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Chapter 364 How many years older are you?
Even before he became a god-slayer, Aize had been eyeing the god sealed in the Western Heaven Palace.

The reasons are twofold: first, he wanted to kill a god to gain power; second, he wanted to see his childhood idol; and if there is a third reason, it is just as Luo Hao said, that he was unhappy that his country's mythological hero was imprisoned by this small island nation.

Therefore, even without Luo Hao saying so, Aize would definitely go to the Western Heaven Palace; it's just that he hasn't had the opportunity recently and isn't in a big hurry.

Now that Luo Hao has brought this up, Aize naturally doesn't mind revealing his thoughts.

"I've always had the idea of ​​going to the Western Heaven Palace, but I'm not in a hurry," Aize said casually. "Lately, I've been either being bothered by the old guys hiding in the Netherworld or by the old guys who used to live in the Balkans. I haven't had time to do this."

"If you really want to count, it's only been a few days since I left Sardinia and returned here."

"I never expected that Master Luo Hao would come to me because of this matter."

Aize's words caused Luo Hao's furrowed brows to slowly relax.

"It's not that I'm trying to make things difficult for you, but if you were to handle this matter, things might turn out differently."

If he were facing someone else, Luo Hao naturally wouldn't need to explain so much.

But when facing this fellow townsman and younger compatriot, Luo Hao seemed to have toned down his patience and domineering attitude considerably.

“About a hundred years ago, the deity of the Western Heaven Palace was liberated. I had a dispute with him, but we couldn’t decide the winner.” Luo Hao shook his head as he spoke. “I wanted to remove the restrictions on him and kill the monkey that was being raised by the Japanese, so as to restore the honor of my Chinese land. So I followed him to the Western Heaven Palace.”

“I thought that by doing this I could reach His resting place.”

"Who would have thought that the Western Heaven Palace was just a cage used to imprison Him, and His true location was the Otherworld Corridor in the Netherworld. Even if I used all the magic I knew, I could not enter it."

"In the end, I could only blow up the Western Heavenly Palace along with its associates, but I still couldn't get into the corridor. The Western Heavenly Palace was rebuilt after that."

This is why Luo Hao has been paying close attention to this island nation in the far east.

She believed that it was an unforgivable crime for her country's heroes to be kept and played with by the Japanese. Knowing of such people's existence and turning a blind eye would damage the reputation of the Chinese nation as a land of kings.

Therefore, she had been waiting for an opportunity for a long time to liberate the gods of the Western Heaven Palace and to judge their sins.

Lu Yinghua mentioned that when Aize fought with Susanoo, he used the Golden Sword to sever a part of Susanoo's divine essence in the Netherworld, which caught Luo Hao's attention.

Therefore, Luo Hao ordered Lu Yinghua to find an opportunity to guide Aize to learn about the Western Heavenly Palace. However, because Aize defeated Woban and performed exceptionally well, he ultimately decided to make the trip himself.

Firstly, she wanted to meet this fellow townsman of the King Cheng, who had soon been able to defeat his enemies.

Secondly, I wanted to tell him about this in person and see his attitude.

Fortunately, the other party did not disappoint him. Faced with the fact that their own country's hero was being kept by the Japanese, they were also unwilling to stand idly by.

Although they may not be as indignant as I am, as long as their attitude aligns with mine, they are commendable and outstanding juniors.

"If you were to make a move, could you slay the God-King with the Golden Sword?"

Luo Hao's trip was also to confirm this matter.

"Hard to say."

Aize, however, gave an ambiguous answer.

no way.

"The Golden Sword is the strongest spear and shield for gods, and its sharpness can even cut through the flesh and divine essence of gods, but only if the true nature of the enemy god can be exposed before my eyes."

"Like last time, in the battle with Susanoo, although he was in the underworld, he revealed a part of his divine nature in the mortal world and summoned a storm, which is why I was able to kill him."

“If the essence of the enemy god is not revealed, and the divine status is not revealed, then it will be very difficult for me to do this.”

The implication is that if the deity of the Western Heaven Palace has revealed his divine nature, things will be easier to handle; but if not, then things will be difficult.

At least, that's true with the power of the Golden Sword.

“This is not difficult,” Luo Hao said decisively. “Using the blood of dragons and snakes to stimulate the essence of the God-King should be able to make him reveal his divine nature.”

The dragon and snake refer to the Earth Mother Goddess.

In mythology, the snake, with its ability to shed its skin and continuously hibernate and awaken, symbolizes the cycle of death and life, as well as the migration of seasons.

Therefore, the snake is a symbol of the Earth Mother Goddess, as well as the guardian of witches, and a sacred beast representing life and death.

In mythology, dragons are often referred to as winged serpents, and many earth goddesses are mentioned in this form in mythology, even if not explicitly mentioned, there are many hints.

In other words, the dragon and the snake are the Earth Mother Goddess, and the Earth Mother Goddess is the dragon and the snake.

In countless heroic myths, evil dragons or wicked dragons usually meet only one fate: being defeated by heroes and gods.

Therefore, the dragon and snake represent the defeated Earth Mother Goddess after being demoted, while the heroes or gods who oppose the Earth Mother Goddess are the Steel Sword Gods and Steel Heroes.

The Steel Sword God and the Steel Hero are the nemesis and natural enemy of the Earth Mother Goddess, and are also beings that are nourished or stimulated by her existence.

Coincidentally, the god-king sealed in the Western Heaven Palace is a steel hero with complex attributes.

The reason He was sealed in the Western Heaven Palace was because the sealer wanted to use His power to subdue the dragons and snakes that appeared on this land.

As a member of the Steel Party, a god born from the conquest of the Dragon-Serpent Star, this god will surely be provoked if the blood and divine power of the Dragon-Serpent appear on this land.

At that time, even if He does not appear in person, His essence and divinity will be revealed.

Luo Hao immediately thought of this and said to Aize, "If you need the blood of the dragon and serpent, I can try to find it for you."

Luo Hao's words were tantamount to telling Aize that she would help him find a Mother Earth Goddess.

Capture a disobedient god alive!
Such absurd statement, which would seem ridiculous to anyone, could only be uttered by a ruthless and cunning man like Luo Hao.

but……

“There’s no need.” Aize shook his head and said, “Even without the blood of the dragon and serpent and without the Golden Sword, I still have a way to break the seal of the Western Heaven Palace.”

"Oh?" Luo Hao was slightly taken aback, looking at Aize in surprise, and asked, "Is this really true?"

“Of course,” Aize said calmly. “Otherwise, knowing that the seal exists, why would I dare say that I would definitely go to the Western Heaven Palace?”

Aize said that because he had a way to break the seal.

“It should be soon, right?” Aize looked at Luo Hao and said, “As long as no more trouble comes my way, I will set off for the Western Heaven Palace sometime soon.”

"At that time, I will personally meet that deity."

"I want to test it myself and see how that famous being differs from other gods."

This was prey that Aize had been eyeing.

Even if Luo Hao didn't say anything, he wouldn't let him go.

"Very good."

Upon seeing this, Luo Hao immediately smiled again.

If any other god-slayer had said such a thing, Luo Hao would certainly not have compromised.

In her view, only by personally taking action to eliminate the Monkey God could she wash away the humiliation of her country's hero being raised by the Japanese.

Therefore, if someone else sets their sights on him, Luo Hao would certainly not mind fighting him first to compete for the right to hunt.

But since the one preparing to make a move is a king who, like himself, hails from the land of China, then it makes no difference whether it is he or Aize who makes the move.

"In that case, I await your good news, fellow villager."

Luo Hao displayed the generosity expected of an advanced person.

"My name is Aize."

Aize emphasized one point.

“Then I’ll call you Brother Ai.” Luo Hao seemed surprisingly easy to talk to in front of Ai Ze, saying, “I’m a few years older than you and your senior, so please allow me to call you sister.”

...Are you a few years older than me?
You're clearly a hundred years older than I am!
Even if you include the decades that Aize spent in the world of Bleach, he is only less than a hundred years old, not even eighty, younger than Toshiro Hitsugaya.

What about Luo Hao?
She became a god-slayer more than two hundred years ago!

She's more than capable of being Aize's older sister, or even his grandmother.

However, if he were to say these words aloud, even if Luo Hao admired him greatly, he would probably turn on him on the spot and have a good fight with him.

Although Aize wasn't afraid, there was no need to provoke a tiger, especially since the other party was a tigress.

"I'll call you Sister Cuilian."

After much consideration, Aize finally decided to use a name with a distinctly Chinese style.

“Alright.” Luo Hao nodded and smiled, “Thinking about it, it seems like it’s been a long time since anyone has called me by my name.”

Luo is her surname, Hao is her courtesy name, and Cuilian is her given name.

Addressing someone by their courtesy name is usually a respectful form of address, while addressing them by their given name is generally a privilege reserved for close friends and family.

"I'm entrusting the affairs of the Western Heaven Palace to you, my good brother."

Luo Hao's voice gradually faded into the distance.

"If there are any chores that need to be done by servants, you can loudly call out Lu Yinghua's name."

After leaving these words, Luo Hao's figure, like the moon in the water or a flower in a mirror, first swayed and then vanished like a phantom.

In the quiet forest, only Aize remained standing there, as if he had been talking to the moon the whole time. The celestial maiden who had just descended from the sky was like a fantasy, a dream, which had long since vanished without a trace.

"Luo Cuilian..."

Aize watched the direction the other person had left, silently repeating the name as he smiled.

"He's quite a remarkable person."

Even so, Aize was still in a pretty good mood to see people from his hometown after a long time.

"If I have the chance to go back to the World of Learning and War, I might as well go and take a look at the Realm Dragon."

With that thought, Aize turned and left, letting the forest return to complete silence...

(End of this chapter)