"Tamamo-no-Mae!"
Mo Shuying was enveloped in a radiant glow, like a god descended to earth!
The surging yokai couldn't hinder Mo Shuying in the slightest!
Seeing that the situation was beyond her control, Tamamo-no-Mae's thoughts turned to retreat. It wasn't shameful to retreat when outmatched; it would be far more laughable to lose her life here.
"*Demonic Fox Grand Illusion! Activate!*"
Tamamo-no-Mae placed her hands together in front of her chest, forming a seal, and once again cast her fox illusion. This time, however, there was no drastic change in scenery; only a bright, full moon appeared in the sky!
"Dream Moon!"
Tamamo-no-Mae bit down hard on both of her thumbs, and crimson blood flowed from them into her palms.
The blood automatically coalesced in Tamamo-no-Mae's hands, forming a curse mark! The moment the mark appeared, the bright full moon in the sky rapidly transformed into a blood moon! Its deep red light illuminated the entire land!
"Ohm~"
Enveloped by the moonlight, a strange ripple spread outwards.
Mo Shuying was the first to feel it, experiencing an incredibly powerful mental impact that shook him. But after that initial jolt, there was no further reaction.
Sure enough, Heracles's ability was useful; it provided a natural resistance against mental attacks like illusions.
But while Mo Shuying was fine, everyone else had fallen victim!
Mo Shuying frowned, noticing the sudden silence around him. He turned to look and found that almost everyone had fallen into the illusion.
As far as the eye could see, all the yokai had stopped moving, simply hovering motionless in the air.
Not only the yokai, but all the Servants on Mo Shuying's side had also ceased their movements.
Kiichi Hōgen glanced at the two motionless children in front of her, intending to strike them down, but suddenly felt a sharp gaze.
Turning her head, Kiichi Hōgen saw Mo Shuying's murderous eyes. If she were to truly attack at that moment, an endless barrage of attacks would surely await her.
So, after weighing her options, Kiichi Hōgen put away her polearm, shrugged, and then, with a flap of her wings, appeared before Tamamo-no-Mae.
"Are you alright?"
Kiichi Hōgen reached out to steady the swaying Tamamo-no-Mae. Out of the corner of her eye, Kiichi Hōgen noticed that one of Tamamo-no-Mae's tails was fading, as if…
…she might revert to her three-tailed state at any moment.
"This concubine is fine…"
Tamamo-no-Mae remained stubborn even at a time like this.
"This is…? Did you do this?"
Kiichi Hōgen looked up at the blood-red moon in the sky, realizing it must be some incredibly powerful illusion. And the one capable of wielding such a powerful illusion had to be Tamamo-no-Mae, without a doubt.
"Mm, I used a grand illusion. Don't worry, I didn't use it on you. Why didn't you take the opportunity to kill those two demons just now?"
Tamamo-no-Mae turned to look at Kiichi Hōgen, a hint of accusation in her eyes.
"Well~ I certainly could have, but… I also don't want to be targeted by someone like that."
Kiichi Hōgen looked at Mo Shuying, and Tamamo-no-Mae also followed her gaze. She had, in fact, noticed that Mo Shuying hadn't fallen for her illusion this time, unlike before. It seemed her most confident ability was no longer effective against Mo Shuying.
However, it wasn't just Mo Shuying.
"Daddy! Daddy!"
Xiao Yu and Ahri were also unaffected.
Mo Shuying quickly flew back to the top of Groudon, reaching out to embrace the two little girls who had lunged at him.
"You two weren't affected? Can you help break this illusion then?"
Mo Shuying asked. With this massive illusion active, Mo Shuying would be distracted, worrying about the safety of others.
"This is a grand illusion cast by the bad big sister, and she even used her own essence blood. Just the two of us can't undo it in a short time."
Xiao Yu said, clenching her fists, while Ahri nodded vigorously beside her.
"Is that so? Sounds quite impressive. If it can't be done, then there's nothing for it. But today, none of them are getting away!"
Mo Shuying waved his hand, opening Groudon's top hatch, and tossed the two little girls, Tomoe Gozen, Chiron, and Nezha inside, one after another.
And just as Mo Shuying went to retrieve Shuten Doji and the others, Tamamo-no-Mae and Kiichi Hōgen turned and ran!
Mo Shuying had just declared that none of them would escape today. If these two managed to flee, wouldn't that be a huge slap in the face?
So Mo Shuying immediately turned and charged towards the two, his dark wings unfurling! A scorching power rapidly spread in his wake, leaving a trail of fire across the sky!
"Kiichi Hōgen! Stop him!"
Tamamo-no-Mae noticed Mo Shuying's pursuit and immediately ordered Kiichi Hōgen to intercept him.
Kiichi Hōgen said nothing. She released Tamamo-no-Mae and turned, charging straight towards Mo Shuying!
"Trying to stop a chariot with a praying mantis's arms! Today, I'll show you! What it means to be unstoppable, irresistible! I! Am the Great Cataclysm!! Haaah!"
Mo Shuying finally began to unleash his true power!
His already immense Smokefiend Wings had turned fiery red from accelerating to their absolute limit! Mo Shuying himself transformed into flames, slamming fiercely into Kiichi Hōgen!
Kiichi Hōgen intended to confront Mo Shuying head-on. Her massive fan was already clutched in her hand. Facing the charging Mo Shuying, Kiichi Hōgen took a deep breath, and then!
"Six Secret Teachings and Three Strategies: Great Demon King's Fan!!"
Kiichi Hōgen raised her fan high and swung it fiercely!
*BOOM!!*
The earth shook, and a top-tier hurricane rose from flat ground! In an instant, it transformed into a towering hurricane eye that reached to the heavens!!
Kiichi Hōgen was undeniably powerful. When she unleashed her true strength, fire! lightning! water! and storm merged into one! They roared as they rushed towards Mo Shuying!
Mo Shuying, however, showed no signs of retreating in the face of the colossal hurricane blocking his path. Instead, he accelerated! Charging directly into the hurricane!
"Open!!"
*WHOOSH!!*
Centered around Mo Shuying, a massive skeleton clad in fiery glazed armor appeared! The skeleton also unfurled fiery wings and, brandishing a giant flaming sword, thrust it into the hurricane!
*WHOOSH!!*
An ultra-powerful burst of flames erupted, continuously injecting into the hurricane! The hurricane, which had originally been mixed with other elemental energies, gradually transformed into a storm composed solely of fire.
"Ah!!"
Once it completely turned into fire, controlling it became exponentially more difficult for Kiichi Hōgen. She gritted her teeth, gripping her fan, as she struggled to maintain control, manipulating the fiery hurricane to crush Mo Shuying.
But it was no longer enough.
A fiery sword light tore through the hurricane, and the ghostly fiery skeleton stepped into the eye of the hurricane. Its gaze immediately fell upon Kiichi Hōgen, who was hovering in the air, and it swung its sword to strike her!
*BOOM!!*
But the sword strike missed. Although the skeleton giant was massive and exuded power, its speed was a fatal flaw. Against the agile Kiichi Hōgen, it was difficult to land a hit.
However, Mo Shuying hadn't expected the skeleton giant's attack to succeed. The skeleton giant swung its sword with all its might, merely forcing Kiichi Hōgen to dodge back and forth.
But after dodging a few times, Kiichi Hōgen realized something was wrong! A flash of insight suddenly crossed her mind, and Kiichi Hōgen's expression changed! She abruptly turned and shouted to Tamamo-no-Mae, who was fleeing.
"Tamamo-no-Mae! Watch out!!"
"What!?"
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