606: Chapter 606 Shuten-dōji!

"Nani?!"

Seimei Kangan's expression changed drastically. "You killed my brother?"

Ye Chen looked at him and shrugged. "What? Don't believe me?"

Seimei Kangan's face turned pale and then flushed with anger.

Of course he didn't believe it!

Who was his brother, Seimei Kangyue?

The legitimate successor of the Onmyoji, one of the most powerful beings in Japan.

He was guarded by the Hundred Ghosts in the shrine, had Tamamo-no-Mae sealed within him, and was backed by the Emperors Gate.

How could such a being be killed by a Dragon Country youth in his early twenties?

What a joke!

"Absurd!"

Seimei Kangan snapped out of it and sneered. "A wet-behind-the-ears brat like you is worthy of killing him?"

The group of guardians behind him chimed in one after another.

"Exactly! Lord Seimei's strength is unrivaled in all of Japan!"

"This kid is truly wicked; he's likely bragging just to scare us!"

"Young man, there's a limit to boasting. Aren't you afraid your tongue will get caught in the wind for saying such things?"

...

Not only did the people around not believe him, but even the old man who had just been sent flying by Ye Chen let out a cold snort.

"Young man, this poor monk admits you are strong, but Lord Seimei is an invincible existence in Japan."

"Even if you started cultivating from your mother's womb, it would be impossible for you to kill him."

Ye Chen stood there, looking at their disbelief, and couldn't help but laugh.

"You don't believe me?"

"If you don't believe me, why not make a call and ask?"

"Ask your brother if he's still alive."

Seimei Kangan's face darkened.

Hmph!

This kid really won't shed a tear until he sees the coffin.

He immediately pulled a cell phone from his robes and gave Ye Chen a cold look.

"Fine, I will make this call right in front of you."

"When my brother picks up, let's see how you keep acting tough!"

He scrolled through his call logs, found the number labeled 'Kangyue', and dialed.

"Beep—"

After three long rings.

"Hello, the user you have dialed is powered off."

The cold electronic prompt came from the receiver, sounding particularly piercing in the silent passage.

Seimei Kangan's expression flickered slightly.

Powered off?

That's impossible.

His brother's phone was on twenty-four hours a day and had never been turned off.

He frowned and dialed again, but it was still powered off.

A fine layer of cold sweat broke out on Seimei Kangan's forehead.

Forcing down the shock in his heart, he flipped to another number...

His brother's deputy, Hattori Senjun.

Then, he dialed.

The result was exactly the same—powered off!

Refusing to believe it, he dialed the shrine's landline.

But there was no answer.

He dialed the main office of the Yin Yang Society.

Still no answer.

He dialed again...

One number after another, one call after another.

Either powered off or no answer.

Seimei Kangan's hand holding the phone began to tremble.

It couldn't be...

Could they really all be unreachable?

Did something really happen?

His face went from pale to ghostly white, and then to a deathly gray.

The guardians behind him also sensed something was wrong, and their chatter gradually died down.

The old monk frowned and asked in a low voice, "Lord Seimei, no answer?"

Seimei Kangan didn't reply.

He dialed yet another number.

This time, it wasn't to someone from the Yin Yang Society.

It was to the Imperial Palace.

"Beep—beep—beep—"

After three rings, the call...

Finally connected!

"Moshi moshi, this is the Kōkyo."

A respectful voice came from the receiver.

Seimei Kangan took a deep breath and spoke in a heavy voice.

"I am Seimei Kangan."

"I want to speak with His Majesty the Emperor, Wasunoko Ruozhi."

There was a two-second silence on the other end.

Then.

The voice spoke again.

"Lord Seimei, I am very sorry, but His Majesty the Emperor was just replaced today."

Seimei Kangan's pupils suddenly constricted. "Nani? Replaced? Replaced by whom?"

How could something like replacing the Emperor happen?

At least...

It wouldn't happen suddenly without any word getting out.

Moreover, for over a thousand years, the Japanese Imperial Family had passed down through generations without interruption.

How could the person be suddenly changed?

The voice on the other end paused, seemingly in a difficult position.

"Apologies, Lord Seimei."

"This involves classified information and cannot be disclosed."

"If you have any needs, please make an appointment first, and we will arrange it for you as soon as possible."

As soon as the voice finished speaking.

Without giving the other party any chance to ask further, the call was hung up.

Seimei Kangan held the phone, standing as still as a stone statue.

His mind was a complete blank.

His brother couldn't be reached.

The Yin Yang Society couldn't be reached.

Even the Emperor at the Imperial Palace had been replaced.

All of this happened at once?

The most ridiculous thing was.

Right now, in front of him, stood a Dragon Country youth who claimed to have killed his brother...

Seimei Kangan suddenly looked up, glaring at Ye Chen. "You... did you really kill my brother?"

"Yeah."

"If you really don't want to believe it..."

He paused, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly into a harmless smile.

"Then I'll do a good deed and send you down to see him. Won't the truth be clear then?"

Seimei Kangan's face darkened.

The expressions of the guardians behind him all changed drastically.

baka!

What did this Dragon Country man say?

Send Lord Seimei down to see his brother?

Doesn't that mean...

Killing Lord Seimei?

To say he would kill Lord Seimei right in front of so many of them?

This already wasn't just arrogance anymore; it was a blatant provocation!

He completely disregarded them!

Fire almost spewed from Seimei Kangan's eyes.

"Bakayaro!"

"You're dead!"

"Today, don't even think about leaving the Demon Suppression Gate!"

Before his voice faded, the aura around him suddenly surged.

A cold, decaying, and nauseating power surged out of his body, spreading in all directions like a tide.

The runes on the walls of the passage seemed to sense this power and began to flicker violently.

The guardians retreated one after another, their faces filled with shock and awe.

"Lord Seimei is getting serious!"

"Retreat! Quick, retreat!"

"This is the aura of an Onmyoji forbidden technique. If we get caught in it, we'll all die!"

...

The old monk supported the injured old man as they retreated repeatedly, his eyes full of terror.

Yan Qingwu stood behind Ye Chen, her right hand resting on the hilt of the ink dragon sword, her palm breaking into a thin sweat.

She could feel it...

The power surging from Seimei Kangan's body was stronger than any Golden Core experts they had encountered before.

This strength wasn't in terms of realm, but on another level entirely.

It was just like the feeling they got when facing a Yokai Shikigami.

Ye Chen looked at Seimei Kangan and suddenly laughed.

"If you really want to play, I'll play with you for a bit."

"I have plenty of time anyway."

Seimei Kangan's face became completely distorted.

"Play?"

"Fine, I'll play with you!"

"I'll show you what true despair is!"

He suddenly tore open his robes, revealing his bare chest.

On his chest was carved a complex runic array.

The runic array was circular, layered like a blooming black lotus.

In the center of the lotus was a hideous demonic face.

The demonic face had its eyes tightly shut and its mouth wide open, as if in a silent roar.

Seimei Kangan pressed his right hand against the runic array on his chest, bit the tip of his tongue, and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto it.

As the blood seeped into the runic array, the black runes seemed to come alive, beginning to squirm, twist, and reorganize.

The eyes of the demonic face slowly opened.

A terrifying aura erupted from Seimei Kangan's chest with a bang.

The floor of the passage was trembling!

Cracks on the walls spread like spiderwebs!

Rubble fell from the ceiling!

The guardians' faces were as pale as paper as they scrambled to run out of the passage.

"Heavens! Lord Seimei is going to summon that thing!"

"Run! If we don't run now, it'll be too late!"

"baka! Once that thing comes out, everything within ten miles will become a sacrifice!"

...

Yan Qingwu's expression also changed.

She could feel the blood in her body boiling.

It was as if a mysterious power wanted to strip her blood from her body...

She instinctively looked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen only slightly narrowed his eyes.

Seimei Kangan's roar echoed in the passage like the bellowing of a beast.

"Come forth!"

"Shuten-doji!"

As the last four words fell.

The demonic face on his chest completely opened its eyes.

Those eyes were blood-red, without pupils, containing only endless madness and violence.

Then.

A pillar of black light shot up from Seimei Kangan's chest, piercing through the ceiling of the passage, through the mountain, and straight into the clouds.

The entire Mount Fuji was trembling.

Fissures inside the mountain were widening, rubble fell from the top, and the ground shook violently.

Ye Chen raised his hand, and a golden light screen enveloped Yan Qingwu, blocking the falling rubble.

The black pillar of light gradually dissipated.

In front of Seimei Kangan, an additional figure appeared.

It was a man.

No, not a man.

It was a Yokai.