"Domain Expansion?"
Eichi looked up, gazing around.
The original classical buildings had transformed into a long stone path lined with countless torii gates.
Behind him was a not-so-large shrine.
Ahead of him, the path wound onward, and upon closer inspection, he could see an endless darkness at its end.
"Why build so many torii gates? Do they have money to burn?
Or were the officials a thousand years ago so honest that they actually used all the money given to them to build shrines?"
Eichi turned to look at the distant shrine.
In the very center of the shrine, a strangely solemn "Bodhisattva" sat enthroned.
From Eichi's perspective, this eerie Bodhisattva had three heads and at least eighteen arms, with countless small torii gates floating behind it.
"Who are you?"
Mahoraga had already begun to adapt.
"My name is Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede. Welcome to my Domain, Thousand Torii. I shall eliminate you here for Lord Seimei."
"I see. Abe no Seimei came personally. No wonder the scale is so grand."
Eichi had not expected that a casual question from him would actually receive an answer.
"Do not disrespect Lord Seimei!"
Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede instantly became enraged upon hearing Eichi's mocking tone.
Swords, spears, lances, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, and forks, countless weapons attacked from all directions in its hands.
But these weapons all landed on Eichi in the next second.
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!
Fallen Blossom Emotion, Modified, automatically deflected all of these attacks.
The next second, a large number of attacks reappeared from the countless torii gates along the roadside.
Ding.
Mahoraga's wheel rotated once, and Eichi had no intention of wasting any more time with this guy.
Limitless Cursed Technique: Ten Shadows Treasure Wheel.
Bansho.
The tens-of-meters-tall Bansho appeared, spewing a large amount of water that filled the entire Domain.
The Ten Shadows Treasure Wheel rotated, Nue's body transformed into a longbow, and the Piercing Ox spear was nocked by Eichi.
"Damn it, stop!"
Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede continued launching attacks.
But the water flow, filled with Cursed Energy, buffered and neutralized all of its attacks like a Simple Domain.
Whoosh!
The Piercing Ox spear, once shot, instantly pierced through Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede's body. The bull horns, transformed into twin points, tore open a gap in the barrier at the edge of the Domain.
Crack.
The water filling every corner of the Domain began to leak out through the gap, and the Domain's outer shell was quickly destroyed.
"Damn it, you bastard, I will, for Lord Seimei..."
The Piercing Ox spear pierced through Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede's body. The lightning attached to the spear by Nue, along with Bansho's water flow, wantonly destroyed its body through the wound.
Splash, splash, splash.
Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede's Bodhisattva-like face began to shatter, revealing a face with insectoid features.
"So that's it. Your true form is a centipede."
After he finished speaking, countless shadows crawled onto its body, crushing it completely.
"Although its strength isn't great, it's still a Special Grade Shikigami that can use Domain Expansion. You just gave up on it like that?"
After dealing with Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede, Eichi looked at the man behind him.
The moment the Domain shattered, he sensed someone outside, so he instructed Mahoraga to keep an eye on the person behind him while he quickly killed Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede.
He had not expected the other party not to act, simply watching as a Special Grade Shikigami that even Suguru would covet was killed by him.
Suguru truly did not have many Shikigami or Cursed Spirits that could use Domain Expansion.
"As long as I am here, it will not truly be killed."
A deep voice came, and Eichi also saw the true face of the man before him.
"You are Abe no Seimei?"
Eichi recognized Abe no Seimei at first sight after seeing his appearance. The two other figures not far behind him also caught Eichi's attention.
"That's right."
As he spoke, another curtain fell, completely enveloping the four people in the area.
Looking at the curtain falling from the sky, Eichi finally understood why Twenty-Seven-Faced Thousand-Armed Centipede had not immediately attacked him after using Domain Expansion.
It turned out it was buying time for Abe no Seimei and his Shikigami to set up the curtain...
Boom!
Bang!
"Hey, hey, is this a monster movie? Why did the competition suddenly turn into this?!"
Momo immediately increased her altitude after a large number of enemies appeared on the ground.
Due to the obstruction of the curtain, Hakuzosu's aerial unit did not enter the competition area. The enemies they faced here were a large number of Cursed Spirits and Shikigami emerging from underground.
"How exactly does Jujutsu Headquarters grade things? A Grade 3 Jujutsu Sorcerer can fight Todo to a standstill, and Mechamaru is only considered Semi-Grade 1 in this situation?"
Following Momo's gaze.
The tens-of-meters-tall Special Grade Shikigami, Aragokuro, was engaged in an extremely impactful battle with the equally tens-of-meters-tall Mechamaru Unit Zero.
When height and weight reached tens of meters, even the mere collision of fists could stir up gales.
"Whoa!"
Momo was blown away by the aftershock once more.
For the sake of her cute little life, she decided to stay away from this Unit Zero monster movie set.
"Beep, beep, beep."
Just then, a sound came from beside Momo.
Turning her head, she saw a Mechamaru flying disc hovering beside her.
"Nishimiya, I can't end the battle quickly. I need you to guide the Kyoto School and Tokyo School students to regroup. With Todo, Fushiguro, and Zen'in, we can win."
"I know. I'll start now."
Momo took the Mechamaru flying disc in her hand, and with her other hand, pulled out her phone and began directing everyone to rendezvous.
At this moment, on the ground.
"Sugoi, Todo! I didn't expect you guys to have such a cool robot!"
Yuji and Todo were rapidly advancing toward the battlefield.
"That, well, that's probably Mechamaru's. Seriously, I thought he was another bean sprout, but his taste is surprisingly good."
Todo looked at the giant Unit Zero with an interested expression.
One could only say that when a Gundam truly appeared before you, few boys could resist it.
"Hmm?"
Todo, while running, suddenly sensed a hint of danger.
Snap.
"Huh?"
Yuji found himself suddenly appearing on a tree more than ten meters high, which scared him into immediately hugging the branch with both hands and feet.
Yuji was about to complain to Todo when he noticed that Todo was already locked in battle with an enemy dressed in a priest's robe and wielding a long cross spear.
Yuji instantly adjusted his posture and launched an attack toward the enemy.
Snap.
Todo, who was dodging the long spear, suddenly clapped his hands and swapped places with Yuji. The enemy's stature shrank, causing Shokera's long spear to miss, and Yuji's iron fist landed squarely on its face.
"Are you alright, Todo?"
Yuji immediately checked Todo for injuries with his gaze.
"I'm fine, my best friend."
Giving Yuji a thumbs-up, Todo then looked at Shokera.
"I just felt something was off, so I tried my Cursed Technique, and I didn't expect there to really be an ambush."
Yuji assumed a combat stance, but then saw Todo suddenly cross his arms and stand still.
"I won't intervene this time, Yuji."
Todo looked at Yuji with a serious expression.
"Until you unleash Black Flash, no matter what happens to you, I won't step in."
"I understand."
Even though the enemy before him exuded a Special Grade aura, Yuji still did not refuse Todo's proposal.
"To act like this in the face of a strong opponent, you truly are foolish.
Never mind. I only need to send you to meet the Lord. As for whether your foolishness will be forgiven, that depends on the Lord's will."
(To be continued.)