I'm a demon in Tokyo!

Chapter 402 Are the lanterns allies? Above... is the corpse of the Palace Master! Divine Treasure of the Sea of ​​Calamity, Beyond Limits, Ignite Yourself!

"it is good."

After hearing Chisa's words, Uesugi Tetsuya had no more hesitation.

He first used lightning and qi to clear a path, then had the pack of komainu guard Chisa and Kujo Machi as they traveled to a more distant place.

Then, he set up a barrier on the spot to prevent himself from being contaminated after seeing that "thing" in the sky, which would then affect Chisa and Machi.

Then, Uesugi Tetsuya meticulously employed all his methods to make thorough preparations.

First, the flames on the physical deity above the sea of ​​calamity suddenly intensified several times over—Uesugi Tetsu burned more than five times his previous life force.

As a result, the spiritual power, qi, physical strength, and even the sense of time surging throughout his body became far more powerful than before in an instant.

The all-around power that even his previous transcendent state had never achieved made Uesugi Tetsuya feel somewhat uneasy.

Of course, this feeling of unease disappeared completely in the short span of a thought.

Instead, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly feel his once vigorous vitality, lifespan, and soul turning into firewood every second, vanishing into nothingness at an incredibly rapid pace.

If this continues, Uesugi Tetsuya will probably be completely burned to ashes in less than half an hour.

"Thankfully, you get two lives every day here..."

Uesugi Tetsu used his mind to summon a wisp of barely perceptible Qi, which in the next instant encompassed a vast Qi Sea of ​​23,684 zhang, making it move at will like limbs.

He luxuriously spent a full two seconds savoring this power.

"This is... a life essence that is different from ghosts and gods, but equally powerful."

After his entire body was strengthened by the Divine Treasury of the Calamity Sea, the Myriad Spirits Furnace Core in his chest cavity, which was originally difficult to control and extremely heavy, became as light as a feather.

Countless liquid spiritual energies were poured into it by Uesugi Tetsuya, transforming into the purest and most refined energy, which was then inscribed with the spell patterns related to the [Zhou Tian Yan Armor] on his exceptionally strong Qi circulation.

In this way, he would essentially have one set of Zhou Tian Yan Armor and another set of Zhou Tian Yan Armor Pro Max version.

The remaining scraps were once again transformed by Uesugi Tetsu into a barrier to isolate the surrounding area using spirit control techniques.

Uesugi Tetsu understood that his main objective this time was to see "things in the sky" more clearly, and...

After seeing clearly, survive.

If you die the moment you see it, even if you can be resurrected through the shrine, it will be a waste of time and might even cause unexpected disturbances.

After doing all this, Uesugi Tetsu gripped the hilt of the Spider Cutter, ready to unleash the Nameless Three-Stage Thrust at any moment, and then looked up.

The moment he looked up, Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes widened in surprise.

The sky above Asahikawa City was completely obscured by the crimson glow of countless lanterns radiating a scarlet light.

Countless lanterns with human heads clustered together. Some lanterns swayed and drifted in different directions, but most lanterns floated in the air as if in a daze.

Weird and creepy.

But it makes it impossible for anyone to see the sky above.

Even Uesugi Tetsu could not penetrate the almost tangible crimson glow emanating from the group of human head lanterns without the aid of the All-Seeing Eye.

"Why are there so many of these monstrosities? They're like cockroaches, impossible to kill completely..."

Uesugi Tetsu looked at the lanterns with their eerie smiles and thought to himself that people with trypophobia are truly blessed.

He immediately wanted to use the Five Thunder Technique to wipe away the thousands of lanterns above his head, but a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes just before his hand landed.

"Now that we can't see 'that thing' that Kujo Machi was talking about when we look up because of the human head lanterns, it seems like a good thing?"

Although the human head lanterns are extremely eerie, they had already slaughtered at least hundreds of thousands of people before turning the sky into what it is today.

But most of these people are damned hypocrites.

So, in retrospect, the appearance of the human head lantern... seems to be a good thing?
Otherwise, according to what Kujo Machi said and the changes in the shrine maiden who also saw "that thing".

—Once the things in the sky become visible to ordinary people, all living things in Asahikawa City will die simply by looking up at the sky.

It may even mutate into inexplicable shapes and possess unknown aggressiveness.

The desperate situation then will be a hundred times more difficult to deal with than the current one.

After all, although the human head lanterns are eerie and frightening, people can survive for quite some time as long as they stay at home and don't open the windows.

But without these lanterns with human heads blocking the sky, it would be a direct kill line, giving no chance to struggle.

As long as you're not in the basement, no one will stay completely still and not look up.

Now, the lanterns with human heads stretch to the horizon, which actually prevents people from seeing that thing just by looking up, which can be described as a "roundabout way to save the country".

Even the rich red light emitted by lanterns gathered together can, to some extent, disperse the small fish swarming in the darkness, forming tiny "safe zones."

Thinking of this, even Uesugi Tetsu couldn't help but have a strange expression.

In a way, the countless lanterns with human heads became "friendly forces" for the ordinary people they were chasing.
This is really... a bit outrageous...

He shook his head, then drew his Spider Cutter and, with his eyes closed, swung it at the lantern with the human head in the sky.

A simplified sword domain unfolds.

Natural Rinpoche - May Rain.

In an instant, a sword light, as fine as raindrops, appeared and swept away the thousands of lanterns with human heads in the sky in one fell swoop.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding lanterns with human heads did not approach or pursue them; instead, they floated away into the distance like animals seeking advantage and avoiding harm.

Sensing the dissipation of the human head lanterns, Uesugi Tetsu said to Ao in his heartstrings,

"Xiaoqing, if you find out I have any problems later, just slam my heartstrings to wake me up."

"I understand, Lord Uesugi."

The blood-red pupils on the spider's razor handle closed.

Although his soul is protected by an unknown entity called the Demon King, and he can be resurrected through a shrine after death, it's always good to be prepared.

Uesugi Tetsuya then activated a full 190 True Sight Eyes, all looking towards the gap in the crimson sky—

In the darkness, two dark voids, seemingly containing all resentment, despair, malice, and death, occupied Uesugi Tetsuya's eyes and appeared in his heart.

The dark void swirled slowly like a vortex.

It was as if he wanted to mix everything about Uesugi Tetsuya into it, and make him a part of it.

In an instant, Uesugi Tetsu clearly felt the long-lost palpitations and sense of impending death.

That state of mind, which had undergone countless temperings, had been refined to perfection, and had almost become the prototype of the sword heart, suddenly sprang out from the eternally rotating dark void, without being swallowed or assimilated by it.

On the sea of ​​calamity, the golden flames that stained the flesh and spirit of the gods suddenly expanded for a moment!
Uesugi Tetsuya's consciousness returned in an instant.

"It's been so long since I've experienced this familiar feeling of near death..."

Uesugi Tetsu found himself still in Asahikawa City, not back in reality, and grinned, "I'm still alive, what a stroke of luck."

Immediately afterwards, all 190 eyes of true vision simultaneously saw the true appearance of the sky!
skull.

A death head, so pale it was devoid of any blood, yet giving the impression of someone who had just died, lay silently across the sky.

No, it should be said that this head is already part of the sky above Asahikawa City.

The two dark voids that were powerful enough to shatter the minds of some ghosts and gods were merely the two empty pupils of this head!
However, the entire sky cannot be seen through the hole in the human head lantern alone.

Uesugi Tetsuya took a deep breath, used a large amount of calming incense ash, and after stabilizing his mind, he flew directly from the ground to several thousand meters above.

Then, they glimpsed a complete, pale corpse that covered the entire sky without any gaps!

The next instant, the notification that popped up on the corpse made Uesugi Tetsuya's pupils shrink even more.

—【The deceased chief priest of Shiratsu Shrine】!
He was taken aback for a moment.

Because of this corpse, the "thing in the sky" that Kujo Machi mentioned actually had the same label as the priest he had just buried in the ground!
The only difference between the two is their color. The notification above the palace official's head that he buried was normal and semi-transparent, while the notification in front of him was scarlet red like blood.

But the two palace attendants' faces were completely different...

Suspended beneath the physically overwhelming corpse of the priest, Uesugi Tetsu no longer considered the matter, and instead focused intently on examining it closely.

You can see that the motionless corpse of the palace priest is being forcibly "locked" by densely intertwined black chains that have pierced through his flesh and bones.

If you go any closer, you can see those equally enormous black chains gradually, slowly fading and dissipating as they unravel.

A faint red tinge appeared at the bottom of the two empty eye sockets on the corpse.

red.

"Blood Moon."

Uesugi Tetsu immediately recalled the words the priest had said to him not long ago before his death.

He seemed to understand immediately.

—When all the black chains binding the priest's corpse disappear, and the red fills the empty eye sockets, that will be the moment the "blood moon" appears!
This idea seems to be correct.

Because Uesugi Tetsu could indeed feel with absolute clarity that as the black chains decreased, the sense of danger surrounding him was gradually increasing.

The priest said that Machi must be killed before the blood moon rises...

It has now been confirmed that Uesugi Tetsuya has been confirmed.

The "blood moon rising" is indeed an extremely dangerous event, a crisis that could even wipe out the entire city of Asahikawa.

As for what these black chains were or where they came from, Uesugi Tetsu had no idea.

Even the Eye of True Sight cannot see through it, and no prompt appears on it.

He could only try to suppress the influence of the palace official's corpse on his mind while turning over a thousand thoughts.

Uesugi Tetsuya made a connection to the story of the priest at the shrine saving people.

These black chains have only now begun to unravel, perhaps because the resurgence of evil spirits and the killing of far too many people by the human head lanterns have rendered the chains unable to remain in their original state.

He speculated that these chains were essentially some kind of willpower.

The more people alive in Asahikawa, the more complete the black chains become?
If that's the case, then all the black chains will be unlocked, the eyes of the palace priest's corpse will be filled with blood, and the appearance of the blood moon will be a foregone conclusion.

"Then I must kill this palace official's corpse before blood fills my eyes, to prevent it from reviving."

That's roughly how it is.

Uesugi Tetsu had a vague feeling that something was not quite right, but upon closer examination, he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

This method may not be able to completely eradicate the resurrected monsters, but given the limited time available, it is the only option available.

The current clues are simply insufficient to support Uesugi Tetsuya in doing anything with an even slimmer probability.

His thoughts raced, and he made up his mind.

—Begin the execution of the palace guard's corpse!

Although Uesugi Tetsu could not discern the exact strength of the Miyaji corpse, he could sense that it possessed at least the pinnacle of demonic power, or even an essence close to that of an Aragami.

Even if he were chained up and suspended in the air, free to look around at him, it would still be very difficult for him to kill him...

Many thoughts swept through Uesugi Tetsuya's mind. After taking a deep look at the corpse of Miyaji, he fell back to the ground.

Seeing Uesugi Tetsuya fall alive from the sky, Kujo Machi, who was far away, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Having witnessed such terror firsthand, he can still move around normally; Uesugi's father is truly amazing.

Kujo Machi was somewhat indignant.

If only she knew whether she had died before, and how many times she had died—then she could learn the Five Elements Yin-Yang Technique!

But she had no idea about that...

Could it be true, as Uesugi's father said, that he could really be resurrected after death?

Kujo Machi, feeling this unseen sense of "being able to be resurrected after death," whispered a test.
"Damn, wouldn't that make me invincible and awesome?!"

"Chisa, Miss Kujo."

Uesugi Tetsu removed the barrier and the overburning Sea God's Treasury, and said to the two, "I'll take you back to Miss Kujo's house first, it's the safest place there."

Under Uesugi Tetsu's authority, no one had any objections.

In less than five minutes, he led the two back to Kujo Machi's detached house from the path that had been solidified with his qi, and then used many other methods to reinforce the house and rooms.

In his all-seeing eyes, Uesugi Tetsu could see that Kujo Machi's parents still hadn't returned.

He sighed softly, and after seeing that Qian Sha's safety level was still "absolutely safe," he took out several large boxes of supplies and then said to the two of them,

"For the time being, I may not be able to stay with you. For safety, it's best to stay in your room and not open the door."

"If someone knocks on the door or window, don't respond... I don't need those methods to get in."

Hearing these words, which sounded like a deathbed entrustment, Kujo Machi felt a sense of foreboding.

She swallowed and asked,

"Father, what are you going to do?"

Uesugi Tetsu's eye twitched slightly, and he calmly replied to her, "Go and cut down that thing in the sky, at least so that Asahikawa City won't be completely destroyed in the short term."

"What!? Uesugi Tetsuya is going to deal with 'that thing'!?"

Kujo Machi was initially so astonished that she stopped using those strange titles, then, unable to contain her fear, she said...

"Then no matter how capable you are, you will still die."

She glanced again at the still-glowing shrine and said, somewhat puzzled,

"And they could have escaped..."

"Miss Kujo, there's no need to say more."

Uesugi Tetsu said calmly, "I might not necessarily have any problems either, but you and Chisa should definitely hide well."

He nodded slightly to Kujo Machi.

"Miss Kujo, my apprentice can't see much, so I'll leave him in your care for now."

Uesugi Tetsu handed Kujo Machi a well-made amulet: "This contains simple introductory techniques for the Five Elements Yin-Yang Technique. How much you can comprehend depends on yourself."

Kujo Machi was slightly taken aback, then his eyes lit up with uncontrollable ecstasy, and his whole body trembled.

After a moment of silence, Uesugi Tetsu's voice softly echoed in Kujo Machi's thoughts.

"—Miss Kujo, if you have a feeling that you are going to die no matter what before the blood moon rises, then crush this talisman."

After that, you will die without any pain.

Although Kujo Machi didn't understand the reason at all, she still solemnly accepted the amulet with trembling hands and nodded vigorously.

"Okay, Uesugi..."

She seemed to be carefully choosing her words, but suddenly didn't know what to say.

Uesugi Tetsuya did not wait for her.

In the blink of an eye, Uesugi Tetsuya's figure disappeared from the room.

Outside the window, a fierce thunderclap raged.

It illuminated the blood-red darkness.

(End of this chapter)