Tamurakonoe blasted the water with his sword, summoning a giant wave that swept his raft back towards the deserted island. Lily guessed that he was luring the bird demons to the shore or dense mountains where he could leverage the environment.
Lily looked up, gazing at the screeching bird demon that soared after Tamurakonoe.
The waters surrounding Lily grew increasingly violent. Hundreds of kappas, murlocs, and other water demons followed the lead of the carp spirit and KyĆ«bĆzu, slowly encroaching her position.
âKagami Lily, letâs see how youâll escape this time!â KyĆ«bĆzu hatefully spat. His huge body submerged into the water and barrelled towards Lily.
The carp spirit also roared, âWoman, it would be a pity to kill you. Obediently yield and let us capture you alive!â
After saying his piece, he sunk into the depths and forbode an attack at any moment.
Although Lilyâs canoeing skill was superb, she never thought of relying on it to confront these demons in battle. The carp spirit was a Permanence Stage archdemonâ she may not be his opponent on land, let alone in the water.
Facing the horde of demons that plagued the water, Lily stood on the canoe and calmly waved her long sleeves, âCome out, Yuki-Onna!â
A cloud of snowy mist stormed and materialized into an immaculate snow maiden draped in purple gauze. As she hovered, her feet lightly skimmed the lakeâs surface, âKagami Lily, stop telling me what to do. Iâm not your shikigami, but I wonât stand by and allow you to get captured or reduced to a slave by these disgusting demons, so Iâll help you this once.â
Yuki-Onnaâs appearance disturbed the surrounding air, causing the temperature between heaven and earth to rapidly plummet. Her long sleeves danced in harmony to the arcane, high-pitched song she chanted.
âSnow Blossom!â
Cold winds started to howl and heavy snow pelted the lake!
âSakura Blizzard!â Lily released her own domain which suppressed the enemies while supporting her and her partner at the same time.
Yuki-Onnaâs ice spell culminated into a raging snowstorm that pushed the temperature off a cliff.
With her as the center, the lake began to freeze.
Ka-Ka-Ka-!
The sheet of ice rapidly expanded, covering meters of the lakeâs surface area in no time.
âWhat?!â The demons swimming in the water fermented in chaos. Many of them got stuck or turned into ice sculptures before they could react. The luckier ones hurriedly climbed onto the ice or plunged into the lake. In a blink, the entire encirclement was thrown into disorder.
Lily didnât intend to stop there. She seethed in resentment, âIf you all hadnât attacked us, maybe Sister Shimizu wouldnât have left! Do you really think that I, Kagami Lily, is easy to bully?!â
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âDemon hound!â
The big white dog blurred into existence and pounced on a hapless demon trapped in the ice. Its miserable screams echoed across the lake.
âWhat?! This woman has a shikigami?â The water demons were shocked.
Currently, the sheet of ice had covered a radius of a hundred meters, redeeming Lilyâs freedom of movement. She got off the canoe and stepped onto the ice, now confident that she could handle the upcoming battle.
Boom!!!
Two jets of water burst through the ice, followed by the emergence of KyĆ«bĆzu and the carp spirit.
âWhat happened? Why is the lake frozen over?â KyĆ«bĆzu scanned the surroundings in shock.
âItâs the Mirror Girlâ her shikigami!â
Although Yuki-Onnaâs strength was only at the peak of Spirit Jade, she could manipulate ice and snow. Overall, her power and spirit energy far outmatched ordinary demons.
âItâs the snow woman, the dignified Yuki-Onna! Why did she become the shikigami of this woman?â The carp spirit felt that the situation had gone awry and began to stammer.
âWho is her shikigami? We are just friends. Whoever I kill or decide to help is my choice!â
Under the support of Lilyâs domain, the snow fell with increasing intensity and thickened the layer of ice. Just like that, the advantage of the water demons disappeared.
âIâll just have to kill you together, then!â The carp spirit violently erupted his spiritual energy.
KyĆ«bĆzu and the surrounding water demons forcefully resisted the chilly winds and bore down on Lilyâs position.
Lily sneered and willed a huge scroll to appear in her hand.
âRecord of One Hundred Demons!â
Ziiiipâ!
The scroll unfolded like a white rainbow, exuding a vibrant ancient aura. A fierce four-tailed cat demon that was several times the size of a fierce tiger pounced from the long scroll as it was thrown out!
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âWhat?! A Throne Stage archdemon!?â This time, the carp spiritâs eyes widened and his face turned green.
KyĆ«bĆzu was also frightened, but his already green face couldnât get any greener.
Behind the huge cat demon, a little ghost stepping on a large fire wheel screamed and rushed towards the crowd of water demons.
âWanyĆ«dĆ1?!â
âJust who is this woman to be able to summon these powerful demons with a wave of her hand!â The carp spirit was astonished once again.
Although the demons invoked from the scroll didnât have the strength of the original, they retained their aura fluctuations. Unless oneâs realm was extraordinary and had a knack for seeing through illusions, they would feel pressured by the auras.
The cat demon really exuded the aura of a Throne Stage adept. Its eyes were bright-yellow like the embers of fire, and as it walked, it flourished its sharp claws while swaying its four tails wildly in the air. Strange growls thrummed in its throat, causing the souls of whoever heard to tremble.
âThat four-tailed cat demon is at the Throne Stage! Hurry up and run!â The carp spirit shouted desperately.
However, it was too late. The cat demon jounced over, but instead of attacking the carp spirit, it targeted the weaker KyĆ«bĆzu.
The cat demon moved so swiftly that it pounced on KyĆ«bĆzu before he could react and defend himself. With force comparable to the peak of the Permanence Stage, it clawed into KyĆ«bĆzuâs skin and flesh, splattering green blood across the frosty ice.
âBrother KyĆ«bĆzu!â The carp spirit instinctively shouted, but his actions betrayed his concern. He quickly ran away by himself.
Lily didnât stop there. She took out a big brush and drew the big bird demon on the long scroll at an incredible speed. Her painting style was inspired by Master Moronobu, and her brush strokes were godlike.
Skreeee~
With a long screech, the bird demon flew out of the scroll and assailed the fleeing water demons, pecking at them.
âOh my god! This woman is the demon queen!â
The water demons scattered in chaos.
At this time, two katanas appeared in Lilyâs hands. Crescent Moon glowed with an eerie blue light as she ran in pursuit after the carp spirit, bolstered by the power of her domain.
The carp spirit could have jumped into the lake and escaped, but when he looked back, he saw that the cat demon and KyĆ«bĆzu were locked in a struggle. Although the cat demon had the upper hand, it wouldâve slapped KyĆ«bĆzu to death with a single paw if it was really at the Throne Stage.
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There was a world of difference between the Permanence Stage and the Throne Stage. Bridging that gap was akin to a fish trying to leap over the sky. Throne Stage experts were beings who could sunder the earthâ there simply wasnât a comparison!
The carp spirit didnât have remarkable intelligence, but he had a feeling that the demon manifested by Lilyâs picture scroll wasnât the real four-tailed cat demon. When he saw Lily chasing after him, his fury reignited. Instead of escaping, she actually dared to chase after him by herself? How presumptuous!
âMirror Girl, youâre looking for death!â The carp spirit halted his heavy steps and turned around. Like a towering mountain, his huge sword chopped towards Lily.
Although the strike was fearsome, Lily had enough ground to maneuver. She dodged the lumbering sword and jumped up amidst the spray of snow and ice, swinging Crescent Moon at the carp spirit.
âA mere woman with the strength of Soul Jade can hurt me?â The carp spirit didnât try to avoid it all, instead opting to resist the katana strike head-on. At the same time, he raised his long-handled sword to cut Lily in an upwards slash.
Pfttâ!
Lilyâs Crescent Moon dug into the thick shoulder of the carp, but only by a few inches. For a creature as big as the carp spirit, this was no more than an itch, however:
Bzzztâ!
A wave of blue soul energy directly seeped into the carp spiritâs body while ignoring his thick flesh and powerful spiritual defenses, crawling all the way to his soul.
âAhhhh!â The carp spiritâs eyes widened as he let out a painful howl. His soul, which was far more fragile compared to his body, stung as if it was pricked by a knife.
For a moment, the carp spirit froze his movements while trembling all over.
Lily landed on the handle of the carp spiritâs sword and jumped up again, aiming another slash with Yasutsuna!
Pshhhâ!
The much sharper Yasutsuna left a deep gash in the thick throat of the carp spirit, causing blood to gush like a fountain.
âCough-cough-ah!!!â The carp spirit jerked his head and backed away. Only then did he come back to his senses. He clutched his bloody throat and pointed at Lily, âYou, what demonic art did you use just now!â
âItâs meaningless to say more; die!â Lily left no time for the carp spirit to catch his breath at all, immediately closing the distance. The carp spirit unleashed a furious counterattack. Lily suddenly stopped and diverted to the carp spiritâs side, swinging Yasutsuna at his feet. Although his body shook, he endured the cut and swept out with his huge sword. Lily jumped to avoid the blade and stabbed Crescent Moon at the carp spiritâs arm. The soul fluctuations penetrated into his body again, stirring deep agony within his soul.
During the short time period where the carp spirit moved sluggishly, Lily erupted her spiritual energy and converged all her strength.
Using the carp spiritâs arm as a bridge, she ran towards his chest and pierced with force comparable to the late Permanence Stage. Lily also incorporated her eldritch intent which pushed her power close to the peak of the Permanence Stage.
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Pfftttâ!
Yasutsuna was extremely sharp and pierced the carp spiritâs robust chest, however:
Clang!
Lily definitely managed to pierce through but was resisted by an extremely hard object which sent a wave of numbness up her arm.
The spirit jade of the peak Permanence Stage demon!
It was surprisingly hard and Yasutsuna couldnât even penetrate it!
The carp spirit recovered his senses and roared in pain. He threw down his sword and ran frantically towards Lily with outstretched arms. However, Lily was calm at this time and declined to dodge. She raised Yasutsuna over her head to resist, and at the same time, stabbed Crescent Moon towards the tiny nick left in the spirit jade.
Dingâ!
The shock seemed to be lighter than before. The impact between the blade and the peak Permanence spirit jade dealt no evident damage, but a sharp wave of soul energy snaked its way into the spirit jade. The carp spirit had no means of mounting a defense against the soul attack. His soul was more fragile than his body, and under the battering of the soul fluctuations:
The flickering fire went out with a âpoofâ, drowning him in a sea of darkness.
Coughâ
The carp spirit was still full of spiritual energy and his body towered dauntingly. However, his eyes were white, and the hand that grabbed at Lily rested on Yasutsuna without strength. The huge body just stood there blankly and motionlessly.
The peak Permanence Stage archdemon of Lake Biwa, though stronger than Lily, had his soul destroyed by Crescent Moon.