Countless venomous snakes enveloped Eichi like a rain of green arrows.
The Ten Shadows Treasure Wheel spun again, and the shadows at his feet seemed to come alive. They rose and expanded, completely protecting Eichi.
The fangs of the venomous snakes pierced into the shadows, then began injecting venom.
But these were shadows. Their actions were like trying to inject venom into an empty warehouse with a syringe.
After all the venomous snakes landed on the shadows, Eichi manipulated the shadows to suddenly reverse, swallowing all the venomous snakes into them.
Then Eichi's shadows turned into a constantly spinning ball, and the sound of flesh being torn apart could be heard repeatedly.
Seeing this, Kyokotsu immediately urged the skulls on the ground to attack Eichi again, but they were all blocked by the shadows.
"Interesting. Is the effect of this domain to prohibit summoning Shikigami?"
Eichi looked up at the domain in the air.
At first, he thought the purpose of this domain was to trap him here, but he did not expect its true effect to be prohibiting summoning within the domain.
"That's right. Whether it is summoning Shikigami from shadows or using Command Spells to summon Heroic Spirits from outside, it is useless."
After speaking, Abe no Seimei stretched out his hand toward Eichi.
"Azuma Eichi, I admire you greatly. Would you like to join us?"
As Abe no Seimei spoke, Kyokotsu also stopped her attack at the opportune moment.
However, countless skulls and venomous snakes still surrounded Eichi.
"Do you think you've got me cornered?"
Eichi looked at Abe no Seimei with an amused expression.
"It seems you're very confident in your strength, Kyokotsu."
"Yes, Lord Seimei."
Kyokotsu showed a cruel expression. Eichi's careful gaze at her just now had made her feel very uncomfortable, and now she could finally teach him a good lesson.
Kyokotsu's long hair moved without wind, and a giant skull appeared behind her.
"Really, children should just go back to school obediently and not meddle in adult affairs."
A fierce glint appeared in Eichi's eyes, and the shadows around him, after spitting out the snake stew, quickly climbed onto his body.
Although it was not the Ten Shadows Armor modified by Shikigami, the shadow armor's defense was still decent, sufficient for the probing stage.
The next second, Eichi charged toward Abe no Seimei.
"Don't be rude!"
The giant skull behind Kyokotsu bit down fiercely on Eichi.
Eichi clenched his hands, and two short swords made of shadows appeared in his hands.
Swish, swish.
Just as he was about to be bitten, Eichi suddenly accelerated and jumped into the skull's mouth, his short swords slashing quickly and severing the connection between the upper and lower jawbones.
Soon, the skull's jaw dropped to the ground.
It had no flesh to begin with, just a skull. Its lethality relied entirely on biting.
After Eichi dismantled its jaw with a single move, this giant skull could only use its bones to ram people.
"It's not over yet!"
A green python suddenly appeared from within the skull, biting at Eichi.
Eichi's movements did not falter in the slightest. The short sword in his right hand suddenly transformed into a katana.
Eichi extended the katana in his right hand behind him, making a movement similar to carrying a sword on his back.
The next second, the python crashed onto the blade and was split in two.
The python's dying fangs failed to break through Eichi's shadow armor.
The trick of hiding a snake in the head had been demonstrated earlier by the skulls on the ground, with countless venomous snakes emerging from their eye sockets, so Eichi naturally would not be unprepared.
"Damn it!"
A drop of cold sweat ran down Kyokotsu's forehead, and she took two steps forward, wanting to block Abe no Seimei.
"Clap."
"Lord Seimei..."
Kyokotsu wanted to say something, but her tone instantly softened after seeing Abe no Seimei's gaze.
"Get behind me, Kyokotsu."
"Yes, Lord Seimei."
Kyokotsu reluctantly retreated behind Abe no Seimei.
She was just a squishy mage. Being caught in close combat would likely mean being taken out in one combo.
Crack, clang.
A katana gleaming with lightning and Eichi's shadow blade clashed.
The flashes of lightning constantly interfered with the stability of the shadows, forcing Eichi to use more Cursed Energy to keep the shadow blade from dissipating.
"Special Grade cursed tool?"
Eichi looked at the katana in Abe no Seimei's hand.
"Special Grade cursed tool, Raikiri."
Abe no Seimei pushed Eichi back with force.
Kyokotsu immediately followed up with an attack, preventing Eichi from stabilizing his posture.
The Special Grade cursed tool, Raikiri, was a cursed tool renowned in Japanese history. Its previous owner was the famous general Tachibana Dōsetsu of the Warring States period, who was hailed as the "God of Thunder of Kyushu" during his lifetime.
Later, this cursed tool was collected by Kenjaku and given to Abe no Seimei to use some time ago.
Eichi swung his blade, severing the pursuing venomous snakes, then immediately prepared to receive Abe no Seimei's attack.
Clang, clang, clang.
Their weapons continuously clashed, and Kyokotsu kept looking for an opportunity to strike, wanting to help Abe no Seimei.
"I wouldn't have guessed that you, a famous Shikigami user in history, would be so proficient in close combat."
In the fierce battle just now, the two engaged in a full-scale confrontation, from swordsmanship to hand-to-hand combat.
As a result, neither side gained any significant advantage.
Eichi's hand-to-hand combat skills were honed by three individuals, Toji, Satoru, and Suguru!
Abe no Seimei was surprisingly no weaker than him.
"In ancient times, this was a mandatory course for Jujutsu Sorcerers, young man."
"Tsk."
Eichi felt annoyed.
Being called "young man" by an enemy always made him feel inferior, but Abe no Seimei had been over eighty during his lifetime, and even with both of Eichi's lives combined, he was not as old as him.
"If you feel old, hurry home and retire. Be careful not to throw out your back, old man."
Although he did not know what method Abe no Seimei had used, his current appearance looked only about thirty years old.
But that did not stop Eichi from calling him an old man.
Clang!
Blades clashed, and Eichi was suddenly sent flying by Abe no Seimei.
Kyokotsu immediately wanted to pursue, but was stopped by Abe no Seimei.
"Lord Seimei, such a rude fellow isn't worth recruiting anyway."
Kyokotsu thought Abe no Seimei was once again showing his fondness for talent and wanted to persuade him to kill Eichi directly to prevent future trouble.
"No, Kyokotsu."
Abe no Seimei's gaze was fixed on where Eichi had landed, and a faint unease stirred within him.
Their battle had also lasted for a while. Although Eichi was suppressed by the two of them, he had not shown any signs of defeat.
But just now, he had suddenly been sent flying so far by himself, which seemed a bit strange no matter how Abe no Seimei thought about it.
Most importantly, a sudden sense of alarm had risen in Abe no Seimei's heart when he wanted to pursue.
Pursuing would be dangerous.
"Tsk, so cautious."
Thump, thump, thump.
Footsteps echoed from within the dust.
Abe no Seimei frowned.
Eichi was wearing leather shoes, but the footsteps coming from the smoke now sounded like some kind of metal combat boots.
"I was just thinking, what kind of restriction does your domain use to prevent me from summoning Shikigami? After multiple attempts, I finally got a result."
Lightning flashed in Abe no Seimei's hand, and Raikiri chopped down fiercely at Eichi in the dust.
"Although I haven't completely figured out the specific content of the restriction you set, all 'external' summons are prohibited, right?"
Eichi seemed completely unaffected by the lightning and continued, "If that's the case, I can just summon Shikigami internally, can't I?"
The dust cleared, and a swordsman in blue and white armor appeared before the two of them.
(To be continued.)