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"Until it is completely erased."
Little Yellow Dragon obediently nodded, opened its mouth and spat out a golden energy, which enveloped the stone and sank into the deepest part of the sea of earth vein energy.
Himejima Tangdi will possess a life that is almost eternal.
He will be trapped in that cold stone forever, conscious, enduring the scouring and purification of the entire Kyoto dragon vein day and night.
Until his consciousness, his existence, was completely ground down into the most basic particles.
He obtained the immortality he desired.
But it was in an eternal cage, ten thousand times crueler than death.
The moment Zhou Ye emerged from underground, the whole world fell silent.
The earth silently closed behind him, smoothing out the last crack, as if nothing had ever happened.
The violent energy has vanished.
The pillar of light that pierced through the sky and the earth dissipated.
Even the stench of blood and panic that filled the air was washed away completely by that golden rain of light.
but.
boom--!
A piercing explosion shattered the tranquility.
A crimson burst of destructive magic and a holy purifying light collided violently not far away, the resulting shockwaves sending debris and dust flying once more.
The battle is not over yet.
Zhou Ye raised his head.
The battlefield was clearly divided into three sides.
Rias, Akeno Himejima, Nami, and Saeko Busujima are engaged in a fierce battle with several elderly men dressed in hunting robes and with white hair and beards.
The elderly man at the head of the family was none other than Himejima Shuuou, the current head of the Himejima family.
His face was filled with fanaticism and rage, and every move he made was a merciless killing blow aimed at purification.
"You wretched child! You unrepentant wretched child!"
"How dare you associate with demons and tarnish the honor of my Himejima family!"
And on the other side of the battlefield.
The newly appointed Suzaku, Himejima Suzaku, stood silently with a group of young exorcists.
They did not intervene.
They neither helped Rias and the others, nor did they support their own family head.
They simply formed an invisible wall, completely isolating this small battlefield from the outside world.
Their silence is itself an attitude.
Assacher, on the other hand, leaned against a broken wall as if nothing had happened, yawning listlessly, seemingly complaining that the scene had dragged on for too long.
Zhou Ye's appearance was like a crowbar being thrown into a high-speed machine.
The entire battlefield froze instantly.
Everyone stopped moving.
"Suzaku Himejima!"
Himejima Shuu's face, contorted with rage, turned to her chosen successor, unleashing a furious roar.
"What are you waiting for! What is your duty! Quickly execute these demons and that traitor on the spot!"
Suzaku Himejima did not move.
She didn't even go to see her master.
She spoke calmly, her composure a stark contrast to Himejima Shuu's madness.
"Elder Zhu Huang."
"Times have changed."
"What the Himejima family needs is a leader who can see the future, not a gravedigger clinging to outdated rules. Besides, haven't you realized by now that the higher-ups (referring to the Japanese pantheon) have abandoned us?"
"You...what did you say!"
Himejima Zhuhuang was so angry that she trembled all over.
“I say,” Suzaku Himejima emphasized, “that your era should end.”
"This is outrageous! They've all rebelled!"
Himejima Shuu's anger finally found a new outlet.
He stared intently at Zhou Ye, who had just appeared.
"It's you! It must be you, you mysterious demon!"
"You bewitched Suzaku! You bewitched Akane! You turned everything upside down!"
His eyes burned with a defender's flame.
"Today, I, Ji Dao Zhu Huang, will act on behalf of Heaven and completely purify you, the source of chaos!"
"Doing justice for the heavens?"
A cold, mocking voice rang out.
Himejima Akeno slowly walked forward, the lightning surrounding her crackling uneasily due to her emotions.
"Himejima Zhuhuang, do you, an old bastard, even deserve to say those four words?"
"Back then, when you led your men to hunt down my mother and me like you were chasing a wild dog, why didn't you say you were acting on behalf of Heaven?"
"What you call heaven is nothing more than your dirty rule of 'those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish'!"
"Your so-called 'way' is nothing more than protecting your pathetic and laughable bloodline pride!"
Every word was like a bolt of lightning, striking Himejima Shuuou's face.
Rias also came over and took Himejima Akeno's arm, offering her support.
She addressed Himejima Shuu without any politeness:
"Old man, your thoughts are more rotten than the sulfur pools at the bottom of hell."
"If you can't keep up with the times, you'll be eliminated by them. This is a principle that even a three-year-old understands."
"Insolence! A bunch of heretics and demons! How dare you comment on the affairs of my five great clans!"
An elder behind Jijima Zhuhuang angrily rebuked.
"Patriarch! No need to waste words with them! Activate the Great Purification Array! Eradicate these filthy things, along with that man!"
"Exactly what I want!"
Himejima Shuu clasped her hands together abruptly and began chanting an ancient incantation.
The other elders also quickly returned to their positions, and a huge and complex Yin-Yang magic rune array instantly lit up beneath their feet, centered on him.
A holy radiance soared into the sky, carrying an aura of judgment and purification, completely enveloping Zhou Ye.
"Let the unclean things turn to dust here!"
Himejima Shuu let out a triumphant roar.
Zhou Ye stood in the center of the magic circle, too lazy to even move.
He simply looked down at the flowing runes at his feet.
"Purification?"
He chuckled.
"Just because of this toy?"
The moment the words fell.
Click——!
The great purification array, activated by several high-level exorcists, couldn't even last a second. Like glass shattered by a tremendous force, it let out a mournful cry, broke into pieces, and dissipated into countless points of light.
Ji Dao Zhu Huang and the elders were struck as if by a heavy blow, and they all spat out a mouthful of blood.
They couldn't understand.
This is their trump card formation, powerful enough to purify a demon king-level being!
Why...did it break down on its own?
Zhou Ye patted off non-existent dust from his body and looked up.
"All right."
He spoke calmly.
"Now that we've dealt with Himejima Tangdi, it's your turn."
He looked at Himejima Shuuou as if stating a given fact.
"Himejima Shuuou, and the others behind you."
"In the name of pure bloodline, you have actually eliminated dissidents, suppressed your own kind, persecuted your relatives, and personally created the tragedy of Himejima Tangdi and Himejima Akeno."
"You are guilty."
"What nonsense!"
Himejima Zhuhuang roared, her voice sharp but her voice weak, "Everything we've done is to protect the Himejima family's glory that has lasted for a thousand years!"
"What right do you, an outsider, have to judge us!"
"glory?"
Zhou Ye repeated the word, then shook his head.
"You do not deserve glory."