Chapter 990: Harmony of All Things

Xie Zhi's face gradually twisted, his face turning bright red as if something was choking his neck.

Xie Zhi's hands tightly gripped his own throat, "I... I can't breathe!"

Perhaps even he himself didn't realize that it was his own hands forcefully choking him.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound came from his throat, he spat out a mouthful of blood from his mouth, then weakly collapsed.

Shortly after, from behind the withered large tree, Tsukuyomi slowly walked out.

She wore red and white miko robes with golden decorative patterns around the edges, and a golden crown on her head, appearing incredibly divine.

Seeing that Xie Zhi was already dead, the corner of her mouth curled into a cold smile as she slowly walked toward Xie Zhi.

But when she reached Xie Zhi's location, the corpse that was originally on the ground suddenly began to crumble at a visible rate.

It actually instantly turned into a pile of mud!

"Crash!"

The ground behind Tsukuyomi directly shattered open, and along with earth and stones, Xie Zhi's figure lunged toward Tsukuyomi.

His right hand held a triangular bayonet, stabbing toward the back of Tsukuyomi's head!

When the heart is pierced, a person doesn't die immediately, still posing the risk of a dying counterattack.

But when the brain is destroyed, death is instantaneous.

The triangular bayonet instantly reached behind Tsukuyomi's head, just about to pierce through when a miraculous fluctuation suddenly appeared in the air.

Then the triangular bayonet was suddenly blocked by something, emitting a "Clang!" sound as if it had collided with some hard object.

Xie Zhi's pupils contracted, and without hesitation he retreated dozens of steps back.

His right hand held the triangular bayonet in reverse grip, while his left hand pulled out a black handgun, looking seriously at the woman before him.

Facing Xie Zhi's counterattack, Tsukuyomi remained expressionless, though a flicker of curiosity flashed deep in her eyes.

She slowly turned to look at Xie Zhi.

And behind her, a phantom nearly two zhang tall gradually solidified.

It was a Warring States period samurai clad in black and red armor.

The massive and exaggerated plate armor made his already huge body appear even more imposing.

His face was unclear because it was covered by an oni mask.

His left hand held a vermilion katana, while his right hand held a pitch-black katana, the two swords crossed before Tsukuyomi, firmly protecting her within his embrace.

This was Tsukuyomi's ability [Oni God Child].

"Guardian spirit?"

On Xie Zhi's side, he had already obtained intelligence about the opponent through the command center.

Because of this miko attire and distinctly marked ability, her identity could be immediately recognized.

"Neon has two major organizations: Izumo from Kanto and Pelican from Kansai."

"And the superhuman corps of the Izumo Organization is called [Pillar of the Gods]."

Xie Zhi stared at Tsukuyomi, saying word by word: "You are the leader of Pillar of the Gods—Tsukuyomi, right?"

Every nerve in Xie Zhi's body was tense.

Because according to command center intelligence, Tsukuyomi's superhuman ability index was 9,500 points.

While Xie Zhi's superhuman ability index was 9,400 points.

Although the gap seemed small, the opponent absolutely had the capability to kill him.

Therefore he had to be extremely careful in dealing with the opponent before him.

But Tsukuyomi wasn't in a hurry to attack him, instead asking: "I'm curious, how did you evade my illusion technique?"

Xie Zhi coldly laughed: "Come try it yourself, won't you find out then?"

East Sea Region fleet commander Xie Zhi, ability codename [Universal Harmony].

Throughout the entire East Sea Region, he was the benchmark for combat power assessment.

Not because of the strength or weakness of his power, but because the [Universal Harmony] ability allowed him to adapt to any environment.

Simply put, he could adjust his ability attributes according to changes in the surrounding environment to mitigate his weaknesses.

So when facing Tsukuyomi's illusion technique, he could strengthen his mental power to counteract the illusion's effects.

Xie Zhi stared at Tsukuyomi, his mind already beginning to contemplate how to fight.

From the moment they landed on the island, they had mentally prepared for death.

Because once they encountered superhumans from hostile forces, it would inevitably be a fight to the death.

No one would let go of this opportunity to eliminate as much of the enemy's combat strength as possible.

Xie Zhi's eyes saw the shakuhachi in her hand, and the [Oni God Child] beside her.

"A mental ability user, or special-type."

"I have ways to resist her illusion attacks, but from our earlier exchange, the oni god behind her is clearly close-quarters combat type."

"Then, would ranged attacks be her weakness?"

With this thought, Xie Zhi unhesitatingly pulled the trigger aimed at Tsukuyomi.

One Origin Bullet after another shot toward Tsukuyomi.

Tsukuyomi's face remained calm, her right hand holding the shakuhachi, her wide sleeves completely unmoving.

Without wind, they unusually billowed as if concealing something bizarre.

All of this was observed by Xie Zhi's eyes.

Facing Xie Zhi's shooting, Oni God Child's eyes suddenly burst with dazzling red light.

His mouth exhaled blue mist, emitting low roars that seemed to come from the underworld.

Then, the Oni Slayer in his left hand and the God Slayer in his right hand swiftly slashed forward!

A black and a crimson energy slash flew forward in a cross shape, precisely blocking Xie Zhi's shooting path.

All bullets were deflected, not coming within three meters of Tsukuyomi.

After deflecting the bullets, Oni God Child's attack didn't stop.

His eyes emitted bewitching red light, staring intently at Xie Zhi, then crossed his dual blades.

The next moment, Xie Zhi's eyes saw his afterimage sweeping across the sky.

Oni God Child's speed was so fast that it left dozens of images in Xie Zhi's pupils.

He charged straight toward Xie Zhi, his massive dual blades fiercely slashing down!

"Universal Harmony!"

Xie Zhi's eyes turned icy cold, instantly activating his own energy.

This time he enhanced his physical body's strength.

Facing Oni God Child's terrifying slash, he gripped his bayonet and blocked above his head.

"Clang!"

The crossed dual blades slashed down, colliding with the bayonet made of Adamantine Metal, emitting an ear-piercing screech.

Powerful shockwaves spread from beneath their feet, instantly causing the toxic miasma for several thousand meters around to surge and roll back!

The ground beneath their feet shattered severely.

Xie Zhi's legs sank deep into the earth, yet he remained completely unmoved, only the land beneath his feet didn't shatter or sink.

He could utilize the earth's power to counterattack.

As for Oni God Child, his lower body was only a phantom, only his upper body existed, hovering mid-air like that as he began fierce combat with Xie Zhi!

Xie Zhi's eyes stared at Oni God Child while also looking toward the distant Tsukuyomi.

"If I can bypass this oni god and attack her main body directly..."

Author's Note