Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1597 1569. Leaving the Waves
"Are you ready, Harumi?"

Sitting upright on the Qilin's back, Lan En smiled and joked to Abe Haruaki who was standing below.

"Although he is a famous Onmyoji, he probably has no experience of traveling to another world, right?"

"To you, I am just a country bumpkin with limited knowledge." Abe Haruaki shook his head, "I have only seen people who traveled through time, but this is the first time I have seen someone who traveled across the world."

"I don't know if my body can handle it."

As he spoke, Abe Haruaki shook his large Onmyoji robe.

He said "my own body", but his tone was so calm that he sounded like a bystander.

Lan En was not surprised by Abe Haruaki's tone.

"If you are worried that the tide of chaotic magic might destroy your current body, you can transform back into the form of talisman paper and let me hold it directly."

The demon hunter lifted up a piece of the rune silk cloth draped over Qilin and spread it out in his hand for the other party to see.

"Things like this that are enchanted have not been affected much when they pass through the rift."

Abe Haruaki nodded repeatedly after reading it: "That makes sense. Since this is my first time entering the so-called celestial intersection rift, I'd better be careful. Please."

After saying that, Abe Haruaki pinched his fingers and in a flash of light, he turned into a palm-sized paper man, floating in the air.

Lan En reached out and grabbed the paper man, then stuffed it into the gap of Qilin's magic harness.

This was actually the way that Abe Haruaki was able to withstand the rapid speed of the ancient dragon of the New World on the back of the Qilin.

In fact, the so-called 'Abe Haruaki who came to teach Yin-Yang magic' was not a living person at all.

After all, he is an Onmyoji who became famous in the Heian period of Japan, which has a history of several hundred years.

Although in the magical Middle Ages, it was not difficult for a spellcaster, whether a wizard or a sorcerer, to live for hundreds of years.

But there are clear differences between the worlds.

For example, in this magical Japanese Warring States period, resurrection is not a particularly shocking thing here. With spirit stones, magic, and the right resources, anyone can be resurrected.

Even people who are blessed by guardian spirits can stay in the gap between the human world and hell at will, and even continue to influence the human world through some supernatural communication methods.

However, their research progress in extending lifespan is conspicuously lacking.

Abe Haruaki himself is indeed dead.

According to this 'Abe Haruaki', he did not die of old age, but died of exhaustion.

But in the last days of his life, he set about creating a phantom human form and attached his knowledge and memories to it.

It is equivalent to letting a Yin-Yang magic allow him to live for hundreds of years.

During this period, the spells did not deteriorate, distort or mutate. Even now, his meticulous thinking and knowledge can still assist Lan En in his research.

This level of attainment in Yin-Yang magic is truly terrifying.

"According to the immortals' theory," Lan En said with emotion, "it's almost equivalent to [Fa You Yuan Ling], right?"

Allow a spell to have its own thoughts and ideas, and the ability to self-maintain and self-update.

Of course, it is highly likely that this was the final result achieved by Abe Haruaki at the last moment of his life after he used the power of his guardian spirit.

The power of the guardian spirit can transcend time, space and cause and effect.

Abe Haruaki was originally an Onmyoji with a guardian spirit. His guardian spirit was [Kuzouha Kitsune], which is his legendary monster mother.

However, the Abe Haruaki who has survived to this day has no trace of a guardian spirit on his body.

When Lan En first arrived in this magical Japanese Warring States period, he actually had no intention of placing beacons here.

But later, the conversations and information about time and space revealed by Abe Haruaki made him suddenly take it seriously.

Then, new experimental ideas and spell deductions destined Lan En to learn a lot here.

So the demon hunter was certain that he would come back here again.
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After the vast waves that swept across Mino were suppressed, the surging news finally began to spread to all corners of the Japanese archipelago.

"Oh?" Oda Nobunaga, who had suppressed his brothers and now firmly established himself as the daimyo and head of the family, raised his eyes with interest.

At this time, he had just finished firing two musket shots and was sitting aside waiting for Xiao Xing to reload.

His wife, Nohime, the daughter of Mino Viper, was kneeling beside him pouring tea.

Oda Nobunaga was a man with a domineering look and a sense of sharpness and bravery, which somehow reminded people of the phrase "Lü Bu among men".

The girl next to him, Nouhime, was a mature beauty with a cold style. A strand of cold white hair stood out among her thick black hair cut into a princess cut.

"You said that my father-in-law wants to buy more Nanban muskets from Owari?"

"That's interesting." Without waiting for the samurai to reply, Oda Nobunaga muttered to himself, "Did he see the future of this new imported product? Master Dosan, can you still see things better after not seeing him for a few years?"

As a son-in-law, he spoke in a condescending tone in front of his wife, saying that his father-in-law had "good vision". However, Nouhime, who was present, had no reaction and even thought it was natural.

In her mind, judging from the facts, her husband, who still has no good reputation among the countries, is indeed qualified to evaluate her father.

"No." After mumbling to himself for a while, Oda Nobunaga came to the same conclusion, "Since Master Dosan retired, he no longer has the energy and vision to do this."

"Even if Lord Yoshitatsu started a rebellion and used muskets on the battlefield, the Mino Vipers shouldn't be able to see any clues now."

"It is true! In the lifeless and boring Mino, an interesting guy can now appear?"

"Could it be my sister who suddenly appeared?" Nōhime, who was pouring tea nearby, said calmly, "The timing is just right, isn't it? And my father has been trying his best to find her for decades."

"You have been unknown in the mountains for decades, and suddenly you are riding the wind and rising to power?" Oda Nobunaga shook his head and said lightly, "Do you think everyone in this world is me?"

Oda Nobunaga did not live in the mountains, after all, he was still the son of a daimyo.

But his reputation before he took over as head of the family might have been worse than if he had simply disappeared.

The past was the past, and the present is the present.

Nowadays, when Oda Nobunaga said such pretentious words in a natural tone, no one who truly knew him would be surprised.

They just take it for granted.

At a level invisible to ordinary people, a dreamy light flashed.

Two magical birds and beasts appeared beside Oda Nobunaga.

One of them was a gorgeous peacock. When its intricate tail feathers were spread out in a fan shape, the patterns on the tail feathers looked like hundreds or even thousands of beautiful eyes opening at the same time.

The other one is a majestic black panther. The ribbons floating on the shoulders of the black panther's front legs have a stylized feel that symbolizes a god.

Among the two guardian spirits of Saito Yoshitatsu, the [True God] is different from the one that Saito Dosan obtained by chance.

It is also different from the situation like the Ida family, where the guardian spirit can be passed down in the family bloodline.

Oda Nobunaga's two guardian spirits were created naturally!

[Sky Eye Peacock]!
[Leopard Tail God]!
Stimulated by the power of Oda Nobunaga's guardian spirit, the air around Nouhime suddenly became colder, and several butterflies that looked like they were frozen in ice crystals fluttered around her in a chill.

This was one of the things that even Saito Dosan found outrageous at the time, wondering how so many guardian spirits could gather in his family: [Thin Ice Butterfly].

There was an inexplicable light flashing in Oda Nobunaga's eyes, and he turned to look towards the north of Owari, in the direction of Mino.

[The Peacock with the Sky Eye] bent its neck beside him and pecked at its wings with its beak.

After a long while, Oda Nobunaga turned around and the guardian spirit beside him disappeared again.

"Ha." He couldn't help laughing, "What a grand ceremony!"

Except for Nohime, no one else knew what Oda Nobunaga was talking about, and they could only look confused and bewildered.

Given Oda Nobunaga's autocratic and tyrannical character, he naturally would not explain to these people.

He just asked the samurai who brought the news: "I heard that the traitor Yoshitatsu used an amazing method to tear the terrain apart on the battlefield where he was finally executed? What did he use?"

"Spirit stone." The warrior responded immediately, "It's the golden, crystal-like stone!"

"So that's called a spirit stone. I remember there were a few of them in the storeroom. I didn't know what they were used for before, but I could only feel that they had a lot of power. Now it seems that they are indeed quite powerful."

Oda Nobunaga waved his hand.

"Come on, tell me in detail."

"Yes!"

The samurai did not dare to delay and immediately took a step forward in a half-kneeling posture and told the young Owari daimyo about the battlefield outside Iwamura Castle where even the terrain had changed.

Goshin Koji's attempt to turn Mino Province into a country dominated by monsters and demons like the Heian period did not come true.

But on the other hand, he did accomplish some things and achieved his goals.

Over the years, with the efforts of Buddhism, Yin-Yang masters, the imperial court, the royal family, and other parties, the power of the spiritual stone, which had been ignored and forgotten by people, has been subtly revealed through the peaceful situation.

Starting from this battle in Mino Province, the new generation of daimyo in the turbulent Warring States period noticed and kept it in mind.

As the war becomes more intense, the bottom line of the war is constantly being broken, and the day when this kind of force is used on the battlefield has become expected.

The power of spirit stones will bring about a huge increase in killing efficiency, and huge killings will produce more spirit stones.

Once the cycle of 'killing-gaining power' starts, there's no way it can be stopped easily.

Even more turbulent waves than those in the previous world are already brewing in the vein of the times.

(End of this chapter)