How did I, an Onmyoji, become the Lord of Yokai?

"call......"

A soft breath came with the night breeze, and the clear water and rising sun broke the tranquility of their gazes.

He looked at 'him' and said, "I thought you'd hide after taking the divine artifact, but I didn't expect... It seems you plan to kill me before you hide." Chapter 304, Section 301: Heaven: Why Have I Cracked Again?

"Oh? You guessed it so quickly? Hehehe... You're quite interesting, little guy." A hint of surprise appeared in 'his' eyes, and 'his' smile became even colder.

“That’s right. Only by killing you can I get rid of those annoying little lambs. So, little guy, you have to die.”

However, at this point, the man, who was like a venomous snake, revealed a deep cunning.

He paused, then continued in a cold, consultative tone, "But little guy, if you say you don't want to get involved in this anymore, I might let you go this time... Someone as interesting as you, who can bring me a lot of fun, I'm a little reluctant to kill you."

"Is that so? Then I'm truly sorry, I think I'll have to disappoint you." The young man quietly took a step forward, his face smiling, his eyes resolute, and he replied, word by word, "I will continue my investigation until the artifact is found."

"However, I still have to thank you. If you hadn't shown up, it might have taken us a very long time to find you."

"Thank you? Little guy, do you think you can take the artifact from me?"

Shimizu Asahi's hilarious words made 'he' burst into laughter, "Hahaha, good, good... little guy, you're so funny, I haven't heard anything so funny in a long time."

"Since you're so confident, then come and try. The Ame-no-Murakumo sword is currently in my hands. If you can defeat me, this Ame-no-Murakumo sword is yours."

"By the way, you can come up with the merman next to you; I don't mind."

"Of course, I would have done it even if you hadn't said anything."

The faint smile on his face had turned serious at some point. Although he didn't know how powerful the monster in front of him was, his intuition told him that 'he' was dangerous.

His eyes were like those of a venomous snake, exerting an endless pressure on people. Even Qing Shui Chao Yang felt a suffocating sensation, unable to breathe.

With the Kusanagi sword in his hand, his strength was far more terrifying than the aura he exuded!

Therefore, from the moment he saw 'him', he lost the idea of ​​facing 'him' one-on-one.

Taking a deep breath, Shimizu Asahi whispered a reminder: "Reiko, this guy is strong, be careful."

"I know......"

Reiko, who had been in human form, has transformed back into her mermaid form. Like Shimizu Asahi, she sensed his power.

Perhaps in a simple contest of strength, he was no match for her, but she had no weapon, while he wielded the Kusanagi Sword. This widened the gap in their strength considerably. Therefore, even if Shimizu Asahi joined forces, Reiko could not guarantee that they would be able to win.

A faint blend of spiritual and demonic energy began to coalesce, and a heavy yet powerful aura quietly spread, silently imprisoning everything within a kilometer radius of the three individuals.

Their auras clashed, their strength began to waver, and the silent battle between the three began at this moment...

But suddenly, amidst this silent collision, the sound of the sea crashing against the shore rang out without warning, and with the arrival of this sound, the scene in the world changed abruptly!

The earth vanished silently, the pavilions and trees disappeared into the void without a sound, and then a boundless, deep, and magnificent raging sea replaced everything around it!

The three of them, Shimizu Asahi and Reiko, stood on the sea. All around them were roaring, ferocious, towering waves, but the area where Shimizu Asahi and Reiko stood was calm and undisturbed.

It was as if the sea obeyed their commands.

Without uttering any further words, a glint flashed in Reiko's pale yellow eyes, and then, the ferocious sea revealed its fangs.

—A terrifying wave, nearly ten thousand feet high and enough to blot out the entire sky, appeared without warning. It roared with thunder and crashed down on the monster in front of it like a thousand troops!

This strike was earth-shattering!

No one could face this blow head-on, no one could withstand it... No, it should be said that in the face of this towering wave, everything else would seem meaningless!

But the next moment, the monster suddenly laughed, his arm trembling slightly with the laughter, and then, an invisible blade of light flashed past in an instant...

In an instant, the world fell silent. The rumbling waves stopped moving without warning. Not only this towering wave, but all the other giant waves on the sea surface also subsided at this moment.

It was as if something was forcibly suppressing them.

Asami and Reiko's pupils slowly shrank, and they simultaneously raised their heads to look at the sky—a crack had entered their field of vision.

In the dim sky, a terrifying crack of unknown length appeared. Countless clouds and air currents surged into the crack, but no matter how much flowed in, the crack showed no sign of healing!

One sword, cleaving the heavens!

Qingshui Chaoyang couldn't help but grimace. Although he had always known that the Demon King could move mountains and fill seas, and split the heavens and earth, he was still deeply shocked when this scene actually appeared before him.

After suppressing the sea, it still had the power to cleave the sky. Is this the power of that guy?

As her gaze returned to 'him', Shimizu Asahi's wariness of 'him' reached its peak!

No, it's not just 'him', but also the sword in his hand... capable of suppressing the sea and cleaving the sky, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in 'his' hand possesses at least 70% of that power.

The Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi... is indeed powerful, having been able to seize one of the three sacred treasures from Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and suppress all other blades in the world!

but......

His mind returned instantly, a sharp glint flashed in his black pupils, and the spiritual power that had merged with the sea quietly appeared. The chilling aura, capable of freezing everything, surged out like a volcanic eruption. In just a moment, 'he' was frozen into an ice sculpture!

"Although I am not yet the Demon King, this battle is two against one!"

As the sun rose over the clear water, he quietly clenched his five fingers, and the chill dissipated. He appeared before the two of them, completely frozen into ice. However, this was not enough. Such power was not enough to suppress him. So, the sea that had just calmed down once again surged with raging waves!

"boom!!!"

The thunderous roar of a thousand horses and a thousand soldiers resounded once more, and endless, towering waves swept in from all directions, the world-destroying flood mercilessly crashing down on 'him'! Chapter 305, Part 302: What to do when your fiancée is too strong?

A terrifying roar, as if the sky and earth paled, crashed against the sea. It was as if the sound was right next to their eardrums; they didn't even have a chance to notice before it robbed them of their hearing.

In their vision, the entire ocean trembled from the attack, and 'he,' struck head-on by the giant wave, endured a terrifying force powerful enough to shatter an entire continent.

The body, powerless to resist, sank deeper and deeper with the relentless force of the impact. In the blink of an eye, 'he' landed in the depths of the sea.

"Clear water!"

The moment 'he' fell into the sea, Reiko called out Shimizu Asahi's name loudly.

"I know!"

Without needing any further words, the black-haired boy instantly understood her thoughts, and thus, the blue talisman appeared.

He unleashed a dense barrage of spells as if they were free, and then thousands of talismans were affixed to the turbulent sea surface!

"Word of Power: Seal!"

As the loud roar subsided, blue light shone from the talisman, illuminating the entire sea surface with countless rays. Beneath this light, a pentagram array quietly emerged, following his will.

His gaze sharpened, and he pressed his palm down hard!

Then, the blue star array merged into the sea and sped towards the endless ocean floor with lightning speed.

With Reiko's help, the pentagram array reached its deepest point without any hindrance—the array touched 'his' ice sculpture!

The seal, formed by the combined power of thousands of talismans and the full force of Qing Shui Chao Yang, solidified all the spiritual energy around 'him', isolating 'him' from the world!

However, this is not the end. It is only one seal. How could Shimizu Asahi and Reiko be at ease?

After he isolated himself from all spiritual energy, Lingzi also moved.

Her slender hands gently clasped together, and a massive burst of demonic power erupted. The already turbulent sea boiled even more under the gaze of Qing Shui Chao Yang... No, this isn't a description, it really did boil!?

A deep look of astonishment appeared in his dark eyes. Shimizu Asahi never expected that the sea would actually boil!

Not only that, the boiling sea began to shrink continuously, as if the power was concentrated in one place. Water droplets merged with water droplets, and water flows merged with water flows. The originally vast and boundless sea was reduced to a water droplet that could only hold one person at a visible speed!

—He was imprisoned within this water droplet!

"hiss......"

Shimizu Asahi was genuinely taken aback. Although he knew that Reiko was stronger than him, this was just too much!

An entire ocean was thus compressed into a single droplet of water...

His fiancée is so powerful, he's under a lot of pressure.

On the other side, Reiko breathed a sigh of relief after doing all this. Although he had the Kusanagi Sword in his hand, with his current strength, it was impossible for him to unleash the full power of the Kusanagi Sword and cut through this sea. Therefore, he lost this battle!

As 'he' was sealed away, everything around him began to change again. The earth rose up, the pavilion reappeared, and in the blink of an eye, the world returned to its original state.

Before the two of them, the sinister monster wielding the Kusanagi Sword reappeared.

However, unlike before, his aura had completely collapsed. The demonic and spiritual energy condensed by Shimizu Asahi and Reiko pressed down like a vast ocean, leaving him without the strength to move an inch.

"As expected of a descendant of the mermaid race, there should be no monster stronger than you in this ocean today... And you, little guy, Yin-Yang techniques have only been around for a few years, but you have managed to evolve them to this extent. It seems I underestimated you."

A chilling laugh echoed through the silence. Even though his aura had been crushed by the combined efforts of the two of them, 'he' was not worried at all. In fact, because the situation was developing so interestingly, 'he' even let out a heartfelt laugh.

Yes, 'he' was laughing, a genuine and extremely excited laugh.

How interesting, how incredibly interesting! I never imagined that there would still be people in this era capable of harming 'him'.

Although his true form is sealed and he can only unleash one-thousandth of his power, he still holds the divine weapon Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, which originated from him. It's incredibly exciting that he was able to injure him in this state!

Deciding to play this game was definitely one of the best decisions I ever made.

"However, now that your offensive is over, it's my turn!"

With an excited laugh, the monster took a step forward.

"Buzz!"

As 'his' footsteps landed, the gleaming blade immediately hummed, and an indescribably sharp, needle-like sensation descended like lightning. The feeling of being pricked on the back made Shimizu Asahi and Reiko instinctively assume an offensive stance.

Then, a blade of light flashed, and a sharp blade that no one could see surged forth. The black-haired boy and the mermaid princess shifted their feet, and almost instantly, they dodged to the left and right.

The blade's edge swept across the middle, its power calm and unassuming, without a trace of gale, just like an ordinary sharp edge. Yet, both Shimizu Asahi and Reiko felt their hearts beat faster involuntarily.

However, the sharp blades did not deter them. The two dodged the attack and simultaneously darted away.

Reiko approached 'him', her slender hand clenched into a fist, and she swung it out. The monster calmly took a step back, and 'he' dodged her attack, while the blade in his hand danced in an instant.

The blade's edge fell towards the girl's shoulder; if this strike landed, Lingzi's arm would undoubtedly be severed!

But at that moment, a chilling aura blew from behind her, and the aura that seemed to freeze even the soul solidified the blade in 'his' hand.

Although the cold air blocked her attack for only a moment, that moment was the one that gave Reiko the opportunity to launch her attack.

Her fair feet trod on the ground, her delicate body pressed forward, and she closed in on the monster. Her fist, carrying immense demonic power, slammed into 'his' face!

"boom!"

Under the watchful eyes of the two, the monster was sent flying backward!

Like a cannonball, the force of this punch caused him to crash into the library and overturn the ground. His seemingly frail body scraped against the earth, carving out a terrifying chasm that was unimaginably long!