The Great Master of Gensokyo

[Next phase of the mission begins.]

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Fire Realm Curse Unleashed

[Relying on the power of the Fox Spirit and the Baku, they completed their first battle to dominate the shikigami and achieved victory in the confrontation with the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.]

[Reward: Shikigami Possession.]

The mission notification sounded at that moment.

Shikigami possession is a more advanced method of borrowing power than shikigami fusion. Moreover, unlike shikigami fusion, shikigami possession can borrow the power of two shikigami, and there is no time limit.

The only difference is the depletion of Saigyouji Hanyu's mental energy. Perhaps for other Onmyoji, spiritual energy is crucial. However, for Saigyouji Hanyu, both mental energy and spiritual energy are equally important.

This is because it means that Saigyouji Hanyu is able to control several shikigami.

"There are quite a few mid-level yokai, and even more weak-level yokai. With my current abilities, I can definitely handle them," Saigyouji Yuusuke thought to himself, after all, he had the power of two shikigami.

The fusion time for the Dream Eater hasn't arrived yet, but the Kitsune has already recovered and is ready to fight again.

"Teacher, I'm leaving that tengu to you. It's just a mid-level yokai, don't forget I have the protection of a shikigami."

Saigyouji Hanyu then spoke loudly, telling Kamo no Tadayuki to put his mind at ease.

With the tengu crows constantly bothering him and Midori, Kamo no Tadayuki was naturally a little hesitant to act freely.

Saigyouji Hanyu's words were meant to dispel Kamo Tadayuki's concerns.

"Hanyu, you..." Before Kamo Tadashi could speak, he witnessed a scene that surprised him.

"————Namo Sava Tathagata Nieti Viya Sava Muchi Viya Sava Tajurata Zanna Maha Lusana Qian Khahi Khahi Sava Vijinan Om Tathagata Hanman————"

Kamo no Tadayuki had never systematically taught the Fudo Myo-ō Fire Realm Mantra, but Saigyouji Habu used it at this moment.

Saigyouji Hanyu recited the introductory Fudo Myo-ō Fire Realm Mantra with particular care, emphasizing the accurate pronunciation of each word.

flame!

Flames ignited in the air, and the temperature began to rise in an instant, causing the high temperature to distort vision.

"This isn't Lord Kamo's magic." Midori couldn't hide her surprise, because the miracle that Saigyouji Hanyu had displayed was simply unbelievable to her.

"Fire Boundary Curse... How did this kid do that, hahaha." Satisfied, utterly satisfied. For Kamo no Tadayuki, the Saigyouji family's acquisition meant he had gained a remarkably outstanding disciple.

"How could there possibly be a human being more outstanding than Lord Seimei?" Karasu Tengu's eyes widened as he watched Saigyouji Hanyu use the Fire Realm Curse.

Sacred flames burned and took shape around him, forming the illusion of the eight great retinues of Acala.

"kill him!"

"Mere humans, nothing but mere humans, die at our hands."

"That's right, arrogant humans never have a good ending."

In an instant, all the evil spirits present surged forth.

"Demon-Slaying Blade!" Midori gripped her katana and slashed at the monsters. Deadly demons pounced on Midori. The sheer number of evil spirits startled her.

"Bamboo Protection!" A verdant light enveloped Midori. The unicorn appeared and darted in front of Midori, unleashing a powerful blast at the attacking monster.

At the same time, a ball of fiery lion lunged directly at the monsters behind Midori. Under the fierce firestorm, many monsters were instantly pulverized in Saigyouji Habu's hands.

"Then let me show you the power of humanity, you demons." With hand seals formed, Saigyouji Yuusuke uttered a soft cry, "Burn, flames!"

In an instant, flames danced wildly.

With the power of the shikigami combined, Saigyouji Hanyu unleashed a spell with destructive power approaching that of a high-level yokai.

The miasma formed by the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons was destroyed by the burning of the Fire Realm Curse.

"No, that's impossible."

"It's just a human being, how could it possibly have such power?"

"This kid is too young."

A portion of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, including the Tengu, cried out in fear. The numerous, weaker demons were utterly powerless against such flames.

Even a mid-level monster wouldn't suffer any damage.

"Sleep, immerse yourself in the world of illusions." Saigyouji Hanyu didn't linger at all. Just as the first Fudo Myo-o Fire Realm Curse took effect, the Baku's ability activated again.

With a move that can trap even monsters in a nightmare dream world, the Baku is a shikigami that devours nightmares.

As a yokai, the Baku is the most astounding being; as a shikigami, it is Saigyouji Hanyu's most important combat force. Its role becomes particularly evident when facing yokai with illusionary abilities.

A wave of scorching heat spread out, and the fiery atmosphere in the air seemed to intensify. Beneath Saigyouji Hanyu's feet, a massive pentagram formation took shape.

The pentagram symbolizes the five elements of the world and the origin of all things.

Wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood; the five elements generate and restrain each other.

[Word of Power: Star is actively activated.]

Within the pentagram barrier, the efficiency of spiritual energy utilization is increased by 15%, the damage effect of spells is increased by 15%, and it also enhances the damage of teammates.

As the system notification sounded, the power of the Fudo Myo-ō Fire Realm Mantra activated by Saigyouji Hanyu increased even further.

This incantation is generally a powerful incantation that takes an Onmyoji ten years to learn and master.

Moreover, to unleash the power of this spell, one must undergo arduous practice.

Using this incantation is a rather complicated task. It requires not only drawing upon the spiritual energy of the air but also resonating with the spiritual energy within the body, borrowing the power of Fudo Myoo to activate the Fudo Myoo Fire Realm Mantra.

To truly master this spell would mean that Saigyouji Habu could burn everything—spells, enemies, and everything else.

The terrifying flames swept in, and the Tengu's Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) cried out in fear. Unfortunately, the weaker demons who could not escape were instantly reduced to ashes in the face of such terrifying flames.

Even the mid-level monsters fled at this moment.

The hundreds of demons, which had gathered into a dark mass, made the entire sky seem to darken.

However, now that many demons have scattered, they are powerless to stop them.

"—!"

All that could be heard was the mournful roar of the demon.

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Chapter Twenty-Three: Fear of Demons

despair.

The monsters all felt despair, and the flames burned wildly.

Under the influence of the Fire Realm Curse, many ghosts turned to ashes in an instant.

"terrible."

"How could a human Onmyoji possibly possess such abilities?"

"We still have Lord Karasu Tengu. With Lord Karasu Tengu's power, we can still win."

The Hundred Demons were still putting up a stubborn resistance, because Kamo no Tadayuki was entangled with the Karasu Tengu, making it a war of attrition.

Kamo no Tadayuki was indeed powerful as a great Onmyoji, but the effects of aging on humans are enormous.

"Awoo!" the tube fox roared, and several missiles shot out from its mouth. The bamboo forest missiles struck the hundred demons, and terrifying echoes reverberated through the forest.

The spiritual energy was released at this moment, forming layer upon layer of air waves.

With the Baku's time fusion finally ending, Saigyouji Hanyu could only rely on his own magic.

"!!" The Baku grew to a gigantic size beside Saigyouji Hanyu, completely protecting its master.

As a result, the Hundred Demons, who wanted to seize the opportunity, couldn't find a chance at all.

"That brat!!" Karasu Tengu was both shocked and furious; Saigyouji Hanyu's attack had caused it considerable damage. In Karasu Tengu's eyes, Midori was insignificant; Saigyouji Hanyu was the most powerful.

Of the 500 demons it had painstakingly fought for, nearly 400 were weak demons, and it destroyed more than 200 of them in one fell swoop.

The enraged tengu gathered its demonic power.

Its body began to grow enormous, and the expansion of its demonic power caused the Tengu to directly reveal its true form.

The power of the true form is considerable, and when a demon reveals its true form in battle, it means it is going all out.

"!!!" Saigyouji Hanyu was horrified by what he saw. An overwhelming sense of despair made him realize for the first time the gap between monsters and humans.

Compared to the high-level demons they had encountered before, the Karasu Tengu could now truly be called a high-level demon.

The oppression descended in an instant.

"Wow, Lord Yuzuru." A sense of fear made Midori tremble slightly. The oppression of the high-ranking youkai amplified the fear within Midori.

"Exorcise the demon with this incantation, may it be done swiftly!" Protecting Midori, Saigyouji Yuusuke chanted a basic incantation, a fundamental spell. The oppressive feeling emanating from the tengu suddenly lessened considerably.

The fox spirit and the dream-eating tapir both grew to enormous sizes, protecting him and Midori from the sudden attack of the tengu's horde of demons.

"Has it grown to gigantic size?" Kamo no Tadayuki saw the scene before him and sensed the expansion of the tengu's demonic power.

“Sarvaha – Om Mariciye – Savaha”

With a chanted incantation, a long whip formed from incantation power lashed out and struck the gigantic tengu. Marici, the Bodhisattva, is the guardian deity of warriors, granting them protection through martial prowess.

The whip crackled and popped, and with a deafening roar, the Tengu had to exert all its strength to defend itself.

"Damn it!!" The damned Onmyoji, enraged, brought down his Tengu's longsword, the massive blade instantly embedding itself in the ground. Kamo no Tadayuki abruptly leaped away.

"what happened!"

Just as the Karasu Tengu was about to move again, the binding force of the curse was formed. Behind the Karasu Tengu, a series of chanting sounds came, and one after another, young Onmyoji appeared behind the Karasu Tengu.

The leader was a middle-aged man.

"What kind of spell is that?" Midori asked in surprise as she looked at the golden chains that appeared on the giant body of the Karasu Tengu, which tightly bound the Karasu Tengu.

"Immovable Golden Binding is a spell used in Onmyōdō to control yokai," Saigōji Hazuru said. In fact, his Word of Power: Binding can be said to have originated from Immovable Golden Binding.

However, compared to Immovable Golden Binding, Word Spirit Binding can strengthen its effect of restraining monsters as the user's level increases.

"That day, the dog was finished." A single Onmyoji is not scary, but an Onmyoji with the combined power of a group is scary. A group of more than a dozen Onmyoji appeared in Saigyouji Yuusuke's field of vision.

“Father, I’m late,” the middle-aged man said to Kamo no Tadashi, which surprised Saigyouji Habu.

Could it be that the middle-aged man is Kamo no Yasunori?

Kamo no Yasunori, son of Kamo no Tadayuki, was also Seimei's mentor and a great Onmyōji (yin-yang master).

"Lord Karasu Tengu!"

"When did it appear? How come these Onmyoji didn't notice at all?"

"It's the Onmyoji's invisibility technique, damn it."

The tengu's demons began to panic.

"Hmm." As if he had anticipated Kamo Yasunori's appearance, Kamo Tadayuki simply nodded, his expression cold as he looked at the tengu. "Now, do you still want to put up a fight? Tengu."

"You can't escape now!" Bound by the Onmyoji's curse, unless Karasu Tengu can cross the Great Yokai's ladder on his own, he might be able to break free from the curse's influence.

Is it just a possibility?

Great demons are rare, not only because of their age at which they become demons, but also because of their demonic power, the purity of their bloodline, and even more so because of the fear they evoke in humans.

As the legends of monsters in the human world flourish, the powerful monsters affected by them become even stronger, and some can even use 'fear' to reach a level close to 'gods'.

The 'gods' here are not ordinary deities who have lost their glory in the age of gods, but gods who truly govern the heavens and the earth in the world of the age of gods.

"We won." Xiao Cuizi looked at everything in front of her happily, while Saigyouji Yuusuke remained quite calm, fearing that the monster might have some hidden tricks up its sleeve.

After all, the bizarre and endless abilities of monsters are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

This fear of monsters stems from humanity's unknown, and this fear gives different monsters different abilities. Increasing one's demonic power is, in effect, a process of strengthening that fear.

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Chapter Twenty-Four: The Strongest Subjugation Method