In this crossover anime, I fight against the supernatural in my everyday world.

What surprised and left Tamamo-no-Mae speechless the most was...

"Night Star Lord...why is there a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) in here?"

"Look what you said."

Ye Xing kept his right hand raised, without even turning his head, and just chuckled lightly.

"A mental attack doesn't count as an attack? The suona is definitely a weapon."

Before Tamamo-no-Mae could reply, Yoru-hoshi's gaze fell upon the spot in the black mist where the giant hand had once reached out, and he said softly.

"Go."

The moment the two words fell, thousands of pitch-black weapons made of evil spirit power shot straight into the black mist at an incredible speed, like arrows released from a bow.

But those thousands of black weapons imbued with evil spirit power disappeared without a sound after they were swallowed up by the black mist, vanishing as if nothing had ever happened.

"Night Star Lord...this black mist...."

Tamamo-no-Mae frowned and lowered her voice.

"This black mist... seems to not only provide power to evil spirits, but also devour their power..."

"This is really troublesome."

Nozomi nodded, and then did something that Tamamo-no-Mae never expected.

He quickly retreated, abandoning his previous air of superiority and composure, and confidently scooped up Tamamo-no-Mae in his arms, fleeing towards a distant place not shrouded in black mist.

"Eh?"

As the surrounding scenery receded into the distance, Tamamo-no-Mae, who was being carried in a horizontal embrace, was completely bewildered.

"You...you're trying to run away?"

"Just a different place."

Ye Xing turned his head and glanced at the thick, viscous black mist that resembled a black ocean.

"Fighting an evil spirit of that level at such close range is not a wise choice."

Upon hearing this, Tamamo-no-Mae couldn't help but whisper.

“I thought that, given your personality, you would deliberately stay there and face the black fog and the evil spirits within it.”

"how is this possible?"

Ye Xing shook his head and uttered a classic line that Tamamo-no-Mae would never forget in her lifetime.

"I like to show off, but I'm not stupid. If I always put on an act, wouldn't I become like Gojo Satoru?"

........

Five minutes later.

"Just here."

Ye Xing stood at the entrance of the teaching building of Zongwu High School.

Of course, it's not the Soubu High School of the real world, but the Soubu High School of the underworld, although they look almost identical.

"There's no black fog around here..."

Hearing Tamamo-no-Mae's slightly puzzled words, Yohoshi explained nonchalantly.

"It seems that the more negative impressions people have, the larger the range of the black fog becomes. The fact that there is no black fog here indicates that most students still have a positive impression of Soubu High School."

Tamamo-no-Mae nodded noncommittally, closed her eyes to sense the state of her body, and then spoke softly.

"Lord Night Star, my strength has almost recovered, and I can fight alongside you now."

Under the black mist of the underworld, the evil spirits were already quick to recover their power. In addition, Tamamo-no-Mae had rested enough, and her originally exhausted spiritual power had now recovered to about 80-90% of its peak state.

"okay."

Tamamo-no-Mae seemed somewhat surprised to see that Yoru-no-Hashi had actually agreed.

"You...you actually agreed?"

"Yes."

"why?"

Ye Xing gazed at the main entrance of Soubu High School and slowly spoke.

"Because this time, I really need your help."

Tamamo-no-Mae realized that, through her unremitting efforts, she had finally achieved her initial goal.

To become Lord Night Star's true ally, not just food he wants to devour at any time.

"boom."

Just then, the ground began to tremble again.

Tamamo-no-Mae looked towards the gate of Sobu High School, and what she saw was the true face of the evil spirit that had been hidden in the black mist.

"This thing..."

After seeing it clearly, Tamamo-no-Mae's pupils dilated in surprise.

This evil spirit was even larger than the giant evil spirit that Night Star had killed when he first invoked the true name of the soul.

Its nearly 20-meter-tall stature is practically like a mountain peak.

It has a human-like appearance, but its dark purple skin is covered with cracks exactly like those on the ground after an earthquake. What flows out from these cracks is a black, evil aura that is as viscous as blood and has already formed a tangible substance.

What chilled Tamamo-no-Mae the most was that this evil spirit seemed to be in extreme pain because of the cracks on its body. It covered its face with its hands, and two lines of black blood tears seeped from between its fingers.

A mournful sob, like the howling of a cold wind, accompanied the arrival of this enormous evil spirit and echoed throughout the arena. Such an eerie sound sent chills down everyone's spine.

"What...is this thing...?"

Looking at the evil spirit that was covering its face and sobbing, its movements and expressions like those of a little girl, creating a stark contrast with its enormous and twisted body, Tamamo-no-Mae didn't find it funny. Instead, she felt a nauseous urge to vomit when she witnessed something extremely distorted.

"This thing can already be considered an evil god, right?"

Night Star offered his own commentary.

The evil spirit that emerged from the panic of millions of Kyoto citizens during a sudden earthquake, when cell phone signals were cut off, has clearly surpassed all evil spirits in the underworld and evolved to a new level.

The evil spirit of the earthquake stepped out, crossed the gates of Soubu High School, and entered this area.

Its hands were still on its face, only the gaps between its fingers were slightly wider, revealing a twisted, bloodshot eye that was fixed on Night Star.

"Death...die..."

Accompanied by whispers that were indistinguishable in gender and filled with intense hatred, dozens of human hands suddenly emerged from the cracks in the surface of the evil spirit's body.

The palm pried open the crack, and dozens of small evil spirits, about the size of humans, with long, flowing hair, dark purple skin, and covered in thick black blood, crawled out.

"Holy crap...that's disgusting..."

Seeing this, even Tamamo-no-Mae, who was an evil spirit, was almost unable to withstand it.

This is absolutely disgusting...

"really."

Ye Xing nodded in deep agreement.

"However, disgusting as it may be, it's so thoughtful of it to smear itself with black jam and even open up the cracks to make the flesh more fluffy. It really touched me."

Tamamo-mae: "....彳亍."

She simply couldn't understand Ye Xing's mindset.

Judging from the other party's appearance, they genuinely thought the evil spirit was disgusting, just like their own opinion.

But how can you feel nauseous while still having an appetite?

That's absolutely outrageous.

Tamamo-no-Mae shook her head, thinking that with the great battle imminent, it was better to put these thoughts aside for now and explore Yoru's twisted personality after the battle was over.

She took a deep breath, gathered her spiritual power, and looked at the dozens of evil spirits walking towards her and Ye Xing. Her teeth gradually grew longer and turned into sharp, pointed shapes, and her pupils also turned vertical.

"Here, I call forth my true name."

"Tamamo-mae!"

After invoking the true name of her soul, Tamamo-no-Mae's body suddenly changed, transforming back into a giant white fox spirit.

A fluffy tail swayed in the air, and despite being an evil spirit, her appearance gave off a sense of holiness and nobility.

"A tail..."

Seeing that Tamamo-no-Mae had transformed into her true form and only had a tail, Yoru-no-Ho muttered something to himself without comment.

Special spiritual beings like Tamamo-no-Mae, the Eight-Foot Elder, or even the true soul form of a psychic, all possess external markings that symbolize their level of power.

For example, Yotsuya Miko's Hundred Eyes represents the number of eyes on her body; the more eyes she has, the stronger she is.

In legends and stories, there is another version of the story.

Once all one hundred eyes are gathered, it will bring unprecedented and terrifying disaster to the world.

Another example is Rio Futaba's "Bone Woman," which refers to the number of bones in her body, while "Eight-Foot Man" refers to her height, specifically her true form.

In legends, Tamamo-no-Mae was a nine-tailed fox spirit, but now she only has one tail.

This means that from the beginning until now, the terrifying power she possessed, which even made Rio Futaba, Miko Yotsuya, and others feel somewhat wary, was merely her own neonatal stage.

"Roar!!!"

Tamamo-no-Mae, now in her true form, let out a beast-like roar. Her sharp white claws slammed down, instantly crushing several of the split entities born from the earthquake demon into powder.

Without hesitation, she moved with great agility and pounced directly at the earthquake demon.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The sobbing of the earthquake demon became increasingly distinct, sounding not like it came from a single person, but rather like it came from hundreds of children and women sobbing at the same time, creating a feeling that was both desolate and incredibly eerie.

Before Tamamo-no-Mae could bite into the other's body, the earthquake demon's hands suddenly dropped from her face.

What appeared before them was a face without skin, only a thin layer of flesh covering the bones, like a skull.

"boom!"