Shota is surrounded by monsters!

"Don't misunderstand," Shota interrupted Yomi, saying, "Hey, since demons already exist in this world, why can't gods exist too?"

Seeing Yomi coming at him again, Shota covered his hands with his demonic power and directly blocked the slash, although Yomi still pierced into Shota's flesh.

He gripped the knife, looked at the Yellow Springs so close at hand, and asked this question.

"Gods and all that..." Huang Quan pulled out the Lion King sword as if cutting meat, and said angrily, "What does it have to do with me!"

"call."

Shota sighed as he looked at the wound on his hand, muttering to himself, "My father taught me never to kill. Because humans are the masters of this world, and those gluttons that defy the will of Heaven will eventually disappear into the torrent of time."

"You don't know, do you? There are fewer and fewer monsters in the world, and more and more humans. Perhaps in a few hundred or a thousand years, there may only be humans with monster blood in the world. Perhaps even pure-blooded monsters will no longer be seen. At that time, the word 'monster' will not even exist. Those humans with strange powers may be called superpowered beings."

"It has nothing to do with me!"

"I'm just explaining the way of Heaven."

Seeing Huang Quan rushing towards him again, Shota assumed a defensive stance and continued:

"The current Heavenly Dao is man... Killing will be punished by the Heavenly Dao... My father said that from our ancestors to him, each one has stained their hands with less human blood, and at the same time, each one has lived longer. Even though their power is declining, their demonic lives are gradually becoming more colorful."

"In the end, you're just thinking about yourself."

Huang Quan brandished his treasured sword, creating streaks of silver light, while Shota picked up his broken blade again and parried blow after blow.

“No. Father said… a Taotie can only bear the life of one human at most in its lifetime.” Shota blocked Huang Quan’s slash and said, “Because the weight of the soul is the same. No, it should be said that in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, monsters are no longer comparable to humans.”

"When a monster kills two or more humans, this act of killing makes him no longer a monster, but a demon."

"Well, actually, just like I said before, I'm here to see you off. Before I even met you, I had already decided to spend my life carrying the burden of your death."

After taking a step away from the underworld, Shota uttered his final words.

"So what I was just saying was a eulogy. You will be the first person I kill, and without a doubt, the last."

“Well…” Huang Quan’s lips curled into a smile that was hard to tell if it was genuine or not, and he said softly, “Come and kill me, Shota-kun. I might be a little happy to be remembered by you for the rest of my life. Of course, that’s on the condition that you can kill me…”

Looking at Huang Quan's pupils, which were no longer human-like, Shota suddenly leaped into the air.

"Raging Crimson Lotus, Roaring Bullet!"

The reappearing spirit beast raised its head and attacked Shota in mid-air. Shota had no intention of dodging. The intense demonic energy on his body almost solidified into a physical form, forming a protective shield of demonic power while absorbing the energy contained in the Roaring Bullet.

Like a sharp blade slicing through the air, he parted the pale yellow roaring bullets and blasted his fist downwards toward the Yellow Springs!

"Chaotic Crimson Lotus!"

Locked in by the powerful aura, Huang Quan immediately concluded that she couldn't dodge the attack, so she had no choice but to let Luan Honglian take the hit for her.

"Ow!"

Luan Honglian was punched in the back and sank into the ground—but that wasn't what made him howl. What really bothered him was the demonic energy that surged after the punch, enveloping his entire body. It was like a greedy termite, constantly draining the power from his body!

Upon seeing this, Huang Quan confirmed Shota's location and swung his treasured sword at Ran Honglian and Shota, who was being blocked by Ran Honglian!

Just as the tip of the blade touched Ran Honglian's fur, she instantly severed the spiritual power supply to the Lion King, and Ran Honglian, who had blocked her path of attack, suddenly disappeared.

"whispering sound--"

Shota, who was preparing to absorb some more power, saw Yomi's blade suddenly appear in front of him instead of Ran Honglian. He muttered something and then squatted down to dodge her decapitation strike. However, after dodging this attack, Yomi turned the blade that had just swept across his scalp and slashed at Shota again at a downward angle.

Instead of dodging to the sides, Shota instantly leaned towards Yomi, using his wrist to block her arm to prevent her from hurting him by swinging her weapon. At the same time, he used force to push her directly to the ground.

"..."

Shota looked at Yomi, whom he had pinned to the ground, and was about to say or do something when he saw her raise her foot and kick him in the groin!

"Snapped--"

Shota quickly used his tail to cover his groin, but it was still very uncomfortable to block such an attack head-on with his tail. At the same time, Yomi launched an attack with her hair!

bang——

Shota's forehead slammed directly into Yomi's forehead, which was inlaid with the Killing Stone, leaving a trace of blood!

The two men locked eyes, both revealing bloodthirsty, beast-like smiles.

Seeing this, Shota prepared to directly extract the power from the Killing Stone! Realizing what was happening, Yomi quickly turned her head back, trying to get out of Shota's absorption range, but Shota stubbornly pressed her head against the ground!

Their noses touched.

"Chaotic Crimson Lotus!"

Huang Quan still held the treasured sword Lion King in one hand. Although Ran Honglian had just suffered considerable damage, she still had the ability to come to the rescue...

After Shota flipped up from the ground, he jumped several steps to evade Ran Honglian's pursuit. Looking at Yomi, who had readjusted her posture and stood up, he gripped the broken blade in his hand tightly.

Huang Quan began rushing towards Shota.

Shota also started to rush towards Shota!

"go to hell!"

Huang Quan's tone revealed nameless hatred as she slashed her knife across Shota's ribs.

Shota had no intention of delaying any longer, and thrust the broken blade in his hand directly towards Yomi's chest!

"Puchi-"

Shota's broken blade pierced Yomi's heart.

"My bones are very hard. Even if you really cut me, I won't die."

Huang Quan's sword struck Shota's body with the back of its blade.

"This is Kagura's sword..."

After she said that, the Killing Stone on her forehead suddenly started shining again.

Seeing this, Shota extended a finger and "affectionately" pressed it against her forehead.

Huang Quan suddenly smiled, a beautiful and relieved smile.

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Chapter 86. Finale?

In the forest, Shota gripped the broken blade with one hand and plunged it into Yomi's heart, while his other hand gently pressed his fingers against the Sesshoseki, dimming its blinding light.

Huang Quan looked at Shota and smiled.

"I had hoped that you would show resentment when I killed you. That would have made me feel better."

Upon hearing Shota's words, Yomi joked, "You're too selfish, Kousaka-kun."

"No, you're the selfish one."

The broken blade has now accurately pierced Huang Quan's heart, but because the blade is too short, it cannot deliver a fatal blow through the heart—although this would be a fatal wound for an ordinary person, it is not a big deal for Huang Quan with the healing effect of the Killing Stone.

But... Shota's fingers pressed against the Sesshoseki, drawing out the energy the Sesshoseki wanted to use to rebuild Yomi.

Therefore, as long as he maintains this posture, Huang Quan will die soon.

No, in fact, if you just use force to pull out that Killing Stone, Huang Quan will die instantly.

Seeing the smile on her face, Shota couldn't bear to do anything. Perhaps it was wishful thinking, but he really wanted her smile to exist in this world a little longer, even if it was just for a few minutes.

As the power of the Sesshoseki began to shift, Yomi was now able to overcome its negative effects on her through her own willpower. So, she endured the pain in her chest and looked at Shota, who was standing close by, and said, "Should I angrily tell him not to kill me now?"

"No...it's too late to say all this now."

Shota shook his head slightly and looked at Yomi, asking, "Why didn't you cut me off just now?"

“Because, I just remembered something.” Huang Quan looked down at the knife embedded in his chest and said, “What exactly is my wish?”

"Since we're bored anyway, why don't we talk about it?"

Shota tried his best to distract himself through conversation, as watching Yomi's life force disappear was a difficult thing to bear—although he was now even less determined to end him all at once.

"No."

Huang Quan's smile was sweet and a little mischievous, as if she were not a dying person at all.

Shota was taken aback when Yomi rejected him at this moment, and his expression faltered slightly. Upon seeing this, Yomi laughed even more heartily.

"Since you're so eager to know, I'll tell you."

Huang Quan placed her hand on the hand that Shota was holding the hilt of the knife, but in her eyes, the person holding this familiar weapon was not Shota, but Kagura.

"My only wish is that Kagura can live a good life."

Shota had no idea that the bond between the two girls could be so deep. Perhaps, if Kagura were standing here right now, confronting Yomi, she too would choose to end her life at this crucial moment.

"Is there anything you want to say to her? I can pass on your message."

"No need." Huang Quan shook his head slightly and said, "Some things are best left to you alone. There's no need to bother them anymore."

"Women will be women. Didn't they ever think about me? What if I run into Kagura or your fiancé and they cause me trouble?"

"No, I won't." Huang Quan lifted her gaze from the sword hilt and looked at Shota's pupils, which had turned vertical due to the battle, and said, "Because you are a yokai, you won't mind these things."

"Kousaka-kun, actually I'm a little curious about you. Unfortunately, I used to be an exorcist, and you were a yokai. So, we can't be friends."

Huang Quan's tone changed abruptly, and he said, "But now, while we still have some time, can I ask you a few questions?"

"Please go ahead."

Ignoring the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, Huang Quan gathered his thoughts, seemingly running out of strength, and asked in a very soft voice:

"Hey, Kousaka-kun. Back then, were you deliberately trying to trick people with that cut cake?"

“…Yes.” Shota didn’t expect Yomi to ask such a question, but he didn’t deny it. He said, “Because I was very poor at that time, I couldn’t even afford compressed biscuits, so I had no choice but to do this.”

"Just as I thought, that's why I hate you."

"Just because of that?"

“Not entirely.” Huang Quan slowly closed his eyes, but after a short while, he mustered the last bit of his strength to open them again and continued to ask, “Actually, I envy Sanhua.”

"Because she was carefree. Because you happened to be there for her when she wanted to make a change."

"Have you ever thought about making a change?"

“No, no.” Huang Quan continued softly, “Whether I’m an exorcist or anything else, before that, I never thought about changing. Actually, I’m very happy. If it weren’t for the Killing Stone…”

"Tell me something interesting."

Shota didn't want her final days to be spent in repentance, so he said, "Although it won't be long."