, on the other side of Touko, Takahashi Eileen, who was teasing the cat 'Mitsuko,' probably didn't understand, nor did she need to understand.

Anyway, she will only follow Paper Dance's orders.

Thump, thump, thump,

Soon, Teach, with white mist gushing from his feet, flew into the air and headed to the next battlefield.

The powerful demons of the Nine-Tailed Fox faction, and numerous Tiger-level superhumans from the island nation;
At a very dense frequency,

Fierce battles broke out in various places.

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Limasava Island
This is the headquarters of Luffy's adventure team.

Although there are still ships coming and going at the dock, everyone comes and goes in a hurry; they all have a tense face, and they don't talk to each other. After unloading their cargo, they turn around and leave.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's forces began eliminating human forces and supplies; this information had already spread across all the islands via radio waves.

If nothing unexpected happens, this is also a target!
Therefore, the island is now solemn and dignified. Everyone, from those in their fifties and sixties to those as young as twelve or thirteen, is armed: wherever the Nine-Tailed Fox forces pass, not a single chicken or dog is spared! Even if the guns in their hands cannot kill the synthetic beasts, they can at least kill the demons.

At worst, one can commit suicide.

And suffer less.
"Luffy, are you alright?"

On the high platform of the dock sat a one-armed boy whose body was wrapped in bandages.

"Hehehe~~ Of course, no problem."

Hearing Luffy's cheerful reply, everyone's gaze fell on the little girl Annie, who had six golden Roman rolls.

“From a doctor’s perspective, I would advise him to rest for three months.”

As she spoke, the little girl in the dress shrugged.

"But this sea area doesn't even get three days of rest, let alone three months."

The implication,
Fight if there's no problem, fight even if there is!

"Annie, Roof's wound."

"Stop talking."

Zorro interrupted the navigator girl.
"Once you're on the battlefield, don't think too much: kill the enemy and survive!"

"Sigh, I understand the logic. It's just..."

The navigator rubbed her head. She used to be just an ordinary girl; now she was a superhuman, skilled in swords and spears and a veteran of countless battles.

“If it’s just a powerful demon, we can hold out until reinforcements arrive, or even—”

Roman, standing to the side with his hands in his pockets and wearing a suit and trench coat, took over the conversation.

"Repel them!"

The Cervantes family's residence was completely destroyed in the nuclear explosion, along with a large number of unripe 'artificial Devil Fruits'.

But none of that matters. As long as the people are still here, as long as the technology remains, Roman can lead his family to re-establish an artificial Devil Fruit plantation on any island and develop it again, provided that:
"This is the last and largest port island in the Philippines."

If we lose everything here, where will we grow crops? In island nations?
The situation there is even more complicated.
It is said that an even more terrifying 'great demon' than the Nine-Tailed Fox is reviving, and it would be normal for the entire island nation to disappear at any time.

"We must stop them!"

"coming,"

Luffy, covered in bandages, stood up and looked at the fat, dark-skinned man flying across the horizon.

"Teach—?"

"asshole!"

"I'm going to kill him!!"

(End of this chapter)