Chapter 61
The Nexus to the Present

Abe no Seimei?

Blackfield Heibei's words seemed to inject new life into Shiro Uma Taro's body.

"Now, let's go."

He hung up the phone and shouted, "Everyone, with me, to the nearest Abe no Seimei Shrine!"

"Yes!"

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department officers responded in unison.

...

"It's about time for me to make my appearance."

In the psychology clinic at Mita Town 5th Street, Gu Jue got up, stretched, and smiled.

【Vow Points: 318729】

This was a real harvest.

It was worth it, that he used the Eight-Forks Serpent Fruit, Immortality, and Soul-Soul Fruit to forcibly enhance the Eight-Forks Serpent's presence.

Otherwise.

If the Eight-Forks Serpent were to be taken down by those two F-15 fighter jets, he wouldn't have needed to continue with his later plans.

"But, the Soul-Soul Fruit is really useful."

Thinking of how the earthquake, tsunami, and volcanic eruption effects were all caused by the Soul-Soul Fruit, Gu Jue was very satisfied with this ability.

It truly was one of the strongest Devil Fruits.

Even magma, thunder, flames, and tsunamis, these inanimate objects, could be commanded after he injected a large number of souls into them.

This was probably the ability with the greatest potential he had developed so far.

"Hm."

Thinking about it, Gu Jue decided to upgrade the Soul-Soul Fruit.

"System, upgrade the Soul-Soul Fruit to level 4."

Boom!!

As soon as he finished speaking, one hundred thousand Vow Points disappeared from the system panel.

And Gu Jue felt a powerful warm current surge through his body.

His soul was rapidly growing stronger, and he even faintly felt that it could leave his body.

"Whew...this feeling."

Gu Jue closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the chair, his consciousness soared higher and higher, until he could overlook all of Tokyo.

This was like awakening his Observation Haki.

But in reality, it was a natural ability gained after his soul grew stronger.

"Mom, Brother said Mount Fuji is going to erupt, I'm so scared..."

"Hurry, book a flight, I want to leave Tokyo."

Sitting on a cloud, semi-transparent, Gu Jue could clearly hear the voices from far away.

For example, at the Mouri Detective Agency, Kogoro Mouri was pacing back and forth anxiously.

And Conan was examining the photo of the seal.

The real one had been taken by the Metropolitan Police Department to seal the finger of the Two-Faced Sukunna, which had caused the destruction of the Yokosuka military base.

Conan had managed to retain a photo and was studying the details, trying to help.

"The atmosphere is just right."

Sitting on the cloud, Gu Jue saw everything, and his soul returned to his body.

"Now, it's time for the Great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei to make his appearance."

He formed hand seals, transforming into a handsome young man in luxurious clothes, looking like a spirit, Gu Jue smiled softly, took a step forward, and disappeared into the psychology clinic.

......

"Hurry!"

At a shrine near Tokyo that was dedicated to Abe no Seimei, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department quickly set up the ritual for a prayer, then invited Ran to the shrine.

"Ran, take a look, are there any other things to pay attention to?" Shiro Uma Taro asked meticulously.

"I think... no."

Ran wasn't too sure.

After all, she had only been a shrine maiden for a short time and wasn't sure what precautions there were when praying to Abe no Seimei.

"Then..."

Shiro Uma Taro then turned to the Abe Shrine Priest.

"No problem."

The Abe Shrine Priest was still a bit confused.

He didn't know why the high-ranking officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department suddenly came to him, wanting to pray to Abe no Seimei.

Could it be that what the Westben Lady next door said about the Eight-Forks Serpent reviving and Mount Fuji about to erupt was true?

"No problem is good."

The situation was urgent, and Shiro Uma Taro didn't have time to continue confirming. He and his subordinates from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department retreated outside the main hall and waited for the prayer to begin.

"Let's begin then."

Ran felt a bit dizzy.

She glanced at the Abe Shrine Priest beside her and, following the ritual for praying to the divine tree, she began the ritual.

Burning incense, praying, then what else...?

Seeing that there was no reaction from the divine body representing Abe no Seimei in the main hall, Ran cast a confused look at the Abe Shrine Priest beside her.

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The Abe Shrine Priest didn't know what to say.

Why did they find a shrine maiden who didn't know the ritual to preside over the prayer?

He felt that if he were Abe no Seimei, he would definitely use Onmyodo to punish these disrespectful people.

"This isn't how you perform the ritual."

The Abe Shrine Priest stood up and helplessly began to demonstrate the correct way to do it.

Then...

Outside the main hall, Shiro Uma Taro and the others knelt on the ground, seeing that Abe no Seimei's divine body still didn't react, their expressions were a mixture of amazement.

"Do you really want Abe no Seimei to respond to you?"

The Abe Shrine Priest was even more puzzled.

He had been the shrine priest of the Seimei Shrine for so long, Abe no Seimei had never appeared.

How could he suddenly descend from the heavens this time.

"Ran?"

Shiro Uma Taro, whose entire brain was buzzing, looked at the bewildered shrine maiden.

"I'll ask again."

Ran hurriedly closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and prayed to the divine tree in her heart.

"Divine Tree, the ritual seems to have failed, did I do something wrong?"

"Because there is a lack of connection."

A faint, ethereal voice sounded, "I can descend to the mortal world because you have made a contract with me."

"And Abe no Seimei wants to descend, he also needs a hub connected to the mortal world."

"For example, the Yasakani no Magatama."

"But..."

Ran hesitated, "The Yasakani no Magatama seems to have been swallowed by the Eight-Forks Serpent."

"Then only his direct bloodline, or something related to him, can become this hub."

"Something related to him..."

Ran muttered to herself, then her eyes lit up, and she shouted, "I know!"