I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Pong!

The intended kill was not completed.

Instead, a perfectly smooth wooden fish flew out from Bodhidharma's robe, landing precisely in the path of the blade and blocking the attack for him.

"Do not."

An old, deep voice emerged from the cracks in the broken wooden fish, growing louder and louder.

The wooden fish vibrated violently, emitting a rumbling sound powerful enough to make an ordinary person bleed from all seven orifices.

"Dharma—for the sake of your master, and for the sake of the Demon Guide Association, you must escape!"

Chapter 190 The Wrath of the Four-Tailed Fox, Absolutely Powerful! A Huge Gain! The Genius of the Demon Guide Association Five Hundred Years Ago

Amidst the deafening roar, the small wooden fish that had fallen to the ground finally shattered completely in the eyes of Uesugi Tetsuya, who was rapidly retreating into the distance!

Instead, ancient wood, black rocks, and bright flames that suddenly swelled in the breeze emerged from the darkness of the wooden fish.

Uesugi Tetsu stared intently at the unknown demon, the Master of Bodhidharma, which had swelled from the size of a fist to the size of a person in the blink of an eye and was still expanding, without giving Bodhidharma a second.

Because the clear mirror in his heart began to tremble wildly the moment the wooden fish appeared, bringing an indescribable sense of crisis!

Uesugi Tetsuya did not want to miss this "transformation time" and unleash a full-force slash.

Rather, it was his intuition that told him not to do it.

If he tries to seize this so-called opening to attack, his fate will likely be dire.

Then let's wait.

Uesugi Tetsu gripped Kaga Kiyomitsu tightly, oblivious to his surroundings and still incredibly excited, gathering his inner energy and lightning to his body, ready to face the first attack from this unknown great demon.

Under his silent gaze, a magnificent demon, far taller and stronger than the Mountain Whale King, and almost comparable to the Moonlit Station that had finally come to life, stood on the earth.

The left half of this enormous, mountain-like demon was made of intertwined, thick, emerald-green ancient trees.

The exposed gray rock layers can still be faintly seen at the joints, while thick, moist moss spreads through them like some mysterious, ancient symbol.

The right half of the body reveals volcanic rock shaped like strong muscles.

Its rough texture is cracked, and sporadic bursts of reddish-gold light emanate from the dark red stone patterns. With every slight movement, fine rock fragments fall to the ground and turn into dust.

"Inhale—exhale—!"

It straightened its back, revealing its brow bone covered by silvery-white lichen and the ancient wooden crown on its head, and then opened its huge mouth made of trees and stones, emitting a breathing sound like the mountain wind.

Those obsidian pupils gazed down at Uesugi Tetsuya, and deep within them flickered a small yet dazzling flame.

A massive, blood-red notification stretched across the azure sky.

——【Grand Master (3.5 stars)】!

Uesugi Tetsu roughly sized up the great monk who was at least twenty meters tall, then looked down at Kaga Kiyomitsu, who was only sixty or seventy centimeters tall.

How do we fight this?

This time it's different from Kisaragi Station—Kisaragi Station was made entirely of ordinary building materials, such as cement and wood, with at most a few steel bars mixed in.

But what about the Grand Master in front of us?

Ancient trees that have stood for a thousand years, massive rocks that have stood for ten thousand years...

The moment he saw the scarlet notification, Uesugi Tetsu realized the difference between the Great Master and the previous Scabbard Lord, and even the Mountain Whale King.

Even though all three are rated at three and a half stars, the difference in their strength is completely incalculable.

There's a difference even between three and a half stars!

And the difference is huge!

Uesugi Tetsu's intuition told him that even if the Scabies Master and the Mountain Whale King attacked together, they would probably be easily crushed by the Grand Master who had been silent since revealing his true form.

He took a deep breath, trying to make Kaga Kiyomitsu spread the area of ​​sorrow of parting as much as possible, so as to slow down the Great Master's movement speed.

The Grand Master remained motionless, simply allowing his aura to spread. His purpose in appearing was merely to buy Bodhidharma time to leave.

The old folks are no longer good at fighting to the death as soon as they meet.

The revival of heaven and earth, which it had been waiting for for two hundred years, was not far off. How could it possibly give up its life at this time on an opponent with whom it had no life-or-death enmity?

Even if this opponent doesn't seem to pose much of a threat to it.

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes: "This Grand Master is probably on par with the white wax statues we encountered in Edo Castle, or perhaps even better..."

The water at 3.5 stars is too deep.

The scabies master is three and a half stars, the Great Dharma Master is three and a half stars, and even the one who can beat these people up like children, Jiang Huijue, is also three and a half stars.

Further up, Love's Separation and Nanjo Manami during the Red Tide are even rated three and a half stars.

Judging from the spiritual energy fluctuations at the time, if Nanjo Ai hadn't deliberately chosen an open battlefield, she and Ai could have easily destroyed most, or even the entire Arakawa Ward, while moving and fighting.

Three and a half stars, the final stage before breaking through to the level of a demon god.

Its unknown extent is like a dark and deep trench, with even more powerful predators at each depth, and you never know when you will reach the bottom.

The gap between the strong and the weak is probably even greater than the gap between one star and three and a half stars!

Uesugi Tetsu carefully sensed the pervasive killing intent emanating from the Great Master.

He could feel that if he moved even slightly, he would be subjected to a barrage of attacks from all directions from the Grand Master, like a raging storm.

“Young Onmyoji… no, I should call you Young Hannya now… well, it doesn’t matter what the title is.”

After the Grand Master saw Bodhidharma silently bow to him and leave, he opened his mouth and emitted a sound with a strong sulfurous odor.

“Boy, I have no intention of fighting you—as long as you release Bodhidharma.”

Uesugi Tetsu glanced at the monk who was reluctantly leaving.

He recalled the words spoken when the wooden fish appeared and calmly asked, "Grand Master, according to your words, you and Nadal are both members of the Demon Guide Society?"

The Grand Master, whose name was called by a stranger he was meeting for the first time, exclaimed in surprise.

It continued, "That's right, Bodhidharma is a genius that our Demon Guide Society has seen only once in a hundred years. So if you want to kill Bodhidharma, you will be going against me and the entire Demon Guide Society."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Tetsuya, who had originally wanted to settle things peacefully and resolve the issues of Yoshida Castle and the patient's illness, once again drew his sword.

A genius from the Demon Guild five hundred years ago... what would he be like if he were placed in the present world five hundred years later?

spirits?

Or is it something higher than ghosts and gods, on the same level as factory owner Z who can kill you with a single glance?

Uesugi Tetsu's eyes were cold.

And there's the Grand Master who's putting immense pressure on him right now.

Even if the Grand Master's talent becomes mediocre from now on, as a mountain spirit or demon with almost no lifespan limit, he should be able to break through to the level of a ghost or god after spending five hundred years.

In other words, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to eliminate the two beings above the level of demons and gods in the future of the Demon Guide Association!

The Great Master keenly sensed the renewed killing intent emanating from Uesugi Tetsuya.

Why is this?

It clearly felt that Uesugi Tetsuya had lost his hostility just now.

The Grand Master spoke in a booming voice: "Boy, if Bodhidharma has offended you in any way, just tell me."

"Actually not."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head and used the tip of Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade to trace several strokes on the mountain-like body of the Great Master, squeezing his physical potential to the limit in just half a breath.

—Although the Grand Master in front of me was so powerful that it was hard to breathe, I was also at my peak right now.

The question of who is stronger or weaker can only be determined after they have fought each other.

The fifth form of the Corona Breathing Technique was activated silently.

He sighed softly, "But I cannot rest easy if you do not die."

Enveloped in a cycle of qi, not a trace of solar aura or lightning escaped his body. Uesugi Tetsuya appeared silently behind the Grand Master like a ghost.

Just as he was about to unleash Kaga Kiyomitsu, Daitahoshi, as if he had foreseen the future, swung his right arm, made of volcanic rock, towards his location.

Bang bang bang!

The air was compressed by the hot rock arm, producing a dull, loud sound.

It blocked out all the sunlight, and like a giant arm falling from a mountain, it arrived in front of Uesugi Tetsuya in an instant, carrying a temperature of hundreds or thousands of degrees.

It crashed down with a deafening roar!

A pale, ring-shaped blade of light simultaneously burst forth in mid-air, embedding itself deeply into the right arm.

Da da.

Uesugi Tetsuya, who was only slightly burned by the attack, fled far away after being struck, watching as the qi and lightning erupted from the wound that was several tens of centimeters deep.

Then it disappeared in silence.

Compared to the Great Master's body, which was several meters long, Kaga Kiyomitsu's attack, which could only cut a few tens of centimeters, was truly powerless.

Not to mention……

Uesugi Tetsu felt his arm go numb from the previous blow, and his lips twitched.

He flexed his wrists slightly, and then heard the Grand Master's loud laughter crash down like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down.

"Since you've chosen to fight, then come on, you little brat who dreams of becoming a god!"

The Grand Master's body loomed over the place like a dark cloud: "I feel honored to have killed a genius like you."

Ancient trees stretched out, rocky outcrops swayed, and countless spores and mist spread out.

Dust and smoke, reaching heights of tens of meters, billowed into the sky.

Then, it was forcibly split apart from the center by flashing lightning!

It revealed Uesugi Tetsuya's battered and cratered body, yet not a single drop of blood had flowed from it.

As the berserk mode was activated, Hannya tasted the familiar pain and revealed a ferocious smile: "To say such things before even reaching the halfway point is a bit too arrogant."

"—It's still uncertain who will die."

……

It is located west of Yoshida Castle, near the edge of the woods.

Riding atop the Mountain Whale King's head, Imagawa Yoshimoto saw the head of the Great Master, and the plumes of smoke and mud rising dozens of meters high. He frowned deeply and asked,

"Lord Whale Three, can you sense what's happening outside Yoshida Castle?"

"demon."

The Mountain Whale King tensed up, staring intently in that direction, and said in a deep voice, "A demon far more powerful than me."

Imagawa Yoshimoto gripped the hilt of his sword tightly for a moment, then released it easily.

She lowered her slightly worried eyes.

"At that critical moment, we must also prepare for the worst."

……

boom!

boom!

boom!

"What's wrong with you, kid! Weren't you so arrogant just now?! Why aren't you fighting back even once?!"

Forced to accept the challenge, the Grand Master laughed wildly, the long-lost gloom and melancholy quickly disappearing with each downward punch.

Its obsidian pupils were fixed on Uesugi Tetsuya, who kept appearing and disappearing in the smoke and dust, and its fist would soon follow.

fast.

The Grand Master moved too quickly.

Despite its enormous body, which is tens of meters tall, it is more agile than anyone else when it moves.

This completely contradicts the common sense that larger people are more clumsy!