Shota is surrounded by monsters!

But just as he was pondering the strange characteristics of this power of fear, a shadow suddenly enveloped his voice.

Shota opened his mouth like a sack and lunged down from top to bottom, as if he wanted to swallow the other person whole like a snake and then slowly digest them!

"Humph."

The monster, previously known as Kidomaru, snorted coldly, gripped the hilt of his sword, and swung it towards the direction from which Shota was lunging.

After that, his hands moved so fast that they were just afterimages, and above him, the flashes of swords and blades formed a dense spider web, as if any object would be sliced ​​into pieces in an instant as if struck by a laser!

Faced with this defense, Shota had no interest in testing the hardness of his mouth. In an instant, he changed his biting motion into spitting, unleashing a pale black energy blast at close range without charging. At the same time, the recoil shifted his falling body slightly.

"Puchi-"

A sharp weapon pierced Shota's thigh. It turned out that the monster who had just been confronting Yomi had suddenly joined the attack on Shota...

Seeing that he seemed to be surrounded again, Shota shifted his weight to his front hooves, then suddenly raised his hind legs and kicked out like a wild horse, sending the guy standing behind him flying!

"..."

After dealing with the people blocking his way, Shota jumped onto the wall again to look for an opportunity.

Use the remaining power of the Killing Stone to take down one in one go! After eating it, grow a bit more and finish off another!

Shota's idea was excellent, but the other party didn't seem to have any intention of working with him alone, and the five of them stood together...

"Ok?"

Not far away, a mixed but exceptionally powerful demonic aura suddenly erupted. Soon after, another demonic aura, far less powerful, collided with it, and it seemed that the two groups of demons had started a battle.

If the entire Nura Clan were gathered here, possessing the power of a hundred demons, these five might be a match for them. Although Rikuo is currently leading the group, with his own help and that of Gyuki, the five in front of them alone would still be no match for the Nura Clan. But…

The yokai seemed somewhat surprised, not expecting to stumble upon such a spectacle. They were even considering whether to take advantage of this moment to attack the Nura Clan…

"Taotie."

"A demon?!"

Just as Shota was about to take advantage of the situation and use the Sesshoseki to wipe out one of them, he heard the voice of Gyuki from the side.

No, it wasn't just the Ox Demon; the leader of the Demon Woman Clan, Geng Xizi, the Three-Eyed Hall Master, Three-Eyed Eight Faces, and the Centipede Clan's Great Centipede also appeared there.

These few can be considered the militant faction among the current executives in Tokyo.

Upon seeing Gyuki, Kidomaru greeted him like an old friend, "...Your injuries healed so quickly? Gyuki?"

“Likewise.” After saying this to Kidomaru, Gyuki moved to their side and whispered, “The opponent is very strong.”

"We two will take on four, the remaining three please focus your firepower on one."

Shota offered his suggestion to Gyuki, but Gyuki didn't reply. Instead, he looked at the monsters and said, "If you don't want to be attacked by monsters and humans, get out of the Nura Clan's territory!"

"You are not welcome here, you yokai of Kyoto."

After Geng Xizi said this, the chilling aura behind her intensified.

"..." Upon seeing this, Kidomaru sheathed his sword. The main force of the Nura Clan was nearby; if a real fight broke out, they might indeed lose. And that Gyuoni...

The fact that he recovered so quickly was beyond Kidomaru's expectations.

"Humph."

The five demons didn't say much. They turned around and left without even glancing back—taking away a lot of Killing Stones with them.

"Don't chase them, Taotie." Ushioni's voice stopped Shota, who was inexplicably annoyed, and said, "If you push them too far, they might use the Sessho-seki themselves... The Nura Clan, without their commander-in-chief, might be destroyed by those five!"

"but……"

Just as Shota was about to say something, he noticed that many wounds had suddenly appeared on Ushioni's body, and blood was flowing uncontrollably down his body.

"Hey, you demon, your wound!"

Without even answering Shota's question, Gyuki collapsed wearily into a sitting position.

"Lord Ushioni only pretended to have recovered thanks to Lord Zhen's medicine. Before coming here, he had already fought fiercely with those five demons." Geng Xizi watched as the giant centipede carried Ushioni on its back and started walking towards the main clan's territory without looking back. She said, "At least when the Supreme Commander is away and the Third Hokage is busy, the five of us are no match for them. Moreover..."

"I only have demonic power but I don't know how to use it. I can't help at all in a fight. I was just brought here by Lord Ox-Demon to increase our deterrent power."

"..."

Geng Xizi made jokes that were enough to drive Shota crazy without any restraint.

"Sister Xizi..."

"Hi? What's up, little glutton?"

"Please consider the current situation before you speak..."

Yuko didn't take Shota's words to heart. Instead, she turned and started walking towards the main family compound, saying, "Alright, now that I've made my appearance, I can wait for news at the main family compound in peace. I hope things go smoothly with the Third Hokage too. As for the Sesshoseki, we can only wait until the Admiral returns before making a decision."

Speaking of the Killing Stone...

Shota turned his head to look at the field and found that Yomi's figure was long gone.

"Tsuchimiya?" Shota rushed to Kagura, who was crying while hugging her father, and said, "He's not dead yet! Instead of crying here, we should hurry up and find someone to rescue him. Also, I'm entrusting Senjougahara to you."

"Kousaka...kun, where are you going?"

"Go and pursue Jianshan."

"..." Upon hearing this answer, Kagura paused for a moment before pleading, "You can definitely save Yomi, right? Senjougahara said you can..."

"I can only do my best."

After saying this, Shota immediately chased after the place where Yomi had fled.

There is a resonance between the two Sesshōseki. The Sesshōseki in Shota's stomach has not been fully digested yet, so he can vaguely pinpoint some locations. With the help of the scent, he can find Isayama Yomi.

But the so-called "doing one's best"...

Even if Yomi is willing to let Shota absorb the Sesshoseki on her forehead, Shota will still be unable to save Yomi.

The negative emotions of the Sesshōseki are completely integrated with its demonic power; absorbing its negative emotions is equivalent to absorbing its demonic power. And now, without the support of the Sesshōseki's demonic power, Yomi would die instantly.

There are indeed better ways, such as absorbing the concept that "the Killing Stone will trigger the dark side of people's hearts" and turning the Killing Stone into the purest spiritual energy stone. However, regardless of whether his own father could absorb such a concept, at least for Shota, it was impossible.

"..."

I don't know how long the chase lasted, maybe half an hour, maybe an hour, maybe even longer.

Shota finally found Yomi Isayama in a forest. She was sitting on a rock, staring at her phone screen, seemingly engrossed in something. Upon noticing Shota, she threw the phone to the ground and then pierced it with the sharp Lion King sword!

"I thought Kagura would be the first to find me, or perhaps Kiji would come to his senses." Yomi pointed the knife at Shota and said, "I didn't expect it to be you who came."

"Looks a little disappointed?"

Shota, who had just grabbed a pair of pants and was shirtless, looked rather comical.

"No, or rather, it might suit my taste perfectly."

A bright smile appeared on Huang Quan's face, and the Killing Stone on his forehead suddenly emitted a strong light.

"I... I hate you so much."

Shota smiled indifferently and said, "Is it because I hit you? Or because I licked you?"

"No." Yomi reached up and tied her ponytail back up again, looking at Shota and saying, "Why is that a secret, Kousaka-kun?"

"Oh."

Shota pulled the sword that belonged to Tsuchimiya Kagura from his pants and said, "King Isayama."

"I'm really sorry, it's me who's the one seeing you off in the end."

Chapter 85. The Underworld of Jianshan

As the sword was drawn, a dense demonic energy instantly turned the originally silver-glowing exorcising weapon completely black. Shota swung the sword in his hand, tested its feel, and then, like Yomi, pointed the tip of the sword at his opponent.

"Chaotic Crimson Lotus!"

A lion-bodied, snake-tailed, twelve-eyed spirit beast appeared out of thin air beside Huang Quan. It stared at Shota menacingly. Possessing a certain level of intelligence and memory, it was all too familiar with the aura before it, which it had fought many times before.

But for now, Shota and Yomi are still pointing at each other, neither of them making the first move.

The forest was peaceful in the early morning. The sky, which was not yet bright, covered the land quietly like a blanket. The sound of the wind rustling through the leaves echoed throughout the forest. Birds and small animals that should not be there at this time were awakened from their sleep by a sense of danger. They jumped over branches and flew over forks in panic, running in the opposite direction.

Huang Quan's face wore a bloodthirsty smile, while Shota's face held a look of reminiscence. After staring at each other for a long time, the two finally moved.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, Luan Honglian raised her head to gather her strength, and when she lowered it again, the terrifying energy contained in her mouth burst out in an instant!

Like a laser cannon, Ran Honglian swept across the entire area in front of her with a flick of her head. If viewed from above, a fan-shaped area that had been carved out out of thin air could be clearly seen!

However, Huang Quan knew that with only these methods, it would be impossible to defeat his opponent.

"when--"

Huang Quan slashed down at Shota, whose upper body skin had turned black after being hit by a cannon, but Shota simply blocked the attack with one hand while holding the sword up.

Don't look down on me!

Huang Quan gripped the blades with both hands, and the Killing Stone on her forehead shone brightly once more. She slightly raised her arm and, relying on her demonic strength, brought it down heavily once more!

The sword obtained from Kagura was cleaved in two by the combined strength of Yomi and the sharpness of the treasured sword, Lion King.

Almost immediately, Shota dropped his knife and took a step back. Meanwhile, the spirit beast Ran Honglian, who had somehow circled behind him, swung its sharp claws and ripped at his back!

"Shh-"

Several bloody gashes appeared on Shota's back. But he chose to ignore Ran Honglian behind him and kicked Yomi, who was trying to chase him!

Huang Quan braced himself against the Lion King to block the attack, but the immense force still pushed him back several meters. When he looked up again, he only saw…

After Shota tied Ranguren's leg with his tail to prevent it from escaping, he reached behind him and grabbed its sideburns.

"Bam—"

He carried Luan Honglian to his front and slammed her to the ground. He roughly plucked the hair off her face, then flipped over and straddled her, punching her neck repeatedly!

Unfortunately, before they could exchange more than a few blows, Luan Honglian's figure had already vanished. It turned out that Huang Quan had cut off the supply of spiritual energy to Luan Honglian.

Are you hesitating?

Huang Quan suddenly spoke up: "You can't bring yourself to kill me?"

“…That’s normal.” Shota didn’t hide anything, saying, “Because I’m a yokai. As long as you don’t attack my friends, it doesn’t matter to me what you do…”

"So now you're saying you can't bring yourself to do it? I never expected..."