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Meanwhile, outside, maintaining the barrier, Anbe Yoshihira, Anbe Yuyuki... the successive heads of the Mikadoin family, muttered to themselves.
"It seems the first patriarch wants the Yin-Yang Dao to be completely severed today."
"That's fine. Rather than living a life of torment and suffering in fear, it's better to have your life force directly drained."
"..."
All the Onmyoji inside the Flower Blossom Courtyard had obviously discovered the truth, and their hearts were filled with despair.
"Qingming!"
Having transformed into her true form as a nine-tailed fox, Hagoromo Gitsune watched the ever-flickering barrier with pain and despair, her heart filled with utter desolation. The child she had waited for for thousands of years had so heartlessly sacrificed her.
"Ugh!"
Beside him, Yasaka, who had also transformed into his true form, sighed. Fortunately, he had already had his former subordinates send his daughter, Kokonoe, away, otherwise…
And just as the barrier was about to drain the Onmyoji's life force...
unexpected--
A powerful attack, imbued with the power of the five elements and carrying a deadly danger, struck the barrier before the successive heads of the Mikadoin family could react.
"Boom!!!"
The tremendous impact sound spread outwards in all directions like ripples.
The barrier was shaking violently, but it did not suffer any other damage from Ashiya Doman's all-out attack.
"Hehehe... It's really hard!"
"Ashiya Dōman, and that little girl from the Tsuchimiya family?!"
This combination surprised Tsuchimikado Arima. Something was wrong; this wasn't what he had expected.
"Great."
Isayama Yomi breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Tsuchimiya Kagura safe and sound.
Although I knew in my heart that Kagura would be alright, I still couldn't help feeling a vague unease and worry. But, why didn't Hikaru come?!
"It's Ashiya Doman! Everyone, do your best to maintain the barrier. I'm going to fight!"
Anbe no Kihei immediately gave the order, and he went alone to meet Ashiya Doman, who had landed on the barrier.
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Chapter 119: The Only Lifeline
"Boom——"
The Yin-Yang techniques, resounding throughout the heavens and earth, collided continuously in the sky, sounding especially loud in the silent skies above Kyoto.
Ashiya Doman and Abe Kichihei continuously unleashed various Yin-Yang techniques they were skilled in. What seemed like ordinary Yin-Yang techniques were elevated to an extreme level in their hands, unleashing power several times, or even more than ten times, that of ordinary Yin-Yang masters.
The Five Elements and Yin-Yang Theory: Mutual Restraint and Mutual Generation
Manipulating the myriad forces of Yin and Yang, they constantly converge and clash—
The sky and the earth trembled continuously as the two yin-yang techniques clashed and collided.
For a moment——
It was like a grand feast of Yin-Yang magic unfolding before everyone's eyes, and even the Yin-Yang Masters who were aware of the crisis they faced couldn't help but become engrossed in it.
"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands! [Acala Fire Realm Mantra]!!!"
A fiery tornado, hot enough to melt steel, hurtled toward Ashiya Doman. The terrifying heat swept around, as if trying to squeeze out all the moisture in the world. Tsuchimiya Kagura, who had already retreated to the side, was forced to retreat again and again by the terrifying heat, until she was more than a hundred meters away before she could barely use her spiritual power to resist it.
"How terrifying is the [Acala Fire Realm Mantra]!!!"
Inside the barrier, Miyaji Panfu was stunned to see that this Yin-Yang technique, which he was extremely familiar with, could unleash such terrifying power. As one of the twelve divine generals of the Yin-Yang Hall, [Flame Demon] was even called 'the son bestowed by the Immovable King' by the Yin-Yang Dao Venerable. It is no exaggeration to say that his [Immovable King Fire Realm Mantra] had been cultivated to the pinnacle.
However, compared to an old monster like Anbe no Kihei who has cultivated for thousands of years, he is still far from being good enough.
Once again, the Onmyoji, who were usually complacent, learned about them and these...
"Hehehe... Jiping, you haven't wasted these past thousand years. This [Immovable King Fire Realm Mantra] is truly breathtaking!"
Ashiya Doman couldn't help but praise, his hands constantly circulating the power of the five elements, with water as the main element and the other five elements as auxiliary elements, forming a towering wave that surged endlessly. What was even more terrifying was that countless metal-attribute swords were hidden within the giant wave.
The five elements generate each other, and the five elements restrain each other, in a reversed manner!
"Bang bang bang..."
Large amounts of white mist and water vapor billowed upwards, accompanied by flashes of swords and shadows.
After a while——
"Tick-tock..."
As the white mist dissipated, Ashiya Dōman remained standing unharmed, but across from him, Abe Kichihei's arm had been severed, and blood was flowing continuously.
"Lord Yoshihira!"
Anbei Youxing and the others were startled and wanted to go to their aid, but Anbei Jiping waved his hand, signaling them to continue maintaining the barrier. The barrier concerning the first patriarch's breakthrough and advancement was the most important thing.
Then, Anbei Jiping sighed and looked at Ashiya Dōman, saying, "I was careless. As expected, a thousand years of secluded training has indeed greatly improved my Yin-Yang Dao. Unfortunately, my combat skills have declined too much."
"Master, you have won this time, but even if you win, it won't change anything!"
"That's impossible to say!"
Ashiya Dōman said meaningfully.
Before Anbe Jihei could say anything more, a voice, tinged with resentment and authority, rang in everyone's ears.
"Ashiya Michiman, you've ruined my plans time and time again. Do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you!"
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Upon hearing that familiar voice, the distraught Hagoromo Gitsune regained a glimmer of hope, but that hope dimmed again when she looked at the distorted space from which stepped Abe no Seimei, with a gloomy and indifferent expression.
Behind Abe no Seimei, Li Zeweim, with a slightly frivolous expression, was still following. However, at this moment, he completely ignored Ashiya Dōman and instead looked around as if searching for something.
"They're here?!"
"Do you think Master Daoman can withstand Abe no Seimei?"
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"I'm afraid it's a little difficult."
"..."
Upon seeing Abe no Seimei's appearance, the Onmyoji trapped in the barrier almost all placed their last hope on Ashiya Dōman.
This scene inevitably appears extremely ironic to outsiders.
After all, Ashiya Dōman was a taboo Onmyoji who was hated by all the major Onmyoji factions and was listed as their number one wanted criminal. Now, this number one wanted criminal has become their only lifeline.
Isn't that incredibly ironic!
"We've already escaped, why would we want to court death again?"
Anbei Seimei glanced at Ashiya Dōman, then formed hand seals. Instantly, the barrier trapping the Onmyoji shone brightly. At this crucial moment, he wanted to squeeze all the life force out of these Onmyoji in one go, successfully breaking through to the Transcendent Realm. He didn't care about Ashiya Dōman, who was only at the Demon King level.
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Chapter 120: Making a Move
"Oh no! Our life force is rapidly draining away!"
"Abe no Seimei is trying to squeeze all our life force out of us in one go!"
"What should we do? Why didn't Master Daoman stop it? He just stood by and did nothing..."
"...Make your move, Master Daoman?!"
"..."
As Abe no Seimei continued to drain the life force of the Onmyoji using the barrier, they were all terrified. Some of the stronger Onmyoji, such as the Twelve Divine Generals and the Twelve Heavenly Generals, fared better.
Even though their spiritual energy had been completely drained beforehand, each of them still had ways to resist the loss of life force and slow down the process. However, it was a completely different story for some of the weaker Onmyoji. Their black hair visibly turned dry and brittle, and their skin lost its luster and became wrinkled. It was entirely predictable that before long, these weaker Onmyoji would all have their life force drained and turn into withered old men.
Ashiya Dōman, whom they had previously placed high hopes on, was now simply watching helplessly as their life force was drained, showing no intention of stopping Abe no Seimei as before, as if he had been completely intimidated by Abe no Seimei.
Utter despair and resentment welled up inside him.
However, there are a few special cases among the barrier Onmyoji, but they were ignored by most Onmyoji in the midst of panic and despair.
Those are Kasumigaoka Utaha, Isayama Yomi, Eriri... and others.
They seemed unaffected by the barrier draining their life force, or rather, Anbe Seimei's barrier momentarily lost its effect on them.
"Yes, did Kanzaki Teru give them special treasures, or did he secretly inscribe some kind of defensive formation on their bodies..."
Arima Tsuchimikado muttered to himself upon seeing this scene, lost in thought.
As ordinary Onmyoji's life force continues to drain away and they approach the end of their lives, some lose their minds. However, as the pillars and leaders of the Onmyodo, Kurahashi Genji, Tsuchimikado Yasuzumi, Tsuchimikado Arima, and others remain calm and composed. They want to get out of the deadly situation. If they can't even control themselves, then even if there is a possibility of survival, they will only lose it in vain.
"Have you spotted the person behind Abe no Seimei? Abe no Seimei seems extremely wary of him."
Even though Kurahashi Genji was desperately suppressing the loss of his life force, a third of his hair had already turned white.
"That's Li Zevheim."
Yasaka, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
"Mr. Yasaka..."
Tsuchimikado Taijun was taken aback. This was the first time that Yasaka, the Nine-Tailed Fox, the supreme commander of the Kyoto yokai, had interacted with them since they were imprisoned in the barrier. After all, this great yokai had an inexplicable aversion to them, the Onmyoji, and even the Kagein, a local power in Kyoto, did not give them a friendly look.
"The son of Lucifer, the first demon king, and the transcendent being recorded in the Bible, his appearance proves that no matter what we struggle, it is useless."
Yasaka sighed.
The moment Li Zewei appeared, she resigned herself to her fate. With a transcendent being present, neither she, nor the Yin-Yang Path, nor even the entire Kyoto was destined to face calamity today.