**Chapter 497: Mai Shinomiyai Annihilation Battle One**
“What are you… a member of the Dark Organization?!”
The suppressed pressure released from beneath the black robe on the rooftop had awakened him, but the dim blue light from Mai’s emerald eyes had already replaced the spiritual energy, feeling the death aura of Shinomiyai. He held back; he could not move.
It had been mere months since deaths occurred, and now it all converged this month, culminating in a fierce attack. A special technique, a talisman, opened the underworld in a sudden assault.
From the heavens, an exquisite energy was released, striking the symbols that indicated the locations of both his own and his enemies.
“Do you really think you have a chance against me?”
It seemed that Mai wasn’t concerned about the small Shinomiyai. With a flick of her wrist, two waves shot out.
Amid the sudden onslaught, the temperature dropped; two revered figures seemed to descend into the lower temperatures of the small building.
“Qingniao!”
With the spell in her left hand ready, Mai Shinomiyai leaped forward onto the roof.
Dissipating, Mai Shinomiyai stood in her designated location.
“This new ability is far stronger than last time, your core!”
Damn it. The core is crucial!
Just you wait!
A breeze began to draw the spiritual energy from her fingertips, accelerating once again, embracing the shadows.
As the speed increased, it surrounded the flock of crows behind her.
The spell with her left hand was also completed with blue spiritual energy.
All drawn successfully, it could now rotate steadily in the dimness.
The intense red illuminated everything.
A massive red orb surged towards Kazumi’s position.
After a few breaths, a sizzling sound emerged—
Looking at the colossal spirit core burning, the thick body directly unleashed a fiery impact.
The sound of melting echoed.
Is this an attack designed for the undead?
Its head remained indifferent, as if the leader couldn’t care less.
Even death could not negate the spirit’s essence.
It wouldn’t yield to the depths inside.
The only explanation was that spiritual energy had a special capability against it.
He understood very clearly the potency against the undead.
Though his body wasn’t in great shape, the control over the giant spirit was apparent on his face.
“Time to crush this.”
“This will do.”
Mai Shinomiyai stood out in the main hall of the organization.
It was all expansive and engraved with symbols.
Yet in the last few moments, remnants of women adorned the walls.
But those last eerie figures lingered on the walls, shadows of the girls’ faces.
“Indeed, it has returned to its original state.”
Surveying the surroundings, her distress signal would not be easily blocked, and those outside the isolated circle would find it difficult to approach.
The azure giant bird Shikigami transformed into spiritual energy, returning to the girl’s body, appearing before Mai Shinomiyai’s eyes, who looked at the two grand figures in front of her.
Transformed into spirit and internalized as energy, it returned to the girl’s body, manifesting in Mai Shinomiyai’s vision as she looked at the two revered figures, her icy eyes revealing calmness and sharpness.
She understood better than anyone that this version of Mai Shinomiyai wasn’t instinctively using them; instead, it was a rational analysis of the situation.
[The enemy just wants to utilize us to ensure the survival of Mai Shinomiyai’s shrine. If we can create some disruption here, it could bring attention to the Kyoto region.]
Mai Shinomiyai’s power emanated from her shrine, but at that moment, the shrine’s influence was not as strong as her own capabilities.
The rush of the ice giant initially seemed swift, but it was met with Mai’s formidable chilling aura, which slightly pushed back the giant’s advance.
Though Mai Shinomiyai’s shrine drew power from her, the strength from Shinomiyai’s abilities was unmistakable.
When it crashed to the ground, the chilling energy shattered it, as the body of an ice giant was disrupted by Mai Shinomiyai’s overwhelming force.
The group beneath the giant was also ruptured by her tremendous cold, maneuvered by the overwhelming power in the moment.
A massive gust of cold air burst from Mai Shinomiyai’s mouth, slowly sweeping towards the giant, mixed with flying rubble and smoke.
The shrine of Shinomiyai resonated with the chill, and the air was filled with fragments of rubble swirling in the cold mist.
“Boom—” Mai Shinomiyai’s shrine erupted forth, directing the icy momentum towards the giant, enveloped in the remnants of debris.
Again and again, it surged from her mouth, pouring towards the giant, threading through the fragments of stone and dust.
