[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky":3,"chapter-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-74":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Sparked the Hundred Demon Night Parade in Tokyo",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2326292,4550,"Chapter 74: The Divine Step, Strike!!","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the combat zone where artillery roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchinokami Xia Mei’s heart pulsed with the drumfire, tightly wound with tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six-eyed demon was drawing near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gripped her demon-slaying bow tightly, palms sweating, soaked through; she was afraid— as the distance shrank, the pressure drew near. Even though the pressure wasn’t directly aimed at her, its residual force crushed her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely the residual pressure nearly overwhelmed her; she could imagine that before the demon even reached her, she’d collapse and die under its weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she couldn’t hold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six-eyed demon’s pressure could crush even soldiers with strong physiques—how much less could a girl, still a high school student, withstand it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tsuchinokami Xia Mei neared her breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was suffocating under the pressure, her heart pounding wildly, blood surging, pulse and blood pressure reaching the absolute human limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amitabha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single Buddhist chant, like a spring breeze brushing the earth, like the first dawn light piercing darkness, dispelling coldness, warm and serene—Tsuchinokami Xia Mei’s frantic heart instantly calmed, the oppressive pressure vanishing with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchinokami Xia Mei froze, instinctively turning her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, an old monk, wearing a simple robe and a large Japanese straw hat, had appeared without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>unlike others who had passed the old monk—obscured by his wide hat and the torrential rain—they couldn’t make out his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Tsuchinokami Xia Mei saw him clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his face was aged, it showed no signs of decay or frailty; his eyes closed, his expression serene and solemn, radiating ancient, timeless energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For no reason, Tsuchinokami Xia Mei felt a strange impulse—she wanted to ask the old monk how many centuries old he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, she wanted to ask him how many centuries old he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling, this impulse, was bizarre—how could any human live beyond a hundred years? How could he possibly be hundreds of years old…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old monk gave Tsuchinokami Xia Mei an extraordinary impression—not just his face, but his aura—as if he had lived for eons, endured countless trials, walked through the dust of mortal life yet remained untouched by it, transcendent, existing solely to guide all beings to salvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchinokami Xia Mei snapped back to reality, startled by her own absurd thought, and quickly turned her gaze forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandpa, there’s a demon here—it’s dangerous, please leave quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes showed concern, her expression urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon was almost upon them; if the old monk stayed here, he’d be killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amitabha, thank you for your concern, good layperson.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old monk clasped his hands together, showing no sign of moving or leaving. Seeing this, Tsuchinokami Xia Mei grew frantic, ready to plead again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could speak, the old monk gently smiled, his eyes kind, and spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You need not urge me to leave, for I came here specifically for this demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsuchinokami Xia Mei froze at his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Came here for the demon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be… Grandpa, like me, wants to stop the demon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These thoughts were all instinctive reactions from Tsuchinokami Xia Mei upon hearing the monk’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could think further, the old monk continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for you, good layperson…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the old monk seemed to sense something, and looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon, which had been kilometers away, now stood only a few hundred meters distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the demon had noticed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I just hallucinate?” the livestreamer rubbed his eyes in disbelief: “A girl? An old monk?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the demon spotted Tsuchinokami Xia Mei and the old monk, the livestreamer and media reporters inside the building also saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to miss—Tsuchinokami Xia Mei was too close to the demon, only a few hundred meters away, and no one else was around except the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the livestreamer and reporters adjusted their cameras, repositioned angles and focus, capturing the six-eyed demon—and Tsuchinokami Xia Mei along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Am I dreaming? Two people standing before a demon?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Did I drink too much coffee? Am I hallucinating from caffeine? I just saw two people chatting in front of a demon!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Is it because I’ve been single too long? I just saw a girl standing before a demon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Am I so terrified of the demon I think the world is ending, that I’m about to die, so my subconscious conjured up a cute girl as a girlfriend? But why did I also imagine an old monk? Is my subconscious that weird?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【My god! What’s going on?!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Monk? Girl with a bow? What kind of bizarre suicide combo is this?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Is social pressure this bad now? Even monks are driven to suicide?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The old monk’s suicide, I get—but what’s the girl doing? Also suicide? But why carry a bow? Could she be trying to kill the demon? If you really want to kill a demon, at least use a modern high-powered bow! That ancient wooden bow looks like it’ll snap the moment you pull the string.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You don’t have to die like this.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This is definitely suicide—damn it, they’re just chatting right in front of the six-eyed demon! They must be insane.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Watching them chat in front of the demon reminds me of that Chinese phrase: “dancing on the edge of death toward Pure Land.” That’s exactly what they’re doing right now.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Are they planning suicide? The old monk I can understand—but this girl is so cute, I can’t imagine why she’d want to die.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before countless viewers could mourn or mock the two for their apparent suicide attempt, someone suddenly noticed something wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—look at the six-eyed demon,” the livestreamer pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, everyone in the livestream followed his gaze—and froze, stunned with horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the combat zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rain fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Torrential downpour soaked the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, despite the rain pelting his body, the six-eyed demon ignored it entirely, its gaze fixed ahead—its six eyes now filled with solemnity, locked onto the old monk beside Tsuchinokami Xia Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, it sensed a profound threat from this old monk—whose body held no spiritual energy—something primal, instinctive, terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many caught this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were stunned, wondering if they’d imagined it—could the six-eyed demon be wary of these two?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After triple-checking, they were astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No mistake—it wasn’t an illusion. The demon truly feared the two ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the instant they confirmed it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amitabha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old monk, hands clasped, ignored the six-eyed demon, turned to Tsuchinokami Xia Mei, his weathered face wearing a gentle, Buddha-like smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good layperson, this demon is fierce. Let me handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words ended,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the old monk took a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, the earth trembled—and the quake grew fiercer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, everyone thought it was an earthquake—but soon, they realized: the tremors matched the monk’s footsteps. Each step landed, and the earth shook; each step after that, the quake intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if his body grew heavier with every step, heavy enough to crush the land beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every footfall struck like a divine drum, shaking the heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped, scalp prickling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old monk advanced toward the six-eyed demon—each step he took, the ground collapsed inward from the point of impact, cracking like a turtle shell, sinking and fracturing into deep fissures!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking hearts, trembling heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, each step fell like a mountain crashing down—ground sinking a hundred meters wide, the very air trembling, cracks spreading like ten thousand lightning bolts, weaving across every direction, crisscrossing in deep ravines!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",1255,"2026-06-20T17:56:08.120Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2f6293d3f0de9dfb4a81e6c711ad10b332df8604b3b74a7cfe2b552da9d3d268","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-75","i-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-chapter-73",477,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-sparked-the-hundred-demon-night-parade-in-toky-cover.jpg"]