I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 224: Divine Fire, Immortal Light

Dong Yeyu's sneak attack seemed to go undetected, and the sharp claws that were enchanted with the magic of slaying demons tore the lady's body into pieces like tearing through white paper.

laugh!
However, the lady whose body was torn into pieces did not scream or show any other expressions of pain that should have occurred when suffering a fatal injury. She just looked back calmly, and her cold eyes fell on Dongye Yu for a moment.

The fragments of the body floated in the void as if weightless. After a short stay, they returned to their original state just like the broken and restored water surface when fishing for the moon in Mirror Lake.

Useless? Or an illusion?
Dongye Yu frowned, feeling that it should be some kind of illusion, similar to the substitute technique or something like that. After all, the monsters that were hurt by the demon slayer in the past had at least their defenses broken. This was the first time that a monster was left unscathed.

Is this A Yu?
Mayuri looked at Higashino Yu's body with a look of surprise and sparkling eyes, and she did not hide her liking for him at all.

The fox's two fluffy cloud-like tails were like a screen, its thick, white hair was quite long, and even without wind, it fluttered like a god's robe, and its canine teeth were as sharp and terrifying as swords.

But the expression on the fox's face did not show any bloodthirstiness or madness, and its aura was not as alluring as that of the crow. It gave people a feeling of reassuring tranquility.

She jumped up, waved at Dong Yeyu, and called out, "Ayu?"

"I'm here to save you, Mayuri."

Dong Ye Yu nodded at her, his four claws flying, dragging his tail like a cloud and mist, and rushed straight towards the woman. The flying fox fur suddenly fell backwards, and his bloody mouth opened and let out a heart-pounding growl, like an extremely exaggerated expression in a comic book, showing the power of that powerful body to the fullest.

The woman reached out and grabbed Mayuri, then tapped her toes and flew backwards gracefully like a willow leaf. Although graceful, her speed was not slow, and the fox demon was unable to catch up.

Cang Lu chuckled, but then he discovered that there was both cunning and majesty in those narrow fox eyes.

Hmm? She was wondering.

The next moment, Higashino Yu's threatening body turned into a cloud of mist and chased after her in a straight line in the void. Its speed suddenly increased, and it enveloped her in the blink of an eye. A force dragged Mayuri away from him.

"Don't even think about taking her away from you!" Cangwu suddenly grabbed Mayuri's hand, not letting her leave him.

"Ayu, Sister Cangwu, it hurts!" Mayuri screamed in pain as she was pulled by the two men.

Higashino Yu hesitated for a second and was about to let go of Mayuri and attack Cangwu, but he found that the demon had loosened his hand and allowed him to take Mayuri back.

Seeing this, Higashino Yu did not hesitate at all. His soul turned into clouds and mist, carrying Mayuri's soul and retreating.

After they were far enough away from the demon, Higashino Yu put Mayuri down and said, "Mayuri, stay here. Don't go out no matter what happens."

As he spoke, the spirit transformed into clouds and mist spun in a circle within a few meters around Mayuri, and a clear bell sounded.

"This place is the pure land of the great god Inari, and no outsiders are allowed."

As soon as he finished speaking, a clean and sacred aura permeated from the void, as if the great god Inari in the divine world heard the fox's voice and cast his gaze over. A hazy pure white light enveloped the void, and petals fluttered down from nowhere, and the fairy sounds of zithers, harps, bells and drums could be faintly heard.

"Ayu? You can borrow the power of the Inari God. Are you Gozen Inari?"

Cangwu looked at the pure land belonging to the great god Inari and the fox demon guarding outside the pure land. He pondered for a moment and felt a little surprised because he had never heard of this name Gozen Inari.

Looking more closely, it turned out to have only two tails, and its aura was as immature as that of an underage child.

She thought about it for a moment, and then she seemed to understand. She felt relieved and smiled.

"I thought it was a messenger from some god, but it turned out to be a little fox demon. Hmm, it even has the aura of a god. Which junior of Gozen Inari is it? Didn't your parents tell you not to rashly step into the night of Awahara China before you come of age?"

Her sweet voice tickles the ears.

It was just that in such warmth, the slender white right hand grasped an exquisitely decorated wakizashi at some point. The sharp blade was as bright as ice and snow, the handle was wrapped with gold wire, and there was a golden maple leaf relief in the middle. Because it was engraved in relief, it did not affect its use and it also looked beautiful.

In his left hand he held a piece of red talisman paper.

Wait, this opening move, this maple leaf family crest seems a little familiar.
Dong Ye Yu was stunned for a second, and a girl with a cold expression appeared in his mind.

I guess it’s Jinguji?
What is the relationship between this monster and the Jinguji family?
Was it a stolen famous sword and magic spell, or was it simply a demon that escaped from the Jinguji family?
Dong Ye Yu was a little surprised. The major demon-hunting families on the island country were more secretive about their own magic than he was, and the famous swords were even more amazing.

According to the records of the Iori family, ordinary swords do not have the power to break the law and are difficult to slay demons. Only famous craftsmen who have mastered special forging techniques and spells can forge swords to slay demons.

This demon has a close relationship with the Jinguji family.

Never mind, I'll kill him first. It'll be considered as getting rid of a scourge for the Jinguji family. It seems that old guy Jinguji Nobuyoshi doesn't seem to be some evil demon. Maybe after I finish this battle, his family will come to thank me.

As Dong Yeyu was thinking, several balls of faint fox fire swirled around him, transforming into a ribbon of mist that wrapped around him.

"The god of fire, Kagutsuchi-no-Mikoto, who experienced disasters in Awihara China"

Cangwu held the talisman and muttered something, while the wakizashi slashed at Dongye Yu cunningly.

Higashino Yu felt the breaking power of the wakizashi, although the power was not very strong and the damage would only cause a little blood cut, but who would want to be cut by a knife for no reason?

So he shrank his spirit and soul, turning into the size of an ordinary fox to avoid the sharp blade, but he ran into the talisman in her hand head-on, which was lifted up towards him, like a folding fan in the hands of a dancer, but what it waved out was not a fragrant breeze, but a golden-red blazing fire with a red flame core and golden edges.

This fire was extraordinary, not an ordinary fire. Before it touched Dong Ye Yu, his soul had already left his body like a yin spirit in the daytime, and it was as hot as the sun seen in the shadows. If he felt it carefully, he could feel the aura of divine power.

It's actually the divine fire?

You, the demon using magic, are a bit supermodel.

Dong Ye Yu hurriedly dodged backwards, but a trace of his soul was still burned by the divine fire. Although he was clearly an illusory soul, he was still burning with crackling sounds, and the golden-red flames quickly spread to his body.

Dong Ye Yu turned into a fox and rolled on the ground sweating profusely, trying to put out the divine fire. However, the fire entangled in the soul body was growing bigger and bigger. Seeing that the two tails were almost completely ignited, the heart-piercing pain became more and more intense along with the raging flames.

Holding a wakizashi in his hand, Cangwu quickly approached Dongye Yu who was rolling on the ground, and raised the blade to chop him down.

Suddenly, as if a blessing had come to his mind, Dongye Yu mobilized the Shangqing magic power that he had cultivated for more than twenty years and rushed towards the burning soul, but this time the magic power was not ignited.

laugh!
A wisp of green smoke rose up, and the golden and red flames disappeared in an instant. Cangwu, who was about to strike down, was stunned when he saw this. This was a trace of divine fire borrowed from the god Kagutsuchi, and it was destroyed just like that?

Dong Yeyu didn't give her a chance to think. He spun around and swept his sharp claws over Cangwu, who had no time to retreat. Without even looking at the results of the battle, he retreated a distance vigilantly, panting heavily.

Cangwu's chest was swept by Dongye Yu's sharp claws, leaving four hideous claw marks that went deep into the ravines. The claw marks healed quickly, but as the injuries healed, her face quickly turned paler, so she was not unscathed.

As if he was afraid of close combat with him, he retreated a distance, and a red talisman appeared in his hand. He confronted Dong Ye Yu and looked for his weakness.

She could have cast the spell without caring about the consequences, but this was Mayuri's sea of ​​consciousness, and Cangwu didn't want to hurt her by mistake.

This time it was not an illusion. Dong Yeyu noticed that her breath was weakening and guessed that she wanted to continue the attack.

However, the demon's divine fire made Dong Ye Yu feel like he had encountered a hedgehog.

I don’t know how many such talismans that demon has. If she gets hit again next time, she probably won’t give herself time to put out the fire.

Thinking of this, I lowered my body and silently recited the Sutra of Purity and Tranquility in my heart to keep myself calm at all times.

It seems that among the spells I have learned, there are no spells that can circumvent spells and protect the soul, etc., but there are some.

Dong Ye Yu pondered for a moment, and naturally thought of the Law of Heaven and Earth that he had been studying repeatedly recently.

Fa Tian Xiang Di is now almost ready to start practicing.

The practice of the Law of Heaven and Earth before the Yangshen stage is divided into two parts, namely the appearance of being invulnerable to all methods and the indestructible body of Vajra. If one wants to truly obtain a ten-thousand-foot-long divine body, one must at least be at the Earth Immortal realm.

Of course, if one has extremely high fortune and talent, and can perfectly integrate the Dharma image, soul and body in the Yang Shen realm, then it can be used, but the consumption of mana is a bit high, and it probably won't last long.

Previously I just felt that there were still some parts I didn’t understand, and thought that I would be more stable in my practice after I fully understood them. So now, shall we give it a try?

When Dong Ye Yu thought of this, while confronting Cang Wu, most of his magic power began to operate in a special way, and he began to visualize himself as the prototype in his mind.

It just felt like a natural progression, surprisingly smooth. Soon, a fairy light appeared behind Dong Ye Yu, as bright as a fairy descending to the earth. Unfortunately, it was just a ball of hazy light, without a physical body, and its tail was a little bald, making it look a little less impressive.

Is this the prototype of the Dharma? Dong Yeyu was thoughtful, not knowing whether he could avoid the divine fire.

Cangwu was still looking for Dong Yeyu's flaws, but after seeing the fairy light like a divine crown behind Dong Yeyu, he frowned.

what?
The immortal light was clear and bright, yet as unpredictable as the deep sea. Cang Lu could not feel its effect, and had never heard of this magic, so he was a little hesitant.

At the same time, Dong Ye Yu seemed to sense the frustration of her fighting spirit, and pounced on her with a low growl.

Cangwu used a continuous slashing posture to resist Dongye Yu's attack with pounces and bites. His swordsmanship technique was very similar to that of Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami.

Dong Ye Yu used his claw to knock the wakizashi in her hand off balance, and then he spun around. A strong wind suddenly arose, and his bare fox tail lashed over like a whip.

Cangwu smiled when he saw this, thinking that he had succeeded. The talisman in his hand flashed golden light again, and a raging sea of ​​fire surrounded Dongye Yu.

Cangwu looked at Dongye Yu who was trapped in the sea of ​​fire and smiled softly: "Little fox, if you beg for mercy and are willing to go with me like Mayuri, I will spare you."

Dong Ye Yu seemed to have started a mad battle at Ragnarok, and he didn't care about the burning divine fire at all, and rushed straight towards Cangwu.

Cangwu was surprised at first, but then he saw that the golden and red divine fire was now completely driven back by the fairy light.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and her gaze stayed on the dimly flickering light on Dong Yeyu's claws and sharp teeth for a moment. When she turned around, countless black feathers wrapped him.

The moment Higashino Yu rushed over, puff!
The feathers exploded and flew in all directions like sharp arrows, but did not hurt Dong Ye Yu. The inky feather arrows turned into green smoke and dissipated as soon as they hit the fairy light.

The black cuckoo reappeared in the distance, its body and arms covered with dense black feathers like a bird's, a bird's crest also appeared behind its head, and there was blood on its waist and under its body.

She held the spell in her hand and threatened, "Little fox, as a follower of the gods, if you watch Mayuri's soul being injured and falling into a coma, won't your Inari god punish you?"

Cangwu? Dongye Yu saw her appearance as a bird demon, remembered the name Mayuri called out before, and immediately understood her origins.

Cangwu is another name for Guhuo Bird.

Guhuo bird can transform into a bird at night and a human woman during the day. According to the "Xuan Zhong Ji", it comes out at night and hides during the day, takes other bird chicks as its children, and likes to use blood to dot clothes to take children, so it is also called the ghost bird.

There is a similar legend on this island country. If a woman dies before giving birth and her body is abandoned in the wild, and the baby in her womb survives and is born in the wild, the mother's soul will often transform into a human form and walk on the road at night holding the baby.

This is the cry of a newborn baby, the so-called cry of a baby girl giving birth. Its appearance is that of a weak girl with blood on her waist.

Her current appearance and her behavior of wanting to take Mayuri away are very consistent, but no one knows what connection she has with the Jinguji family. She is probably a pitiful person.

Dong Yeyu thought of this and ignored her threats. He just asked, "What will you do with those children you took away?"

"If you raise him properly and let him go, I, the Taoist priest, can show mercy and personally save your soul."

Dong Yeyu's tone was firm, as if he was determined to fight to the end - of course, this was just an act. If this demon really wanted to fight to the death, it would be difficult for him to deal with it.
When Cangwu heard this and saw that he was unwilling to let go, he looked at Mayuri and sighed, "Look, Mayuri, they don't care about you at all. They would rather you suffer irreparable harm than have the false reputation of slaying demons and eliminating evil."

Then, she looked at Dong Yeyu and said, "You asked me what happened to the children I took away?"

Cangwu smiled and replied: "I will give all my love to the children who are hurt and ignored by this world, including you, little fox."

"As for when you grow up?"

When she said this, a sickly blush appeared on her face. "When the children grow up, they will only be infected by the filth of this world. In order to keep them pure forever, I will eat them with great love and let them stay with me forever. In this way, nothing and no one can hurt them."

"The word 'demon' is indeed apt."

Dong Yeyu shook his head and revealed the wind chimes that were wrapped in his soul. The hanging glass bells shone like stars.

(End of this chapter)