Han Shang couldn't be sure what exactly was standing in front of them. It couldn't even be called a living thing, because no living thing would exude the breath of death. From the ordinary five senses, there was no unusual intuition.
The senses sent signals of comfort and peace. They could only deduce its race from its general outline and experience - although it was very different from Lord Shimoyue's. The pure white and the darkest black, even the way of existence
They are all completely different, and it is hard to overstate how shocking they are.
"This is the Nightmare Dog..."
That’s it—the culprit who seriously injured Mutsuki-kun.
Xie Zhe stared at it blankly. Its sword-shaped eyebrows were not just patterns, but a veritable sword. It glowed with a cold light, replacing its eyes, releasing silent sorrow and malice.
And this is resentment.
The Nightmare Dog exudes a strange smell, which is very similar to the smell of the doll that was beaten to pieces by Ling Huan before. Xie Zhe stared at the terrifying monster with red eyes, and it was also using its non-existent, empty
His eyes stared at them. Han Chang twitched his nose slightly and said softly:
"The scent of a poor imitation of the soul."
"Really?" Lord Ruyue pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "I have basically no sense of smell..."
Ling Huan asked: "The smell of the soul? That's the same as those dummies..."
"It's not the same as those puppets, but it's not the real soul. The real soul is pure and tasteless, and only fake products can emit this kind of smell..."
Zhen did not interrupt their discussion, but the terrifying monster howled angrily, as if the sound of their discussion was disrespectful to it. They all shut up and looked at this terrifying thing in horror.
It's huge, but the big part isn't
It is completely its entity. It seems that the only thing that can really be touched is the dark skeleton in the center. But it is not just the skeleton. There is a layer of dry skin wrapped around the skeleton, without hair, and covered by a misty dark color.
Arrogance takes its place. That
The skin is also black, with a strange oily sheen, and the rugged outlines are highlighted under the skin, as if a slight trauma will expose white bones. Its rotten beak, which has almost completely fallen off, looks uneven and glows with a green luster.
pus from
It flows out of the mouth and will dissipate when it hits the ground. Its wings only have a skeleton, decorated with pitifully few mottled feathers. But people can still see the outline of the original wings, and the ups and downs of the dark momentum outline its past on the skeleton.
The appearance comes.
Its claws as hard as strange rocks scratched the ground, leaving several deep ravines, ready to attack.
"You are right."
Zhen stretched out his hand and gently stroked the strange fire surrounding the Tengu. It probably had no temperature and had no form, but it could also be touched. It existed in the form of special resistance. They didn't know it.
Whether there is any emotion in this touch, after all, Shigetsuki-kun also treats her shikigami so affectionately. However, in the eyes of some people in the Wuyong clan, gentle treatment is not the same as gentle treatment. Who knows?
Why did Tengu become the virtue it is today?
Lord Kisaragi raised a key question.
"Is this...really your Tengu?"
"Your suspicion displeases me." When he said this, the Nightmare Tengu actually bared his teeth at Lord Kisaragi, "It is definitely mine. People who don't have the blood of the Tengu clan don't have the ability."
Harness them."
Ling Huan couldn't bear it anymore. She screamed, her voice was so piercing: "How can there be someone like you! It's unreasonable! It's already like this, how can you enslave it with peace of mind!"
"
"Have they done this often enough?" Han Chang sneered.
"If you don't know the situation of others, just make unreasonable accusations. If you want to stand on the commanding heights of morality, you are hundreds of years too early." Although he was not provoked, his tone was somewhat sharp, "I dare to ask, among all of you here, who are you?
Is there anyone who has made a blood contract with Tengu? They are closely connected to our bloodline.
As long as Yin and Yang are separated, it is just death that blocks the contract. Tengu's lifespan is far longer than that of humans, and in the short life of humans, they will follow their master's will to the death. I am just removing the barrier of death.
It is naturally a joy for it to meet me again."
"Nonsense! If Mr. Shuangyue hears your bastard words, he will never be done with you!"
It was rare for Ling Huan to say those vulgar words, and it could be seen that her anger was reaching its limit, and even the previous fear was weakened. She had seen Lord Shuangyue getting along with the heavenly dog as white as snow, and knew that she was because of this
The shikigami is uneasy under the constraints of the contract, and understands how an onmyoji with true conscience and responsibility treats the shikigami. They are their partners, just like the friends around her, not belongings or servants.
tool.
"Shuangyue Lord? I've heard that he seems to be an impermanent person with similar blood to me. But what does that have to do with me? However, that fox brother over there has a very sharp nose. He wants to make inanimate things
Spontaneous activities do require a soul. However, those puppets do not need self-awareness, and imitation of the soul is also regarded as a taboo in the world. So, we are not without shortcuts. The soul is not the only thing that can drive the body...
"
"Jing Yuan?" Xie Zhe understood what he meant.
"You are indeed smart. This kind of thing is much easier to forge than a soul - it doesn't bring unnecessary emotions."
All living things in the world are composed of body and soul, both of which are indispensable. People or other creatures with incomplete souls are useless. Sometimes it is obviously reflected in behavior, and sometimes it is reflected implicitly in the mind. And the lack of it is
A person with a lost soul completely loses the ability to move his body and becomes a corpse. This
This is also the reason why people everywhere unanimously call moving corpses living corpses. After all, no matter how they move, they are just dead people who will rot. The soul without a body is a ghost, and it will soon dissipate, like flowers leaving.
The land, no matter how much rain and dew it gives, will eventually exhaust its vitality and die.
All things have animism, and the spirit is not just the soul. The soul is the soul that contains spiritual power. They cannot be separated in any way, otherwise they would not exist. But spiritual power is always divided into strong and weak. Although some people have spiritual power
No matter how weak it is, there is still spirit in the body, but it is so weak that it can be ignored. Those with strong spiritual power can produce essence. Essence is the product of spirit, a feedback of vitality, and at the same time... it can also be separated from the body and be
something cultivated.
So what Wuyong did was to generate essence outside the body and then implant it into the puppet. It is not a soul in the true sense, but it can make the puppet act as if it has a soul. Although the effect is somewhat inferior, it is still
There is room for improvement and refinement. Moreover, it also gives inanimate objects the ability to cast spells.
After understanding all this, the expressions they looked at the Nightmare Dog also changed subtly.
"I know what you are thinking. But unfortunately, with this blood contract, this magic sword, some... other things, and the necessary complicated rituals, its soul can also be fixed in the body.
. It is still the same, but its appearance is slightly different than before. I like its current appearance even more, just like these puppets...
They are an immortal legion. Compared with living corpses, they will no longer fester, will not emit disturbing smells, and are easier to hide. If the dead will not die twice, the unliving will never even be alive.
, what does it mean to welcome death? Why fear the final arrival? No one is the opponent of this kind of creation. However, it will take some time to perfect."
"That's nonsense!" Kisaragi-kun's voice was a little excited. "You took advantage of a loophole in the rules and dared to show off your power here. You even went to the Tengu Tomb! You used its bones, didn't you?!
"
"how?"
"Those who have been to the Tengu Tomb will not come back alive easily. It is a cursed place where the remains of our ancestors guard it."
"But I'm back."
"Can you now be called a human being?"
The words used in this sentence have several meanings.
Zhen stopped talking and did not want to waste more time. He whistled lightly, sounding in a good mood. The Nightmare Dog seemed to have received some kind of command and suddenly became excited. It slapped the ground with its terrifying front paws,
The ground trembled, and the bricks and tiles on the building's walls rustled down. Immediately afterwards, the Nightmare Dog suddenly rose into the sky and was about to launch an attack on this land.
The first is miasma - a large amount of miasma spurts out from its mouth, instantly filling the entire courtyard. They dare not take a big breath, because the accumulation of large amounts of miasma in the lungs will inevitably cause paralysis, nausea, and all organs will inevitably
towards
Failing. The black flames swept the ground. When he was about to approach, Han Zhang raised his sword. But at this moment, Xie Zhe suddenly knocked his sword aside and blocked himself. An invisible line was formed in front of Fengyun Zhan.
The wall isolates the black flames from outside.
"What are you doing?!"
"These miasmas can burn!" Xie Zhe turned around and snapped back, "Only its flames can, but you can't!"
Han Shang understood his intention, showed a confused look, and felt a little sorry for a moment. If he had used open fire to fight against the Nightmare Tengu, the entire courtyard would have been detonated, playing into the hands of the evil envoy. However, at this time, Xuan
The Nightmare Dog, which was suspended in the air with its huge mouth open, stopped the black flame's attack. It flew lower, and a large amount of saliva overflowed from its mouth. It was different.
What is unusual is that this time the liquid did not evaporate and dissipate as it hit the ground like before, but dripped onto the barrier created by Xie Zhe. The saliva was the color of green algae gathered in a stagnant pool, sticky and disgusting. They were
It quickly spread in the barrier layer, easily breaking down Xie Zhe's defense. A drop of saliva was about to fall on Xie Zhe's head, but Han Zhang pulled him back.
"Don't risk your life!"
"But--"
Before he could finish his words, Xie Zhe immediately noticed the changes around him. After the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, the moonlight once again injected vitality into the puppets. They started to move again one by two and slowly approached them. There were enemies on all sides, and there were enemies above.
As the Tengu threatens, this is bound to be a hard battle. It is obvious that they are outnumbered, but no one is ready to admit defeat. Lord Ruyue and Han Zhang are responsible for repelling the puppets who keep attacking, while Xie Zhe is responsible for repelling the puppets.
Use Fengyun Slash to fight against the Nightmare Dog. Originally it was very difficult to fight three against a hundred, but now the two of them are even more difficult to withstand this "rabble". Fortunately, Ling Huan has probably discovered her own power, and some people have also developed a dislike for her.
It was an emotion... similar to fear. Although it was strange to think so, she did feel that almost no one took the initiative to attack her anymore. The evil angel over there just looked at it, as if he did not intend to personally participate in this dispute.
During the fierce battle, Han Chang suddenly said to them:
