Chapter 230

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Chapter 230: No Harm Done

What kind of organization is Onmyoryou?

Actually, it’s quite easy to define.

It’s an organization that once brought light to guard Kyoto, with a history that, although not particularly long-lasting, can still be boasted about to some extent.

Since ancient times, Onmyoji have served the privileged class. To put it nicely, they are revered, but bluntly speaking, they are mere servants.

Of course, it’s not disgraceful to serve the Emperor like a dog. Others wouldn’t even have the chance to do so.

This has determined the limitations of Onmyoryou. It was fine during the feudal era, but as the shogunate opened the country’s doors and basic education became widespread, Onmyoryou’s old ways became highly inefficient, even inept.

After several decades of nurturing and training a generation of Onmyoji, the result was just a group of lifelong mediocrities.

As a result, the shrine, in just a few short decades, managed to equal Onmyoryou’s status. It was only a matter of time before it would replace it entirely.

The decline of Onmyoryou is inevitable unless immediate restructuring takes place, eliminating this institution largely monopolized by a few prominent families and rebuilding it from scratch. However, the elder generation of Onmyoji would never willingly contribute their family knowledge, and they themselves lack the ability to innovate. They can only watch as Onmyoryou falls behind the times, feeling frustrated and wanting to make some desperate efforts.

And that’s why this joint operation came about.

Nowadays, Onmyoryou is like a fading wandering star, desperately seeking attention wherever it can, even if it means diving headfirst into a cesspool just to grab people’s attention. It’s like performing a butterfly stroke while shouting, ‘All eyes on me,’ and even belching while drinking.

The Onmyoji in charge of this operation are from the Tsuchimikado clan. In Onmyoryou, there are nominally a total of nine prominent families, but four of them are just branches deliberately masking the truth. The actual number of strong families is only five, and their capabilities vary. Tsuchimikado, Amamizu, and Kokura are among those that have the most complete knowledge and transmission of Yin-Yang arts.

Chasing down the criminals who attacked the ambassador of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom is a task that, while not particularly troublesome, carries significant merits. Apart from the shrine, both the younger generation in certain police departments and Onmyoryou have set their sights on this opportunity, and the two sides have decided to cooperate.

The tracking ability of Onmyodo is indeed impressive. It took less than a dozen hours to find them.

It’s also thanks to them not hiding very well. Committing such a serious crime and not even attempting to flee, daring to stay here.

But it’s also because they were careless that they were easily caught. This is a major accomplishment.

Rest assured, we will catch them alive. The pentagram barrier is not so easily breached, and this time we have also brought many modified shikigami.

The Onmyoji of Tsuchimikado are extremely confident.

To capture two criminals, fifteen strong Onmyoji were mobilized, all of them wearing Onmyoji attire without exception. This outfit was essentially useless, purely for looks, and not particularly practical.

The Jin Yi Wei of the Ming Country had already started implementing standardized uniforms, and even though the shrine couldn’t manufacture them themselves, they knew to buy combat attire from outside. However, the nutritionists of Onmyoryou, like a bunch of clueless enthusiasts, still insisted on wearing retro clothing to proclaim their identity, as if afraid that others wouldn’t know.

The Onmyoryou’s on-site supervisor here seems to have a title called ‘Divine General’ or something… The title from Yingzhou is just for show, there’s no need to take it seriously, especially when it comes to these boastful Onmyoji.

They all thought they had a surefire plan, so they let their subordinates call out and then they themselves happily started chatting.

A police inspector from the police headquarters, and a Divine General from Onmyoryou, both not taking their opponents seriously, only thinking about how to divide the credit, being hypocritically polite and modest with fake laughter, believing that they all have a bright future.

Suddenly, a sound of impact was heard, like an evening drum and morning bell, something forcefully shook the Pentagram Barrier.

Tsuchimikado waved his hand dismissively, "It’s just a desperate struggle."

"But this sound is a bit intimidating." The police inspector asked, "Do you want to go and check?"

"No harm done, trust in the elite strength of our Onmyoryou." The Divine General said with full confidence, "No need to worry, we are stable."

Dong—!

This is the second sound, the sound even more muffled than before.

The police inspector looked up at the barrier, not sure if he was seeing things, he felt that the barrier seemed a bit askew and somewhat dim.

He forced a smile and said, "Tsuchimikado-dono, do you really want to go and take a look?"

It’s just the natural fluctuation of Earth Vein spiritual energy, it will soon return to normal. We have taken this minor thing into account.

The Onmyoryou Divine General still sat unmoved, saying, "No harm done."

Inside the barrier.

"Quite resilient, it actually withstood two strikes from me without breaking." Dundun exhaled hot air from his nostrils. "I’ll have to use 80% of my strength."

Be careful not to injure anyone, as soon as the barrier is broken, leave immediately.

"Don’t worry, miss. This kind of small barrier is no match for a Qi Refiner!" Dundun snorted. "No harm done!"

Two bear paws fiercely slapped against the light screen, releasing a violent surge of demonic energy.

Boom—!

Another intense tremor.

A police officer hurriedly ran over, shouting, "The Onmyoji are vomiting blood!"

The police inspector couldn’t continue with his forced smile this time, urgently saying, "Everyone, prepare yourselves!" He then looked at the self-proclaimed Divine General. "Tsuchimikado-dono!"

The Onmyoryou Divine General finally couldn’t sit still anymore. He stood up and made a statement, "I didn’t expect such a violent and brutal power from these evildoers, but our formation is nothing to scoff at."

The police inspector became anxious, saying, "We absolutely cannot let them escape!"

"They won’t escape!" The divine general waved his right hand, and a five-meter-tall giant shikigami appeared behind him. Over the centuries, Onmyoryou has made progress. In the past, Onmyoji had to form contracts with powerful spirits to use shikigami. However, as powerful monsters became increasingly scarce, Onmyoryou developed artificial shikigami as substitutes. They resemble massive mechanized puppets, but their core craftsmanship still involves the unreplicable spirits of yokai, making them impossible to mass-produce.

The divine general summoned a shikigami in the form of a clay spider. Ordinary Onmyoji have only humanoid or yokai-like shikigami, but this massive, fully ancient-style shikigami is imbued with the souls of powerful yokai. They are scarce in number.

The police inspector was also seeing it for the first time and was immediately shocked. "This is…"

As the shikigami appeared, the divine general’s confidence swelled. "Just a few insignificant ants…no big deal!"

But before the words even fell…

The barrier was completely shattered, and the other Onmyoji were struck by a backlash of spiritual power, vomiting blood or losing consciousness one after another.

A massive panda broke through the encirclement, and even the surrounding police officers forgot to shoot. Even the occasional bullet couldn’t penetrate the yokai’s protective aura.

I am the storm, the embodiment of power!

Back off all of you!

Dundun roared like thunder, shaking the earth beneath him, intimidating the enemies and seeking an opportunity to break through.

The police inspector silently took a step back and pondered, saying, "Divine general, it’s your turn now."

The Onmyoji also swallowed a mouthful of saliva. They glanced at each other, each harboring their own sinister thoughts, awkwardly chuckling.

No big deal.

The divine general still believed that his shikigami was more powerful. Pointing forward with his finger, he shouted, "Bold evildoer, surrender quickly and disarm yourself, surrender with respect!"

The Onmyoji was also a cultured person. Being from a noble family, it was normal for him to learn some Ming Country language and even dabble in classical Chinese.

But Dundun was a wild panda from the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. He understood Ming Country language but had never studied Three-Character Classic or read Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

What about your horse?

It responded with a paw swipe.

The clay spider shikigami puppet was hit directly, and its six legs were unable to maintain balance, sinking straight into the ground.

"Don’t waste time fighting with puppets," Bai Ze Woman reminded. "Just attack him."

At the same time, she unleashed Sun Fist, temporarily obscuring everyone’s vision.

Before the divine general could react, his vision was obscured, and the clay spider, losing control of its direction, spun in place. Immediately after, a paw came down.

The divine general’s body was half stuck in the back seat of the police car and immediately fell silent.

The encirclement formed by the police department and Onmyoryou was broken. This operation was declared a failure, resembling a comical plot twist.

Only a few shots were fired, the opponent’s hair was not harmed, but a large number of their own people fell. It’s like trying to steal a chicken but ending up losing the rice.

The police stood in the strong wind, just as the panda passed by him. It’s not that he didn’t want to stay, but there are certain people that you can’t keep.

Reaching out to hold on, but unable to become friends.

It’s better to let go and be free-spirited.

He tremblingly lit a cigarette with his hand, took a deep puff, and then angrily threw the cigarette on the ground.

Damn it, no harm done!

"Onmyoryou is really a bunch of waste," Dundun said. "They’re really useless."

"But how did this group of waste from Onmyoryou know we were here?" Bai Ze Woman asked herself.

In an instant of realization, a sense of crisis surged in her heart. She reacted, but unfortunately, it was too late.

An arrow pierced through her back in an instant.

Miss–!!