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Enma Ai suddenly spoke up.
"Hui?!"
"That guy?!"
Asuna Yuuki couldn't help but widen her eyes. Just a few days ago, she was wondering if that guy would sell her off, but she didn't expect him to go even further, bringing the White Dragon Emperor here directly. Did he want her to die even faster?
and--
Asuna Yuuki clearly overestimated herself in many ways.
At that moment, everyone heard Kanzaki Teru's voice.
"I'm going away for a few days. You all stay quietly in the palace and don't wander off."
Immediately, Enma Ai, Tokisaki Kurumi, and Accelerator all sensed that Kanzaki Hikaru and Vali's presence had vanished from the Shinomiya mansion.
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Chapter 110: The Vanished Humans
This is Kyoto.
The spiritual home of neon lights, the origin of culture, and a symbol of culture—
Kyoto City boasts a wealth of historical sites accumulated over thousands of years, such as Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Yasaka Shrine, Heian Shrine, Nijo Castle, Kinkaku-ji Temple, and Senbon Torii (thousands of torii gates).
Various shrines are scattered throughout the area, and all kinds of historical sites are imbued with a strong historical atmosphere.
Although Kyoto is not as international as Tokyo in terms of infrastructure, it still enjoys a great reputation in the world.
This place attracts countless tourists year-round, and it's always bustling with activity, especially now at its peak.
Yet, this very Heian-kyo, a thousand years ago, should have been an ancient city teeming with people—
At this moment, it was as silent as a dead city, completely deserted. The steaming coffee still on the coffee shop table was enough to tell the story, as if everyone in Kyoto had vanished in an instant.
And the reality is largely the same.
Just less than half an hour ago, the entire city of Kyoto suddenly went dark, as if all sunlight or other light had been completely erased by a mysterious force, plunging the ancient city into a thick darkness where one could not see their own hand in front of their face.
When the sunlight shone on this ancient city with a history of over a thousand years again, a terrifying scene unfolded: all living things, including birds, pets, and their human owners, vanished without a trace.
It was as if a large-scale paranormal event had occurred.
"Click——"
Abruptly, like the sound of shattering glass. It rang out suddenly on the deserted, silent street, sounding particularly jarring and prominent.
"...Is this a spatial magic array, or a barrier?!"
Kanzaki Hikaru and Vali stepped out of the shattered space, while Vali looked around in astonishment.
"It contains both barriers and spatial arrays."
Kanzaki Hikaru extended his finger and pointed it slightly into the void. Instantly, the powerful perception belonging to the transcendent transformed into countless ripples, spreading outwards in all directions, deep within the earth, and into the void of space.
Continuously analyze and perceive all of this.
A few breaths later—
Kanzaki Hikaru's perception struck a thin membrane belonging to the subspace deep within the spatial interlayer. Through this membrane, hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, frozen like statues, came into view. They were all as if asleep, completely unaware, floating in the dark void. These were the ordinary humans who had vanished from Kyoto.
"It turns out to be a subspace hidden within a spatial interlayer..."
"The general situation is now clear," Kanzaki Teru said to Vali.
“Li Zevim used spatial development to create a subspace similar to Kyoto. Now all the ordinary humans and creatures in Kyoto are imprisoned in it. He is unlikely to be so kind as to let humans take refuge in it. He probably wants to use the lives of these ordinary people to achieve some ulterior motive. The most likely scenario is that he will sacrifice these humans.”
Yes, it was a sacrifice—
Who was the target of the sacrifice? Kanzaki Teru doesn't know yet, but this is currently the most likely scenario.
"Hiss! Have Li Zevheim and the old Demon King faction all gone mad?"
Vali couldn't help but gasp.
It's important to understand that this is no longer the ancient times. Sacrificing the entire human population of an entire city on such a large scale would not only cause the collapse of humanity, but even the gods would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen.
"crazy?!"
Kanzaki Teru shook his head slightly.
"That guy has been a madman from the beginning, you should know that better than I do."
"Besides, don't forget, both Li Zevm and the old Demon King faction are currently wanted by the Underworld. Perhaps in their minds, being wanted by the Underworld or by the gods makes no difference; at least, that's definitely what Li Zevm thinks..."
For a moment, Vali was speechless.
Indeed, that guy was a complete madman from beginning to end, a madman to the extreme.
"Moreover, this is only a spatial array. A barrier has also been set up around Kyoto. The purpose of this barrier is to confuse the gods' vision and prevent others from discovering the anomaly in Kyoto for a period of time."
"Whatever, it makes it convenient for them to uproot the Yin-Yang Dao completely."
"The Yin-Yang Dao?!"
Only then did Vali use his senses to discover that a vast number of Onmyoji were lurking in the northwest of Kyoto, seemingly imprisoned within a barrier.
What made it even more unbelievable to him was that, although these Onmyoji varied in strength, he was certain of one thing: this number of Onmyoji was almost equivalent to the total power of the entire Onmyodo in Japan. In other words, Li Zevim and the Old Demon King faction were indeed preparing to uproot Onmyodo, one of the few powerful supernatural lineages among humans, just as the Azure Emperor had said.
"...What exactly does Li Zevheim want to do?!"
The situation in Kyoto was truly beyond Vali's expectations. He was completely bewildered and couldn't fathom the intentions of this madman, Li Zevim. He certainly wouldn't have destroyed Yin 5.1 Yang Dao on a whim.
"What does Li Zewim want to do? The answer has already been delivered to our doorstep."
A cold glint flashed in Kanzaki Teru's eyes.
Several figures appeared in their senses ahead. One of them, fleeing in a disheveled state, was an Onmyoji, pursued relentlessly by several large yokai.
Judging from the fugitive's chaotic and weak aura, it was clear that without outside intervention, this Onmyoji fugitive would have been torn to pieces by the large demons behind him within minutes.
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Chapter 111: The Fall of Ibaraki-Douji
"Quick, quick... huff huff huff, we must expose everything that happened here and Abe no Seimei's conspiracy to the world!!!"
"Only in this way can we save everyone!!!"
Panting heavily, Kagura Tsuchimiya traversed the deserted streets, buildings rushing past on either side. She had already sustained serious injuries, her right arm bleeding profusely, but she couldn't care less now. She gripped the [Maiki No. 12] tightly in her hand; after the Tsuchimiya family's strongest spirit beast, [Bai Rui], was killed, this was the last barrier that could protect her.
Strive for your life, a relentless race against the clock—
Even though she was completely exhausted at this moment, and the waves of weakness and fatigue in her body almost overwhelmed her, she still could not stop.
To stop is to die.
All the sacrifices of the Onmyoji who helped her escape her predicament were in vain. Now she carries the burden of saving her father, her 23rd sister in the underworld, and even the only hope of the Onmyodo.
If she were to collapse at this moment, everything would become meaningless.
unexpected--
Kagura Tsuchimiya's expression changed as she felt a deadly threat approaching. Without a second thought, she instinctively rolled to her right.
"boom!"
The earth-shattering strike cleaved the street in two from its center. If Tsuchimiya Kagura hadn't dodged, she would have been killed by that attack.
Amidst the billowing dust, a deep, mad voice drifted over.
What came into view was a young man holding a katana, half of his face obscured by a dark brown tombstone, exuding a chilling aura. Following closely behind him was a middle-aged man with meticulous white hair.
These two are none other than Ibaraki-dōji, ranked forty-ninth on the [Transcendent Ranking], and Kidōmaru, ranked forty-sixth.
Kagura Tsuchimiya stood up shakily. Her ankle was dislocated, and it was already very difficult for her to stand up, let alone continue to run away. Under these circumstances, a look of despair appeared on her small face.
"I'm sorry, Sister Huangquan, Father..."
Previously, with the [Baihui], I was able to hold my own against these two infamous great monsters from Japanese legend.
Now, besides despair, all I feel is guilt—guilt for letting everyone down.
"Perfect timing. I haven't had a proper chance to drink the blood of an Onmyoji yet, so let's start with you, little girl."
Ibaraki-dōji licked the blade in his hand and approached Tsuchimiya Kagura step by step, seeing her as a lamb to the slaughter.
"There is one regret: I didn't have the courage to confess to Brother Hui when I was dying."
"If there is a chance..."
Before her death, Kagura Tsuchimiya was filled with mixed emotions. Looking at Ibaraki-dōji approaching her, a cold glint flashed in her eyes. All the spiritual power in her body was gathered together, and even in her final moments, she was determined to deliver a powerful blow to her opponent.
They absolutely cannot afford to lose face for the Tsuchimiya family.
"The struggle of an ant!"
Kagura Tsuchimiya's little tricks were completely exposed to the two great demons, Ibaraki-dōji and Oni-dōji, causing a disdainful smile to appear on her lips. At the same time, she raised her katana above her head, ready to kill them completely.
And, in that very instant—
"Shh!"
A straight, azure sword beam, carrying the power to annihilate everything in sight, hurtled towards Ibaraki-dōji.
"Oh no, Ibaraki-dōji, get out of the way!"
The demon child was terrified.
In this attack, he clearly felt the aura of death that he hadn't tasted in thousands of years. He couldn't withstand it, absolutely couldn't withstand it. Even if he used all his strength to forcefully rely on this attack, there was only one path left: death.
"hateful!!!"
Ibaraki-dōji desperately wanted to dodge, but a terrifying pressure, like a hand reaching to the sky, imprisoned and suppressed him in place, preventing him from moving even a finger, let alone trying to escape.
From terror to deathly despair—
"what!!!"