Sword Art Online Crossover: They're all close friends, how did I become a player?

Just as everyone was filled with anticipation, thinking that the Onmyoji of the Kakaiin family was about to win and successfully prevent the birth of Nue, a pair of large hands suddenly grabbed the rapidly falling stone cone and forcefully reversed its downward momentum.

Onigumo, who had been absent since being defeated by Nura Rikuo, has now become the biggest obstacle.

Onigumo's idea was actually quite simple: he wanted to revive Nue and then fight Nue.

"That's dangerous, Hagoromo Gitsune. You must keep a close eye on your child. You're his mother, aren't you?"

"Well!"

Upon hearing this, Hagoromo Gitsune was enraged. She swung her tail violently, tightly binding Ryuji Kakeruin and lifting him into the air. Ryuji felt a suffocating sensation wash over him, as if a boulder was pressing down on his chest, causing him to groan involuntarily.

Onmyoji!

Yu Yi Tsuru's voice was icy. Now that her child was safe and sound, she was ready to settle old scores.

"Oh dear~ Oh dear~ I thought I could slack off this time, but it seems that's not going to happen now."

Abe no Seimei's unique, slightly languid tone suddenly rang out at this moment.

As he finished speaking, Abe no Seimei swiftly unleashed his Yin-Yang spell, which streaked across the night sky like a streak of light, heading straight for Hagoromo Gitsune.

This attack concentrated most of his spiritual power, leaving only a trace for emergencies, to ensure he could return to Yu Bai's side safely.

In other words, Abe no Seimei didn't want to drag things out any longer; he planned to take drastic measures directly.

The powerful spiritual energy amplified the purification spell to its maximum effect, instantly illuminating the entire night sky and enveloping the entire space in a dazzling light, as if day had arrived.

This powerful and pure purifying force is difficult for most monsters to resist.

Apart from the Onmyoji of the Keikain family, who were slightly affected because of their human forms, only a few yokai with special constitutions or great strength, such as Nura Rikuo, were able to barely resist the invasion of this purifying power.

"Wh-what? How could this happen?" Tsuchigumo exclaimed in terror.

He was originally helping Hagoromo Gitsune hold the stone cone, attempting to revive Nue, but he never expected to become Abe no Seimei's direct target. The moment he touched the magical light, he felt excruciating pain all over his body, and then, starting from his feet, his body gradually turned into light dust and dissipated into the air.

As for the other monsters, every single one of them, once enveloped by the purification spell, will be burned by the purifying power it contains.

Fortunately, Abe no Seimei knew to use a barrier to protect his own yokai before using it; otherwise, he would have faced a situation where he killed a thousand enemies but lost a hundred of his own.

"Such terrifying spiritual power... This is Abe no Seimei! I can't believe that he is still in a state of incomplete soul."

Hidemoto Kōkai's gaze swept over the enemy monsters, most of whom had been wiped out, and those remaining were more or less burned by the power, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Witnessing the power of this legendary Onmyoji today, he truly realized that not everyone can become a top Onmyoji like Abe no Seimei, and remain at that level for a thousand years, with no Onmyoji able to shake his position to this day.

Besides his legendary and highly fashionable life, the most important factor was Abe no Seimei's powerful strength.

"As expected of Lord Seimei!" Yura Hanakain looked at Abe no Seimei, who was standing beside her, gently waving his bat fan and exuding an air of superiority.

"Fortunately, the yokai from the Nura Clan and the Tohno Clan are all safe."

If the two members of the Keikain family felt admiration and respect upon witnessing Abe no Seimei's power, then Nura Rikuo must feel a mixture of admiration and worry at this moment.

As a yokai, he is a half-yokai who stands on the side of goodness and law. However, as the young master of the Nura Clan and of yokai blood, he is naturally on the opposite side of people like onmyoji and exorcists.

Although Nurarihyon himself doesn't care much about these things, when they make friends, they first look at whether they get along well and then look at their status, just like his grandfather and Hidemoto Kakain, and him and Yura Kakain.

However, it is undeniable that the strength that Abe no Seimei just displayed made him wonder how much chance they would have of winning if their Nura Clan were to face Abe no Seimei.

"Why! Why are you all trying to stop my child from being born! Even if you are Abe no Seimei, so what! Today, my child, my Nue, will surely be born into this world!"

Hagoromo Gitsune's voice had completely spiraled out of control; the two consecutive attacks had nearly cost her the child she had painstakingly conceived.

Whatever she says today, she will ensure that Nue is born in its entirety!

"Click~"

The infant's body in the sky suddenly shattered into a large chunk, like a ripe gourd being violently split open. Large fragments, accompanied by an ominous aura, fluttered down from the sky.

At that moment, everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the broken baby.

Nue is about to be born.

Perhaps it was because the power of the spell that Abe no Seimei had just cast was too great, and the pure and powerful purifying force made Nue, who was still "developing stealthily," feel an unprecedented crisis.

He no longer cares about playing it safe, developing stealthily, or being reckless.

He felt that if he didn't come out soon, Abe no Seimei would never give him another chance.

"Hmm? So fast? I thought it would be a while longer. Gil, Bu Yue, what do you think this Nue will be like? Even though it's an evil spirit, it still separated from Seimei. Could it look just like Seimei?"

Noticing the strange changes in the infant in the air, Yu Bai turned to his two companions and asked them questions. He was genuinely curious about the final appearance of the Nue.

What Yu Bai didn't know was that because of the changes he and Abe no Seimei brought about, the entire process of Nue's birth was like having a skip button pressed, skipping quite a few parts of the process.

If he had been fortunate enough to watch an anime called "Nurarihyon no Mago" in his previous life as an ordinary person, he would have understood that Nue's birth was not actually so hasty.

In that story, the battles between various yokai lasted for a long time, and then gradually introduced the complex grudges and love-hate relationships between Hagoromo Gitsune, the yokai she possessed, Yamabuki Otome, and Nura Rikuo.

Now, because Abe no Seimei's attack was too fierce, Nue was born ahead of schedule due to a strong sense of crisis, naturally skipping some parts in the process.

……

Onigumo: The clown is actually myself. I just wanted to fight Nue, why is it so difficult?

Nue: No, no, if I don't come out soon, I'll be completely suppressed by that guy Abe no Seimei.

Yu Bai: It's ready already? I wonder what Nue looks like. Logically speaking, since Nue comes from Seimei's evil thoughts, it should look a lot like Seimei, right?