Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 885: 545, Battle of the Century_3

“Shuten-doji.”

Behind him, a strange creature with a tall stature, red face and a long nose, wearing a monk’s robe and high wooden clogs, holding a feather fan and a treasure club, was staring intently at Uncle Li Dong.

“Great Tengu.”

Uncle Li Dong chuckled, “They are all Master Roshi’s shikigami. It seems Master Roshi has made a decision. Disciple, you’ve dealt with these Onmyoji before, haven’t you?”

“Yes,” Qing Chen nodded.

“Let me teach you a useful tip. Among the Onmyoji’s shikigami, there are many named after our divine beasts, such as the Night Owl and the Candle Nine Yin. But of course, they copied those names from us. Naturally, they can call their shikigami whatever they want; that’s beyond our control. But I’ll teach you a way to differentiate them: ours are gods, theirs are ghosts.”

Qing Chen laughed, “That differentiation method is quite simple.”

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In an instant, Uncle Li Dong beside Qing Chen vanished.

Like a 155-caliber cannon suddenly firing, the immense recoil blasted the snow and dust behind, forcing Qing Chen to shield his eyes with his arm. The wind and snow blew his clothes and hair backwards.

When he put down his arm, he saw Uncle Li Dong had already appeared in front of Shuten-doji.

A punch swung out.

As the punch swung, the wind and snow surged.

The red-haired doji crossed his arms in front to block the punch, but he hadn’t managed to cross his arms before the punch had already passed through the gap between his arms.

Boom!

Tremors!

Shuten-doji was sent flying dozens of meters away as if hit by a grenade.

A terrifying wave of force blasted the snow behind Shuten-doji into a radial pattern.

Qing Chen stared in shock at his master’s full-force strike, completely dazed.

This shikigami was different from the ones he had fought before; those were either B-Class or A-Class, but this was an actual S-Class shikigami.

But it still couldn’t even block a strike in front of Uncle Li Dong!

He had thought when his master unleashed his power, he might become a martial arts peak like Master Roshi, which would have been sufficient.

Qing Chen hadn’t expected that when his master went all out, he would enter Super Saiyan or One Punch Man mode!

It wasn’t over yet.

As he watched, Bull-headed rakshasas roared, and hundreds of steel long spears suddenly appeared in the sky, instantly covering the area around Uncle Li Dong in a matrix pattern.

The hundreds of long spears fell, seemingly intending to collapse the ground, piercing right through the earth’s core! This was the might of an S-Class shikigami!

But Uncle Li Dong didn’t dodge or evade. He caught a few snowflakes mid-air and shot them towards the sky, shattering the long spears targeting him.

He stood in the rainstorm-like matrix of long spears, unscathed.

It was as if Bull-headed rakshasas intentionally avoided Uncle Li Dong while attacking.

In an instant, Uncle Li Dong caught a long spear with his bare hands mid-air and hurled it forcefully at Bull-headed rakshasas!

With a resonant buzz, the spear seemed to align with the space, and as it shot out, it displaced the snow below like a speedboat breaking through ocean waves.

The dwarf Bull-headed rakshasas was hit in the head by its own spear, sent flying!

The Great Tengu and Bull-headed rakshasas moved, heading straight for Qing Chen.

Qing Chen felt the hair on his body stand on end; in the instant an S-Class shikigami made a move, he even felt a sense of unavoidable doom!

Couldn’t avoid it!

Would die!

“Scram.”

Uncle Li Dong said casually.

In that split second, Qing Chen hadn’t even reacted to what had happened; Uncle Li Dong was already back at his side.

The Great Tengu, who had been charging at Qing Chen with a drum club, and the Bull-headed rakshasas, who had been slashing at Qing Chen with a nine-ringed blade, retreated in horror when they saw Uncle Li Dong return to Qing Chen’s side. The Great Tengu even broke his high wooden clogs!

At that moment, Qing Chen suddenly felt there were actually subdivisions within the S-Class, like S-Class, SS-Class, SSS-Class, all under S-Class…

And there was a significant difference between SSS and S…

Earlier, he had been wondering how his master would handle the twelve S-Class shikigami from Jindai’s Master Roshi. Now he realized he had been worrying too much!

If Uncle Li Dong didn’t have to protect him on the battlefield, the remaining Great Tengu and Bull-headed rakshasas might have already been heavily injured.

At this moment, Qing Chen recalled what his master had said: “See that? This is a Knight!”

Uncle Li Dong stood beside Qing Chen, the red fire rune spreading across his cheek, his breath steady, showing no signs of exhaustion.

This meant that the earlier battle was merely a warm-up…

“Master, why doesn’t this S-Class shikigami die?” Qing Chen frowned and asked.

In front of them, the dwarf Bull-headed rakshasas clearly had a long spear embedded in his forehead, yet he struggled slowly to stand once more.

So if it continued like this, wouldn’t the battle be endless? They would have to find the Onmyoji behind them to end it.

Uncle Li Dong pondered, “Only four of the twelve shikigami have been released. What is Master Roshi plotting?”

Qing Chen asked, “Master, am I dragging you down here?”

If it weren’t for him, Uncle Li Dong could sprint to find the real Master Roshi. After all, to kill an Onmyoji, you must first kill the real body.

But Uncle Li Dong had to protect Qing Chen. He couldn’t carry Qing Chen while sprinting.

This forced Uncle Li Dong to constantly guard here.

Uncle Li Dong chuckled, “There’s no dragging down or not dragging down; you just need to watch from here.”

As they spoke, Qing Chen suddenly looked towards the distance, where a strange man stood quietly, bare-handed, yet particularly noticeable.

At first glance, this person seemed small and insignificant in the field of vision, yet impossible to overlook.

A natural focal point, the center of the world.

Qing Chen had felt the same way about Uncle Li Dong, as he did when he first noticed him in Prison No. 18, immediately sensing his distinctiveness.

That’s the harmony felt when a demigod transcends the mundane, gradually merging with the world. They breathe in the cosmos, overlooking all beings!

“Master, is this the old turtle from Jindai?” Qing Chen asked.

Uncle Li Dong laughed, “No, this is Li Bingxi, the Deer Island Family Head’s younger brother. It looks like Master Roshi, failing to make a deal with the Shadow, has found the Deer Island family, likely paying a high price. Qing Chen, this isn’t about you dragging me down. Maybe they initially came for you, but after Jindai Yunhe managed to convey the information that you are the Knight inheritor, this setup was prepared for me.”

“Jindai Yunhe didn’t die?” Qing Chen frowned.

“No, you cut off one of his arms. He just fitted a mechanical limb a few days ago in City No. 22. The old guy from Qing’s Family spared his life, perhaps to keep pushing you,” Uncle Li Dong laughed, “Speaking of ruthlessness, this man is even more ruthless; beware of him, he is emotionless.”

Qing Chen was stunned. This so-called old guy from Qing’s Family must be the Qing Clan House Master, right?

Earlier, the Shadow hadn’t mentioned this elder. Now, Uncle Li Dong had revealed a bit of the secret.

At this moment, Li Bingxi slowly walked over from a distance, and a Deer Island demigod, a Jindai demigod, and a Knight demigod all gathered here.

Qing Chen guessed, such a battle might only occur once in a century.

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That’s the end for today. Another chapter will be updated tomorrow to wrap up the third volume.