I, Den-O, Contract Urban Legend

Seeing this, the Skeleton Demon God finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned the control of his body to Hagoromo Fox.

After coming back to her senses, Hagoromo Fox fell into a brief daze. Only the abdominal pain caused by the reincarnation technique made her come back to her senses instantly, and then said: "The seal of Qingyingji Temple has been removed by me! All Kyoto monsters present, follow immediately I'm heading to the next seal!"

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In the pure white space created by Kidomaru, "Ueya Inoue" observed the surrounding environment with interest, and said in wonder: "Oh, interesting, this is the legendary inherent barrier, right?"

Seeing that the armored man in front of him still looked careless, Kidomaru couldn't help but snorted coldly, "If you want to pretend, do it now. I'm afraid that before I get serious, you will have died by my sword." ”

"Sword and Halberd - Plum Tree!"

I saw Kidomaru, who had completely transformed into a ghost, holding a sword in each hand. Countless "fear" like plum tree branches emanated from him, extending in the direction of "Ueya Inoue" and others, accompanied by the attacks. The dark branches and the fatal slash from the old man.

After gaining the power of the strange devil, Kidomaru's strength seems to have completely broken through the original shackles. Although he is now using sword skills learned using tree branches as reference objects, the tree branches that appear in everyone's eyes at this moment are more like A black lightning-like slash.

Although everyone struggled to resist the storm-like attack, the monsters still suffered minor or serious injuries.

Chapter 245: Submit yourself to the monsters of Kyoto

Facing an enemy with such terrifying strength, even the Nuragumi and others began to panic.

[Is this Kidomaru who became a big monster? 】

Inoue Ueya was a little surprised by the strength displayed by the old man in front of him. If he remembered correctly, the "Ume no wood" Kidomaru just used was just his simplest move. Unexpectedly, if this move continued, Nuragumi would actually be He became so embarrassed in an instant.

[Kidomaru's moves are basically slashes derived from speed specialization. The move just now was just an appetizer... The next slashes may be ten times, a hundred times, or even faster than the current speed. , Hanako, don’t underestimate the enemy! 】

The long-lost battle made Natsukawa Hanako put aside her usual otaku look. She was not like those unknown people who could be crushed by casual use of power. The old man in front of her was indeed an opponent worth fighting, and she became a little more serious.

"Is that so? I really want to see this old man using all his strength. He seems to have a lot of interesting moves hidden away."

Under the mask, the corners of "Ueya Inoue's" mouth were slightly raised. The eyes that had originally turned red due to possession were faintly flashing with crimson light, and things in his eyes gradually became slower...

Natsukawa Hanako did not take the initiative to attack as usual, but secretly observed Kidomaru's movements while parrying the oncoming slashes, as if she had other intentions.

At this time, the Nura group and Kurodabo looked around and saw that everyone was at a disadvantage due to Kidomaru's attack. They knew in their hearts that if they didn't find a way to break the situation, the monsters would probably collapse due to exhaustion of physical strength. Then he whispered to Nura Rikusheng behind him: "Young Master, it's time to use that power."

Hearing this, Nuliang Lusheng understood instantly. He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Originally I wanted to keep the moves I would use only when fighting the Hagoromo Fox, but I didn't expect that I would have to reveal them in advance."

Since his defeat to Yu Zhang last time, Nura Rikusheng has begun to study fighting skills.

Nura Rikuo was first thrown by his grandfather to a monster village in Tono for training. During his training there, he learned a lot of ways to use "fear". Then, the bull ghost who gradually became a chatterbox was still worried about Nura Rikuo. To ensure safety, Nura Rikusheng, who had just returned home, was taken to Mt. Naiyan for special devil training...

Although the training process was a bit unpleasant to look back on, Nura Rikuo, who only has a quarter of the blood of monsters, still successfully understood the secret technique that combines the body of a half-demon with the shrewd ghost's Mirror Shisui - "Oni Tang" ”!

"Come on, Ah Hei! Entrust your "fear" to me! "

Kurodabo nodded, and saw that his body instantly turned into "fear" as dark as ink, wrapping around Nura Rikusheng's body...

Nura Rikuo also opened his heart and entered Ming Jing Shisui's state of mind, letting "fear" wrap around his body and integrating with Kurodabo's consciousness.

Under the influence of Onimai, the kimono worn by Nura Rikuo was changed into a black robe. The left half of his body was wrapped in a white robe with the words "Yu Xuanmu" embroidered on it. In his right hand, he held the Yamiki Maru. He held the tin staff belonging to Kurodabo in his left hand, and wore several Buddhist beads bracelets on his forearms. Bloody red patterns appeared on his left cheek, and countless weapons emerged from the gaps in the black and white robes behind his back.

Carrying the "fear" of Kurodabo, Nura Rikuo's strength has been greatly improved at this moment. He felt the endless power in his body, showed his signature confident smile, and said softly: "I definitely felt it, from Kuroda. The bond between Tian Fang and me, as well as the excitement in my heart that longs to fight against a powerful enemy - now I am invincible!"

"This is the second-generation move "Obama". I didn't expect that I would still be able to see it in my lifetime..."

"Great! In this way, the big monster is no match for us!"

Seeing Nura Rikuo's successful transformation, in addition to the monsters from Tono and the new generation, many monsters in the Nura group cheered.

After all, not all the monsters who fought with Rikuo Nura were the new generation of monsters. Some of them were seniors who had experienced the Edo period, which was the peak era of the Nura clan. They were no strangers to the ghost entanglement technique.

Putting aside Nura Rikuo's ominous remarks, the monsters subconsciously ignored a problem. With Kidomaru's current strength, it would be easy to stop Nura Rikuo and Kurodabo from launching a ghost attack. But why didn't he take action to stop the other party?

"Hey! Don't be careless, the big monster is not as easy to deal with as you think!"

From the beginning, "Inoue Ueya" has been observing Kidomaru's actions. He did see it. When Kidomaru heard Kurodabo propose to Nura Rikuo to use "Onimaru", his movements vaguely changed. It slowed down, as if they were deliberately creating opportunities for them to use ghost entanglement.

Nura Rikuo nodded and immediately ran towards Kidomaru.

Seeing this, Kidomaru raised the two swords in his hands again, and the same dark branches as before began to extend again, but this time the attack was only aimed at Nura Rikuo.

If the last slash was a "plum tree", then the oncoming slash now is a large sea of ​​plum trees!

The dark sea of ​​trees wanted to engulf Nura Rikusheng in an instant. He waved his tin staff with his left hand, and countless weapons emerged from behind to compete with the "sea of ​​trees".

Even though the weapons behind him couldn't withstand the slashes like a sea of ​​trees and shattered into pieces, Nura Rikuo could always generate a brand new weapon at the next moment to fight back, and was stunned to catch all of Kidomaru's slashes.

Even so, Nura Rikuo knew that just by reaching this point, it was still impossible to defeat the old man in front of him. The big monster's recovery ability was far behind them. If he didn't defeat Kidomaru as soon as possible, his physical strength would be exhausted sooner or later. Almost exhausted.

Just like now, after receiving the next wave of attacks, Nura Rikuo had begun to pant. On the other hand, Kidomaru still maintained a calm and calm appearance, and it seemed that the terrifying moves did not consume him at all.

"...It turns out that the century-old enemy of Kyoto Youkai can only go so far."

There was a trace of disappointment on Kidomaru's face. Facing the overwhelming power, the Nura group was just like that. "The real lord of one hundred ghosts, Nue, is about to be resurrected. What follows is a world where monsters dominate humans." . "

"Nura Rikuo, I can spare your life and let the Nura group submit to the Kyoto monsters."

Chapter 246: Leave it to me next

"The law of the jungle is the eternal law. Compared with humans with corrupt souls, monsters are more suitable to be the rulers of the world in all aspects. Join us and make a contribution to the ideal world of "Nu"! "

"Ha, it sounds a bit attractive, but it's a pity that your ideas seem to be far from my ideal..."

Even though he was in an unfavorable battle situation, Nura Rikuo remained unmoved by Kidomaru's sudden solicitation. Regardless of whether he was in human or monster state, although his personality had changed, he was still "Nura Riku" after all. "Life", my inner beliefs have never changed.

"The impression that monsters give to humans is not all pure terror. There are monsters in this world who want to coexist with humans, and there are also humans who are willing to accept the existence of monsters. Times have changed. You old guys with stubborn ideas are better to just be obedient. A place to retreat!”

With that said, Nura Rikuo waved his staff again, and endless weapons attacked Kidomaru one after another. However, the old man remained calm and blocked the oncoming blades in an understatement.

"From your reaction, it seems that the strength I am showing now is not enough to make you realize the obvious gap."

After the words fell, the "fear" emanating from Kidomaru's body surged again, and he said slowly: "Then I have no choice but to be more serious..."

The two swords in Kidomaru's hands were crossed on his chest. The original sea of ​​dark trees quickly dissipated and was replaced by a large group of blooming cherry blossoms. Even Rikuo Nura couldn't help being stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.

At the same time, the wind moved.

To be precise, it was the strong air current caused by Kidomaru swinging his sword at high speed. The surrounding "sakura trees" seemed to be affected by it, with petals all over the sky falling everywhere in the wind. The seemingly gorgeous scenery actually hid endless murderous intent.

A piece of flower petal passed by Nura Rikusheng's side, and there was a blood mark on his cheek. The pain made him come back to his senses immediately, and he seemed to have realized something. His whole body was horrified, and he summoned the endless weapons. I want to block the cherry blossom petals scattered from all directions.

——A careless person was confused by the sight in front of him. These petals were actually Kidomaru's slashes!

But when Riku Nura began to realize that something was wrong, the old man in front of him attacked first. Countless cherry blossom petals scattered with his sword, so many that even Riku Nura's endless blades had no time to parry. , in an instant, countless attacks fell on Nuliang Lusheng. His clothes became tattered, as if he had been hit hard. He was half-kneeling on the ground with his mouth and eyes closed, and a mouthful of blood flowed from his mouth uncontrollably. spit out.

""Sakura", the speed is ten times that of "Ume no wood", the second sword technique created by me. "

Until now, "Ueya Inoue" is still standing not far away and watching silently.

[Hey, Rikuo Nura is about to die. Hanako, why are you just standing here and watching? 】

Inoue Ueya finally couldn't stand it anymore and urged Natsukawa Hanako to save people.

"Don't worry, the monster's vitality is very tenacious. I will take action when necessary."

"Besides, haven't you noticed that Kidomaru's attacks have only been aimed at Nura Rikuo not long ago? The old guy's slashes towards this side are more like trying to restrict our movements. It seems that he wants to stop us. It’s the same as us interfering in the battle between them, and I also..."

[No, you say so much in one breath, who can understand? 】

"Ueya Inoue" shook his head, observed Kidomaru's movements, and sighed: "To put it simply, the two of them are fighting because of the conflict of different beliefs. It's a bit disappointing for me to just go up and interrupt them. Okay, especially this kind of caricature-like unfolding is not something you often see, so it’s better to wait before taking action.”

[Mr. Inoue always feels that the second half of what you said is the truth, and if you don’t take action as soon as possible, Hagoromo Kitsune——]

"Aren't there still those seven big monsters and idiot seniors over there at the temple? It's okay, Hagoromo Fox can just leave it to them."

[Hmm, is it really okay...]

Ueya Inoue still feels a little worried about the safety of Iwanaga Kotoko and others.

Continuing back to the battle between the two, Kidomaru saw Nura Rikuo fell seriously injured. He slowly walked forward, grabbed his white hair, and said coldly: "What if you have the ability to lead a hundred ghosts?" , your strength is still too weak after all, and compared to the ideal world mentioned by "Nue", your idea of ​​​​equal coexistence with humans is simply too small to be worth mentioning. "

At this time, Nura Rikuo looked extremely embarrassed because of Kidomaru's attack, but the determination in his eyes did not waver at all.

"Stop looking down on others! No matter how small or noble, I don't care what other people think!"

Hearing this, Kidomaru sighed, "What a pity. In this case, I have no choice but to let you die."

Kidomaru raised the tachi in his hand high and swung it hard at Nura Rikuo in front of him. The slick ghost's body was completely divided by a flash of silver light, but turned into a shadow and disappeared in the next second.

"The "fear" of a slippery ghost!" "

Seeing that Nura Rikuo has lost his ability to fight and Kidomaru is in a relaxed state, he seizes the moment when he kills him. Nura Rikuo releases his "fear" ability, which is the Slippery Ghost's ability "Kingka Suigetsu", turning his body into An illusory move, but also a move that can turn the tide of the battle.

Once Kidomaru sees through it, this surprise attack will probably be avoided by the opponent, but Nura Rikuo really made the right bet this time.

When Kidomaru noticed something was wrong, Nura Rikuo, who had escaped from the disaster, appeared behind him. The Yamikimaru held tightly in his right hand stabbed directly at the old man in front of him. Not only that, but the endless blade behind him also Following Yamikimaru, he launched an uninterrupted pursuit, trying to ensure that Kidomaru fell completely.

"I have to admit one thing. If I hadn't obtained the power of the strange demon god, I'm afraid I would be the loser. But this level of moves is still a little short of me who has reached the realm of the great monster."

As soon as he finished speaking, Nura Rikuo realized that all the blades he had swung were actually intercepted by Kidomaru, and he was completely unscathed.

"This time, I won't be careless again!"

Kidomaru assumed the "Sakura" stance again, and countless petals came from all directions. The injured Nura Rikuo was unable to resist such intensive attacks.

"Damn it, is that the end of it..."

Just when Nura Rikusheng thought he was about to die, a sea of ​​scarlet trees appeared out of thin air in front of him, and the surrounding petals were shaken open by strong air waves.

At this time, "Ueya Inoue" was holding an assembled long sword in his left hand, and a scarlet long sword made of "fear" in his right hand. He stood in front of Nura Rikuo, "Thank you for your hard work, the next battle will be Leave it to me."

Looking at the familiar "Sea of ​​Trees", even Kidomaru, who was promoted to a Daiyoukai, could not remain calm and looked at Ueya Inoue with an expression of disbelief.

Chapter 247: Let me take good care of you

Kidomaru's movements stagnated, and the Nura-gumi and others, who had been freed from the endless slashing attack, quickly walked to the seriously injured Nura Rikuo and took him away from the battlefield.

"Old guy! Let me take a good look at my two-sword style!"

"Inoue Ueya" turned into a streak of red lightning and quickly struck towards the old man's position. The speed was so fast that Kidomaru, who was briefly distracted, had to raise his sword to block.

Kidomaru didn't say a word, but his heart was already filled with turmoil, and the confused expression on his face fully reflected the confusion he was hiding in his heart at the moment, whether it was the sword skill "Ume no Wood" he had displayed before, or the confusion on his face. The "fear" released, the armored man in front of me turned out to be exactly the same as myself, as if another me appeared in front of me!

Having said that, the opponent's movements of swinging the sword are extremely rough. The wide-open and chaotic attacks are not so much sword skills, but more like swinging the long sword at will, like an amateur who has never learned sword skills. Like a human being, although he possesses considerable strength and speed, he is not at all like a guy who has the ability to master his own sword skills.

Well, rather than calling him a swordsman, it would be better to say that the opponent's fighting style should be more like that of a businessman.

"Don't be defensive all the time, have a good fight with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Inoue Ueya paused, kicked out with his left foot, and a force whistled out. Seeing this, Kidomaru did not dare to take it head-on and quickly retreated to avoid it.

Seizing the moment when the old man retreated, Inoue Ueya took a stance different from "Plum Tree". Kidomaru's pupils shrank slightly, as if he knew what he was about to face.

The "fear" on Inoue Ueya quickly spread from all around, but this time it was no longer the sea of ​​trees, but a group of particularly strange red cherry trees.

"Tsk, in just a few minutes, even my "Cherry Blossom" has been learned! ”

Even for monsters of the same race, it is common for the same "fear" to have different properties. Logically speaking, the "fear" possessed by each monster is also different. Kidomaru is a more special individual among them. He is a ghost who has always been famous for his infinite strength. The characteristic of "fear" is to increase speed. As more "fear" is released, his movement speed will become faster and faster. Although it does not include accelerating his thinking speed, this powerful characteristic still makes him a strong man in the monster world.

The sword skills created by Kidomaru are all aimed at the characteristics of his "fear". It took thousands of years to tailor the moves for him. Even if other people successfully master these sword skills, the speed of the sword skills they display will definitely be a few steps weaker than his own, unless the other party has a way to completely imitate his "fear"!

That's right, the most dangerous thing about the other party is not the ability to easily master sword skills, but the ability to imitate the nature of "fear" together, and even show strength that surpasses the former. This is the most terrifying thing.

Just as Kidomaru thought, the Hyakumonogatari team originally created "Hanako" with the goal of being the strongest weird. As one of the most famous urban legends, Hanako Natsukawa's power is not weaker than Sadako and Hachishaku-sama.

Unlike Sadako, Hachishaku-sama and Mary, under the deliberate arrangement of the Hyakumonogatari team, Hanako's urban legend did not clearly describe her abilities, so people have different understandings of her abilities, allowing her to gain this strange power.

Just having the ability to imitate the opponent is not enough to be called the strongest, but with the endless "fear" of the urban legend, Hanako can gain an overwhelming advantage in the battle.

In an instant, a strong storm was generated, and countless red cherry petals accompanied by strong winds attacked Kidomaru from the front, and its power far exceeded the original sword skill "Sakura".

Seeing this, although Kidomaru instinctively wanted to use a more powerful sword skill to counter the opponent's "Sakura", his dignity as a warrior did not allow him to use other means to face this sword skill that imitated himself. He decided to use "Sakura" to counterattack. The cherry blossom petals and the red cherry blossoms entangled with each other, and countless sword collisions sounded, accompanied by sparks flying everywhere.

Kidomaru's understanding of his sword skills is definitely far beyond that of an outsider like Natsukawa Hanako. Even if the opponent performed the same moves, he did not think that his "Sakura" would be surpassed by the opponent's counterfeit.

However, the result was far beyond Kidomaru's expectations. Although there was a certain time difference between the two people's sword skills, the red cherry blossoms were obviously much stronger than his cherry blossoms. Even though many red cherry blossom petals were blocked by Kidomaru, he was still injured after all. His originally calm appearance became embarrassed at this time.

At this time, Nura Rikuo had already exhausted his physical strength and had to release the "ghost entanglement" state. He was pulled away by the monsters and watched the battle between Inoue Ueya and Kidomaru. Seeing that the powerful enemy who almost killed him just now became so embarrassed in an instant, a trace of disbelief flashed in his eyes, and he murmured in a low voice: "Is this the agent of the God? It turns out that he didn't really fight in the battle at Twisted Eye Mountain..."