They could change their form at will, switching freely between speed and power.
The Kamaitachi's body shrank from three zhang to one zhang.
Then—it disappeared.
It was not invisibility, just that the movement speed was too fast.
So fast that the naked eye could not capture it.
Hikaru's [Sharp Eye Transformation] operated crazily, coordinating with [Blood Transformation], trying his best to capture the afterimage in the air.
Left!
He blocked horizontally.
"Clang—"
A huge force came, and his body flew to the right, hitting a corridor pillar.
Before he could stand firm, the sound of breaking air came from behind again.
He lunged forward, narrowly dodging that strike.
The pillar behind him was cut in half.
Too fast.
Even if he could see it, he couldn't react in time.
Not to mention that this Kamaitachi seemed to still be hiding its strength.
The gap between Qualitative Transformation and Physical Transformation was indeed not so easy to bridge.
Even if his Oni Aura was pure, he was only at the perfection of Physical Transformation.
The Kamaitachi's attacks were getting faster and faster, and Hikaru could no longer block them completely.
A wind blade grazed his arm, leaving a wound deep enough to see the bone.
Another one grazed his thigh, and blood gushed out.
Fortunately.
[Bloodthirsty Immortality] began to take effect, and the wounds were slowly healing.
Even if the speed of healing could not keep up with the speed of injury.
He could still hold on!
Hikaru was forced into a corner.
Behind him was Kikyo, who was suppressing Magatsuhi with all her might.
He could not retreat, nor could he retreat.
"Is this your limit?"
The Kamaitachi's voice carried mockery: "I thought you could bring me more surprises, little devil!"
Its body condensed again, but it had shrunk from one zhang to half a zhang.
This meant that its next attack would double in both speed and power.
Hikaru would most likely not be able to take it.
"Forget it."
Kamaitachi said, "Although it's interesting, it's time to end this."
"That bead—"
Its gaze passed over Hikaru and landed on the shikon jewel, which was suspended in mid-air and shrouded in multiple layers of seals by Kikyo.
"I want it."
Boom!
Before the gale even rose, the venting shockwaves caused the entire shrine and even the ground to tremble.
Hikaru knew he couldn't block it.
But he did not dodge.
He simply—opened his mouth.
"old locust tree," he shouted.
"Big rock."
"Water well."
"Thatched cottage."
"Hoe."
He was calling out those names.
The names of the things he had 'visited' every day for the past few days.
Kamaitachi froze for a moment.
Had this little yokai gone mad?
Muttering about this nonsense before his death?
But the next moment—it knew it was wrong.
Terribly wrong.
Because those things being called... had actually responded!
The ground began to shake.
The two-hundred-year-old locust tree at the village entrance, its shadows swaying, actually began to move against the wind, obstructing the flow of the wind.
The big rock that Hikaru talked to every day actually rolled on its own, blocking Kamaitachi's charge path.
A large column of water gushed out from the water well.
The timber from the abandoned thatched cottage flew up, shooting out in all directions like hidden weapons.
Even the discarded hoe stood up shakily.
The wind was reduced layer by layer.
Kamaitachi's speed was forced to slow down.
It dodged left and right, avoiding those 'enemies' that had suddenly attacked.
But there were too many of these things.
And they were coming from all directions.
"This is..." For the first time, shock appeared in Kamaitachi's voice.
A reaction even stronger than when it had previously seen his unusually dense demonic energy!
"What is going on!?"
It looked at Hikaru.
Impossible to understand, impossible to fathom.
The blood-covered Ghost Samurai stood in place, a curve hooking at the corner of his mouth.
Watching the notifications on the system panel in front of him jumping crazily, he also suddenly smiled.
[old locust tree: Favorability 15, it heard your call, and it is willing to help you.]
[Big rock: Favorability 12, it heard your call, and although it was a bit difficult, it still moved.]
[Water well: Favorability 18, it heard your call, and it is very happy to be of help.]
[Abandoned thatched cottage: Favorability 12, it heard your call, and it is doing its best.]
[Hoe: Favorability 9, it heard your call, and it is trying hard.]
Looking at these notifications, Hikaru couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Yes.
These were the results of him going to talk to those flowers, trees, stones, and water wells every day for the past few days.
These were actually his backup plan to deal with tonight.
At this moment, tonight, it was not only Kikyo who had prepared thoroughly.
He had known about Kikyo's operation tonight from naohi three days ago, and he had long planned to participate.
Naturally, he would prepare in advance!
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