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

However, amidst all this bad news, there is one piece of good news that deserves our utmost attention.

—Battle style!

This monster's fighting style is like that of a wild beast; all it does is roar and pounce. Despite possessing unimaginable and immense demonic power, it doesn't know how to use it, and even during its attacks, it only uses the purest form of power.

'Don't you know how to use demonic power?'

'This is wonderful news!'

Although the monster is very strong, if you don't know how to use your demonic power, you're just a beast comparable to a demon king. As long as you're careful and vigilant, you can survive its attacks and find a way to exploit its weaknesses.

Shimizu Asahi dodged the monster's attack once again and condensed countless blades, trying to create distance between himself and the monster. However, he was being too complacent.

The monster did not dodge; it met his attack head-on and continued its assault without pause.

It used every means of attack imaginable—biting, its body, its tail—but the ice blades of the clear water morning sun failed to inflict any damage, not even...

"bump!!!"

The enormous tail slammed into Shimizu Asahi's body, and his tiny body was sent flying by the indescribable, terrifying force.

There was no power to resist.

"puff!!!"

Crimson blood gushed from his throat, and Qing Shui Chaoyang's consciousness briefly slipped into unconsciousness at that moment.

The pain... felt as if he were being crushed. His limbs, torso, bones, cells, every corner of his body emanated a mournful cry of pain.

Having experienced an incident where his eardrums bled from the sound alone, Shimizu Asahi took his body very seriously. When he realized he couldn't dodge the monster's attack, he gathered all his strength in front of him, trying to block the monster's blow.

He succeeded, yet he also failed.

He did not die immediately from this attack, but even so, having gathered all his strength, he suffered unimaginable and enormous injuries.

With broken bones and a weary body, his fighting ability dropped by more than half at this moment.

Even without its demonic power, its body is still a deadly weapon.

Its unparalleled speed, irresistible strength, and unmatched combat reflexes make it an absolute killer in close combat; once it gets close, defeat is the only outcome.

"Realizing it... came a little too late..."

"Cough cough..."

He coughed up blood mixed with bits of flesh, and Qing Shui Chaoyang barely mustered his strength to look ahead. The figure that had been flying out was getting closer and closer to him.

What to do? What to do? What to do?

Faced with absolute power, all his schemes became futile. He might have the potential to find a weakness, but before he could discover the monster's weakness, he would become the monster's dinner.

The panic in his heart was spreading uncontrollably. He tried to calm himself down, but how could he really calm down at this moment?

However, just when he felt helpless, a special blue talisman flew out from his arms.

'This is......'

'The teacher's spell!?'

My previously panicked heart was immediately filled with unimaginable joy.

No, it's not over yet. This war is not over yet!

He still has one last resort, his last... and only resort!

—The Teacher's Talisman!! Chapter 474 (471) ? ? ? Why do you have built-in healing abilities?

Before entering the battlefield, Kamo no Tadayuki had Kidomaru give Shimizu Asahi the talisman he had been drawing over the past month, imbued with his power, to Shimizu Asahi, hoping that the talisman would protect Shimizu Asahi in times of crisis.

After accepting the talisman, Shimizu Asahi considered using it to defeat the enemy, but because his sister had disappeared, Qing Nufang was not by his side, and the monster's attack was extremely swift, he was in a state of confusion and for a moment forgot that he had such a trump card that could turn defeat into victory.

Without hesitation, Shimizu Asahi reached out and caught the flying talisman. A faint spiritual power flowed into the talisman, and then he chanted the incantation.

Trusting her teacher, Shimizu Asahi used only a small amount of spiritual power and incantation to activate the talisman, employing nothing else. It was this very trust that allowed the talisman's power to manifest...

A vast and boundless spiritual power, like the ocean, surged from the talisman. Before Qing Shui Chao Yang could even comprehend such a powerful force, it transformed into a beam of light and streaked across the void.

"boom!!!!"

A tremendous explosion came from afar, and a storm carrying endless flames swept in all directions, turning the once empty space into a sea of ​​fire!

"..."

The hot wind blew against his cheeks, and he couldn't help but open his eyes wide as he was thrown backward.

His body was silently stabilized, and he stood there blankly, his dark eyes instinctively reflecting the distant sea of ​​fire.

Is this the teacher's all-out attack? Just one strike, yet it caused such terrifying fluctuations in this space.

And there were those seemingly immortal monsters... wailing in the sea of ​​fire.

Unmoved by the attacks of Shimizu Asahi, it neither uttered a single cry of pain nor wavered in the slightest, like an absolutely invincible monster, now wailing in the sea of ​​fire...

Is this... the power of the strongest Onmyoji in Heian-kyo?

No, absolutely not. Even Kamo no Tadayuki could not possibly possess such power.

...Perhaps it should be said that Kamo no Tadayuki could not have possessed such power without paying a price!

"Thank you... teacher."

Holding the talisman tightly in his hand, Qing Shui Chaoyang revealed a serious expression.

As long as we rely on the talisman given by the teacher, we will definitely be able to kill this monster!

But just as he was thinking this, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed!

The monster, which had been wailing, suddenly let out an angry roar. Its eyes were fixed on him again, as if it were blaming him for all the harm it had suffered. Those blood-red eyes were even angrier and more frenzied than before!

Then, the monster... crawled out.

They crawled out of that terrifying flame!

Asahi Shimizu could clearly see that the flames engulfing it were scorching its body. Its body, which had been blasted into a bloody mess by the teacher's full-force attack, was also covered in blood. It was like a demon that was unwilling to die, struggling to crawl out of hell.

Shock...unparalleled shock. This scene left him speechless for a moment.

"...It's truly astonishing. Even so, is this monster still driven by its own desires?"

With a soft sigh, Qing Shui Chaoyang exhaled a breath of stale air. He had originally thought that he might still have to put in some effort to defeat the monster, but now it seemed that the monster was finished.

Although it is not dead yet, and although it still exudes a chilling madness and malice, Shimizu Asahi is now somewhat indifferent.

Such injuries and such flames—death is approaching step by step.

The evil god created this monster using the shrine maiden's resentment and his own power. Admittedly, it is a being that can rival the Oni King of Mount Oe, Tamamo-no-Mae, Kamo no Tadayuki, and other great Onmyoji. However, its biggest flaw is that it lacks intelligence and does not know how to use its demonic power.

Even the strongest body cannot escape demonic power, and he seemed to be very lucky, as the attack struck the monster's eight heads.

Under the impact, five of the eight heads were lost, and it was the shattering of these five heads that made Shimizu Asahi believe that it was doomed.

"If one knows how to use demonic power, even if one is weaker, one will not be killed in one blow."

"In the end, I won this game, Evil God."

"Although... it wasn't my power that was used."

Slowly closing his eyes, Shimizu Asahi raised his head, looked up at the 'above' space, and shouted loudly, "The game is over, Evil God!"

"It's time to keep your promise and let me leave!"

After shouting loudly, there was silence. It was unclear whether his eardrums hadn't fully recovered, preventing him from hearing the evil god's voice, or whether the evil god wanted to break his promise and kill him there.

But no matter which one it was, it made him frown.

The quiet wait yielded no results, and Shimizu Asahi tried to speak again, but at that moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew from the side, and his unprepared body was blown back several meters!

"what happened?"

He lowered his head in astonishment, gazing at the distant sea of ​​fire, and then he saw...

The giant snake was roaring at him!

The mangled body healed at a visible speed, and the severed head sprouted new buds, then grew back like a cocoon emerging from its cocoon.

The blazing flames had been extinguished, and the dilapidated body that should have been destroyed by the power of the talisman had fully grown back. The monster... had been resurrected!

"How could this be!?"

His black pupils shrank instantly, and an expression of disbelief kept appearing on his face.

How could this be? How could this be... This monster should be dead for sure, how could it still be alive?

Such regenerative abilities are something even gods couldn't possess. How could this be...?

It was formed from the resentment of a priestess.

Aside from reason, he has no weaknesses.

Unwittingly, Shimizu Asahi recalled the hint the evil god had given him, and inexplicably, he thought of something... that made his face turn pale.

"Resentment... This monster has no body!"

To be precise, it exists between the real and the illusory. When it needs to, it can have a physical body, but when it doesn't need to, it can become an illusion.

Only in this way can we explain why, despite being blasted by the power of the talisman, they were still able to survive and recover quickly.

"So that's how it is... This is its true method... It doesn't know how to use demonic power, but it has a life that is almost immortal."

"Rather than adding to the glory, choose an extremely tenacious life."

"As expected of you... Evil God!!!" Chapter 475, Section 472: Susanoo vs. Oomikami!

Beyond the space of the Yin-Yang rift, in the boundless night sky, a huge flame slowly burns, just like the sun.

It is majestic and imposing, giving people an unimaginable sense of immense pressure, and the boundless divine power it exudes seems to burn the entire world.

The sky was turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Amidst that terrifying sea of ​​fire, Shimizu Mio stood quietly.

She was surrounded by flames, like a supreme being who ruled over everything, with everything bowing down at her feet.

However... in front of her, amidst that sea of ​​fire, appeared someone who attempted to challenge her divine power!