"Jade Dog."
"Lex."
"Great Serpent."
"Tiger's Burial."
"Maruko."
In the training field, Mirai continuously changed his hand gestures. With each incantation he shouted, the shadows at his feet surged and swirled.
The greatest advantage of the Ten Shadow Technique over other techniques is its incredibly low consumption of cursed energy. Additionally, Mirai has the world's most powerful energy-saving tool, "Six Eyes."
Thus, even though Mirai is only six years old, he can control his shikigami with ease, performing various complex maneuvers.
What he had lost was merely a bit of his mind, something trivial in the grand scheme of things.
Between the fields.
The mysterious and ancient blue Six Eyes shone under the pure black, opaque, brilliant crystal-like structure.
With Mirai's manipulation.
The five shikigami gradually fused, transforming into a massive humanoid deity.
Her upper body was bird-shaped, with a mask on her face, a seductive anthropomorphic mouth, eyes as large as the Rinnegan, and relatively small deer antlers.
On her chest were two mysterious feminine protrusions adorned with black-and-white tiger stripes.
Below her slender waist, which could be grasped with one hand, she wore deep-colored, puffy trousers similar to those of Mr. Moku Shiro.
This shikigami was the chimera beast "Jaw Spit" that the original version of the story depicted as a fusion beast.
Mirai could summon it at three years old, and it later became part of his daily training regimen to uncover the mysteries of Nine-body Fusion.
"Yes, this is the feeling."
Mirai looked up at the gigantic chin, which was almost touching the ceiling, and waved his hand, giving an order: "Squat down, lower your head, let me touch it."
He gently parted the two purple-red lips on the chin and reached inside to stroke the fine teeth and the thick, thorn-covered tongue.
A tingling sensation spread through his palm, somewhat like petting a cat, but also like stroking a tiger. The feeling was extraordinary.
Next, the head was clamped by a cushion, and "Big" lay on the soft belly that had emerged from the chin.
Mirai was somewhat disinterested. "I wonder if you can still retain your consciousness…"
As if sensing her master's disappointment, Jaw Tu carefully extended a finger—twice the thickness of Mirai's arm—and gently played with Mirai's hair, nose, and lips.
This was a habitual motion of the jaw, meant to express affection and comfort for Mirai.
It was similar to the intimate gestures Mirai had made earlier, a small secret they shared to confirm each other's identity.
Of course, it was mainly to check whether Jaw Tu's consciousness had changed and if her memories were still intact.
After a brief moment of warmth, Mirai confirmed it.
He jumped off the belly of the ancient figure, cast one last look at the ugly yet cute, sensual appearance, and waved his hand, sending it back into his shadow.
"Xander, keep watch outside the training ground. Don't let a fly get in!"
[Understood.]
A mechanical, mature female voice, devoid of emotion, suddenly rang in Mirai's mind.
Immediately after, the silver-gray figure of Xander Thorne flashed by Mirai, passing through the wall of the training ground. Responding to the summons, Xander took up a defensive position.
No one was around.
Mirai changed into a bright yellow Daoist robe, with a Tai Chi Bagua symbol printed on it. In the center of the training field, he lit three incense sticks thicker and longer than his own life.
"May the founder of the Zen temple protect me, and this time, I will succeed!"
"Jade Emperor, Queen Mother of the West, Buddha, Guanyin, the Supreme Old Lord, and Elder Voss, I am of the true path of the Celestial Empire. Born as a Celestial citizen, and when I die, I will be a Celestial ghost. You must protect me and help me succeed!"
"When I succeed, I will kill a few of the Zen Yuan family's mongrels and send them to serve the ancestors of the Zen Yuan family, bringing joy to the great gods."
After bowing three times towards the mysterious East, Mirai put away all his equipment and joined his hands in a seal.
"Jade Dog!"
"Lex!"
"Great Serpent!"
"Toad!"
"Maruko!"
"Bull!"
"Man Elephant!"
"Bring down the rabbit!"
"Tiger's Burial!"
With Mirai's gentle but firm shout, nine distinct figures—dark silhouettes like swirling tides—roared and struggled as they shot out from Mirai's shadow!
At the same time, sweat began to drip continuously from his forehead, revealing his unease.
"Return! Xander!"
The silver-gray light framework immediately responded, returning to its original form. Mirai instantly entered a state of possession by the framework.
After taking a long breath, he joined his hands together and quickly formed forty-nine seals within a second.
"Drink!"
"Blood is fire! Curse is love!"
"My pride! My soul!"
"Chaos gathers, forming an endless, profound shadow, becoming an indelible light that guides the path to ultimate yin and yang!"
"Fusion Summon!"
Nine shadows gathered into a black sphere in Mirai's hands, pulsating like a heartbeat.
Flourishing!
Boom!!
Boom!!!
It looked like an egg-born fetus, nurturing a new life.
Its presence was incredibly strong, and the entire Zen family could hear it clearly, spreading outwards continuously.
"What?!"
"What is this aura?!"
The first to notice the anomaly on Mirai's side was Xander Thorne, who had been recently appointed as a sword-bearing guard. He had been guarding the outer edge of the Zen family's core circle.
Although Mirai was still a child, his latent power and disregard for family biases were enough to make the twelve Zen disciples willing to die for him, as though they had found their soul mate.
The strongest bodyguard in the curse world, the Emperor of the Heavens, setting off for Mirai's world!
After the incident at the Zen temple, Zen temple attendants and fans heard the noise and took action based on their understanding.
Between the fields.
The nine-body fusion shikigami egg in Mirai's palm was pulsing faster and faster, from a weak beat to an ear-shattering rhythm!
But after climbing to a certain peak, it suddenly fell silent, almost inaudible.
"Title..."
Looking at the pure black spherical egg in his palm, Mirai wiped the sweat from his forehead with his other hand and sighed in relief.
The consumption of magical energy, mental energy, and physical strength.
For a six-year-old like him, all of this hard work was too overwhelming.
Fortunately, he had his invincible substitute assistance. Otherwise, he feared he might have collapsed from exhaustion.
Success or failure depended on this moment!
"You are surrounded by the words 'infinity,' 'eternity,' and 'freedom,' rushing from the other side of the abyss, from the darkness!"
"Faster!"
"Shadow Guardian!"
"My shikigami is one of the strongest forces!"
"Jedora!!!"
After the final chant.
The six blue eyes hidden beneath the black pupils suddenly shrank!
Mirai struggled to tighten his grip on the sphere, the blinding darkness spreading crazily from the seams of his palm!
Dark, profound, mysterious, alluring.
Suddenly!
A clicking sound echoed.
The shadow beneath Mirai's feet seemed to break free from some kind of restraint, shooting out like a wild horse freed from its reins, instantly merging with the darkness spilling from his palm!
A gigantic shadow was twisting, condensing, and forming at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Step by step—
It all fell into place.
A massive, snow-white, holy beast body.
Exquisite nine-patterned velvet tail.
Gorgeous horn crown, complex at its base.
Beautiful human body with icy skin and jade bones.
Luxurious and elegant witch clothing.
Jedora's overall appearance was similar to the centaur in Mirai's mind.
But its beast body prototype was closer to the mythical nine-tailed fox.
Looking up at this newly born shikigami, Mirai's breath caught. His gaze inevitably fell on his youthful face, stunned!
Strong! Invincible! The strongest!
Sexy! Elegant! Charming!
Now.
These seemingly contradictory emotions would undoubtedly harmonize in our hearts.
He finally understood why the Sea Horse Guild Leader was always so excited, thrilled, even crazy every time he summoned White's wife.
"Fusion is truly the most noble form of summoning~"
Mirai sighed, habitually lifting his hand to touch it...