184: Crisis

“…”

“?”

“!!!”

“Yu Jingshen, what have you done to my Shuten-dōji!

Why can I no longer sense its presence in the Shikigami Bridge!”

“Isn’t that simple?” Meng Yun smiled faintly:

“The demons I kill naturally fall under the jurisdiction of the Ten Yama Kings of the Underworld. Why don't you go to the Underworld and see for yourself?”

“Yu Jingshen, I'm going to kill you!!” Abe no Seimei was filled with deep regret.

He had to know, his Shuten-dōji was acquired from the Minamoto clan after he sold his ass countless times!

Now it was gone, completely gone!!

He still had one last shikigami, and that—

It was a powerful shikigami that suddenly awakened in the Shikigami Bridge after he woke up, its strength even reaching the Mid-Nascent Soul Realm!!

With his current strength, he could barely control it completely, but as things stood, there seemed to be no other way!

“Come out, Mori Red!!”

A blood-colored talisman was ignited by him, and the void trembled!

A space was instantly torn apart, and from within, a three-meter-tall crimson spherical ball of threads… rolled out.

Each thread, like a tentacle, deeply pierced into the depths of the void, leading to unknown places.

Some inexplicablefluctuation spread out, conveying a heart-pounding power.

Even Southern Palace East, the Emperor who had been silently watching even after Nangong Jing’s defeat, suddenly sat up involuntarily, his body tensing abruptly.

“Brother Ximen, have you noticed anything?” Southern Palace East couldn’t help but ask.

“Hmm… This feeling, there’s no mistake.”

Western Gate Clear, the Pavilion Master of Heaven Sword Pavilion, also nodded with a solemn expression.

Both Tribulation Realm mighty figures had contributed to White Tiger Heaven in the Demon Subduing War several years ago, achieving extraordinary merits.

Those turbulent years, intertwined with blood and tears, were unbearable to recall.

There was only one thing that could make them so wary.

That was—Demon Subduing!

The Demon Subduing of White Tiger Heaven had been vanquished.

Then these Demon Subduing vanguard units were most likely from the neighboring Xuanwu Heaven!

“Should we make a move?” Western Gate Clear cast a questioning glance at the current Emperor.

“Wait a little longer, it’s not advisable to alert the enemy,” Southern Palace East said, “Since someone dares to show their face, there must be a greater mastermind behind them!”

Western Gate Clear nodded upon hearing this: “Your Majesty is absolutely right.”

“I hope Yu Jingshen can allow the competition to proceed normally…”

The sigh of the Tribulation Realm mighty figure gradually dissipated into the air, and besides the two of them, no one else knew.

In the audience stands, countless people were already dumbfounded by this furball, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:

“After all that, this is it?”

“A ball of red yarn??”

Some strong, older individuals looked puzzled: “It looks like it, too much like it!!”

“Like your head it looks like, after all these years, have you been beaten silly by the Demon Subduing!”

…

“Can’t hide it anymore?” Meng Yun looked at this demonized monster resembling a ball of yarn, and a heavy weight finally lifted from his heart.

He was afraid it wouldn't come.

Once it came, it was no longer terrifying.

As Mori Red appeared, Abe no Seimei’s state also began to become twisted and bizarre.

Meng Yun had a premonition, and Saint Divine Supreme Art was quietly activated.

Using the inactivated Demon Subduing blood as a medium, Meng Yun successfully deceived the Demon Subduing rules and blended into them.

At this moment, in his field of vision, the entire Heavenly Domain was sporadically scattered with red threads.

Even in some places, threads were slowly weaving into shape.

Countless threads were hidden deep within the void, connected to Abe no Seimei's brain, clearly having used him as a medium for the monster's descent.

An Onmyoji who manipulated shikigami his entire life was ultimately manipulated by a shikigami, truly a cruel twist of fate.

It was obvious.

The Demon Subduing was penetrating the world barrier, attempting to invade White Tiger Heaven from Xuanwu Heaven!

Since Tianjian Dynasty was located in a remote border region, this action might not necessarily be known to powerful individuals like Wu Yinyao!

“I need to find a way to warn them…”

That’s right!

The winners of each sub-arena would eventually go to Central Continent for the finals, wouldn’t they!

As long as he could successfully go to Central Continent, would he still be afraid that the news wouldn't reach Wu Yinyao?

“It seems I have a reason why I must win…”

Muttering to himself, Meng Yun looked at the threads that pierced into the void and had completely disappeared from the sight of ordinary people. The unique golden light of the Demon Subduing Sword in his hand instantly lit up.

Others couldn't see it, but with Saint Divine Supreme Art, he could see everything clearly!

Facing the countless threads, Meng Yun swung his sword energy, swiftly cutting them down.

In the eyes of others, however, it was like a blind man dancing wildly, a chaotic chopping sword technique!

“Is this Yu Jingshen finally mad!”

“Hahahahaha, there are only names that are wrong, but no nicknames that are wrong!”

“But don’t you think his sword technique is very profound?”

“No, only you think so!!”

Such discussions constantly echoed in the audience stands. Although Nangong Jing had extraordinary confidence in Meng Yun due to her low strength, she couldn't help but be led astray for a moment.

Chen Jintong seemed to sense the young lady's wavering Dao heart and actually took the initiative to provoke her:

“No way, no way, Chen Jintong and Yu Jingshen are so at odds, yet I still think he must have a plan. How could you doubt him?”

Exposed by Chen Jintong's words, Nangong Jing couldn't maintain her composure, snorted coldly, and turned her head away: “Hmph!”

Yes, Chen Jintong of the Nascent Soul Realm, Chen Jintong who could defeat Senior Brother Qin YuanTong in three moves, even he highly praised Yu Jingshen. What was the reason for her unfounded suspicion!

Nangong Jing regained her confidence, and her expression became firm again.

At the highest point of the audience stands, the Emperor of Tianjian Dynasty and the Pavilion Master of Heaven Sword Pavilion, the two supreme beings, exchanged glances and spoke in unison:

“He’s cutting the demon threads?!”

They couldn’t even see this thing, how could Yu Jingshen see it?

And even if he could see it, most attacks were not on the same dimension as the demon threads and simply wouldn't be effective!

No, no way?

This mere Nascent Soul Realm Yu Jingshen, was he actually so powerful?

The two Tribulation Realm mighty figures were completely shocked!

“Impossible! You can’t possibly see it!!”

Abe no Seimei turned pale with fright, letting out a distorted, hoarse roar:

“Accept it, become my shikigami!!”

Abe no Seimei roared, and countless Demon Subduing threads extended again from the furball, shooting towards Meng Yun.

At the same time, he raised both arms above his head, a crazed expression on his face: “Praise…”

“Praise your head you praise!!”

With one sweep of his sword, countless threads connected to Abe no Seimei's brain were severed by Meng Yun, and Abe no Seimei instantly crashed.

This sudden turn of events caused the entire audience to uproar again.

The furball sensed its host's disconnection, and its instinctive survival response activated. Tens of thousands of Demon Subduing threads overwhelmingly pierced into the void, stabbing towards the audience stands!

If this attack succeeded, almost everyone present would become pawns of the Demon Subduing!

No matter how strong Meng Yun was, it would be absolutely impossible for him to survive under the siege of tens of thousands of cultivators!

Things… had gotten serious!