Clang!!!
Dojigiri Yasutsuna struck Taira no Masakado across the neck, producing the sound of metal colliding.
Yuta Okkotsu quickly retreated, his sword-wielding right hand trembling slightly.
"Even a special-grade cursed tool can't hurt him?"
One of the Four Great Vengeful Spirits, Taira no Masakado had been licked all over by the Great Serpent at birth, becoming tainted with saliva imbued with demonic power. From then on, his body had been as tough as steel, impervious to blades and spears.
Crack—
Rumble—
Yuta Okkotsu turned to look.
In the distance, thunder roared as his ancestor, Sugawara no Michizane, descended like a god and summoned rolling heavenly lightning.
In another direction, Blood Great Tengu's massive form, vast enough to blot out the sky, was even more oppressive.
"Are the enemies facing Gojo-senpai and Geto-senpai really this terrifying? Then I can't hold them back either!"
Yuta Okkotsu opened his mouth, and cursed speech runes appeared.
Just then, Taira no Masakado's shadow seemed to come alive and split into six masses. Six Taira no Masacados then emerged from those shadows.
These six duplicates were identical to Taira no Masakado himself, even possessing the same steel-like, indestructible bodies.
This was another of Taira no Masakado's ultimate techniques: "Shadow Warrior"!
In an instant, seven Taira no Masacados charged at Yuta Okkotsu with swords drawn from seven different directions.
"Fall!"
Using swordsmanship and cursed speech, Yuta Okkotsu barely managed to fend off the combined assault of the seven Taira no Masacados.
At the same time, his eyes remained fixed on the seven Taira no Masacados as strange cursed energy gradually began to stir.
After an unknown amount of fierce fighting, Yuta Okkotsu suddenly widened his eyes.
"Copy Technique: Shadow Warrior"!
The next moment, four Yuta Okkotsu duplicates crawled out from his shadow.
Though his Copy technique had