The Immaculate Imperial Chick, the Death Words of the Lord of the Ten Chicks' Night Parade

Blood-red soulfire flickered in its hollow, pitch-black eye sockets, while a gold-painted crown sat atop the Ten-Doll Night Walker Lord's skull.

After its initial frenzy, it seemed to calm down slightly. It did not charge recklessly, but continued muttering, "I'll kill you."

After a brief passage of time, that deep, waterlike resentment finally spread throughout the entire Doll Festival Domain, making Uesugi Tetsu's ankles tingle faintly.

He lowered his head and saw his own face reflected in the dark water.

Uesugi Tetsu temporarily suppressed the battle intent roiling in his heart. He once again dodged the falling cherry blossom petals, retreating dozens of meters with each breath. Halfway through, he estimated the approximate range of the Doll Festival Domain.

Thirty meters!

The Doll Festival Domain was a circle with a radius of thirty meters. Within it were cherry blossom petals that triggered instant death after touching someone ten times, as well as deep resentment that continuously weakened anyone who remained inside.

Then, is long-range combat its weakness?

In a flash, the ferocious White Brahma transformed into a terrifyingly beautiful Four-tailed Fox.

Uesugi Tetsu raised a fingertip.

A simple pentagram lit up, and a fist-sized, deep-red fireball shot toward the Ten-Doll Night Walker Lord with a sharp whoosh.

Yet neither the expected evasion nor explosion upon impact occurred.

The broad Six-panel Screen surrounded the Ten-Doll Night Walker Lord. With only a slight movement, it swallowed every fireball flying in from afar.

"Ordinary Onmyōjutsu can't hurt this thing? ...If I want to settle this in one decisive clash, I have to fight it up close!"

White Brahma gripped Kaga Kiyomitsu again and finally stopped maintaining the Jade Heart Art within his body.

In an instant, surging and violent Essence, Qi, and Spirit burst from Uesugi Tetsu's entire body.

Everything around him became