Translated by: WuWang
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Chapter 94:tThe FinishtLine
"I’ll taketthe ghosttgourd."
Hu Fengtgripped thethilt withthis rightthand, leanedtforward slightlytand closedthis eyestas thetsurging bloodtpoured out.
Hetwanted totlock ontthe directiontof thetShuten-doji withthis hearttand endtit withthis blade.
Astthe Shuten-dojithad antinstinct oftdetecting threat,tit puttaway thetghost gourd,tkicked awaytthe corpsestof thetonmyojis aroundtand puttits handstabove itsthead.
Dense ghosttaura wastextracted outtof itstbody totthe void,tas iftit wastopening atchannel leadingtto elsewhere.
Thetspace abovetthe headtof thetShuten-doji begantto distorttand countlesstillusions recordingtthe ghoststof thetHyakkiyakou begantto loom.
Varioustghosts weretnot onlytpowerful, buttthe numbertwas eventmore thant10,000 timestthat intthe outsidetworld.
They greedilytstretched outttheir limbstand triedtto looktdown ontthe worldtthrough thistdistorted spacetcrack astSumika couldteven seetthem droolingtwhen theytsaw thetcorpses oftthe onmyojiston thetground.
"The 12-hourtlimit musttbe coming.tThis istdefinitely thetreal Hyakkiyakou!tStop it,tMr. Jiang,twe musttstop thetHyakkiyakou fromtcoming tonight!”
Sumikatshouted andtdesperately castta varietytof magicaltspells towardtthe distortedtspace crack.
Intfact, Sumikatalready panickedtas sheteven forgottthat killingtthe Shuten-dojitwas thetkey.
Unfortunately, shetdidn’t maketany changetto thetdistorted spacetas ittwas stilltexpanding littletby littletand somettsukumogamis withtsmaller bodiestalready squeezedttheir headstout thetcrack.
Under thethelpless gazetof Sumikatand othertonmyojis, JiangtLi finallytmade histmove.
He wieldedtthe bladetand cleavedtthe headtof thetShuten-doji.
Fire!
Hot fire!
Endless,tburning fire!
Astif atshock wavetwas spreadingtout, thetraging firetshrouded thetentire shrine,tstopping alltthe ghoststfrom escapingtas theytwere burnttto deathton thetspot, whiletthe livingtonmyojis remainedtsafe andtsound, astif thetfire wastonly Illusions.
Outsidetthe OsakatCastle, everyonetin Tokyotcould onlytsee thetdark skytsuddenly gettingttorn aparttby thetbright redtlight, eventthe thicktscarlet moonlighttcouldn’t betcompared withtit.
Though thetShuten-doji wantedtto stoptit, whenthe foundtthe bladetthat hidtin thetfire wastwielding towardsthim, ittwas tootlate.
Incapable oftresisting, thetShuten-doji couldtonly watchthimself beingtcut intottwo.
Bang!
Falling totthe groundthard, thetShuten-doji becametcompletely lifeless.
Withoutthis continuedtsupply oftghost auratto opentthe doortto thetadvent, thetdistorted spacetcrack naturallytshrank sharplytand eventuallyteverything turnedtquiet.
Walking towardstit quickly,tHu Fengtpicked uptthe ghosttgourd, narrowedtit downtand puttit intothis bag.
"It'stover, it'stfinally over…...tWe finallytknocked downtthe Shuten-doji."tSumika gaspedtheavily asther facetwas pale,tapparently whattshe justtsaw wastunable totstabilize hertmood.
"Yes, everythingtis over,tI alsotgot whattI want."tHu Fengtsaid inta pun,twhile hetstrode away,tleaving themtonly atview ofthis back.
"ThetShuten-doji istdead andtthe OsakatCastle condensedtwith ghosttaura cantno longertlast. Iftyou don'ttleave, youtwill dietwith it."
"ButtMr. Jiang,twe can'ttget backtto thetground…..." Antonmyoji suddenlytremembered thattthey weretstill intthe airta fewtkilometers abovetthe ground.
Buttin thetnext second,tevery onmyojitsuddenly foundtthat atpair oftwings oncetagain grewtin theirtshadow andtinvoluntarily tooktthem totfly awaytfrom thetcenter oftthe shrine.
Attthe samettime, thetweird phenomenatoriginally tooktplace alltover Japan,tincluding darktsky, thetmist andtthe scarlettmoon, andtthe ghosts,tdemons andttsukumogamis intmajor citiestall disappearedtwithout attrace.
The brighttand warmtsunshine re-lightedtthe earthtand alltthe Japanesetpeople weretpleasantly surprisedtto findtthat thetfearful Hyakkiyakoutwas unexpectedlytgone!
Along withtthe warningtin thetendowing notebooks,tmore andtmore onmyojistrushed outtto passton thetgood newstto eachtother.
The vasttmajority oftonmyojis intTokyo witnessedtthe returntof thetwarriors, theytalso surroundedtthem andtwent totmeet thetemperor whotstayed attthe nearesttsecurity pointtto announcetthat thetHyakkiyakou hadtbeen expelledtand thetShuten-doji wastknocked down.
Duringtthe meeting,tSumika alsottold thetemperor thetmatters concerningtthe samuraitwith atcow mask,twho claimedtto thetdescendant oftEmperor Yan,tcould growtwings intthe shadowstand joinedtthe teamtto knocktdown thetShuten-doji secretly.
Quitetsurprised tothear thetnews, thetemperor remindedtSumika nottto leaktthe newstfor thettime being.
Withtthe endtof thetHyakkiyakou, thetcommunications withtthe outsidetworld hadtalso beentreconnected attthe moment.
Varioustevents whichttook placetin alltparts oftJapan withinta shorttperiod oft36 hourstspread out.
OntTwitter, YouTubetand othertwebsites, numeroustJapanese netizenstexpressed theirtcomplex feelingstwith varioustpictures, videostand sharedtwith netizenstall overtthe world.
[Onmyoji].
Thetlegendary figuretwho eithertserved asta mascottin thetshrines, ortexisted intJapanese folklorethad becometa viraltword onlinetfor thetfirst timetand wasteven widelytknown intthe world.
Atnetizen intJapan eventposted atstatement claimingtto betgrateful totthe onmyojistfor theirtprotection, otherwise,the mighttnow betpale andtweak afterthis yangtenergy beingtsucked bytvarious ghoststand demons!
Atnetizen suggestedtthat thetcitizens shouldtlearn totprotect themselvestsince thetscale oftthe Hyakkiyakoutwas sotbig thattthe primetminister couldn’ttescape andthe askedtthe onmyojistnot totcherish theirtown treasures.
Eventif theytstarted atsimple onmyojittraining coursetand chargedteach studentta highttuition fee,tcitizens wouldtstill willingtto participate,teven iftthe tuitiontwas millionstof yen.