I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

But how many attacks could this guy launch in ten seconds?

As Tsuchimikado Arashi formulated his next plan, he silently pondered to himself.

I'm afraid my own head will roll twice.

In Tsuchimikado Arashi's eyes, the purple-white sonic boom wave representing Yaegaki's attack exploded once again.

He raised his hand and used a smooth combo of subjective time slowing and spatial displacement to send Uesugi Tetsuya back to the starting point.

"We have to get used to it."

Looking at Uesugi Tetsuya, who had just landed and was already rushing towards him again, Tsuchimikado Arashi thought to himself.

But he still raised his hand and, just like before, sent Uesugi Tetsuya, who was already reacting, back for the third time when he was fifty meters away from him.

A good trick should be used until it becomes useless.

"The fourth time, it failed."

A hundred meters away, Uesugi Tetsu narrowly dodged the astronomical formula that even Spirit Control Techniques required careful observation to detect, and accelerated a second time toward Tsuchimikado Arashi, who was frowning.

At 30 meters, three cold white blades suddenly appeared beside Uesugi Tetsuya.

They merged into one again after thirty meters.

Click.

The blade flashed, but there was no unexpected touch or reaction.

Instead, the sound of shattering glass reached Uesugi Tetsuya's ears.

boom!

Unbeknownst to them, the one-way mirror technique that had been projecting Tsuchimikado Arashi's image exploded, its crystalline fragments dissipating into specks of spiritual light.

Uesugi Tetsu turned his head with a slight surprise and saw Tsuchimikado Arashi standing at the opposite corner of the arena.

On his right side, the black nail was already halfway visible.

"Five seconds."

Tsuchimikado Arashi stretched out his five fingers and grabbed the lifelike clay figurine, the incantation already spreading to the figurine's chest and abdomen.

Uesugi Tetsuya also knew that this curse, which his opponents were determined to continue even at the cost of their lives, was about to come to an end.

The next moment, the plain spear, enveloped in lightning, flames, and qi, floated in the sky.

There were dozens of them!

Upon seeing this scene, Yan Liu involuntarily twitched.

The deafening roar echoed throughout the stadium.

If Tsuchimikado Arashi were to resist in the same way as before, those giant trees would be reduced to scorched earth upon encountering the first batch of plain spears.

"go back."

The veins on Tsuchimikado Arashi's forehead bulged.

The pre-set astronomical and Taoist incantations unfolded, sending back all the terrifyingly powerful plain spears.

Boom boom boom!

A violent explosion, powerful enough to turn several great demons into dust in an instant, blew directly in front of Uesugi Tetsuya!

Thick black smoke billowed out, only to be completely dissipated by the howling energy a second later.

Uesugi Tetsu took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes after repairing the broken Qi circulation.

Four-Tailed Fox Talent - Soul Imprint, activated!

Tsuchimikado Arashi's eyes remained calm and unwavering, as firm as iron.

"Ineffective?"

Uesugi Tetsu immediately tried the mirage again, only to find that it was still ineffective.

"What a nuisance, no wonder they're that man's descendants..."

The name at the top of the stone tablet flashed through his mind, and Uesugi Tetsu quietly raised the blade of Kaga Kiyomitsu, aiming it at Tsuchimikado Arashi, who had already grasped something.

Originally, he intended to save this ultimate technique at least for his confrontation with Kitada Kei.

But unexpectedly, I've already been forced to reveal it.

not bad.

Uesugi Tetsu grinned.

—The Secret Technique of Natural Mind-Style: The Sword of No-Knowledge!

In the instant before the invisible sword fell, Tsuchimikado Arashi's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpoints.

I'm going to die—

Without any hesitation or thought, he decisively pulled out the black nail that was still not fully visible at the end, causing his face to turn dark instantly.

A massive amount of black blood gushed from Tsuchimikado Arashi's seven orifices.

then.

Before his hands broke, he precisely inserted the black nail into the clay figurine's forehead.

Won!

Tsuchimikado Arashi's nearly blind eyes widened, and his face, which had never shown any expression before, finally revealed a look of wild joy at this moment.

But two seconds later, Tsuchimikado Arashi did not hear the referee announce his victory.

He struggled to lift his head, only to see Uesugi Tetsuya standing not far from him, head bowed in a strange manner, completely unharmed.

Tsuchimikado Arashi's eyes momentarily lost focus.

What about the curse?

What about Lord Mokujin's... curse?

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thump.

Tsuchimikado Arashi collapsed to his knees on the arena, his vision blurring.

Why didn't the curse from that person, which he had sacrificed so much of his life force to obtain, work?

The ritual was confirmed to be successful, and he felt a faint power flowing from that majestic being, which was then embedded in the forehead of the clay figurine.

Every step was correct.

Uesugi Tetsuya also found it strange.

He closed his eyes and, in an instant, used his internal energy, spiritual power, thunder magic, and introspection to repeatedly observe his body and mind, but he did not feel or observe any discomfort or abnormality.

Tsuchimikado Arashi's curse did indeed take effect at the last moment.

But why am I still standing here perfectly fine?

In contrast, Tsuchimikado Arashi had already knelt down, vomiting out thick, black blood filled with dense incantations due to the backlash.

—Could it be that the opponent made a mistake, causing the curse to become a delayed outbreak?

After a fruitless brainstorming session, Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes again.

Forget it, don’t think about it anymore.

In any case, the battle ended the moment he wasn't killed by the curse.

Along with Uesugi Tetsu's thoughts, the Mumei sword, which had already been hastily slashed down, also fell.

Click.

The second beam of unseen sword light flashed out from the center of Tsuchimikado Arashi's nose and spread out, splitting him in two from top to bottom.

—In fact, Tsuchimikado Arashi had also sensed the appearance of the second Mumei sword, which is why he chose to forcibly pull out the black nail and interrupt the ritual process.

The reason why Uesugi Tetsu didn't choose to behead him was that he felt that facing an Onmyoji with such a wealth of skills, beheading might not necessarily lead to his death.

Who knows, Tsuchimikado Arashi might bend down, scoop his head up from the ground, and then shower him with compliments on his swordsmanship.

That would be a disaster.

The moment the blood crevice appeared and Tsuchimikado Arashi made no move, the demon referee immediately arrived on the arena.

"Match over! Uesugi Tetsuya wins!"

The physician immediately and swiftly healed the fatal wound caused by the Unknown Sword, and then spent about ten seconds restoring Tsuchimikado Arashi's health from near freezing to full.

"Thank you..."

Tsuchimikado Arashi coughed up a mouthful of black blood. Despite suffering a defeat in his very first match, he still didn't forget to offer his thanks.

The doctor smiled gently at him, then went to Uesugi Tetsuya's side to help him remove the curse.

But when the doctor's ghostly hand touched Uesugi Tetsuya's body, he was shocked to find that the body was abnormally healthy!

At most, it's just a slight deficit and minor damage.

The doctor's large hands groped all over Uesugi Tetsuya's body, but the more he touched him, the more puzzled he became.

It’s evil!

This...this is completely fine!

What about that curse that had just made him feel uneasy?

Where have you been?

After a few seconds, the doctor could no longer contain himself and looked up blankly at Uesugi Tetsuya, who had a strange look in his eyes, and asked,

"Where's the curse? Did you eat it, Uesugi-kun?"

"Forehead."

Uesugi Tetsuya, who had initially thought the doctor was about to awaken some strange fetish, mentally berated himself, then shook his head.

"I don't understand either, but I feel like nothing's wrong with me."

Just as the two were filled with doubt, Tsuchimikado Arashi, who was about to step down, suddenly froze, and sticky black blood began to flow from his seven orifices, which had been healed.

"vomit……"

But soon, the backlash was more than just blood loss.

Tsuchimikado Arashi fainted on the ground in an instant.

The dense, blood-red runes flowed like blood onto Tsuchimikado Arashi's fair skin, causing the expressions of both the referee and the physician, two demons, to change drastically.

To the bewilderment of the audience, the entire arena was instantly enveloped by a blindingly bright protective shield.

Judging from its brightness, it's as if at least several ghosts and gods standing on the high platform attacked at the same time.

The judge of the underworld shouted.

"Quickly, suppress it!"

The doctor dared not delay and stepped to Tsuchimikado Arashi's side.

A dozen or so complex spells bloomed at his fingertips and then landed on Tsuchimikado Arashi.

The blood-red incantation, which originally exuded an evil aura, was temporarily frozen by the tightly linked spells.

The doctor's fingers trembled slightly, and sweat, unusual for him, trickled down his forehead.

He stared at the ancient runes on Tsuchimikado Arashi's body, silently thinking to himself,

"Is it that sir... is he angry?"

That person became angry for no apparent reason because Tsuchimikado Arashi borrowed His power through the ritual.

Although such a scene was extremely rare, the doctor was not particularly surprised.

Because that person is described as "unpredictable" in all the records.

Although there has been little response to the questions raised about the present world in recent centuries, this is what is said in ancient texts.

Moreover, it is said that in the recent period since the wave arrived, that person seems to have become much more active.