A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 176 Inheritance
After returning to the resting place from Hedoji Temple, Asai Nagamasa immediately went back to his room and studied the guardian spirit he had just obtained.

Like dragons, phoenixes are also legendary beasts. Even if they are transformed into guardian spirits, they are naturally more powerful than other guardian spirits.

Guardian spirits are originally composed of strong emotions, moods and energy. Coupled with the knowledge Huang Long mentioned before about beliefs and other knowledge, Asai Nagamasa even has reason to doubt that if everyone in the world thinks that the Phoenix is ​​the most powerful guardian Spirit, will this also have a certain impact on its strength and even strengthen it?

After all, in this world, emotions and beliefs can be transformed into real power!
But that's for the future. The reason why Nagamasa Asai seems to be in a hurry now is not only because he wants to grasp the power from Huang as soon as possible, but also because he is eager to receive the memory from the other party.

Guardian spirits live with their hosts year after year, and no one knows their hosts better than they do.

Although too much time has passed and its energy has been lost too much, a lot of parts of it have been permanently lost. In addition to some history and knowledge, Asai Nagamasa also keenly discovered the source of it. Some pictures of Wu.

Even though it was just a quick glance, he immediately noticed how powerful the opponent's martial arts skills were.

Although I have yet to see any contemporary great swordsmen or sword masters take action, there is no doubt that Minamoto Yorimitsu, who was at his peak, can be called a great swordsman or even a sword master.

In Huang's memory, Minamoto no Yorimitsu was able to cut off the heads of many big monsters more than once with pure swordsmanship.

Without using any spells, just relying on pure swordsmanship and the murderous aura and evil aura condensed from years of fighting, she can cut out extremely sharp sword auras.

Her unique secret martial arts skills: Soumaki, Saya Shigure, Ran Zhanbo and the ultra-wide-range Iai Slash, all use the characteristics of the sword energy to exert devastating combat power. Even if there are hundreds of ordinary little monsters, they can't resist it at all. It doesn't take her much time.

In historical legends, Minamoto no Yorimitsu usually brought four great ministers to slay demons, but in Phoenix's memory, the so-called four heavenly kings, except Kaidomaru Sakata Kintoki, were indeed extraordinary in strength and could serve as a In addition to the powerful support, the other three heavenly kings may not be able to last long in the hands of Yuan Laiguang.

If Nagamasa Asai can learn her sword energy, his combat effectiveness will definitely be further improved. If he teaches sword energy to Shima Sakon, Axiu, Ningning and others, their combat effectiveness will also increase.

If he can further expand the scope of the teaching and hand it over to his subordinates, as well as Naosuke Endo, Tsugujun Miyabe and others who are close to him in the Asai family, the combat effectiveness of the entire Asai family will be improved, even this It is also a great benefit for them to fight against the monsters who are gradually recovering.

Speaking of which, Inugami has a very similar ability.

As a close-combat shikigami specializing in swordsmanship, Inugami is unable to use any spells, but the power in its body will not be wasted.

In addition to using it to strengthen the body to increase defense and vitality, Inugami is best at using it on his own sword to greatly enhance his attack power in a short period of time.

It proudly explained to Asai Nagamasa that that was its heart sword.

But this is only slightly similar to Minamoto no Yorimitsu's sword energy. At least Inugami's heart sword cannot break away from its blade and fly dozens of meters.

However, even though Asai Nagamasa is extremely talented and can be said to be standing on the shoulders of giants, when the sun rises in the east, he still has not been able to fully learn this skill.

It's not that his talent is insufficient. On the one hand, it's because Huang's memory is fragmented and many key points are missing. On the other hand, it's because he can't muster enough murderous aura and evil spirit at the moment.

To put it simply, he participated in too few large-scale battles.

In total, it was only two times. The first time was the civil strife of the Oda family in Qingzhou City, and the second time was the fight against hordes of zombies and skeletons in the nameless valley a few days ago.

The former was okay, it was considered a relatively large-scale battle, but when fighting against the latter, how could he have any murderous intent against the stupid skeleton?

Besides watching and learning Zihuang's memories every night, the best way is to participate in more battles and killings.

But in this case, I'm afraid it will become more and more inclined to the legendary blood god Khorne.

However, he didn't have a better choice, did he?

But for now, his power is still different from the legendary Blood God.

Fighting and hatred are the powers of the Blood God, but he himself is more inclined to killing and death. If I have to say it, maybe this should belong to the God of Death?

It's a pity that although there is a death god among the local gods in this world, and there is more than one, each one seems to be weaker than the last, and it is completely impossible to grant him such power.

But Asai Nagamasa did not gain nothing this night, because in addition to sword energy, Minamoto Yorimitsu also had a very powerful move that happened to be used by Asai Nagamasa, and that was the 99 weapon.

When the tacit understanding between the host and the guardian spirit reaches a certain level and the mana is sufficient, the host can summon the power of the guardian spirit to cover his whole body.

In this state, depending on the guardian spirit, the appearance of the host will also change to a certain extent. Attacks will often be accompanied by various special attribute effects, and even the power of spells may be increased.

The same thing is that their physical strength and defense will be greatly enhanced.

In Huang's memory, once this move is performed, Minamoto Noraimitsu is almost invulnerable to fire and water for a short period of time. Most of the enemy's attacks will be directly offset by the boiling energy on her body. In this state, she He is as unstoppable as an invincible god of war.

This is the 99 weapon and the most powerful secret for all warriors with guardian spirits.

With Asai Nagamasa's current strength, he can already use this move through Huanglong or Biwingiao. Hashihime is slightly worse, because Asai Nagamasa's own attributes are not particularly matched with Hashihime's water attribute. .

As for Yan Hu and Huang, because he had only acquired them for such a short time and had not yet developed that kind of tacit understanding, he could not use them for the time being.

There is no doubt about the tacit understanding between Huanglong and himself, but the performance of Biyiniao made Asai Nagamasa look at it a little differently.

Although it gets excited when it sees a female bird guardian spirit, it doesn't look like it's useless.

Iga's ninja army hadn't arrived yet, but the little ninja had already returned to join them first, and brought quite good news.

Tokichiro's younger brother Koichiro and the small businessman Michikawabei Saburo both arrived at Miyabe Castle successively. The former was settled by his Miyabe Tsurujun, and the latter also temporarily obtained some business from Miyabe Castle and maintained his business for the time being. The normal operation of his family.

But more importantly, after the little kunoichi conveyed Asai Nagamasa's message, Miyabe Tsurujun immediately took action. He secretly invited three veterans including Naosuke Endo and "Umi Akame" to their families. Important ministers, and all received extremely obvious affirmation.

It can even be said that with their approval, what Asai Nagamasa planned has been at least half successful. The rest is nothing more than the attitude of Asai Hisamasa himself and the members of the sect headed by Asai Ryochika.

Asai Nagamasa did not signal Miyabe Tsurujun to test them, because that could easily be self-defeating. After all, people talk a lot, and it is Asai Hisamasa who is sitting in that position now. Even if they are a group of people who want to fall in love with him, they can't. It's unlikely to give such a direct reply.

What's more, in order to abandon the old "collegiate system of important ministers" and to establish his majesty and status, Asai Nagamasa was not prepared to rely entirely on them from the beginning, otherwise why would he bother and spend money to train this team? What about the thousand-man army?

When Ishikawa Goemon came to report, claiming that the news had successfully reached the ears of interested people, Asai Nagamasa knew it was time to set off.

Of course, he wanted to visit Xingfu Temple again before returning to Xiaogu City, to confirm whether Yinrong of Baozangyuan and other monks in the temple possessed the special power of Buddha's light, but he wanted to take the opportunity to lure out the secret enemy, and then in one fell swoop destroy it.

Since Changdao City Yi Xiangzong wants to play with himself, let's play a big one!

After traveling for more than ten miles as planned, Ning Ning was the first to notice the anomaly. Then Asai Nagamasa and Axiu also discovered something was wrong. There were a large number of people lurking in a mountain col ahead.

Just as they had speculated before, Changdao City's Xiang Zongzhen chose to use this opportunity to ambush them.Even he had to admit that the mountain col, coupled with the vast expanse of dense woods on both sides, was a perfect place for an ambush. The monk soldiers in Changdao City were not completely useless.

After roughly estimating the distance, Nagamasa Asai reined in, and said loudly on purpose: "Axiu, Ningning, I'm a little tired from the journey, how about we take a rest here?"

As for the little miko Kaga, now she is not only the apprentice of Asai Nagamasa, but also a little follower who has not yet started her apprenticeship, so there is no need to consider her opinions at all.

The little kunoichi chuckled and nodded in agreement. She knew that the other party must be preparing some surprises for the ambushers.

Axiu naturally didn't care. Although with her half-demon physique, she wouldn't feel too tired even if she traveled for several days in a row, but since it was Asai Nagamasa's wish, let's rest.

The little miko next to her noticed that the Inugami, who had been transforming into a puppy and sitting on her saddle, had jumped into the tall grass nearby and quickly disappeared.

She immediately understood that this must be an order from Master. Inugami must be looking for the ambushers hiding in the dark!

When they rested, the ambushers behind the col almost broke their teeth. A large and extremely strong monk soldier leader directly asked a thin figure behind him who was wrapped in black and looked like a ninja. : "Sir Suzuki, can the iron cannon attack them now?"

The reason why they are called Zahe Zhong is entirely because their base camp is Zahe City, not because their boss is named Zahe. Their boss is actually named Suzuki, and the Suzuki-sama in front of him is the current lord of Zahe City. His biological son, so even the leader of the monk soldiers from the Yixiang Sect in Changdao City remained somewhat polite to the other party.

The guy known as Mr. Suzuki frowned unconsciously: "No, they happen to be more than ten meters outside our maximum range. Even if we fire forcefully, we can hardly hurt them."

His voice was hoarse and low, even a little indistinguishable between men and women, which made the leader of the monks and soldiers couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do to prevent him from having an attack.

Because they were in need of Zahe Zhong, a professional iron cannon mercenary, which was also an important reason why they still dared to ambush them even though they knew that their target was likely to have the legendary spell.

Dozens of iron cannons fire at the same time. Even if the opponent is an Onmyoji, so what! He will still be killed on the spot!
"Damn it, how lucky he is!"

The leader of the monk soldiers cursed fiercely, and then he raised the big naginata in his hand: "In that case, let's attack head-on. There are only a few of them anyway."

After a slight pause, he continued: "But Mr. Suzuki, if possible, only kill Asai Nagamasa, and it is best to keep the women around him."

While speaking, he couldn't help licking his lips, obviously having some unrealistic fantasies about them.

This is also the current situation of most monks in Nibon. After abandoning their status as monks, they are actually not much different from ordinary bandits, and may even be more vicious and greedy.

Master Suzuki frowned again, and then he rejected the other party without hesitation: "Sorry, we Zahezhong only accept the job of killing people, and the power of the iron cannon is so extraordinary, it is difficult for us to care about anyone's life in the battle. .”

While speaking, he couldn't help but feel alert, because the location where the other party stayed was too coincidental.

The leader of the monk soldiers who was rejected was angry, but he couldn't express anything, not only because they were both members of the Yixiang Sect, but also because the strength of Zahe City was stronger than that of Changdao City.

So he could only grit his teeth resentfully: "Okay, let's go up first, and you follow behind, so it's no problem at all, right?"

Mr. Suzuki immediately nodded cheerfully: "Of course there is no problem. We Zahe Zong always pay attention to credibility. Now that we have received your mission, we will definitely complete it with all our strength!"

The leader of the monk soldiers nodded in satisfaction, and then he ordered in a low voice: "Everyone, surround me from both sides. As long as you kill the Asai Nagamasa who killed the young master, Master Mayzheng Temple will definitely reward you. But you must Be careful not to kill those beautiful women."

The monk soldiers behind him who had been impatient for a long time suddenly became more and more excited. If it were not for the request of the monk soldier leader, they would have screamed "Ouch" on the spot. After receiving the order, they all followed the leadership of the monk soldier captains one after another. Down, they circled to both sides, and with the help of the cover of dense woods, their actions were not too eye-catching.

However, despite shouting loudly, the leader of the monk soldiers did not rush forward first. Instead, he ran a few steps and then slowed down. He had heard the rumors about the other party and would rather believe them than trust them. Its none.

Master Suzuki behind him suddenly frowned more and more: "Is this the monk soldier of Changdao City? I didn't expect him to be so unbearable, and he was still thinking about a woman in this kind of battle."

Although even he has to admit that those women are indeed outstanding, but hasn't he heard the legends about each other?Doesn't he know that this battle is actually very dangerous?

Another Zahezhong who was debugging the iron cannon next to him and was also acting as his deputy couldn't help laughing immediately: "Sir, that's because you don't know that most of them were originally bandits. The reason why they chose to join us is In Long Island City, that’s because it’s easier to get women than they do in the mountains. They are different from us who only want gold and silver.”

Rights, land, women, gold and silver, in the turbulent Warring States Period, most people pursued nothing more than these.

As for these monks and soldiers from Changdao City, their pursuit is actually simpler, that is, women, gold and silver are secondary. They and the monk of Wanzheng Temple who died in the hands of Asai Nagamasa are the same. .

Master Suzuki sighed softly after hearing this: "It seems that my father was right to let me lead the team alone. Only when I left Long Island City did I know how dangerous the outside world is."

After a slight hesitation, he continued: "Shiro, if those women are really going to fall into their hands, you should kill them first."

Although he has never seen the final fate of those women, he knows that it will not be good if he thinks about it. It is better to die under the iron cannon than to fall into the hands of those monk soldiers.

His adjutant Shiro hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement. Although everyone is a member of the Ichigo clan, they are not monolithic at all, and everyone's strength is also strong and weak. They are mixed and they are not afraid of Nagashima City's wishes. Zhengsi family.

Although they theoretically were hired by the other party with gold and silver, they should obey the other party, but they are just a few women. If this is the young master's intention, even if they are killed, what can the guys from Changdao City do?

However, he couldn't help but remind: "Young Master, please be careful and don't let them see your true face, so as not to cause trouble. Anyway, we will end here soon."

Before he even finished speaking, Suzuki-sama's eyes widened instantly, because he, who had been staring at the target, suddenly saw the other person who seemed to be sitting cross-legged on the ground to rest, and suddenly turned his head and glanced in the direction where he was.Although the other party didn't speak, he immediately knew when he saw the smile in the corner of his eyes that the other party must have discovered him!
Then he just watched the other party gently wave the folding fan in his hand, and the shadow of a firebird flashed away, and then a large number of golden-red arrows carrying flames appeared in the air. He waved the fan again, All the arrows fell from the sky, and as if they were alive, each arrow hit a target precisely.

The monk soldiers who were slowly advancing in the forest suddenly let out waves of frightened screams, but soon, in less than three breaths, all the screams stopped and were replaced by calm.

But this strange calm only makes people feel more horrified. More than fifty monk soldiers have lost their lives forever, and even their bones cannot be preserved.

A group of Zahe people holding iron cannons and aiming at each other looked at the forest that was rapidly burning with dumbfounded eyes. For a moment, they didn't know what to do.

The few young women who looked like maids also jumped up and launched a charge, first with a series of small hidden weapons, and then with ninja swords and giant scythes. Almost a dozen of the monk soldiers were cut down as soon as they came into contact. indivual.

They are not just ordinary maids, they are clearly elite Ji warriors who are extremely brave and good at fighting!

Only Suzuki-sama was the first to react, but before he could give any orders or discuss with the monk soldiers from Long Island City, he saw a monster with a dog's head and body standing up from the grass and slashed with his sword. Cut off the head of the monk soldier leader!

When a large amount of blood sprayed on their bodies and faces, the surviving monk soldiers finally couldn't help but let out a cry of despair, and then they started to flee in all directions like headless flies, but the dog-headed men However, the monster showed extraordinary speed. It could chase down the monk soldier with one life in a few steps and cut off the opponent's head again.

At this time, arrows burning with flames appeared in the air again, aiming at the remaining monk soldiers. When the arrow rain fell again, nearly half of the total of more than 200 monk soldiers had been reduced, and this number was reduced every day. It continues to decrease every breath.

But very fortunately, all the mercenaries from the Zahe Zhong were not affected in any way. Whether it was the arrows in mid-air or the dog-headed monster, they seemed to selectively ignore them.

Watching the monks and soldiers die at the hands of monsters, Master Suzuki's deputy Shiro suppressed his fear: "Young master, what should we do next? Should we continue to attack the opponent, or..."

(End of this chapter)