Chapter 492

When the Youkai Wind swept up from the lake surface, Heaven and Earth suddenly lost their color.

That wind was no ordinary airflow, but a pressure condensed into substance, every strand carrying the ferocious killing intent of a Great Youkai.

The Youkai Sage's youkai power poured forth like an abyssal sea, a purple-black storm sweeping across the long sky.

Wherever it passed, moonlight shattered inch by inch, breaking into scattered silver flakes across the sky, fluttering like snow.

Only now did the Mors People realize that the "Seventeen-year-old Girl" who always covered her face with a folding fan had, over the years, reached such a level of youkai power—

She had already been extremely formidable before.

Now she advanced even further, far surpassing the past... truly showing not the slightest sign of standing still.

This terrifying transformation caused everyone present to change color.

Even Yuuka Kazami had a flicker of unusual color in her eyes.

But the Master of Flowers of the Four Seasons was not displeased by this; instead, she hooked her lips into an arc brimming with fighting spirit.

She gazed at the figure at the center of the storm, her emerald pupils burning with heat, a fighting spirit rising from the bottom of her heart...

—If there is an opportunity...

—Once matters here are settled, I must find this lazy fellow who loves to pretend to be young and have a good fight...

It was probably a gaze like that.

Although such thoughts surged in her heart, the Flower Tyrant did not delay in the slightest.

Only to see her suddenly step forward, surging youkai power erupting from within her like a volcanic eruption, likewise releasing fluctuations at will.

A blue-green youkai wind whirlwind carried flying petals and withered leaves straight into the cloud layer, instantly dyeing the dark sky curtain with vibrant vitality.

This Great Youkai, an incarnation of nature, stood at the center of the youkai energy vortex.

Accompanying the sudden wild growth of the surrounding plants and trees was...

Emerald hair like a waterfall, a moment of splendor.

Amidst the surging green silk, it brushed past her waist.

She raised her hand to tuck the stray hair at her forehead behind her ear; this habitual gesture now carried a certain coldness.

—At this moment, the Master of Flowers, silent for many years, finally fully awakened, as if time had reversed, once again displaying the sharp edge of her prime.

The purple-black youkai energy flood and the blue-green storm collided with a boom above the lake surface, instantly erupting with even more astonishing momentum.

The two utterly different forces did not tear at each other, but spiraled upward like the confluence of yin and yang.

The shattered moonlight silver flakes were drawn into it, turning into flowing fireflies of starlight.

The lake surface fluctuated; the rising water pillars had not yet fallen before being wrapped by the youkai wind, crushed into countless water mists.

At this moment...

With the actions of the two most persuasive Great Youkai of Gensokyo as an example.

The other Strong Experts no longer observed, but instead released their own energy fluctuations one after another.

All kinds of powers of different attributes were like rushing great rivers, pouring into the chaotic ocean.

Heaven and Earth at this moment became a wild palette.

Countless energy floods intertwined in the Void—youkai power surged like angry waves, magic power moved like dark currents, spiritual power flowed like clear springs, and divine power shone like the sun.

These powers that should have conflicted and annihilated each other now, under a mysterious harmonization, achieved an incredible balance.

Like a grand symphony, violent thunder and soft strings resonated, scorching fire and biting ice danced together.

And Yukari Yakumo, standing at the peak of the Realm, was the conductor of this grand ensemble.

Those violent powers that would have torn at each other became as docile as sheep under her attunement, entwining and fusing with each other.

—This is the might of the Realm.

Chaos and order, in her hands, were merely two sides of a coin.

The energy flood grew ever more surging, yet always maintained a subtle balance, as if an invisible hand were plucking the strings of fate. Yukari Yakumo amidst the storm, her golden eyes reflecting myriad glories.

"Truly... a magnificent movement."

She whispered softly, her folding fan suddenly closing—

"Boom—!"

All rivers return to the sect, Heaven and Earth resonate.

Pre-battle mobilization complete.

Thus, in the next moment...

From the center of the storm came Miss Merry's belated, smiling declaration.

That voice was like overlapping echoes of shattered fragments:

"Everyone, follow me—"

"Strike the moon surface!"

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It had been said before.

Eternity and an instant are relative.

Therefore, to the Outside World, it was an extremely short period of time, though not so short as to be an imperceptible time frame, yet not even a moment had passed.

Put more bluntly—

It was just after the Moon Rabbit Clone force had been dispatched, awaiting military intelligence feedback.

"The signal seems not very good... Gensokyo over there should have something further blocking the signal."

Examining the data displayed on the Sensor Array Terminal, Rin Nei couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"It's only been a few minutes since teleportation, this is normal, moreover that Great Barrier is indeed extraordinary, it being able to hinder spirit particle signals is understandable..."

Princess Toyohime spoke softly, saying such a result was quite reasonable.

Eirin Yagokoro had once personally gone down to the Ground to welcome Princess Kaguya back to the Moon after her sentence was served, but for some unknown reason, she ultimately chose to flee with Kaguya instead...

Naturally, they were not idle over the millennia, searching specifically for their master many times.

——But there was never any result.

——They clearly knew that place existed, yet could not find it at all.

That was truly strange.

Therefore, the Two Princesses had to admit that the youkai of the Ground had some skill.

Especially that Boundary Youkai who was an entire race unto herself—her ability was blatantly unfair, and the Great Barrier she laid out was more outrageous than the old Lunar Capital technology.

So it was understandable that Reisen's Legion, sent to teleport over, had not managed to send back word in a short time.

Even the Two Sisters were pleased to see this development.

But...

It could not be said.

At least openly they could not show it, and had to put on a proper discussion about why the invasion was not going smoothly.

After all, when one lives under another's roof, one must bow one's head; the Lunarians were people too, and likewise needed to abide by this.

And just as the Two Moon Princesses spoke one thing while meaning another, discussing the situation on the surface while actually worrying—

Demonic Wind rose suddenly!

Like an abyss pouring forth, in an instant it swallowed the light of the sky.

The Strong Experts of all Gensokyo turned into Flowing Light, stepping on the Boundary Resonance tuned by Yukari Yakumo, and completed a leap that inverted Heaven and Earth in the gap between Eternity and an Instant.

The monitors of the Moon Fortress could hardly react.

The moment the piercing Siren rang, the originally tranquil Moon Sea was already surging with chaotic Demonic Clouds from the Ground.

The Youkai Power Storm raged, colliding most directly with multiple Shell Layer Structures, erupting with astonishing energy sparks.

"Enemy attack! Coordinate E-227, entire area!"

This area was where, not long ago, the Moon Rabbit Clone force had all teleported and leaped into Gensokyo in one go.

But now...

The invaded side had clearly traced the traces, and instead invaded the Moon.

The hundred thousand great army sent over earlier had now reappeared in Area E-227, not a single one missing.

This clone force, synchronized with madness, immediately attacked in all directions the moment they appeared, their eyes flashing with a mad crimson Wavelength.

And following "them" over—

there were also countless youkai, gods, ghosts, and celestials...

Wait wait.

The hostile red dots shown on the monitoring radar were dense, simply a large expanse of Red Light.

For a moment, this layer exploded into a pot!

"Eh? Isn't... is this right?"

Under the piercing Siren and chaotic Movement, Princess Yorihime could hardly React.

The girl looked completely Blank.

The situation was truly too Strange, and also too Sudden.

She did hope the Reisen force would not go so Smoothly, but she had never expected such a result—

The time perspectives of the two sides were not equal, so this scene seemed particularly absurd.

From Princess Yorihime's perspective, it was that the Moon, using heart against carelessness, sent a hundred thousand clone Reisen great army to leap into Gensokyo in one go, as vanguard to open the way and Position...

However, only a few minutes had passed...

The hundred thousand great army was directly turned, teleported back the same way, and even brought the great force from Gensokyo's side to invade the Moon!

That huge number—one look and it was a carefully assembled army!

——What situation?

——This looks like bear came!

——Could it be that Gensokyo had long planned to invade the Moon, and just seized this critical opportunity?!

Because the Ground youkai really had attacked the Moon in earlier years, and Yukari Yakumo was also a criminal with prior offenses...

So at this moment, Princess Yorihime subconsciously Deluded, thinking of this point.

But an Unreasonable World was inherently unreasonable, and many things could not necessarily be deduced with normal Causality Logic.

The purple-haired high Ponytail girl was Blank, yet Reacted in an Instant.

She gripped her tachi, stood protectively before her sister who was not good at direct Combat, and was about to activate her ability, Summoning Divinity Power.

"Yorihime! Toyohime! Stop!"

A long-unheard, Familiar voice shouted softly at this time.

Like a bolt of Lightning striking down in her mind!

The purple-haired high Ponytail girl stiffened entirely: "Mas... Master?!"

——That was their teacher.

——And also the person who, compared to the Indifferent Tsukuyomi-sama, was more like their mother in terms of Positioning.

"No time to Explain! Believe me!"

Eirin Yagokoro quickly and decisively threw out a sentence—

"Toyohime, open the door! We need to Surprise Attack the Divine Realm of Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto at the fastest speed... don't worry, your mother will Cooperate!"

"Wh... mm! I understand!"

Despite subconsciously sensing shock, they still couldn't make heads or tails of the situation.

However, the two Moon Princesses still looked at each other and very decisively decided to unconditionally trust their most respected teacher.

——This looks like there's more to it!

——But Tsukuyomi-sama, when did you get in touch with Master?

Similar thoughts flashed through both their minds, but the pressing matter at hand was indeed to go straight to the main control room by opening the door.

This was also the best tactic.

After all, this is the outer shell layer, the layer closest to the Moon's external surface; entangling here doesn't hold much meaning.

Wanting to fight in layer by layer from the outermost layer is simply unrealistic.

It would also waste Mors Strength for nothing.

Therefore...

In the tactic planned by the Gensokyo side, it was to make the battle a decisive battle from the start——

Log in and head straight for the BOSS room!

With the most peak Mors Momentum, with the most powerful Mors Strength, pierce that Divine Realm!

Crush that Mana Thought dwelling among them!

And to complete this most critical step, inside-out coordination was naturally indispensable; it had to have a Ghost supporting from within to be completed!

(Chapter End)