"Hundred Demons."
That did not refer to the name of a single entity, nor did it mean a hundred ghosts.
At least, that was not its meaning in the jujutsu world.
Just as Yase Doshi was not the name of a single demon but a collective term for a group of demons, the so-called Hundred Demons referred to a group of Demons and Monsters from legend.
Some had appeared in mythology, while others came from folklore. Some were incredibly powerful, while others were weak, but without exception, all of them were quite famous.
For example, the Nekomata.
For example, the Kappa.
And then there was the Yuki-onna.
All these familiar entities belonged to the ranks of the Hundred Demons.
The Hundred Demons could practically be said to encompass all the famous Demons and Monsters in Japanese legends. Among them were even the Three Great Yokai—the Shuten-doji, Tamamo-no-Mae, and Great Tengu.
There was a record in the history of the jujutsu world of these many Demons and Monsters appearing together and embarking on a grand procession at night.
Thus, the legend of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons was born.
Phase 4 referred to a state in which countless spiritual disasters occurred in a chain centered around one enormous spiritual disaster. If severe enough, it would cause countless Phase 3 Moving Spiritual Disasters to appear and run rampant through the cities, which was why it was called the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
However, that was merely a metaphor.
The true Night Parade of One Hundred Demons had only appeared once in the history of the jujutsu world.
How could something like the various Demons and Monsters of legend appearing together and embarking on a grand procession possibly happen often?
Not to mention that, after thousands of years, many