In the recent battle, even when he was at a disadvantage due to the two-on-one attack, Eichi did not stop trying to summon Shikigami and Heroic Spirits.
Finally, Eichi ca to a conclusion.
The Barrier set up by Abe no Seii most likely placed restrictions on quantity and acts of summoning.
After the Barrier was deployed, no new Shikigami could be summoned into its range, except for those already present within it.
This was also why Mahoraga, Ibaraki Doji, and Kyokotsu did not disappear.
It was also why Abe no Seii, the most famous Shikigami user in history, had not summoned any Shikigami.
Upon discovering this, Eichi imdiately made a decision.
Since he could not summon Heroic Spirits into the Barrier, he would summon them into his own body.
Just as Ogama, despite having Cursed Energy, could not be detected by any barrier or other ans after being swallowed by Toji, who had no Cursed Energy at all.
A human body, covered in Cursed Energy and bound by a pact, could also be considered a "Barrier."
"Lend your strength, Artoria."
Golden light blood within Eichi's body, and imnse power surged from the inside out.
After being knocked back and landing, Eichi imdiately transford from a battle mage in dark shadow armor into a swordsman in blue and white armor.
At the sa ti, Abe no Seii, who had given up chasing due to an uneasy feeling, brandished Raikiri and unleashed several bolts of lightning into the smoke and dust.
The lightning released by Raikiri was first weakened by anti-magic and then dispersed by the Wind Barrier, not harming Eichi in the slightest.
At the sa ti, the wind from the Wind Barrier also blew away the smoke and dust around Eichi.
"That stance..."
Seeing Eichi's drastic change in appearance and aura, Abe no Seii frowned.
"Did you spirit-possess your Shikigami onto yourself?"
Abe no Seii recognized Eichi's armor.
Although it was slightly different from the armor Artoria wore in the photos, being a bit more masculine, the overall style was still the sa.
Before attacking Tokyo Jujutsu High, Kenjaku had already handed over all the information he possessed regarding Eichi to Abe no Seii.
This was also why Abe no Seii had not hesitated to sacrifice a Shikigami before the battle to set up a Barrier first.
Regardless of whether the strength of Eichi's Heroic Spirits was truly formidable, or whether Kenjaku had exaggerated it.
As long as Eichi himself was eliminated, those Shikigami would eventually disappear.
Just like him.
When Abe no Seii was alive, his Shikigami road freely. After his death, although many dissipated, he managed to preserve so powerful and important Shikigami, passing them on to others to continue his rebirth plan.
But even so, many of his Shikigami were either killed or sealed.
This was enough to show how important a Shikigami user's existence was to their Shikigami.
However, the scene before him surprised him, despite all his preparations.
"Rather than spirit possession, it's more like Heroic Spirit Possession."
Ever since his last major loss to Tomie, where that bad woman tricked him and stole his heart, Eichi realized his own shortcomings.
He liked Shikigami very much, unlike Suguru, who, despite having a pile of Cursed Spirits, always wanted to grab a weapon and attack the opponent directly.
He believed that the focus of a Shikigami user should be on their Shikigami, so although he practiced Cursed Techniques and underwent special training to enhance his physical fitness, he did not consider it too important.
Only after that major loss did he suddenly awaken.
No matter how strong or nurous his Shikigami were, if his own existence had significant weaknesses, things could still go wrong.
Since then, Eichi had been constantly thinking about how to make himself invulnerable.
What should he do when encountering poison users? What should he do when encountering charm users... Then Eichi realized that there were simply too many dangers.
If he were to train a different counterasure for each one, not to ntion whether he could rember them all, there would not be enough ti.
Were there really so many ways for a person to die?
After much deliberation, Eichi felt that instead of practicing ten thousand thods and forgetting them all, it was better to practice one thod that could handle ten thousand situations.
After searching through his almost forgotten mories of his previous life and a large amount of data, Eichi chose Heroic Spirit Possession.
By summoning a Heroic Spirit onto himself, he would gain the Heroic Spirit's power to compensate for his own deficiencies.
If the old him had needed to prepare early and bring Heroic Spirits like dea in order to defeat Satoru, then he would likely lose in a surprise encounter.
Now, Eichi, who could use Heroic Spirit Possession, had filled his last weakness and officially possessed the conditions to defeat Satoru at any ti.
Mahoraga: Finally, I don't have to worry about this kid during a fight. Battle, exhilarating!
Boom.
"Cough cough, my deepest apologies, Lord Seii. I will now slay the enemy."
Ibaraki Doji, who had used every thod but failed to defeat Mahoraga and had instead had all his power adapted to by it, was already covered in wounds.
"Kyokotsu, I'll leave that side to you."
"Yes, Lord Seii."
Kyokotsu imdiately summoned a giant skull that bit toward the running Mahoraga.
"Then let witness your Heroic Spirit Possession."
Abe no Seii raised his long blade, shimring with lightning, and brought it down toward Eichi.
Dozens of lightning bolts enveloped Eichi.
"Certainly. How about your life as the admission fee?"
Eichi gripped the invisible sword with both hands, and the Wind Barrier suddenly erupted, deflecting the lightning's trajectory.
Whoosh, clang!
Abe no Seii rushed forward while Eichi was dispersing the lightning, and his long blade slashed down fiercely.
Eichi raised his sword to block, then slanted the blade to deflect Abe no Seii's Raikiri aside, and his invisible sword slashed toward Abe no Seii's waist.
Clang.
Puff.
Abe no Seii retracted his blade to block Eichi's attack, but because he failed to judge the length of the invisible sword, a small wound appeared on his waist.
The wound was quickly healed by Reverse Cursed Technique, but after this injury, Abe no Seii's combat beca increasingly uncomfortable.
Even if he had so idea of the invisible sword's length in his mind.
In a truly high-speed and intense battle, it was difficult to constantly grasp the correct length of the invisible sword.
Not to ntion that when Eichi wielded the Holy Sword, the Wind Barrier not only concealed the blade but also distorted the air to so extent, creating a visual illusion.
This made it even harder for Abe no Seii to judge Eichi's attack range.
Thud.
Another wound appeared on Abe no Seii's body.
On the other side, after Eichi used Heroic Spirit Possession, Artoria seed to sense sothing and looked in the direction of the Barrier.
After only a montary pause, Artoria continued toward the Kiko.
She trusted Eichi...
In the depths of the Kiko, where no one had noticed, a peculiar flower bud suddenly blood in the perpetually dark underground.
The black-red flower grew larger and larger, finally blossoming into a giant flower over two ters tall.
Hanami's figure erged from the flower.
Hanami picked up the compass-like cursed tool that Kenjaku had made for her and walked deeper into the dark underground.
(To be continued.)
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