Chapter Summaries

Rokuninbe Chihiro began a ritual in Shibuya to carry out a long-planned act of revenge, throwing Tokyo’s Spirit Veins into chaos. As Phase 3 Moving Spiritual Disasters spread across the city, Miyaji Hanao ordered every independent exorcist officer mobilized, with the latest disaster striking where the Onmyo Academy first-year students were taking their examinations.

• Rokuninbe Chihiro spread a blood-red ritual text on a Shibuya rooftop and invoked Minister Dairenji and the North Star King before beginning an ominous spell.
• The Spirit Veins across Tokyo fell into chaos, causing spiritual disasters to erupt throughout the city.
• Miyaji Hanao arrived at the Exorcism Bureau’s First Monitoring Room and directed units to exorcise disasters, evacuate residents, and prioritize Phase 2 and higher incidents.
• Reports confirmed that disasters in Akihabara, Ueno, and Shinagawa had escalated to Phase 3 Moving Spiritual Disasters.
• Miyaji Hanao learned that another Phase 3 Moving Spiritual Disaster had appeared in Shibuya, where Onmyo Academy first-year students were taking their examinations, and ordered all independent exorcist officers mobilized.

As miasma surged and the Spiritual Disaster in Shibuya reached Phase 2, the students taking Onmyo Academy’s advancement exam struggled to contain it. Luo Zhen stabilized the barrier, evacuated everyone, and attacked the miasma with Acalanatha’s Fire Realm Incantation, causing it to disperse.

• The miasma intensified, throwing the students and instructors into chaos as Spiritual Disasters erupted across Shibuya and the Spirit Vein fell into disorder.
• The Spiritual Disaster damaged the ground and nearby buildings, reaching Phase 2 as Natsume’s exorcism and Kyoko’s barrier began to fail.
• The three instructors joined Natsume and Kyoko to reinforce the barrier, but the miasma continued to grow stronger.
• Luo Zhen chanted the mantra of Ucchusma to stabilize the barrier, then ordered everyone to leave and began chanting Acalanatha’s Fire Realm Incantation.
• Natsume led the evacuation as Luo Zhen’s crimson flames struck the miasma, and the Fire Qi gradually dispersed it.

Luo Zhen exorcised a Phase 2 spiritual disaster with one spell, then sensed a much stronger threat approaching and shielded everyone. A Phase 3 Nue appeared, incapacitated most of the students, and attacked Kyoko, leaving her fate unclear.

• Luo Zhen destroyed the Phase 2 spiritual disaster with a single Fire Realm Incantation, astonishing the students and lecturers.
• Luo Zhen sensed a powerful miasma approaching and cast a barrier to protect everyone.
• A Phase 3 moving spiritual disaster called Nue crashed into the barrier and revealed itself as a giant Chimera Type monster.
• Nue's roar overwhelmed most of the students, leaving Natsume, Kyoko, and the lecturers struggling to stay conscious.
• Nue lunged at Kyoko and struck her with a miasma-infused punch.

Luo Zhen saved Kyoko from Nue and drove the Phase 3 disaster away with his psychic power, then told Natsume to evacuate the others while he dealt with it. Before he could continue, a hostile man claiming to be one of the Twelve Divine Generals arrived and declared the area his territory.

• Nue’s attack was blocked by Luo Zhen’s magical shield, and he ordered Kyoko to stand back.
• Luo Zhen blasted Nue through an office building with Telekinesis, astonishing Natsume and the others.
• Luo Zhen told Natsume to get everyone to safety while he finished Nue, and Kyoko tried to dissuade him.
• A silver-haired man with an X-shaped forehead tattoo mocked Luo Zhen, announced that the area belonged to the Twelve Divine Generals, and warned everyone not to interfere.

Kagami Reiji arrived at the Onmyo Academy and revealed himself as a powerful, violent Independent Exorcist known as the “Ghost Eater.” Luo Zhen recognized his strength and vicious personality, and concluded that he hated him.

• Kagami Reiji mocked Luo Zhen and threatened Natsume when she tried to step forward.
• Kagami Reiji attacked an elderly instructor with a Fire Talisman after the instructor asked him to show restraint.
• The instructor blocked the flames with a Water Talisman but was knocked down, and Kagami Reiji warned that he might kill anyone who got in his way.
• Luo Zhen identified Kagami Reiji as one of the Twelve Divine Generals and learned firsthand how formidable and dangerous he was.
• Luo Zhen decided that he hated Kagami Reiji and that they were completely incompatible.

Kagami Reiji attacked Nue with the Fire Realm Incantation, but Luo Zhen blocked the flames with the Water God Technique and challenged him. Kagami Reiji abandoned Nue and struck at Luo Zhen, who watched the punch with Mind's Eye taking effect.

• Kagami Reiji dismissed Nue as weak and unleashed the Fire Realm Incantation against it.
• Luo Zhen used the Water God Technique to block Kagami Reiji's flames and protect Natsume, Kyoko, and the others from the spreading vapor.
• Luo Zhen mocked Kagami Reiji and invited him to test his strength.
• Kagami Reiji left Nue and punched toward Luo Zhen's face as Luo Zhen activated Mind's Eye.

Luo Zhen dodged Kagami Reiji’s punch and countered with a telekinetically assisted sword skill, then blocked Kagami’s enraged fire attack with Five Elements Talismans. Kagami remained eager to fight after Luo Zhen’s defense stopped his flames.

• Luo Zhen used Mind's Eye to narrowly dodge Kagami Reiji’s punch.
• Luo Zhen strengthened and controlled his body with magic and telekinesis, then struck Kagami with Flash Strike.
• Kagami Reiji staggered back from the punch, and Natsume, Kyoko, the students, and the instructors watched in shock.
• Kagami Reiji chanted the Minor Incantation of Acalanatha and sent waves of fire surging toward Luo Zhen.
• Luo Zhen formed a pentagram with five Five Elements Talismans and used a Fire Evasion Incantation to divert Kagami’s flames.

Luo Zhen confronted Kagami Reiji, who recognized him as a possible reincarnation of Yakou, and the two unleashed their full power. After they sent Nue crashing into the office building, Luo Zhen and Kagami Reiji began a fiery incantation battle that left the plaza ablaze.

• Kagami Reiji deduced that Luo Zhen might be the so-called reincarnation of Yakou, and Luo Zhen taunted him in return.
• Luo Zhen and Kagami Reiji released comparable torrents of cursed power as Natsume, Kyoko, the students, and the instructors watched.
• Luo Zhen produced ten black Shikigami Talismans and poured his cursed power into them, startling Natsume.
• Nue leaped at Luo Zhen and Kagami Reiji, but their combined outburst of cursed power hurled it through the office building to its top floor.
• Luo Zhen and Kagami Reiji chanted the Fire Realm Incantation at the same time, and their flames collided across the plaza.

Luo Zhen fought Kagami Reiji in a destructive battle that strengthened the onlookers’ belief that Luo Zhen was Yakou’s reincarnation. After blocking Kagami Reiji’s Imperial Formula and countering with lightning arts, Luo Zhen was caught from behind in a burst of flames.

• Luo Zhen and Kagami Reiji’s Fire Realm Incantation battle drove Natsume, Kyoko, and the others back behind barriers as they evacuated the unconscious students.
• The students and instructors watched Luo Zhen contend with Kagami Reiji and wondered whether he was Yakou’s reincarnation, while Natsume worried the fight would fuel the rumor.
• Kagami Reiji unleashed the Imperial Formula Vajrapani Mantra, sending Raging Waves of Fire Qi at Luo Zhen, who blocked them with an enormous psychic-power shield.
• Luo Zhen invoked the Thunder Emperor’s name and sent lightning at Kagami Reiji, who countered with a Nine Syllable Seal before vanishing from sight.
• Kagami Reiji appeared behind Luo Zhen wrapped in Spiritual Energy and engulfed him in flames.

Luo Zhen survived Kagami Reiji’s attack with a substitute and countered by seeing through Reiji’s Ubu technique. Just as Luo Zhen prepared to defeat him, Kogure Zenjirou arrived and interrupted the fight.

• Kagami Reiji’s flames burned a Simple Shikigami substitute while Luo Zhen reappeared behind him using the Invisibility Technique.
• Luo Zhen identified Reiji’s Ubu spell and taunted him about using Imperial-style Onmyo Arts.
• Reiji demanded to know how Luo Zhen had seen through Ubu, but Luo Zhen refused to explain and said the technique that could beat Reiji senseless was a good one.
• As Luo Zhen prepared to activate his arrangements and take Reiji down, Kogure Zenjirou arrived on a motorcycle and challenged Reiji for causing trouble again.
• Luo Zhen recognized the newcomer as Kogure Zenjirou.

Kogure Zenjirou arrived and stopped Kagami Reiji from continuing his attack on Luo Zhen. Luo Zhen revealed that he had secretly surrounded Kagami with shikigami during their fight, leaving Kagami to realize he was the one who had narrowly escaped.

• Students and instructors cheered when Kogure Zenjirou arrived, and an instructor asked him to stop Kagami Reiji.
• Kogure warned Kagami that the Onmyo Agency would deal with him, and Kagami let his surging curse power subside.
• Luo Zhen mocked Kagami for claiming he had escaped with his life, then snapped his fingers to reveal shikigami surrounding him.
• Luo Zhen explained that he had hidden ten shikigami in spiritual form amid the disrupted Spiritual Energy and miasma.
• Kagami erupted in rage after Luo Zhen asked who had really escaped with his life.

Luo Zhen and Kagami Reiji nearly resumed their Curse Battle before Kogure Zenjirou stopped them and revealed that Tokyo’s Spirit Veins were in chaos and Phase 3 spiritual disasters were appearing. Luo Zhen tracked the fleeing Nue and discovered it was headed toward the Onmyo Academy.

• Luo Zhen and Kagami Reiji prepared to clash again, but Kogure Zenjirou interrupted them with a wave of Spiritual Energy.
• Kogure Zenjirou warned that Tokyo’s Spirit Veins had fallen into chaos and Phase 3 disasters were erupting, then ordered everyone to evacuate to shelters and return to work.
• Luo Zhen suspected Rokuninbe Chihiro might be behind the spiritual disasters and explained that he had placed a tracking curse on Nue.
• Luo Zhen sensed Nue’s direction and revealed that it was heading toward the Onmyo Academy.

Nue attacked Onmyo Academy but was held back by its powerful barrier. An ominous old man loosened the barrier from within through his shikigami, forcing Otomojin to stay with him as disaster descended on the academy.

• Nue attacked Onmyo Academy, but its barrier repelled the blow and triggered Core Cracking Phenomenon across Nue's body.
• An old man watched Nue and said the academy's students needed a trial, while hinting that his shikigami was inside the school.
• Otomojin arrived and respectfully addressed the old man as his Master, asking him to spare the students and not overwhelm them.
• The old man agreed to provide a trial of appropriate difficulty and revealed that his shikigami could release the barrier from inside.
• The barrier around Onmyo Academy vanished, and the old man kept Otomojin from leaving as disaster descended on the academy.

After learning that the Nue had breached the Onmyo Academy dormitories, Luo Zhen and the others rushed to help. Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji also headed there, while Otomojin’s unexplained absence left the Academy’s defenders without a crucial ally.

• An instructor reported that the dormitory barrier had been dispelled and the Nue had entered the Onmyo Academy, throwing the students and instructors into panic.
• Kogure Zenjirou asked whether Otomojin was at the Academy, and Kagami Reiji reacted with shock and intense interest when he heard the name.
• The instructor learned that Otomojin was missing, so Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji set off for the Academy.
• Luo Zhen decided to go as well, summoned Bei Dou, and took Natsume and Kyoko with him after Kyoko explained that her grandmother was at the Academy.
• Kogure Zenjirou rode off by motorcycle, Kagami Reiji entered the Spirit Vein with Ubu, and the instructors began evacuating the remaining students.

Luo Zhen, Natsume, and Kyoko reached the damaged Onmyo Academy, where Nue was rampaging and the miasma threatened to intensify into a Phase 4 spiritual disaster. Kurahashi Miyoshi’s shikigami reported that the students were sheltering and the instructors were fighting Nue, then asked them to retrieve something important.

• Luo Zhen judged that Nue’s growing miasma could lead to a Phase 4 spiritual disaster and ordered Hokuto to charge into the Onmyo Academy.
• Hokuto smashed through the hole in the academy, and Luo Zhen, Natsume, and Kyoko landed in a wrecked corridor.
• Kurahashi Miyoshi’s black cat shikigami told them that the students were sheltered in the Curse Training Ground and the instructors were engaging Nue.
• Kurahashi Miyoshi told them she was safe inside the barrier and asked them to retrieve something important from a certain place.

Luo Zhen, Natsume, and Kyoko crossed the miasma-filled Onmyo Academy to retrieve a forbidden Cursed Tool from the Academy Headmaster’s office. Kurahashi Miyoshi warned Luo Zhen not to touch the sealed box, leaving the reason unexplained.

• Kurahashi Miyoshi explained that the distorted Spirit Vein was intensifying the miasma and helping Nue approach Phase 4, while the lecturers and Alpha and Omega held Nue back.
• Kurahashi Miyoshi sent Luo Zhen, Natsume, and Kyoko to secure a forbidden Cursed Tool before the academy’s unstable Spiritual Energy could affect it.
• Kurahashi Miyoshi revealed that Alpha and Omega had been created by the former Yakou and led the group to the Academy Headmaster’s office.
• Kyoko opened the office, and Kurahashi Miyoshi used a hidden compartment in a bookshelf to uncover the carefully sealed box.
• Kurahashi Miyoshi confirmed the box was intact, told Kyoko to take it, and gravely warned Luo Zhen not to touch it.

Luo Zhen retrieved the sealed Cursed Tool connected to Yakou, but Nue’s miasma escalated into a Phase 2 Spiritual Disaster as Nue reached Phase 4. With Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji arriving to fight Nue, Luo Zhen rushed out to join them, while Natsume and Kyoko discovered Kurahashi Miyoshi had vanished.

• Luo Zhen ignored Kurahashi Miyoshi’s warning and took the box from its hidden compartment, but he agreed not to open it.
• The Academy building shook as Nue’s miasma surged into a Phase 2 Spiritual Disaster, and Kurahashi Miyoshi warned that it could spread into a catastrophe across Tokyo.
• Luo Zhen sensed Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji arrive and begin fighting the Phase 4 Nue.
• Luo Zhen handed the box to Natsume and ran from the office to join the battle.
• Natsume and Kyoko found only a Shikigami Talisman where Kurahashi Miyoshi had been.

Natsume and Kyoko were knocked unconscious by a girl who freed the sealed shikigami Karasuha, while Luo Zhen reached the Curse Training Ground and found Nue transformed into a Phase 4 Chimera. Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji were fighting the monster as the Academy evacuated its students and raised barriers.

• After Kurahashi Miyoshi’s shikigami talisman appeared, Natsume and Kyoko decided to take the dangerous object out of Onmyo Academy and then return to help her.
• A uniformed girl used a hypnotic curse to knock Natsume and Kyoko unconscious, then took the sealed birdcage from them.
• The girl opened the birdcage and released Karasuha, a Three-legged Crow shikigami, which flew away in golden light.
• Luo Zhen followed the tracking spell he had placed on Nue to the underground Curse Training Ground, where instructors evacuated students and raised barriers.
• Luo Zhen found Nue transformed into a giant, two-headed Phase 4 Chimera as Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji fought it.

Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji fought the evolved Phase 4 Nue, but their combined Fire Realm Incantation could not overcome its power. Luo Zhen joined them, leaving Kagami Reiji openly hostile as their flames struck Nue together.

• Nue evolved to Phase 4 and sent waves of miasma across the Curse Training Ground.
• Kagami Reiji used a seed character to repel the incoming miasma, while Kogure Zenjirou cut through it with his Heavenly Demon Blade.
• Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji used the Fire Realm Incantation to set Nue ablaze, but its miasma resisted their flames.
• Luo Zhen joined their attack with his own Fire Realm Incantation, combining their power against Nue.
• Kogure Zenjirou looked surprised by Luo Zhen's arrival, while Kagami Reiji reacted with killing intent.

Luo Zhen used his transformed Mind's Eye to grasp the true essence of Acalanatha's Fire Realm Incantation. His sacred flames took the forms of Acalanatha's attendants, burning Chimera's miasma and attacking it as the Curse Training Ground became engulfed in fire.

• Luo Zhen considered how Phase 4 spiritual disasters threatened through their scale and required many exorcists to exorcise.
• Luo Zhen began chanting the Fire Realm Incantation while Kogure Zenjirou and Kagami Reiji watched.
• Luo Zhen's flames transformed into Acalanatha's attendants and burned away Chimera's miasma as they attacked it.
• Chimera cried out in fear, while Kagami Reiji and Kogure Zenjirou recognized the extraordinary power of Luo Zhen's incantation.
• Luo Zhen's flames spread across the Curse Training Ground, transforming it into a mythological world.