Chapter 169 Yamata no Orochi

Time rewinds a few minutes, to when the long-sealed kusanagi no tsurugi was activated by Su Baiwei's actions.

Far away on Mount Fuji in the mortal realm, inside an ancient shrine, a divine statue that had originally been coiled within a niche suddenly opened its eyes!

This deity had a human head and a snake's body, appearing to have claws as well, majestic and dignified.

The faith in this deity had not spread widely, only circulating within a small area of the island nation.

There were many such deities in the island nation, but most of them had now turned to dust along with history.

Yet, the deity on Mount Fuji at this moment was only worshipped by the farmers and inns on this mountain.

This had already become a habit for the people on the mountain, but today, this deity suddenly revived!

"This is... my tailbone!!!"

The statue of this deity suddenly transformed into an illusory beam of light and landed on the ground.

It turned into a young man with sinister eyes, wearing black robes and a crown.

"Susanoo, you're actually still alive. This is... simply wonderful!"

After speaking, his figure transformed directly into a streak of black light and flew up, trailing a tail, crashing through the shrine roof, and flying toward the Ise Grand Shrine.

"You just wait for me!"

The old shrine priest guarding the temple outside was dozing off and was awakened by the massive commotion. He raised his groggy eyes and saw a streak of light flying over his head in the sky.

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but the streak of light had already disappeared. The priest hurriedly trotted into the shrine, only to see that the place where the deity was originally worshipped and the statue was placed was already empty!

"God, Lord Deity has revived, Lord Deity has revived!"

The priest was so scared that he knelt down immediately and kowtowed repeatedly, but there was no movement for a long time. Only then did he scramble up and run out, shouting wildly all the way.

At the Ise Grand Shrine, Tsuchimikado Yeyasu and the others who were still waiting outside did not manage to wait for Jiang Chen and the other, or the gods, to come out from the portal. Instead, they waited for an uninvited guest.

When Tsuchimikado Yeyasu saw the black streak of light flying in from the sky and landing inside the Ise Grand Shrine, the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

What is going on lately? Has the number of Onmyoji above Level 4 in the island nation become this high? Any random person who appears is someone I don't recognize, and judging by their appearance, they are so young.

But the other party's cultivation was genuine. With such strength, unless the Tsuchimikado Clan brought out their strongest Shikigami and fought at any cost, they would definitely be no match.

Therefore, after a slight hesitation, Tsuchimikado Yeyasu knelt down and shouted, "Tsuchimikado Yeyasu of the Tsuchimikado Clan pays respects to Senior. I do not know why Senior has come here?"

Seeing Tsuchimikado Yeyasu's posture, the other practitioners, though reluctant, all knelt down in unison and announced their names and affiliations.

"The Tsuchimikado Clan?" The deity was thoughtful. This seemed to be a collateral branch that had separated from the Abe Family because of him back then?

"Senior?" Seeing the black-robed deity remain silent, Tsuchimikado Yeyasu couldn't help but ask softly.

"Kid from the Tsuchimikado Clan, come to think of it, your family should be thanking me!"

Hearing these strange words that lacked any sense of a Senior's reserve, Tsuchimikado Yeyasu was slightly stunned, and a trace of unease suddenly arose in his heart.

"What does Senior mean by this?"

The black-robed deity grinned, his expression carrying a hint of evil charm. "If I hadn't absorbed the fortune of the Abe Family back then, how could there be a day for the Tsuchimikado Clan to become independent?"

Hearing this, Tsuchimikado Yeyasu instantly remembered something, and his pupils constricted sharply. He turned pale with fright and exclaimed, "Yamata no Orochi?!"

"Stop giving me nicknames, I am Xiangliu!" The black-robed deity, who was Xiangliu, smiled again, seemingly very happy to see Tsuchimikado Yeyasu's terrified expression.

The others were also scared out of their wits. They were somewhat unfamiliar with Xiangliu, but Yamata no Orochi—who among those sitting... kneeling here did not know him?

The evil god of the island nation, the evil of evils, had once wreaked havoc in the island nation for a long time, and the world had suffered under Yamata no Orochi for too long.

In the end, it was the deity Susanoo who used a strategy to kill Yamata no Orochi. However, wasn't Yamata no Orochi dead? How did he come back to life?

What to do now? Fight or run? It seems impossible to fight, and can they even run?

Seemingly having read the expressions of the crowd, Xiangliu grinned, revealing a mouthful of stark white teeth. "Don't worry, I'm not hungry yet."

With him saying that, the crowd became even more afraid. But Xiangliu had already walked into the main hall where the portal was stored on his own.

Tsuchimikado Yeyasu was now both relieved and had mixed feelings. Looking at Xiangliu's posture, he didn't seem to be going to Takamagahara to have tea and chat with the gods, right?

Walking into the main hall, Xiangliu saw the deep black portal at a glance. He looked carefully and found no traps, so he felt relieved.

"Susanoo, I'm here!"

Just as he was about to enter, a head happened to poke out from inside, with a trace of excitement and astonishment on its face. The two were stunned just like that, staring at each other with wide eyes, both a bit dumbfounded for a moment.

And this deity who came out of Takamagahara had also survived from the distant past and quickly identified the aura on Xiangliu.

For a moment, the expression on its face was extremely strange, complex, sad, melancholic, desolate, relieved, and more; it seemed as if in just a few seconds, it had recalled its entire life.

"My life has been like walking on thin ice..."

"Slap!" Before this wild deity could finish speaking, it was slapped into a mist of blood by Xiangliu.

"What are you jabbering about?" Xiangliu said unhappily. Bullying him because he's an outsider?

The gods behind the passage where this deity was located did not yet know what had happened in front. Seeing the deity in front suddenly block the road, they kept urging. "Move, go forward boldly? Why did you stop?"

It wasn't until the deity in front suddenly exploded into a mist of blood for no reason that the gods behind realized something was wrong.

And when Xiangliu's figure stepped into the portal, his aura was exposed in the entire passage without any concealment.

In an instant, all the gods were silent as cicadas in winter, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying.

Located at the very back, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, who had just entered the portal passage from Takamagahara, instantly felt this aura that was even more ostentatious, powerful, and tyrannical than Susanoo's.

The cold and noble expression on its face almost couldn't hold, and it turned to leave. Whoever provoked this should solve it themselves; it would just say that its Life Palace was under an unlucky star today, not suitable for waking up, and it was better to go back to sleep.

For a time, all the gods began to swarm back into Takamagahara. And this was also the reason why Amaterasu Omikami and Susanoo saw Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto enter the portal and then come back out.

(The Ghost Festival is here, may the world be well.)