I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 559 Intermission
"Good good!"

"With the addition of Lord Qinglong and Lord Shura to the battlefield, the Burning Legion's offensive has been halted—"

While KYG's figure kept 'flashing' on the battlefield, he was also continuously broadcasting live: even with the most advanced equipment, the billions of people watching the live broadcast around the world often saw only a blurry color with streaks.

At his speed, even the most sophisticated camera would struggle to capture the image accurately.

However, even just listening to the 'live commentary' was enough to excite most people; especially the American locals, who were beaming with joy.

The Akatsuki have arrived!
America is saved!
Indeed, that is the case. After all, Sora is a Demon-level being; and under Yu's guidance, she has a deep understanding of 'Radiant Release'.

In contrast, the two young 'Flame Lords' who arrived were very clumsy in using their 'bloodline' abilities, and their combat experience was far inferior to that of Qiong Mei: Don't be fooled by Qiong Mei's habit of staying at home all day; she is a strong person who has been training in You's 'Mind Space' since the early stages of her Transcendent Rebirth.

If 'Radiant Release' weren't an upgraded version of 'Explosion Release', and if the two opponents hadn't cooperated, they would have been defeated by Sora long ago!

"Damn it, our attack..."

Two giant dragons, one white and one red, chased each other in the sky, with violent explosions and rays of light spreading everywhere, just like an aerial battle in a science fiction blockbuster.

However, the two sides in the battle were extraordinary beings: Qiong Mei's explosions kept exploding around the fire dragon, while the light shot out by the opponent was distorted and deflected by her 'Magnetic Release'; in addition, the fire dragon's mobility was not as good as the white dragon's, so the two young 'Flame Lords' who had just arrived at the battlefield were actually at a disadvantage.

What's even more troublesome is:
"Ah!!! Humans—"

From within the enormous, pitch-black sphere below came Manolos's screams, filled with rage and astonishment.

Mannoroth, as the 'Fire Lord', appears to be huge and imposing, wielding a double-headed spear with great skill, but in essence, he is a magic user!
He's fine at melee combat, but if he encounters a 'sword saint' like Xiao who specializes in hand-to-hand combat, he'll immediately be at a disadvantage.

Besides, once Amanuma Mochizuki activates his Dark Travel Technique, even a Kage-level assassin would be helpless.

Although Manolos was engulfed in flames, with beams of high-temperature light constantly shooting out from the black sphere, causing those around him to retreat in fear, the 'Flame Lord' inside the black sphere saw only darkness!
In this situation, the fish is completely at the mercy of the chopping board, therefore:
brush,

A huge figure suddenly flew out from above the dark area, flapping its wings frantically upwards.

"Hey, is this fake?"

Katrina, carrying her meteor hammer, looked up and even forgot to attack.

Because poor 'Manolos' was covered in long knife wounds, and his bat wings, which he used as shields to block, were ripped to shreds. It was only thanks to the fact that he didn't rely on wings to fly that he was killed in the darkness before he could escape.

The mage was attacked head-on by the warrior, who also blocked his vision.

It's only because 'Manolos' is tough and resilient that it was able to fly out; otherwise, it would have almost been killed.

Ultimately, Blazing Release is also a type of ninjutsu: there are many examples of ninjutsu-type ninjas being ambushed and killed before they can even form hand seals: the enemy Jonin who was killed by the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique knows this all too well.

Drip, drip, drip

Flaming 'blood' continued to drip from the wounds, and the 'Flame Lord's' miserable escape brought silence to the battlefield.

brush,

The enormous, pitch-black sphere vanished into thin air.
Holding the blood-stained 'decapitation sword', Xiao looked up and 'looked' at Manolos, who was fleeing into the sky.

"They're a bit tough to kill..."

???

"Humans, don't think that victory is assured just because you've succeeded in a surprise attack!"

open eyes----

As the eyes on the battered 'Flame Lord' opened one by one, a blazing white light gathered in their sockets, and then:
Puff puff puff puff,

Beams of blazing white light crisscrossed and shot down from the sky to the ground! Before this concentrated sunlight, the earth was cleaved open, the ruins of buildings were shattered, and everything in its path was severed! Las Vegas, which was already a wasteland, was further cut into various chaotic geometric shapes.

It's practically a combination of Superman's laser eyes!

but:

"How can it be"

The light streaked across the earth, like a child carelessly destroying a sand dune with a stick; it was simply unstoppable.

However, Xiao, who was the target, dodged left and right in the light and was completely unharmed!

"Is this the 'first among the first' that my brother was talking about?"

The others were shocked, but Qiong Mei knew very well that this was a technique called 'Predictive Prediction', which could predict the enemy's attack: beam attacks were fast enough to make people unable to dodge, but if the attack could be predicted in advance, then no matter how fast it was, it would be meaningless.

Just like now, Xiao is constantly dodging the crisscrossing beams of light, seemingly dancing on the edge of a knife, but actually strolling leisurely.

this? !

Several 'Flame Lords' were shocked.

These guys have a lot of strength, but little combat experience.

Qiong Mei glanced at the few Flame Lords who had stopped attacking and subconsciously tightened their defenses.

Actually, the "First to First" technique isn't difficult to deal with: her "explosion" completely ignores dodging, since it's all a wide-range attack!
Similarly, if these 'Flame Lords' knew the key points and used wide-range attacks against Xiao, such a shocking scene would never have occurred: it can only be said that intelligence is a very important part of the battle.

"Retreat! Retreat first—"

Slashed and wounded all over, and with all his own attacks missing their mark, Manolos in the sky was both shocked and furious, and instinctively gave the order to retreat.

To be honest, there is no subordinate relationship among these 'Flame Lords'.

But seeing 'Fat Ma' turn and leave, the other 'Flame Lords' also took precautions and withdrew from the battlefield.

"Human beings are strong, aren't they?"

The woman in the leather jacket and military cap, carrying a meteor hammer, glanced at Xiao.

"Next time, I'll fight you. I want to see what kind of ability you're using!"

"Until fate brings us together again, mighty humankind."

The dashing rogue in the cape and sunglasses bowed to Qiong Mei as a farewell gesture.

"It seems that before I can ignite the world, I must clear away these obstacles."

"An arrogant goal,"

This is Qiong Mei's evaluation of the 'Burning Legion'.

"You can't even beat me, yet you want to set this planet ablaze?"

That's all for today!

The lava giant 'Red Oni' also withdrew from the battlefield, glancing at the major general who had shrunk to one knee and was panting.

"Human, you're quite strong! What's your name—"

Faced with the lava giant's question, the major general, who had stood up, wiped the sweat from his face.
“Darhuan, that’s my name.” —

New Mexico,
A group of refugees who were being transferred stopped and looked at their cell phones.

"The war is over?"

"So fast? Oh, it's the Akatsuki. That's not surprising."

"Cough cough,"

A burly man wearing a black robe with red clouds and a mask spoke indifferently, causing Unos, a newly converted 'fellow' behind him, to cough.

?

"Yes! We did it!"

After realizing what was happening, Audero, who was hiding behind the mask, nodded repeatedly.

"Our Akatsuki has many powerful members; the Burning Legion is no match for us!"

"Praise the Akatsuki,"

"Thank God."

The refugees being transferred aren't blind; they could easily guess that this person claiming to be from the 'Akatsuki' organization has absolutely no connection to the real 'Akatsuki' organization.

But what does it matter? The other party did help them, so there's no harm in offering a verbal compliment.

Only fools and children would expose someone's lies.

"Uncle, then why don't you go and fight?"

? !
A little boy's question startled the crowd who were praising the "Akatsuki" organization and the "master" he was referring to, and they all froze in place.

It's over, it's over!
In the past two years, this has been happening in newspapers, television, the internet, and even live streaming.

There are reports everywhere of superhumans killing people in a fit of rage, and they don't even need to be angry, they can just go on a killing spree just because they are in a bad mood!
After gaining extraordinary power, how many people can still restrain themselves?
"you"

The child's words made Audero's voice turn somber.

He also wanted to go to the battlefield, but because of the 'characteristic contamination,' he now needed to cultivate his character—that's what the 'Lord' said.

"Because the fighting is the responsibility of the combat personnel, while we are responsible for evacuating the crowd."

Just as the atmosphere became awkward, Unos stepped forward, squatted down, and patted the little boy's head.

"Fighting is not everything. The purpose of Akatsuki is to enable everyone to live a peaceful and good life: that's why we came here, bringing the grace of the 'Lord'."

"Oh~~"

The little boy nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"When I grow up, I want to join the Akatsuki!"

Yes, child—

Unos handed the little boy to the tense and worried couple beside him and nodded slightly to everyone.

"Go, the war is over, you are safe."

Although it's only temporary,
"I'm sorry, Brother Audero, I..."

After everyone left, Unos turned to his 'elder brother,' who was wearing a red robe with black clouds and a mask, and apologized: acting without authorization was considered a great disrespect by some superiors.

"No, you did great."

Given Audrey's personality, he would definitely have slapped the child twice.

But considering the Lord's teachings and the requirement not to get angry during this time, things are fine as they are now.

"follow me,"

“I will take you to see our ‘Lord’.”

"My pleasure!"

Unos immediately bowed and made the sign of the cross, hiding his surprised expression.

Finally, are we going to meet that 'master'?
Hopefully, that person will be as easy to get along with as this 'Brother Audero' in front of me.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Qiong, why are you contacting me all of a sudden?"

Sitting in the principal's office, Yu asked the reflection of Sora in the mirror with a puzzled look.

When Sora goes out, she also carries a mirror: she can use it to contact Yu at any time.

While cell phones may have the same function, the aftershocks of an extraordinary battle can easily damage electronic devices.

"The battle has temporarily come to an end; the enemy has retreated."

The reason why Qiongmei contacted You was because:

"Brother, Xianzhixian's technique is very powerful in actual combat."

"Of course,"

Yu immediately affirmed this.

"To foresee the future, even if it's just for a few seconds, is enough to sway the course of a battle."

Of course, no ability is invincible, and the same applies to Xianzhixian; as long as you understand the key points, you can find a way to deal with it.

"Does my brother know how to master this technique?"

In Qiongmei's mind, Yu is an 'omnipotent' being, so she directly asked him.

"This technique..."

"If you want to learn, there is actually someone who is most suitable to be your teacher."

"President Hina Hongo."

As the image in the mirror disappeared, Yu looked down.

"I was so scared! Xiao Qiong actually called at this time."

Hiding under the desk, Ichiyo was still shaken. She wasn't Nao; she wouldn't want to play any 'excitement' at a time like this.

(End of this chapter)