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Chapter 2194-2.192 Japanese Monsters

"The Enkichi Hyakki Musha Tournament." Captain Fukurei Shinji, the courtesan of Gobancho, unexpectedly spoiled the plot.

"This is a distorted storyline after being invaded and infected by the Purple Coral Spirit Coral," Wu Chen agreed.

Upon closer inspection of Wu Chen's markings of the menacing Gassho-zukuri, Iwafuro, Tetsuka-ba, and Yujo-ya, along with the exceptionally powerful spirits scattered throughout, how could Queen Huanglongtian not realize: "In every dilapidated house lurks a Japanese demon. This is the true essence of the 'Enkichi Hyakki Musha Tournament'."

"Hmm." There were too many mutated spirits due to infection, and even Wu Chen, who possessed a small universe, had to put in some effort to deconstruct them: "It is still difficult to determine the origin of these monsters for the time being, so please be careful."

"Received, Master." Without further ado, Team 2 immediately entered the field.

The dilapidated wooden house overgrown with weeds turned out to be an abandoned shrine.

Commonly known as "Buddha Hall" or "Small Hall". A simple place of worship, which may enshrine Guanyin, Shakyamuni, etc., and is especially common along mountain paths or ancient roads. Sometimes it is also called "Stone Buddha Hall".

Just as everyone was about to break down the door, Wu Chen stopped them in time: "Wait."

"Master?" Sanada Yubi, a female ninja from Shinano, couldn't wait a moment longer, her heart filled with concern for the safety of her sisters and the princess.

"I see." No wonder Wu Chen had to put in so much effort to deconstruct the mutated energy spirit: "This castle town belongs to the same yokai."

"The entire thing?" Empress Wang, the Demon Queen of Huanglongtian, couldn't help but frown.

“The whole thing.” Wu Chen reassembled the deconstructed energy circuits in the correct order: “The Jizodo, Iwafuro, Tetsukaba, yūjoya, nunnery, konya, and samurai residences scattered throughout the castle town are all parts of its body. Only by cutting off all the edges at once can its true form be pieced together.”

"Master, what kind of yokai are in the remaining gassho-zukuri houses, row houses, machiya houses, tatami rooms, shrines, palaces, mansions, castle towers...?" Queen Huanglongtian asked another question.

"These are all elite monsters from side quests," Wu Chen put it in simpler terms, "a deliberate smokescreen to confuse the enemy. However..."

"I just didn't expect that Master possesses the Eye of True Sight, which can see through everything. Simplify the complex and strike at the heart of the matter." Queen Wang, the Demon Queen of Huanglongtian, was in high spirits.

"A direct assault on the enemy's capital is a good strategy," Wu Chen said with a smile.

Having been caught red-handed, Empress Wang, the Demon Queen of Huanglongtian, felt her cheeks burning. Meanwhile, Empress Wang, whose reset process had already reached 100%, naturally had an incredibly deep connection with Wu Chen.

It must be said that the tense atmosphere immediately relaxed.

Having composed herself, the head courtesan Yuko of Gobancho immediately assigned tasks: "Jizō-dō, Iwafuro, Tetsukaba, Yūjo-ya, Niji-ji, Konya, and Samurai-ya-shū, each of you go to one place. Konya, the largest one, will be visited by the two queens."

"Yes, ma'am." As for which two of the "Four Consorts of Hunyuan (Xing Xiaolu, Qin Hong, Yuan Wen, and Xu Jingshan)" would be paired up, they could decide for themselves.

Soon, except for Team 2, they split up and rushed towards their respective targets.

Only Captain Yuuko, the courtesan of the fifth district, remained, blocking the entrance to the Jizo-do Temple. She awaited her team's arrival. "Yuuko, be careful." The Nine-Tailed Demon Queen Su Daji, who shared her thoughts, sensed the overflowing demonic aura. As a possessive demon who had lost her original form, the Nine-Tailed Demon Queen Su Daji rarely revealed herself. The remaining three mobile suits were the same. Once they condensed their true forms, they could be ranked among the Demon Immortals (4.5).

"Hmm." Captain Yuko, the courtesan of the fifth district and a base-body mecha girl, gently patted the nine-tailed fox's neck. At this moment, the one driving the beast-type Z-form nine-tailed demon mecha was none other than the nine-tailed demon queen, Su Daji. Referring to the newly acquired "biological core" supercomputer technology, Wu Chen planned to cancel the onboard AI of the four mobile suits and replace it with their respective possessing demon sisters, thus transforming them into "energy-spirit superbrains." This would achieve the same powerful supercomputing ability as the biological superbrain, which "uses the 'biological core' for logical judgment and conditional reasoning, and delegates a large amount of scientific calculation to the computing unit." The reason the energy-spirit superbrain is stronger than the biological superbrain is because the possessing demons far surpass ordinary humans. Whether it's the nine-tailed demon queen Su Daji, Taiyi Zhenren Di Jun, the succubus Ellie, or the Eight Immortals of the Demon Realm, Yu Canhua, they are all far beyond human comprehension.

"Captain, I'm in position." Huanglongtian Demon Queen Wang Niangniang was the first to arrive at the destination, Yanfenglu.

"Captain, I'm in position now." Dana Barrett, the chief of Dream Paris, arrived at the Iron Fire Field shortly after.

"Captain, I'm in position now." Shinano female ninja Sanada Yuhi was the third to arrive at the brothel.

The cyber snake spirits, the "Four Consorts of Hunyuan," also arrived at their respective destinations: a nunnery, a kyōya (a Buddhist temple), and a samurai residence.

"Let's move, sisters." Taking a deep breath to steady herself, Captain Yuko, the courtesan of Gobancho, gently lifted the reins and rode her nine-tailed fox into the arena.

In the center of the small Jizo-do hall stands a faded statue of Kannon. A straw mat lies across the narrow front of the hall. A beautiful woman dressed in an Edo-style kimono kneels on the mat, impaled by a samurai sword that has been thrust out from under the floorboards, its blade piercing her chest and nailing her to the back.

Before the Edo period, traditional Japanese clothing was often called "kimono" or "gofuku," the latter originating from the introduction of textile technology from the Eastern Wu region of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With increasing contact with Western culture, "kimono" gradually became the established name for the national costume. Ordinary people were restricted by laws prohibiting luxury, preventing them from wearing brightly colored or complexly patterned clothing, which led to the rise of intricate monochrome patterns such as "Edo komon." Characterized by densely repeated patterns, these patterns feature repeatedly printed and dyed small designs, are suitable for leisure activities such as shopping and dating, and are not limited by season.

Of course, as a samurai uniform previously worn for formal occasions such as tea parties and religious ceremonies, it was generally unaffordable for ordinary people.

Therefore, the woman nailed to death by a samurai sword in front of the Buddhist hall must have been a samurai's wife.

The question is, who is she?
The simplified version of the "broken database" provides the answer: Shino Onuma (Mako Hasegawa).

From the storyline of "Nemuri Kyoshiro: The Rascal's Pride".

Nemuri Kyoshiro is the protagonist of the 1956 swordsman novel *Nemuri Kyoshiro Murasaki* by renowned Japanese author Renzaburo Shibata, and a key figure in the post-war Japanese swordsman novel movement. His mother was Chizu, daughter of Matsudaira no Sumimasa, a high-ranking official in the Tokugawa shogunate; his father was a Dutch missionary disguised as a doctor who was reported and tortured during the shogunate's suppression of Christianity before raping Chizu, leading to Kyoshiro's birth. Kyoshiro wields the famous sword "Musou Masamune"; he is cold-blooded, cynical, and unrestrained by the code of Bushido, acting entirely on his personal whims. He travels between the Edo court and the marketplace, becoming embroiled in various bizarre cases and conspiracies. His signature move, the "Full Moon Slash," involves slowly drawing a circle in the air, hypnotizing his opponent and rendering them powerless; hence, "no one can survive to witness the entire Full Moon Slash."

Nemuri Kyoshiro has been adapted into film and television works many times, with the Daiei film series (12 films in total) starring Ichikawa Raizo from 1964 to 1969 being the most representative.

In addition, this character is also considered to be the prototype for "Sleep Kyoshiro" in One Piece.

The 12-part Daiei series, *Nemuri Kyoshiro*, is one of the most important representative works of Japanese sword-fighting films. The second is the blind swordsman Zatoichi.

Some people here will surely ask, what is a sword and spear film?
Sword-fighting films are a unique genre in Japan, featuring samurai and ronin as protagonists, with sword duels and the samurai spirit at their core. Through intense action scenes and profound character portrayals, these films showcase the samurai culture of Japan's Edo or Sengoku periods, combining violent aesthetics with philosophical reflections, and are one of the most influential genres in Japanese film history.

However, it is important to note that sword and spear films are not the same as martial arts films.

Japan doesn't have a martial arts culture; it only has the spirit of Bushido. The two should never be confused.