Chapter 28: Shikigami Yingcao, Li An's Vast Cursed Energy! Kurahashi Kyouko's Shock!!

The girl looked to be only about ten years old, short in stature, with a sweet face — a very cute little loli.

Her long black hair was tied into a ponytail; beneath her short kimono skirt were a pair of plump, fleshy legs, her feet clad in special shoes that revealed her sparkling toes; a green vine was wrapped around her right leg, while her left leg was covered by a white over-the-knee stocking.

One had to admit, that kind of outfit was rather risqué.

But worn on a little loli, it looked very cute instead.

After little Yingcao appeared, she glanced blankly around at her surroundings, then her gaze settled on Li An, and a smile gradually spread across her lips.

"Master!" little Yingcao shouted happily, then threw herself into Li An's arms.

"Th-this... how is this possible!" Kurahashi Kyouko, seeing this scene, could no longer stay calm.

How could someone summon a shikigami out of thin air?

No — the technique he had just used to summon the shikigami was a Cursed Technique, and it was the Zenin clan's "Shadow Manipulation Technique"!

At this thought, Kurahashi Kyouko's face turned ugly.

She was unwilling to believe that Li An carried the bloodline of a clan of thieves!

Li An seemed to have read Kurahashi Kyouko's thoughts, and explained with a smile: "My Innate Technique is called 'Beginning and End Duality'. It can use every technique in the world, and naturally that includes the Zenin clan's 'Shadow Manipulation Technique'."

"How is that possible! How could there be such an outrageous Innate Technique in this world? If you really had that kind of Innate Technique, wouldn't that mean even Gojo Satoru couldn't beat you?" Kurahashi Kyouko shook her head, unable to believe it.

"Hmph, Master is the strongest. How could that Gojo Satoru possibly be Master's opponent!" little Yingcao said with a dissatisfied snort.

"It seems your grandmother never told you about my strength." Li An raised an eyebrow, and instead of explaining further in words, he proved it with action.

He sliced open his palm, letting golden blood flow out, then used the Kamo clan's "Blood Manipulation" to control that wisp of golden blood, turning it into a high-pressure water blade that easily sliced through the fruit knife on the table.

Steel before a high-pressure water blade was as fragile as tofu.

"That's 'Blood Manipulation'! But why is your blood golden?" Kurahashi Kyouko cried out in shock once more.

Li An did not explain, and switched to another technique.

This time it was Zenin Mai's "Construction Technique" — using his own cursed energy as a base, he constructed matter from scratch.

Even after the technique ended, the matter constructed did not disappear.

This was a true creation ability — creating things out of thin air.

But the consumption was enormous; with Zenin Mai's cursed energy, she could only construct a single bullet in a day, and it placed a tremendous burden on her body.

However, in Li An's hands, this technique became a true divine art.

First, Li An's body was a divine body; second, he used divine power in place of cursed energy to construct matter, so the consumption was extremely low.

Moreover, the total amount of divine power within Li An was terrifyingly vast!

First, there was the enormous cursed energy gained after becoming a Godslayer; second, the cursed energy gained from devouring all the cursed spirits in Shinjuku and Kyoto; and finally, the divine power obtained from analyzing Melqart and Verethragna.

These powers were unified by the "Divine Wisdom Core," and all transformed into Li An's current divine power.

His total divine power was a full ten times that of other Godslayers!

If he were allowed to construct freely, he could even create a new continent no smaller than Eurasia!

Right in front of Kurahashi Kyouko, Li An constructed many small objects.

For example, the fruit knife that had just been cut by "Blood Manipulation," the wagashi that Kurahashi Kyouko liked to eat, and even a Glock G17 pistol.

"Do you believe me now?" Li An stopped constructing and said, toying with the pistol.

One had to admit, this technique was incredibly useful.

Kurahashi Kyouko was silent for a long while, and finally squeezed out: "Are you even human?"

"No, I told you back on the shopping street — I'm a god!" Li An answered very honestly.

This time Kurahashi Kyouko did not argue back, because she thought of that wisp of golden blood just now, brimming with divinity!

Looking again at Li An's palm, the wound had already healed completely.

But that wisp of golden blood still floated in the air, giving her an immense pressure.

Li An stored the pistol into his storage space, then constructed a container and put the divine blood into it.

The divine blood released from his body had already been exposed to air and bacteria; he did not want to take it back into his body.

Although he could sterilize it and make the divine blood clean, he still felt a certain psychological aversion.

It was like using a water purifier to clean toilet water — who could drink it without feeling squeamish?

Still, the value of divine blood was extremely high. Rather than waste it, he might as well store it away for later use in strengthening equipment or shikigami — boosting an R-rank to SR-rank, or an SR-rank to SSR-rank!

Next, Kurahashi Kyouko taught Li An some basic knowledge of onmyoji, as well as some commonly used Onmyodo.

Li An also displayed the terrifying learning ability of a deity — no matter what Onmyodo it was, he mastered it instantly.

Those basics of onmyoji, he heard them once and remembered them all.

This made Kurahashi Kyouko scream "monster!" in her heart!

Even Tsuchimikado Yakou back in the day didn't have such terrifying talent, did he?