The best way to counter a domain was to expand a domain of your own!
Suguru Geto stood at the edge of the domain, looking up at the tower of cursed spirits without a trace of fear.
The next second, he raised his hands to form a seal, and cursed energy erupted from beneath his feet.
"Domain Expansion! Night Parade of a Hundred Demons!"
A crescent moon abruptly rose in the dark sky. An ancient path stretched out beneath their feet through barren mountains, with a ruined temple standing at the summit.
On the mountain path, among the trees, and within the temple, countless cursed spirits slowly rose to their feet. The murmurs of a hundred demons echoed through the mountains.
Hanami, Dagon, Jogo, and Tamamo-no-Mae instantly returned to their own domain, their bodies unfurling once more as their auras surged.
Almost simultaneously, Yuta Okkotsu slightly curled the fingers of his left hand hanging at his side.
His fingertips gently brushed the plain silver ring at the base of his finger. He turned his head toward the enormous cursed spirit behind him, all the chill of battle fading from his dark eyes, leaving only gentle certainty.
"All of it."
Rika lowered her head, her enormous face meeting the boy's gaze from a distance.
The next second, the cursed spirit threw back her head and let out a roar that shook heaven and earth. Vast cursed energy poured from deep within her body, flowing along the pathways linking their souls and flooding into Yuta Okkotsu.
The boy's clothes suddenly billowed, his knuckles turning bluish-white around his sword. The cursed energy surrounding him grew so dense it almost became tangible.
He abruptly turned back and slashed his katana horizontally through empty air.
"Domain Expansion! Authentic Mutual Love!"
Ruined walls rose from the