As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

But a clear voice came from afar.

"The moonlight is so beautiful, why did the beauty flee in such a hurry?"

All gods, swiftly come to my aid! If anyone disobeys, I will subdue Fengdu: Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Shikigami Demon Bird

Nishimiya Yuzuru's pupils contracted as he saw a small figure gazing up at the sky on the main road, seemingly admiring the moon.

Abe Seimei!

She was shaken and turned to leave. Every night, her speed increased exponentially, and it was even stronger in the darkest environments. With each step, she was already a hundred meters away in five seconds.

"Tsk!" Abe no Seimei turned around, not expecting Yuzuru's reaction to be so intense.

He had long suspected that someone was secretly observing him from the shadows of Kyoto. At first, he thought it was the Human Alliance, after all, this force had been making headlines recently, seemingly consolidating mysterious forces, so it would be reasonable for them to send a superhuman to monitor him.

But soon he discovered that this person did not seem to be a member of the Human Alliance, but rather someone from the general populace. He had not undergone any training, and his tracking skills were extremely crude. He could only achieve his ability to appear and disappear without a trace by relying entirely on special abilities.

Abe no Seimei had paid her a little attention, but he hadn't expected to be noticed. Moreover, she was extremely decisive and left without warning.

Therefore, he had no choice but to abandon his clan members who had just become Onmyoji and rush here to intercept her, intending to find out what was going on.

But what kind of person runs away after just one meeting?

Abe no Seimei watched her retreating figure with a smile. He thought to himself, "You've been watching me for so long; if you have something to say, just say it to my face."

He reached out and waved to the sky.

This was a black, human-faced ghost bird, about the size of a normal person, with a wingspan of three or four meters. It hovered silently in the sky. Now, having received the command, it flapped its wings, locked onto Nishimiya Yuzuru's location, and pounced on him with extreme speed, exuding an extremely brutal aura.

A crisis is looming behind him. Yuzuru Nishimiya receives a spiritual warning that he can sense the rapidly approaching pressure even without turning around.

She moved with the agility of a swallow, running along the Vermilion Bird Avenue, continuing to accelerate, but she couldn't shake off the gaze from behind and above that clung to her like a bone-deep wound.

Nishimiya Yuzuru was certain that this was the gaze that had been following her earlier, and it actually came from the sky. No wonder she couldn't find it before.

"Whoosh!"

With a flap of its wings, the ghost bird moved faster than Nishimiya Yuzuru, like an arrow released from a bow, its sharp claws slashing down.

But Nishimiya Yuzuru sensed the impending danger and remained extremely calm. She turned ninety degrees and ran to the right without slowing down.

Startled by her sudden movement, the ghost bird, caught off guard by Nishimiya Yuzuru's agility and excellent balance, was sent flying. It quickly regained its footing and continued its pursuit.

Traditional Kyoto buildings typically do not have front yards, and are often rowed together. The townhouse system is strict and imposing. These houses are called machiya. Yuzuru Nishimiya moved back and forth among the machiya like a ghost, darting and weaving through extremely narrow spaces without slowing down. But to her surprise, even after all that, she still couldn't shake off what was behind her.

She glanced back briefly and was startled to find that it was a terrifying human-faced ghost bird. Its face was pale and expressionless, but its blood-red eyes looked extremely cruel. Its body was pitch black and exuded an ominous aura. Its body could even pass through matter, and the terrain was completely unaffected.

She was shaken, suspecting that the thing was a legendary monster... No, Abe no Seimei was an Onmyoji, so this should be a shikigami, not a human being, and therefore could disregard matter.

She was incredibly fast, almost like she flashed by.

But the ghost bird was also fast, and it flew straight through most of Kyoto, one after the other. Nishimiya Yuzuru gritted his teeth, unable to shake off the ghost bird behind him.

"Damn it!" She disappeared into the darkness, like water melting into water.

This is the Kyoto Forest, where the canopy of trees is like a canopy, with dense foliage blocking out the moonlight, making it extremely quiet.

As the ghost bird approached, it suddenly stopped, resting in the moonlight. It sensed an unsettling premonition coming from the darkness ahead, as if a terrifying being lurked within. It was a mysterious spiritual warning, and it instinctively did not want to go in.

Nishimiya Yuzuru stood in the darkness, releasing the power of darkness from afar.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the ghost bird stop, and planned to quietly retreat, not wanting to cause any trouble.

But the ghost bird suddenly let out a sharp cry, receiving its master's command, and released an even stronger aura. Then, with a flap of its wings, it rushed into the darkness.

Yuzuru Nishimiya panicked at first, but quickly calmed down and realized that he could not continue to run away.

This world doesn't bully honest people; it bullies the weak!

She was hostile to the gods and had no liking for Abe no Seimei, who had absolutely no respect for the souls of the dead.

Her mother-in-law died because of this, and she will never forget the grief and anger she felt at that time.

As soon as the thought crossed Nishimiya Yuzuru's mind, her eyes turned cold. She slowly pulled a dagger from her clothes, something she had used for self-defense during the day when she was weak.

She sensed something and realized that this ghostly bird might not be stronger than her. It was a very subtle feeling. By measuring the other party with her own strength, she found that they were at the same level, with no obvious difference.

As soon as the demon bird entered, a sharp force suddenly came from above, and Nishimiya Yuzuru launched an attack, intending to chop off its head directly.

One side is poised to strike with all its might. The other side has just entered dangerous territory and is facing imminent disaster.

However, the ghost bird is extremely ferocious, with its red eyes gleaming with malevolent light. Not long after its birth, it followed its instincts and unleashed its innate supernatural powers.

A piercing, ear-piercing scream rang out, sharp enough to tear anyone's eardrums. Fallen leaves within three meters were pulverized into fragments. At the same time, one of its sharp claws lashed out, powerful enough to crush rocks and shatter steel.

Nishimiya Yuzuru paused, but protected by the power of darkness, she only felt a momentary dizziness and a stinging pain in her ears, but nothing else.

She could sense everything in the darkness. She twisted and spun around in mid-air, her slender waist barely avoiding the ghost bird's claws, narrowly escaping death. She even felt that the hideous claws could snap her waist like a noodle.

Ordinary people would tremble and retreat in the face of such a terrifying creature, a fear stemming from their primal instinct for survival.

Despite the danger, Nishimiya Yuzuru remained calm, channeling as much dark power as possible into his weapon. The dagger in his hand grew even darker as he continued to slash downwards without a sound, like the cold blade of death, reaping all lives.

The ghost bird sensed the deadly attack and tried to dodge it, but it couldn't completely avoid it. The dagger was ruthless and extremely sharp, and half of its head flew off, blood spurting out.

But the ghost bird was tenacious. In its death throes, it flapped its wings, and the force sent Nishimiya Yuzuru flying dozens of meters away, crashing through three trees before she fell to the ground.

Nishimiya Yuzuru clutched his broken ribs and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Having no fighting experience, she relied entirely on her calm rationality. Ignoring her injuries, she quickly stood up and found the ghostly bird howling in pain like a trapped beast. Like a headless fly, it frantically swept its wings, creating a gale that directly blew up and cut down all the nearby trees, completely engulfed in a frenzy.

The nearby residents were all awakened, inexplicably feeling a terrifying aura. From the deep forest at night, they heard some violent tearing and shredding sounds, which could not be made by humans, or like some monster chewing food in the dark. They trembled in their beds and dared not go out.

Nishimiya Yuzuru clutched her stomach, breathing softly, as she gazed at the crazed ghost bird.

If you approach rashly, you may be injured.

She pondered for a moment, thinking that the ghost bird should be able to struggle for a long time. This thing was still full of energy even after half of its head was cut off, so maybe the head was not its fatal injury at all.

She poured the power of darkness into the dagger once more, making it pitch black and merging it into the darkness. Then, guided by the darkness, she hurled the dagger away.

The dagger pierced through the air without causing any disturbance, directly penetrating the ghost bird's abdominal cavity. It then exploded inside, and the fragments of iron carrying dark power caused terrifying destruction within the ghost bird's body. The ghost bird shuddered, blood mist bursting from all parts of its body, before it quickly collapsed to the ground, never to rise again. Moments later, its body gradually disappeared, turning into a wisp of black smoke.

Upon seeing this scene, Nishimiya Yuzuru silently turned and left.

I can't stay in Kyoto anymore.

But just as she was about to leave, she suddenly froze. She saw a boy standing in the darkness. He was handsome, with intelligent eyes, and he looked somewhat surprised.

"This is unbelievable! That shikigami was something I had high hopes for. I originally wanted it to grow into a shikigami like the Ubume, which would become an asset to me in the future. But I never expected that it would be killed so soon after I created it."

Abe no Seimei looked at Nishimiya Yuzuru and smiled innocently.

"I wonder how you plan to compensate me?"

May all gods swiftly come to my aid; if anyone disobeys, I will subdue Fengdu. Chapter Seventy-Eight: Dawn Breaks

Nishimiya Yuzuru took a few light steps back, glancing at Abe no Seimei. Seeing that he was weak and short, she knew she couldn't judge a book by its cover and asked coldly, "What do you want?" She had a bad feeling. Her combat power was greatly enhanced in the darkness, and her perception was extremely sharp, several times that of usual.

But at this moment, she didn't even know when Abe no Seimei had stepped into this darkness, and only sensed his presence after discovering him.

Abe no Seimei was also very surprised, never expecting that Nishimiya Yuzuru could kill the demon bird. Although it was forcibly created, it was still equivalent to a newly awakened god who had escaped the level of an evil spirit.

He used the methods of an Onmyoji to create the demon bird, intending to reunite his twelve shikigami—those shikigami who had once followed him and dominated the world. He sealed them away before his death, intending to meet them again in the future, but unexpectedly, a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye, and all those shikigami have perished in the passage of time.

If you don't become a god, you'll end up as an ant.

Abe no Seimei was not too saddened and planned to recreate the twelve shikigami in order to deal with future crises and variables.

Now, one of them has inexplicably broken, and all that hard work has been for nothing.

But what interests him more than the losses is the power used by Nishimiya Yuzuru.

A mysterious power never heard of before, with terrifying destructive power, capable of slaying ghost birds in the dark, truly not to be underestimated.

Fortunately, he broke through a barrier a couple of days ago, so he's stronger now.

"Do you know how hard it is to find evil spirits these days?" Abe no Seimei said with a smile, pointing to the wisp of smoke that the demon bird had turned into.

God and the four supreme deities were too ruthless, clearing out the human world, which resulted in the disappearance of all evil spirits, leaving him only able to collect scraps.

Unfortunately, he woke up at the wrong time. Otherwise, this world should have been full of evil spirits, which he could choose from. He could have slowly found some evil spirits with great potential. He didn't have this opportunity back then. Natural disasters and man-made calamities were rampant during the Heian period, and the population was sparse.

Upon hearing this, Nishimiya Yuzuru's eyes grew even colder. "You use human souls to create shikigami?" She knew that Onmyoji usually took souls away for ulterior motives, but she never expected it to be used for this purpose.

Abe no Seimei laughed and said, "It's a dead soul, a dead soul, not a living soul." Although he hadn't climbed out of his slump, there was no need to use a living person to create a shikigami. Shikigami created in this way were indeed stronger, but there was also a chance that they would be devoured by the hatred of the living.

He follows the orthodox path, which is completely different from the crooked and unorthodox methods.

But in Nishimiya Yuzuru's view, this is a completely different matter. Onmyoji use evil methods, even using souls to create shikigami and yokai.

"Wait, you don't know the reason behind this, do you?" Abe no Seimei was taken aback. Where did this person come from? How come he doesn't even know common sense?

Nishimiya Yuzuru did not answer, but stared coldly at Abe no Seimei for a moment. After thinking for a while, she realized that she was no match for him. The shikigami that Abe no Seimei created all required her to fight with her life.

She was clear-headed and turned to run.

"How could I let you run twice?" Abe no Seimei noticed Yuzuru's intention, sighed slightly, tapped the ground with his toes, and the Bagua formation he had secretly set up began to operate.

Nishimiya Yuzuru had only run a few steps when he suddenly stopped and saw Abe no Seimei standing in front of him.

She ran to the left again, then suddenly stopped. Abe no Seimei was still standing in front of her, and the distance between them actually shortened as she moved.

Nishimiya Yuzuru stood still, head down, deep in thought, unwilling to sit idly by and wait for his doom, determined to break the deadlock.

Is she trapped in a maze? Is space shifting? Or has she lost her sense of direction?

"Let's have a proper chat, no need to waste time. Sit down and have some tea." Abe no Seimei took out a teacup and took a sip.

Although he came from an ancient background, he had an extremely youthful mindset, unlike any supernatural being from the past.

He invited her sincerely, feeling that the mysterious power within her was extraordinary.

But Nishimiya Yuzuru did not answer. Instead, she resonated with the darkness, her thoughts scattered, and her aura vanished instantly. She seemed to have disappeared as well, yet she also seemed to be omnipresent. Uneasy noises came from the darkness, like a beast lurking, making people's hearts tremble. If it were someone else, it would send chills down their spine.

But Abe no Seimei was not fooled by this. He was absolutely certain that Nishimiya Yuzuru had not left the Bagua Formation, so he remained as steady as a mountain.

Moreover, he recognized that this seemed to be an extraordinary characteristic that Nishimiya Yuzuru possessed innately, similar to a supernatural talent.

It was somewhat unbelievable. He had heard of some gods who possessed similar abilities, whose mere existence continuously emanated an aura that instilled fear in people.

However, those are abilities that only gods possess; only non-human beings have these strange and varied auras and presences.

However, he had participated in the war of gods and killed powerful beings at the level of great gods and god lords. He had seen all kinds of scenes. If she could really escape, he, Abe no Seimei, would take her surname.