I became the emperor in the comic book series.

"That thing has very high psionic energy; ordinary spirits would be easily torn apart if they got close..."

Takeda Mie's voice was deep.

Before he finished speaking, the surrounding light suddenly dimmed.

They entered the realm of the mountain god.

Countless wandering spirits emerged from the mountains and forests, their gray-white figures layered upon each other, completely surrounding the four. Takeda Sae's eyes narrowed, his expression troubled, and he formed hand seals, preparing to attack.

The baby in Baoyue's arms moved.

Countless black hairs surged from the doll's body, spreading outwards and entangling the wandering spirit's body, dragging them one by one in front of the doll. A ghostly head emerged from the doll's body, opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of fine teeth, and began to tear at it.

The sounds of chewing and the wails of evil spirits echoed through the mountains and forests.

In less than a minute, the encirclement was empty.

Takeda Mie's hand seals froze in mid-air.

The outer defenses that she hadn't been able to break through in twenty years were just... easily taken down by a doll?

“Let’s keep going.” Ye Xiao turned to look at her, her eyes calm.

To her, these spirits that could not harm people in reality even if they were not observed by the outside world were just a bunch of bastards among all the evil spirits she had captured.

Chapter Fifty-Two: The Soul-Stirring Brothel and the Courtesan

"it is good."

Takeda Saegusa silently lowered her hand, deciding never to share her experience with young people again.

As we ventured deeper, the shrine finally came into view.

The once vermilion torii gate had faded somewhat, and its pillars were covered with moss. It was not grand or magnificent, but rather the size of an ordinary rural shrine. It had been neglected for a long time and appeared quite dilapidated. Just as the four of them stepped over the torii gate, a huge fox figure, taller than the shrine building and composed of golden, semi-transparent spirits, appeared in the courtyard in front of the shrine, blocking their way forward.

In front of the giant fox, two little fox spirits that Higashino Akira had seen before appeared, spreading their palms out towards Baoyue Yexiao. Instantly, the black demon hair emanating from the doll in Xiaoyexiao's arms exploded into countless fragments. The excess power still attacked Xiaoyexiao, but she nimbly dodged it with a somersault. The force landed in empty space, cracking and denting the ground, and kicking up a large cloud of dust.

As the dust settled, the giant golden fox, taller than a house, sat in front of the shrine, its golden vertical eyes coldly looking down at the intruders, especially when it looked at Higashino Akira, its eyes filled with undisguised greed.

Seeing this, Akira Higashino frowned, silently took two steps back, retreated to the outside of the torii gate, and protected his teammates in front of him.

Takeda Sae's face turned pale: "It's this..."

Bao Yue's eyes lit up at the late-night snack.

"So strong."

Without hesitation, she ripped off her schoolbag, took out the fox-shaped plush toy that was tightly locked with iron chains and metal clasps, placed it on the ground, and unlocked the clasps.

A rich scent of rouge immediately filled the air, and a figure dressed in a gorgeous kimono appeared from the firelight. The courtesan ghost covered her lips with a fan and chuckled softly, surrounded by fluttering butterflies.

The mountain god felt the pressure and immediately let out a low roar.

An invisible force of thought crashed down, causing the courtesan's body to sink. Half of her body was instantly shattered by the pressure. The countless butterflies that had been circling around her fluttered away, leaving only her upper body lying on the ground, blood flowing everywhere.

However, the courtesan, despite her tragic state, did not perish. Her face still held a dignified expression, and her inner energy rapidly reformed. Beneath her, a couch materialized out of thin air, supporting her as she lay on her side, smiling softly as she began to chant:

"A hundred flowers bloom in splendor, butterflies dance in the dazzling night. I ask who is the most beautiful in the world, and when I look up, the answer is right before my eyes."

Meanwhile, as the courtesan continued to recover and her momentum grew stronger, countless golden butterflies landed on the mountain god's enormous spirit body.

The first butterfly landed on the mountain god's nose, but the giant fox shook its head violently to shake it off.

But immediately afterward, the locations where the other light butterflies on his spirit body had landed suddenly began to age and shrink rapidly. In just a few breaths, the mountain god's originally enormous body turned into a thin, emaciated skeleton. The intense weakness enraged the mountain god, and his powerful spiritual pressure exploded, shattering all the light butterflies on his body. He charged towards the courtesan, intending to end the battle as soon as possible, but it was too late. At this moment, his body had already been infected by the virus carried by the courtesan herself when his life was being drained. He only managed to take one difficult step forward before his huge body began to sway, finally crashing heavily to the ground with a thud, glaring resentfully at the culprit opposite him who was covering his mouth and chuckling.

As the courtesan gently waved her folding fan, more light butterflies fluttered down and landed on the mountain god's body, further drying out its already shrunken form. Then, a pavilion burning with raging flames appeared behind the courtesan, and the light butterflies that had landed on the mountain god's body suddenly turned into clusters of flames, which intensified and burned the mountain god's body.

Under the cover of firelight, the mountain god's roar gradually turned into a mournful wail.

In less than three minutes, the powerful evil spirit that had occupied this place for over a hundred years and had been worshipped with incense was lying prostrate on the ground, barely breathing.

Seeing this scene, Takeda Saegusa suddenly felt that she had lived a ridiculous life for the past few decades.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Yexiao quickly took out a spare doll and rushed towards the mountain god's broken body, forcefully pressing the doll onto his body and taking the dying mountain god into his possession.

The courtesan withdrew her hand at the right moment to avoid injuring herself and transferring the injury to herself. She admired her victory with satisfaction, then turned to look at the other three people present, a strange smile curving her lips.

With a gentle wave of the folding fan, a new batch of light butterflies began to fly towards them.

"Midnight snack!" Takeda Sae's expression changed drastically, and she took out exorcism tools to prepare for defense.

Bao Yue also looked at the doll under the courtesan with a serious expression. The courtesan's second-stage ability was very strong, and she still had some rationality. However, after entering the third stage, she would go berserk and her ability would not distinguish between friend and foe. To suppress her in this state, she either had to be killed or she had to be resealed as soon as possible.

Little Night Snack, carrying a long metal chain, detoured away from the firelight and ran quickly toward the fox doll that housed the courtesan's soul, preparing to reseal her with the chain.

However, the courtesan didn't even look at them; her attention was directly drawn to Akira Higashino.

She floated straight toward the man, an ordinary human without any spiritual power. He seemed the easiest to absorb, and more importantly, he possessed a pure divinity that made her feel that if she successfully absorbed him, she could advance to the next level.

A charming smile played on her lips as she reached out and grabbed the man's neck.

The next second, the courtesan's vision spun around.

A clean hand gently touched her face, pushing her head down. Her kimono tore, and a crisp sound of bones cracking rang out as the courtesan's head was slammed into her chest.

[Qi You-3000]

Higashino Akira withdrew his hand and loosened his wrist.

That clueless jerk! He's already protecting his teammates, and he's just wasting my time. What a jerk!

There was silence in the forest for three seconds.

The exorcism tool that Takeda Mie had just raised was frozen in mid-air once again.

With a soft click, Baoyue Night Snack re-locked the chain, tightly securing the doll containing the courtesan's spirit. The courtesan's figure, lying at Higashino Akira's feet, gradually disappeared into the air.

The scene of flames shooting into the sky around the shrine gradually returned to normal after the spiritual energy dissipated. Apart from the air being drier and the surroundings being slightly charred, no other accidents occurred and no wildfires were started.

Back down the mountain, Xiaoxiao told Dongye Ming that she had given her the name based on the courtesan's abilities: Pochuo Liaoluan Diqie Huakui.

According to her, the mountain god was powerful and not weak in itself, but his mechanism was too weak, and he was not able to stop it in time, so he was killed by the courtesan's ability at first sight.

Akira Higashino nodded to indicate that he understood, and told her not to forget her share, and to send his Pokémon over when the conditions were right.

Before the commotion, Takeda Saegusa approached Higashino Akira and asked him a question.

"Are you really just rich?"

Higashino smiled politely but did not answer.

Takeda Sae didn't press the matter further. She just sighed with some melancholy and decided to pack her bags, quit being a psychic, and go home to farm.

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P.S.: I tried my best, but I'm really not good at writing battle scenes. I flipped through encyclopedias, watched videos, looked at characters, checked skills, character relationships, and backgrounds. I went back and forth and got stuck for a long time before finally finishing these two chapters. I'm exhausted. I'll take a break and continue writing later.

Chapter Fifty-Three: I Don't Understand

[As emperor, please acquire your own subjects as soon as possible. For every 1000 subjects, the number of times you can be granted a divine mandate will increase by 1 (in progress: 830/1000)]

It will probably take another two days to meet the standard for bestowing a title upon a subordinate deity.

At night, Akira Higashino returned home, took a shower, and immediately threw himself onto the bed to rest.

I feel physically energetic, but mentally exhausted.

I've received way too much information these past two days.

Fortunately, the crisis on Jianzi's side has been successfully resolved. Once we have enough time to bestow an imperial title, we'll give her a little fox to protect her on a daily basis. Otherwise, I'm really afraid that one day she might inexplicably provoke a big one and be brought home by him.

At midnight, Toyokawa Shoko transformed back into human form on the bed. She shifted her buttocks forward slightly with a slightly unnatural expression before turning around and gently tapping the bad guy's chest.

Higashino Akira opened his eyes, looked at the expectant gaze of the girl in his arms, and slowly shook his head.

"Don't rush, your matter will have to wait a while. I just finished dealing with Jianzi's matter these past two days."

As I said before, Akira Higashino doesn't fight unprepared battles. If you're going to challenge someone, you have to have the right attitude. He used a drone with chemical explosives as a backup plan in the mountains before. Although he didn't end up using it, who can guarantee that it will always go smoothly?

A backup plan must be prepared in advance; the difference between having a sword but not using it and having no sword to use is too great.

Even a single sword cannot be suitable for every situation. If the root of Xiangzi's problem really lies in that zoo located in the urban area and still operating normally, then it is necessary to do more preliminary intelligence gathering work in advance, design a contingency plan that is reliable enough even in the face of the worst situation, and then consider taking action.

After all, compared to a mountain god that is merely deadly, the existence that turns people into cats is clearly more sinister.

When the basic stats are not significantly different, stats really can't beat mechanics, especially when there is insufficient information. The mechanic's first-time kill was fully demonstrated during the day today.

The mountain god, who could cripple the courtesan in one move, was taken down by a small combo when he was careless, and he couldn't even muster a decent counterattack afterward.

Shoko Toyokawa was a little disappointed when she heard this, but she didn't urge him. After all, she knew that this matter was not simple. She had been a cat for so long, a little longer wouldn't make a difference.

More than that, she was curious about what this bad guy meant by what happened to Jianzi. He went out all night and didn't come back. What happened in between?

When Xiangzi kept asking him questions, Dongye Ming wasn't in a hurry to go to sleep. He slowly told her about what had happened in the past two days, answering her questions from time to time.

The harmonious atmosphere between the two was broken by a sudden cell phone notification.

Toyokawa Shoko reached out from the bed and pulled out her phone. She glanced at it and saw that Xiao Mu had forwarded an encrypted file to her in the chat software that could only be opened once.

Higashino patted Shoko, gesturing for her to turn around, her face slightly flushed. He then leaned in and hugged her, resting his chin on the top of her head as they looked at their phone screens together.

Ever since he met Nagasaki Motoyo, who seemed somewhat abstract but was actually quite abnormal, he gained a new understanding of the extraordinary nature of Shoko's group of friends.

If it were just for watching a play, I might actually find it somewhat interesting.

Following the instructions, Toyokawa Shoko opened the encrypted folder, and a bunch of photos suddenly popped up inside. At first glance, the scene looked somewhat familiar to Higashino Akira.

Isn't this my dorm room?

When Xiangzi clicked on a picture and zoomed in to look at it, he couldn't hold back any longer.

"No, why did she only blur her own face and not mine?"

Toyokawa Shoko turned around and gave him a silent, wistful look.

Why do you think so?

As the photo continued to scroll forward, Akira Higashino finally saw the part of his face that Motoyo Nagasaki had blurred out, and he became even more unhappy.

"What's the point of censoring this? I don't need to feel inferior."

Shameless!

The girl secretly complained to herself.

Nagasaki Motoyo even took a picture of Shoko's panties and stuffed them into a folder, but the panties, which were originally quite new, now look inexplicably wrinkled.

Shoko Toyokawa glanced at it twice, but couldn't bear to look any longer. She quickly closed the photo, exited the folder, and clicked delete.

I feel like I'm going to explode if I look at it again!

It was as if a cybernetic ghost would pop out of the phone screen and carve out a scene from the Peach Blossom Spring on her body.

Xiangzi: 'Xiao Mu, never associate too closely with Su Shi again.'

Xiangzi: 'By the way, don't get too close, especially not hugging, cuddling, or sleeping in the same bed.'

Xiangzi: 'If she asks you to contact me and send me anything again, don't help her anymore.'

Fearing that the usually dull-witted Xiao Mu might unknowingly fall into the band's lesbian trap, Toyokawa Shoko quickly reminded her. Although somewhat puzzled, Ruo Ye Mu still agreed to Shoko's request.

After a brief chat, the conversation ended abruptly. Toyokawa Shoko told Komu to get some rest and then switched her chat partner to someone else.

I unblocked someone I had previously blocked and sent them a message.

Xiangzi: "Give me back my panties."

Su Shi: 'It wasn't me, I didn't take it!'

Xiangzi: 'It's that blue and white striped one.'

Su Shi: 'Isn't it a blue lace pattern?'

Nagasaki Motoyo's expression suddenly turned serious. How could someone dare to steal Sho's panties? That's outrageous!

She only took one of the confiscated items to save Xiao Xiang!

How could anyone do such a terrible thing!

When Toyokawa Shoko saw her almost instant reply, she was silent for a moment before continuing to type and send the message.

Xiangzi: '...'

Xiangzi: "Give it back to me."

Now that things have come to this, there's nothing more to say about the past. Toyokawa Shoko just wants to get back her panties; otherwise, it would feel awkward to leave them with Suze.