Why is my anime art style so weird?

Behind the girl in white, floats a girl with long hair and distinct features.

She was also wearing a white dress, with her hair down.

Compared to the other girls in white, her expressions were more varied. When she saw the unstoppable Ryougi Shiki, her face showed an expression of extreme fear.

Xu Ming guessed that she must be Wu Tiao Wu Hui.

The culprit behind the mass suicides of teenage girls, a tragic yet hateful girl.

Ryougi Shiki moved like a sophisticated killing machine, relentlessly slaying the white-clad girls blocking her path as she rapidly approached Kirigaya.

In a panic, Wuzhao Wue flew directly into the sky.

"Tsk~!"

Seeing that the enemy wanted to run away because they couldn't beat them, Ryougi Shiki let out a slightly annoyed sound.

Xu Ming quickly asked Haruyuki Arita to put him on the rooftop.

He quickly scanned the scene on the rooftop.

A huge magic circle was drawn on the ground in the very center of the rooftop, emitting an ominous purplish-black light.

The magic circle was inscribed with many mysterious characters that resembled Sanskrit.

Such exaggerated special effects must be the Soul Gathering Array mentioned by the system.

Seeing that the magic array was intact, Xu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he arrived at the right time; the most crucial soul-gathering array had not yet been destroyed by Ryougi Shiki.

On the other side, Wutiao Wuhui glanced at the soul-gathering array with equal surprise and doubt, and questioned:

"You! What have you done? My companions, why haven't they come back to life?"

Ryougi Shiki responded with a cold laugh.

She held the dagger in front of her, bent her legs slightly, and assumed a starting stance.

Xu Ming panicked immediately and, disregarding everything else, shouted loudly.

"Haruyuki, use the headbutt!"

"Hi!"

Upon receiving the order, Haruyuki Arita immediately accelerated and climbed like a jet fighter, then turned around and swooped down towards the location of Kirie Wujo.

With the help of gravity, his speed increased steadily.

"Headbutt!"

A high-pitched shout rang out, and a silvery-white meteor streaked across the sky!

With most of her attention focused on Ryougi Shiki, Wujou Kirie was caught off guard and was immediately confronted by Arita Haruyuki.

Bang!

With a loud crash, Wuzhao Wue fell from the sky.

Unfortunately, they ran right into the Soul Gathering Formation.

"Nice!"

Xu Ming mentally gave Haruyuki Arita a thumbs up, and then, without stopping, he took out his phone, aimed it at the Soul Gathering Array and the Mist Maiden's Painting, and held down the shutter button while running quickly towards them.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ryougi Shiki, wielding her dagger, charged towards Kirigaya like a female leopard.

To be fair, Ryougi Shiki's speed is very fast, even exceeding the limits of the human body.

No matter how fast a person is, they can't outrun light.

Click!

A dazzling radiance pierced through the clouds in an instant, and the rooftop was instantly transformed into a purple-gold sun.

Everyone instinctively covered their eyes with their arms.

After a long while, the light slowly faded away.

Chapter 236 Huangye Zonglian

The massive soul-gathering array has vanished without a trace.

Wujiang Wuyi also seemed to have been purified, her whole body radiating white light, with crystalline light spots constantly emanating from her body, as if she was about to disappear.

With her opponent transformed like this, Ryougi Shiki suddenly felt utterly bored. What angered her even more was that, just when she was thoroughly enjoying the battle, some bastard suddenly appeared, stole her prey, and then looked at her with an innocent expression.

This despicable behavior is like being abruptly interrupted just before climax. (Don't get me wrong, I'm referring to commercials inserted before the climax in movies or TV shows.)

"Humph!"

She snorted coldly and turned to leave.

The meaning was clear: she didn't want to say a single word to Xu Ming.

Just then, a monk dressed in priest's robes, with a gloomy face, silently emerged from the shadows.

He had long, seaweed-like black hair, and even without any expression on his face, he still exuded a sense of sorrow, as if he were an ascetic monk who had experienced the vicissitudes of life and seen through the vanities of the world.

His gaze, as still as a rock, swept over the spot where the witch's mist painting and the soul-gathering array had disappeared, finally settling on Ryougi Shiki.

"Ryougi Shiki, I never expected our first meeting to be in this way."

The monk's deep voice slowly rose.

Ryougi Shiki seemed to sense a strong threat from him, instantly drew her dagger, assumed a fighting stance, and stared at him warily.

"who are you?"

Instead of answering her directly, the monk, following the example of his predecessors, used cryptic and enigmatic language.

"It's not the right time yet... We'll meet again, in the near future..."

Before the monk could finish speaking, a silver meteor streaked towards him!

"Headbutt!"

Haruyuki Arita launched a surprise attack on him!

Not only Haruyuki Arita, but a thick bolt of lightning shot towards him, and at the same time, a crowbar stretched out from the void and smashed down on his head!

A premeditated, three-pronged sneak attack!

With his bizarre entrance and inopportune timing, there is no doubt that this strange monk is the mastermind behind this incident.

Xu Ming recognized him almost immediately.

This ascetic-like man is named Araya Sōren. He was once a Tendai esoteric Buddhist monk and was also the culprit who dragged Ryougi Shiki into a series of events.

After recognizing him, Xu Ming immediately summoned Erina and simultaneously gave the two of them the order to launch a sneak attack via telepathy.

Faced with the three's sneak attack, Araya Sōren remained as still as a rock, his expression unchanged.

He simply raised his hand slightly, made a loose clenching motion forward, and murmured something under his breath.

"Fearless, Vajra, serpents..."

Three golden magic circles suddenly appeared beneath his feet, their mysterious Sanskrit and Buddhist patterns shining brightly.

As he moved, the first layer of the magic array instantly detached, transforming into golden threads that immediately bound Haruyuki Arita.

Thump!

Haruyuki Arita fell heavily to the ground, sliding several meters across the smooth, rain-soaked floor, splashing up a large amount of water.

Then Araya Sōren opened his palm and aimed it at the lightning that Erina had shot out.

Several small golden magic circles appeared out of thin air, rotating continuously around his palm.

Erina's lightning struck the center of the magic circle, causing it to shake and the outermost two layers to shatter instantly. However, the energy contained in the lightning was completely absorbed and dissipated into the air.

As for the crowbar that was about to smash into his head, it was directly blocked by a golden magic array and remained suspended in mid-air.

Undeterred, Xu Ming raised the crowbar again and struck it hard.

Unexpectedly, after making a few harsh remarks, Araya Sōren actually chose to back down.

He turned his head and looked at Xu Ming expressionlessly.

"So you were the variable all along. As expected, to achieve our goal, we must eliminate you."

After saying this, he gave Xu Ming a deep look, and then glanced at Ryougi Shiki.

"Ryougi Shiki, for the sake of the greater cause, your (those eyes) will be mine sooner or later..."

Leaving behind this bold statement that could easily be misunderstood, a large black shadow appeared beneath Araya Sōren's feet. Soon, he seemed to sink into a swamp, rapidly disappearing into the shadow and vanishing in the blink of an eye.

Xu Ming stared speechlessly at the spot where he had disappeared.

It's often said that Japanese monks are incredibly brave, and netizens are absolutely right.

"Tch!"

Ryougi Shiki, looking displeased, sheathed the dagger.

First, someone maliciously stole her monster, and then a monk suddenly appeared, nagging and trying to force himself on her. But before she could even make a move, the monk chickened out.

They're just playing with people, going back and forth like that!

I'm so angry, so incredibly angry!

Ryougi Shiki feels extremely irritable right now, even more so than when her own relatives come to visit.

Without even saying goodbye, she picked up the raincoat from the ground, put it on, and turned to leave without looking back.

Seeing that Ryougi Shiki's face clearly showed her displeasure, Xu Ming wisely refrained from approaching her.

After Ryougi Shiki left, Xu Mingzheng planned to leave with Haruyuki Arita and Erina.

Suddenly, I heard a soft female voice behind me.

"Arno~ please wait a moment."

As soon as Xu Ming turned his head, he saw Wu Tiao Wu Hui, who was radiating white light and whose body had become incredibly illusory, as if she would disappear at any moment.

"So you're still here."

Xu Ming looked at her with a strange expression.