Luo Yu looked around; the streetlights within the residential area were still shining brightly, yet there was not a single passerby in sight.
Considering it was only about eight in the evening, how could such a large complex be devoid of any pedestrians?
Xiaowu nodded upon hearing this, "Indeed, around this time usually, there are people dancing in the square over there, and the sound would carry over to this side."
"Is there a problem?" Bi Bidong leaned closer to Luo Yu and asked.
Luo Yu frowned, scanning the surroundings, and warned, "Something's not right, get out of the car, stand beside me, and don't wander off."
"Okay," both Bi Bidong and Xiaowu didn't fool around this time and seemed very obedient.
Once Luo Yu got out of the car, a hint of golden light flickered in his eyes, the Eyes that Break Delusion, piercing through falsehood.
Everything in front of him changed.
An invisible world enveloped him and the two women, creating a realm of their own, isolating them from the residential area.
"Who's there?" Luo Yu's eyes showed a cold light as he shouted sternly.
Xiaowu's delicate body trembled, and she asked cautiously, "What's wrong, Brother Yu?"
Luo Yu said, "Someone is ambushing us, with ill intentions. Looks like they're at least First Grade level and are probably targeting me; it has nothing to do with you two."
"Do you need help?" asked Bi Bidong.
Luo Yu shook his head and smiled,
"A First Grade opponent is coming, what help could you two weak girls offer? Just stay close to me, and don't separate."
A sinister and aged voice came from the shadows in the distance.
"Tsk tsk, a mere young man from Great Xia can be so alert, he's indeed remarkable."
Xiaowu and Bi Bidong huddled behind Luo Yu, frail and timid.
Luo Yu's eyes narrowed as he scrutinized the figure emerging from the shadows, no, it would be more fitting to say monster.
This monster was tall, at least three meters, with a red face, a long nose, dressed in The Island Country style monk's robes, holding a feather fan and a precious hammer.
"What kind of monster dares to run amok in Our Great Xia?" Luo Yu rebuked sharply.
The monster opened its mouth, emitting a strange laugh.
"Monster?"
"This is one of my Twelve Shikigami, the Great Tengu."
Luo Yu instantly understood and scoffed, "I thought it was someone significant, turns out to be a mere lackey sent by the Bullet Small Country!"
"So the master doesn't dare to show himself, and only a shikigami is sent to talk with me?"
"Presumptuous youth, the Tengu alone is sufficient to kill you."
"Boom——"
The Tengu monster's face radiated a red glow, its long nose emitted a sinister black aura, and with one hand waving the feather fan, a demonic wind arose from nowhere, while with the other hand, it raised the precious hammer, smashing down toward Luo Yu.
"Hmph."
The Tengu had an impressive presence, exuding the true aura of a First Rank Martial Artist, but Luo Yu's combat strength was by no means comparable to that of an ordinary First Grade, and he was not the least bit afraid. Facing the demonic wind that could shake the Divine Spirit without any fear, he took it head-on and struck back with a heavy palm of his own.
One palm strike hit the precious hammer, knocking it out of the Tengu's hand and onto the ground.
"How is this possible, a mere first-year from Martial University, how can you have the strength of a First Rank Martial Artist!!!" The Tengu monster voiced an old man's incredulous exclamation.
It couldn't believe that Luo Yu was able to suppress one of its Twelve Shikigami, the Tengu, in a single encounter.
Upon hearing the opponent's exclamation, Luo Yu also instantly had a bottom line in his heart, it seemed that this guy was still unaware of what he had done inside the Tiger-Dwelling Mountain Secret Realm.
This meant that the opponent was not aware of his true strength and did not come with a targeted plan to kill him, so there was no need to panic.
"Old mutt, rushing to ambush me without investigating properly, you're courting death."
Luo Yu leapt up, unleashing a punch, the formidable power of qi and blood exploding, smashing the Tengu's facial features out of shape, twisting its long red nose, and forcefully blowing it away.
The Tengu shikigami got up from the ground, its voice cold,
"Good, very good."
"I did not expect you to have such talent, you are probably not inferior to that Divine Child Luo Yu, truly a pleasant surprise. Killing you will surely grieve the leaders of Great Xia."
"Everyone, come out."
"Stomp stomp stomp——"
Special noises emerged from the surrounding shadows, and then figures appeared one by one.
First was a four-meter-tall bull-headed creature wielding a giant nine rings blade, its sharp teeth dripping with corrosive saliva.
Beside it was an equally gigantic creature with a horse's face and human body, holding a spiked mace filled with barbs, with muscles coiling like dragons, exuding a sense of explosive power.
Most terrifying was a human-sized ghastly demon, with a fierce appearance and two horns growing on its head.
"Bull Headed Rakshasa, Horse-Faced Rakshasa, Prajna, take him down," came the command.
Luo Yu glanced over these monstrous and hideous creatures, each emitting an aura surpassing that of a First Grade. He let out a smile.
"So this is The Island Country's special profession, the Onmyoji, eh?"
"I bet these shikigami didn't come easily. If I killed them all, you'd probably be heartbroken."
"Kill? You think too highly of yourself, young man. Do you think you can do it?" The voice of an old man came simultaneously from the mouths of all four monsters.
He was Abe no Seimei, who set out from The Island Country to assassinate Luo Yu, only to find that Luo Yu had vanished without a trace.
This new student, Xia Luo, seemed very promising, so he thought either to capture this young man to glean information about the Divine Child Luo Yu or to silently dispose of a future talent of Great Xia, which would also be greatly beneficial.
"Boom boom boom——"
All four shikigami struck at once, demonstrating their terrifying First Grade powers. The world around them was suffused with four streams of blood light which empowered the shikigami, their aura intensifying in an instant. The area was filled with swirling winds and towering wickedness.
"Hehe."
Luo Yu faced the imminent danger with unshaken composure, letting out a cold laugh.
"Minions from the Bullet Small Country, daring to trespass in Huaxia with but a few petty fiends."
"Seeking death."
He brought his hands together, his face shining with divine light, emanating grand solemnity.