Chapter 171: Exorcising the Vengeful Spirit, Strengthening the Soul, Ultimate Terror, The God-Slaying God King's Slaughter!

After everyone had eaten dinner, they all headed to Xiang Xiang Monan's home together.

Upon arriving at the destination, Li An was surprised to discover that Xiang Xiang Monan had also rented a place off-campus.

"Isn't her home in Chiba City?" Li An quietly asked Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"Her family home is over in Shimane Prefecture, and her parents work there too. Because her school is quite far from her family home, she rented a place in Chiba City," Hiratsuka Shizuka said, lighting a cigarette.

Li An couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw her smoking.

He reached out, snatched the cigarette from her mouth, tossed it on the ground, and stomped it out.

"What are you doing?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked, looking completely puzzled.

"Don't smoke from now on," Li An said with a serious expression.

"Stinky brat, you sure have a lot of nerve!" Hiratsuka Shizuka said, a little annoyed.

She didn't have many hobbies—just smoking, reading, traveling, and going for drives.

If she quit smoking, her hobbies would be even fewer.

"If you don't quit smoking, I won't teach you how to become supernatural!" Li An also threatened.

"Fine, fine, I'm scared of you, alright? I'll quit, happy?" Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head, speechless.

Seeing her agree, the corner of Li An's mouth curved into a smile.

Meanwhile, everyone had already arrived at the residential area Xiang Xiang Monan had rented.

It was a six-story building, very wide, with a long corridor on each floor. There were nine doors along the corridor, representing nine rooms.

This style of construction was very common in Sakura Country, similar to residential compounds in Huaxia, specifically rented out for people to live in.

In his previous life, Li An had often seen this in Japanese anime.

Reborn into Sakura Country in this life, it was actually his first time seeing one in person.

Mainly because his family background in this life was quite good—whether his biological parents or his adoptive parents, none of them lacked money.

Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui came to the door and rang the doorbell.

The door opened shortly after.

Seeing everyone, the fearful expression on Xiang Xiang Monan's face instantly turned to delight.

"You're finally here, I was about to lose it～!" Xiang Xiang Monan said as she ran out.

When she saw Hiratsuka Shizuka, she was slightly taken aback.

Not expecting the teacher to come along too, she immediately threw herself into Hiratsuka Shizuka's arms as if she'd seen a savior.

"Alright, alright, no need to be afraid. Just leave what comes next to us," Hiratsuka Shizuka comforted her, patting Xiang Xiang Monan's head.

"You all wait outside, Kyoko and I will go in and take a look," Li An said to the girls at this point.

"Will it be dangerous? How about we all go in together? More people means stronger yang energy too," Hiratsuka Shizuka said, a little worried.

Xiang Xiang Monan in her arms also heard Li An's voice and poked her head out in surprise.

Then her expression turned astonished again: "Li... Li An? Why are you here too?"

"Of course I came to help you deal with the paranormal incident," Li An said with a smile.

It was now 7:40 PM, and the sky had already gone completely dark.

Earlier, Li An had been standing behind the girls, so Xiang Xiang Monan hadn't seen him.

Now seeing that Li An had also come, a faint blush and shyness actually appeared on her face.

She couldn't help but imagine it herself—had Li An come because he found out she was dealing with a paranormal incident and was worried something might happen to her?

Sure enough, although this man had verbally rejected her, he definitely had her in his heart.

She was so pretty, what guy wouldn't be moved!

For a moment, Xiang Xiang Monan actually became confident again.

"Be careful after you go in!" Hiratsuka Shizuka reminded Li An.

"Don't worry," Li An said dismissively.

Immediately, he formed a sword-hand gesture with his right hand and chanted: "Born from darkness, reach the deepest dark, all filth and impurity, be purged without remainder!"

A dark-colored barrier descended from the sky, enveloping the entire building.

In truth, with Li An's strength, he didn't need to chant a language spirit at all.

He could deploy a barrier with just a single thought.

Moreover, dealing with mere paranormal phenomena, he didn't need a barrier either.

But that would be no fun at all.

With so many girls around him right now, if he didn't show off a little and pique their curiosity, what would be the difference between him and a salted fish.

Sure enough, Hiratsuka Shizuka, Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui, and Xiang Xiang Monan all revealed looks of shock.

This was still their first time witnessing a Cursed Technique!

The other three girls already knew beforehand that Li An had the ability to exorcise, so they handled it a bit better.

But Xiang Xiang Monan was different.

This was her first time learning that Li An was actually a supernatural being!

Good family background, good grades, good at sports, good figure, good looks, and now he could wield supernatural power.

A man like this was simply too perfect, and gave too much of a sense of security.

She had to have him!

As long as she became his woman, she'd never have to worry about encountering paranormal incidents again!

After Li An showed off a little, he entered the house together with Kurahashi Kyoko.

The room wasn't large—one living room, one bedroom, one bathroom!

The kitchen was open-style, inside the living room, taking up one-third of the living room's area.

Overall, the place gave off a feeling of small and cramped, but Xiang Xiang Monan had arranged it to be very cozy.

Anyone who likes to live in a snug little space would surely love this kind of layout.

The moment Li An stepped into the house, he sensed a sinister chill.

"... It's not a Cursed Spirit, it's just a little vengeful spirit!" Li An's gaze shifted to a corner of the living room, where a drenched ghost was crouching.

"How weak!" Kurahashi Kyouko instantly lost interest.

A vengeful spirit this weak could be dealt with effortlessly even by an entry-level onmyoji.

"It's very weak to us, but for ordinary people, it's an unsolvable paranormal case!" Li An smiled, then pointed a finger at the vengeful spirit.

Immediately, a suction force appeared at his fingertip, drawing the vengeful spirit over.

As the vengeful spirit was being pulled in, its soul-body kept twisting and deforming, until finally it turned into a pearl that dropped into Li An's hand.

"This is... Special Grade Cursed Technique user Xia Youjie's Cursed Spirit Manipulation," Kurahashi Kyouko asked curiously.

"Pretty much. Xia Youjie's Cursed Spirit Manipulation can only control Cursed Spirits, not souls, so I modified it on that basis — it should probably be called Soul Manipulation now!" Li An said with a smile, handing the soul pearl to Kurahashi Kyouko.

"I don't want that thing!" Kurahashi Kyouko shook her head, her face full of refusal.

"This vengeful spirit has already been purified. All that's left inside this soul pearl is pure soul power — if you absorb it, it can strengthen your soul and spiritual power!" Li An explained to her.

"Is it really that miraculous?" Kurahashi Kyouko said, somewhat doubtful.

"If you don't want it, I'll throw it away." Li An made as if he was about to toss it out the window.

"No, no, no, I want it!" Kurahashi Kyouko hurriedly snatched it away.

This was a treasure that could strengthen the soul — its value was immeasurable!

An onmyoji's cultivation places great emphasis on the soul, but strengthening the soul is extremely difficult.

The legendary Great Onmyoji Ashiya Douman, in order to strengthen his soul, even turned himself into a Vassal of the Wild Spirits.

If the soul-strengthening pearl before their eyes were to be learned of by other onmyoji, they'd probably fight each other madly for it!.