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While feeling sentimental, Gojo Satoru vaguely sensed that something was amiss. Although they hadn't known each other for long, he didn't believe Chu Yang was the type to brutally kill his opponents.
"Yuta, come with me for a moment."
Gojo Satoru returned Yuta's lost student ID to him and then began to talk about the curse on Inori Rika.
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To make his own death seem more convincing, Xia Youjie deliberately severed his ties with other cursed spirits, making those cursed spirits in Kyoto and Shinjuku appear more like ownerless natural cursed spirits.
At the same time, the cursed spirits in both locations stopped their indiscriminate attacks, and some of them showed signs of leaving.
Upon seeing this, Moth Masakado realized that it was Xia Youjie, the master, who had caused the problem.
Half an hour later, the last cursed spirit was exorcised on the streets of Shinjuku, marking the failure of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
The Xia You Gang members disappeared in the chaos, escaping the sorcerers' pursuit.
Nanako and Mimiko, who were Xia Youjie's adopted daughters, were among them. They returned to the base camp in a daze.
The two knew there was only one explanation for the cursed spirit going out of control: Xia Youjie had gotten into trouble.
"Why are you looking so long-faced? I'm not dead."
Xia Youjie looked at the two of them with a smile.
Nanako and Mimiko looked up abruptly, staring incredulously at the unharmed Xia Youjie, and rushed over at the same time.
"Why did you release the cursed spirit? We really thought you were dead!"
The two, who had always respected and loved Xia Youjie, unusually lost their tempers.
"In short, the plan failed. I failed to take Rika Kimoto and almost died. No, to be precise, I am already a dead man."
Xia Youjie scratched his head and awkwardly explained his experiences at the vocational college.
When they heard that he had been easily defeated, everyone assumed that Gojo Satoru had rushed back in time. But then they thought... Gojo Satoru would never suggest an alliance to Natsuyuu.
The crowd found it hard to accept this fact.
In their eyes, no one could defeat Natsume, especially someone other than Gojo Satoru.
Mimi and Nanako, in particular, were indignant; they couldn't accept anyone other than Xia Youjie leading the group.
Seeing this, Xia Youjie pressed his hands down on the two girls' heads, stroking their hair, and warned, "Don't have any other thoughts. That guy seems normal on the surface, but he's actually a madman. We might all die, including me..."
Thinking of Chu Yang's even more outrageous ideals, Xia Youjie got goosebumps all over his body. Someone actually wanted to reshape the order of the sorcery world...
He's a complete madman!
"That's a pretty objective assessment of 'madman,' so I'll take it as a compliment." Chu Yang suddenly appeared in the Xia You Gang's headquarters. No one saw how he appeared; it was as if he had traveled through time.
Everyone was on high alert, staring at Chu Yang and each casting their spells, creating a tense atmosphere!
"stop!"
Xia Youjie roared angrily, his sharp gaze sweeping over his companions.
Only then did they retract their respective spells.
“I don’t mind using force to gain your temporary submission. To avoid trouble, you can choose to challenge me together.”
Chu Yang smiled kindly and spoke slowly and deliberately, giving people a feeling of warmth and comfort.
Some members of the Xia You Gang had their eyes gleaming, clearly having other ideas.
They thought, if one person can't beat them, surely a group of people can't?
Chu Yang's smile deepened; he was ready to make an example of someone, but he didn't know who would be the first to take the lead.
Similarly, these people's behavior did not escape Xia Youjie's notice, and his angry, deep voice rang out, "I'll say it again, don't beg for death!"
Seeing Xia Youjie teetering on the edge of rage, everyone felt a chill, and those who had been baring their claws became docile again.
Chu Yang shook his head with considerable regret.
Seeing this, Xia Youjie was almost certain that Chu Yang had just intended to kill someone, and a chill suddenly ran down his spine.
Xia Youjie quickly changed the subject, feigning curiosity as he looked at Chu Yang, "Is your technique spatial teleportation?"
Chu Yang laughed and said, "No, this is just a little trick. My life-giving technique has not yet been awakened."
Normally, people with magical powers would gradually awaken them in childhood, but Chu Yang was different. Before the appearance of the Soul Palace, he was a truly ordinary person.
Therefore, based on the time he has possessed magical powers, he is equivalent to a newborn who is a few months old.
Even with shared talent, it will still take several more months for the awakened technique to be acquired.
"Still not awakened?"
What shocked Xia Youjie even more than Chu Yang's ability to pinpoint his location was that Chu Yang hadn't awakened any innate techniques.
He trembled slightly as he gradually realized the seriousness of the situation.
It turns out that Chu Yang's previous attack that destroyed thousands of cursed spirits was not his technique.
If it's not a spell, then what kind of power is it?
Only now did Xia Youjie truly consider submitting to the person before him.
He wasn't worried that Chu Yang would deceive him.
Because such a powerful person would never stoop to using lies to disguise themselves.
Although he was very curious about that destructive power, Xia Youjie did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he changed the subject and introduced Chu Yang to the Xia You Gang, a very large organization.
The higher-ups of the Xia You Gang are all curse masters who have come together because they share Xia Youjie's ideals.
The ordinary members were originally followers of the Panxing Sect.
The so-called Panxing Cult is a group of ordinary people who worship the sorcerer Tianyuan to an extreme degree. Tianyuan's origin is very mysterious. He is a very ancient sorcerer who possesses the "immortality" technique. Whenever his body ages to a certain extent, the technique will modify his body, forcing him to evolve and become a higher level of existence.
Tianyuan was worried that his over-evolution might pose a threat to humanity, so every five hundred years he would choose someone with a special physique to assimilate with him, "refreshing" the aging process of his body and interrupting the procedure.
People with special physical characteristics are collectively known as "astromammals".
The people responsible for protecting the previous astral body "Tenchi Riko" as she travels to the Ryusei Palace and assimilates with Tengen are Natsuyuki and Gojo Satoru.
The mission failed.
Riko was killed halfway there.
The person who killed her was Fuheshen, who was known as the "Tyrant of Heaven".
The Panxing Cult believed that assimilating with the astral body was a desecration of Tianyuan, so they spent a lot of money to hire Fuheishener, who was skilled at hunting sorcerers, to stop the operation.
Gojo Satoru almost died at the hands of his opponent, but fortunately he mastered the Reversal Technique at the last moment, healing his fatal wounds.
Even so, it couldn't save Riko's life.
The followers of the Panxing Cult celebrated the death of Tennori Riko wildly in front of Natsuyuki and Gojo Satoru. This was the first time Natsuyuki had felt disappointed in humanity.
Gojo Satoru even wanted to kill all of them, but was stopped by Natsuyu Jie in the end.
It's likely that Gojo Satoru never imagined that Natsuyuki, who once stopped him from going on a killing spree, would, years later, kill hundreds of people in a fit of rage.
In short, the Panxing Cult thus became enemies with Xia Youjie, and the latter, after turning to the dark side, immediately found the group's headquarters.
After a bloody massacre, they succumbed to Xia Youjie's violence.
Xia Youjie used this powerful force to amass wealth and collect cursed spirits, thus acquiring a terrifying number of cursed spirits sufficient to unleash the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts.
This force is now in Chu Yang's hands.
After learning about Xia Youbang's situation, Chu Yang dismissed the others and prepared to speak with Xia Youjie alone.
Perhaps it was Xia Youjie's strict attitude that had an effect, because everyone was very obedient, including Nanako and Mimiko.
A moment later, only Xia Youjie and Chu Yang remained in the room.
Before Chu Yang could speak, Xia Youjie said first, "I won't appear in front of sorcerers during this period of time, you can rest assured about that."
Chu Yang nodded. "It's good that you know what's going on. However, the reason I came here is to remind you of something else."
"A reminder?" Xia Youjie frowned slightly.
It wasn't a very serious word, but it made his heart jump.
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"It looks familiar..."
"He was a sorcerer from the same era as Ryoumen Sukuna."
"Since he was a sorcerer from the same era, shouldn't he have been dead for a long time? Why is he being mentioned?"
"Because he didn't die."
How could a sorcerer who existed a thousand years ago be alive today?
Xia Youjie was about to say it was impossible, but then he thought about Tianyuan's condition and realized it might not be impossible.
"His techniques are similar to Tianyuan's?"
"There is a certain similarity. To be precise, he's more like a parasite, a symbiotic entity, a microcosm of the universe, a microcosm of the surrounding environment, a microcosm of the surrounding world, a microcosm of the surrounding world, a microcosm of the surrounding world!"
At this point, Chu Yang paused, his tone becoming more serious, "Then, the matter will be resolved. We must ensure the safety and well-being of all those involved!"
Xia Youjie's expression immediately turned very ugly; he finally understood what Chu Yang's reminder meant.