Chapter 819: Suppressing the Oni King with Force

"Then let me see just how much skill you really have." Feeling the majestic aura on Lingyun, Hoshiguma Yuugi drained the wine in her cup in one gulp, her fighting spirit rising continuously.

"Just you alone?" Lingyun narrowed his eyes slightly.

Hearing Lingyun's words, Hoshiguma Yuugi's tone instantly turned a bit gloomy: "What do you mean by that?"

"I remember the Oni seem to have Four Great Oni Kings, so why do I only see two now?" Lingyun asked with some confusion.

Hearing Lingyun's words, Hoshiguma Yuugi could not help but feel a bit short of breath; she did not know where the other two Oni Kings had run off to, and among the Oni, only she and Ibuki Suika remained as the pillars.

"Although there are only Suika and me here, the decision made by the two of us can represent the entire Oni race!" Hoshiguma Yuugi said, stepping forward.

"Then why not come at me together?"

Hearing this, Hoshiguma Yuugi's expression could not help but sink: "Are you looking down on us?"

"No, it is you who are looking down on me!"

As the words fell, a terrifying aura erupted from Lingyun's body, instantly sweeping across the entire plaza. The Oni present all had their movements stalled, and even the Oni at the Great Youkai level had a trace of an uncomfortable expression on their faces.

Feeling the terrifying aura on Lingyun, even the knowledgeable Yakumo Yukari could not help but have her expression change slightly. The moment Lingyun released his own power, she even thought that a legendary god had descended upon this world once again.

"So strong. I never expected that among humans today, there would appear an existence capable of rivaling true gods. Being able to fight one, it truly makes my blood boil!" Hoshiguma Yuugi drained the wine in her cup, her eyes surging with intense fighting spirit.

At this moment, she clearly realized that the youth in front of her was not spouting nonsense, but that he truly possessed the ability to fight both great Oni Kings together.

A mist appeared beside Hoshiguma Yuugi, slowly condensing into the form of Ibuki Suika. Now, Ibuki Suika no longer had her previous drunken appearance; her eyes were clear, and there was even a trace of solemnity on her face.

Seeing Ibuki Suika appear by her side, Hoshiguma Yuugi waved her hand at the Oni behind her.

Receiving Hoshiguma Yuugi's signal, the Oni present retreated simultaneously, clearing out the entire plaza.

"Then, let the battle begin!" Lingyun narrowed his eyes slightly, and the aura on his body began to fluctuate.

"My intuition tells me this will be an exciting battle!" Hoshiguma Yuugi stomped her right foot on the ground, and her figure instantly turned into an afterimage, darting in front of Lingyun.

Lingyun clenched his right fist and collided heavily with Hoshiguma Yuugi's fist. Amidst a violent boom, Lingyun retreated a small step, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly appeared on the ground beneath his feet.

A trace of astonishment appeared on Hoshiguma Yuugi's face. Although this punch of hers was unleashed with her pure physical strength, its power was definitely not to be underestimated. Yet, the person in front of her had so easily intercepted her fist, and he had used pure physical strength as well.

"Hah—" A burst of white smoke appeared beside Lingyun, and Ibuki Suika suddenly lunged out from the smoke, an incredibly overbearing punch slamming directly toward Lingyun's face.

Lingyun twisted his right hand, and surging power erupted from his grip, shaking Hoshiguma Yuugi back while simultaneously catching Ibuki Suika's fist. A powerful shockwave erupted, directly blowing away all the debris around the two of them.

Ibuki Suika once again felt the strange sensation she had experienced when she faced Lingyun's punch earlier; the opponent's palm was like a bottomless pit, continuously absorbing the power from her fist.

The shaken-back Hoshiguma Yuugi suddenly rushed out, a whip kick carrying a whistling force sweeping directly at Lingyun's face. Lingyun raised his left hand to parry Hoshiguma Yuugi's whip kick, but his body could not help but sway once again.

Seeing Lingyun in this state, Hoshiguma Yuugi and Ibuki Suika's eyes lit up simultaneously, and they slammed toward Lingyun's direction with fists and kicks carrying whistling winds. Perhaps because the two had worked together for a long time, their offensive coordination was seamless, and for a moment, they actually forced Lingyun to retreat step by step.

Every time Lingyun retreated a step, cracks would appear on the ground beneath his feet, as if some terrifying force had descended upon the ground; this was Lingyun using clever force to dissipate the immense power he was bearing while fighting Hoshiguma Yuugi and the other.

Although their joint offensive forced Lingyun back, Hoshiguma Yuugi and the other did not have a single trace of ease on their faces; they discovered with some horror that Lingyun was currently relying on his own physical strength to clash head-on with them. Moreover, every time Lingyun's figure retreated a step, the aura on his body would increase by a fraction, as if he were building up momentum.

"Hah-yah—"

Just as Lingyun's figure retreated seven steps in a row, Lingyun suddenly stomped his right foot on the ground and slammed both fists toward the two Oni Kings in front of him. The four fists collided, and Lingyun's sleeves expanded in an instant, then suddenly shrank, returning to their original state. Meanwhile, Hoshiguma Yuugi and the other simultaneously felt an extremely terrifying force surging toward them, and their figures could not help but retreat several steps, each step leaving a deep footprint on the ground.

Having blasted back the two Oni Kings with one strike, Lingyun moved his hands slightly, his finger joints making a crackling sound. The Oni had always been famous for their great strength, and this was fully embodied in the two Oni Kings; even now, he could feel his joints vibrating slightly.

"Such powerful strength, I'm starting to doubt whether you are even human!" Hoshiguma Yuugi exhaled a puff of white air, looking at her slightly trembling right hand.

Ibuki Suika's figure appeared beside Hoshiguma Yuugi, her small face somewhat flushed, likely caused by a rush of blood.

Just at this moment, Lingyun's figure suddenly appeared in front of Hoshiguma Yuugi, his right fist carrying terrifying power and striking directly at her face. Hoshiguma Yuugi quickly raised her hands to block, but the terrifying power carried by Lingyun's fist directly blasted her away. The flying Hoshiguma Yuugi destroyed everything along her path, finally crashing into a stone wall.

"Ah—" Before Ibuki Suika could react, she followed in Hoshiguma Yuugi's footsteps, being blasted into the stone wall by Lingyun's punch.

"Crack, crack—"

Countless cracks suddenly appeared on the stone wall, which then shattered into a sky full of rubble. The two Oni Kings stepped out from the rain of rubble, their auras rising rather than falling.

"This guy is simply a monster; I can even feel that he hasn't used his full strength!" Ibuki Suika said, taking a deep breath. "With our current state, we cannot defeat him!"

"Then let's use that move!" Hoshiguma Yuugi suddenly said.

"Do we really have to use it?" Ibuki Suika hesitated slightly.

"It has been a long time since we encountered an opponent worthy of us using this move, and besides, going all out is the highest respect we Oni can show a guest!"

"Since that's the case, then let's use it!"

As the words fell, Hoshiguma Yuugi and Ibuki Suika stepped forward simultaneously, and the auras on their bodies began to expand crazily.