His voice was not loud.
Yet, it exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderous storm, stunning even the old Onmyoji Abe.
How could he not have heard of the name Senrakan? It was a terrifying force that had stood in Great Xia for centuries without falling, a force that had been reborn from the ashes time and again during the numerous encirclements by the Daoist Guard, a force that even the Daoist Guard had to treat with caution.
Not only the old Onmyoji Abe, but all the Onmyoji and shrine maidens present were also stunned.
When the old Onmyoji Abe mentioned Senrakan earlier, everyone had paid attention to Senrakan and also recalled its name. They hadn't expected the ghost force that had arrived to be Great Xia's Senrakan.
At this moment.
Feeling Yin Yang's words and his terrifying power.
They believed that as long as they dared to take a step forward, Yin Yang would definitely make a move, even with the old Onmyoji Abe present.
Involuntarily.
They looked towards the old Onmyoji Abe. Although Yin Yang and Gardener were terrifying, they were solemn but not to the point of being deathly afraid. After all, they had a True Dragon Guard-level combatant on their side, and Vice Director Abe and others also possessed top-tier Ghost King strength, and there was even a half-step True Dragon Guard-level Onmyoji.
To suppress this foreign ghost force, Vice Director Abe did not dare to be careless and had made thorough preparations.
Furthermore.
Senrakan was suspected of being in conflict with the Shuten Doji forces. With so many of them, the Onmyoji, they were confident in dealing with Yin Yang and Gardener.
In fact.
Not only did everyone think so, but the old Onmyoji Abe also thought so. However, it was precisely because of this that he frowned, not understanding how Yin Yang and Gardener dared to be so aggressive. Was it intentional, or did they have some ability? But he thought that this was Sakura Country's territory, and they could not allow others to act recklessly.
The old Onmyoji Abe snorted coldly, his gaze fixed on Yin Yang and Gardener:
"Senrakan, this is not your Great Xia. This is my Sakura Country. Do you think you can mess around here like you do in Great Xia? Do you think the Onmyo-ji Bureau doesn't exist?"
As the sound arose.
With a resounding boom.
The terrifying aura of the old Onmyoji Abe, belonging to the True Dragon Guard level, erupted. His Onmyoji robes fluttered in the wind as if he were a deity from the heavens descending upon the mortal world, forbidding evil from defiling it.
As if a chain reaction, accompanied by the old Onmyoji Abe's strong stance, the Onmyoji and shrine maidens around him also unleashed their full power, striking a pose, ready to suppress Yin Yang and Gardener here.
However.
Facing their strong response.
Yin Yang and Gardener did not panic at all.
"You can try."
It was Yin Yang who spoke. His gaze was fixed on the old Onmyoji Abe. Although his expression was calm, from his chilling eyes, everyone saw a predatory intent.
Following closely.
Gardener also spoke, covering her mouth and smiling at the old Onmyoji Abe:
"You're using the Onmyo-ji Bureau to pressure my Senrakan? Even the Daoist Guard wouldn't dare to boast like that. How dare you? What are you relying on? Numbers? That's not necessarily true."
In her words.
Gardener's eyes curved into crescent moons as she smiled, but the coldness in her eyes was colder than the night.
Then.
As the last word fell.
A mist-like ghost aura emanated from Gardener. The mist was thick and dark, and upon closer inspection, the mist resembled a beautiful woman, cradling a large belly. Within that belly, it was as if a passage to hell, with sounds of ghost wails, mournful and chilling.
This scene.
Was too shocking.
A colossal mother figure, yet holding countless ghost fetuses. Once born, it would inevitably lead to a large-scale night parade of a hundred ghosts. It was known that in a night parade of a hundred ghosts, a single ghost was enough to cause it.
"Companion Ghost Mother King?!"
The old Onmyoji Abe's pupils contracted sharply. He finally recognized Gardener's ghost identity and finally understood why Yin Yang and Gardener dared to face a country's ghost-exterminating organization head-on. They had the capital for it, because the other party had a Ghost King with a companion ghost mother.
Companion ghost mothers were ghosts that could give birth to ghost children, and they were very peculiar, able to give birth to ghost children with whom they had a close connection.
And in front of him...
Was a ghost mother that was about to reach the True Dragon Guard level. One could imagine how terrifying it would be when such an existence gave birth to ghost children, and their numbers would undoubtedly be immeasurable. Even the well-informed old Onmyoji Abe was shocked, seeing a companion ghost mother of this level for the first time.
The next moment.
As if realizing something, the old Onmyoji Abe said with a shocked gaze:
"Senrakan has never been destroyed, and it has been revived from the ashes because of you?!"
No wonder Senrakan had never been destroyed, and had been revived from the ashes time and again over the centuries, becoming stronger each time. It turned out that Senrakan had a companion ghost mother king, and one that was about to reach the True Dragon Guard level. It was unimaginable, once it grew to the True Dragon Guard level, would Senrakan still have a chance of being destroyed?
Unless the companion ghost mother king died, Senrakan would be difficult to destroy.
Gardener did not answer.
She naturally would not tell the old Onmyoji Abe that Senrakan had always had a companion ghost mother, and that she was chosen by the companion ghost mother of the previous generation of Senrakan, allowing her to devour the companion ghost mother and become the companion ghost mother king of this generation.
Companion ghost mothers were special. It was more demanding for them to grow than succubi and other ghosts. Through continuous replacement, one generation of ghost mothers devouring and replacing another generation of ghost mothers, until they grew to this point, spanning centuries and several generations of replacement, Senrakan had produced the current companion ghost mother king who was about to reach the True Dragon Guard level.
It was known that companion ghost mothers were already rare, let alone finding talented companion ghost mothers one after another for devouring and transformation.
However.
Although she didn't tell the old Onmyoji Abe, Gardener didn't deny it. She was just an Onmyoji from the Onmyo-ji Bureau, and it wasn't her place to be secretive. She was the third-in-command of Senrakan.
For a moment.
The old Onmyoji Abe and the others felt as if they were facing a great enemy. With a companion ghost mother present, their numerical advantage would cease to exist, and even... it would be the opposite.
Unfortunately.
They didn't give the old Onmyoji Abe and the others a chance to think.
Yin Yang and Gardener made their move.
In response to the Onmyo-ji Bureau's strong stance, Yin Yang did not hold back at all, directly using actions to illustrate his point.
Boom!!
Yin Yang arrived in front of the old Onmyoji Abe, his ghost hand reaching directly for his head.
Ghostly winds swirled, and ghosts wailed blood.
Under the scalp-numbing gazes of everyone, the colossal shadow of the companion ghost mother that appeared behind Gardener spread its hands and let out a cooing laugh like a mother's love. Although it was loving, at this moment, it made everyone's skin crawl. Then, a faint glow erupted from its belly, and ghosts appeared one after another.
Those were the ghost children born of the ghost mother, numerous in quantity, including water ghosts, hanged ghosts, and all sorts of other types. This was the result of Senrakan feeding various ghosts to the companion ghost mother over centuries, enabling it to give birth to many types of ghosts.
This was no longer just a ghost mother, but a ghost manufacturing plant.
Instantly.
The situation changed.
The hundreds of Onmyoji and shrine maidens had become the surrounded party, with thousands of ghosts surrounding them.
It was also at this time.
Gardener spread her arms and issued instructions to the ghosts:
"My children, I have expended my energy to give birth to you. These people want to harm me, so kill them all for me."
As her voice rang out.
The ghosts went mad, as if they were a group of children protecting their mother, charging frantically towards the Onmyoji and shrine maidens.
Yin Yang also made his move.
He directly confronted the old Onmyoji Abe.
Since they had all seen Gardener and himself make a move, then these Onmyoji, shrine maidens, including the old Onmyoji Abe, had no reason to live.
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