Chapter 151: Kamishiro Naraku: “Get Out of My Body!”
A surging, vast supernatural force formed a cyclone.
Above the heavens, it formed a funnel-like shape, and the sky seemed to turn into a fiery cloud. Cyan and crimson intertwined, a magnificent sight, like a miracle.
An extreme heat and an extreme cold descended.
The unconscious release of this great power made Kujō Tōkawa, who was maintaining the barrier outside the Hero Association, break out in a cold sweat. He looked at the barrier, which was beginning to crack.
He gritted his teeth and held on. One wave after another of cursed energy spread, and he finally managed to hold the barrier.
And he reinforced it with all his might.
Even if the owner of that power were to attack the now-reinforced barrier, Kujō Tōkawa had a considerable amount of confidence.
That he could make this barrier last against him for a full—!
…Two seconds.
A look of worry appeared in Kujō Tōkawa’s eyes as he looked at the Hero Association.
This power was clearly not Kujō Sujin’s, yet it showed an A-rank aura. And there was a slightly weaker A-rank aura before. There were now three A-rank beings in the Hero Association.
He didn’t know what was going on.
And at this moment, all the strange phenomena of Natsuba Rinrei’s promotion had completely ended. Her temperament and posture had undergone a dramatic change.
First and foremost were her even more brilliant eyes.
It wasn’t just a change in appearance. The cyan pupil naturally radiated a bone-chilling coldness, and the crimson pupil gave people a scorching, fiery heat.
Flames erupted from her eye sockets, dyeing the surrounding air.
Just by looking, one would feel discomfort and heat.
And behind her, one wing was a blue-green bird’s wing, and the other was a crimson dragon’s wing. They extended and slowly flapped, with a strange rhythm.
Her originally tattered clothes were now woven with blue-green and crimson bird feathers and dragon scales, forming a red outfit that perfectly suited her, and with a cyan pattern on the edge, she looked valiant.
Her toes were slightly off the ground, and she floated without wind.
A dense, oppressive aura swept out from her.
This made Natsuba Taiga stiffen, and a look of shame appeared on his face.
Dual abilities had both been promoted to A-rank. And Natsuba Taiga could clearly feel that the other ability was by no means inferior to the Red Dragon, and was even slightly superior to it.
The auras of the two abilities both rushed towards him, and the White Tiger within his body actually produced a feeling of fear.
This was the fear of a predator facing a higher-level predator!
And the current Kujō Sujin also had a similar feeling.
Although the blood ability and the ability on Natsuba Rinrei didn’t have a sense of superiority or inferiority, with the natural pressure from a stronger person, his blood flow was briefly delayed and even approached a standstill.
Clearly, the quality of Natsuba Rinrei’s promotion to A-rank surpassed Natsuba Taiga’s. Not to mention the pressure, even the strange phenomena caused during the promotion were far from comparable.
He looked back and forth between Natsuba Rinrei and Natsuba Taiga, his old face filled with a complicated expression.
The Natsuba conglomerate was full of talent. Natsuba Rinrei and Natsuba Taiga had both been promoted to A-rank today.
It was a good thing Natsuba Kouryu was dead. Otherwise, with his talent, which was slightly superior to Natsuba Taiga’s, he would very likely have been promoted to A-rank in the future. At that time, with Natsuba Genryū, the Natsuba conglomerate would have had a grand occasion of four A-ranks.
At that point, it wouldn’t be a question of whether the Kujō family could compete with them. The position of the Kamishiro imperial family could even be given to the Natsuba conglomerate.
It was a good thing that…
For now, Natsuba Rinrei was not in the Natsuba conglomerate’s camp, but belonged to the Summer Harvest Mountain camp.
And the Natsuba conglomerate saw women as goods.
Of course, he didn’t know if Natsuba Genryū would regret it after seeing Natsuba Rinrei’s current state. Even if the Natsuba conglomerate seeing women as goods was a family tradition…
But to seek benefits for the conglomerate was the true duty of a family head.
Kujō Sujin didn’t dare to gamble on this possibility.
If that old geezer Natsuba Genryū really regretted it, it would be over. No matter what, his goal had not changed. And if he sacrificed an A-rank Natsuba Rinrei, the power he would absorb from the Natsuba god would probably be even more powerful.
But…
Natsuba Taiga’s position was rather ambiguous.
If Natsuba Taiga’s city was extremely deep, once he made peace with Natsuba Rinrei and both of them targeted him, and said that all the previous actions were his orders…
Then he could only use his divine artifact to protect himself.
However, from Kujō Sujin’s understanding of Natsuba Taiga…
“Kujō Sujin! What are you standing there for?!!”
“Hurry up and help me! Natsuba Rinrei has been promoted to A-rank! With just you or me alone, we can’t take her down!!”
Natsuba Taiga’s voice came, and Kujō Sujin’s lips curled into a smile. He laughed heartily.
As expected.
He said,
“Alright!”
“Then I’ll help you.”
“Mien, Kōta, you two go up as well. This is a chance to increase your combat skills. Fighting an A-rank is not something you can encounter anytime.”
“Leave a drop of your blood with me, to ensure you don’t die.”
Hearing this, Kujō Mien and Kujō Kōta both nodded.
Natsuba Taiga was the first to attack. He climbed on the left side of the wall, and then transformed into a shadow, frantically circling and stomping, confusing Natsuba Rinrei’s eyes.
And the three of Kujō Sujin’s bodies suddenly exploded, transforming into countless blood beads, and swarmed towards Natsuba Rinrei.
Seeing this, Natsuba Rinrei did not retreat. A violent, sky-piercing fighting spirit appeared in her crimson dragon pupils, and her cyan bird pupils were serene and calm.
She took a fierce step forward.
“Whose head will be my first trophy after I’ve been promoted to A-rank?!”
Facing the countless attacking blood beads, she threw a punch with her left hand, and a blue-green flame suddenly transformed into a surging, burning, massive Aosagi bird, and shot towards the blood beads.
The leading blood bead instantly froze and fell down.
And Natsuba Taiga then attacked. His body, which had been constantly bouncing around the wall, found a blind spot and an opportunity. He suddenly stopped on the wall behind Natsuba Rinrei.
A golden aura transformed into a striped tiger head and condensed on his fist. He shot out like a cannonball and slammed it at Natsuba Rinrei’s face.
And Natsuba Rinrei reacted.
Her two legs twisted in an arc on the ground, and she turned around. Her right fist was already surging with a blazing flame, and a red dragon coiled around her arm.
Facing the Natsuba Taiga who had seized the initiative, she showed no fear, but a hint of a mad nature.
There were no tricks, only the purest, most primitive violence, and a high degree of control over her body and flames!
A surging flame erupted without warning, pouring out endlessly!
“Boom——————!!!”
This was the sound of the Aosagi bird behind her exploding.
“———————————Boom!!!”
This was the thunderous sound of fists colliding. The two sounds echoed in the Hero Association, and for a long time, they did not subside, and were endless.
Then, the blood beads re-condensed into the three of Kujō Sujin and fell backward.
As for Natsuba Taiga, he was even more in a big-character shape, embedded in the wall. His original right fist was completely destroyed and gone.
Natsuba Rinrei had controlled her strength well, and its explosive power was focused on Natsuba Taiga himself, shattering his right hand, and not letting too much of the remaining force send him flying further away.
Normally, a simple “Red Dragon” ability would not have this effect. The “Red Dragon” ability and the “White Tiger” had a similar tendency, with great power and the ability to break bricks.
For example, Natsuba Taiga’s first sneak attack, although it had caused a heavy blow to Natsuba Rinrei, that force was also too dispersed. In the case where it did not kill Natsuba Rinrei in one blow, it had run a sufficient distance.
Until now, it had become this scene.
If Natsuba Taiga had the same control over his strength as Natsuba Rinrei, then there would be nothing to do now.
And Natsuba Rinrei’s mastery of strength, the way she condensed it to a point, was from Aosagi no Hi. If the Red Dragon was hard, then Aosagi no Hi was soft.
Hard and soft were not really hard and soft, but referred to two forces interacting and influencing each other, producing a better effect.
Although the Red Dragon’s power was fierce, it was too dispersed. But the power of Aosagi no Hi was itself strange and soft, and could be condensed, not destroying the outside, but directly reaching the inside.
Now, Natsuba Rinrei had perfectly absorbed this trait and fused it with her own power. Although she couldn’t completely reproduce the traits of Aosagi no Hi, just a little was very powerful.
When she fully mastered it, Natsuba Taiga would not fly out at all, but would instantly explode on the spot.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah——————!!!”
A painful scream suddenly sounded.
Then, the tragic cry turned into a tiger’s roar.
“——————Roar!!”
He saw Natsuba Taiga’s lowered head suddenly lift, and a red and purple aura swirled and changed in his pale golden vertical pupils.
His right hand, which had just been completely destroyed, a white lightning arc leaped, and gradually turned purple, and quickly spread to his right hand.
In the blink of an eye, it was regenerated.
This change, even Natsuba Rinrei was shocked.
“What a strong regenerative ability.”
“The White Tiger ability definitely doesn’t have this regenerative ability. What’s going on? Does Natsuba Taiga also have a second ability?”
“But his state…”
“Something’s wrong!”
Natsuba Rinrei keenly noticed that his sanity was gradually being eroded, and was replaced by a pure violence and a beastly cruelty.
Even if the White Tiger was a beast, a predator, but an ability was ultimately controlled by a person, influenced by a person.
But Natsuba Taiga’s current situation was more like the other way around.
“Zzzzzzzzzz—”
A lightning arc leaped in Natsuba Taiga’s mouth.
And immediately, this wisp of lightning arc quickly spread. The malice, the golden aura, and that strange purple lightning, were all contained within, until it transformed into a purple-black, reddish sphere.
Just by condensing there, a chaotic, terrifying aura was emitted.
With Natsuba Taiga’s spitting motion…
A powerful, vast, very rough purple-black beam of light, like a rolling river, irresistibly and invincibly shot towards Natsuba Rinrei!
Seeing this, Natsuba Rinrei’s pupils constricted slightly.
Her wings suddenly flapped, and a massive airflow instantly lifted her into the air.
And Natsuba Taiga clearly noticed this. The vast, river-like ray continuously chased after Natsuba Rinrei.
Its power was immense, and it swept through everything in its path.
It almost cut all the buildings of the Hero Association in half, and even completely tore through the outer barrier.
The only small flaw was that it didn’t cause a single bit of damage to Natsuba Rinrei.
Thanks to Aosagi no Hi making up for the Red Dragon’s agility, the current Natsuba Rinrei was like a king of the sky.
Otherwise, with just the Red Dragon’s wings, she would have suffered some damage, and dodging would have been more difficult.
All of this was her mother’s love and mercy.
A smile appeared on Natsuba Rinrei’s pink lips, and she placed her hand on her flat, unremarkable chest.
But in the next moment, Natsuba Taiga suddenly disappeared from where he was.
Even with Natsuba Rinrei’s current eyesight, she couldn’t keep up with his speed for a while.
But her keen body instinct, when danger approached, made her instantly look at the upper right side of her body. She looked over and saw that Natsuba Taiga had appeared there almost as if he had teleported.
His tiger claws extended, a full meter long, and they also gave off a dark light that was as unsettling as purple ink.
Natsuba Taiga’s lips opened and closed softly.
“Tiger King’s Claw.”
“Rip—————!”
The air was instantly torn apart.
In her eyes, it seemed as if only that dark claw strike remained, its attack power and pressure immense.
With unprecedented speed, it fiercely swung at her!
It was impossible to dodge. Natsuba Rinrei’s wings quickly intertwined and blocked in front of her. At the same time, a blue-green and crimson flame appeared around her, transforming into a heron and a dragon, and shot towards Natsuba Taiga!
Although the current Natsuba Taiga had undergone an inscrutable mutation, she was not without a counterattack!
“Rip——————!!!”
“Boom————————!!!”
The dome of the Hero Association building was torn with three huge scars by the claw strike. And Natsuba Rinrei’s even faster Aosagi hit Natsuba Taiga, and the crimson dragon crashed into the building, creating a huge hole.
The expensive Hero Association building… was on the verge of collapse.
And at this moment, Kujō Sujin looked at the power being unleashed in the sky, a dangerous aura in his wine-red pupils.
“So strong, so strong.”
“Whether it’s Natsuba Rinrei or Natsuba Taiga, the attacks they’re displaying now are all at mid-A-rank or higher!”
After all, mid-B-rank close to high B-rank, and early A-rank close to mid A-rank were completely different. This was a completely different concept.
The gap between early A-rank and mid A-rank was who knew how many dozens of high B-ranks!!
Even the weakest early A-rank could kill a high B-rank in a few minutes!
Natsuba Rinrei and Natsuba Taiga’s talent, no matter who survived, the future Natsuba conglomerate would soar.
So, Kujō Sujin had a bold idea.
If he were to use his divine artifact at this moment and sacrifice both Natsuba Rinrei and Natsuba Taiga…
But just then, a roar of extreme fear came from behind him from Kamishiro Naraku.
“Who are you?!! Who are you?!!”
“Why are you in my body?!!”
“Get out of my body!!!!”
Hearing this, Kujō Sujin’s face became a little complicated. Please, this was his body.
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