The Great Master of Gensokyo

"Ah ah ah."

Jorogumo's pride shattered in an instant as the enormous fire dragon swept in, its intense heat engulfing her.

boom! !

A high-ranking demon turned to ashes; this was the power possessed by the great Onmyoji, Kamo no Tadayuki.

"As expected of Teacher Kamo, now it's my turn." With ten minutes left, having evaded the attacks of the human-faced tree, he changed his fingers, pointing his index and middle fingers together towards the direction of the human-faced tree, "Spirit Binding, Imprisonment!"

Pale blue chains shot up directly from the ground, and a pentagram barrier appeared directly in the direction of the human-faced tree.

"How is this going?!"

Before the human-faced tree could even understand what was happening, its entire body was restrained.

In an instant, the bamboo tube in Saigyouji Hanyu's hand pointed towards the human-faced tree. The phantom of the tube fox appeared behind Saigyouji Hanyu, shouting, "Disappear and turn to ashes, you demon!!"

boom! !

A bright white light burst forth from the bamboo tube, unleashing all of Saigyouji Hanyu's spiritual power.

"How could I possibly be defeated by humans..." The Human-Faced Tree tried to put up a last stand, but Kamo no Tadashi waved his hand, and a fire dragon came at the same time. Unable to dodge, it was attacked from both sides and died pitifully.

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Chapter Eleven: The Woman Who Flees at Ugly Hour

Is this the power of a great Onmyoji?

The remaining monsters were all gripped by panic.

Are humans weak?

In the eyes of monsters, humans are indeed weak, while monsters are the ones at the top of the food chain.

But now, everything has been turned upside down.

"That's terrifying..."

"Let's run away, let's run away."

Hyakume and Ushi no Toki did not continue, as the power possessed by Kamo no Tadayuki and Saigyouji Habu was far beyond their expectations.

Faced with an existence that could truly destroy them, the yokai wouldn't be foolish enough to throw their lives away. It was Jorogumo and the Human-faced Tree that were too arrogant.

Disrespecting humanity comes at a price.

"You, stop those two humans!"

The two clever high-ranking demons immediately ordered their demon followers to step forward and stop them.

They didn't want to die; they didn't want to die here like this.

"Ha..." Saigyouji Yuusuke gasped for breath, and as the fusion of the shikigami ended, the figure of the shikigami reappeared in front of Saigyouji Yuusuke.

"The burden is too heavy." Saigyouji Hanyu's heart felt like it was being torn apart. But thinking about it, it makes sense; how could one gain power without paying a price?

Thirty minutes is the limit that Saigyouji Hanyu can handle in terms of shikigami fusion.

Otherwise, his body would be affected by the power of the shikigami, and he is ultimately human, not a yokai.

"Leave the rest to me, Yuzuru, you recover your strength." Kamo Tadashi said, and a dark storm swept in. The demons that were trying to stop them were completely powerless against the power of this storm.

Boom! ! !

"Ahhh!" The monsters present cried out in terror as they were completely reduced to ashes by the black storm unleashed by Kamo no Tadayuki.

"Kantagama, stop them!" Saigyouji Habu commanded Kantagama, and the originally small Kantagama rapidly grew larger. Just as Kamo no Tadayuki had dealt with the horde of demons, his two bodies transformed into enormous foxes under the moonlight.

The fox spirit opened its mouth and approached Hyakume and Ushi no Toki.

"You shouldn't have become a human's shikigami!" Hyakume was furious, and several pairs of eyes on his body emitted a bright purple light. This was the light of curse, containing the aura of a curse.

A five-meter-long serpentine evil creature came into view, with the head of the Hundred-Eyed Demon being human and its snake-like body covered with eyes.

It needs to control the tube fox!

Unfortunately, the tube fox showed no signs of being controlled. On the contrary, the tube fox opened its huge mouth, revealing its sharp fox teeth, and its body grew longer and its fox head became enormous, swallowing the Hyakume whole.

The moment he swallowed it, Saigyouji Hanyu felt a surge of demonic power enter his body, strengthening him.

"It can be like this?" As his physical strength was significantly restored, Saigyouji Yuusuke felt that his spiritual power seemed to have increased significantly.

"Damn it, he actually killed Hyakume-ki!"

The angry Ugly Woman raised her head, and with a wave of her small hand, countless cursed flames ignited in the air, while the voices of vengeful spirits echoed around her.

The fox spirit was immediately surrounded by dense cursed fire, and in the hand of the Ushi no Toki, a huge cursed link appeared, and a straw doll, just like the fox spirit, appeared in the Ushi no Toki's hand.

"Ha!" The curse cone pierced the straw fox doll's body, and the straw fox couldn't withstand the power and dissipated.

Saigyouji Hanyu could sense traces of the existence of the shikigami encyclopedia, Kanko, within the Onmyōryō (Yin-Yang Bureau).

Tube Fox's HP: 40% (out of 100%)

The maximum value is 100% of the character's health, while a value below 50% means that the character has been severely damaged and needs to return to the guild.

"This monster is so troublesome..." The Ushi no Toki has a doll substitute, so dealing with it won't be easy.

"Go to hell!"

The woman of the 11 o'clock hour attacked Saigyouji Hanyu directly. She was dressed in white and had a bronze mirror hanging on her chest. Her demonic aura became unusually strong.

On her head she wore a ring of cast iron, and three candles burned with ghostly flames, flames formed from human resentment.

Legend has it that this is the ghost of a woman consumed by jealousy and resentment.

"Go away!"

A terrifying flame, summoned by Kamo no Tadayuki, erupted and struck the Ushi no Toki.

"Hehe." The Ugly Woman seemed to have anticipated the situation. She transformed into a straw doll, rendering Kamo Tadashi's attack useless. "Goodbye, I'm not playing with you anymore, human."

"Teacher, we can't let her escape, otherwise she'll bring disaster to countless humans!" Saigyouji Yuusuke said anxiously, but where could he find Ushi no Toki now?

“She can’t escape. This mountain is the territory of those monsters from before. If she leaves here, Ushi no Toki might not be able to survive.” Kamo Tadayuki seemed to have anticipated Ushi no Toki’s escape, so he wasn’t worried at all.

"You can still fight, right?" Kamo Tadashi walked towards Saigyouji Hanyuu, looking at his disciple and sharing some of his spiritual power.

"Although I don't know how you did it, you shouldn't overuse that technique. The fusion of humans and shikigami, and borrowing power from shikigami, is risky," Kamo Tadashi reminded Saigyouji Hanyu. It was clear that the shikigami summoned by Saigyouji Hanyu was far too powerful.

If the controller of a powerful shikigami lacks the ability to control it, they will suffer a direct backlash.

However, Kamo no Tadayuki had no idea that Saigyouji Hayuu had a cheat-like advantage. Although he wanted to say something, Saigyouji Hayuu swallowed his words and simply nodded.

"Teacher, you should be able to deal with that Ushi no Toki directly, right? Why not just go for it?" Saigyouji Habu asked, looking up. "Even if she doesn't escape this mountain, she might not reappear in front of us."

Monsters are not idiots; they know how to seek advantage and avoid harm.

"I have already left a tracking spell, and the monster from before still carries the aura of a living person. If I rashly deal with it, it will be detrimental to the humans who are still alive." As an Onmyoji, I must not only eliminate monsters but also consider the lives of humans.

"The scent of a stranger?" The teacher's nose is too sensitive; why can't I sense anything?

"Follow me." Kamo Tadayasu immediately brought Saigyouji Hanyu back to reality. Once in battle mode, Kamo Tadayasu was nothing like an old man; he was quite capable in combat.

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Chapter Twelve: Bones

"You bastard, you damn bastard."

Ushi no Toki angrily ran towards the mountain shrine, because of those two humans, Hyakume, Jorogumo, and the Human-faced Tree had all died.

If she doesn't do something, she'll be next to die.

They're just human beings, why should they resist them? As human beings, they should be prepared to be eaten.

A fire of anger seemed to be burning in her chest.

However, Saigyouji Hanyu's abilities, as well as Kamo no Tadayuki's Onmyōdō techniques as a great Onmyōji, are not something she can handle alone.

"With the power of the girls at the shrine, my demonic power can increase like never before."

The monster's attention was focused on the girls at the mountain shrine, including Jorogumo and the dozen or so girls she had captured.

They were all girls born with the qualifications of a shrine maiden and possessing spiritual power within them.

"Caw caw." The sound of crows rang out under the night sky, sounding particularly eerie in the darkness.

When Saigyouji Habu followed Kamo no Tadayuki and faced yokai, Kamo no Tadayuki was no longer the old man he once was. On the contrary, Saigyouji Habu felt that he was more energetic than him, a young man.

“You’re too slow, Yuzuru.” Kamo Tadashi couldn’t help but say to Saigyouji Yuzuru, “You have a spiritual talent far beyond that of ordinary people. If you develop this potential in your body, you will become a truly qualified Onmyoji.”

"Feel it, the rhythm of the wind, the sound of the earth." Kamo Tadayuki's voice echoed in Saigyouji Hanyu's ears, which made Saigyouji Hanyu both laugh and cry.

It's easier said than done.

Wait… A fleeting flash of inspiration appeared in Saigyouji Yuusuke’s mind. Saigyouji Yuusuke thought of the state he was in when he was performing shikigami fusion.

If he were in that state, Saigyouji Hanyu would be able to mobilize the spiritual power in his body to the maximum extent.

That feeling gradually returned to Saigyouji Hanyu's body. Pale blue spiritual energy appeared on Saigyouji Hanyu's body, a manifestation of his spiritual power.

In an instant, he caught up with Kamo no Tadashi once again.

"You're learning very quickly." Kamo no Tadayuki smiled with delight, he was extremely satisfied with his disciple.

It was just like encountering Seimei back then, who immediately grasped the use of spiritual power, and then the use of Yin-Yang techniques.

"Seimei, your challenger is coming." Kamo Tadayuki's eyes seemed to hold a hint of anticipation. "Hanyu, let your teacher look forward to seeing how far you can go."

No matter how powerful an Onmyoji is, they are still powerless when facing powerful and terrifying yokai, especially the great yokai.

Kamo no Tadashi was well aware of this.

The present era is not only a world of humans, but also a world of monsters.

Monsters exist because of humans' fear of them. Unless humans stop fearing monsters or stop acknowledging their existence, is that even possible?

The so-called monsters are not only spirits and monsters of heaven and earth.

Kamo no Tadayuki didn't need to tell Saigyouji Habu directly about this, unless he himself could understand its meaning.

As they drew closer to the shrine on the mountain, the once empty forest was now filled with piles of human skeletons.

The corpses lay exposed in the wilderness, and the intense resentment surrounding them made Saigyouji Hanyu feel a chilling coldness when he stepped into the area.

"What's going on?" Covering his nose and mouth with his sleeve, Saigyouji Yuusuke's face turned pale. The resentment was too strong, and his body couldn't take it.

So much so that I almost started hallucinating.

Forests filled with resentment can create eerie force fields, which is what is commonly known as "being trapped in a ghost wall".

If it goes further, it will form a barrier-like existence, from which the human spirit will be unable to escape, and the soul will be eternally imprisoned after the body dies.

"Use your spiritual power to ward off the resentment; it won't affect you," Kamo no Tadashi said, prompting Saigyouji Hayu to nod slightly.

Deep down, however, he had a clear understanding of the existence of monsters.

This is the real world, not an idealized two-dimensional world. Even if Saigyouji Hanyu wanted to come into contact with those familiar things, he would need to possess the power to protect himself.

Otherwise, as a human, Saigyouji Hanyu would only become food for monsters.

In the world of monsters, true strength reigns supreme.

"Do yokai really like humans as nourishment?" Full of questions, Saigyouji Hanyu wanted to get the answer from Kamo Tadayuki.

"Yokai are born from the fear of humans. No matter what means they use, as long as they can make humans feel fear and dread, yokai can gain unprecedented power."

This is an unavoidable reality, and it's the understanding that Kamo no Tadayuki has gained over the years in dealing with yokai.

However, this made Saigyouji Hanyu's feelings somewhat complicated.

"If monsters can only exist by instilling fear in people, then they will inevitably become enemies of humanity."

Enemies must be eradicated completely.

Perhaps there are monsters that do not depend on humans for survival, and that will not harm humans.

But will he be able to meet him?