American Exorcism Male God

Xu Yi left the Arihara family mansion and stepped into a small alley by the street.

Several corpses were scattered in the alley—an all too normal sight in "Hell City," where ghosts and goblins lurked everywhere. But Xu Yi's body tensed up instantly.

The eerie sound of bubbling echoed again, and the pallid figure of Kayako crawled out from the shadows of the corner, perching on those corpses.

Xu Yi relaxed slightly because Kayako did not turn her head, and he didn't know whether she hadn't noticed him or had become more subdued after he had destroyed one of her clones earlier.

Then he witnessed an extremely horrifying scene: Kayako left one of the corpses, and a brand new ghost clone of Kayako crawled out from the body.

This was the terror of the "curse grudge"—every time Kayako killed someone, a new clone was born!

At this rate, the entire city, the whole of Japan, would become Kayako's playground.

"I hope it doesn't spread to other countries!" Xu Yi worried.

Five brand new Kayako clones were born in the alley, and they suddenly turned their heads in unison, looking in Xu Yi's direction, as Xu Yi braced himself for a confrontation.

After a moment of staring, the Kayakos turned and walked away. They were unsure of their chances against Xu Yi, so they decided to indulge in the "delicacies" outside to strengthen themselves first.

A group of Kayako clones swarmed towards the street's ghouls and the city was thrown into complete chaos as the creatures stirred and crowds screamed in terror.

Xu Yi's brow furrowed. For now, the Kayakos, out of fear, had not swarmed him, but this was only temporary.

The number of Kayako clones would surely grow, and once these clones devoured the ghouls and grew stronger, they would definitely come for him.

So, the thought of saving others was out of the question—he had his own safety to worry about.

What could he do to avoid these Kayakos?

Xu Yi thought of the Gate Organization. Its members were active in this type of city as well; how did they avoid the curse grudge?

Suddenly, inspiration struck, and he pulled out a thumb-sized glass bottle from his pocket, filled with unknown ashes he had found on Fick.

Xu Yi gazed at the ashes and, after a moment of contemplation, sealed his own powers using the formidable control afforded by his Demigod Body.

In just a few seconds, he went from being a "Great Demon" to an ordinary person.

When he had first entered the city, he deliberately let the aura of his Demigod Body emanate to intimidate the ghouls.

Otherwise, he would have had to spend a lot of effort just to deal with those ghouls but now, with both the ghouls and himself in peril, he just had to be cautious of Kayako.

A clone of Kayako noticed the change in Xu Yi, and its crimson pupils watched him with puzzlement.

Xu Yi quickly opened the bottle cap, releasing a special scent, and then he saw something miraculous.

The Kayako clone twisted its head and turned away.

"It actually works!" Xu Yi was a bit surprised, but his brow soon furrowed again.

A blood-red grudge surrounded his body, the aura of the curse grudge, acting like a beacon for Kayako to sense his location anytime, anywhere.

His goal had been to "sneak around," but obviously, that was no longer possible in this situation.

Platinum flames rose from his body, and the power of Blood as Sacred temporarily scattered the curse of the grudge.

This attempt was just a random effort by Xu Yi, but to his delighted surprise, it took a whole ten minutes for the curse to return.

Previously, when he dispersed the curse afflicting Yukeni, it took less than half a minute before the curse reappeared.

Could the reason be his Divine Body?

Xu Yi quickly realized that the Holy Flame could dispel the curse, and this power originated from the blood of his Demigod Body.

The Demigod Body could deceive Kayako with the ashes, along with the Dark Stealth... these combined abilities made it possible for him to be "invisible" for a short time in this city.

Xu Yi looked towards Meiji Shrine, his eyes brightening more and more.

He had previously learned quite a bit about Japan and knew that the Meiji Shrine was a place similar to the War God Repository in New York or the Golden House in Boston.

"Go there and take a look, there might be unexpected gains!"

Xu Yi moved through the shadows, and every once in a while, he would use the Holy Flame to burn away the newly formed curses on his body.

Suddenly, the crisp sound of thunder came from ahead, and Xu Yi leaped onto a tall building to look toward the direction of the sound.

The sound coincidentally came from the Meiji Shrine.

Blinding thunderbolts arose from the main hall of the shrine. The lightning was green, shooting up from below like an unstoppable katana, splitting open the thick blood clouds hanging over the city.

"What's that?"

Xu Yi was somewhat surprised. With his powerful vision, he could see the source of the thunder and lightning.

It was a magatama the size of a fist, similar to jade material, within which one could see a ferocious Thunder Beast roaring, its gaze burning bright.

Below the magatama, an unknown Array was engraved, and a large number of Onmyoji were clustered around it, holding white Soul Summoning Banners and chanting something with their heads bowed.

The Onmyoji's hunting robes were black, the most common color, but the exorcist standing at the center of the Array was dressed in a pure white hunting robe.

"The Great Onmyoji!" Xu Yi softly said.

He was somewhat familiar with Japan's circles, knowing that only Great Onmyoji would wear pure white hunting robes, their strength equivalent to that of a Great Exorcist.

Could it be? Xu Yi's eyes fixed on the magatama amidst the lightning, and he suddenly gasped in surprise.

He knew now what it was, the Yasakani no Magatama, one of Japan's Three Sacred Treasures, a Mythic Level Exorcism Holy Relic!

The last time he had seen the Spear of Longinus, it was only remnants. This was the first time Xu Yi had seen a complete Mythic Level Exorcism Holy Relic.

Thinking about it, it made sense. At a time of life and death, Japan would have to make use of its most treasured artifacts.

Xu Yi noticed movement at his waist and looked down.

The Source of Woe statue vibrated slightly, and the gemstones on it lit up again. To Xu Yi's surprise, even a complete "Mythic Level Holy Artifact" was merely "two and a half stars," with the last gemstone showing only a faint red light.

What on earth was the Sin Remains?

Xu Yi was not thinking this for the first time. The Sin Remains continuously refreshed his understanding.

The Sin Remains, the size of a fingernail, could reach "three stars," yet a complete Mythic Level Holy Artifact could not.

The thunder and lightning sparked by the Yasakani no Magatama broke through the blood-red clouds but did not continue upwards, instead transforming into dense swarms of thunder snakes.

The thunder snakes traveled along the cloud layer, heading in all directions. When they reached above the demons, they struck down with a crash.

Weak demons dissipated immediately, while more powerful demons were paralyzed, stuck in place, unable to move.
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Kayako's clones also suffered heavy losses, but those that had devoured many demons were unusually strong.

The Yasakani no Magatama's lightning could not even bind them; they flickered forward through the lightning as if they were scenes from a video, abruptly dropping frames.

Those powerful Kayako clones converged toward the Meiji Shrine, more and more of them.

Xu Yi secretly felt relieved, thankful that he had hidden his aura. If he had been moving ostentatiously throughout the city, he might have been the target of these Kayako clones.

Could Japan's Onmyoji deal with these Kayakos?

Xu Yi was very curious about the answer to this question.

He couldn't help but be curious; the power of the Mythic Level Holy Artifact was clear for all to see, with the Yasakani no Magatama's thunder and lightning being able to envelop the entire Tokyo.

It was impossible for him not to covet it.

The Demon Blade Red Lotus was close but still not at the level of a Mythic Level Holy Artifact.

If this group of Onmyoji were to fall, Xu Yi wouldn't mind "helping" by picking up the Yasakani no Magatama.