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What the hell is a shikigami anyway?

Style gods: supernatural beings manipulated by humans. There are quite a lot of different types of gods, and the classes are also very complicated. I won't

explain them in detail here (I'm not really sure). Some of the more powerful gods are passed down from one generation to the next, such as when a father dies, his son or disciple automatically gets the right to operate the god (e.g., ex-ghosts, back-ghosts, and

left-ghosts are examples of this type of god).

Against the Wind: A spell that goes out of control and backfires on its master. This phenomenon can easily occur when spellcasters with relatively low spiritual power use profound spells

. Injuries to the lightest, death to the heaviest.

Soul: When a psychic (whether awakened or not) is under stress, or anxious, their abilities will unconsciously

leak out, leading to abnormal events around them, known as Soul.

Inuyasha: Divine beings with high spiritual power who appear in the form of a dog are called Inuyasha. They are generally used to protect their masters from

demons. Under certain special circumstances, they can also be killed and sacrificed to make up for the lack of power in their spells and

increase the power of their spells.

Inuyasha: A demonic creature with a high level of demonic power that appears in the form of a dog is known as an Inuyasha. It is basically the same as Inuyasha,

but it is more dangerous than Inuyasha. In the event that the master's own spiritual power is unable to suppress it, he may be eaten by it. Since

it is a demon, the power of the blood sacrifice is higher than that of the Inuyasha, but there is also a much greater chance of a headwind.

(Inuyasha Inuyasha are a high status amongst the gods. Some jutsu are even manipulated by them.)

Pentagram Spell: It's basic to the spell, but very powerful. The common five-pointed star is the symbol of the spell, and the text of the spell

is "All those who fight in the battlefield are in front of the battlefield" (an excerpt from a documented spell, so it's hard to say if there are any mistakes). It can be used

to strengthen the power of seals, as well as to attack and summon gods. Especially against low-level spirits, it's definitely effective.

Floating Spirit: A dead person who doesn't believe they are dead, or who still has a lingering love for the world, will become a floating

spirit wandering the earth. They can be easily summoned and manipulated as temporary gods.

Earthbound Spirit: The soul of a dead person who has deep feelings or thoughts about a particular place will stay there

to fulfill the wish of the dead person, which is also known as haunting. Generally speaking, this

is the kind of spirit that a de-spiritist deals with. (Piggybacking on this, the power of the soul is not in the strength of the wrist, but in the feelings of the heart. Regardless of love or hate

, the stronger the feelings, the greater the power of the soul. This is not quite the same as our country's cultivation.)

Yin-Yang magic has always been a prevalent spell in ancient Japan. People at that time often invited yin and yang magicians to pray for blessings and get rid of spirits for them

. The famous yin and yang magicians of the time were Kokaku Yakko and Kiyoaki Amber. It is said that even now, scrolls on the art of yin-yang can be found in ancient temples (and, some say, in libraries). But those

books have been rehashed I don't know how many times and are probably inaccurate). And in contemporary Japanese manga,

most of those de-spiritualizers use yin-yang techniques as well. You can see how widely Yin-Yang magic has spread in Japan.

Now that we've covered the basics of yin and yang, let's talk about the oni, who are at odds with the warlocks.

In the legends, there are quite a few types of ghosts - there are those that eat human souls for a living, those that are transformed into foxes, those that reside in the snowy mountains

on the snowy mountains, and those that are evil spirits from the hells ...... There are even some that live by eating the faces of humans. human faces for a living. As for the blood-sucking

ghosts, they are probably a later race that was passed down from the West (the Japanese pronunciation of vampire are all very similar to the English pronunciation).

In general, ghosts can be roughly categorized into water, fire, wind, dark, and humongous. Water, of course, refers to demons that can freely

manipulate water. Representatives of this type of demon are the River Child and the Snow Maiden. There are very few fire demons, vampires probably count (

Sounds uncertain)? Wind is represented by the so-called "Wind Master" and the Mist Tengu.

Dark, most monsters belong to this category, preferring darkness and evil, and magic is their specialty.

This kind of

demon is represented by too many, I do not have to say you know. Hum, this kind of demon does not have any special ability, just simply strong body

strong, attack power is strange, difficult to hurt. The appearance is mostly as stout as a mountain, with a hideous face and fangs, and an iron-green or reddish face.

This kind of demon is basically a very low level, and any other high level demon of that random lineage can easily kill them.

Many of these ghosts can increase their power by eating other ghosts. There are all kinds of ways to eat them,

some just devour the other's soul, some eat them together with their flesh, and some devour the other's demonic power to make them go from level 9

9 to level 2 or 3 all at once.

Ghosts with this ability sometimes seek out psychics to devour, as eating a psychic gains more energy than devouring a demon

gains - especially the kind whose psychic energy is not awakened and has no attack ability at all.

This ability to eat demons, by the way, is widely used in modern ghost works.