On the other side.
The old Onmyoji Abe felt his intestines twist with regret. He never expected there to be a companion Ghost Mother King here. He immediately wanted to kill the gardener, but was blocked by Yin Yang.
Instantly.
Old Onmyoji Abe gritted his teeth, drew three Shikigami talismans, and casually summoned three powerful Shikigami, whose strength reached the Half-step True Dragon Guard level.
"Go, work together to kill that companion Ghost Mother King."
The three Shikigami nodded.
But before they could take a step, two hands reached out, grabbed the heads of two Shikigami, and with a squeeze of the fingers, the Half-step True Dragon Guard level Shikigami, without even a chance to scream, had their heads crushed and turned into broken Shikigami talismans.
"You..."
Old Onmyoji Abe's pupils contracted sharply. He realized that at some point, another Yin Yang had appeared. With a clean and swift move, it had killed two Shikigami, and the remaining Shikigami were swallowed by him.
And then, looking in front of himself.
Yin Yang was still fighting his captain.
Two Yin Yangs?!
Their strength seemed identical, not like clones. After all, clones always had lower strength than the main body. But the Yin Yang protecting the gardener had the same strength as the Yin Yang fighting him. This was more like twins?
"What the hell are you?"
Old Onmyoji Abe was terrified. One Yin Yang was already difficult to deal with, and now there was another.
However.
The response he received was another Yin Yang appearing again. Under his gaze, the other 'Yin Yang', after killing the Shikigami, disappeared into the ground and reappeared behind Old Onmyoji Abe, intending to imitate the previous action and crush Old Onmyoji Abe's head with one hand.
Seeing this.
Old Onmyoji Abe's pupils contracted sharply, and he was forced to bring out his magical artifact.
Immediately after.
Just like the Deputy Chief, Old Onmyoji Abe also lost his advantage, being forced into a disadvantageous fight, facing two True Dragon Guard level Yin Yangs alone.
The Deputy Chief and the others also noticed this situation, and everyone's faces visibly trembled. They had initially thought that if they could hold on, and Old Onmyoji Abe could deal with Yin Yang, he would come to help them. They had a lot of faith in Old Onmyoji Abe's strength.
Now it seemed.
Their thoughts were full of hope, but reality was harsh.
The gardener also noticed this and giggled, as if not satisfied with their despair. He opened his mouth and spat out hundreds more ghost children, wanting to shroud the Onmyoji and shrine maidens in even greater despair.
After doing all this.
The gardener spread his hands:
"All the Onmyoji and shrine maidens here are dead, and the Onmyo Bureau will be severely hit. Children, let us complete this outcome. I haven't eaten an Onmyoji yet, I wonder what kind of ghosts will be born."
In his words.
The gardener also made a move, waving a hand to block the attacks of Deputy Chief Abe and another Half-step True Dragon Guard. He casually grabbed a beautiful Ghost King level female Onmyoji and swallowed her.
"Stop!"
Deputy Chief Abe wanted to intervene, but the gardener's strength was so formidable that he was completely fearless of them.
This exceeded their understanding of companion Ghost Mothers. They finally realized how terrifying a companion Ghost Mother close to the True Dragon Guard level was. Companion Ghost Mothers were usually strong in their ghost children, while the main body was weak, like the queen bee of a bee swarm. But now, this overturned common sense.
At the same time.
After swallowing the female Onmyoji, the gardener then scanned the crowd, continuing to select his next meal.
For a moment.
Despair, like a plague, uncontrollably bred in everyone's hearts.
...
On the other side.
The territory of Shutendoji's faction.
With a bang, the mountain shook, and huge rocks rolled down the mountain...
One could see.
The monstrous figure of a giant yokai had sunk a forest. It was the Great Nyuudo. At this moment, it was no longer as terrifying as before. It was covered in blood, its arms were bent at irregular angles, its fists were bloody and mangled, and it had been beaten to a pulp.
It lay on the ground, breathing in shallow gasps.
"Hey, you can't take a hit? Such a big guy, with such weak defense. Being a villain like you is really uncool."
The fat man stood on it, cracking his knuckles:
"Come on, get up and keep fighting."
As he spoke.
The only response he received was the Great Nyuudo giving the fat man a dying glance before it died.
"Dead? How boring. Insect, I'll leave this Great Nyuudo's corpse to you."
The fat man pouted, signaling for the insect to dismember the Great Nyuudo's corpse. This was the corpse of a top Ghost King, a good resource for them to improve their strength.
"Heh heh, alright."
The insect let out a chilling laugh.
Immediately after.
The fat man looked around, preparing to find his next opponent. However, all the yokai were being dealt with by the Tailor and the others, and there weren't enough for him.
Just as the fat man was about to snatch an opponent from the Tailor.
Huh?
A terrifying aura came from afar. The fat man was stunned for a moment, then looked over, his eyes filled with surprise:
"Yin Yang and the Gardener have also made a move? Who are they fighting? It doesn't seem to be yokai, but ghost exorcists. It looks like people from the Onmyo Bureau have arrived."
After hesitating.
Ultimately, the fat man did not go to Yin Yang's side. Although he really wanted to help, or rather, find a fight, he still decided to deal with Shutendoji on this side. After all, the task assigned to him by the Tailor was to work with other high-ranking members of the Shinra Division to quickly destroy Shutendoji's faction.
The next second.
The fat man no longer hesitated and charged directly at the top Ghost King on the Tailor's side:
"Tailor, I'm here to help you fight."
The top Ghost King who was fighting the Tailor twitched his mouth and cursed in his heart. He was already heavily injured and dying from being attacked by the Tailor and the Embroidered Shoes, and now with the fat man arriving, his hope of survival was completely extinguished.
For a moment.
Shinra vs. Shutendoji.
Yin Yang and the Gardener vs. the Onmyo Bureau.
Shinra Division vs. Shutendoji's faction.
Three battlefields unfolded simultaneously.
Soon.
Relying on their overwhelming strength, the 'Shinra Division vs. Shutendoji's faction' battle among the three battlefields ended first.
Looking around.
The ground was littered with yokai corpses, and the blood had dyed the area into a bloody forest.
"Count the yokai corpses, take away all the Red-clothed Fiend level yokai. Dead fat man, where do you think you're going?"
The Tailor surveyed the battlefield. As the strategist of the Shinra Division, she took on the role of commander in Shinra's absence.
The fat man chuckled awkwardly and scratched his head:
"I'm going to help Yin Yang and the others."
"Yin Yang doesn't need your help. Clean up the corpses for me, don't think about slacking off."
"Alright, alright."
The fat man could only spread his hands helplessly and obediently cleaned up.
Time passed quickly.
Just as the fat man and the others were about to finish cleaning up the yokai corpses, almost at the same time, the commotion in the other two battlefields stopped. This forest suddenly transitioned from extreme activity to extreme silence.
Then.
Sparse footsteps could be heard from two directions.
Upon hearing this, all the high-ranking members of the Shinra Division and other yokai looked over in unison.
And then they saw...
Shinra walked over with steady steps. Upon closer inspection, the bronze mask he wore had blood splattered on it. However, at this moment, the fat man and the others' gazes were not on his bronze mask, but entirely on Shinra's hand.
Looking closely.
He was holding a head in his hand, which was clearly Shutendoji's head. His eyes were wide open, with a look of terrified unwillingness to rest in peace even in death.
And looking in the other direction.
Yin Yang and the Gardener also walked over. Although they didn't carry a head as dominantly as Shinra, they still drew attention. They were holding a blood-covered white-haired old man in each hand.
It was Old Onmyoji Abe!!
At this moment.
Old Onmyoji Abe no longer had the image of a National Guardian level Onmyoji. His hair was messy, his body was covered in injuries, and he was so severely wounded that he could only breathe, unable to make any other movements. He was like a dead dog, being dragged by Yin Yang by his hair.
...