Chapter 344

PS: Today my older brother is so bad he's practically boiling over, the Emperor is deeply affected, but the second update will still come, just a little later.

At the very moment the white smoke released by Miyahara Toru reached its limit, Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai began to move.

Mai Xuejie might be the only one present who can barely hold her own against the Ameonna, but she has no confidence of winning, especially in the enemy's domain, so she agreed to Uesugi Muneyuki's plan.

We can only give it a try!

Divine Technique - Prayer, Sever Flow!

A pale purple spirit power flowed along Mai Xuejie's perfect waistline and the splendid figure of her white hakama and red skirt, rotating as a rising purple force field blocked the Ameonna's rain curtain, while on the other side, the Smoke Ghost continuously spewing white smoke finally could not hold on, he began shaking the emergency inhaler, producing a 'peng-peng~peng-peng' sound.

At the same time, Mai Xuejie's spirit power burst and the Smoke Ghost's shake-shake music sounded simultaneously, the Ameonna in the rain curtain instantly sensed it, she hesitated slightly for the blink of an eye, then immediately attacked the Smoke Ghost!

The falling rainwater stagnated in midair, forming slender water lances, thousands of silver lights shot straight toward Miyahara Toru's position!

Plan succeeded!

Uesugi Muneyuki's expression grew grave, Miyahara Toru also dared not be careless in the slightest, he hastily inhaled a mouthful without waiting for his spirit power to fully recover, immediately transforming into a puff of smoke, yet this puff of smoke was still swept aside by the oncoming violent rain pear blossom needles, barely able to form, and even within the rain curtain one could hear the Smoke Ghost's painful cry.

Miyahara Toru was injured, fortunately the harm this could cause him is limited.

Uesugi Muneyuki hesitated not, he spread his legs and immediately ran toward the Ameonna's position!

"?" The Ameonna also felt she had not completely eliminated that smoke-puller, at this moment she realized she had been tricked! Under the rain curtain she slightly "raised her head", that "gaze" obscured by wet hair, slowly swept over every living thing present, every person swept by that "gaze" felt their heart clenched by an icy hand, their mind filled with endless sorrow and icy whispers.

But Uesugi Muneyuki and Shirakawa Mai, after all, have seen much in a hundred battles, neither was overly shaken, seeing Uesugi Muneyuki charge toward her, the Ameonna coldly snorted, she seemed to want to summon the Frog People, but Mai Xuejie's Divine Technique Prayer - Sever Flow blocked the rain curtain, even if the Frog People were summoned, they would arrive too late!

Seize the moment! Uesugi Muneyuki seized this opportunity and charged toward the Ameonna like a raging wind and torrent!

The malevolent spirit in the rain immediately changed tactics, she waved her hand, geysers erupted from the ground, the surging flood immediately obscured Uesugi Muneyuki's vision, simultaneously cutting off his path to her!

"Leave it to me!" Mai Xuejie's spirited cry came first, a dazzling white light rainbow pierced through tens of meters, tearing open a rift in the midst of the colossal wave the Ameonna had stirred up!

Arrow to Break Demons!

Seizing this opportunity, Uesugi Muneyuki drew even closer!

Eighty meters, fifty meters, thirty meters!

In the rain curtain, the figure clad in plain white kimono gradually became visible, within her long hair drenched like kelp, a pair of lonely, hateful eyes stared directly at the approaching Uesugi Muneyuki, seeing the water waves dispersed, the Ameonna coldly hummed, she spat out a string of spirit words from her mouth, the advancing Uesugi Muneyuki felt his body stall, his entire body enveloped by a mass of raging, resentful, lonely energy, a chill rose from his legs.

Precision Defense!

Uesugi Muneyuki did not let the Ameonna's spirit word curse finish, spirit spheres burst forth, the spirit word power was bounced back, he pressed forward again!

After two consecutive moves failed to block Uesugi Muneyuki, the Ameonna finally got serious, she spread her arms, opened her palms, right hand up, left hand down, each drew a semicircle, rainwater condensed together, forming an ice wall that perfectly blocked Uesugi Muneyuki at about twenty-five meters, while the Frog People on both sides also rapidly approached.

Not enough, the distance is still insufficient!

Uesugi Muneyuki was blocked before the ice wall, a spirit sphere struck the ice wall surface along his fist, yet could not break through this barrier in the slightest!

It was precisely at this moment that Mai Xuejie's Sever Flow Prayer began to fail, the waves on both sides and the rainwater in the air again surged toward the painstakingly created passage!

"I'll do it!" Mai Xuejie's voice reached again, she had never before made Uesugi Muneyuki feel so reassured.

Empress Jingu's Secret Transmission - Divine Speed Prayer!

Mai Xuejie transformed into a light-shadow flash, appearing tens of meters away, descending beside Uesugi Muneyuki, she took a deep breath, then burst forth spirit power once more.

Prohibit - Inner Side Secret, Purify Soul Seal!

One palm slapped onto the ice wall, the Ameonna's white spirit power and Mai Xuejie's purple spirit power collided, finally cracking open a fissure, Bai Chuan Mai still wished to strengthen her power, but on the ground two water tentacles had already extended, firmly gripping Mai Xuejie's legs.

"Ugh!" Mai Xuejie's face slightly changed, she wanted to burst spirit power again to shake off the tentacles, but could not, the tentacles tightened further, on the ground a sharp water spike rapidly protruded, thrusting toward Bai Chuan Mai's crotch, this water spike's speed rivals a bullet, so much so that Uesugi Muneyuki did not even notice!

Clang!

Mai Xuejie's body-protected spirit power shield finally did block this water spike capable of piercing from bottom to top through the skull, the collision of spirit power between spike and shield produced brilliant light, Bai Chuan Mai's expression turned ferocious, she gestured: don't mind me, you hurry on!

Seeing the spike unable to pierce the enemy's shield, the water-type transformation turned the spike into a constantly rotating sharp grindstone, fiercely pressing toward Mai Xuejie's spirit power shield, the grindstone pressed against the shield's surface.

Begin rotation!

Zizi zizi~ the high-speed rotating grindstone emitted the sound of spirit power burning and cutting, sparks shot out in a long string, Mai Xuejie stubbornly resisted for a while, but eventually could not hold on.

Damn……this malevolent spirit actually……knows how to use a grindstone…….

Bang~ the spirit power shield protecting Mai Xuejie shattered violently, several water-formed tentacles firmly gripped Mai Xuejie's legs, and along her thighs spread upward, seeking to directly attack her spirit power core!

No, once that place is invaded……Mai Xuejie at this moment already lacks the strength to resist, she can only place her last hope on Uesugi Muneyuki.

Uesugi! Hurry up!

At this moment, Uesugi Muneyuki finally broke through the ice wall, another spirit sphere followed the crack Mai Xuejie created in the ice wall and shattered it, he drew even closer.

Hironaka Mariko appeared, the grudge of the Odaiba Building split into two avatars, six ghost claws simultaneously extended and cast spells.

At a certain moment, the Ameonna's figure indeed lagged slightly, but this cannot fundamentally affect her, she waved her hand, rainwater transformed into a high-pressure water cannon, cutting the three Hironaka Mariko at the waist, the two avatars immediately merged into the water and were absorbed by the Ameonna, the remaining Hironaka Mariko main body also cried out in pain and fell to the ground.

But at this moment, Uesugi Muneyuki had already approached to within less than ten meters of the Ameonna.

He raised his fist, appearing ready to fight the Ameonna to the death, the Ameonna also immediately extended from her hand a large water blade, preparing for close combat.

But Uesugi Muneyuki did not attack, he merely raised his right hand.

In his right hand, the Qinghui Stone blazed with light.

Distance sufficient!

Death Soul Contract, Activate!

A faint thread of connection linked Uesugi Muneyuki and the Ameonna, before the other could react, Uesugi Muneyuki immediately said: "We are travelers who mistakenly entered this place! We were tricked in by those people! The one disturbing your peace is him! He wants to seize your power! We only want to leave! Let us go, and we promise never to return, to guard this realm's tranquility!"

"?" The plain white kimono figure in the rain curtain suddenly paused.

"It's true! We meant no offense!" Uesugi Muneyuki seeing the other react, immediately continued: "As you are of this inner world, you should understand, we never intended to offend you, I came here at the request of Ms. Kurozawa Yōko, do you know her? She is the last shrine maiden of Kurosawa Shinai! We are not with those four people! We are from the Kantou Shinai Alliance, come to inspect this abandoned shrine!"

"?" The Ameonna listened to Uesugi Muneyuki's words, the Death Soul Contract seemed to take effect, but the domain remained, her icy "gaze" turned toward Uesugi and Bai Mai.

Uesugi Muneyuki strained to perform once more the most solemn martial salute, Bai Mai also deeply bowed.

"???" The Ameonna stood in place, seemingly understanding Uesugi Muneyuki's words, also seemingly considering whether to continue fighting.

Uesugi Muneyuki immediately took another action—he condensed his spirit power on his body, according to his family memory, quickly generated in his hand an exquisite spirit power crystal.

The crystal's color is deep and warm, based on deep amber, with natural, cloud-mist-like deep reddish-brown and gold-brown interwoven textures, one side slender and upright, cross-section an elegant flat circle, the other side a cluster of five graceful, smoothly curved pine needles, beneath and around the pine needles are rosy light patterns, further down is a small exquisite crescent moon, the moon is a delicate waxing crescent shape, edges polished smooth as a mirror, slightly raised.

It is actually a hairpin!

"Your Highness in the rain, I have long admired your lofty aspirations and dignified bearing; truly you are beautiful and noble, and I harbor deep reverence for you."

"To express a fraction of my sincere feelings, I have specially crafted this hairpin; its pine branches symbolize evergreen for ten thousand generations, the clouds and rosy mist signify enduring auspicious qi, the new moon reflects pure and clear light — a token of my utmost sincerity praying for Your Highness in the rain to enjoy lasting blessings and eternal health. I bow my head and earnestly beg you not to discard this trifle, but to accept this heart of red sincerity."

Uesugi spoke very seriously, and he used the standard warrior language of the Edo period.

"........." The hairpin crystallized from Courage instantly attracted the Rain Woman's gaze; she looked at the hairpin in Uesugi Muneyuki's hand, and after a long time, she flicked her water whip and snatched the hairpin from Uesugi Muneyuki's hand, retracting it into her sleeve with lightning speed.

She began to speak.

"You, you can actually speak with me?"

"What Kurozawa Yōko, what Kantou Shinai Alliance, I don't know them; this is the place I chose, I wait here, wait, wait for the gate to open once more."

"Gate? What gate?" Uesugi Muneyuki asked.

"The great gate leading to the High Plain of Heaven, the great gate leading to Void." The Rain Woman spoke slowly.

"Void?" Uesugi Muneyuki pressed.

"Enough, I hate answering questions." The Rain Woman said coldly, spreading her arms: "Quickly say what you came here for, don't ask questions, or I'll kill you, and her."

"Then I at least need to know what to call you, right?" Uesugi Muneyuki said urgently: "This is the last question!"

"Arimura Hana."

"Arimura... Hana???"