Chapter 134: So handsome!

Bang!

A huge force knocked the great tengu to the ground, blasting a deep pit.

However, the great tengu, bolstered by the Scroll of the Hundred Ghosts Night Procession, was not so easily felled; it crouched in the pit and wiped the blood from the corner of its mouth with the back of its hand.

Whoosh!

It spread its wings again and lunged at the Soul‑Seizing General.

"I'll help you!"

Shuten-doji shouted, darting between buildings, running along the ridges as if on flat ground, then leapt high into the air.

He raised his long blade, aiming to cleave the Soul‑Seizing General's head.

Clang!

The blade fell, but was blocked by a mourning staff.

Bai Wuchang snarled: "You wretched little monster of Great Hero Country, only we can handle soul‑seizing—what are you, daring to draw a blade against it?!"

Bai Wuchang swung his mourning staff, smashing heavily at Shuten-doji.

"Not good!"

Shuten-doji widened his eyes, pulled his long blade back to shield his chest, and barely managed to block the staff.

But before he could feel relief—

sharp steel claws struck from behind.

They pierced his shoulder blade with precision!

Then, Hei Wuchang's taunting voice came from behind Shuten-doji,

"Don't forget, the Impermanence ghosts aren't just Bai Wuchang!"

The ambushed Shuten-doji showed fear.

Fresh blood spurted from the wound.

But under the boost of the Scroll of the Hundred Ghosts Night Procession and his fervent state,

he would not fall easily!

Only to see Shuten-doji's eyes flash red, a mighty power erupting from within, temporarily repelling Black and White Impermanence.

Next, Shuten-doji endured the pain, splashed strong liquor on the wound, and finally fully recovered.

"Oh?"

Black and White Impermanence spoke in unison, exchanging a glance,

"Looks like this battle won't be boring."

"But you will ultimately not escape death!"

Having said that,

Black and White Impermanence launched another attack at Shuten-doji.

In their seamless cooperation, Shuten-doji could hardly fight back, being defeated over and over.

But it was like an indestructible cockroach—dying and reviving again and again!

This made Black and White Impermanence impatient.

The speed of their attacks kept increasing.

Compared to Black and White Impermanence,

the Ox‑Head and Horse‑Face, also underworld envoys, seemed much more at ease.

They led hundreds of wandering souls and fierce ghosts, charging straight at the main position of the monsters of Great Hero Country.

Apart from the three leaders—Shuten-doji, the great tengu, and Yuzao Qian—

other monsters had no power to resist when facing the Ox‑Head and Horse‑Face!

Swish swish!

The sharp cleaver sliced off monster head after head.

Horse‑Face's eyes grew crimson, his cleaver turning into a great slaughter‑tool.

Every swing sent a monster's head to the ground.

Ox‑Head was not to be outdone.

It let out a low roar, thrust its hind hooves forward like a rampaging boulder, and plunged into the monster horde.

Bull Rush!

It easily ram‑killed hundreds of monsters.

Its trident was also busy, stabbing straight into monsters' throats; those monsters, like meat on a skewer, were gulped down by Ox‑Head.

"You damned wretch, die!"

At that moment, a roar rang out beside Ox‑Head.

Turning his head, he saw a wheel‑shaped monster lunging at him ferociously.

Its massive form crushed the stone‑paved road wherever it passed, leaving a shocking gouge.

Wheel‑Entering Dao!

One of the hundred ghosts of Great Hero Country.

Its appearance is a huge wheel with a strange human head growing from the center, looking terrifying and bizarre.

As for its strength,

"Where did this ugly monster come from? It's a hundred times uglier than my old ox!"

"Get out of my way and die!"

Ox‑Head flung away his trident, his arms visibly **, and seized the wheel of the Wheel‑Entering Dao.

His whole body's strength surged, lifting the heavy Wheel Monk high into the air.

Then, using himself as an axis, Ox-Head spun wildly and hurled the Wheel Monk out like a shot put.

Boom!

A large swath of Daxiong Nation's monsters was smashed down!

"Holy crap, that's so badass!"

"Senior Ox-Head's brute strength is no joke!"

"Of course — the underworld officer Ox-Head, wielding a steel fork, with strength to move mountains — that's no laughing matter!"

"Wait, look quickly — on the Daxiong Nation side, there are ox-form monsters too!"

Everyone's gaze stayed focused on the battlefield.

They saw —

After Ox-Head defeated the Wheel Monk.

A massive figure suddenly descended from the sky, appearing silently behind Ox-Head.

This monster was called the Ox-Demon, with the head of an ox but a body like a giant spider.

It glared with round ox eyes, using its spider legs like sharp swords, stabbing toward Ox-Head's back.

However!

A flash of cold light swept past.

A powerful blade aura severed the Ox-Demon's extended legs in two.

"Hmph — with me here, who dares harm Ox-Head?"

Horse-Face walked forward step by step, holding a machete.

Utterly cold and ruthless, like a supreme master of the martial world.

"Damn you — you deserve to die!"

The Ox-Demon burned with fury, shifting its target to Horse-Face, stabbing viciously at Horse-Face with its sharp legs.

"Parlor tricks."

Horse-Face didn't even grant it a direct glance.

Gripping the machete tightly, he pushed off with both legs, rapidly closing in on the Ox-Demon.

Seeing the situation turn bad, the latter raised a leg high, attempting to resist.

The agile Horse-Face gave it no chance at all.

He stomped one foot onto the Ox-Demon's leg.

Leaping into the air, he raised the machete overhead, hellfire coiling around the blade.

He swooped down — the searing blade aura wreathed in flame was more than the Ox-Demon could fend off, even covered in its hard shell.

Under Horse-Face's single stroke, the shell cracked open and the Ox-Demon was split in two.

Hellfire burned its body to ash.

Just as Ox-Head and Horse-Face were about to move again,

A massive shadow loomed over them.

Looking up —

Atop a tall pavilion,

A giant white-faced, golden-furred nine-tailed fox was staring fixedly at Ox-Head and Horse-Face with its eerie green eyes.

It lowered its head, light suddenly flashing in its eyes, and nine tails snapped open behind it.

Murderous intent surged!

X-Class Summoned Creature — Tamamo-no-Mae!

Tamamo-no-Mae!

This was a widely circulated monster legend in the Daxiong Nation.

It was said that Tamamo-no-Mae's original name was Zao Nü, raised by a samurai couple.

Because she was born with extraordinary beauty, she entered the imperial palace at eighteen as a palace maid, and because she was so stunning, she quickly became Emperor Toba's most favored consort.

But later, Emperor Toba suddenly fell gravely ill. Many doctors were summoned but none could cure him, so in the end they had to invite the onmyōji Abe no Yasuchika.

The moment Abe no Yasuchika entered the palace, he saw at a glance that Emperor Toba had been made ill by Tamamo-no-Mae. In front of everyone, he used onmyō arts and exposed Tamamo-no-Mae's true identity.

It turned out that the beautiful Tamamo-no-Mae was not human at all, but a white-faced, yellow-furred nine-tailed fox!

It was precisely because she had drained Emperor Toba's yang energy that the Emperor remained bedridden.

After that, Tamamo-no-Mae had no choice but to flee. Though she was quite capable, she was ultimately destroyed by the large army sent after her.

The story of Tamamo-no-Mae was very famous in the Daxiong Nation.

So,

The moment she appeared, many Daxiong Nation spectators stood up excitedly and shouted:

"Go, Tamamo-no-Mae — go defeat that stupid ox!"

"Not just the stupid ox — don't spare that horse-faced monster beside him, either! Those two bastards actually killed so many of our Daxiong Nation's monsters!"

"That's too much!"

"Hmph — you only knew how to bully little monsters before. Now that you've run into Tamamo-no-Mae, let's see what you do — begging on your knees won't help!"

"Tamamo-no-Mae, make your move — take out Dragon Nation's Summoned Creature!"

Since the battle began, the Daxiong Nation's monsters had been suppressed by Dragon Nation's Hundred Ghosts.

They had no room to fight back at all.

Shuten Dōji, likewise a monster leader, was still being tormented by Black and White Impermanence.

Skinning, breaking bones, beheading, even being chopped into meat paste and buried in the soil.

This scene left the audience of the Great Xiong Kingdom feeling extremely stifled!

The imposing monster leader,

An X-rank Summoned Creature,

It was actually beaten into this state by the Black and White Impermanence—truly embarrassing!

So, these people desperately hoped that Yuzhao Qian could give them some comfort.

……

On the attic, Yuzhao Qian raised their head and let out a mighty roar!

It instantly turned into a streak of light and shadow, darting swiftly through streets and alleys, moving with great agility; despite its huge size, its movements were unrestrained.

In an instant, a yellow figure flashed past beside the Ox Head.

Ox Head hurriedly turned its head to look, but saw no trace of Yuzhao Qian.

Oh no!

Ox Head's heart tightened; when you know the enemy's position but turn your head and don't see them,

There is only one possibility!

The enemy is confusing you.

It may have silently crept up behind you, planning a sneak attack!

Ox Head reacted immediately, turning around and instinctively crossing its arms in front of its chest.

Sure enough!

A huge, sharp and swift claw came slashing in!

The claw struck Ox Head's arms; the powerful force shoved Ox Head backward, and Ox Head hurriedly steadied itself, its hind feet digging deep into the ground, dragging two marks,

Only then did it stand firm.