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Chapter 340: "Sky Cloud Sword"

"Shh!"

In the solemn shrine, Kiyoakiin Hina, who was sitting on the ground, suddenly untied the long cloth bag and pulled out a long weapon from it.

It was a katana encased in a jet-black scabbard.

The knife is three feet, three inches and a half long, and judging from its appearance, it appears to be a single-sided, long straight knife without any bends.

Kiyoakiin Hina grasped the hilt of the knife and slowly pulled it out, causing the blade to reflect a light similar to that of sunlight.

Astonishing magical power appeared on it.

A terrifying sharpness was surging on it.

The same atmosphere as when the god of disobedience descended emanated from the sword, filling the entire shrine with divine aura.

"Ama-kun..."

Affected by this aura, Yuri Manrigai felt dizzy and suddenly began to murmur unconsciously.

"One of the three sacred treasures that has been handed down since the Age of Gods. Legend has it that this is the sword that Susanoo took out from the tail of the Yamata no Orochi when he killed it..."

"His name is Kusanagi, his name is Ame-kun..."

"The God of Swords, the God of Steel, the God of Struggle..."

There is no doubt that this is a vision.

Stimulated by the aura emanating from the divine sword, Yuri Manrigai's unparalleled psychic vision was immediately triggered, allowing him to recall the origin of the sword.

The Kusanagi Sword, also known as the Kusanagi Sword, is a legendary divine sword, a sacred tool held by Susanoo, one of the three noble sons of Neon mythology.

This legendary divine tool is now carried by Kiyoakiin Hina.

That’s why she is the “Hime-mikoto of the Tachi”.

“As expected of you, Yuri. Your clairvoyance technique is even more sophisticated than before.”

Kiyoakiin Hina boasted about her friend without hesitation.

"and then?"

Aize was the opposite of Mariya Yuri. He was not affected at all by that aura which could not be ignored by humans. Instead, he seemed to be looking at a naughty child who was making a fuss. His attitude seemed too calm.

"This guy is your partner. Now that he is showing such an obvious fighting spirit towards me, can I take it as you are here just to provoke me?"

Facing Aize's words, Qingqiuyuan Huina showed a somewhat distressed expression.

"Well, Ena really wants to know how powerful and great the legendary king is, but even Ena knows that the king's majesty cannot be challenged, so Ena really didn't come here to fight the king this time."

However, the magic sword in Seiakiin Hina's hand clearly has another meaning.

"Ena didn't expect that Ama Murasaki would have such a big reaction to the king. It seems that it is very interested in the king." Seiakiin Ena tilted her head and said, "It seems that it wants to see the king's ability and wants to understand your qualifications, so it puts you to the test."

Hearing this, Aize immediately smiled.

"You want to test me with just a divine sword?" Aize said as if he had heard a big joke, "It is indeed a divine tool with the attribute of steel. This sword itself can be regarded as a subordinate god, a god of steel, right?"

In this world, there is a kind of gods that are very special.

They were born for battle, and their very existence is equivalent to a living sword. They are gods with amazing fighting spirit and conquering ability.

Because they usually have an extremely amazing relationship with "steel" and "sword", people call them the God of Steel and the God of Sword. Even if there are other deities mixed in, there will be a side that tends to be fighting. Pure-blooded "steel" will not even show any obsession other than fighting. They are born for war and will die because of war.

This type of gods generally possess the power and strength to seize the opponents they have subdued or defeated and make them their own. In various myths, there are anecdotes about them seizing weapons from their defeated enemies.

They are in a relationship of mutual struggle with the Earth Mother, who is in charge of the earth, life, and death. In various myths, there are legends that they defeated the dragons and snakes that were transformed by the Earth Mother who was at the end of her rope, and thus gained power. There are even records that they took the girls that the Earth Mother had transformed into as lovers, or accepted them as their supporters.

Therefore, most "steel" has the property of extracting power from the earth, which is the characteristic of the Steel Gods.

The Ring of Usurpation, the divine tool used to give birth to the God Slayer, is a tool used to reproduce the attributes of the God of Swords and the God of Steel. Therefore, it has the function of taking away power and strength from the dead gods.

There is a legend that Susanoo-no-Mikoto obtained a weapon called Ame-Kurokubo from the dragon-snake Yamata-no-Orochi, and married Hime Kidaida because of it. Therefore, the Ame-Kurokubo sword, which was born from the body of Yamata-no-Orochi and gained power and even form from the dragon-snake incarnation of the Earth Mother who was at the end of her rope, is the God of Steel, and pure-blooded steel at that.

It possesses the same divine status of a conqueror god as its master, and is also a subordinate god of Susanoo-no-Mikoto. This is the divine sword called Ame Murasaki.

When Aize had not activated his authority, it might not have realized Aize's true uniqueness, but as the God of Sword and the God of Steel, it must have realized Aize's extraordinaryness, which aroused its own fighting spirit and showed a burning desire to fight against Aize.

Seiakiin Ena said it was testing Aize, and that might be true.

It wanted to confirm the nature of the person in front of it who gave it a special feeling in its own way, and wanted to know what kind of ability this godslayer had.

This is both a challenge and a temptation.

In order to achieve this goal, it even began to inject its own spiritual energy into the body of its holder, Kiyoakiin Ena.

Poor Kiyoakiin Hina, she hasn't discovered this yet, which is really a dereliction of duty.

"boom--"

Outside the shrine, the sky suddenly turned dark for some reason, and there were lightning and thunder.

A storm began to appear and a rainstorm was gradually brewing, causing Yuri Manrigai, who was already a little dazed, to have a faint light in his eyes.

"Hayasu Susanoo-no-Mikoto, also known as Susanoo-no-son, Kōma-to-su, Susanoo-no-son, Susanoo-no-son, Susanoo-no-son, the god Susanoo-no-no-no-no-no, Susanoo-no-no-no-no, the Bull-Headed Heavenly King... is one of the three sons born to Izanagi, the other two being the sun goddess Amaterasu and Yagami Tsukuyomi..."

"Susanoo is the god of the sea, a god of destruction whose character is unpredictable, sometimes violent, sometimes heroic..."

"As the land god of Izumo, he has obtained most of the myths by repeatedly combining many gods, and thus possesses the divinity of controlling storms as a basis. He is a snake killer and a cultural hero god who is good at using tricks..." Hearing this, both Aize and Kiyoakiin Ena cast their eyes outside the shrine.

"Isn't this really a provocation?"

Aize spoke with a blank expression.

"grandfather?"

Kiyoakiin Hina was also a little surprised.

"King! This is..."

Yuri Manrigai finally recovered from his clairvoyance and seemed to understand something. His face changed drastically and he hurriedly tried to say something to Aize.

Aize raised his head and stopped Mariya Yuri from speaking.

"I know."

While replying with these words, Aize looked at Kiyoakiin Hina.

"I didn't really want to argue with you guys, but since even the old guy hiding in the underworld couldn't help but jump out, it would seem that I have no temper if I don't respond to you."

As he spoke, Aize stretched out his hand and silently produced a pair of ancient sticks.

"Since you are an acquaintance of Wanli Valley, I will deliberately restrain my strength."

"Although you are innocent and are being used as a medium, I still want to tell you..."

“Don’t die, okay?”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sticks around Aize disappeared.

"------!"

At this moment, Qingqiuyuan Hina's heart tightened, and she jumped up without hesitation and retreated violently.

"Oh!"

The ancient stick suddenly appeared in front of Kiyoakiin Hina as if it had teleported, and hit the divine sword she had hastily raised, knocking it away.

The sword-wielding Hime-mikoto groaned, then her whole body smashed through the wall of the shrine and flew outside.

"Ena!"

Yuri Manrigani exclaimed.

Aize took a step forward, stepped on the instant step, and instantly left the front hall of the shrine and came outside.

"boom--"

A bolt of lightning struck from the sky, illuminating the dark world.

The brewing rainstorm finally began to fall, mixed with strong winds, turning into a storm that enveloped the entire Shichio Shrine.

"The Murasaki Sword——"

The girl's sweet voice appeared in the storm.

"I will sacrifice my body to appease the violent spirit!"

"Qianyepo·God of Igaki Mao·Keyue·Now I name it·A pity there is no such thing!"

"In order to defeat the barbarians, grant me strength!"

The Hime-mikoto, the sword-wielding maiden, emerged from the storm and raised the sacred sword.

Under the influence of the words, the appearance of the divine sword changed.

The straight sword turned into a curved sword, and the blade that originally emitted a sacred white light turned into a black sword that seemed to be burning with dark flames.

At the same time, the cursed power on Seiakiin Hina's body disappeared, and was replaced by an explosive surge of divine power.

"Nether summons!"

Yuri Manrigai, who ran out from the front hall, saw this scene and couldn't help but shout.

As the name suggests, necromancy is a technique that uses oneself as a medium to bring the spirit of another person to one's own body, thereby exercising the power of another person.

As the chief shrine maiden and the best shrine maiden of the time, Kiyoakiin Ena possesses the qualifications to become a necromancer.

A shrine maiden with this kind of qualification is even rarer than a psychic master with the ability of clairvoyance, and Kiyoakiin Ena is the highest-level necromancer among them.

Because, what she sent down was the spirit of God.

At this moment, a part of the divinity of the god she serves, Susanoo, resides in the body of Kiyoakiin Ena.

As a human being, she accepted the power of God. At this moment, Kiyoakiin Ena was God's agent on earth.

Thanks to this, the divine sword that was not supposed to be used freely by mere humans has now become Kiyoakiin Ena's weapon.

"Although I feel that Grandpa has tricked me, there is nothing I can do about it now!"

A vindictive smile appeared on Kiyoakiin Hina's face.

“It’s about to start!”

(End of this chapter)