I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 355 Subduing Che is a piece of cake? Lord Yoshimoto, the Great Onmyoji Che, slaughtered the entire Hozuki family!

"Who! Who dared to kill Wuxing! Find him right now!"

In the Hozuki family's meeting hall, the crowd was in a state of high spirits.

The elders, of varying ages, slammed their fists on the table in anger, making loud thuds.

The white-haired patriarch sat silently in the central seat, listening for several minutes before suddenly speaking.
"quiet!"

In an instant, the lobby became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The elders temporarily restrained their emotions, while the younger generation of geniuses exchanged glances, their eyes darting around.

"Since the world came back to life and the Hozuki family entered the world, this is the first time we have suffered such a heavy loss!"

The patriarch's gaze was icy, his face terrifyingly grim: "The great demon [Mist Form], nurtured within the clan for a hundred years, clearly possessed the ability to protect itself, yet its soul dissipated into ashes in such a short time..."

They didn't even have time to send a distress signal or specify the cause of death!

After a moment, the patriarch said coldly,
"No matter what caused Kirigata's death, Hozuki will make him pay a terrible price."

“Ze”.

The patriarch looked at the young man sitting at the front of the younger generation, his gaze softening slightly: "You shall perform the secret technique and let everyone see why Wuxing died."

"Yes, master."

Known as the next head of the Hozuki family, a rising star with unlimited potential, the Hozuki family had already contracted a powerful demon just three years after the revival of the world. The handsome young man named Hozuki Sawa stood up.

He cut his finger with a small knife shrouded in eerie energy and drew a strange talisman in mid-air.

Soon, the blood-drawn talisman disappeared, and a huge "three" appeared for a moment.

Instead, there was a slightly blurry light screen.

If Uesugi Tetsu were here right now, he would recognize that it was clearly a death replay from the perspective of the [Mist Form]!

The Hozuki family members silently looked at the light screen.

Within the light screen, an ordinary village, panicked villagers, a barrier filled with lightning, and Qing Yiyi soaring into the sky appeared.

Finally, let's end with a profile picture of Tetsuya Uesugi.

Immediately, the lobby was abuzz with discussion.

An elder gazed at the barrier that covered the entire village, compared it to his own appearance, and shook his head.
"Such a large barrier... this is probably not a simple Onmyoji..."

Some young people noticed the green sword that had soared into the sky and was fighting against the mist, and their faces showed greed: "Gentlemen, could this be the legendary 'Spirit Sword'?"

Upon hearing this, many people noticed Qing's uniqueness, and discussions of greed and fear were evenly divided.
"The mist-shaped creature seems to have been slain by this spirit sword; it's not easy to subdue."

"Difficult to subdue? A spirit sword is a rare find, and you brats are incredibly lucky to have even seen one!"

Hozuki Sawa, who was closest to the released light curtain, squinted as he recalled and caught a very subtle detail.

With ample spiritual energy, Hozuki Sawa rewound the scene on the light screen to a moment in time, and then stopped.

Many members of the Hozuki clan wondered why he was looking at this faceless image.

Soon, Hozuki Sawa revealed his thoughts: "Please take a look, everyone."

He pointed to the red glimpse peeking out from Uesugi Tetsuya's waist, zoomed in, and said seriously, "This is a vermilion scabbard, and combined with the barrier and the lightning magic released by this person..."

In my opinion, the one who slew the mist-like figure might be the legendary Great Onmyoji, Che!

The moment the word "Che" was uttered, many of the elders who had previously displayed greedy expressions froze, and for a moment they dared not speak again.

On the contrary, the younger generation of the Hozuki family shouted even louder when they heard this, each saying they wanted to try and see how deep the so-called Tetsu was.

Some have even started discussing how to divide up Che's entire fortune.

Da da.

The old patriarch tapped his fingers twice on the table and said calmly, "So what if this person is indeed the great Onmyoji Che?"

"—He's in the open, while the Hozuki family is in the shadows. And for such a large family like ours, dealing with him alone would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?"

Many of the elders who had been frightened breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.

The patriarch responded and waved his hand.

"Then let's not delay and first define his position."

……

"One hundred and twenty li, as the crow flies."

Uesugi Tetsu stared at the blood-red words on the black book: "I didn't expect it to be so close."

For him, who can now travel at subsonic speeds under normal conditions, this short distance is less than ten minutes to reach the door.

If you put in a little effort, you can even shorten this time to within six or seven minutes.

On the hilltop, Uesugi Tetsu glanced back one last time at Ina, who was surrounded by enthusiastic villagers but was looking around for him, and smiled silently.

Let's go.

With a light touch of his toes, Uesugi Tetsuya transformed into a blur that even the wind could not catch up with.

Inside the village, A-Dao, who was still struggling in the crowd, suddenly felt a pang of fear.

It's like losing something important...

Seven minutes later.

Uesugi Tetsu stopped at the foot of an ordinary mountain.

"This is it."

Ordinary people or demons with shallow cultivation would naturally not be able to discover the secret of this place.

However, under Uesugi Tetsu's all-seeing eye, the barrier and array set up by the Hozuki family were full of loopholes and were more than a hundred versions behind the modern times.

He stepped out and easily entered the Ghost Lantern Barrier. Before long, he saw two bored young guards yawning on either side of the dark purple wooden gate.

The guard on the right, with sharp eyes, spotted Uesugi Tetsuya when he was about a hundred meters from the gate. He then waved his spear and gave a mock reprimand.
"If you're an outsider who's wandered into the wrong place, leaving now might save your life!"

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Tetsu looked up and noticed the writing on the plaque.

【Ghost Lantern】

Then Uesugi Tetsu smiled broadly: "Oh my, I have long admired the Hozuki family... This plaque is truly magnificent, seeing it in person is far better than hearing about it."

He walked up to the guard in a few strides, startling the latter, then smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"I have come here to visit the head of the Hozuki clan, and I have a big business deal to discuss with him."

As he spoke, Uesugi Tetsu handed two spiritual energy crystals that he had casually condensed along the way to the two guards—these things were still somewhat useful to ordinary Onmyoji.

At the very least, it will allow them to absorb spiritual energy a little faster.

The guard on the right sensed the rich spiritual energy within and couldn't help but smile, recalling that the clan had indeed been talking about "doing business" and "opening trade routes" recently.

Young people are talking about this.

The guard put away the spiritual energy crystal, then his expression changed instantly, revealing a smirk.
"So you're a visitor... I am Hozuki Isao. I'll take you to meet the head of the family later."

After saying that, Hozuki Isamu patted the guard on the left shoulder: "Koko, you continue to guard the gate and don't leave your post. I'll take this distinguished guest upstairs."

"Okay, Brother Yong."

Hozuki Isamu beckoned to Uesugi Tetsu again: "Sir, please come with me."

"So good."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled—if they were discovered at the entrance, some members of the Hozuki clan might flee upon hearing the news.

This is not good.

How could his ashes escape without his master's permission?
Following the weak Hozuki Isamu, we walked up and down the winding steps and paths until we arrived at a large, open platform.

Right in the center of the platform was the conference hall, where a large number of people were having a lively discussion.

Uesugi Tetsu raised an eyebrow.
"Brother Yong, why are there so many people over there?"

Hozuki Isamu looked in the direction he was pointing, his brow twitching sharply. He then whispered, "Sir, this is an important meeting being held within the clan. Please wait a moment."

He raised his chin again.
"The one sitting in the center is the head of the family you wish to meet."

Uesugi Tetsuya was stunned.

Holy crap, am I that lucky?

Upon arrival, I encountered the Hozuki family thoughtfully holding a family meeting, even saving me the trouble of packing my things.

This feeling is good.

He nodded,

"Okay, then I'll wait a bit."

Hozuki Isamu sat not far away, keeping an eye on the guest to prevent him from doing anything unwise.

At this moment, inside the conference hall, with the patriarch instructing everyone in the hall to contribute a drop of their essence blood, the positioning technique was quickly and successfully activated.

Outside the lobby, Uesugi Tetsuya looked at the pop-up notification with some surprise.

He gave a strange smile and agreed.

Immediately, gasps and laughter erupted in the conference hall.

"Success!?"

"The Blood Stasis Technique actually succeeded on the first try? There are still two more chances left!"

"I knew this so-called great Onmyoji Che was a complete idiot..."

"You dare to touch my great demon clan without even having a means to prevent others from locating you? You are truly arrogant to the extreme!"

Soon, a bright red map appeared before the Hozuki family members.

A green dot appeared above, representing Uesugi Tetsuya's location.

Seeing how easily he could locate Uesugi Tetsuya, one of the young men immediately stood up and volunteered: "Master, please let me go..."

Before he could finish speaking, the most perceptive of them all, Ghost Lamp Ze, suddenly narrowed his eyes sharply: "How come Che's location is within the clan's territory!?"

Suddenly, the person who had been speaking disappeared.

The lobby was completely silent.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the bright red map, scrutinizing it repeatedly.

Finally, we had to silently acknowledge this shocking truth...

—In just a few minutes, the legendary Onmyoji Tetsu had found the Hozuki family.

"wrong."

The old patriarch spoke in a hoarse voice, meeting the gaze of the young man who was sitting a hundred meters away in the open hall, smiling at him: "He has come before us."

These words caused an uproar in the conference hall, as if a bundle of bombs had been thrown in!

Fear, astonishment, anger, murderous intent, and desire to flee... all sorts of comments emerged.

In just a few seconds, the huge lobby appeared to be falling apart.

The guard, Hozuki Isamu, was startled by the sudden noise, then felt a tap on his shoulder. He saw Uesugi Tetsu smiling at him.

"Brother Yong, thanks for showing me the way."

Then, Hozuki Isamu stared blankly as Uesugi Tetsu walked step by step to the main entrance of the crowded conference hall, and without saying a word, silenced the hall again.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the oppressive and heavy ceiling of the lobby, his thoughts turning slightly.

In the silence, the roof beams above the Hozuki family members were easily lifted by immense psychic power in the blink of an eye, causing the hundreds of square meters of roof to fly into the sky and become a small dot.

The hurricane followed with a gentle greeting.

"Good afternoon, everyone from the Hozuki family."

Uesugi Tetsu, making no attempt to conceal his expression, spoke loudly, his voice clearly reaching everyone's ears.

Just call me Che.

A sense of terror spread through the hearts of the Hozuki family members. The young men who had previously clamored to dismember the so-called Tetsuya were now like quails, not daring to move an inch.

Great Onmyoji Che.

It really is the great Onmyoji Che!
Several years ago, the elders of the Imagawa family who had visited the site of the Battle of Mikawa were already sweating profusely, having witnessed the horrific scene up close.

But then they realized that they were in the territory of the Hozuki clan, and there were hundreds or thousands of clansmen around them, not only the younger generation and elders, but even the Grand Elder and the head of the clan were sitting together!
What are they afraid of?
They have nothing to be afraid of!

With hundreds of Onmyoji and over a hundred Great Yokai in the Hozuki clan, and the advantage of terrain, how could they possibly fail to defeat a mere Great Onmyoji who hasn't shown his face for years?

Do not make jokes!
The elders, who had slaughtered countless people, revealed sinister smiles after realizing what had happened.

No matter how powerful the Great Yin-Yang Master Che is now, he's just a fish on a chopping board!
The patriarch spoke expressionlessly: "Everyone, announce to the entire clan that we are summoning the shikigami."

He said angrily,
"This scoundrel must be killed on the spot!"

Amidst the old patriarch's near-roaring roar, hundreds of demons, monsters, and all sorts of bizarre shikigami appeared on the large platform.

The sheer number of demons has turned the sky above Hozuki's residence completely dark.

Not only that, demons were also constantly emerging from the other three directions of Uesugi Tetsuya, and countless bloodthirsty eyes were fixed on him.

This scene thrilled all the Hozuki clan members behind the shikigami.

No matter how powerful Uesugi Tetsu is, can he possibly fight against a shikigami with so many abilities all by himself?

An elder sneered, "This Che is truly incredibly stupid; he's like a lamb entering a tiger's den!"

"Let's all kill this arrogant fool!"

"Wrong, it's a tiger entering a flock of sheep."

Uesugi Tetsu kindly corrected him.

He smiled too.

There was no trace of ghosts or gods in the Laughing Ghost Lantern Clan's territory, so he could even save his Overlimit state and Rage Extreme state.

Indeed, in this era when the world is just beginning to recover, the nameless and unregistered Onmyoji families are definitely easier to deal with than those old fogies who practice breathing techniques.

“Che”.

Surrounded by thousands of ferocious demons, the old patriarch slowly stepped forward: "Considering the difficulty of your cultivation, if you submit to serve my Ghost Lantern clan and hand over the spirit sword in your hand, I will spare your life..."

A moment later, the old patriarch uttered the famous saying that everyone knew.

"If you can't become a god or spirit, you'll end up as an ant."

"No matter how strong you are, you cannot fight against hundreds of great demons."

This old man is confused. Doesn't he know that even ants come in different sizes?

Can we discuss a 10-millimeter ant and a 10-meter ant together?

According to Uesugi Tetsuya's perception, the number of demons within the Hozuki clan's territory had stopped increasing.

"Everyone's here? Let's get started."

He licked his lips happily: "There's no time to lose, I'm in a hurry."

Uesugi Tetsu patted his waist again.
"Xiao Qing and Xiao Jia, you two come out... Try to catch as many half-dead demons as possible, so that you don't end up with none."

Both knives vibrated simultaneously, already impatient.

Behind the great demon, someone mocked,
"I advise you to surrender..."

thump.

dong dong.

The core of the Myriad Spirits Furnace vibrated, emitting a magnificent sound. Like a gluttonous beast, it devoured all the remaining spiritual power in Uesugi Tetsuya's body for the third time, transforming it into pure lightning.

Absorbing spiritual energy from his entire body three times with all his might was already the limit of Uesugi Tetsuya's current control over the Myriad Spirit Furnace Core.

Any more, and he might blow himself up too.

From within the pure white sphere of light, devoid of any impurities, Uesugi Tetsuya's cheerful laughter echoed from afar.

"What do you all think of my move...? Is it almost good enough for a little boy to use...?"

……

In the quiet room, Imagawa Yoshimoto ate and drank tea alone, just like any other day.

But before they had even finished half of their meal, hurried footsteps came running down the aisle.

Wow!

The sliding door was pulled open, revealing Ii Naomori, who was panting heavily.

She put the porridge in her mouth, ate it slowly and calmly, and said indifferently, "How old are you? Why are you still so impatient?"

"Che!"

Ii Naomori swallowed hard, his face flushed with excitement, and he gasped and trembled as he spoke.

"Lord Yoshimoto! Just now... the Great Onmyoji Tetsu announced to the surrounding five hundred miles that he... he has single-handedly slaughtered the entire Hozuki family!"

"—Announcing our return!"

pat!

Imagawa Yoshimoto's hand trembled, and the porcelain bowl accidentally slipped and fell to the ground.

It broke.

(End of this chapter)