243 The Great Battle

Are we finally on the right track now?

Xiu wasn't very clear about the other gods either.

Perhaps we should ask the Little Fox. I thought He was too useless before and never paid attention to Him. Besides, He's Monster who became a god, so maybe His expertise isn't relevant...

Shuya was lost in thought, wanting to continue his research, when he suddenly heard loud battle sounds coming from the outside world.

He then remembered that he was still on the battlefield, not at home.

The fighting is still going on outside.

Let's test it out in a real-world scenario first.

Shuya slowly opened his eyes.

The first thing you see is the dilapidated rooftop floor.

He remained kneeling.

Shuya looked up and heard a cry of alarm. Tsuruko Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't stop him in time, and Shuten Doji's thick spiked club came crashing down on Shuya.

Like Mount Tai pressing down, the thick, long, and hard black rod shadow enveloped Shuya in darkness.

But then, all that was heard was a "whoosh!"

A crimson flame, tinged with a magnificent golden light, burst forth, illuminating a region of the Monster Domain.

As soon as this crimson-gold flame appeared, it flaunted its power, and a crimson-gold pillar of fire broke through the Monster Domain, creating a towering pillar of fire in the misty Spirit Realm.

A new god has appeared!

"The God of Fire has been born!"

"The aura of the Vermilion Bird!"

This aura swept across all directions, and beyond the Mount Oe Monster Domain, the depths of the Divine Domain in all directions trembled, with one astonished and uncertain gaze after another being cast toward the pillar of fire.

In an instant, many Divine Domain in Kansai were shaken, and the aftershocks continued to spread outwards.

The crimson beam of light quickly subsided.

Within the Mount Oe Monster Domain, both humans and demons stared wide-eyed at the battlefield.

Beneath the spiked club, a pair of crimson-gold flame wings easily held it off.

These crimson-gold fiery wings are formed purely of flames, and the patterns on each of the fiery feathers are so clearly defined.

Upon closer inspection, the patterns on it seemed to be symbols of fire, becoming increasingly captivating the more one looked at them. Some Monster with Power of Will gazed at them greedily, completely unaware that blood had been left on their faces.

The sheer volume of knowledge overwhelmed them.

Shuya noticed this and covered up the patterns on the feathers with flames.

"Shuten Doji, let's fight for the second round!"

Shuya flapped his wings and took flight.

He hovered in the air, his attire slightly altered. His samurai uniform was now red with gold trim, and his Haori was crimson with a golden vermilion Vermilion Bird embroidered on it.

Her long, tied-up hair had come loose, and the tassels fluttering and rolling with flames made her look incredibly luxurious.

The First Snow in his hand turned red, and the blade was stained with crimson-gold flame patterns.

This katana, which had followed Ikeda Ichinosuke and later fell into his hands, also gained some benefits and officially evolved into a divine weapon.

However, given the characteristics of Shuya 'Ghost God Body, First Snow is half demonic artifact, so perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it Ghost God artifact.

Regardless, it is still his weapon, so there's no need to dwell on it too much.

As long as it works, that's fine.

Shuya looked at the city ablaze with crimson flames, and with a thought, half of the flames were projected toward him, swirling around him like a long dragon.

These flames represent the Power of Will of the entire Oni Clan Mount Oe Monster Domain.

Outsiders are not supposed to touch him, but Shuya the Alliance Leader the Kanto Monster Alliance, and legally speaking, he is the master of half of the Oni Clan.

The control gained through this connection is somewhat far-fetched, but Shuya is already a mature god who can accurately utilize this connection to seize half of Shuten Doji's power.

Yes, this flame is linked to Shuten Doji's power.

This is also one of the reasons why he chose to start with the Vermilion Bird constellation.

With Shuya thought, Xiu Ye's crimson-gold fire wings, which were separated from him by a gap, rapidly expanded, reaching an exaggerated length of tens of meters when closed.

Shuten Doji instinctively sensed a dangerous aura locking onto him.

Section 259, Chapter 243: The Great Battle

Buzzing!

Divine Power poured into the crimson-gold fiery wings, and flames gathered on the wings, radiating great light.

Shuya pointed his longsword, and with a series of soft whooshing sounds, beams of fire shot out in turn, forming a continuous all-around firepower coverage.

"Roar!"

The Shuten Doji, several tens of meters tall, swung his spiked club, deflecting the whistling beams of fire as he charged toward Shuya.

Shuten Doji's running was accompanied by a series of deafening roars, and the explosions caused by the beams of light he deflected made the scene even more spectacular.

Not all of Shuya's flame beams were deflected; many of them burned craters into Shuten Doji's body.

However, these measures seem to have had little effect.

Seeing this Shuya abandoned his concentrated attack. He retracted the beam of his crimson-gold fire wings, and the next moment, crimson light surged from his wings, with streaks of flame flying toward the tip of First Snow's blade.

In an instant, a ball of crimson-gold flame gathered before the tip of the blade.

Shuya's heart stirred, and the fireball transformed into a thick cannon that shot out.

The cannon fired in concentric circles of air, tracing a straight line as it shot towards Shuten Doji.

Flames also surged from Shuten Doji's body, and the crimson flames gathered on the spiked club he raised.

He swung it fiercely.

The flame cannon and the spiked club collided.

The crimson-gold beam of light was blocked and diverted by the spiked club, and countless thinner beams of flame scattered like fireworks, circling around Shuten Doji and randomly hitting the Mountain City, piercing straight through the mountain.

The flames from this light cannon didn't seem very strong at first glance, but when it burned directly on the ground, the other Monster discovered that the temperature was extremely high.

"Quick, don't get so close!"

"Down the mountain! Down the mountain!"

Don't stay here!

The Monster screamed and fled for their lives, only the experts dared to stay outside the city to watch.

Shizuka Hiratsuka and Tsuruko dared not stay inside the castle and ran outside to watch.

Within the Mountain City, only Shuya and Shuten Doji remained locked in a stalemate.

Shuya's fire and Shuten Doji's fire continued to erupt wildly within the castle, completely destroying the Mountain City.

This place is completely uninhabitable for demons; it must be completely rebuilt.

The battle between Shuya, with his pair of crimson-gold fire wings that were tens of meters long, and the gigantic Shuten Doji was like a mythical battle passed down from ancient times.

The fierce battle between Shuya and Shuten Doji, neither willing to give an inch, finally resulted in a massive explosion.

The deafening roar and light from the blazing explosion forced both humans and Monster to close their eyes, only faintly audible the sounds of battle colliding even amidst the blast.

The explosion posed absolutely no threat to Shuya and Shuten Doji.

When the light from the explosion faded, the onlookers realized that the battle had entered a new phase.

Shuya stopped flying and grew to be as tall as Shuten Doji, becoming a giant tens of meters tall!

Amidst the smoke and flames of the battlefield, Shuya's figure swelled, his Demon Power surged, and black Vermilion Bird demonic patterns crawled onto his fair skin.

Upon closer inspection, onlookers discovered that he was enveloped in crimson divine fire and black demonic fire, and that a pair of large black flame wings had appeared on his back!

The First Snow were half reddish-gold and half black, and the blade burned with two kinds of flames.

When Shuya's First Snow clashed head-on with Shuten Doji's spiked club, he was no longer afraid of Shuten Doji just by relying on his physical strength.

The Ghost God Body is fully revealed!

The battle with Shuten Doji served as a whetstone for Shuya.

Just now he could only fight using Divine Power, but now he can use Demon Power at the same time.

He became proficient.

Shuya had given up on using any techniques and was relying solely on his Natural Martial Bone and keen intuition to fight Shuten Doji.

Although Shuten Doji lacked intelligence, he possessed the combat experience of all the members of the Shuten Family over the years, and his martial arts skills had reached an extraordinary level. Even with Shuya's amazing talent, he could not defeat him immediately.

But it was only a matter of time.

Shuya gradually adapted to Shuten Doji's attack techniques. During the battle, his crimson-gold wings continuously fired fireballs, while his black flame wings solidified into an incredibly hard form, unleashing powerful slashing and thrusting attacks.

A human and a demon battled amidst the flames, their blades flashing and staffs flashing, all accompanied by wildly shooting flames, as Shuten Doji roared incessantly.

The black flame wings became increasingly agile during the battle; initially, they could only extend and shrink, but later they could grow larger and narrower.

When his proficiency reached a certain level, Shuya's pair of black flame wings were no longer confined to the shape of wings.

With a swift movement, the black flame wings transformed into a pair of large hands that gripped the spiked club.

Shuten Doji pulled hard, his first instinct being to break free rather than abandon the staff.

Shuya's eyes lit up; he had perfectly seized the opportunity.

The First Snow, burning with two-colored flames, struck Shuten Doji's right arm. With another forceful pull from the black flame hand, the spiked club flew out of his hand and embedded itself in the ground.

Shuten Doji roared and swung his fist at Shuya, but Shuya wasn't about to give him the chance.

Shuya wielded the sword with incredible speed, slashing and hacking away. The blades burned his body, while at the same time, he clenched his fists and unleashed Shuten Doji's entire body.

The crimson-gold fire wings ceased firing, instead extending and wrapping around Shuten Doji's body, setting him ablaze.

Shuten Doji's body ignited with crimson lotus flames in an attempt to block, but the long dragon of flames that had been circling around Shuya rushed forward and became entangled with his flames.

Shuten Doji was unable to resist the divine fire of Shuya's Crimson Gold Flame Wings and the demonic fire brought by his Black Flame Fist. His entire body was burning, but he could not fight back. He was being forced back step by step by Shuya's Black Flame Fist and First Snow.

He crashed directly into the mountainside.

Shuya let out a long roar and thrust his sword straight in, Shuten Doji firmly into the black cliff of Mount Oe.

The crimson-gold fire wings and black flame wings ceased their fire-breathing and bombardment, transforming entirely into crimson and black flames that poured into Shuten Doji's body through the blade of First Snow. Shuten-dōji, burning inside and out, could no longer withstand the Shuten Doji.

Shuten Doji's body continued to expand, and Red Gold Flame and black flames began to spew out from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

"Roar---!"

Finally, with a shrill scream, Shuten Doji struggled and exploded, his fragments burned to ashes.

"Call..."

Shuya let out a sigh of relief.

He extinguished the flames and quietly pulled the knife from the mountainside.

The blade was shiny and new, with no blood left.

It's not a real Monster, after all.

Shuya examined his body. He had actually used quite a lot of divine blood and Demon Blood, but he had never used the original divine blood Demon Blood.

Breathing fire is exhilarating in the moment, but it consumes a great deal of the Power of Faith and Power of Awe.

Overall, it's worth it.

The reason things went so smoothly was because Shuten Doji had been cut in half by him.

Otherwise, it would have taken a long time to fight, and of course, he would definitely win.