Chapter 2618

"Grandpa...... what's going on, what exactly is......"

"Relax,"

Nurarihyon said casually, "this is just some bastard crawling back out of hell."

The moonlight was gradually being obscured, just like a celestial dog devouring the moon.

And when the last wisp of moonlight vanished, the gate to the netherworld swung open with a thunderous boom.

And this strange portal faced the earth below.

A man of imposing bearing stepped out from that eerie portal high in the heavens.

He took a light breath, an expression of rapture and nostalgia surfacing on his face.

"...... A familiar scent! I've finally come back to life."

Abe no Seimei sighed softly, and in the next instant, he sensed something.

His figure vanished in a flash.

In the span of a single breath, Abe no Seimei appeared within the courtyard of the Nurarihyon household.

"It's been a long time!"

Abe no Seimei was dressed in a most orthodox onmyoji attire, utterly unlike the naked figure from the original work—composed and elegant.

He gazed at Nurarihyon with a faint smile, as though greeting an old friend long unseen rather than an enemy.

"Indeed, it has been a very, very long time...... since we last met!"

Nurarihyon lightly stretched his old bones.

The next moment, a terrifying aura erupted from his body.

As though turning back the hands of time, Nurarihyon returned to his youthful state.

Having joined the guild for so long, Nurarihyon had not been idle.

After undergoing all manner of enhancements from the guild...... his current strength, compared to his former peak, was only greater, never weaker.

Nura Rikuo gaped wide.

Staring blankly at his grandfather's younger version.

"Mm!"

Abe no Seimei finally furrowed his brow, "Your condition...... is far better than I imagined!"

Abe no Seimei sensed something was off...... but, out of confidence in his own strength, he quickly suppressed that unease.

Then, Abe no Seimei shifted his gaze onto Asakura Yohime.

"...... This era! Can it truly produce an onmyoji as outstanding as you?"

Abe no Seimei's words carried a note of astonishment, "Would you be interested in throwing in your lot under my banner?"

"You should be able to perceive my identity, yes?"

A hint of arrogance crept into Abe no Seimei's words, "So, you should know exactly what my invitation to you signifies."

"Lord of Mount Tai, or Master of a Hundred Demons."

Asakura Yohime spoke calmly.

Abe no Seimei nodded unhurriedly.

And the next moment, Asakura Yohime let out a cold laugh, "However, that holds no meaning for me at all...... there is only one thing I want—"

"And that is your life...... Fire Spirit!"

As the words fell, blazing flames erupted, engulfing the heavens and the earth.

Asakura Yohime commanded flames hot enough to incinerate everything, sweeping them toward Abe no Seimei.

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