The giant Oni completely devoured Ushi-Oni Minamoto-no-Raikou, and even Doji-giri Yasutsuna wasn't spared. It put on a real sword-swallowing show right in front of Mo Shuying!
Mo Shuying didn't try to stop it. After all, who would refuse a spectacular acrobatic performance?
"Heheheh!"
After devouring Ushi-Oni Minamoto-no-Raikou, the giant Oni let out a satisfied laugh. Strange patterns began to ripple across her body, and faint streaks of lightning appeared. She even grew several meters taller.
With his ally dealt with, naturally, only his opponent remained.
The giant Oni looked at Mo Shuying, her eyes full of anticipation for revenge.
"Give me back my gourd!"
The giant Oni spoke, still fixated on her sake gourd.
"Something given to me, why would I give it back? No."
Mo Shuying shook his head. Something that had fallen into his hands, and she wanted it back? Dream on!
"Given? Heheheh! Not giving it back? Then let's exchange it for your life!"
The giant Oni, into which Shuten Doji had transformed, wasn't angered by Mo Shuying's words. Instead, she took a single step towards him! Mo Shuying only felt a blur before the giant Oni was right in front of him, and a two-to-three-meter-long foot kicked out! Mo Shuying was sent flying!
"So fast! And so much stronger!"
Mo Shuying performed a backflip in mid-air, bringing his body down to land. He was inwardly surprised at the significant power difference in Shuten Doji now compared to before!
As Mo Shuying paused for a moment, his vision blurred again! The giant Oni's dark purple claw slammed down with force! Mo Shuying quickly leaped back to dodge, narrowly avoiding the palm. But the moment the palm hit the ground, a large amount of lightning burst forth, and Mo Shuying bore the brunt of it, getting cleansed by the lightning and blasted away again!
"Hahahaha! Why aren't you fighting back! Come on~ Don't make me play alone~ Fight back~ Hit me!"
Shuten Doji's current appearance was far from beautiful. Her massive Oni body was covered in eerie patterns on dark purple skin, and her two Oni horns had become more menacing. While her face still retained some semblance of her former self, it was much uglier.
Normally, Shuten Doji wouldn't transform into this state because she found it unsightly. But now, there was no choice. Under the enhancement of blood energy, Shuten Doji had transformed into her giant Oni form! And she was several times stronger than usual!
Not only that, after devouring the Ushi-Oni, Shuten Doji had become even more powerful. This increase gave Shuten Doji confidence—the confidence to utterly crush Mo Shuying!
*Bang!*
As she called out, Shuten Doji kicked Mo Shuying flying again. She ignored the wounds that automatically appeared on her foot, opened her enormous mouth, and aimed at Mo Shuying! Lightning, demonic energy, and blood energy condensed into a single point within her mouth!
*Boom!!*
Terrifying power transformed into a beam of light that shot towards Mo Shuying! But Mo Shuying's body surged with lightning. Guided by the lightning, he dodged the attack with an unnatural movement. Then, with a wave of his hand, lightning continuously fell, striking Shuten Doji repeatedly and making it difficult for her to raise her head.
*Boom boom boom!*
As lightning rained down continuously, Mo Shuying was preparing to unleash a Noble Phantasm with Mjolnir, when the ground boomed! Shuten Doji's massive body had leaped into the air and was now in front of Mo Shuying!
"Where do you think you're going?!"
*Bang!!*
Shuten Doji's two hands attacked from left and right, giving Mo Shuying a solid clap. Then, she grabbed Mo Shuying! Recalling the treatment she had received, she grabbed Mo Shuying in return! And slammed him towards the ground!
Shuten Doji descended very quickly, and her strength was immense. Mo Shuying, whose body was gripped, couldn't break free for a moment. He was about to be smashed into the ground!
*Boom!*
A massive arm, formed entirely from lightning, extended from behind Mo Shuying! It clenched into a fist and slammed hard into Shuten Doji's face with a burst of lightning!
"Hmph!"
Shuten Doji, punched in the face, tumbled backward, her grip instinctively loosening. Mo Shuying leaped onto the palm of the lightning arm and floated in the air.
Mo Shuying looked at his current state. Isn't this just another version of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps to fly? In this moment of desperation, I've stumbled upon a flying technique.
"Ptooey!"
Shuten Doji rolled to a stop, and with a movement of her mouth, spat out half a bloody tooth. An enraged Shuten Doji looked at Mo Shuying, her eyes practically wanting to devour him.
"You bastard—"
Wiping the corner of her mouth, Shuten Doji looked up at Mo Shuying.
"Come down! Let's continue!"
But Mo Shuying only smiled, not attacking rashly. Instead, he began to consider how to deal with Shuten Doji in this state.
The two sides suddenly reached a stalemate. Shuten Doji couldn't fly, so aerial combat was disadvantageous for her. She also wouldn't willingly put herself in a passive position.
With this stalemate, Amakusa Shirō was stumped.
"Why did you stop? Shuten! Kill him quickly!"
Amakusa Shirō was anxious. He was currently drawing on the Soul Blood of the people of Nihon! Every second was a huge drain! If this stalemate continued, the people of Nihon would die out even without Mo Shuying having to do anything!
And Shuten Doji heard Amakusa Shirō's urging. Although annoyed, she no longer hesitated!
*Bang!*
Shuten Doji leaped into the air again, but this time, her ascent left her some distance from Mo Shuying! Mo Shuying was slightly startled, then saw Shuten Doji open her mouth and exhale!
"Hah!"
A colorful mist spewed from Shuten Doji's mouth, instantly spreading in all directions.
Mo Shuying frowned, immediately understanding what Shuten Doji was doing! This pest is releasing poison again!
Indeed, poison was a problem for Mo Shuying. Even with his high resistance and passive abilities that countered abnormal status effects, he had no defense against poison!
Mo Shuying immediately moved backward, trying to get out of the poison's range, but he had underestimated the true extent of Shuten Doji's attack. A terrifying circle of poison visibly and rapidly spread!
Wherever it passed, the ground, the sky, and even the air itself withered away.
Mochizuki Chiyome, who had merely been incapacitated, was jolted awake by an intense pain! She clutched her throat, trying to speak but unable to make a sound, ultimately dissolving into specks of light amidst the deadly poison.
Mo Shuying couldn't concern himself with others right now. This was Nihon; the spread of the poison wasn't his problem. All he wanted was to quickly escape the poisonous circle.
But just as Mo Shuying was evading!
"Whoosh!"
A flaming arrow shot from a distance! Tomoe Gozen, who had been waiting for her chance, unleashed her confident strike.
However, Mo Shuying's vigilance was extremely high. A straightforward attack like that couldn't possibly hit him.
Mo Shuying turned sideways, aiming to dodge the attack with minimal movement, but the flaming arrow exploded the moment it neared him!
"BOOM!!"
Flames erupted in the air! Mo Shuying was struck by the flames, but his Thunder Arm protected him from any significant damage, though it did hinder his movement.
With that delay, Mo Shuying felt a sharp pain throughout his body! A terrifying corrosive sensation spread everywhere! Ultimately, he was!
Poisoned!
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