The Great Master of Gensokyo

"Then we can only use the Fudo Myoo Mantra, which we've never used before." After drawing a pentagram barrier, Saigyouji Habu slightly enhanced the power of himself, Inugami, and Midori.

The effect should last for about half an hour.

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the other side.

The humans and shrine maidens, whom he thought he could easily deal with, turned out to be so troublesome, which made Ōtakemaru quite annoyed.

"You have angered me, you wretched human Onmyoji." He raised the demonic sword in his hand, and dark, mad energy gathered around Ōtakemaru, giving off a sense of oppressive terror.

"Demons and monsters, gather your hundred ghosts for the night parade!"

"Listen to my orders!"

At Ōtakemaru's command, Oni Moro, Kyōkotsu, Yūdani Hibiki, and other Ōeyama Oni gathered behind Ōtakemaru. Saigōji Hūshū recognized this as a tactic previously used by the Karasu Tengu.

Fear!

The ability that every lord of demons and monsters possesses is the power to command the fear of all ghosts, empowering themselves and transforming into the true lord of demons and monsters.

"Be careful, Master." The dog god, who had been protecting Saigyouji Hanyu, frowned slightly, sensing the huge change in Ōtakemaru's aura at this moment.

That 'nasty' atmosphere seemed to grow even stronger.

Ghosts and spirits are not ordinary monsters; some ghosts and spirits in their ordinary state could be considered high-level monsters. But after transforming into a ghost or spirit, they can instantly ascend to the level of a great monster.

Unlike humans, monsters naturally possess the extraordinary ability to transform.

"Now!" Saigyouji Hanyu pointed his fingers together towards Ōtakemaru, "Spirit Binding, Imprisonment!"

The binding technique, with even stronger restraining power, transformed into azure blue chains of cursed power, binding Ōtakemaru and his three generals.

"Such a petty trick again, I told you..." Ōtakemaru, who was about to mock Saigyouji Habu, immediately changed his expression. A huge pentagram barrier appeared right beneath his feet.

"Thank you, Inugami, for buying me this much time." Only in this way can Saigyouji Hanyu make better use of the earth's ley lines.

What would happen if Saigyouji Hanyu borrowed the power of the local veins and transformed it into a spell?

"Let these ghosts and monsters witness my combined spells."

"Kill thousands of ghosts, and prolong your life!"

Under Saigyouji Hanyu's power, strands of azure blue runes formed, floating like circles that surrounded Ōtakemaru and the numerous Ōeyama Oni.

"Detonate!" The spiritual power gathered by the incantations exploded at that moment, catching everyone completely off guard.

"You deserve to die!" Ōtakemaru roared in anger. The detonated talisman had little effect on him, but his Ōeyama Oni Clan suffered real damage.

Weak demons were almost powerless to withstand the spiritual energy storm unleashed by the exploding talisman.

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Chapter 42 The Sage of Youkai, Yakumo Yukari

Weak monsters have almost no chance of escaping the damage caused by the exploding talisman.

Saigyouji Hanyu, relying on the power of the earth's veins, naturally created a talisman with astonishing destructive power. He used the Word of Power: Binding to seal the opponent's movements, then used the Talisman of Annihilation to form a basic talisman, which was then detonated.

"Humanity!!"

The furious Ōtakemaru had never been so annoyed. Half of his hard-earned achievements had been destroyed because of Saigyouji Habu; how could he not be heartbroken?

Although weaker demons are cannon fodder, they are still important members of the demon reserve force, and are the key to Ōtakemaru becoming the lord of demons and gathering the fear of all ghosts.

Enraged, Ōtakemaru let out a roar.

"Damn it, damn it!" He spread his arms, and dark, mad energy gathered around Ōtakemaru. At this moment, Ōtakemaru was like a god.

"Be careful, Master." Inugami was about to act, but shortly after the spiritual energy storm ended, Ōtakemaru rapidly increased his demonic power, gathering it on the blade of his sword.

"Luming, boom!" The domineering and incomparably powerful jet-black sword energy seemed to tear through space as it attacked Saigyouji Yuusuke.

The world fell silent at that moment. A wave of air swept in, causing Saigyouji Yuusuke to take a deep breath. "Five Elements, Barrier Array."

The protective barrier formed by the incantation blocked Ōtakemaru's overwhelming sword energy. The sword energy shattered the moment it touched the barrier.

"Lord Otakemaru!"

"Go! Take down that human Onmyoji and the shrine maiden!"

Yinmoro spoke up, and Yugu Xiang and Kyokotsu also took action. Ōtakemaru's Hundred Demons issued the order to attack.

"Demon-Destroying Arrow!"

With three arrows fired in quick succession, the spiritual energy gathered in Cui Zi's bow and arrows became even more violent.

"Damn it..." Mad Bone was the first to be hit by Cui Zi's Demon-Slaying Arrow, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, half of his body was injured at that moment.

Yinmolu and Youguxiang barely managed to block the remaining two arrows from Cuizi.

"When did my Demon-Slaying Arrow become so powerful?" Midori asked in surprise, while Saigyouji Yuusuke smiled calmly, "It's the effect of the spell just now."

"Huh?" Saigyouji Hanyu's spell actually had that effect.

"Master Yuzuru is truly amazing," Midori thought to herself, filled with admiration.

"Be careful, stay behind me, let me protect you," Saigyouji Yuusuke said with a faint smile, looking at Ootakemaru in his field of vision.

Inugami clashed with Ōtakemaru once again.

"Get out of my way, you wretched dog!" Ōtakemaru was furious; it was always this despicable dog who got in his way.

Otherwise, with his abilities, he would have already severed the head of that despicable Onmyoji.

To be made to look so pathetic by a mere Onmyoji, what kind of demon or god from Suzuka Mountain is he?

"My sword is still here. Do not even think about taking a step forward and harming my lord."

"Evil spirits, please die."

Inugami maintained his calm and indifferent tone, but at this moment, Ōtakemaru was clearly feeling somewhat agitated and uneasy.

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Simultaneously.

"Hoo." Exhaling a breath of stale air, Saigyouji Yuusuke formed hand seals once more, "Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing, Zhu Xie!"

This time, it's the Nine Syllable Mantra.

"Inugami, retreat!"

At Saigyouji Habu's command, Inugami immediately sheathed his sword and stepped back. Just as Inugami retreated, Saigyouji Habu's Nine Syllable Mantra struck Ōtakemaru's body.

[Ding! You have successfully used the Nine Syllable Mantra once, achieving the (Beginner) achievement]

The system notification sounded at that moment, which meant that Saigyouji Hanyu had taken the initiative to master a spell.

"My demonic power is being bound?!" Before Ōtakemaru could recover from his shock and anger, he felt his demonic power circulating slowly.

Taking advantage of the situation, Inugami thrust his sword at Ōtakemaru, shouting, "The sword moves with the heart, the sword dances wildly with the heart!"

In an instant, only a blur remained of Inugami in Ōtakemaru's vision.

"How is this possible?" Yinmolu exclaimed in shock as a huge explosion rang out, drowning out Inugami and Ōtakemaru.

When the smoke cleared, it was revealed that Ōtakemaru's heart had been pierced through his chest.

The air seemed to freeze, making even breathing feel incredibly heavy.

"Run! Even Lord Ōtakemaru is injured. How can we possibly fight that human?"

"Damn it, don't run away! All of you, get him!"

Yinmolu and others are now completely unable to control the situation.

"Hmph." The same sword wound fell on Inugami's body. Inugami and Ōtakemaru's bodies separated, and Saigōji Hūshū noticed that Inugami's health had dropped to 45%.

"Give up!" Ōtakemaru admitted defeat.

The intense resentment made Ōtakemaru remember Saigyouji Habu very clearly.

"I, Ootakemaru, swear in the name of the spirits of Suzuka Mountain!"

"Onmyoji, the day we meet again will be the day you die."

The wise Ōtakemaru chose to evacuate.

The loss of his demon followers at Mount Ooe has already taken a toll on him.

"..." Just as Saigyouji Yuusuke was about to speak, he suddenly witnessed an unexpected event: right in his field of vision, space cracked open.

A figure emerged from the spatial rift within the cracked black hole.

"Who?" After a short while, Saigyouji Hanyu immediately noticed who was in front of him.

Her long, golden hair shone as brightly as the sun. She wore an Eastern-style Taoist robe, had a youthful, doll-like face, and a white hat.

【Boundary Youkai: Yakumo Yukari】

[An eternally seventeen-year-old girl, born since the Age of Gods, a great yokai active during the Heian period. The creator of the future Gensokyo, possessing the ability to overturn everything from its very origin.]

"Isn't this Purple... Mom?" Saigyouji Yuzuru was about to speak, but he swallowed the words back.

"Are you... joking?"

"What kind of monster is this?"

All of Ōtakemaru's generals showed signs of panic.

That's a great demon, a legendary being. With a mere gesture, it could annihilate tens of thousands of demons.

"Oh dear, it seems we've taken the wrong turn." Yukari Yakumo covered her face with her folding fan and smiled. "I hope I didn't disturb you."

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Chapter Forty-Three: Surrendering to Evil Forces

Hey, how can you say this isn't a disturbance?

Look at this atmosphere! Saigyouji Hanyu had a smile on his lips, but in his heart he was thinking a million "Holy crap!"

Why did Yukari Yakumo appear?

"He doesn't seem to have any ill intentions." Saigyouji Yuu's gaze fell on Yakumo Yukari. There was no yokai aura about Yakumo Yukari that he disliked.

On the contrary, it gave Saigyouji Hanyu a very comfortable feeling.

"Lord Hanyu." Midori held her breath, feeling a bit of pressure.

This was the first time she had ever witnessed the existence of a great demon.

Who could have imagined the appearance of such a great monster?

Regardless of why Yakumo Yukari appeared here, the appearance of the great youkai immediately intimidated Midori and the enraged group of youkai.

"Don't worry." He squeezed Cui Zi's hand, causing a faint blush to appear on the girl's cheeks. "That great demon doesn't seem to have any ill intentions towards us."

At least the feeling that Yakumo Yukari was watching Saigyouji Habu was not as wicked as the monsters she had seen.

The dog god was also on guard, with the dream-eating tapir and the tube fox protecting him.

"Great demon, why are you here?" Ōtakemaru's lips were dry, and he didn't know where Yakumo Yukari was standing.

If you suppress him by force, he and all the resources of his Great Jiangshan will perish.

"Looks like I've disturbed you. It's a bit unfortunate that I'm passing by." Yukari Yakumo smiled, a glint of light flashing in her beautiful eyes, and a faint smile on her lips, making her look incredibly charming.

"You all carry an aura I despise," Yakumo Yukari said, addressing Ōtakemaru and his group. This caused Ōtakemaru's expression to change slightly.

What is this big monster up to?

"Of course, I'll deal with you first." The gentle and refined Yakumo Yukari was surprisingly violent once she made her move.

"Stop, stop!"

"What's wrong with my body...?"

Yinmoro's body collapsed under the gap of Yakumo Yukari, and Kyokotsu and Yuuya Hibiki were unable to escape.