Sendai Barrier, North Gate.
Yuki Tsukumo and Toji Fushiguro were holding back the horde of Cursed Spirits in front of their position.
"They just keep coming."
Toji Fushiguro looked at the endless stream of Cursed Spirits before him, an impatient expression on his face.
At this moment, Toji Fushiguro had also sustained quite a few wounds.
Toji Fushiguro's physical strength was extremely high, and his Heavenly Restriction granted him exceptional resistance to Curses.
Once he obtained a Cursed Tool that suited him, Toji Fushiguro became the ideal hero that countless people dreamed of.
He was incredibly durable and dealt high damage.
However, even so, with the dense barrage of attacks, which included many high-grade Cursed Spirits, Toji Fushiguro couldn't completely avoid them.
"In that case, I'll make it so you can't get close."
Uraume spat out the Chain of a Thousand Miles, and Toji Fushiguro skillfully connected it to the Soul Release Blade.
A chain blade that ignored hardness and was almost a one-hit kill for Cursed Spirits was assembled.
Toji Fushiguro first retreated to create some distance, then his right arm muscles bulged as he swung the Chain of a Thousand Miles repeatedly.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.
A large number of Cursed Spirits were cut in half by Toji Fushiguro.
Uraume crawled towards Toji Fushiguro's left hand.
Amaterasu was handily passed to Toji Fushiguro by Uraume.
Soon, a few small Cursed Spirits slipped through the blade curtain created by the Soul Release Blade and flew in front of Toji Fushiguro.
Toji Fushiguro swung Amaterasu with his left hand to exterminate the Cursed Spirits, then used Amaterasu like a shield, guarding his chest.
A pitch-black attack emanating a strong Cursed aura struck Amaterasu.
Toji Fushiguro slightly loosened his grip on Amaterasu as he swung it, and the length of the Chain of a Thousand Miles increased again.
More Cursed Spirits were slain by the Soul Release Blade.
However, as the length increased, so did the interval between attacks, allowing more attacks to fly towards Toji Fushiguro through the gaps.
All these attacks were blocked by Toji Fushiguro with Amaterasu.
Thus, Toji Fushiguro transformed into a Battlefield Reaper.
"This is indeed interesting, Toji Fushiguro."
Yuki Tsukumo punched a Cursed Spirit, causing it to explode, then planted one foot and spun, her right leg delivering a roundhouse kick to a Licker-like Cursed Spirit that was lunging at her.
When Yuki Tsukumo charged into the horde of Cursed Spirits, she had already imbued herself with imaginary mass using Star Wrath.
Doing so greatly enhanced Yuki Tsukumo's Cursed Technique and physical combat abilities.
Yuki Tsukumo grabbed the tail of Houlun, and loaded the Cursed Technique effect of Star Wrath onto Houlun as well.
Then, imitating Toji Fushiguro, she continuously attacked with Houlun, which resembled a bone whip.
Crack.
Houlun struck a beetle-like Cursed Spirit, and the beetle's body was broken by the whip.
However, Houlun's attack was also affected by the shell.
Although the bone whip wasn't repelled, its forward momentum was insufficient to continue smashing the next Cursed Spirit.
"So Houlun isn't good enough..."
Yuki Tsukumo looked regretfully at the Houlun in her hand.
Then, Houlun turned into a ball.
Yuki Tsukumo found an angle and fiercely kicked Houlun away.
As Houlun was kicked away, several Cursed Spirits also rushed behind Yuki Tsukumo.
The charged kick motion was too large, exposing too many openings on the battlefield.
However, Yuki Tsukumo compensated for this with her own strength.
The Cursed Spirits' fists landed on Yuki Tsukumo's back, but her body didn't even budge.
Star Wrath had given Yuki Tsukumo immense mass.
The strength of these Cursed Spirits couldn't move Yuki Tsukumo in the slightest.
"Touching a lady without permission is considered sexual harassment in foreign countries!"
Yuki Tsukumo spun around and punched all the approaching Cursed Spirits behind her, causing them to explode.
While attacking, Yuki Tsukumo's attention remained on Houlun.
She naturally knew that such an attack, with its large movements and obvious openings, shouldn't be used in a complex environment like a battlefield.
But at this moment, the North Gate truly needed a way to break the stalemate.
Therefore, Yuki Tsukumo chose to use one of her strongest offensive methods, aside from self-destruction, under controllable risk.
The Houlun pierced through all Cursed Spirits in its path with terrifying force.
It then flew directly into Dhuruv's Domain Expansion.
The Great Fish Shikigami under Dhuruv noticed this attack that could threaten its life.
The Great Fish Shikigami opened its massive mouth, its roar transforming into a terrifying shockwave that spread towards the Houlun and the entire northern front.
"Rumble!"
The Houlun was the first to be affected by the roar's shockwave, but due to the shockwave's wide range, its power was dispersed.
Although the Houlun's power was weakened, it was not significantly impacted.
Then, Dhuruv's smaller Shikigami began moving in peculiar trajectories, repeatedly colliding with the Houlun.
The Houlun's power was weakened once more.
Pfft.
"Rumble!"
The Houlun struck the Great Fish Shikigami, leaving a massive wound several meters in diameter.
This was even after its power had been weakened multiple times.
Without the weakening, the Great Fish Shikigami's body would likely have been directly pierced.
Even a small Special Grade Cursed Spirit would have been annihilated if it took a direct hit from this attack.
"Tsk, he actually developed his Shikigami into a Domain Expansion. Is that old man a genius?"
Yuki Tsukumo looked at Dhuruv with a headache.
Because of Dhuruv's blocking action.
The northern gate's firepower advantage could not be utilized. The barrage intended to intercept the Cursed Spirits from afar was blocked by the Domain Expansion's Shikigami with unavoidable attacks.
This resulted in the northern gate being the only one of the four gates where a large number of Cursed Spirits had pushed up to the front lines.
This was also why Yuki Tsukumo and Toji Fushiguro were constantly intervening to exorcise these ordinary Cursed Spirits.
If the two of them abandoned their posts to stop Dhuruv, the front lines would likely suffer significant casualties under the onslaught of the Cursed Spirit army.
Dhuruv was aware of this as well.
So, he sat calmly a few hundred meters in front of the front lines.
He was positioned in a perfect spot.
This position not only weakened the northern gate's firepower advantage and provided cover for the Cursed Spirit army's advance but also prevented him from taking too much damage.
"I must find a way to deal with that old man."
Yuki Tsukumo punched and exorcised another Cursed Spirit, her mind racing to break the stalemate.
"Why don't we just go over there? That old man probably can't hold us off for long."
Toji Fushiguro also retreated to Yuki Tsukumo's side.
The shockwaves from the Great Fish Shikigami's two roars had severely affected the Chain of a Thousand Miles.
So, he unequipped the chain blade and switched back to the Soul Release Blade.
"Indeed."
Yuki Tsukumo affirmed Toji Fushiguro's words.
"But if I charge in and engage that old man in a Domain Expansion battle, my Cursed Technique will overload afterward, causing my combat power to drop significantly. Many people will likely sacrifice their lives then."
Yuki Tsukumo glanced worriedly at the front lines behind her.
Although her physical combat skills were strong, without the enhancement of her Cursed Technique, she wouldn't be able to intercept Cursed Spirits in such large numbers.
"Without your Domain Expansion, how long can you last in that old man's domain?"
"...3 minutes."
This was Yuki Tsukumo's estimate, based on previous information, of how long she could withstand Dhuruv's Domain Expansion while preserving enough combat power.
"That's enough."
Yuki Tsukumo looked at Toji Fushiguro in surprise.
Did he have a plan to defeat Dhuruv within 3 minutes?
Soon, Yuki Tsukumo understood.
"I'll go back for a moment. I'll leave this to you. In 10 minutes, you'll charge into that old man's domain and draw his attention."
"No problem."
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