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It's Himejima Akeno.
She didn't turn around, but simply stretched out one hand.
next moment.
boom--! ! !
A flame, even more intense, domineering, and sacred than the crimson flames on Suzaku Himejima's body, shot into the sky from Akeno Himejima's body!
That wasn't pure flame.
Those were flames wreathed in golden lightning!
Thunder and fire, holiness and destruction—these two seemingly opposite forces are perfectly fused together within her!
The filthy torrent of energy collided with the golden lightning flames, and before it could even utter a wail, it was instantly evaporated, purified, and vanished without a trace.
The whole world is quiet.
Everyone froze in their tracks.
The elders of the Himejima family stared wide-eyed, as if they had seen the most incredible monster.
"This... what kind of power is this?"
"It's the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame! No! That's not right! It's a hundred times purer than the Vermilion Bird's flame!"
"This oppressive force... is an absolute suppression from the very source of my bloodline!"
Himejima Suzaku stared blankly at the back of the figure blocking her way, feeling the aura of lightning and flame that made her soul tremble. She looked down at the pale, flickering flame in her palm, her face filled with bewilderment and shock.
Compared to this thunderous flame, one's own power is like a firefly compared to the bright moon.
how come?
How can it be!
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
The first to lose control was Himejima Tangdi.
His face, which had been distorted by fanaticism, now showed only jealousy and disbelief.
"You impure, unfinished product! A stain on your family! How could you possibly possess power purer than Suzaku! This is illogical!"
He pointed at Himejima Akeno and screamed hysterically.
"I just helped Akeno clean the impurities from her bloodline~".
A calm voice came from the side.
Zhou Ye remained seated in the chair, without even getting up. He looked at Himejima Tangdi with an expression as if he were an idiot.
“Akuno inherited the lightning of his father, the fallen angel, and the flame of the Himejima family’s priestess; they could have coexisted from the same source.”
"All I did was help her eliminate the conflict and return her to her ancestral roots."
Zhou Ye explained it casually, as if he had only done a trivial thing.
"What you call impurity is her most precious asset."
"And you old fogies who cling to the so-called purebloods are the real trash. To be precise, you're ideologically stubborn and completely incompetent in self-development."
Every word of these words was like a resounding slap across the face of every member of the Himejima family.
Especially Himejima Tangdi.
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"
Jealousy completely consumed his reason.
"I'm going to destroy you! I'm going to personally destroy you, the one I envy most!"
He roared and did something crazy.
He pressed the still-beating, stitched heart hard into his chest!
“Ahhhhh——!”
Amidst piercing screams, Himejima Tangdi's body began to undergo a terrifying transformation. Countless black blood vessels burst forth from his body, his flesh and blood forcibly fused with his heart, and the "Genbu" power he had seized from the Kushihashi family, mixed with the wails of countless vengeful spirits, transformed into a monstrous black torrent that surged forth from his body!
"Take a look! This is the pinnacle of our [Void Cicada Organization]! It's a fusion of the power of all the resentment of those who were abandoned!"
"Die! Akeno Himejima!"
The black torrent transformed into a ferocious beast, carrying with it all-consuming filth, and rushed towards Himejima Akeno.
Faced with this scene that would have driven any exorcist to despair, Akeno Himejima's face showed no trace of confusion.
She turned around and gave Zhou Ye a reassuring smile.
Then, she turned around and walked towards the filthy torrent.
Behind her, a huge and magnificent phantom of the Vermilion Bird slowly emerged.
The flames burning on the Vermilion Bird's wings were not ordinary fire, but golden, sacred thunder flames!
She didn't use any complicated moves.
There was no chanting of any ancient incantations.
She simply threw a punch.
That punch contained all her power.
The golden lightning flames, a fusion of holiness and destruction, were unleashed with the purest, most domineering, and most unreasonable force!
There were no earth-shattering explosions.
There was no deafening roar.
The golden torrent of lightning and flames collided with the black, filthy behemoth.
Then, purify.
Absolute purification.
All the resentment, filth, and ominousness on the black behemoth vanished the moment it came into contact with the golden lightning flames, like ice and snow melting away, completely evaporated, leaving not even a trace of black energy behind.
Destroy everything!
Unstoppable!
Golden lightning pierced through everything, slamming heavily into Himejima Tangdi's chest.
Click!
The stitched heart, which he considered his greatest masterpiece, shattered instantly.
Himejima Tangdi was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing violently into the inner hall wall and collapsing into the ruins like a lump of mud, coughing up large amounts of blood.
Everything he was so proud of—his resentment, his masterpieces, his pride—was utterly shattered by that one punch.
The whole audience was silent.
Himejima Akeno slowly withdrew her fist, and the phantom of Suzaku behind her also disappeared.
Suzaku Himejima walked up to her, his expression extremely complicated.
She remained silent for a long time, and finally, she bowed deeply, deeply to Himejima Akeno.
She straightened up and personally removed the Vermilion Bird Feather Crown, which symbolized the highest power of the Himejima family, from her head.
“~Shu Nai, from today onwards, the name Suzaku belongs to you.”
She was completely convinced and personally placed the feathered crown on Himejima Akeno's head.
Himejima Akeno's body trembled slightly.
“Cousin, I don’t need this. It’s just a burden to me. I’m here for revenge, not to inherit the so-called headship of the Himejima family.”
Those elders of the Himejima family who had previously despised and loathed her were now filled with fear after a brief moment of stunned silence. They knew perfectly well what the elders had done, and their expressions were utterly ridiculous.
at this time.
"Hehe...hehehehe..."
Amidst the ruins, Himejima Tangdi let out a maniacal laugh.
He coughed up blood, struggled to lift his head, and looked at everyone present with a pitying gaze.
"You...you really think you've won?"
"What a... pathetic bunch of idiots."
"My mission was completed long ago!"
He just finished speaking.
Buzz—! ! !
In the center of Kyoto, in that direction, lies the ancestral home of the Tongmen family, the head of the five major clans that control the "Yellow Dragon"!
A towering golden beam of light, carrying an ominous aura, suddenly erupted!
The entire city of Kyoto began to shake violently!
Himejima Suzaku's expression changed drastically: "This is bad! Their target is the Yellow Dragon of the Tong Clan! This is a feint!"
Himejima Tangdi's attack was merely a ploy to draw everyone's attention!
Their true purpose is to take advantage of the chaos to steal the core Yellow Dragon Power of the five major clans, and use it as a trigger to detonate the dragon veins beneath the entire capital!
"Thank you for your delay, Himejima's scapegoat."
A cold, metallic voice echoed above everyone's heads.
"As a reward, I will let you witness the birth of a new god."
Everyone looked up in horror.
At the top of that towering golden pillar of light, a figure appeared out of nowhere.
The man was dressed as a fallen angel, but half of his body had been replaced by intricate machinery that shimmered with an eerie light.
A much larger crisis has already arrived.