"Ha ha!" Izanami laughed furiously as she looked at the crowd behind her. "Even the people of the Land of Yomi have come to help me! They must be the 'Yomotsu-shikome' and the 'Yellow Springs Army'! Please attack them for me!"
Du Yu's heart jolted. Thank goodness this woman hadn't said, "Please kill them for me," or the whole story would already have been over.
But even though Izanami had shown mercy with her wording, the so-called Yomotsu-shikome still lunged at them with claws outstretched. Du Yu twisted aside to dodge an attack, slowing down once again.
In that blink of an eye, a great swarm of the Yellow Springs Army surrounded Du Yu. Seeing that things were going badly, his gaze turned cold. He drew the Thin Sword and used the Ghostly Movement Technique at the same time, weaving among the soldiers.
Seeing Du Yu surrounded, Zhan Qisheng immediately turned back. A fierce gust burst from his right hand, opening an escape route for him.
Qu Xi and Shiranui Asuka stopped, but neither knew how to help.
The brush in Qu Xi's hand flew off on its own, smashing several nearby female ghosts to pieces. Then, at the critical instant, it darted behind Qu Xi and took care of an enemy trying to ambush her.
Shiranui Asuka pulled out a talisman and shouted, "Freeze!" With a flick of her hand, she immobilized several female ghosts. Then she took out a small knife and hesitated for ages before lightly cutting her index finger.
A drop of blood fell in front of her, forming an eerie Magic Array.
"Spirit-Medium Technique! Ghost Howl!"
As the incantation fell, a great cloud of smoke suddenly erupted in front of Shiranui Asuka. A dark silhouette slowly emerged within it.
"Oh?!" Du Yu froze. "A-Xiang, you