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The ground cracked.
A flame, entirely formed of blue-purple flames, suddenly pierced through the ground and lunged towards Xia Yan's location at position 347.
It was as if a ghostly hand from hell was reaching out to take him away with it.
Although Xia Yan could see the location of the attack, he could not dodge it by sidestepping as he had before, so he had to leap from the ground into the air to avoid the wide-range attack.
Ibaraki-dōji's eyes lit up at the sight, and a smug smile appeared on his heroic face.
"Hmph, hahaha... Now you have no way to dodge, do you! Astound me with my power!!!"
He slammed his right hand into the ground.
The powerful demonic energy was channeled into the ground with this punch.
In an instant, it felt as if an earth dragon was traversing beneath one's feet. The ground was cracked open by this powerful force, and blue-purple light could be clearly seen flashing within the cracks.
In a daze, a sinister and terrifying door, exuding an extremely eerie aura, began to open...
It was as if a monster had begun to open its maw without any restraint!
boom--
The surging flames erupted like a volcanic eruption, spewing towards Xia Yan.
At the same time, a gigantic fist, more than three times larger than the previous ghostly hand and entirely composed of demonic power, wreathed in blue-purple flames, hurtled upwards towards Xia Yan.
Chapter 306 The Perfect Golden Spin
"Lord Natsuhiko!"
As Xia Yan's figure was engulfed by flames, Yuan Jie Shen could clearly sense that he was not injured through the ghostly entanglement attached to her body, but she still exclaimed in concern.
Although she has always been simple-minded, she was once a deity who purely represented marriage.
When her fate was intertwined with Xia Yan's, her heart was already completely tied to him.
Shuten-dōji, who was watching the commotion from the side with a wine bowl in hand, also frowned slightly and stood up, ready to stop the fight between the two at any moment.
However, I wasn't too worried.
The reason he shifted the blame to Ibaraki-dōji, causing them to fight each other, was because he wanted to divert attention from Ibaraki-dōji.
One reason was that he was just playing around. After all, Xia Yan was coming over to freeload, so it was only right that he put in some effort to help him deal with the clingy Ibaraki.
Secondly, he knew that Xia Yan had become stronger.
It wasn't through sensing or seeing his aura, since Nurarihyon's essence is illusory. Even as the top-tier demon king, the demon king to whom all demons submit, he still couldn't see through Natsuhiko.
The fact that Xia Yan had become stronger was purely speculative.
After all, when Xia Yan came to freeload this time, he didn't even notice Xia Yan until the very end, when there were only three people left at the table!
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have noticed Xia Yan's arrival.
This wasn't the first time Xia Yan had come to freeload a meal, but this was the first time it had happened like this. While he wouldn't have noticed as soon as the other person arrived before, he certainly wouldn't have waited until the meal was almost over to realize it.
Based on the nature of Nurarihyon, it's clear that Natsuhiko has become stronger.
He had sparred with Xia Yan several times before. Although he clearly outmatched Xia Yan in attack, defense, endurance, and demonic power, he was still unable to do anything against Xia Yan.
He couldn't hit Xia Yan, and Xia Yan couldn't hit him.
After all, Nurarihyon is just too slippery.
In terms of escaping, dodging, preserving one's life, and hiding, Shuten-dōji would call Natsuhiko the strongest.
Even in a life-or-death struggle, he had no confidence that he could keep Xia Yan alive.
This was Xia Yan before; he has clearly become stronger now.
Therefore, although Shuten-dōji stood up, he was not worried about Natsuhiko's safety. He knew that even if Ibaraki went all out, he could only cause Natsuhiko minor injuries at most.
For a great demon, minor injuries are nothing; they're just a bonus.
Alongside the audience, Ibaraki-dōji, the person involved, awaited the outcome.
"We got it!!!" He looked up at the spot where Xia Yan had been, now covered in flames, and his breathing quickened.
This level of attack was hardly a trivial matter for a great demon like him.
Although tired, I felt very relaxed and a smile appeared on my face.
His previous attacks had all been dodged by his opponent, which made him feel irritable, like a mosquito that kept circling around him but he couldn't swat it, which made him restless.
But after the flames dissipated, the spot where Xia Yan had just been was completely empty!?
"Gone!?"
"Here~ Oh~"
A hand landed on Ibaraki's shoulder from behind.
——！！？
Sensing the abnormality behind him, Ibaraki-dōji was startled and hurriedly tried to turn around, but before he could make any effective reaction, an iron fist slammed into his cheek.
"Super Strength Fist"
boom!
Ripples spread through the air.
In slow-motion close-up, the moment Ibaraki was struck by the fist, his face filled with surprise and uncertainty, was like a stone thrown into the center of a lake, creating ripples of flesh.
The next second, Ibaraki-doji, in a perfect golden spin, flew backward as a blur that was barely visible to the naked eye.
The attack that Ibaraki-doji just unleashed not only multiplied the attack range, but also the speed and destructive power. Even with Xia Yan's speed, it would be impossible for him to escape the opponent's attack range in a short time.
Of course, this is under the condition that Xia Yan is stubborn and insists on relying solely on speed.
Clearly, Xia Yan is not the kind of stubborn child.
Although he's not fast enough, Xia Yan can teleport.
With the powerful dynamic abilities of the Byakugan and the Transparent World, even if the attack speed exceeds his movement speed, there's no need to worry about not being able to react in time. And if all else fails, there's always time stop as a backup.
Therefore, just before being struck by the flames and fists, Xia Yan concealed his aura and used Apparition to instantly appear behind Ibaraki-Douji.
He caught the other person off guard at his most vulnerable moment and delivered a powerful blow.
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Ibaraki-dōji, who was sent flying backward by the blow, crashed into a rocky outcrop and was buried under the rubble.
The evil spirits, who had struggled to their feet despite being drunk, were stunned, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground. They were so shocked by what they saw that they almost sobered up completely.
Actually, as a Nurarihyon, Natsuhiko is not known for his strength. Even if they were of the same level of demonic power, his punch would only make Ibaraki or Oni-dono, who are muscular demons, stumble at most.
But after receiving tiny, tiny bit of help from other worlds.
With the support of powerful life and spiritual energy, the demonic power is amplified many times over, although it is still an unknown distance away from monsters like the "Snake God" and "Amaterasu" that existed since the beginning of creation.
However, they are definitely a level above top-tier yokai like Shuten-dōji, Ibaraki-dōji, and Tamamo-no-Mae.
Physical strength naturally increases as well.
In addition, there's the superhuman strength that Natsuhiko learned from Tsunade in the Naruto world.
In other words, the demon race has a strong and resilient body, and a tenacious vitality. In addition, Ibaraki-doji himself is a top-tier demon.
If this punch were to land on the face of someone like Yama-kaze, who has high attack but low defense and is relatively weak among great demons, it would almost instantly take away half of his life.
Hua Hua Hua——
The sound of rubble sliding down rang out, and Ibaraki-dōji stood up from the pile of rubble. His gorgeous robes were covered in dust, and half of his face was swollen and turned bluish-purple, making him look somewhat comical.
Although he looked a bit disheveled, his heroic spirit remained undiminished.
He can actually stand up!?
Xia Yan was also somewhat surprised to see this scene.
With the combined power of his Byakugan and the Transparent World, Xia Yan made a judgment the moment Ibaraki-Douji flew out, believing that the other party should have lost consciousness. He was surprised that the other party actually crawled out.
Is this the will of the demon? Yes.
Chapter 307 Pretentiousness is like the wind, always by my side.
"Hahahaha..." Ibaraki let out a hearty laugh, seemingly extremely pleased. "Natsuhiko Nurarihyon! That powerful punch is excellent! I, Ibaraki-dōji, acknowledge you!"
After saying this, Ibaraki-dōji strode towards Natsuhiko.
Then he lost consciousness and lay face down on the ground, head down...
Ibaraki-dōji, you can never rise again!
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Xia Yan looked at Ibaraki-dōji's puzzling behavior and slowly typed a question mark.
So you went through all that trouble to get up just to say that?!
With the combined power of his Byakugan and the Transparent World, Xia Yan made a judgment the moment Ibaraki-Douji flew out: the opponent should lose consciousness.
And you actually managed to crawl out with sheer willpower, put on a show, and then lay down!?
I also acknowledge your thirst for showing off! Ibaraki-doji!
Of course, Ibaraki was able to get up because his injuries were not serious; he had only fallen down because he had lost consciousness from a severe blow to the head.
If needed, just have Shuten-dōji give him two large bifurcations, and he'll be able to jump up and run around like a maniac.
However, Shuten-dōji would never do such a thing.
After all, Ibaraki had just finished fighting with Natsuhiko. If he were to invite him back, he would probably cling to him and start fighting again.
After confirming Ibaraki's condition, Shuten-dōji revealed a gloating smile.
"Tsk tsk tsk, youth is great, you can fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow."
Seeing that the outcome was decided and that they had fulfilled their duty as spectators, the remaining spectators felt the effects of the alcohol that had just subsided rise again, and they all staggered to the ground and began to snore.