Yuria Had Done It / The Final Cleanup ...

She took her sixth step, and her once gleaming hands were now covered in thick scales.

In the seventh step, the Profound Nether Qi and spiritual energy returned to her body, filling it completely.

Eight steps later, his Spiritual Sense detected a colossal object in the direction before him, and sensed an ominous aura.

Nine, a cold breath swept over her body, and the protective Prison Spirit Remnant Soul Clothes followed, giving her shelter.

She opened her eyes and looked at the monster before her.

It was a stitched-together object pieced together from the Xuanming Python and other Ghosts. Many human faces grew on the body of this enormous creature. These faces were familiar to Yotsuya Miko; they were the faces of the Ghosts she had killed and whose Soul Extract essences had been refined by the Nine Nether Profound Soul Treasure Record.

The Soul Devouring Tribulation of the Nine Nether Profound Soul Treasure Record is caused by the impurities remaining in these Soul Extract.

"Do you want to resist?"

She calmly gazed at the stitched-together monster before her, these dead remnants, these scum that roared at her and lunged at her.

"Do you want to kill me?"

Yotsuya Miko walked towards the monster, extending her sharp claws. At that moment, she suddenly felt that the Heavenly Devil Claw in her hand was exceptionally easy to use.

"The remnants living within my Profound Nether Qi, frankly, I find them very annoying. It's precisely because of you remnants that I've been preventing myself from increasing my strength."

"Let's stop here, that's enough."

She leaped into the air, and just as she had dealt with the Xuanming Python, she swung her claws. The monster was as fragile as paper, turning into fragments wherever she went.

The scene changed again; the sky was bright, and as far as the eye could see, there was only blue sky and white clouds.

Yotsuya Miko looked at the remaining giant python corpse before her and exhaled.

Her battle has finally come to an end.

Chapter 157 Yuria did it

Just as Yotsuya Miko finished her battle, the battle at another Gate of the Underworld continued.

Yuria was unaware that this was the first time she had severed those troublesome tendrils. She stood rooted to the spot, not moving an inch. The Straw Rope Doll in her hand, guided by the Spiritual Power within her body, was constantly being thrown out to attack.

"Quickly, fill in the gaps!"

Beside her, the modern combat troops fired another round to cover the advance of the exorcists. In front of her were the exorcists of Divine Gate, who had finally finished their battle with the Shepherds and rushed over. These exorcists threw the talismans in their hands at the tendrils in front of them, coordinating with the attack of the modern troops.

One side represented the power of the mystical realm, while the other represented the power of the technological realm. Their cooperation proceeded smoothly. The tentacles that continuously emerged from the Gate of the Underworld shattered, and were completely destroyed before they could even regenerate. However, even after these tentacles were destroyed, a considerable number of tentacles emerged from the gate again, launching another attack on the ants that stood in their way.

But these ants took advantage of the time it took for its tentacles to be replaced with new ones, and then replaced them with another batch of tentacles. Guns and cannonballs fired at the newly emerging tentacles, covering the next round of replacement. Even if a tenacious tentacle managed to break free from this suppression, it would then face Yuria's attack.

Yuria was tightly protected at the front of the army. If the situation became uncontrollable, she would use her Spiritual Power to manipulate the Straw Rope Doll to launch an attack. The tentacles might survive the attacks of modern weapons and talismans, but they would be doomed to be killed by the Straw Rope Doll, because their power far surpassed that of the two forces.

Yuria's situation was much better than Yotsuya Miko had imagined. Shortly after rescuing Shimizu Tenpu, destroying the monster's first batch of tentacles, and enraging the monster, the exorcists and troops rushed to the Gate of the Underworld and took over the battle. After witnessing the girl wielding the Straw Rope Doll single-handedly kill dozens of tentacles, they wisely chose to have Yuria lead the battle.

Their operation was progressing smoothly. Under the protection of Yuria's Straw Rope Doll, the battle was gradually pushing these tentacles back into the Gate of the Underworld, and it was now nearing its end.

"Quickly, retreat!"

The commander shouted, and the exorcists who had been launching a fierce attack retreated, no longer paying attention to whether the tentacles behind them had hit them. The final wave of attack had begun.

With the order to retreat, Yuria moved to the rear of the army and stood on a temporary platform erected there. As the crowd retreated, dozens of men armed with rocket launchers stepped to the front, aiming their weapons at the Gate of the Underworld. These easily portable "cannons" were the most powerful weapons they could urgently mobilize. Tanks and aircraft would inevitably be exposed to the public. And the existence of these Gate of the Underworld was not something the public could easily ignore.

"Miss Futamido Yuria! Please prepare yourself!"

"I see!"

In response, as Yuria finished speaking, the "infantry cannons" they held emitted a muffled sound. With the rising smoke and flashes of fire, the projectiles quickly detached from their launchers and struck the tentacles that were beginning to emerge from the Gate of the Underworld.

These modern military weapons, originally used to counter tanks in war, were now given a sacred mission: they launched their fiercest attack on the evil monster. This monster, with its flesh and blood, unfortunately became a testament to the power of modern weapons, once again demonstrating their formidable firepower.

As the projectiles exploded on the tentacles, shards of debris flew everywhere, and the violent impact whipped at Yuria's clothes. The deafening explosions pierced her ears, even though she was wearing noise-reducing earmuffs. The moment the attack succeeded, she finally began her planned action.

The Spiritual Power she had prepared in advance within the Straw Rope Doll in her hand began to guide it, shooting a beam of scorching white light towards the Gate of the Underworld. The beam of light struck the frame of the Gate of the Underworld of the Gate of the Underworld, and she intended to forcibly close it.

As the tentacles were repelled back into the Gate of the Underworld by the flames, the white light also arrived at the Gate of the Underworld. The Gate of the Underworld, which had been ravaged by the fire but remained unharmed, began to tremble the moment it was struck by the white light, and a bloody aura continuously emanated from its body. Realizing what had happened to the Gate of the Underworld, the monster hurriedly extended its tentacles out of the Gate of the Underworld again, but it was too late.

In a flash, the crimson aura was completely expelled from the Gate of the Underworld, followed by the gate's fading into nothingness. With the Blood Sacrifice severed, the seal on it took effect once more. Clearly, the monster did not resist the seal's immense power. Its tentacles extending from the Gate of the Underworld the Gate of the Underworld were repelled, and even dozens of tentacles striking again could not break the seal. With a resentful "gurgle," the tentacles and the Gate of the Underworld vanished completely into thin air, signaling the end of the battle.

In fact, this monster wasn't particularly powerful. With its flesh and blood, it could withstand attacks from modern weapons, and it was equally vulnerable to the wounds inflicted by exorcists. Due to its size, it couldn't reveal its complete form from the Gate of the Underworld; only its arms and legs could move freely. It was far weaker than the Xuanming Python Yotsuya Miko had encountered. Yet, even such a monster required the people of this world to treat it with caution.

"Is it finally... over?"

Shimizu Tenpu, who was mixed in with the exorcists, muttered to himself. He quickly realized what was happening and ran out of the group towards the stadium.

Neither the exorcists nor the regular troops paid any attention to his actions. Instead, they all turned their gaze to Yuria, who was standing on the high platform, and to the Straw Rope Doll in her hand.

Ignoring the eager gazes, Yuria silently stepped down from the platform and put the Straw Rope Doll into her pocket.

It's over...

She wanted to figure out what was going on, so she looked at the crowd standing in front of her.

She was familiar with the gazes of these people; they held various expressions, including awe, admiration, greed, and fervor. These people knew her, knew the immense power she wielded. But that power was not hers; it Yotsuya Miko.

She merely used Miko's power to complete this incredible battle.

Even so... she did help Miko; she sealed the Gate of the Underworld.

She did it.

Yuria smiled happily in front of everyone.

Chapter 158 The Finale

"What a misfortune."

Yotsuya Miko collected the materials from the Xuanming Python's corpse. The massive body was quickly absorbed by the Prison Spirit Remnant Soul Clothes and the mutated scales on its body.

During the time she lost consciousness, the Soul Devouring Tribulation had already activated the Nine Nether Profound Soul Treasure Record, transforming the Xuanming Python's Soul Body into Soul Extract, which she then refined into Profound Nether Qi. Her previously depleted Spiritual Sense was nourished anew, while the newly generated spiritual energy sustained her injured body.

However, his injuries are steadily healing.

She looked at her mutated hands.

Everything has a price, and the price for resolving the issue of the Heavenly Devil False Body True Understanding, which contained remnants of desire within the Profound Nether Qi, was that her body began to develop in the direction of a true Heavenly Demon.

Yotsuya Miko could sense that her body was being strengthened by some strange energy. Accompanying this strange energy were scales that could simultaneously mutate two organs, and the scales openly devouring the corpse of the Xuanming Python. Clearly, the scales were extracting energy from the Xuanming Python's corpse to strengthen their own body.

She can still retract the mutation of her organs, but judging from the space originally used by the Nine Nether Profound Soul Treasure Record to transform Soul Extract, it's clear that her consciousness has already accepted this mutation. However, this mutation can help her deal with the impurities in the Soul Extract later, so it's a trade-off.

She shook her head, putting these changes into her mind for now. In her perception, the aura of the monster at the other Gate of the Underworld was already dissipating, clearly indicating that Yuria had completely dealt with that Gate of the Underworld.

"Exorcists, and..."

She glanced at the surveillance cameras on the still relatively intact building, then unleashed several bursts of spiritual energy, completely closing the Gate of the Underworld before her. In this way, all the Gate of the Underworld were now completely resealed.

"Only the finishing touches remain."

With its mutated legs propelling it forward, it sped towards the stadium at an incredible speed.

Just as she and Shimizu Tenpu were heading towards the stadium, the commanders surrounding the stadium soon received a report about the Gate of the Underworld.

"Is everything resolved?"

He looked at the stadium before him. Apart from the troops stationed outside, there were reporters and onlookers who seemed eager for drama. These reporters were doing what they wanted to do, attracting public attention and allowing them to smear the army and the police. In short, they were doing everything they could to make the public ignore what was happening at the two Gate of the Underworld.

Their cover-up can finally be put to an end.

With the Gate of the Underworld completely closed, the cleanup crew has been dispatched. And then...

"Have you found Amamiya Tengo?"

The special operations team reported the current situation over the walkie-talkie. This elite squad of a small number of people had entered the stadium through the corners and begun to take control of the terrorists.

A small team, following the information provided by Amamiya Shinro, arrived at the basement and discovered a completely dead body. The mangled head was a gruesome sight. The body was identified as the thug Amamiya had mentioned killing. Meanwhile, the old man, Amamiya Tengo, remained unconscious, lying on the side of the basement floor.

In the office on the upper floor, the team also found Tong Sheng Yuanhe, who had been shot multiple times in the back and was beyond dead. They drew a vial of blood from the perpetrator and will conduct DNA testing later.

After doing all this, the team provided more thorough first aid to Amamiya Tengo. Once the other teams had subdued the thugs, they took the old man away and provided him with medical care. This was considered a promise to Amamiya Shinro, the brave citizen who killed Tong Sheng Yuanhe.

However, even the commander hadn't expected that the Amamiya Family, which had been involved with calligraphy for hundreds of years, would produce such a ruthless person. He was decisive and efficient, and it's hard to believe that he was an assassin.

Besides confirming the information provided by Amamiya Shinro, the other teams were not advancing quickly. To avoid provoking the terrorists, they were covertly attacking lone thugs and searching for the Amamiya Xingqiu and Amamiya Shinro. However, as more and more thugs were eliminated, the thugs guarding the crowd gradually realized that something was wrong.

Under these circumstances, their actions finally went awry.

"Someone broke in..."

The exclamations jolted the rioters, who had been completely bewildered by their involvement in a terrorist attack and couldn't recall what had happened, into a state of heightened tension. They looked around, but dared not venture into any part of the stadium, fearing they might become the next target.

What should we do?

The leader looked at the considerable number of hostages before him. Although he didn't know why these hostages were bound by his dozens of men, or why the surrounding area was a ruin mixed with blood and flesh, he knew very well what the best way to save himself was now.

"Get out here!"

He ruthlessly pulled a child from the crowd, pressed a gun against his head, and gestured to his men. These seasoned veterans quickly understood their leader's intentions, and each of them forcibly pulled out vulnerable women and children from the crowd, using them as their protectors.

"I know you have surrounded this place."

The leader spoke sternly to those around him, not caring whether they believed him or not; he believed it himself.

"Listen, what's happening here has absolutely nothing to do with us. We just want to get out of here. If you don't want our brothers' hostages to die!"

The boss was quite confident that these guys would rescue the hostages. Even if he wasn't, the media outside the stadium would give him the information.

Thinking it over, he held a gun in one hand and dragged the hostage in the other towards the outside of the stadium. When they were almost at the door, he ordered one of his men to bring the hostage outside and make his demands.

Not many, just a bus that can get through. Once they've safely left the stadium, the hostages will be released.

These conditions quickly reached the commanders and the media.

The commander frowned. He was prepared for this development; snipers had already set up positions on various buildings and were just waiting for these guys to walk out of the stadium.

But what he couldn't understand was what Amamiya Xingqiu and Amamiya Shinro were doing right now.

However, he soon found out.

With the sound of shattering glass, the underling who had just returned walked out of the stadium again. Behind him Amamiya Shinro, who was pointing a gun at him. Further behind him was the terrorist leader, who was also being held at gunpoint, with Amamiya Xingqiu behind him, also holding a gun.

The answer is, a brilliant sneak attack.

Chapter 159 On Okita Qishen Crepes

Back at the rented house, Chuan Chuan Xun hugged her tightly as expected, apparently knowing what had happened at the gymnasium.

"It's so good that you're alright... If anything had happened to you..."

The woman's hands seemed cast in iron, clinging tightly to her body, leaving Yotsuya Miko somewhat speechless. However, from her appearance, she certainly looked like someone who had suffered a terrible ordeal. Not only were her clothes covered in dust and tattered, but even her shoes were missing, leaving her bare, delicate white feet exposed.

Those shoes... let's not even talk about them; she ruined them herself. Luckily, she was wearing shorts at the time, or her pants would have been ruined too.

After freeing herself from Chuan Chuan Xun's worries, she checked her phone and, as expected, it was full of calls and messages. For the sake of the operation, she had already placed her shoulder bag in a safe place where she wouldn't be attacked before dealing with the Xuanming Python, and had silenced her phone.

At the time, she was only thinking about how to get rid of the Xuanming Python, completely forgetting her ordinary image in front of Yurikawa Hana and her mother, Yotsuya Touko. As a contestant, she was, in their eyes, a victim of such a terrorist attack.

"... There are even more things to worry about now."

He sighed and then answered the phone, which had rung again.

While she was making the call, the exorcists and troops were also withdrawing in an orderly manner, taking with them the subdued terrorists.

The commander looked at the four people sitting in the car and felt a headache coming on.

Two were the first Divine Gate from the underworld to stop the Gate of the Underworld, one of whom made a significant contribution to the Gate of the Underworld. The other two helped them resolve the terrorist attack.

Logically speaking, these four people should not be on his side, but unfortunately, this incident involves too many people.

After a moment of contemplation, the commander finally spoke amidst the roar of the convoy as it moved forward.

"My name is Jin'ichirō One. I am very grateful to the four of you for your help in this matter."

"No need for thanks..."

Amamiya Shinro picked up the conversation. He knew that even if he and Amamiya Xingqiu failed to subdue the terrorist leader, the troops in front of them would still have a way to rescue the hostages. He had his own reasons for taking such a big risk to persuade Amamiya Xingqiu to subdue the leader.

"Please trouble yourself with matters concerning the Tengu Family."

The terrorist attack that occurred during a competition involving the Tengu Family is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Tengu Family. It will crush the Tengu Family's credibility in the Kawaseki region and make the Tengu Family and the Kawamori Calligraphy Association known throughout the country. It can be said that the Tengu Family is an unlucky victim caught in the crossfire this time.

However, if the head of the Tengu Family and his elder brother manage to subdue the ringleader of the terrorist attack at the crucial moment, regardless of how they do so, it would be extremely beneficial to the Tengu Family's image. It would restore their reputation and credibility, and perhaps even elevate it further. From the perspective of the head of the Tengu Family Amamiya Family, Amamiya Shinro clearly understands the pros and cons of such an action. As for the killing of Tong Sheng Yuanhe, it is obviously something the public cannot witness, and the authorities will cover it up.

From a rational perspective, such an approach is in line with self-interest.

From an emotional perspective...

Amamiya Shinro glanced at Amamiya Xingqiu beside him. Just like he thought, this guy was a complete brute, utterly clueless about how to save someone. Was he the only one who cared about his daughter? Didn't he, as her uncle, care? If this guy had any sense at all, things wouldn't have turned out that way back then.