Rumble.
A faint tremor spread throughout Kyoto, followed by countless explosions and flas.
"What happened? An earthquake?"
"No, it looks like a fire. Sothing exploded."
The soaring flas were clearly visible even from ten miles away.
"That direction, could it be Inari Shrine?"
Rumble!
Soon, a second explosion rang out.
"This ti, it's Hashira Palace?"
"What on earth is happening? A terrorist attack?"
Panic spread throughout Kyoto.
On a mountain road, Abe no Seii, dressed in Onmyoji hunting attire, was heading toward the next shrine.
Behind him, in addition to Hanami, several other figures had appeared.
Kidomaru, Ibaraki Doji, Kamikirimusi... these were all his Shikigami from a thousand years ago, released from their Seals.
Although they were displeased, due to their own failure and Hanami's kindness in freeing Abe no Seii, they all tacitly allowed Hanami to stand closest behind him.
Boom.
Arriving at Nishi Honganji Temple, Abe no Seii rely waved his right hand, and a massive amount of Cursed Energy blew the temple away like a storm.
Then, he effortlessly removed the Seal within the temple.
Rumble.
A giant Aragokurō, dozens of ters tall, appeared before everyone.
"Return to the ranks, Aragokurō."
"Yes, Lord Seii."
Even without legs, the Aragokurō, still dozens of ters tall, supported itself with both hands and moved to the back of the group.
"Granite Blast."
"Lord Seii, be careful!"
The Aragokurō suddenly turned, and its giant skeletal hand, far larger than a person, blocked the front of Abe no Seii.
Boom!
The massive explosion nearly shattered the Aragokurō's palm.
"You look like nothing but a skeleton, but you're unexpectedly sturdy."
Ryu, who had been transferred to Kyoto in recent years, walked toward the group with his hands in his pockets.
"A pure Cursed Energy attack. Sowhat interesting."
Abe no Seii looked at Ryu in front of him.
This ancient powerhouse had beco the strongest of his era after Kashimo Haji's death.
"You're lying, right? Why are you still alive?"
Takako, suspended in the air, looked at the enemy before her in shock.
After Jujutsu Headquarters was attacked in Kyoto, they imdiately organized personnel to investigate, but every one of them was killed without exception.
They could not even withstand a single attack from Abe no Seii.
In desperation, Jujutsu Headquarters could only pay a high price to enlist Takako and Ryu.
Although both of them were assigned to Kyoto, they still belonged to the Tokyo faction.
Their earlier temporary transfer had also been intended to see whether they could add so leverage for themselves.
After all, in their eyes, ancient people like Takako and Ryu should get along better with those old geezers.
However, it turned out that Ryu was a battle maniac. He would not even speak to Jujutsu Headquarters unless they sent him a few strong opponents.
As for Takako, having been betrayed in her lifeti, she had no interest in the old geezers or those corrupt families.
Later, this distant employnt relationship was ford.
However, the old geezers of Jujutsu Headquarters were satisfied. Even though the two were sowhat rebellious, they at least had Special Grade powerhouses they could mobilize at any ti.
"You know him? Is he also from a thousand years ago?"
Ryu looked up at Takako, who had been taught by Masamichi for several months before she learned that she had to wear clothes when going out.
Ryu was soone from four hundred to three hundred years ago, so he naturally did not know Abe no Seii from a thousand years ago.
But Takako was different.
Abe no Seii had only disappeared not long before Takako's era.
She had even been ordered to participate in the assassination of mbers of Abe no Seii's faction and the Shikigami he left behind.
That was why Takako was so shocked.
"The strongest Shikigami user from a thousand years ago, the strongest in history before the birth of the King of Curses, Sukuna, Abe no Seii."
"Oh? The strongest in history before Sukuna was born."
Ryu's face instantly surged with endless battle intent.
For this battle maniac, who had been born twenty years too late to fight Kashimo Haji, battling strong opponents had always been his pursuit.
After coming to Kyoto, there were few people who could match him in a Cursed Energy blast, which made Ryu very dissatisfied.
Fortunately, his years of waiting had not been in vain.
Because Abe no Seii, one of the few powerhouses in Japan's history, had appeared.
"This woman!"
After Takako and Ryu appeared, Abe no Seii's group also focused their gazes on these two sowhat capable enemies.
Upon seeing Takako's appearance, Kamikirimusi imdiately summoned his cross-shaped spear.
"What's wrong, Kamikirimusi?"
Kidomaru frowned. Kamikirimusi had made such a rude move before Lord Seii even spoke, which displeased him sowhat.
"This woman is the captain of the Fujiwara clan's direct assassination unit, the Sun, Moon, and Star Squad. She was the one who assassinated my Seiigura Crowd and Sealed !"
Thinking of his subordinates, who had once died so tragically, Kamikirimusi's face began to twist, and his originally handso features began to show insect-like characteristics.
"So that's how it is."
Hearing Kamikirimusi's words, Kidomaru no longer blad him for his loss of composure. Instead, he looked toward Abe no Seii in front of him.
"Deal with them."
Abe no Seii spoke those few words in a cold tone, then continued forward, showing no concern for these two individuals rated as Special Grade.
"Yes, Lord Seii."
Kidomaru bowed slightly, then looked toward Kamikirimusi.
Seeing Kidomaru's gaze, Kamikirimusi revealed a cruel smile. Translucent insect wings spread from his back as he flew toward Takako.
"Receive your retribution, woman!"
"Tch."
Takako pulled the sky down like silk with her right hand, then began to glide rapidly through the air.
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave. Let see it, the strongest of the past!"
A Cursed Energy cannon instantly condensed above Ryu's head and fired toward Abe no Seii.
But Abe no Seii did not even turn his head, completely disregarding Ryu's attack.
"Haha, your opponent is !"
A giant spiked club blocked the Cursed Energy cannon, batting Ryu's Cursed Energy cannon away like a baseball.
"My na is Kairouta, and I'm the man who will beat you into a pulp. Rember that."
The Shikigami Kairouta, over five ters tall and with a fiendish face, stood in front of Ryu.
"Then I'll defeat you first!"
Ryu jumped without hesitation, throwing a punch toward Kairouta's chest.
Kairouta, with his spiked club resting on his shoulder, also punched back without hesitation.
Fists that differed several tis in size collided, and both sides retreated at the sa ti.
"Interesting. Does a re Shikigami possess this much strength?"
Ryu shook his fist, which still carried a faint ache, then punched again toward Kairouta's knee.
"If this is all you've got, you'd better move aside!"
Bang.
Kairouta swung his spiked club, blocking Ryu's punch, and the two entered a fierce battle.
The collisions of fists, Cursed Energy cannons, and spiked clubs continued without pause.
(To be continued.)
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