I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

"After all, they are not opponents to be underestimated."

"It was your knife to begin with, why are you saying all this..."

Ririko sighed, then flicked her finger and used her inner energy to push Uesugi Tetsuya: "Hurry up and go up. I'm waiting to see what kind of trouble you and this Tsuchimikado will cause."

"it is good."

Uesugi Tetsu expertly put Kaga Kiyomitsu back on his waist, causing the latter to finally shudder with a refreshing tremor.

Before he stepped onto the ring, he heard a voice behind him.

"I am looking forward."

Without turning his head, Uesugi Tetsu waved behind him.

Uesugi Tetsu and the demon referee stepped onto the arena together, but his gaze was fixed on Tsuchimikado Arashi, who was hundreds of meters away.

—Tsuchimikado Arashi wore a plain hunting robe, without the traditional ebony hat, and his long black hair fell to his shoulders. He did not hold the fan that most Onmyoji would choose.

There were no other ornaments or props within the visible area.

Hmm... I can't sense any spiritual energy fluctuations from him at all.

Even master-level spirit control techniques seem powerless at this moment.

It wasn't that Tsuchimikado Arashi had concealed his aura and fluctuations very well; rather, it was as if the perception of the Spirit Control Technique had been abruptly cut off by something halfway through.

In short, we know nothing.

After a brief glance, Uesugi Tetsuya, who hadn't received any information, became unusually serious.

Fighting an Onmyoji from the "Tsuchimikado" family is definitely not as easy as before.

"Game start!"

As the referee's powerful voice fell, the arena fell into a silent standoff once again.

Quiet.

Whether it was spiritual energy, internal energy, or the two people's movements and breathing, everything remained almost completely still, allowing tranquility to spread.

On the high seat of TOP3, He Maohui frowned in confusion.

strangeness.

Why didn't Arashi unleash his full power against Uesugi Tetsu from the very beginning?

Regardless of the circumstances, at the very first moment of the match, Tsuchimikado Arashi, with a natural barrier of over 150 meters of straight-line space, would have an absolute advantage.

This is the best time to "fire".

There's no reason for Arashi to confront Uesugi Tetsuya, whose methods are relatively simple, from the very beginning.

Even though the Arashi Society possesses a vast array of Yin-Yang techniques, the moment Uesugi Tetsu makes a move, the nature of the situation changes instantly.

If Uesugi Tetsu charged in with full force, then Tsuchimikado Arashi, having lost the initiative, would find it difficult to inflict any effective damage on Uesugi Tetsu, whose stats are high.

If Uesugi Tetsu, who has mastered the Spirit Control Technique, is determined to use guerrilla tactics to buy time, it will also put Tsuchimikado Arashi in a passive position.

—In fact, Tsuchimikado Arashi's initial idea was exactly the same as Kamo Teru's.

But not now.

On the arena, Tsuchimikado Arashi's gaze shifted slightly, landing on the blood-red katana at Uesugi Tetsu's waist.

Because the opponent has this sword.

Judging from his appearance, is that Kaga Kiyomitsu...?

Tsuchimikado Arashi had a premonition that even if he controlled Uesugi Tetsu, Kaga Kiyomitsu could still pose a deadly threat to him on his own.

So, it is a spirit weapon possessing its own intelligence?

Perhaps they even know a sword technique or two.

Even though Kaga Kiyomitsu had not shown any signs of high intelligence in Tokugawa Ririko's hands, Tsuchimikado Arashi still had to be on guard.

He gave a dismissive scoff to himself.

This is really...unpleasant.

However, at this moment, Tsuchimikado Arashi was not doing nothing.

— Relying on the microscopic barrier that was always present on his body to block the fluctuations of spiritual energy, he had already cast the Leakage Dao: Subjective Time Slowing on himself as usual.

This is equivalent to doubling the thinking speed.

With twice the amount of time, Tsuchimikado Arashi calmly pondered.

If you want to defeat Uesugi Tetsuya... or rather, truly injure him, you must first shatter the Flame Armor and then break the Qi Circulation that has fused with spiritual power.

Indeed, Tsuchimikado Arashi had already recognized that Uesugi Tetsu had mastered the ancient Yin-Yang technique "Flame Armor," which was a prerequisite for "Zhou Tian Flame Armor."

This Flame Armor is not only little known, but it's also quite difficult to cultivate.

Unexpectedly, Uesugi Tetsuya actually pushed it to a perfect state.

In addition, there are the restorative and repairing abilities of spirit control techniques...

Tsuchimikado Arashi thought expressionlessly—

This is practically a turtle shell within a turtle shell.

If one tries to break through this double defense using ordinary means, then Uesugi Tetsuya would be giving far too much time to react.

He'll just end up like Takizawa Kai, wasting his spiritual energy.

Therefore, we need to change our approach—we need to harm Uesugi Tetsuya without confronting the turtle shell.

Mental attacks aside... judging from the "sword heart" thrown out by Tokugawa Ririko, it's highly likely that this was also a waste of time for Uesugi Tetsuya.

So, what about curses?

As Uesugi Tetsu gradually compressed the ki and lightning within his body, Tsuchimikado Arashi finally felt a sliver of light appear in the gloom before him.

Do curses work?

Tsuchimikado Arashi didn't know.

But he felt it was worth a try.

Otherwise, what other method has a higher win rate?

Therefore, the objective has changed.

Tsuchimikado Arashi raised his hand and clenched his fist towards Uesugi Tetsu on the other side of the arena.

—Uesugi Tetsuya will finish him off with the strongest curse before he kills himself with a knife!

For a fleeting moment, Uesugi Tetsuya and Tsuchimikado Arashi's eyes met.

Uesugi Tetsu could sense that it was the coldest, calmest killing intent.

Kill him, then win.

That's all I'm thinking about.

"Well come."

After a soft, silent whisper, Uesugi Tetsuya activated Yaegaki, forcefully shattering the air pressure coming from all directions, which was trying to crush him into a lump of flesh.

"Lan."

As the Onmyoji whispered, an invisible pressure difference suddenly appeared, instantly transformed by spiritual energy into an even more terrifying vacuum cannon.

Boom!

But what responded to him was the drawing of Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword!

The pale blade of light effortlessly cleaved the vacuum cannon, which would be considered a killing move by most Onmyoji, in two, without slowing down Uesugi Tetsu's forward speed in the slightest.

The shattered winds scattered in all directions, causing Tsuchimikado Arashi's hair to flutter wildly.

"As expected, it couldn't be stopped..."

If he himself had been struck by that blade, he would probably have died instantly.

With a thought, Tsuchimikado Arashi pointed at Uesugi Tetsu from a distance of eighty meters.

As if manipulated remotely by some mysterious force, Uesugi Tetsu first missed a step when his left foot landed, and then missed a second step when he used his right foot to compensate.

This caused his momentum to be abruptly interrupted, and he fell to the ground and rolled around on the ring.

Tsuchimikado Arashi ended this momentary, subjective time slowing, and then opened a fixed-coordinate space displacement technique in front of Uesugi Tetsuya.

After a brief flash, Uesugi Tetsu returned to the starting point at the edge of the original arena.

Kaga Kiyomitsu's sword flashed forward, but it missed its target.

what happens?

Uesugi Tetsu moved his hands and feet somewhat inexplicably, without feeling any stiffness or sluggishness.

But why, just now, did he suddenly feel a sluggish disconnect between his thoughts and his body?

Without much thought, Uesugi Tetsuya knew that it was most likely Tsuchimikado Arashi who was behind it.

"The water clock path..."

Generally speaking, the Yin-Yang techniques of the Louke Dao are mainly used for scientific research or daily life.

This was the first time Uesugi Tetsu had encountered an enemy who could skillfully apply the clef technique in actual combat.

As expected of an Onmyoji from the Tsuchimikado family, they did not let their surname go to waste.

At this moment, Tsuchimikado Arashi had already sculpted a clay figure in the likeness of Uesugi Tetsu.

A dark, inverted pentagram lit up at the little man's feet, and ominous incantations climbed up from the soles of his feet, while invisible "black nails" only appeared briefly to the side.

Unfortunately... Uesugi Tetsuya's wearing of the Hannya mask slowed down the completion of the curse.

Tsuchimikado Arashi's eyes were fixed on Uesugi Tetsu.

Could it be that he knew the curse was his weakness?

As the inverted pentagram lit up, Uesugi Tetsuya suddenly felt an immense, boundless malice envelop him.

Surprisingly, he did not have a premonition of death.

strangeness……

Without time to think, Uesugi Tetsu gripped Kaga Kiyomitsu and once again transformed into a phantom streak of light, tearing through the air.

—No matter what, we can't let Tsuchimikado Arashi cast this curse so easily!

As he shattered the surface of the arena, terrifying bolts of lightning, as thick as a finger, shot up from behind Uesugi Tetsuya like missiles, scattering in mid-air and hurtling towards Tsuchimikado Arashi!

Lightning illuminated the sky above the entire stadium.

It's like divine punishment!

Tsuchimikado Arashi took everything in view, still standing in the same spot, freeing up his other hand to create an indistinct phantom in a small area in front of him.

And so, one after another, giant brown trees covered with soil and stones rose from the ground, forming an impenetrable barrier.

It devoured all the lightning in the sky!

The back-and-forth exchanges between the two players caused the audience in the stadium to erupt in cheers, shouting that it was incredibly exciting.

Uesugi Tetsu was about to use these giant trees as a foothold to continue his journey when he discovered that the soil and rocks on the trees had all turned into sticky mud in the blink of an eye.

boom!

The pale color, along with the burst of qi imbued with the aura of the Guhuoniao bird, tore apart all the giant trees blocking the way.

Flames rose, turning all the debris obstructing the view into ashes.

Red Prajna's ferocious face reappears!

"Well……"

Tsuchimikado Arashi let out a muffled groan.

He originally wanted to absorb some of Uesugi Tetsuya's spiritual power through the giant tree as a supplement, but he found that the latter's spiritual power composition was extremely strange and incompatible with his own.

With ten seconds remaining, the strongest curse he currently possesses, the one he is most confident can kill Uesugi Tetsu, will be completed.

tsk...