I don't want to be a heroic spirit

The earth is shaking and the sky is roaring.

The Fantasy Tree roared because Abe Haruaki was burning with anger.

Word by word, Abe Haruaki retrieved the name from his long-forgotten memory.

"Ashi-ya-ichi-man-!!"

"Hahaha! Hahaha! Your expression right now is really great, Qingming! It makes me so hungry! Very good! Very good! I am very happy!"

A tearing and ferocious smile appeared on Ashiya Doman's face.

In an instant, the whole audience was silent.

"Ashiya Doman...I remember that name, didn't I...?"

"A thousand years ago, that is, during the time of Abe Haruaki, the Onmyoji?"

"Is that the Ashiya Doman who always appeared as Abe Haruaki's rival?"

It was originally a quiet soliloquy, but as time passed it turned into a heated discussion. It was really because Ashiya Doman's reputation was too loud.

In many records such as "Uji Shuyu Monogatari", "Minesoki", and "The Tale of Abe Haruaki", Ashiya Doman appears as Abe Haruaki's opponent. After Abe Haruaki defected to the regent Fujiwara no Michinaga, Ashiya Doman defected to Fujiwara no Michinaga's political enemy Fujiwara no Akimitsu, and caused a lot of trouble to Abe Haruaki and Fujiwara no Michinaga.

Just because Abe Haruaki is mostly portrayed as a bright, majestic and upright person in literary stories, Ashiya Doman naturally became the "evil onmyoji" in people's impression.

But in fact, there are still "Ashiyazuka", "Michimanzuka" and "Michiman Well" left all over Japan, from which we can see people's admiration for this "evil onmyoji".

Nura Rikuo was also stunned after hearing Abe Haruaki call out the name "Ashiya Doman", but what he cared about most was not the various deeds of Ashiya Doman, but...

"Ashiya Doman...isn't that the name of Yuura's ancestor?"

He remembered that when he was in Kyoto, Hanakaiin Hidemoto had said in person that their Hanakaiin family was the descendant of Ashiya Doman and had been fighting against the Feathered Fox and the Nue.

Gradually, Nura Rikuo's expression became strange.

"So... the ancestor of Yuro and the others, a thousand-year-old monster... not only stayed in my house, but also kept bearing my mother's face?"

How strange... Take another look.

"Ashiya Doman! You...are you going to get in my way again?!"

Abe Haruaki roared at Ashiya Doman in a loud voice.

Even in this world, Ashiya Doman is still the only powerful Onmyoji in the Heian period who can rival Abe Haruaki.

Although the other person's appearance was very different from what he remembered, the connection of fate allowed Abe Haruaki to confirm this.

"No... No, no, no, no, no!"

Suddenly, Abe Haruaki was shaken violently, as if he had witnessed something incredible. He shouted, "Ashiya Doman! You... did you also use the Soul Returning Technique?!"

A thousand years have passed, why is Ashiya Doman still alive?

Abe Haruaki thought that the other party had used the same perfect soul-returning technique as him... But the problem was that he completed his resurrection by allowing Yuyuko to give birth to him again to achieve a perfect reincarnation. Ashiya Doman obviously did not have the same conditions.

Why……

"Hehe...Hahahahahahaha! You're really like a clown, Abe Haruaki. My abs hurt from laughing so hard, hahahahaha!"

After laughing at Abe Haruaki to his heart's content, Ashiya Doman suddenly stopped laughing and said this with a kind smile.

"A perfect resurrection technique? It makes me laugh my ass off. Simulating reincarnation to make my mother give birth to me again as 'Abe Haruaki'—what a fantastic imagination! This clown trick, meant to make people laugh, can truly be called 'perfect.'"

"You mean... clown tricks?!"

The most perfect technique he had created, the supreme technique that had allowed him to return from hell to the human world and become a mortal god beyond both monsters and humans...was actually being called a "clown's trick"?!

Abe Haruaki's face turned gloomy, his slightly tense body continued to emit huge energy that shook the atmosphere, and his terrifying eyes almost crushed Ashiya Doman completely... However, Ashiya Doman ignored all of this.

"Hehehe! Hahahahahahahahaha! I've waited so long, endured so long, just to see this expression on your face! Abe Haruaki!"

Ashiya Doman once again revealed a crazy smile, "My understanding has already surpassed yours! Abe Haruaki!"

"Look! Witness! I will show you the ultimate of this path! Overflowing with malice, swallowing despair, sinking into madness and embracing terror, an existence that surpasses humans, beasts, and gods! A supreme posture that defies human reason!"

Filthy malice was draped over Ashiya Doman.

Countless dark shadows gathered around Ashiya Doman, each of them looking like the embodiment of pure evil, an evil spirit that wanted to sink the world into the quagmire of evil.

Dressed in an extremely ominous and evil black hunting robe, with the dark sun above his head and emitting endless power, Ashiya Doman sat among countless evil shadows.

At this moment, Ashiya Doman... is like the king of evil who devours evil, promotes evil, spreads evil, and rules over evil.

"With your limited knowledge, you probably aren't very familiar with all of you, right?"

The smile on his face seemed somewhat kind, and the desire to perform or show off in his heart became more and more intense. Ashiya Doman said with "good intentions", "Well, this is a rare generosity of mine... Let me introduce you."

"To my right is the Obsidian Butterfly Goddess from Aztec mythology, the patron saint of pregnant women and children, Izpaparote, who governs death, purification, war, and burning."

"To my left is Chernobog, the Lord God of Black from Slavic mythology, who controls night, darkness, blindness, death, misfortune, and many other negative phenomena."

Ashiya Doman's words caused a significant reaction in Abe Haruaki.

"You mean... God?"

"Yes, as you can see, I was fortunate enough to encounter gods from a foreign land. They weren't monsters or onmyojis, but genuine gods with real power... And then, I devoured these two gods like candy beans."

Ashiya Doman slowly raised his hand, as if in response to his action, and the huge black shadows on his left and right turned their heads to look at Abe Haruaki.

Their gazes turned into a curse against all life on the land. The moment Abe Haruaki was stared at by the two, he staggered back two steps. Black mist wrapped around his body and continued to erode his vitality.

"With these two gods included, I am now the ultimate life form that transcends humans, gods, and beasts. In other words... I am the Rakshasa King Skeleton Eboshi Ashiya Doman!"

At this moment, Nura Rikuo had already left Ashiya Doman and returned to the hole in the wall that they had just broken through. The monsters who broke in with him surrounded him.

They had to retreat. Those evil spirits from hell retreated too late and were touched by the evil power surging around Ashiya Doman. They rotted and dissolved at a rapid speed and were finally swallowed by the black mud and became food for those evil gods.

"You don't understand, do you? Your perspective has always been confined to this country, like a frog in a well. You can't understand the power of the gods at all, right? You can't understand the greatness of this poor monk at all, right?"

"The soul-returning technique you rely on and are so proud of is like a copper coin dropped on the ground that I'm too lazy to bend down to pick up. It's a flawed failure! I, a monk who has seen the wider world, now! At this moment! I will put an end to the ideals you firmly believe in with the dignity of a victor!"

"Laugh! Devil! Shine! Sun! I am the Rakshasa King, the Skeleton Eboshi Ashiya Doman! My enjoyment, my ridicule, will destroy your future!"

Malice is surging, creating a roaring wave.

Under the tide formed by deep evil, Abe Haruaki's tiny body burst out with earth-shaking power with the support of the Fantasy Tree.

"Eternal reincarnation!"

The black ball formed by human power simulation of the black hole can even distort time and space, and the shattering annihilation force can destroy even the surging sea of ​​evil.

"You won't succeed! Ashiya Doman!"

With the endless power from the Imagination Tree supporting him, Abe Haruaki was still full of confidence even when facing Ashiya Doman who had swallowed the two pillars of gods.

"I will never... I will never let you hinder my great cause again! Ashiya Doman! It is your delusion that will truly be put to an end! This world is destined to usher in eternal order and beauty through my hands!"

562

Chapter 562 Everyone in Hanakaiyuan: Tell me again, what was the name of the person who fought with Qingming?

The world is torn apart.

On one side is the mysterious and vast starry sky.

On one side, there is an abyss of filth and overflowing malice.

The black sun was sneering and spreading evil thoughts. Countless shining stars surrounded the sun, tearing at each other's territory and wrestling with each other.

"Skull Eboshi Ashiya Doman, attack! Whoosh whoosh! Hahahahahaha! Struggle as hard as you can, Abe Haruaki! Sink into the abyss of evil!"

The tide of evil was surging, the sun of evil was grinning and laughing, the cold curse turned into the dark flame of the sun, rubbing against the air as if carrying a shrill wail, launching a curse bombardment at Abe Haruaki.

At this moment, Abe Haruaki seemed to have become the center of the universe.

Saturn, Jupiter, Mars...all the stars that people discovered and are familiar with in the process of observing the universe revolve around Abe Haruaki and revolve according to Abe Haruaki's ideas.

This is the Yin-Yang technique that Abe Haruaki excels at, a technique that is more advanced than Abe Yoshihei's weather control - astronomical operation.

The interior of the Imagination Tree contains the entire galaxy, which is why Abe Haruaki said that the existence of the Imagination Tree is extremely compatible with his technique, and this is also why Abe Haruaki said that he has the ability to control the Imagination Tree.

When Abe Haruaki raised his hand, the fantasy tree behind him, which seemed to have turned into a world tree and was rooted in the sea of ​​stars, trembled slightly, and its branches stretched out rapidly. The mysterious power on the branches protected Abe Haruaki inside. Black and red artillery bombarded the branches of the fantasy tree continuously, causing the stars on the branches to quickly become dim and corrupt, but did not cause Abe Haruaki inside to suffer any harm.

"Do you think your turtle shell will always protect you? Qingming! Dance with despair! Swallow your pain and cry!"

With the dark sun overhead, Ashiya Doman threw out a handful of strange talismans, "Let me show you the power of the Rakshasa King! My fingertips—there's no limit to what I can reach!"

A ghost hand burning with cursed black flames suddenly stretched out from the sun and slammed heavily on the branches, causing the entire fantasy tree to tremble violently and a large area of ​​stars to fall into darkness.

"Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm... Hehehe! Hahahahahahahaha! What's wrong, Qingming! Didn't you say so shamelessly that you would put an end to this poor monk's delusion?! You look so cowardly now that you're not convincing at all! Hahahahahaha!"

The laughter, filled with twisted malice, continued to echo. It was even harsher and more insane than the Joker's malicious laughter in Gotham City. Everyone in this space felt as if they had heard the whispers of an ancient god, their spirits being polluted bit by bit by the laughter.

"Look... Look! Qingming! Qingming--! This Rakshasa King... can't contain his excitement! Mmmmm, that's how it should be!"

The black sun fell from the sky, and every flame in it was a cursed flame that could easily kill an adult, the fire of hell.

Inside the fantasy tree, stars twinkled, and the next moment, these starlights turned into meteors and shot out, hitting the black sun.

A huge amount of terrifying energy was converted into pure light and heat. The energy contained in any meteor could burn a powerful monster into ashes in an instant. However, the continuously blasting starlight could not even make the black sun retreat, and could only create faint ripples on the surface of the black sun.

The overflowing black flames dyed the star-studded universe into an ominous darkness. The black sun fell on the protective net formed by the branches of the fantasy tree. More and more branches decayed, burned, and shattered at a speed visible to the naked eye. The cursed fire gradually climbed up the trunk of the fantasy tree along the branches.

Gritting teeth.

At this moment, Abe Haruaki was anxious, angry and resentful.

His efforts, his ideals, everything he had... were crumbling bit by bit under the black sun that was grinning, mocking, and emitting malice.

"Ashi-ya-ichi-man-!!"

"Mmmmm! Hahahaha! Sbarasi (wonderful)! This regret and resentment are so Sbarasi (wonderful)!!"

As Ashiya Doman's extremely twisted laughter rang out, the dark shadows around him also let out filthy laughs. The laughter filled with malice rose and fell one after another, constantly stirring up waves in the sea of ​​evil.

The flames of the evil curse rose, entwined and spread towards the sky. The dome was corroded and fell down burning. The stars dimmed, the galaxy was quiet, the sea of ​​stars was steaming, and the day of annihilation came. Countless evil spirits, resentful spirits, and undead souls wailed and pulled the mysterious universe into the hell of karma.

"Woo——"

The fantasy tree with flowing starlight trembled slightly, and emitted a long and magnificent sound. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the strong wind surrounded the body of the fantasy tree, blocking out the endless malice.

The light of the stars burst out, instantly annihilating many malicious black shadows into nothingness. However, in the next moment, countless black shadows squirmed and replenished them, and the harsh sound seemed to be mocking Abe Haruaki's incompetence.

"Ashiya Doman... I underestimated you."

Abe Haruaki's face was gloomy, and he spoke slowly, his voice almost gritting his teeth. "Since a thousand years ago, you have always, always... caused me a lot of trouble. But even so, I never took you seriously, never considered you my opponent... I never imagined that you would reach such a level in these thousand years. But I will never allow you to threaten my ideals!"

"Then drown yourself in this abyss of evil, holding on to your ideals! Abe Haruaki!"

The foul-smelling mud swept towards the fantasy tree like a tsunami, and together with Ashiya Doman's evil laughter, it wanted to completely devour Abe Haruaki.

Although Ashiya Doman's malice cannot completely erode the trunk of the Fantasy Tree for the time being, the onlookers are not so strong to remain immune.

Even the evil spirits who have adapted to the harsh environment of hell, faced with the surging tide of resentment and pain, can only become part of it in helpless grief, and become a drop of water in the endless ocean of malice.

The wailing evil spirits and resentful ghosts surged like waves, and the small palace could no longer bear its size. A large amount of turbid and sticky black water broke through the walls of the palace and flowed to the ground like a waterfall.

Before that, Nura Rikuo and others had already retreated to the second palace, the one guarded by Abe Yoshihei, and destroyed the floating bridge connecting the two palaces to prevent the mud from chasing them.

“Woooooaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

A little monster sitting on the ground suddenly screamed and moved his butt backwards. Some splashing black mud narrowly fell on the floor between his thighs. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief that he had saved his life.

"Your reaction is way too exaggerated, isn't it? It's just a few drops of black water, it shouldn't be eaten, right?"

"I don't want to risk my life. You've seen those ghosts from hell. The moment they were sucked in, they died without even a cry!"

The two weren't the only ones caught in the fierce quarrel. All the people and monsters who witnessed the terrible war that was like a re-enactment of a myth could not remain calm.

It is natural to be afraid, it is natural to be irritated, it is natural to be excited, it is natural to be confused.

"If Mr. Limbo is really the Ashiya Doman... then he is indeed the one who should fight Abe Haruaki."

Nura Rikuo stood at the front, the battlefield above his head, where darkness and starlight were separated, was reflected in his eyes. Nura Rikuo bit his lip unwillingly.

Of course, there is another reason... He really doesn't have the strength to intervene in the battlefield now.

"Everyone...why are you all gathered here?"

Gradually, people began to rush to the palace where Nura Rikuo was along the floating stairs.

Ushi-oni, Shumu, Kurodabo, Aotabo and other monsters from the Nura clan, as well as the Onmyoji of the Hanakaiin family.

"Sorry! Master Lu Sheng, we are late."

"Master Lu Sheng! Are you okay? You look badly injured!"