Oyakatā fled with his tail between his legs.
Harun was merely a High-ranking Demon skilled in illusions, and after watching her three siblings die before her, she had long since lost all will to fight.
Thus, only Shinigami Oni remained on the battlefield.
But Shinigami Oni had lost most of his demon power in his battle with the Dog General years ago. The netherworld spheres he could unleash now were pitifully small, and his overall strength had fallen considerably. Even if Meido Zangetsuha still allowed him to challenge top-tier great demons, how could he possibly match Sesshomaru, a newly risen Demon King?
A great demon and a Demon King were two entirely different things.
Within a few exchanges, Shinigami Oni found himself in constant peril, forced to retreat again and again as he frantically dodged Bakusaiga's direct slashes.
But dodging forever was no solution.
"Sesshomaru, don't you want to know Tenseiga's secret? When your father fought me back then, Tenseiga didn't look like it does now."
Shinigami Oni spoke urgently.
He had lost his nerve.
Knowing full well that he was no match, all he wanted now was to placate that big dog's brat, then find an opportunity to escape.
Yet with Li Xia's help, Sesshomaru had already met the remnant soul the Dog General had left inside Tenseiga-the happy soul and harmony soul of the four souls-and had long since understood everything.
He had only come this time to follow the trail to its source.
And to blood the newly emerged Bakusaiga.
So why would he care about any of that?
"Were you the one who led Ryūkotsusei into an encounter with my father back then?"
Sesshomaru asked gravely.
Shinigami Oni's expression changed at those words, and he was secretly startled.
Seeing this only deepened Sesshomaru's hatred.
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