My name is Levi, and I work in anime.

"Oh ho, so you've found a man." Shuten-dōji nodded, sheathed his sword, and looked the boy up and down: "Good taste. He's indeed a rare gem, both in terms of strength and other aspects."

"right."

"Don't worry, I'll spare his life after I kill you." The leader of the Great Jiangshan Ghost Kingdom gave his verdict: "I'll do some loving things at your grave in the future, it's quite interesting to think about."

"Is that so? Then you're probably going to be completely disappointed. This kid is a sister-obsessed type and has no interest in underdeveloped little ones." As if showing off, she kissed the boy in front of her, and then Hagoromo Gitsune's tone became serious: "Be careful, Shuten-dōji is not an easy character to deal with."

"Leave it to me."

After settling the fox sister in a distance, Li Wei looked at the young ghost in front of him again.

The boy smelled the Holy Grail on her.

Volume 6: Chapter 33 My Turn, Fusion

"Shuten Doji?"

Looking up and down at the little ghost in front of him, who was less than five feet tall and had a slender and petite figure, Li Wei softly called out her name.

Sexual differences exist in nature, which is perfectly normal. In mammals, males are generally larger than females, while in fish, insects, and reptiles, females are larger than males. However, regardless of size, superiority or inferiority in physique represents status and strength. It is indeed rare to find a leader like the Japanese demons who is petite yet incredibly powerful.

Or perhaps the Japanese have some kind of quirk? The shorter a woman is, the more popular she is, so in the world of goblins, it becomes that the smaller she is, the stronger she is.

"Yes, it is I."

Exuding an astonishing charm while appearing impeccably polite, he was none other than the ruler of the Ōeyama Oni Kingdom, the previous lord of demons and monsters.

If you ignore the two horns on her head, she looks like a cute and petite girl, at most a bit timid.

At this moment, the petite young ghost looked at the boy with great interest: "What, you know me?"

"After all, he is the most famous great demon, so naturally I have heard of him. However," Li Wei said with a somewhat disappointed expression, "highbrow art has few admirers. His great reputation is hard to live up to."

"Oh? You think I'm unworthy of the title?" Raising an eyebrow, Shuten-dōji showed a slight interest.

"Of course, I originally thought you could be on par with Yu Yi Tsuru. If not, you should be a hero who believed in the saying 'The Duke of Zhou spits out his food to welcome the world' and at least believe in the saying 'The lord of demons and monsters is the one with the strongest army' and 'Great demons should be like this.' I never expected that you would be living under someone else's roof and working for someone else."

At this point, his expression turned serious: "A true man should be upright and honorable in chaotic times. Even in adversity, he should humble himself and wait for the right time. If one is forced to submit to another, one should be content to serve them. But you are resentful and consider this act of condescension to be shameful, and you are always ready to betray them."

"Sister Fox built her empire from scratch, so no one would disagree with her being called the Lord of Demons and Monsters. It's laughable that she's on par with you."

Surprisingly, Shuten-dōji showed no anger whatsoever in the face of the boy's accusations.

On the contrary, she readily admitted it.

“I admit you’re right,” she said. “But I’m a ghost. Ghosts are masters of deception and betrayal, especially the most beautiful ones. What’s wrong with that?”

Li Wei: "..." What you said makes a lot of sense.

He now had a slight understanding of the state of Sui during the Spring and Autumn period. In the thirty-fifth year, Chu attacked Sui. Sui said, "I am innocent." Chu said, "We are barbarians."

"Being upright, persevering, keeping promises, and waiting for the right time are indeed wonderful qualities, but they have nothing to do with me. I am a ghost."

Shuten-dōji repeated his identity: "In the world of demons, deceit, treachery, the survival of the fittest, and betrayal are the norm. Have you gone mad from reading too much?"

Well, we must admit that specific problems require specific analysis, and according to Shuten-dōji's point, it's not entirely wrong.

"I'm sorry, I was blinded by my own limited perspective." Faced with reality, Li Wei decisively admitted his mistake.

"Hmm, as expected of the boy Hagoromo Gitsune has taken a liking to. He's truly extraordinary." After accepting the boy's apology, Shuten-dōji's interest in him grew even stronger: "Want to join me and become my subordinate? I can bestow Hagoromo Gitsune upon you as a firearm. Of course, the prerequisite is that you must cripple all of her demonic power."

“Well said, but I refuse.” Li Wei’s answer was firm and resolute.

"Why? Is it because of a pathetic sense of justice?"

“If you had simply been vying with Sister Fox for the position of Lord of Demons and Monsters, I wouldn’t have interfered.” The boy shook his head and refused. “But you caused too many innocent casualties during your attack on Kyoto. A monster like you rising to power would only make this already fragile balance even more turbulent, and countless innocent people would lose their lives. I cannot allow a cruel and ruthless monster like you to succeed.”

"I see. Thank you for your praise." "Ruthless and merciless"—this was high praise for a demon, which Shuten-dōji accepted readily. "It's a bit of a pity. Should I give you some time to say goodbye? As the victor, I can grant you that much leeway."

“No need.” Li Wei shook his head and refused. “Rather, do you recognize this?” At the same time, he drew his long sword and pointed it at Shuten-dōji.

—Dojigiri Yasutsuna.

This sword should have been completely refined by Ushi no Gozen, but for some reason, it reappeared in his hands after he traveled to this timeline, as if someone had specially delivered it to him.

As a weapon that once killed Shuten-dōji, it undoubtedly has a powerful special attack against her.

"Is this your confidence? Congratulations, you've successfully angered me." The young demon narrowed his eyes, his fighting spirit soaring to the sky.

……

Inside the ruins of a palace that has long since collapsed, a fierce and unrestrained battle is taking place.

In terms of combat power alone, Li Wei, with the blessing of Dojigiri Yasutsuna, was confident that he would not lose to Shuten-dōji, even with the blessing of the Holy Grail.

His strength has increased by leaps and bounds due to his travels through multiple timelines and replenishment of mana, but the problem is that Shuten-dōji, powered by the Holy Grail, has almost limitless mana and stamina.

Your magic is constantly being depleted, while my magic is endless.

Enraged, Shuten-dōji unleashed his full killing intent, his sword wielding an overwhelming aura that could terrify even the gods and demons.

"Is Avi... alright?" The one who said this was Yamabuki Otome, who had sneaked over at some point.

Saint Byakuren was still locked in a fierce battle with Ibaraki-dōji, who had also received the Holy Grail's blessing. Unable to determine a winner in a short time, the older sister, who felt that staying in place would only be a burden, took advantage of her lowly status and stealthily made her way over to Hagoromo-gitsune, where she watched the battlefield from afar.

"It's hard to say, the current situation is not optimistic." The fox sister, who had almost lost control of her body and was sitting paralyzed on the ground, concluded: "But there's nothing we can do right now."

"Is it really true that we can't do anything?"

"...Actually, there are still some things we can do." The older sister with long, straight black hair looked at the other woman with long, straight black hair beside her, who also had similar traits: "Don't you feel that our compatibility seems to be quite high?"

Yamabuki Otome nodded; she had sensed this feeling the first time she met Hagoromo Gitsune.

If it weren't for the huge difference in their identities, she would have doubted whether these were her half-sisters.

"Give me your body, merge with me," she said. "We were meant to be one. If we release the demonic entanglement of the Lord of Demons and Monsters, we might still have a chance of victory."

“…Okay.” After a moment of silence, Yamabuki nodded firmly.

Volume 6: Chapter 34 The Fusion of Hagoromo Gitsune is Complete

On the other side, in the battle between Li Wei and Shuten-dōji, the two sides had gradually fallen from evenly matched to Li Wei's disadvantage.

With the Holy Grail's blessing, even Shuten-dōji, who had a special attack against him, could not inflict considerable damage when hitting non-fatal areas, and these wounds would heal almost instantly. Therefore, Shuten-dōji only focused on guarding his fatal weak points, while allowing Li Wei to attack other non-fatal areas at will, completely disregarding even serious injuries such as severed arms or pierced bodies.

But Li Wei is different; if he gets injured, it's a real injury that will affect his subsequent battles. Shuten-dōji's health bar is at least a hundred times that of Li Wei's, allowing him to sacrifice a lot of defense and freely exchange blows, but Li Wei cannot.

As one side gains and the other loses, the boy's sword-wielding speed slows down.

"Oh ho, boy, weren't you so smug just now? It seems you can't punish this evil spirit of mine now." The young demon's attacks became even more ferocious, and his words showed no sign of letting up: "Don't worry, after the battle is over, I will cut off your head and make it into a wine vessel, which will become my precious collection."

"Really? But I have a feeling your plans are going to fall through."

Before Li Wei could refute, a voice he knew all too well came from not far behind him.

Wearing a full dark black sailor suit, with a short skirt that only extends two or three centimeters above the upper thigh, she wore alluring black pantyhose. Her beautiful legs, encased in black stockings, were outlined in breathtaking curves. Her figure was full and well-proportioned, and her beautiful face carried an air of superiority and majesty, exuding a sharp and unruly aura that brought a strong sense of queenly allure.

Sister Fox, this is the Sister Fox that Li Wei is most familiar with, and the current completion rate is 100%.

"I see, so you've found a new reincarnation target." Shuten-dōji paused his attack, giving Li Wei a rare chance to catch his breath.

Hagoromo Gitsune's ability to reincarnate repeatedly is something she is very familiar with as a companion, so it is not surprising. Now, after obtaining a new body, she has regained her fighting power, or rather, because the degree of integration with the new body is extremely high, she is even stronger than before.

It's okay, even if those two scoundrels come at me together, it's fine, it's just that...

"Hmm?" Shuten-dōji keenly noticed the problem, while Li Wei, standing to the side, also caught the unusual clue.

"Sister Fox?"

"Hmm~"

"It really is you." The boy was completely certain that this was Hagoromo Gitsune, who had merged with his own world-time memories.

The last time this happened was when the super-sized Yukinoshita was involved, but Kama intervened then. Could there be something special behind this as well?

"Anyway, I know everything that happened here. I'll reward you handsomely when we get back." The fox sister's eyes were alluring, as if she was about to pin Li Wei to the ground and frantically replenish his mana. Before that, her voice changed to that of Yamabuki Otome: "But first, we need to deal with this eyesore."

"What an eyesore! He's got quite the big mouth."

Although he didn't know what had happened, Shuten-dōji was never one to panic when things got a little out of control: "Now, I'll send you two starving lovers on your way."

After speaking, he suddenly drew his longsword. The sword energy crisscrossed, like the eight-headed serpent spitting its tongue, cutting through the wind and clouds, its aura soaring to the heavens.

"The body I just fused with Yamabuki, I really miss it." The fox sister felt the vigorous vitality brought by the new body, and her body turned into a breeze that wrapped around Li Wei's waist: "Don't you know what it means to be a guy who interferes with a girl's love? Shuten-dōji, you still don't understand romance."

"But it's okay, I'll take good care of you after everything is over."

【Demon Entanglement - Assault on the Golden-Colored Black-Clad Nue Kirimaru】

Dojigiri Yasutsuna unleashed an endless surge of sword energy, forming a dazzling sword beam that could slay any demon and destroy anything!

……

On the other side of the battlefield in Kyoto, Hijiri Byakuren took a deep breath as he looked at Ibaraki-dōji, who was almost beaten into a muddy mess.

This guy, blessed by that strange cup, possesses almost limitless vitality. No matter how badly she beats him, he can recover. His shameless regenerative ability is enough to give countless people a headache.

If it were a certain Atomic Samurai named Kamikaze, it might have turned into a world-famous scene of "Don't underestimate me, old man."

After discovering that the other party could recover no matter what, Hijiri Byakuren did not feel troubled, but rather overjoyed.

That's fantastic.

This was practically the perfect punching bag bestowed upon him by the Awakened One. He unleashed all the ultimate moves he would never dare to use under normal circumstances. While beating Ibaraki-dōji, he even came up with dozens of new fist techniques, which he would test one by one later.

"Cough cough, where did this monk come from, you bastard? That hurts so much!"

Lying in the ruins, Ibaraki-dōji's skin and bones had been smashed by Hijiri Byakuren at least ten times. Although he wouldn't die, he was in real pain and almost cried out like some shameful third beast.

Fortunately, even though she was a ghost, she still had a little bit of integrity and didn't actually cry.

As for whether he didn't cry because of his integrity, or because he was punched before he could cry and had to hold it back, only Ibaraki-doji himself knows the answer.

"Hey, how are you? Are you alright?" Seeing Ibaraki-dōji's utterly hopeless expression, the monk was slightly worried.

Could I have really hurt her? Such a rare punching bag is hard to find, and if it breaks, there's nowhere to get it repaired.

Centered on the Holy White Lotus, the surface of the land within a radius of several tens of feet was sunken by at least half a foot, with the deepest part reaching as high as ten feet. No living thing could survive within this area. Whether it was the evil spirits on Shuten-dōji's side or the demons on Hagoromo-gitsune's side, they all ran faster than the last, fearing that they would be caught in the crossfire.

"Waaaaah... Wu Yao thought he had won enough (Don't think you've won just like that)." Sniffling, Ibaraki was so badly hit that he couldn't speak properly. After taking a deep breath, he returned to normal: "Is Shuten-dōji also facing a tricky problem? It seems that we can only use that move."

"You have new tricks up your sleeve, right? Go ahead and use them!" Byakuren was eager to try, and her impatient look almost scared Ibaraki into tears.

"In short, Shuten-dōji will make you pay!"

Just like a villain in a children's cartoon, after uttering a useless threat, Ibaraki-dōji vanished into thin air. At the same time, the remaining demons who were still putting up a stubborn resistance also merged into the black mist.

"Is that all?" Saint Byakuren seemed a little unsatisfied. But she quickly returned to normal.

Subduing demons and monsters is the duty of monks; they should not become obsessed with it, much less commit cruelty. (Ibaraki: You actually know that?!)

But before that, she noticed something was wrong.

The black aura did not dissipate with the defeat of the ghosts; instead, it enveloped the defeated evil spirits and headed towards the power source.

That's where Shuten-dōji fought.

……

Somewhere else, a Western beauty with long blonde hair, holding a long sword, was moving forward aimlessly.

Suddenly she looked up at Kyoto, as if she had sensed something.

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Volume 6: Chapter 35 The Foreign Aid is Warming Up

"I lost."

In the palace now reduced to ruins, the defeated Shuten-dōji lay on the ground, gazing at the sky and letting out a slightly wistful sound.

"Indeed, you have been defeated, defeated by my perfect [Oni Entanglement - Golden Black Armor Nue Kirimaru]."

The ethereal figure of the fox spirit, who had achieved a perfect entanglement with Li Wei, appeared behind the boy, looking down at the loser: "But I should still praise you, you really almost killed me."

"You say such cool things, but aren't you relying on other men yourself?" the young ghost scoffed.

“It’s different.” Sister Fox shook her head: “I chose to raise this man when he was four years old. How can he not be considered part of my power? The Lord of Demons and Monsters never relies on the courage of a lone warrior.”

A common man, when insulted, draws his sword and fights; this is not true courage. The truly courageous man remains calm in the face of sudden adversity and does not become angry when wronged without cause. This is because he possesses great strength and far-reaching ambition.

"It's really high and mighty."