Mount Oe was not a mountain range native to the world of Heian-kyo.
It had taken shape from a mountain god that Shuten-doji created a hundred years ago by channeling his immense demonic power.
Just as the ocean's demons belonged to the Sea Kingdom and the forest's demons dwelled on Seven-Horn Mountain, the countless demons wandering the land had gained a home of their own:
Mount Oe.
From that day onward,
a boundary had separated the territories of humans and demons.
Every demon who arrived there came under Shuten-doji's command.
And without realizing it, he had acquired another title—the Demon King of Mount Oe!
Every demon living there followed his leadership and enjoyed his protection. An invisible mark, akin to a blood bond, bound those demons tightly to their leader.
Thus, when Shuten-doji's fist pierced the demonic soldier standing before Minamoto no Raikō and became stained with his blood, intense shock suddenly flooded his defiant demonic eyes.
It was the sound of weapons clashing!
Yet compared with his opponent's earnest effort, Minamoto no Raikō seemed far less decisive.
After steadying himself, Shuten-doji immediately looked toward the battle he had just left. A slender young man had already taken his place and was clashing head-on with the Genji Clan's leader, blade in hand!
Destroying it would all but destroy the Genji Clan's enduring supremacy!
"Will likewise be slain!"
"Minamoto no Raikō, how dare you!"
Although she had missed her best chance to kill Shuten-doji, this battle was not over, nor had she lost!
Those were all lies meant to toy with him!
And the owner of that figure was undoubtedly the Demon King of this land—Shuten-doji!
Because the presence contained in that demonic blood unmistakably came from Little Jiangshan.
The Demon King of Little Jiangshan clearly knew many of this world's