At once... Mei hurriedly scooped Yōki up in one arm and Taniwara Natsu in the other, called out to Yingcao and Crimson Crow's Wing, and charged straight out of the temple.
Just as Mei and the others left the temple, the abandoned structure completely collapsed the next moment.
Fortunately, Yōki and the others were unharmed.
After the temple had completely caved in, an unprecedented wave of yokai energy emanated from the ruins.
At that moment, the active yokai within a hundred-mile radius immediately descended into chaos before hurriedly fleeing outward.
This was... the aura of a Great Yokai!
A Great Yokai had descended!
As the Great Yokai's energy emerged, even heaven and earth around them seemed unable to withstand its power and began to change.
Bolts of lightning roared through the sky. In the already pitch-black night, dark clouds rapidly gathered, while lightning flickered through them like a spiderweb.
"Hatred, resentment, rage... I crave all of it!"
"Powerful human warrior before me! Though your earlier actions displeased me somewhat, I have you to thank as well. You made the three of them willingly become one... giving birth to me. I am the most complete Demon God, the Demon God who commands resentment, hatred, and rage."
Along with a pleasant voice, a golden-haired girl appeared in the air above the temple ruins. Behind her stood a throne formed from countless terrifying evil ghosts, and she stood before it.
She wore a white court kimono. Her blood-red eyes did nothing to diminish her flawless features; instead, they lent her an even darker charm.
"Oh~ I forgot to introduce myself. I am the one and only Vengeful Demon God of this world, as well as the Vengeful Hannya who grants every wish... Are you willing to become my followers?"
"So long