So strong, so powerful.
Tsubaki felt that if she could possess such a shikigami, then someone like Kikyo would be completely incomparable to her; after all, when it came to shikigami, Tahoto was the professional one, while Kikyo only relied on her innate powerful spiritual energy.
If she could have such a "puppet," she was confident she could repel even the most powerful demons.
She certainly wouldn't have fallen into such a dangerous situation just now.
And so, here.
Kanbe Hikaru stopped his movements.
He stood before the monster, his body covered in armor woven from white bone and red plates.
The Bone Patterns on his demonic mask glinted coldly in the moonlight.
"Not dead yet?"
He asked.
The monster did not answer.
It could no longer speak, but its eyes were still moving.
In those crimson eyes, there was nothing but fear and resentment.
It seemed not to understand.
It was clearly immortal, clearly possessing infinite regenerative power.
Why—had it been beaten like this?
Kanbe Hikaru looked into those eyes, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.
"You're wondering why you can't beat me, right?"
He crouched down and looked the monster in the eye: "It's very simple."
"Because you're too weak."
He spoke very calmly.
But it was indeed the truth; the monster before him wasn't actually that strong. It was only because it wasn't a demon that it could ignore the purification of Anti-Demon power and deliver a sudden, heavy blow to the priestess Tsubaki.
Thus, it required Kanbe Hikaru to expend a little effort to suppress its immortality.
But in terms of pure strength, it was at most equivalent to a demon of the fifth transformation.
The monster's eyes were full of rage.
But it this time, it truly could not move.
The Bone Spikes had pinned it completely to the ground, and the spurs inside its body had entirely locked down its mobility.
Compared to before, this time it was more thorough—pinned down and pierced through.
Inside and out!
Kanbe Hikaru stood up.
"However—"
He looked at the wounds pierced by the Bone Spikes.
Although these wounds were bleeding, they were not healing.
In the areas pierced by the Bone Spikes, the regenerative ability seemed to be suppressed.
"Interesting."
He murmured.
Do the Bone Spikes from the Bone Soul Transformation have a restraining effect on this thing's regenerative ability?
Or—is it simply because the Bone Spikes remaining in the body are preventing the wounds from closing?
He decided to conduct an experiment.
He raised his hand and pulled out a Bone Spike pinning the monster's shoulder.
The wound immediately began to heal.
Although the speed was slow, it was indeed healing.
"As I thought."
Kanbe Hikaru thrust the Bone Spike back in, and the healing stopped.
"It seems as long as the Bone Spikes remain in your body, you can't recover."
He looked at the monster: "Then let these Bone Spikes keep you company."
Oni: "..."
Saying that, Kanbe Hikaru squatted down again.
This time, his gaze became serious.
"Now, answer me one question."
The monster's eyes moved. It seemed to want to say something, but no sound came out.
Kanbe Hikaru reached out and pulled out the Bone Spike embedded in its throat.
"Cough... cough cough..."
The monster coughed violently, and the wound on its throat slowly began to heal.
"Kill... kill you..."
It could finally speak, its voice hoarse and full of hatred.
"I'll kill all of you—"
"Are you sure you want to waste this chance to speak?"
Kanbe Hikaru interrupted it.
In his hand, another Bone Spike had already formed.
Ready to pierce the monster's throat again at any moment.
The monster's roar abruptly stopped.
It stared at the Bone Spike, and finally, fear appeared in its eyes.
"Very good."
Kanbe Hikaru nodded with satisfaction: "Now, answer my question."
"What are you?"
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