I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

"That is the cornerstone strength of the Yellow Dragon, the leader of the Four Gods."

"But forty years ago, the technology at the time wasn't enough to produce building materials strong enough, so he resorted to ominous and evil methods!"

When Teacher Jian said this, he suddenly gritted his teeth. The hatred in his tone made him unable to stop tightening the giant axe in his hand again and again, and thick blue veins popped out on his forehead.

"[Sacrificial building materials], right?"

Himeragi Setsuna understood.

[Sacrificial building materials], although it sounds a bit complicated, you can refer to the four major families in "Bleach" who cut the Soul King into a human stick and then made it into a wedge to stabilize the Three Realms. The same is true here.

To sum it up in one sentence, forty years ago, when building Genshin Island, Senra Genra was unable to create a cornerstone that could serve as the Yellow Dragon to control the dragon veins. So he used the right arm of the saint's remains enshrined in the Luotanlingqia Temple as a sacrificial building material to make the cornerstone.

"That's right!"

Teacher Jian cursed loudly, his tone filled with extreme anger and resentment.

"The cornerstone he chose to support this demon-ravaged city turned out to be the prosthetic body of a high-ranking saint abducted from our cult's temple! I will never allow such atrocities! Therefore, I must use my strength to reclaim our cult's holy relic! Leave, Sword Wizard of the Lion King Organization, this is a holy war between our cult and this city!!"

"I'm terribly sorry, but I can't back out."

The sword witch girl held the silver spear tightly in her hand and refused to move.

"Once the cornerstone is removed, the entire String God Island will sink directly into the Pacific Ocean, and all 560,000 people on the island will die. Moreover, with current technology, even without the use of sacrifices, it is still possible to create a cornerstone of sufficient strength. All you have to do is appeal and make your request, and it should be possible..."

Before he could finish his words, Teacher Jian, who could no longer bear it, exploded completely.

"If it was your loved ones who were being trampled upon by so many people, would you be able to say the same thing?!"

"I……"

"Forget it, since there's no point in talking any more, let's just rely on our own abilities!"

Taking advantage of the brief moment when Himeragi Yukina hesitated because of the harsh questioning, Teacher Jian suddenly swung the giant axe in his hand and shouted loudly.

"No need to hold back, Astarudi, kill her!"

"[Order accepted]."

An inorganic voice came from behind, and the sword witch girl suddenly came back to her senses.

Oh no, I was careless!

But it was too late. With the whistling sound of the wind, the attacks from the front and back had already arrived.

However, at this critical moment when it seemed that Himeragi Setsuna could not avoid it, a figure as black as ink appeared out of thin air and stood in front of her. He faced the giant axe raised high by Teacher Jian with a calm expression.

"Yeah, luckily I got there in time."

Chapter 190 I won’t allow you to hurt them

The battle between life and death only takes a moment.

Accompanied by a violent roar in the hall on the ground floor, when the dust settled, Huakaiyuan Fogui was still standing there motionless.

Teacher Jian's giant axe hit the boy's shoulder heavily, but it was as powerless as Steppenwolf facing Superman. It was like a hair falling on the shoulder, only touching the clothes but unable to move forward an inch.

On the other hand, Himeragi Setsuna, who was using a spear to block the attack of the blue-haired girl's beast, could only barely hold on and had to lean on the boy behind her to ensure that she did not continue to retreat.

"I don't have the strength."

Glancing sideways at the giant axe on his shoulder, Huakaiyuan Fogui let out a soft sigh.

"Why, the Church of Lotanlingchia won't even let its teachers have enough to eat?"

"you……"

The corner of Rudolph's eye twitched slightly.

Half of it was shock, and half of it was also shock.

He didn't even see how the opponent got out of the line or when he appeared. He only remembered that at the moment when the swing fell, a figure suddenly blocked the way of the sword witch girl. Although he hesitated at that time, it was too late.

As a result, the full-strength attack that he thought would cause more harm didn't cause any damage at all, and the opponent didn't even show any intention of blocking it.

"…Who are you?"

"The current acting member of the Kyoto Onmyoji Hanakaiin family, Hanakaiin is a Buddhist monk."

He said this in a calm tone, as if he was just a Kamen Rider passing by, and Hanakaiin Fukui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, I didn't arrive in time. Actually, I've been eavesdropping for a while, so I have a rough idea of ​​why you came to Genshin Island to invade the Cornerstone Gate. So, I advise you to leave. After all, since you can fight your way in, you can also escape. If you want to get your religious relics back, you still have to use reasonable and legal means. Violence is not an option~"

"That's absolutely impossible."

Although he was somewhat shocked by the young man's ability to remain motionless despite receiving a full-strength blow with one hand, Mr. Jian of Lotanlingchia remained firm in his attitude.

"To be honest, would you allow your loved ones to suffer like this, being trampled upon by thousands of people?"

"That depends on what kind of relatives they are..."

Huakaiyuan Fogui scratched his face and thought that the Huakaiyuan family was very big, everyone had the surname Huakaiyuan, and they were more or less related by blood. He would definitely not agree to someone like Yuura, but if it was a group of old men from other branches who only cared about their own interests, then he would not mind at all.

He was even happy to drive a steamroller himself to flatten it and smooth it out to avoid the risk of it coming back to life.

"But to me, the saints I teach are like my closest relatives!"

Seeing that the boy was even trying to bargain again, Rudolph couldn't hold back his anger and roared loudly.

Eh, so these religious people are really...

Huakaiyuan Fogui felt the urge to hold his forehead in his hand again.

I can only say that every one of these fanatics is mentally abnormal. They shout nonsense like the saint of our religion is equal to your closest relative. The problem is that the saint doesn't even know who you are. Who can be your closest relative? Please stop trying to be related to the big guys.

"Buddha's return... Senior..."

Just as he was thinking about whether to say a few more insults, the intermittent voice of a sword witch girl behind him came as if she was going through an extremely difficult test.

"Can we... chat later? I'm... a little exhausted..."

"Ok?"

Hanakaiin Fukui turned his head to the right to avoid the giant axe on his left shoulder and glanced behind him. He saw Himeragi Yukina still struggling to resist the attack of the blue-haired girl's beast, holding the Snow Wolf's arm and trembling slightly. It was obvious that she was at her limit.

But think about it, all the sword wizards of the Lion King Agency, including Wu Weiyuan, were selected from abandoned children. They don't have any noble bloodline, and they are all mortal. They can't go head-to-head with a powerful individual like the beast.

It would be more accurate to say that the fact that Himeraira Setsuna has managed to hold on until now is a sign of considerable genius.

"It's okay, Xuecai, just move aside. If you can't hold on, I'll do it. Go rest over to the side."

"……Understood."

Himeragi Yukina paused briefly to recall the former's combat performance and confirmed that this statement was not a joke. She nodded decisively and pushed away the arm of the familiar that was still exerting force in front of her, then jumped to the side.

boom!

Without the sword witch girl's obstruction, the white humanoid beast's arm hit Hanakaiin Fugui's back like the sledgehammer of a pile driver.

But the result was the same as Rudolf's previous attack, which was unable to shake the young man at all.

Seeing this, Teacher Jian gave orders again.

"Astarudi, absorb the magic power of his defensive spell!"

"[Order accepted]."

The blue-haired girl controlled the white humanoid beast's arm to further expand, and at the same time its characteristics changed to become as soft as mud like a swamp monster, instantly wrapping the boy up.

At this moment, the voices of two girls who arrived later came from the entrance above the sealed hall.

"Big brother, are you okay?!"

"Buddha returns to you... What is going on?"

As expected, Nagisa Akatsuki and Asagi Aoi naturally didn't know how to teleport and could only run all the way here.

They finally arrived at this time, but were shocked to see the young man trapped from both sides.

However, Hua Kaiyuan Fogui, who was "in trouble" in their eyes, even had time to turn around and say hello when he heard the voice.

"Hello~ I'm finally here. I'm fine. Don't worry~ It will be over soon."

After saying this, Huakaiyuan Fogui retracted his gaze and looked back at the blue-haired girl who was controlling the white humanoid beast but had a slightly puzzled look on her face.

"Why, it's strange, isn't it? You can't absorb any spiritual energy at all, right? After all, you did hit me, but it just didn't work... Oh, by the way, I'm also curious about something else."

"You don't seem to be a vampire, right? How come you can control your familiar?"

"..."

There is no answer, and no answer is needed.

Huakaiyuan Fogui said in a long tone.

"I see. A kryptonian player, huh? And an artificial life form, at that. How pitiful, created just to be used as consumables. But it seems that the Holy Church has dabbled in quite a few evil methods, right?"

As he said this, he turned around and his gaze fell again on Teacher Jian, who was holding a huge axe with a serious expression.

"Regrettably, we thought we could reach a consensus, but now it's clear that's no longer possible."

"But thankfully, we owe each other something. After all, to you, Genshin Island is the demonic land that stole the remains of your sect's saint and used them as its foundation. And to me, my friends and family... well, even Party A lives on this island, and I won't allow you to harm them."

"Since words can't resolve the issue, let's all speak with our fists, based on our respective positions."

After saying that, the young man shrugged his shoulders slightly, and the seemingly sharp axe instantly exploded into countless pieces and scattered all over the ground.

Chapter 191 Nangong Nayue

It was finished in seconds, without any suspense.

It would be strange if Hua Kaiyuan Fugui couldn't kill him in seconds given his strength.

A few seconds later, in the quiet hall on the bottom floor of the Cornerstone Gate, Hua Kaiyuan Fogui took a last look at Teacher Jian, who was lying on the ground in front of him with an open mind and seemed to be sleeping like a baby. He withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the blue-haired girl behind him who was also asleep.

Unlike the teacher Rudolph who was at least hit by him, the blue-haired girl named Astaruti did not have any external injuries on her body. It was just that the shrug of Hanakaiin Fukui shattered the teacher's giant axe and destroyed the beast driven by the blue-haired girl's vitality.

It was probably like having a computer plug suddenly pulled out in the middle of operation. The program was disrupted by the sudden power outage and Astaruti fell into a coma.

Huakaiyuan Fogui let out a breath.

"Okay, so what should we do about this..."

"Stop, stop, stop. What should I do?"

Before he could finish his words, the voice of Lan Yu Qiancong behind him took control of him.

She and Akane Nagisa barely arrived until the last moment before the end of the battle. In order not to interfere with Hanakaiin Buddha's battle, the two of them had been standing far away on the entrance platform above the stairs. Now that the battle was over, they walked down carefully. Hearing the boy's muttering, she couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly ran forward to pick up the unconscious Astelli from the ground, like a hen protecting her chicks.

"Hey... Fogui, you're not planning on punching that little girl too, are you?"

???

Huakaiyuan Fogui was puzzled, not understanding where her sudden desire to protect came from.

But what he didn't expect was that even Akatsuki Nagisa joined the team to intercede.

"Yeah, yeah, big brother just said that Astarudin-chan is a controlled artificial life form, and she's just being used by the bad guys. Now that the bad guys who control her have been killed, there's no need to treat Astarudin-chan as an enemy anymore, right?"

Okay, now I understand.

To put it bluntly, as a young girl who is not very worldly-wise, her sympathy is overflowing, and she cannot bear to see a peer being used as a tool of destruction by bad guys and die like this.

"I understand your feelings, but unfortunately—"

The flowers bloom in the courtyard and the Buddha spreads his hands.

"She's almost dead."

"……Eh?"

“I’m almost dying… why!?”

"Because she's an artificial life form, her physiological structure is identical to that of a human. Simply put, if you put aside her familiar, she's just an ordinary human girl. She's even less capable due to her lack of emotions."

Huakaiyuan Fogui paused here.

"But she can use her fragile human body to drive such a powerful beast as easily as if it were a Gundam. Can you guess why?"

"This……"

"Could it be that……"

"That's right, it's life force."