238 A Different Worldview Is a Fatal Flaw

"A conspiracy... it's unlikely."

An old man's voice came from the side.

Nurarihyon appears out of nowhere.

"Why did you come along, senior?"

Shuya asked, puzzled.

"I had to come and see," Nurarihyon sighed softly. "I never expected him to choose such a drastic method."

"Please enlighten me, senior."

Shuya the Way.

"You should know that the Monster Domain can summon the extraordinary beings who died here in the past to fight, but this is not a last resort."

Nurarihyon gazed at the castle, a touch of melancholy in his eyes. "When the Mountain City fell and was invaded by foreign enemies, the head of the Shuten Family was able to expend a great deal of Power of Will and use the power of the entire Mount Oe Monster Domain to summon the arrival of Shuten Doji."

"This Shuten Doji definitely doesn't refer to the current head of the clan... does it mean the first Shuten Doji?"

Shuya asked.

"No."

Nurarihyon smiled, "It's the legendary, imagined... Shuten Doji through generations."

"You can think of him as a bizarre variant, but he is controlled. The Shuten Doji descended possesses power surpassing that of a Monster, and he turned the tide several times during the World War, preventing the Mount Oe Monster Domain from being conquered."

Nurarihyon said, "The current Shuten Doji probably knew he was no match for the Alliance Leader, so he didn't expend his Power of Will to summon ordinary superhumans to fight, but instead saved all his power to unleash."

"Why didn't he just do that from the beginning? Why waste time fighting a whole match?"

Shuya the Way.

He's probably just unwilling to accept it.

"Unwilling to accept it?"

"Yes, the Kansai Monster are always very proud, and they don't want to believe they'll be counterattacked. That's why they want to fight first, but..."

Nurarihyon paused, his gaze fixed on a spot within the castle, where Kichi Hogen and Shuten Doji were being thoroughly beaten by Oniichi Tenba Shuten Gozaburo.

He then said, "But when he is truly defeated, he will act recklessly, and he doesn't want to leave his accumulated Power of Will to outsiders for nothing."

Shuya gave a cold laugh.

This is so true.

He had hoped to receive a wave of Power of Will, but reality proved otherwise; they would rather spend it all than leave him any.

Shuya thought for a moment and said, "That Otake-maru is really eccentric; he didn't use that tactic."

Haruno chuckled and said, "I think he might just be stunned by Shizuka-chan's punch and doesn't remember?"

"I already told you not to call me Jing-chan."

Shizuka Hiratsuka sighed.

"Maybe it's what you said, although I think he's just stingy."

Or is it stupid?

Shuya shrugged.

"It's about to begin."

Nurarihyon interjected.

"Oh?"

Shuya and his teammates focused their attention on the area around the castle.

Shuten Doji was sent flying by a single punch from Shuten Gozaburo, crashing heavily into the tightly closed gates of the castle in a spread-eagle position.

He slowly slid down the door, leaving a trail of blood.

Then, Kichi Hogen was also struck by Oniichi Tenba and fell to the ground severely injured.

"I can't believe I actually lost."

Shuten Doji's eyes gradually turned bloodshot.

An ominous aura surged forth, and waves of blood energy churned around Shuten Doji.

"Shuten Gozaburo, Oniichi Tenba, come back!"

Shuya's voice drifted from afar.

Without a second thought, they swiftly retreated and jumped onto the rooftops of the houses in front of Shuya and the others.

They also sensed something was wrong and looked at Shuten Doji with serious expressions.

Shuten Doji watched them silently, the screams of the demons of his clan echoing in his ears.

He made up his mind, looked up and grinned maliciously. "Since you're here, you're not leaving!"

"Come out, Shuten Doji!"

A streak of blood-red light shot up from the mountainside.

An unprecedentedly powerful and eerie aura suppressed the entire area!

Section 254, Chapter 238: Differences in worldviews are a fatal flaw.

Flame.

In an instant, flames burst forth in the Mountain City, their color a vivid crimson like blood, like hellish red lotuses in full bloom, threatening to destroy the world.

Flames burned across most of the Mountain City, Shuya felt some threat, but the Monster in the city were unharmed despite being engulfed in flames. Instead, the flames entered their bodies, making them fight even more fiercely.

Nurarihyon said, "These will-o'-the-wisps can enhance the abilities of Monster, but they are extremely lethal to creatures other than Monster."

Thank you for your guidance.

So, does my Ghost God Body grant me immunity to half of the damage?

Shuya had no intention of trying, and glanced at Shizuka Hiratsuka.

She understood and stomped on the ground, extinguishing the nearby flames with black Heavenly Demonic Qi.

"Um?"

At that moment, Shuya noticed the unusual movement.

As flames engulfed the entire city, a pair of enormous, semi-illusory hands emerged from the mountain where Shuten Doji was standing.

The half-illusory hands pressed on the ground without making a sound, but Shuya felt as if he heard a heavy, muffled thud.

"They've arrived."

Nurarihyon reminded him.

Within the Mountain City scorched by the flames of the Crimson Lotus, a giant crimson demon, tens of meters tall, crawled out.

"Holy crap, this thing..."

Shuya strained to look up before he could see his face.

Honestly, it's an eyesore.

This Shuten Doji had messy short red hair, five horns on his head, fifteen eyes on his face, and his entire body was crimson red.

Shuten Doji's phantom gradually solidified, each breath accompanied by an explosion of flames, with streaks of will-o'-the-wisps swirling around his entire body.

He was also carrying an extremely thick and menacing spiked club.

"This thing... Shu-chan, can you handle it?"

Haruno hesitated for a moment.

I don't know.

Shuya sensed that even before Shuten Doji had truly appeared, his power and aura were already explosively strong.

Shuten Doji quickly solidified to a lifelike state, but his eyes remained closed.

Shuten Doji, still sitting on the ground, looked puzzled. "Why? All the clan's Power of Will has been poured into it?!"

Why?!

His tone was one of impotent rage.

Shuya sensed it for a moment, then chuckled, "Interesting."

"What's wrong?"

The girls asked.

Shuya said, "There is a Power of Will suppressing his appearance. It is our supporter."

He began to explain.

Users on external video websites had been supporting their underdog victory, and their collective Power of Will was now perfectly aligned with Shuten Doji's ambition to "defeat the Kanto Monster Alliance."

This force cannot eliminate the appearance of Shuten Doji, but it can increase the cost of summoning Shuten Doji, leading to the awkward situation where the loading reaches 99.9% but then suddenly stops.

"So, is it possible for us to avoid World War I?"

Motoko said with a hint of surprise.

"Disaster."

Shuya said, "There are more than just the head of the Shuten Family on the ground."

Everyone's gaze turned to the other Monster.

Just then Kichi Hogen let out a long howl. "Then what if we add the power of my clan! That should be enough!"

He raised one hand, Power of Will the Tengu Family's will surged forth, heading towards Shuten Doji, who had his eyes closed.

With a deafening roar, a terrifying demonic aura swept across the Mountain City, causing the raging fire to stun.

Shuten Doji opened his eyes.

"Roar!"

The giant demon, tens of meters tall, roared to the sky, its cry alone making Shuya and the others feel as if they were about to float away.

Seeing Shuya shouted, "You all step back, I'll go and deal with him!"

Shuya leaped into the air and flew over like lightning.

"You all go out first, I'll go help."

Shizuka Hiratsuka yelled and jumped across the rooftop.

"Motoko, you escort them out of the city."

After giving a few words of advice, Tsuruko also headed to the battlefield.

Meanwhile, Shuya and Shizuka Hiratsuka were already engaged in battle with Shuten Doji, causing the Mountain City to tremble violently.

Taking advantage of the Shuten Gozaburo and Oniichi Tenba ran over and captured Shuten Doji and Kichi Hogen.

"Sister!" Motoko called out worriedly, "Can we win?"

"Able."

Tsuruko smiled calmly, "I believe in Inoue- kun."

She patted Motoko's head. "Protect them."

"Um!"

Motoko nodded vigorously, then said to Haruno and Yukino, "Let's leave the city first; there's no point in staying here."

"Good."

Let's go.

The Yukinoshita Sisters knew the truth and obediently agreed.

Haruno glanced at the Little Fox on his shoulder; it was trembling and seemed to be of no use.