Netherworld Soul Pursuit, Safe Retreat

Xue stood in the snowy field, her Sharingan fixed warily on Kinshiki ahead as she raised a small hand.

Clang! Clang! The Wood Locking Wall shielding Shisui opened.

Shisui's unfocused eyes looked ahead. "Princess..."

Xue said behind her, "Brother Shisui, sorry I came a little late!"

Shisui said, "Run! You're still no match for those two!"

Xue said firmly, "Yeah. That's why I'll take Brother Shisui back with me!"

"Princess, you truly are Master's daughter..." Shisui closed his eyes and fell unconscious.

The life-for-life technique he had mentioned earlier was Ayakashi cast upon Momoshiki, but since the target had become the weaker Kinshiki, it no longer required enough life force to be fatal!

"..." Kinshiki raised a hand to stroke the cleanly severed stump of his horn, glaring coldly at the purple-haired girl. "Your swordsmanship is decent, but you deserve to die!"

Boom!

Kinshiki shot toward her!

Clap! Xue brought her palms together!

—Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Trees burst from the flat ground, tangling around Kinshiki's limbs!

"Cheap tricks!" Kinshiki tore free through brute force.

Whoosh! Xue's braid fluttered behind her head as a pure-white Susanoo manifested, shielding both Shisui and herself. A string of prayer beads appeared in the Susanoo's hand and began to turn.

Xue closed her eyes, raised two fingers, and silently recited an incantation.

—Susanoo Divine Artifact: Yinguo Dihun!

"Om lu xi re ma ni zha er wa da ya hong...!!!"

The weighty Sanskrit chant pierced through everything, resounding in the deepest reaches of Kinshiki's soul.

Clang!

"Urgh!!" Kinshiki dropped to one knee, clutching his forehead in agony as he stared fixedly at the girl before him!

Yinguo Dihun could attack the soul directly, but the stronger the opponent, the greater the mental burden it imposed on its user.

Xue furrowed her