Chapter 858: Charging Toward the Moon Capital

There were not many figures in the long pavilion, only a dozen or so. Those figures, whether standing or sitting, exuded an air of leisure.

However, no one would underestimate the dozens of people in this long pavilion; the aura radiating from them reached a point that was even hair-raising.

If one looked closely, one could find no shortage of famous Great Youkai among them. Kazami Yuuka leaned against a large tree, elegantly sipping tea; flowers bloomed on the ground around her, but no Great Youkai in the vicinity dared to approach her, clearly aware of Kazami Yuuka's reputation. Elsewhere, Ibuki Suika and Hoshiguma Yuugi were drinking opposite each other; although they had consumed quite a bit of liquor, there was not a hint of drunkenness in their eyes, and instead, the momentum on their bodies grew increasingly powerful. Saigyouji Yuyuko sat upright before a wooden table, oblivious to others as she popped piece after piece of pastry into her mouth, while behind her stood the helpless-looking Konpaku Youki.

"Yukari, you've come?" Seeing Yakumo Yukari appear, Ibuki Suika set down the wine gourd in her hand and waved at Yakumo Yukari.

"Yakumo Yukari, since you have come, it means the battle is about to begin, right!" Kazami Yuuka's gaze also turned toward Yakumo Yukari, a bloodthirsty glint flashing in her eyes.

"Yes, before that, we must wait for one person first!" said Yakumo Yukari.

"Wait for whom?" Ibuki Suika asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You are also very familiar with that person!" Yakumo Yukari said with a smile.

"Familiar?" Ibuki Suika could not help but tilt her head, a hint of doubt in her tone.

Just at this moment, space suddenly twisted, and two figures stepped out from the distorted space, appearing before everyone.

"A human?" One of the Great Youkai stood up abruptly, staring at the appearing figures with a cautious expression.

"Aha, so it's you, little brother!" Seeing Lingyun appear with Fujiwara no Mokou, a hint of pleasant surprise appeared on Ibuki Suika's face. "Isn't this little Mokou? How come it feels like your strength has improved so much?"

"Sage of Youkai, could it be that the person you said you were waiting for earlier is this person? A mere human is nothing but our food; is it not somewhat inappropriate to let a human participate in our war of the Youkai attacking the Lunar Surface?" Just at this moment, a sinister voice drifted over.

Lingyun's gaze turned toward the Youkai who had spoken; it was a man who looked extremely cold and grim, wearing a black robe. A chilling aura constantly radiated from his body, and not even a single Youkai approached him. This was a Snake Youkai, and a Snake Youkai with extremely powerful strength at that. Lingyun had an impression of this Great Youkai, not because he had met him before, but because this Youkai was listed on Yakumo Yukari's kill list, a Youkai destined to die on the Lunar Surface battlefield.

Hearing the black-robed man speak, many of the Great Youkai also began to clamor. After all, in the eyes of many Youkai nowadays, humans had no outstanding qualities other than providing them with fear and becoming their food.

Lingyun suddenly smiled. Before coming here, he had long anticipated that some Youkai would question him; this was determined by the current relationship between Youkai and humans. Lingyun had been wondering what method to use to demonstrate his presence, and he never expected that someone would jump out the moment he arrived—was this not someone offering a pillow just as he was getting sleepy?

Seeing Lingyun smile, the gazes of Ibuki Suika and Hoshiguma Yuugi, who were drinking, held a hint of pity as they looked toward that Youkai. Saigyouji Yuyuko, who was eating, stopped her hand and looked toward that Youkai, and even Kazami Yuuka on the side cast her gaze over.

"Crack, crack—"

Suddenly, the Youkai present simultaneously discovered that the stone tiles under the Snake Youkai's feet had developed cracks, and the expression on his face had become extremely bizarre, as if an invisible mountain were pressing down upon him. Scales even emerged on his body, and his tongue turned into a forked snake tongue, constantly flicking out from his mouth. In the end, the Snake Youkai collapsed directly onto the ground, unable to even move his body.

"You should be grateful that Yakumo Yukari is here today; otherwise, I wouldn't mind boiling a pot of snake soup." Lingyun withdrew his pressure and said indifferently.

Without the suppression of the pressure, the Snake Youkai scrambled up from the ground and scurried to the side, not daring to speak. However, his cold, sinister gaze would occasionally dart toward Lingyun's direction, clearly planning some sort of revenge. Yet, he did not notice that at a certain moment, the shadow under his feet twisted unnaturally.

After suppressing the Snake Youkai without changing his expression, the gazes of the Great Youkai present toward Lingyun also underwent a slight change. In the world of Youkai, it had always been that the strong were respected; those with great strength could earn their awe. Lingyun being able to suppress a Great Youkai of superior strength without changing his expression meant his strength had already gained their recognition.

Just at this moment, some of the Great Youkai present recalled that in recent years, a quite special existence had indeed appeared among humans. That person had once defeated two Oni Kings of Old Hell in a one-versus-two battle, had fought to a draw with the Flower Tyrant in the Sun Flower Field, and even in the incident where the famous Saigyou Ayakashi was sealed, his figure had been present. Most shocking of all, some time ago, an avatar of Tsukuyomi, one of the Three Noble Children, appeared on the earth, only to be beaten to pieces by someone not long after, and the person who beat the avatar of Tsukuyomi to pieces was also rumored to be a human. If they were not mistaken, that person was the one before them.

Thinking that such a powerful existence could become their ally, the Youkai present could not help but feel a bit excited. With such powerful martial force, there would be a few more chances of success in wanting to occupy the Moon Capital.

"The time should be about right." Lingyun said to Yakumo Yukari beside him.

Yakumo Yukari nodded and stood up; a powerful aura surged from her body, piercing through the dark clouds in the sky and revealing the moon in the sky.

Gazing at the reflection of the full moon on the lake surface, a hint of solemnity appeared on Yakumo Yukari's face, and the Demon Power throughout her body boiled frantically.

"Boundary of Reality and Illusion!"

The reflection of the bright moon on the lake surface suddenly shook and began to transform and expand; the boundaries between heaven and earth seemed to become blurred in this instant, filling one's heart with a strange sensation.

After that strange sensation dissipated, the reflection of the full moon on the lake surface had become a massive circular passage, and the end of this passage was the battlefield for this Lunar Surface war.

Yakumo Yukari hovered in mid-air, withdrawing her boundary power, but the boiling Demon Power on her body simultaneously made the other Great Youkai feel that the title of Sage of Youkai was not just an empty name. After all, being able to open a massive passage from the ground to the Moon Capital with one's own strength was something only Yakumo Yukari could do among the Youkai.

"The passage has been opened. My brethren, tonight we shall carve out a brand new world for the future of Youkai. For this, show the majesty of Youkai to those decaying existences in the Moon Capital!" Yakumo Yukari's momentum was fierce as she spoke to the many Youkai present.

Yakumo Yukari's voice, bolstered by her Demon Power, spread throughout the entire battlefield. The Youkai present became excited simultaneously, their roars shaking this heaven and earth.

"Roar! Kill—"

Immediately, the many Youkai, led by their respective leaders, passed through the passage constructed by Yakumo Yukari and charged toward the Moon Capital.