I Am a Heroic Spirit

"Double Dragon Fangs!"

Although he was dissatisfied with Hokusai's words, it was impossible for the Hyakumonogatari team cadres to stand idly by and watch in order to refute Hokusai's words. He launched the attack without hesitation. Bones harder than diamonds extended from his feet and drilled towards Hokusai from the ground.

The storytellers Yuanchao, Yanagida, the actor Juzaburo, Aojizo, and Yamamoto Zhinao also rushed towards Hokusai from the side of the fighting Hyakumonogatari, intending to form a siege and obtain Hokusai's blood for the crazy painter Kagami, so that the crazy painter Kagami could cast his most powerful curse - the Nine Phases Diagram.

"Hell Scroll - Bonfire Chatter of Burning Punishment!"

The crazy painter Kagami was not a pedantic person. There was probably only one monster as upright as Hakuzoshu in the whole of Kyoto. Turning the pen, the crazy painter Kagami quickly drew the image of Katsushika Hokusai and two evil spirits on the paper.

In the drawing, Hokusai Katsushika was thrown into a fire by two evil spirits and burned by the ghost fire of hell.

Hokusai also felt his body getting hot and tingling, as if he was in flames and being burned by them.

"It's like tickling..."

However, this level of attack had no effect on Hokusai.

"Come and see this magnificent view! The wind is blowing and the sky is clearing!"

Hokusai waved his sleeves, and eight brushes flew freely in the air, depicting a spectacular scene.

A gentle breeze blew from the south, and the ground suddenly shook. A crimson hill suddenly rose from the ground. The sudden, unpredictable event shattered the bones of the lightning bolts emanating from the earth. The storytellers Yuanchao, Yanagida, the actor Juzaburo, Aojizo, and others, who had gathered from all sides, were also knocked away by the rising hill. The nearby Kyoto group of youkai were also affected and quickly retreated further away. Ushiwakamaru and Musashibo Benkei seized this opportunity to slay nearly a hundred more small youkai.

"That's, Mount Fuji?"

Although it was much smaller than the original, the spectators still recognized it.

"It seems that the attack method of painter-like heroic spirits is to materialize the works they painted before their birth and use them in battle." The baboon deduced.

"After all, he is a painter and not good at fighting. However, it seems that painter-type heroic spirits are much stronger than those writer-type heroic spirits." Nura Rikuo thought of Shakespeare and Andersen.

"hateful!"

The Thunderbolt of Iron, whose bones were broken by the hill that suddenly rose from the ground, groaned angrily, and the broken bones stretched out again, trying to pierce through the hill, but the hill was made of magic power, not simple soil. The hard bones hit the bottom of the hill, and at most they made a bumpy hole.

In desperation, Xitiezhi Leidian had to give up the sneak attack and rushed towards Katsushika Hokusai on the hill head-on with other storytellers Yuanchao, Yanagida, actor Shuzaburo and others.

"The Hell Scroll—The Burden of Sin! The Hell Scroll—Crushing!"

When his first move failed, the crazy painter Jingsai immediately drew Hokusai's figure on two drawings. One was bent over with a heavy object pressing on his back, and the other was crawling on the ground, being crushed by a stone slab.

"Well!"

The double curse was directed at the back. The heavy pressure from above pressed heavily on Hokusai's back, causing him to stagger a few steps and almost fall down.

At this time, the Raiden of the Iron Tetsu, the storyteller Yuanchao, and others also climbed up the hill and attacked Hokusai. Hokusai quickly dodged and swung streams of light at the Hyakumonogatari group leaders.

Because he was not a good painter at fighting, Hokusai's attack ability was not strong. He could only barely hold back the Hyaku Monogatari cadres. Taking advantage of this time, Hokusai immediately started painting.

In the blink of an eye, the sky was covered with dark clouds, lightning flashed from the clouds from time to time, there was a strong wind, and heavy rain poured down. A scene like a natural disaster appeared on the hill. Although the area was not large, the intensive rain also trapped the storyteller Yuanchao, Yanagida, the actor Zhuzaburo, Aojizang, Yamamoto's Nao, and Xitiezhi Leidian in the rain.

Katsushika Hokusai had already displayed his B-level agility and left the red Mount Fuji that she had painted to meet the methods of the crazy painter Kagami.

"Hell Scroll - Big Pot! Hell Scroll - Boiling Oil Topping!"

The crazy painter Jingsai was still writing furiously, drawing one image after another on the paper. The lifelike appearance was as if Katsushika Hokusai was sealed in the painting. However, it was precisely because of this that the effect of the curse was achieved.

"I already know your tricks."

Katsushika Hokusai resisted the curse of the crazy painter Kagamiya, and through his skills of Senluo Wanxiang, he saw through and analyzed the principles of the crazy painter Kagamiya's magic.

Katsushika Hokusai picked up his brush and drew the image of the crazy painter Kyōsai in the air.

"The first phase, the new phase of death."

With just a few strokes, Katsushika Hokusai added a bit of death to the lively and crazy painter Kagami in the painting.

In reality, the heart of the crazy painter Kagamiya skipped a beat, and then slowly stopped beating. If it weren't for the fact that the monster's physique was different from that of ordinary people, the crazy painter Kagamiya would have been cursed to death by Katsushika Hokusai at this time.

"what happened?"

The crazy painter Jingzhai was extremely shocked. He was very familiar with this feeling. Isn't this the effect that his signature technique, the first phase of the Nine Phases Diagram, had on the enemy?

"The second phase is the fat expansion phase."

Hokusai was interested and added a few strokes to the painting, making the characters in the painting appear pale and fat.

In reality, the skin of the crazy painter Jingzhai lost its luster and began to rot and swell, making the image of the crazy painter Jingzhai gradually become like a demon.

"It's you!"

The crazy painter Jingsai quickly found out the reason. The image that appeared in front of Katsushika Hokusai clearly indicated that she was the one who did it.

"How did you do that when there's clearly no my blood?"

The mad painter Kagami didn't roar, nor did he pursue Hokusai's curse, because it was meaningless. To him, what was more meaningful was how Hokusai could inflict the curse directly on the recipient without blood as a medium.

"Is it difficult? Maybe, but I'm number one in Japan."

Hokusai said with a smile that with the A+-level Senra Wanxiang and the power of the evil god, it would not be a difficult task for Hokusai to copy and improve the curse technique of the crazy painter Kagami. What's more, the enemy was just an ordinary big monster.

While talking to the crazy painter Jingsai, Katsushika Hokusai continued with his third painting.

"The third phase, the blood-stained phase."

The crazy painter Jingzhai in the painting was covered in blood. In reality, the mad painter Jingzhai's rotten and swollen skin finally became necrotic, pus and blood flowed out of the necrotic skin, and the stench of corpse filled the air.

The crazy painter Jingzhai was unable to move. He had previously made a bold statement, determined to surpass the crazy old man Jingzhai, but now he had been corrupted by the curse and could not hold the pen firmly in his hand, and it fell to the ground.

"The fourth phase is the fat disorder phase."

The crazy painter Jingzhai in the painting has turned into a pile of rotten meat, covered with maggots and flies, and the original shape of the body can no longer be seen.

In reality, the crazy painter Kagami was no longer able to bear Hokusai's curse and completely lost his breath of life. Only a few pieces of rotten flesh were left where the crazy painter Kagami had originally stood. Among the rotten flesh were a few blank papers and a pen.

"Although I heard the legend of the Nine Phases Diagram when I was alive, I have never painted it. I didn't expect that after becoming a heroic spirit, when I wanted to draw the complete Nine Phases Diagram, the enemy would not be able to bear it." Looking at the rotting corpse of the crazy painter Kagamiya, Katsushika Hokusai said with some regret.

On the other side of the Red Fuji Mountain, other Hyaku Monogatari cadres were still trapped in the wind and rain. After all, it was one of Hokusai's most famous paintings. It was just an ordinary big monster, and perhaps not even a second-rate level of combat power. There was no possibility of victory against Hokusai who had the bond costume.

"The last move, Koshu Misaka Water Surface!"

The ink flowed in the air, forming Mount Fuji hanging upside down in the sky. Above the red Mount Fuji, a mountain peak emerged from under the squeezed dark clouds.

Obeying the control of gravity, Mount Fuji in the sky fell vertically and crashed into the red Mount Fuji on the ground in the dense wind and rain.

The inexplicable pressure made the Hyaku Monogatari cadres, who were trapped in the wind and rain, tremble in their hearts, and they subconsciously looked up.

..

Then, the moment they looked up, a heavy roar claimed their lives. The attack, like that of the Great Composite Temple of Glory, left the Hyaku Monogatari cadres trapped between the two peaks without even a corpse left.

"Well, it's all over."

Hokusai clapped his hands and spoke briskly. She had expected it to take some effort, since she wasn't a dedicated combat Servant. But she hadn't expected it to be so effortless, without even using her Noble Phantasm, and she hadn't even used up the painting-borrowing curse technique she had just learned.

Hokusai wiped out the Red Fuji and the Inverted Fuji, then turned and headed towards Nijo Castle. He had no intention of helping Ushiwakamaru and Musashibo Benkei fight the enemy, not even glancing at them. She had enough confidence in Kuro Yoshitsune.

In the rear, the performance of Ushiwakamaru and Musashibo Benkei did not surprise Hokusai.

Musashibo Benkei was like a city wall, blocking almost all the monsters. His fierce slashing made it impossible for any monster to withstand his sword. Even the big monsters, who had been seriously injured in the previous raid, could not block Musashibo Benkei's attack. Often, the next moment they raised their swords to block, their weapons were cut off by the sharp naginata, resulting in a fatal blow. Kidomaru managed to withstand two more blows, but Musashibo Benkei saved his life in exchange for his injury. Without wasting any time, he cut the monster in half with the second blow.

Musashibo Benkei's durability has reached B+, which is a first-rate level. He has abundant physical strength and more than five hundred monsters have died under his sword, but he still doesn't look tired.

Behind Musashibo Benkei, unlike in front of him where the monsters were surging like waves, there were only two people behind him - Tsuchigumo and Ushiwakamaru.

In order to use the green to end the feud between Genji and Tsuchigumo, Ushiwakamaru ordered Musashibo Benkei to block all monsters except Tsuchigumo, a high-level monster that was capable of fighting against first-class servants alone and with all his strength.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Dull roars rang out one after another, and sinkholes appeared one after another in the ruins on the ground under the fists of the earth spider.

Damaged ground has always had an impact on combat. After all, you have to pay attention to your feet while keeping a close eye on the enemy's attacks. Even a first-class warrior can be defeated by the terrain.

For example, in the Fate line, if it weren't for the poor footing due to the width of the steps, and the failure of Yan Fan's third sword to cut out, Artoria would most likely have lost this battle.

However, for Ushiwakamaru, the destroyed terrain had no effect on her.

Ushiwakamaru nimbly leaped through the ruins, deftly wielding the demon-slaying blade, the green-green one. The sharp blade traced a simple arc, slashing at the earth spider at the fastest and most appropriate angle, leaving scars on its body that would last forever.

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Although a dozen or so scars on the Earth Spider's body were not very noticeable, after all, the Earth Spider was so large that the Spider Cutting Ball was only about the length of one of its fingers. However, the increasing number of scars, combined with the Spider Cutting Ball's targeted demon-repelling power, gradually put the Earth Spider at a disadvantage.

Originally, no matter which enemy he faced who was as strong as Ushiwakamaru, Tsuchigumo would not be at a disadvantage. Even if the enemy was slightly stronger than Ushiwakamaru, he had enough confidence to be not inferior to him at all.

However, Ushiwakamaru was unlike any other enemy. With an A+ agility and B-rank Swallow Swiftness, she was more than capable of outrunning Tsuchigumo. While Tsuchigumo was fast, he still couldn't catch up to Ushiwakamaru, often finding himself out of range after launching a punch.

The Spider Cutting Pill, considered the Tsuchigumo's nemesis, possesses a powerful anti-youkai ability, capable of completely destroying even a common large youkai with just three or five strikes. This ability is even more potent against Tsuchigumo. Furthermore, the Spider Cutting Pill renders Tsuchigumo's silk useless against agile foes, as no matter how much silk the Tsuchigumo unleashes, it will dissolve the moment it comes into contact with the Spider Cutting Pill.

In all aspects, Tsuchigumo was suppressed by Ushiwakamaru, so that Tsuchigumo gradually fell into defeat.

"Damn it! If you have the guts, put down that knife. Relying on a sharp weapon to bully others is not a skill at all. Even if you beat me, it's an unfair victory!" Tsuchigumo roared angrily. He felt really frustrated in this battle.

"Ha! Didn't you, 'Zero One Zero', say that even Minamoto no Raikou and the Four Heavenly Kings couldn't kill me completely? How dare a junior like you make such a bold statement? Now you say that my victory was unfair. Don't you feel ashamed?" Ushiwakamaru couldn't help but sneer. Swish, swish, swish, several silver-white arcs passed by, leaving bone-piercing knife wounds on Tsuchigumo's body.

Her somewhat sarcastic smile was obviously mocking Tsuchigumo's naivety. She was not a pure samurai who would give up her advantages for something like Bushido.

Hearing Ushiwakamaru's ridicule, the Tsuchigumo immediately became furious and its earth-shaking demonic power moved along the ground towards Ushiwakamaru. Sharp stone pillars rose from the ground and crashed into Ushiwakamaru densely.

"Dan-no-ura: Eight-ship jump!"

Ushiwakamaru was not in a hurry. He exerted force with his legs and jumped up. His toes touched the stone pillar condensed by the earth spider's demonic power. The next moment, his body jumped out again and landed on the second stone pillar.

After eight consecutive jumps, he appeared above Tsuchigumo in the blink of an eye. The moves that were originally used to attack Ushiwakamaru not only did not cause any negative impact on Ushiwakamaru, but instead became a help to Ushiwakamaru.

"Evil ghosts will surely fail!"

Above the Tsuchigumo, Ushiwakamaru shouted loudly and put all his strength into the Spider Kirimaru. The spiritual power to exorcise evil spirits emitted a faint glow on the blade of the Spider Kirimaru.

The blade flashed through the air, and like lightning, it fell from Tsuchigumo's head. As Ushiwakamaru's feet landed on the ground, a streak of blood stretched from Tsuchigumo's head to his lower body, splitting it in two.

If the body was cut by other weapons, the earth spider could still sew it up with spider silk, but the weapon that killed the earth spider was the Spider Cutting Ball, which was specifically designed to kill earth spiders. The demon-repelling spiritual power carried by the blade added an incurable curse to the wounds of the earth spider.

"Damn it... Is this my fate?... I'm going to die... by that knife... Spider-Kirimaru..."

Thanks to its strong physique, the Tsuchigumo survived even after being split in two. However, the damage caused by the isolation of the demon-repelling spiritual energy prevented the Tsuchigumo from healing. It seemed that even if it managed to survive, it wouldn't last much longer.

"You are no match for my brother, let alone Lord Raikou. You should start over." Ushiwakamaru stood in front of Tsuchigumo and put the Spider Cutting Pill stained with Tsuchigumo's blood back into the broom-like scabbard.

"...Since the fight with Nue, no one has been able to bring me to my knees in a thousand years." As the saying goes, a dying man speaks well. Defeated by the Spider Cut Maru once again, the Tsuchigumo did not launch a final counterattack. Instead, he half-crouched, letting his cut body tilt to both sides, and sighed calmly to himself.

"Nue? They say it's a youkai that protects the good and punishes the wicked. But from what you say, it doesn't seem to be the case." Ushiwakamaru said, looking at the youkai who were frantically attacking Musashibo Benkei, shouting about the youkai's long-cherished wish and the child of Hayuko-sama. He asked Tsuchigumo, "Is the so-called Nue the youkai's long-cherished wish, the child that Hayuko-sama is about to give birth to, and the Kyoto youkai's trump card to disobey Lord Nobunaga?"

"Yes, I still really want to fight with that Nue again, but Nue is another name for that guy of unknown origin. He was called that when he was a human... the man who dominated the dark world of Kyoto a thousand years ago - Abe Haruaki!" Tsuchigumo said as he recalled. After all, every powerful person will recall the most impressive memory before he dies. In this way, he who once fought with Abe Haruaki, Minamoto no Raikou, the Four Heavenly Kings Raikou, and Ushiwakamaru at this time, can be regarded as a remarkable figure.

"Abe Haruaki?" Ushiwakamaru repeated the name Tsuchigumo had given her in astonishment. Although she didn't know much about Abe Haruaki, she had at least dealt with him before, and she didn't think he was the man who dominated the dark world of Kyoto a thousand years ago.

"A thousand years ago, I went to Heian-kyo. You had already left by then, and I only saw Abe Haruaki. However, it was different from what I thought before I met him. Abe Haruaki, who should have been old, actually still looked like a young man. He exuded an aura that made monsters feel close to him. He was completely different from the Abe Haruaki in the rumors. That's why I said that he was a guy of unknown origin." Tsuchigumo recalled what he had seen and heard a thousand years ago, his breath growing weaker and weaker.

"I fought him that time and was defeated miserably. I had wanted to wait until he was resurrected to fight him again, but now it seems... that's impossible..."

After the last words were spoken, Tsuchigumo's voice gradually faded away, and the two halves of its body fell to the ground, telling Ushiwakamaru the death of this famous great monster.

Ushiwakamaru muttered to himself, "Abe Haruaki... Could it be the black one?"

There is no need to think more. Bai Qingming is the embodiment of justice. He is dedicated to maintaining the balance between the yin and yang worlds. Naturally, it is impossible for him to rule over monsters. The only one who would do so is Hei Qingming.

The defeat of Tsuchigumo also affected the morale of the Kyoto monsters. For a time, the morale of the Kyoto monsters, which were already low, became extremely low, and their fighting spirit also weakened.

"From this moment on, I will become a Shura!"

Musashibo Benkei shouted loudly, held Yanrong with both hands, and slashed forward with a knife. The blade tore through the air, and seven identical figures separated from Musashibo Benkei's body and slashed together with their swords.

The eight swords surrounded and slashed at the remaining monsters at the same time. As the sound of flesh being cut by the blades rang out, the Noble Phantasm Benkei Butsu exerted its maximum power. With just one strike, most of the remaining monsters who had lost their will to fight were killed. Only Hakuzoshu, because of Ushiwakamaru's signal and his own wish, had his weapon shattered and fell to the ground seriously injured.

"Did Tsuchigumo also lose?"

Bai Zangzhu was a little surprised. Tsuchigumo's strength was second only to Yuyuko in Kyoto, otherwise he would not be so arrogant. He did not expect to be defeated so quickly.

"Hahahahahahaha! Hmm... As expected of Lord Yoshitsune and Musashibo Benkei... Come on, behead me! Since I'm not your partner, I can't live in vain! Take my head, and you can go to Nijo Castle with dignity. What do you think? Hurry up!"

Hakuzoshu soon felt relieved and asked Musashibo Benkei to cut off his head in a heroic manner.

"Hmm... wait! I just thought of my final words!" Bai Zangzhu suddenly said, pulling out a pen and a notebook from behind him and began writing quickly: "Even if I die in the void in this life... the soul of the Kyo monster will remain here forever... Master Yuyuko! There are too many words!!"

Hakuzo was very quick, finishing his final words in the blink of an eye. However, when he looked up, he found that Ushiwakamaru and Musashibo Benkei were no longer there.

Hakuzoshu cried out in surprise and turned his head to look around, but he couldn't find Ushiwakamaru and Musashibo Benkei. So he struggled to stand up, turned around, and saw Ushiwakamaru and Musashibo Benkei heading towards Nijo Castle.

"Hey, what do you mean?" Hakuzo shouted towards Ushiwakamaru.

Hearing Hakuzo's shout, Ushiwakamaru paused. She turned around and looked at Hakuzo.

"We don't need to kill you, even if there's something wrong with your memory. However, relatively speaking, we can't restore your altered memories."