Kagome's expression began to grow somewhat crazed, while the terrifying unclean power continued to intensify.
Kikyo possessed the strongest purification power in this world, spiritual power specifically meant to counter all demons and monsters. Yet when that purifying spiritual power was tainted by unclean power, the resulting consequences were impossible to predict.
"Kagome..."
Seeing Kagome's condition, Yae Sakura grew slightly tense. Though she had mastered quite a few power systems, Kagome's current state seemed more like a fall into the darkness buried deepest within her own heart.
Her originally pure purifying spiritual power had been transformed into dreadful unclean power.
"Argh! I can't become a snake demon that gets assimilated!" Suddenly... Kagome seemed to lose control, her mind being eroded by a mysterious power.
"Damn it!"
Seeing Kagome like this, Yae Sakura could no longer stand by and do nothing! In any case, she was a Horai person; even if she was killed, she could resurrect.
She gripped the Spirit-Controlling Blade tightly, lowered herself into a half-crouch toward Kagome, and let icy Honkai energy continuously surge into her body... before swiftly drawing her blade!
Swish, swish, swish...
Branch Skill: Zero-Time Blade Flash!
In less than a second, she unleashed nearly ten high-speed slashes!
Every slash released dozens of icy sword energies. These terrifying blade energies cut toward Kagome Higurashi. Though the divine power... the unclean power around her tried to protect her, Yae Sakura's strikes were simply too fast!
Each slash contained dozens of terrifying icy sword energies, and she had unleashed so many slashes in succession that the unclean power had no time to protect her at all!
Without the slightest surprise, Kagome Higurashi was killed by Yae Sakura once more! This time, not even her corpse remained, only tiny fragments of ice.
Yet although Kagome Higurashi had died,