“Vermilion Serpent? So that beast is called Vermilion Serpent? It's a pity he won't be coming back, and neither will your son!” Xiao Yefeng swung his sword, sending a shadowy Shikigami flying. Where the blade passed, the Shikigami was instantly evaporated by Carefree Righteousness and the Yin-Yang Sword. The Onmyoji controlling it fell lifeless; with the destruction of his Shikigami, he could not survive either. This was a method to drastically enhance a Shikigami's power.
With one strike, Xiao Yefeng had killed the Shikigami, which naturally frightened the other Onmyoji into not daring to approach him. This provided Xiao Yefeng and Abe Rain with a sufficiently quiet space for their confrontation. At this moment, Abe Rain was in tears; despite Luo Yu's condition, he was still his son. Xiao Yefeng's words were clear—he must be dead. Abe Rain knew his son well; at that moment, he wished he could devour Xiao Yefeng's flesh and drink his blood to quell his hatred.
However, this was not a time when he could take charge. Under the oppressive presence of Zhaoshan, Abe Rain directed his hand towards the Southern Palace. Beneath the Black Soul Jade, a headless and tailless beast materialized out of thin air. After a mournful roar, it exploded violently, causing the Black Soul Jade to plummet from the sky. Fortunately, Zhao acted in time; however, at that moment, the Black Soul Jade had already developed numerous cracks due to being suppressed by Xiao Yefeng's Spirit Tool.
“Pfft!” A mouthful of fresh blood spurted from Abe Rain as he asked, “Xinyu?”
“Obviously! I took care of him too!” At this point, Xiao Yefeng concealed Li Ji to avoid further complications.
Yet Abe Rain was an old fox; Luo Yu's death was expected. However, Xinyu was a powerful figure—only an unexpected situation could lead to his demise. Xinyu had always been cautious. Realizing everything now, Abe Rain scanned his surroundings and found no sign of Li Ji.
He cursed aloud: “Damn it! It must be Li Ji! Only she could have made Luo Yu and Xinyu let their guard down! The Kiyuha Family's abilities truly are a double-edged sword! Hahaha! Good, good!”
Seeing Abe Rain acting deranged, Xiao Yefeng remarked, “What’s so funny? What’s so good about it? Your son is dead!”
“Of course it’s good! It’s good that I have no worries now! Today I will drag you, the number one expert of Huaxia, down to the Underworld with me!” With that, Abe Rain looked up at Zhao with a face full of ferocity. He declared, “Great Deity! I offer my life in hopes that you will help me take revenge!”
“Your actions are honorable and noble!” Zhao replied coldly. At this moment, she no longer cared about her host's life or death because she knew she would no longer need to fear anything around her!
Just then, in a corner of the Northern Palace, Beauty Fan glimmered smoothly—a perfect image of a beauty emerging from a bath. The beauty stepped out of the pool; droplets slid down her delicate body, captivating every man present with an almost soul-snatching allure. At this moment, Xiao Yefeng realized something was wrong; he had caught sight of this last Beauty Fan. He and Consort Mi had just killed Xinyu and Luo Yu respectively. Ren Yu's Shikigami Hundred Flower Fairy had already entered Mirror Flower Mirror; however, Mirror Flower Mirror was merely an illusory artifact and insufficient to affect Xiao Yefeng.
Thus it was completely ignored. Yet the Beauty Fan that Xiao Yefeng had never paid attention to before now unleashed its greatest lethality. The beauty emerging from the bath was stunning beyond compare; in an instant, nearly half of those under Xiao Yefeng's command were enchanted and lost their lives in an instant.
If it weren't for Xiao Yefeng urgently striking the Bagua Mirror, dispersing the strange seductive energy with pure Righteousness, only Xiao Yefeng and two others would likely remain capable of fighting. At this moment, Xiao Yefeng had no time for sorrow; he had already absorbed all the power and even the life of Abe Rain, severing his connection with him. Xiao Yefeng couldn't understand Abe Rain's decision at this moment—having lost two sons, didn't he still have two left?
What Xiao Yefeng didn't know was that the customs of Wa Country dictated that their women would never adhere to traditional roles, especially someone like Abe Rain, who had been away from home for a long time. Among his four sons, he knew that only Luo Yu and Xinyu were his biological children; as for Ren Yu, whom he had legitimized, that was his father's child—essentially his brother. Yi Yu was even more complicated; Yi Yu was the child of his wife and his brother. In short, their family was in disarray! Naturally, he wouldn't spare Xiao Yefeng after losing his own sons.
Of course, he wouldn't spare Li Ji either. At this point, he had already severed ties with Abe Rain. With the risk of losing his life force, he looked at Xiao Yefeng and said, "You won't die a good death, and that woman—do you think I will let her go? If I die, she won't survive either! Do you think the power of the Kiyuha Family is so easily obtained?"
After finishing his words, Abe Nobuyuki let out a long laugh, tilted his head, and finally died in anger. At this moment, Xiao Yefeng felt a tightness in his heart—Li Ji was in danger. However, Xiao Yefeng couldn't escape; the overwhelming Eerie Energy had already sealed off the Demon Tower. The empowered Abe Rain turned to look at Xiao Yefeng.
"Trying to leave?" As soon as the words fell, the Eerie Energy swept toward everyone. At this moment, scales covered Xiao Yefeng's body; his Gene Beast Transformation had reached fifty percent. Except for the skin on his face, all other skin had transformed into spiked scales.
Advancing with the Bagua Mirror to block the Eerie Energy, Xiao Yefeng commanded, "Withdraw from the combat zone! Immediately search for Li Ji!" After saying this, Xiao Yefeng charged into the Ghost Mist with the Bagua Mirror held high. Mo Fei and others followed orders and retreated from the Demon Tower with Xiao Yefeng's help. However, as soon as they emerged, they were discovered by the Onmyoji surrounding the Demon Tower, leading to yet another fierce battle. Meanwhile, Li Ji lay unconscious in the shade of a tree.
Abe Rain was right; after gaining his favor, Li Ji had her bloodline replaced through a secret method of Yokai Tower. This was how she acquired the power of the Kiyuha Family. As her master, Abe Rain naturally had control over her. Now that he was dead, just like Emperor Qin Shi Huang, he intended to take all his servants with him to the grave!
At this moment, she was unconscious but still alive; her rising chest indicated she was not in immediate danger. In the core battlefield now stood Xiao Yefeng and Abe Rain in a true clash of arms!
With the Black Soul Jade shattered and unable to withstand Xiao Yefeng's full-on assault, it took only a few collisions for it to show clear signs of damage. The Black Soul Jade and Yin-Yang Sword were both Low-Level Plane items; however, due to Black Soul Jade's Spirit Tool being suppressed by its own power source, it was no match for Xiao Yefeng. The cracks became increasingly evident as Abe Rain dared not use Black Soul Jade for attack or defense any longer.
The Cloud Sword also lost its Spirit Tool status; however, as a weapon, it possessed more hardness than Black Soul Jade. After several clashes and with assistance from Mirror Flower Mirror and Beauty Fan, although it could not prevail against Xiao Yefeng's might, it remained undamaged.
As for Abe Rain's true form revealed amidst the dense Ghost Mist—just as Xiao Yefeng described—her upper body was that of an enviable woman's figure and beauty that would make any woman jealous. However, from her navel downwards flowed a fish tail covered by a long skirt—a mermaid representing Western Transcendence beings—yet at this moment in Xiao Yefeng's eyes, she existed in reality!
As Xiao Yefeng's strength grew stronger and memories of Dao Wine became clearer, those previously vague images began to surface. The beings who descended back then were not just immortals riding Flying Swords but also various beastmen similar to modern technological creations like Gene Serum-enhanced Gene Warriors—those beings were just like Abe Rain herself.
Xiao Yefeng understood that so-called intelligent life forms were essentially the same; the only difference was Earth, which they referred to as Blue Star, evolved from primates. Other Dimensions might have evolved from different animals. While primates on Earth took a step forward in evolution, perhaps other species in other Dimensions had made similar advancements. Zhao was a prime example; her Dimension must have seen fish take that step!
The clash of the Yin-Yang Sword and Cloud Sword, the confrontation between the Bagua Mirror and Mirror Flower Mirror, the battle between the Seven Star Needle and Beauty Fan, as well as the exchanges between Xiao Yefeng and Zhao, each time Xiao Yefeng struck, countless Yellow Talismans fell like rain. In places where the Yellow Talismans landed, dark energy retreated. The battle between the magical artifacts saw the Yin-Yang Sword suppressing the Cloud Sword, while the power of the Bagua from Bagua Mirror matched evenly with the mirror flower power of Mirror Flower Mirror. The Seven Star Needle struggled to resist the overwhelming tide of attacks from Beauty Fan.
From their initial confrontation until now, Xiao Yefeng had been hit four times by Zhao, suffering injuries to his abdomen and back from Cloud Sword and Mirror Flower Mirror. Zhao was not faring much better; her Phoenix Wing Golden Hairpin was nearly stripped bare, and without her true form, she appeared significantly dimmed. She was pierced by the Purple Thunder Exorcism from Bagua Mirror and Yin-Yang Sword. It was truly commendable how powerful Zhao was; had it been any other Shikigami, they would have been obliterated by the Purple Lightning.
With several clashes, the Yin-Yang Sword completely suppressed the Cloud Sword, which had lost its Inspiration and fallen to the ground. Despite Zhaos's calls, it did not respond. The battle between the two mirrors ended in a stalemate as they were recalled by their respective wielders. As for the Seven Star Needle, its purpose was to heal and save lives; competing against Beauty Fan was simply not its forte. It was blown away by a single sweep of Beauty Fan, and its Inspiration sharply diminished. Fortunately, Xiao Yefeng managed to retract the Seven Star Needle in time. However, this incident made Xiao Yefeng realize a significant flaw of the Seven Star Needle; many records regarding its offense and defense existed within the Xiao Family's inherited memories.
From the very beginning, Xiao Yefeng had attempted to use it but found that the seven needles could not exert their power as if lacking a core! At this moment, all he could do was harbor doubts; there was no time for deep contemplation!
Xiao Yefeng and Zhao were both suffering injuries. It was evident that Zhao would soon pay a price for using her ultimate move. Xiao Yefeng knew that although he was stronger than her, it was also due to Zhao having spent too long on Earth; her powers had been assimilated by it and diminished. He could not defeat Zhao without going all out. Even with both Seven Star Needle Eight Trigrams Mirror and Yin-Yang Sword deployed, he still could not suppress her; thus, he had no choice but to resort to his trump card!
Zhao shared similar thoughts; this battle had been too frustrating for her. As a powerful being from a Low-Level Plane, she could not accept being suppressed by Xiao Yefeng, a native of a Low-Level Dimension. Therefore, she aimed for a swift resolution to reclaim Abe no Seimei's Rubbing—her only way back to the Low-Level Plane!
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