“Boom.
Boom.
Boom.” Heavy footsteps made the earth tremble slightly.
Akaoni’s massive body moved through the forest dyed gold by the setting sun.
The thick iron club in his hand dragged casually behind him, carving a deep trench through the ground.
His savage eyes, each as wide as a bronze bell, swept over the area.
His nostrils flared.
He had already clearly sensed that the half-demon who had stolen the Shikon Jewel was hiding nearby.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!” Suddenly, dense white wind blades shot out from the forest.
Trees along their path were instantly cut down as the blades howled through the air and completely surrounded Akaoni.
“Half-demon!
You’re asking to die!” Akaoni roared.
The giant club in his hand swept out with a tearing sound, its black iron body crashing into the wind blades.
With a thunderous boom, the wind blades exploded one after another.
But there were too many of them.
Blade after blade slipped past the iron club’s defense and struck Akaoni’s body, instantly leaving countless wounds of varying depth.
Foul oni blood sprayed out, dyeing the surrounding ground red.
Immediately after, the remaining wind blades fully wrapped around Akaoni.
Explosions and screams mixed together as a cloud of dust and smoke rose, completely hiding his figure.
“Gate of Opening, open!” Behind a tree, Kamamara gave a low shout.
The Gate located in his brain opened instantly.
The limits on his body were released, and his demonic power and spiritual power surged in a flash.
Feeling the changes inside his body, he murmured, “As expected… there’s a boost, but it isn’t too exaggerated.
Still, I also have this!” As he spoke, he slapped the Shikon Jewel against his chest again.
The moment the Shikon Jewel merged into his body, his yōkai blood was fully activated.
His pupils turned blood-red.
Eerie blue markings appeared on his cheeks.
Uncontrolled violet demonic power spilled from his body, stirring the surrounding air.
“Being corroded by it feels awful, but this feeling of power filling my body is seriously addictive.” Kamamara forcibly suppressed the violent killing intent in his mind.
His eyes quickly regained their calm.
Through the wind of demonic power spread around him, he could clearly sense that Akaoni inside the smoke had not suffered fatal injuries.
The next second, a sonic boom rang out.
Kamamara’s figure vanished instantly from where he stood.
The smoke surrounding Akaoni was shoved backward by the burst of air.
Kamamara appeared in front of Akaoni as if he had teleported.
The broken scythe in his hand was used like an axe as he chopped fiercely at the oni’s neck.
“Crack!” The crisp sound of metal breaking rang out.
The scythe cut halfway into Akaoni’s neck, but the long handle could not withstand the tremendous force and snapped apart.
Blood mixed with fragments of shattered metal sprayed out, scattering points of light beneath the golden sunset.
“Roar!” Akaoni screamed and swung his giant club, smashing it toward Kamamara with a howling wind.
But Kamamara’s speed was already completely different from before.
The giant club only passed through an afterimage.
His real body had already vanished from the spot.
Akaoni hurriedly scanned his surroundings, only to hear that familiar voice come from below.
“I’m right here!” He instinctively lowered his head, just in time to see Kamamara stomp down hard.
The ground beneath his feet instantly collapsed and cracked apart.
“Get up there!” Kamamara turned into an afterimage and shot in front of Akaoni, kicking him fiercely in the chin.
The clear sound of bones breaking rang out.
Akaoni’s jaw twisted and deformed in an instant.
The tremendous force sent his huge body flying into the air.
“It’s not over yet!” Kamamara suddenly swung his hand.
Driven by demonic power, a tornado formed out of thin air and wrapped around Akaoni’s body, rapidly carrying him higher.
Then Kamamara pushed off the ground again, using the recoil from the shattered earth to launch himself into the air.
He quickly caught up with Akaoni above.
“I’ve only opened the first Gate, but with the Shikon Jewel’s boost, this move is enough!” He positioned himself behind Akaoni.
Demonic power surged from his body, and an even larger tornado completely wrapped around them both.
Amid the piercing howl of the wind, the tornado carried the two of them into a rapid spin.
Then it reversed direction in midair and slammed toward the ground like a falling meteor.
“Boom!” A tremendous roar erupted.
The earth shook violently.
The air exploded.
The ground caved in, forming a huge crater.
A hurricane swept across the surroundings, sending shattered stones and broken trees flying everywhere.
Dust and smoke rose once more.
A few minutes later, the wind gradually calmed, and the smoke dispersed.
Akaoni’s massive body lay trapped at the bottom of the crater, his lower half buried beneath dirt and broken stone, completely motionless.
Kamamara stood at the edge of the crater, gasping for breath.
Looking at the ruined battlefield before him, his face was filled with excitement.
“Demonic Art version of Front Lotus, complete!” “But in the end, I still borrowed the Shikon Jewel’s power.
That was a little too forced…” Feeling the sharp pain inside his body from the Shikon Jewel’s corrupting energy, Kamamara knew he was already approaching his limit.
If he did not remove the Shikon Jewel soon, his body would collapse.
He glanced at Akaoni lying motionless inside the crater.
Kamamara knew he was not dead yet.
After all, the progress bar on his panel had not increased.
He did not plan to waste any more time.
He quickly walked down toward the bottom of the crater, grabbed one of Akaoni’s legs, and prepared to drag him out and finish him off.
But the instant his hand touched Akaoni’s body, the oni energy around him suddenly surged into the sky.
“Not good!” Kamamara’s expression tightened.
He let go instantly and retreated explosively, his body shooting away from the crater like an arrow from a bowstring.
“Boom!” A thick, dazzling bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky and struck Akaoni directly.
In an instant, the surrounding area was swallowed by blinding lightning.
The terrifying power contained within the thunderbolt blasted Akaoni’s body into pieces.
Chunks of flesh and broken bone rained down across the shattered stones of the crater, leaving the ground in an even worse state than before.
“That was close.
This bastard actually tried to take me down with him!” Kamamara landed in an open space not far away and patted his chest with lingering fear.
“But with this, does it count as me killing him?” The moment he finished speaking, he saw specks of demonic power gather at the place where Akaoni had died.
They formed together and flew rapidly toward him.
“There it is!” Kamamara let out a breath of relief and sat down hard on the ground.
Watching the points of demonic power flow into his body, he immediately covered his palm with demonic power, gritted his teeth, and stabbed it into his chest, forcibly digging the Shikon Jewel out of his body.
Immediately afterward, a massive amount of demonic power surged into him.
Not only did it rapidly strengthen his body, it also quickly repaired the injuries inside him.