LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 43 Shark Shark
Su Yunjin suddenly made her move, helping Yan Yu to get rid of Sato Akihide, which was completely beyond his expectations.
The light of the Huang Tingjian continued to attack Shenyuan Guang, who could no longer continue his assault on the goalkeeper. He pinched a piece of talisman paper between his fingers, which spontaneously caught fire without wind, and a samurai with hair styled in a crescent moon chonmage burst forth from the void, wielding his blade like a ghost or deity, slashing at the sword-light.
Battle Ghost!
Yan Yu stopped his Sword Flight, directing the Huang Tingjian to entangle with the Battle Ghost Samurai. With the boost of a divine step, he continued to surge forward, his speed not faltering in the least.
Shenyuan Guang sneered in contempt, "You can fight on two fronts, with your sword separated from your body, do you think I cannot?"
We Onmyoji who specialize in the Shikigami Style! What we fear least is fighting on multiple fronts!
He pinched another piece of talisman paper between his fingers, gently shook it, and it spontaneously combusted without wind, summoning another monster with a long nose, a blue face, and wings at its sides, wielding a curved blade to meet Yan Yu head-on.
Great Tengu!
Whether it's the Battle Ghost or the Great Tengu, they are both high-order Shikigami that ordinary Onmyoji cannot obtain. If there's an Onmyoji commanding behind them, each one has about 0.8-0.9 'Ning' of combat power.
On Yan Yu's end, the divine steps propelled him quickly forward, changing direction and leaping on the clouds; with two quick turns, he moved lightning-fast to appear behind the Great Tengu.
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Curved Curse Punch.
Despite the enormous size of the Great Tengu, it turned with exceptional agility, spinning urgently and using the back of its blade to block, retreating half a step from Yan Yu's Curved Curse Punch. In a flapping of its wings, it regained its balance and counterattacked with a swift and fierce slash!
In the headquarters of the Yin Yang Bureau, an official watching the screen revealed a composed and faint smile, commenting, "Not bad. If Shenyuan Guang can tie with Yan Zhanlong, he'll also be eligible for promotion to the Demon King ranking upon his return."
"If there is any dissension, just let them watch this recording and ask if they can withstand Yan Zhanlong's offense," another official added.
The other three officials exchanged glances, each with a sneer in their hearts, not convinced.
It was clear to any discerning eye that Shenyuan Guang could withstand Yan Zhanlong's assault mainly because he relied on the combat power of two high-order Shikigami—indeed, the Shenyuan family head really went all in this time.
There's no need to elaborate on the mighty and strong Great Tengu, as ordinary Onmyoji can't even afford to maintain a common Tengu Shikigami. As for the Battle Ghost... judging from the style of the armor and the crest, it seemed to be a samurai from the Heike clan in life, also the best battle ghost one could find in the world.
The combat power of a Shikigami Style Onmyoji highly depends on the rank of the Shikigami itself. Shenyuan Guang's own cultivation wasn't low, and now with two high-order Shikigami, it seemed reasonable that he could hold off Yan Zhanlong.
Good, very good, once Shenyuan Guang returns victorious, we will grant him the title of "Demon King" based on this battle, and support him to become the head of this Yin Yang Bureau!
Just as the higher-ups were exchanging glances and reaching an unspoken consensus, there was a sudden change in the situation on the field.
Chen Lingyun and her group were still fighting the Onmyoji on the periphery, apparently in grave danger, but in reality, they steadily progressed—thanks to Shenyuan Guang's order, most of the Onmyoji were still focusing on attacking the Six-Armed Demon God at the center of the cloud peak; otherwise, even if only half of them came over, they would have overwhelmed these girls long ago.
Of course, a more likely scenario was the Demonic Sect Enchantress going, "I'm done pretending," and then starting a massacre...
Let's not talk about them for now. On Yan Yu's end, he was exchanging blows with the Great Tengu, attacking with Curved Curses, defending with Barrier Charms, charging with divine steps, and halting abruptly with leaps on the clouds. He and the Great Tengu exchanged offense and defense, each giving as good as they got.
Even if he could occasionally spare a moment to shoot an Impact Curse at Shenyuan Guang, it was easily sidestepped by the latter.
Shenyuan Guang continued to command the Great Tengu with ease, keeping Yan Yu tightly entangled and unable to escape, thinking with scorn and disdain:
What so-called Lu Country's Yan Zhanlong, is this all? Still just on par with my Shikigami...
Huh?
Wait, what's wrong with my Shikigami?
Feeling an unusual sense of loss in his consciousness, Shenyuan Guang abruptly turned his head only to see that the Heike Battle Ghost on the other side had been directly blown up by the Huang Tingjian!
Without their master's commands, Shikigami can still fight on their own, but their intelligence is limited after all... Shenyuan Guang was merely distracted for a moment on the side of the Great Tengu, how did the Battle Ghost's line collapse so suddenly?
Before he could recover from his shock, he saw the Huang Tingjian turn into sword-light again, shooting straight towards him!
This sword-light, so much like a celestial being flying across the sky, truly scared Shenyuan Guang out of his wits, nearly costing him six of his seven souls!
The Flying Sword's speed was as fast as thunder, its lightning flashes gave him no time to think of anything else, and he hurriedly shook his sleeve to produce another talisman paper.
Homura!
The flames stretched out in the air, quickly forming a massive bird with a corporeal form, radiant and breathtaking, its flames blazing fiercely. Under the rushed command of Shenyuan Guang, it managed to firmly intercept the Huang Tingjian.
The sword light, blocked by the firebird, struggled in vain to break through the defense, allowing Shenyuan Guang to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
When he returned his attention to Yan Yu, he almost vomited blood:
In the few seconds he was distracted commanding the Homura, Yan Yu had already broken the samurai's sword-wielding wrist, and then smashed his head to pieces with a punch!
Saving the left flank led to the collapse of the right, and saving the right flank led to the collapse of the left—how could they continue fighting like this?
Shenyuan Guang was already breaking out in a cold sweat. Turning to look for his deputy Sato Akihide, he saw Sato briefly running his way until a flood, which seemed to appear from nowhere, engulfed and swept him away, pushing him far off again.
Su Yunjin, though mainly responsible for bolstering Zhao Yuanzhen's output, felt the Demonic Sect Enchantress's killer instinct kick in stronger as she killed. She became more fierce and unimpeded, occasionally diverting her attention to help her captain clear the battlefield around Yan Yu.
As a samurai, Sato Akihide was not weak, but his skills were all brute strength; against the intangible yet overwhelmingly difficult to defend flood, he was utterly frustrated. Unable to cut through or escape it, he had no choice but to let the flood sweep him further and further away...
Seeing that his bodyguard was no help, Shenyuan Guang could only grit his teeth and summon two more Shikigami with both hands, sending them to intercept both the Huang Tingjian and Yan Yu, one on each side.
However, his strongest Shikigami were the Taira Clan's Battle Ghost and the Great Tengu. Now that both kings had perished, how could the remaining Shikigami hold their own?
As he split his attention to the right flank, the left was breached by the Huang Tingjian; when he switched to the left, the right was utterly destroyed by Yan Yu. Man and sword unstoppable, his Shikigami were mostly slaughtered, rapidly closing in on Shenyuan Guang himself.
"I hear those who play with Shikigami are best at multitasking?" Yan Yu said with a smile, sending off a Shikigami and rushing towards Shenyuan Guang.
His words were spoken in the language of Lu Country, which Shenyuan Guang couldn't understand, nor did he have time to think about it, because Yan Yu's palm had already split open his chest, the Curved Curse's reinforced strength ejecting, crushing his heart directly.
As Shenyuan Guang's screen turned black, silence fell in the headquarters of the Yin Yang Bureau, where five important figures sat.
Especially the two who had spoken of "supporting Shenyuan Guang as the fifth Demon King" found themselves pale with rage, completely speechless.
Tie with Yan Zhanlong?
It was already a miracle he survived!
Shenyuan Guang's corpse fell to the ground, and the next second it transformed into a deflated paper effigy.
Yan Yu's cold gaze swept over the arena. He saw Shenyuan Guang reappear far away, clutching his chest where he'd been hit, his expression weak, annoyed, and resentful.
"Kill him!" he roared in the language of the Cherry Blossoms, his face contorted and voice spent, "Forget the goalkeepers! Everyone go kill Yan Zhanlong!"
Hearing this, all the Onmyoji paused, then rapidly shifted direction, charging crazily towards Yan Yu.
A hundred or so people charging at him, magic, sharp weapons, and Shikigami covering the sky and earth like a vast, surging river—but Yan Yu laughed instead of showing any fear.
He leaped into the air, merging with the sword light. Sword Flight cleaved downwards, aiming for the central Six-Armed Demon God!
The Six-Armed Demon God's attacks were terrifying; even the most robust samurai dared not approach, for a close-range swipe from its Demon-Subduing Sword would leave one unable to dodge because of the short distance, likely splitting them in half on the spot.
Yet the blazing speed of Yan Yu's Huang Tingjian left him with no concern of being unable to dodge. The sword light dipped suddenly, slipping beneath the Demon-Subduing Pestle's swing and the attacks of countless Onmyoji from behind, then rushed upwards again like a heaven-shaking white rainbow piercing the sun, striking the Demon God's third eye right in the forehead!
This white rainbow piercing move was merely a regular Sword Flight, not the more advanced Sword-Body Union, but the accuracy was so exact, hitting the middle of the eye's pupil, that the Six-Armed Demon God cried out in agony.
Suddenly, it raised the Demon-Subduing Dharma Seal and the Demon-Subduing Dharma Vase, smashing the Demon-Subduing Sword and Demon-Subduing Tower to the ground in mayhem, while raising the Demon-Subduing Stupa high to aim at Yan Yu, another hand slamming the Demon-Subduing Pestle down!
Yan Yu had already retreated swiftly, his sword light plunging into the crowd of pursuing Onmyoji.
Before they could react, the Demon-Subduing Tower was forcefully smashed down, turning seven or eight Onmyoji around it into nothing but mangled flesh.
The Huang Tingjian's sword light shot out from the shockwave, closely followed by the slicing Demon-Subduing Sword, forcing the Onmyoji to halt and use their divine powers to dodge the sword strikes. Yan Yu didn't slow down, pressing toward Shenyuan Guang yet again, his expression amiable and his teeth bared in a smile.
His grin was radiant, but Shenyuan Guang was terrified as if he had seen a ghost, and before he could react, his body was seized and thrown by Yan Yu towards the direction of the Demon-Subduing Stupa.
The Demon-Subduing Pestle slammed down onto the Demon-Subduing Stupa, immediately unleashing endless lightning bolts, transforming into sentient, tracking lightning serpents with bared fangs lunging towards Yan Yu. Midway, however, they were struck by the hurled Shenyuan Guang, instantly erupting into a vast display of lightning radiance!