Chapter 42: Sign-In Starting from Inuyasha Chapter 42: The Soulless Kikyo

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Protagonist:

Zang Ye

Under the guidance of the puppet threads, Zang Ye and the others came to a mountain side.

Here, clouds and mist swirled, and the mountain was covered with silkworm cocoons; at least several hundred cocoons were piled everywhere, yet upon closer inspection they seemed arranged in a pattern. Because of the clouds and mist, visibility was poor. This eerie scene made everyone shudder.

Those cocoons, Zang Ye and the others did their best not to touch them.

For fear of alerting Gui Po Li Tao,

until everyone came to a narrow bridge.

This bridge connected to the other side of the mountain, and because of the clouds and mist, they could not see clearly what lay across.

The narrow bridge was only wide enough for one person to pass, one by one.

Below the narrow bridge, clouds and mist swirled; it was a cliff they could not see clearly.

Seeing this scene, Kagome's legs trembled. "Do we really have to cross?"

"If we fall, what will we become…"

Kagome was somewhat uneasy. This suspension bridge connected to the other side, swaying in the wind, and looked not at all sturdy.

Shippo was also scared. "This old hag, although we haven't met her yet."

"But liking this kind of ghostly place—she must be a pervert in her heart!?"

Inuyasha turned back, saw Kagome's appearance, and couldn't help but say, "Kagome, if you're scared, just stay here!?"

Hearing this, Kagome was greatly startled and anxiously said, "I don't want to stay in this ghostly place at all!"

"Of course I'm going up with you."

Zang Ye turned his head and said, "Kagome, don't push yourself too hard."

Kagome rolled her eyes. "Staying here is more dangerous!"

Inuyasha: "Then stop nagging, let's cross together!"

The five of them advanced one after another, with Zang Ye at the very front.

Suddenly, when everyone was in the middle of the narrow bridge, those cocoons developed cracks, shattered like glass, and finally burst open completely.

Zang Ye's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Not good, some kind of mechanism has already been triggered."

"The things inside those cocoons are coming out."

As Zang Ye's words fell, pale-faced samurai appeared one by one from inside the cocoons, holding long spears, or samurai swords, various weapons, surrounding Zang Ye and the others.

Shippo exclaimed in shock: "In front, behind—all samurai, their faces look so strange…"

Inuyasha: "These must be that old hag Gui Po Li Tao's subordinates, right!"

Zang Ye drew the Lightning Strike Blade and charged over, swinging the Lightning Strike Blade in his hand, knocking down the samurai blocking the front.

The sounds of different people falling were instead the sounds of tiles shattering.

These people were not real people; they were all made from baked earth.

(Sure enough, these things were all made of earth. Making such a big commotion, Li Tao should have noticed by now…)

……………………Dividing Line………………

On a flat area at the mountain peak, Gui Po Li Tao held a huge sickle and with one strike destroyed the wall outside the kiln.

Inside was indeed a cocoon. She excitedly walked in, and under the firelight's reflection, her smile looked even more hideous. "Let me see how the finished product turned out from mixing spirit bones and grave soil, then firing it in my ghost kiln?"

"Looks not bad…"

"Come!"

Gui Po Li Tao took out a soul-calling grass from behind and threw it onto that cocoon.

The soul-calling grass emitted light and fell onto the cocoon.

Gui Po Li Tao swung her sickle and struck it.

"Wake… wake up! Kikyo!"

As Gui Po Li Tao's words fell, cracks appeared on the cocoon, and a hand reached out from inside to grab the soul-calling grass.

The cracks gradually widened until a very beautiful woman emerged from inside.

"Kikyo, when you lived in the world, as a miko, didn't you exterminate yokai who coveted the Shikon Jewel one by one?"

"I heard that those yokai with weak strength, who only obtained a small Shikon Jewel Shard, had their yoki increased several times!"

"I want… I want all the Shikon Jewel Shards, kill all yokai who possess Shikon Jewel Shards! Eliminate them all!"

"I, Li Tao, have revived you; you will be my servant and go collect Shikon Jewel Shards!"

Gui Po Li Tao shouted loudly, stretched out her hand, and a blue energy fell onto Kikyo's body.

However, Kikyo had no reaction at all.

This made Gui Po Li Tao's expression stiffen; seeing Kikyo, her eyes were empty, a wooden appearance.

Gui Po Li Tao stepped forward to check and discovered: "Soul… her soul hasn't returned!?"

As a cocoon made by firing, the soul is the most crucial part; only with a soul does one have the ability to act and think.

Only then can one display the strength from when they were alive.

"My Li Tao's Ghost Arts! How could it be impossible to call back the soul!!"

"Could it be… Kikyo's soul has already reincarnated!?"

"Only then would Kikyo's soul not come. Damn…"

Just as Li Tao was vexed, a voice transmission sounded in her ear.

「What's going on? 」

「Why is it so noisy outside!? 」

Gui Po Li Tao muttered to herself, holding her huge scythe, and flew out.

On Kong Qiao, Zang Ye and the others all unleashed their techniques,

「Fox Fire! 」

「Scattering Soul Iron Claw! 」

「Activate Puppet Manipulation Technique! 」

「Sacred Arrow! 」

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Though their strength was all strong, there were simply too many puppet samurai.

Just as one batch was shattered, another batch surged up.

Zang Ye's expression was not good, because on Kong Qiao, he did not dare to use Lightning Strike; once Kong Qiao was destroyed, without flight ability, they could not escape the fate of falling down.

In the sky, a figure hovered, it was Gui Po Li Tao.

Zang Ye's expression shifted, thinking to himself, 「This fellow's flight ability is truly not bad! 」

【Detected sign-in target, Gui Po Li Tao, sign in!?】

Came~

【Sign in!】

【Sign-in success, gained ability Moon Shadow, fuse!?】

Zang Ye did not hesitate, chose to fuse.

【Fuse!】

【Merge success!】

In an instant, a memory about Moon Shadow appeared in Zang Ye's mind.

「Truly not bad…」

「It's actually flight ability; as long as there is enough Yoki, one can hover in the air and travel. 」

In the sky, Gui Po Li Tao saw Kagome's appearance, discovered she was very similar to Kikyo, and her expression brightened.

「Too similar, truly too similar. 」

「She is Kikyo's reincarnated body! 」

Gui Po Li Tao swung her huge scythe, striking down from the high sky, one strike cutting Kong Qiao in two, and carrying Kagome away as she flew.

「Activate Lightning Strike! 」

Zang Ye shouted loudly, a bolt of lightning power struck over.

Gui Po Li Tao's expression changed greatly, carrying Kagome she hurriedly dodged.

Finally the power of lightning fell on the mountain, causing an explosion, rocks fell.

「This Half-Demon, actually can control the power of lightning!? 」

Seeing the destructive power of lightning, Kagome's expression changed greatly, 「Hey! Zang Ye, you fellow won't kill me too, will you! 」

Zang Ye used Puppet Threads to adsorb onto the mountain beside him, 「Kagome, now is not the time to worry about this. 」

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