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In short, this ability can both remove negative statuses such as curses, marks, and continuous damage from oneself, and weaken enemies, making it a special ability that combines offense and defense.

The system provides a detailed explanation of the weakening capabilities.

The weakening is comprehensive, including 'strange' strength, speed, defense, and recovery ability...

Furthermore, the higher the level of the 'strange' soul, the worse the weakening effect; if the soul level exceeds the 'purification' level by too much, it may even be completely ineffective.

Xu Ming quickly calculated in his mind how to upgrade.

At this moment, the Oni Samurai seemed to have recovered from the previous attack, and the cross spear in his hand kept spinning above his head, making a powerful sound.

Bah!

The 'Silver Raven' was smashed away again, its silver armor now riddled with cracks, and silvery fragments scattered all over the ground.

He couldn't hold on any longer!

Xu Ming knew he couldn't delay any longer!

So he made his choice immediately.

'Activate purification ability!'

—Upgrading the camera by spending 10 Weird Points…

—The 'Purification' ability has been activated, current level: 1

Upgrade purification capabilities!

—It costs 100 Weird Points…

—The 'Purification' ability has been upgraded; current level: 2

The battle between 'Silver Crow' and the Oni Samurai has lasted for more than 10 minutes.

As soon as the lens was upgraded, Xu Ming immediately raised his phone, pointed it at the Oni Warrior, and pressed the shutter button.

Click!

A particularly crisp sound rang out, and this time the light shining from the lens was a blend of purplish-gold and pure white.

"what!!"

The demon warrior was suddenly enveloped by the light, and immediately covered his face, screaming loudly, before collapsing to the ground.

Click! Click!

A sound like an eggshell breaking came from him.

The sturdy crimson armor was instantly covered with cracks of all sizes, as if it would shatter at any moment.

Xu Ming stared in surprise at the fallen Oni warrior.

The upgraded lens delivers outstanding results!

It achieved an excellent 2x2 effect.

Xu Ming immediately decided to improve the 'purification' and 'evil-repelling' branches in a balanced way from now on.

Seeing that the demon warrior was lying on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time, Xu Ming immediately shouted at the 'Silver Crow'.

"Arita! An opportunity!"

As a seasoned player, Haruyuki Arita naturally noticed the BOSS's weakness.

Without saying a word, he immediately began to gather his strength.

"what!!!"

Black mist swirled around him.

Then he began to run wildly, leaving footprints on the ground and trailing a cloud of dust behind him, while his head emitted a dazzling light.

"Headbutt!!"

Bah!

With a loud bang, the 'Silver Crow's' head slammed into the Oni Samurai's chest.

With tremendous force, the nearly 2-meter-tall Oni Samurai was sent flying!

The demon warrior flew a full seven or eight meters before crashing to the ground, his crimson armor shattering into fragments scattered on the ground.

"Damn it! I actually lost to two brats!!"

The demon warrior stretched out his fist and let out a roar of unwilling anger.

Suddenly, numerous cracks appeared on his body, as if he were a stone sculpture, and then with a crash, it shattered, releasing a large amount of black mist from his remains into the air.

'Finally got it...'

Xu Ming couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

If a gatekeeper is this strong, who knows what we'll encounter next.

This 'Ashina Castle' really gave him a huge rude awakening.

Just then, an accident happened.

The three will-o'-the-wisps that were wrapped around the Oni Samurai did not disappear with him. They suddenly detached from the Oni Samurai's remains and then burrowed into the body of the 'Silver Crow'.

Then, the body of 'Silver Raven' suddenly burst forth with a dazzling silver light.

Xu Ming quickly asked with a concerned expression:

"Arita-kun, how are you feeling?!"

Haruyuki Arita touched himself all over, and finally said with some uncertainty:

"Xu Mingjun... I think I'm about to level up!?"

"This……"

As they spoke, the light emanating from the 'Silver Raven' grew stronger and stronger.

To avoid any accidents, Xu Ming quickly put him back into the 'Hyakki Yagyō Chū'.

Unexpectedly, when I opened the system panel's tab, a line of text actually appeared—"This shikigami is undergoing transformation..." (Estimated end time: 23:59:53)

Xu Ming immediately communicated with Haruyuki Arita using telepathy.

'Arita-kun, how are you feeling?'

"It's...it's alright, it's just that my body feels a bit bloated, like there's a constant surge of energy flowing in."

Xu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Haruyuki Arita's voice still sounded quite energetic, which meant there was nothing seriously wrong.

'I'm sorry, Xu Mingjun, I might not be able to help you for a while...'

Xu Ming suddenly heard Haruyuki Arita say something with a hint of guilt.

"It's okay, you get some rest, leave the rest to me."

After calming Haruyuki Arita down, a hint of worry crept into Xu Ming's eyes.

When there are piglets blocking the way, you don't realize it, but suddenly when the helper is gone, the danger level increases exponentially.

No wonder that in myths, legends, anime, and novels, the physically fragile Onmyoji would contract with a large number of different kinds of shikigami, perhaps precisely to deal with various unexpected situations.

It seems he should learn from his predecessors and make more contracts with shikigami.

However, there's no time now, so this idea can only be put into action later.

After eliminating the demon warriors guarding the gate, the castle tower's gates opened wide, like the gaping maw of a monster, silently waiting for Xu Ming to walk right into its trap.

After Xu Ming and his friends finished charging their phones, they carefully entered the city gate.

However, before he could take a few steps, a cloud of black mist appeared out of nowhere, transforming into thick tentacles that spread across the city gate.

Then, without anyone pushing it, the city gate creaked shut with a loud thud.

Xu Ming's expression immediately turned serious, and he pointed his phone towards the city gate.

But after the gate was closed, the black mist immediately dissipated without leaving a trace, as if it had never existed.

Xu Ming tried to push open the door, but found it locked.

Left with no other choice, Xu Ming could only turn around and walk towards the main part of the castle.

As soon as Xu Ming stepped through the gate leading to the inner side, he was immediately stunned by the scene before him.

The large open space from the wall to the castle was piled high with corpses!

Chapter 113 Corpses Littered Everywhere

Corpses! The ground was littered with the corpses of those who died in battle!

Those shot through vital organs by arrows! Those beheaded by sharp blades! Those even had their heads blown off by muskets! ...

Various mutilated and gruesome corpses littered the open space in front of the castle.

Some of the fallen were wearing black armor, while others wore red. Most were foot soldiers in simple armor, and a very small number were fully armed samurai.

The air was filled with the stench of blood and burnt flesh.

Xu Ming observed it carefully.

This open space is actually a passageway leading from the main gate to the main tower of the castle tower, with 3-4 meter high walls on both sides.

There was no other way; he could only reach the main tower of the castle tower by traversing this corridor littered with corpses.

Xu Ming took a deep breath, gripped his phone tightly, and stepped into the passageway.

Most of the bluestone bricks on the ground had turned brownish-black. When Xu Ming stepped on them, he even felt a slight slipperiness, as if the blood that had been spilled on them had not yet congealed.

He hadn't taken two steps when a disfigured corpse lay not far from his feet.

The corpse's bluish-gray fingers were less than a hand's width away from Xu Ming's shoes, and its unseeing eyes were wide open, staring straight at Xu Ming.

Xu Ming forced himself to endure the discomfort and continued walking forward.

The further he went, the more corpses he saw on the ground, gradually covering the entire area and leaving him nowhere to step. Sometimes he even had to step over the corpses.

The soft, tactile sensation of stepping on a human body sent chills up his spine.

Xu Ming felt as if the corpse he was stepping on was still alive, even slightly wriggling.

He could only keep reminding himself that it was just an illusion caused by being too nervous.