When Oni-harai was unleashed to its fullest and entered its next stage, it could use one's own distinctive "dread" as a means of attack. That was "Oni-gari."
Besides gaining humanity's fear during Hyakki Yagyō, Hyakki Yagyō had another important function: the yokai leader could combine the power of all the hundred demons behind them, layering their "dread" onto themselves to unleash an even more terrifying and unusual power... "Ougyo."
In this way, the leader of the hundred demons would instantly become far stronger. And once the leader of Hyakki Yagyō became powerful enough to earn the fierce trust and bonds of the yokai under them, the power of Hyakki Yagyō would return to the yokai group and become the yokai leader's source of strength...
It could even multiply their strength several times over...
This was why most yokai in this world belonged to some faction, while lone wanderers were rare.
Because ninety-nine percent of lone wanderers could not stand against the yokai of those factions.
However, there were exceptions. The Great Yokai Tsuchigumo was one such exception. He was a lone wanderer, yet his unique power could directly smash through Hyakki Yagyō's "Ougyo."
"Lord Mei, are we going in?"
Yingcao hugged Tsukumo in her arms and looked at Kyoto ahead...
The city shrouded in yokai aura placed enormous pressure on Yingcao. There were powerful Great Yokai inside the city before them... and more than one.
It could be said that over seventy percent of Japan's Great Yokai had gathered in this one city.
"Of course we're going in. We've come this far, after all! Let's go..."
Mei looked up at the sky. The moon was huge tonight... Although Japan's yokai generally did not absorb moon essence, the full moon still made them more excited.
Mei could sense that