It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 489 Is another internal conflict about to break out?
Just like Sanae Kochiya.

Behind the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, behind the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, also stands a god—

That supreme being who rules over the entire Gensokyo.

That's right...

The two shrines appear to be in similar circumstances, but in reality, they are quite different.

When the two gods of Moriya were on the verge of extinction due to the decline of faith and eventually fell silent in the outside world, the dragon god enshrined at the Hakurei Shrine remained detached and silent.

The former was forced to do so because they had no other choice but to stop performing miracles...

The latter simply means not appearing.

—No favors or blessings will be bestowed.

—One should not pray.

—No further information provided.

But this silence is by no means empty proof.

A deity that does not require faith to sustain its existence does not depend on the mental effort of believers. Therefore, its gaze that overlooks all living beings is mostly as calm and undisturbed as a mirror-like lake.

only……

It's not that they completely ignore everything.

At least at this critical juncture when Gensokyo was on the verge of a great crisis, the will of the Dragon God finally cast its gaze.

The only vessel among those present capable of receiving this divine will was the lazy priestess who always shook the offering box loudly.

Although this red and white creature is lazy, loves money, and has no reverence for gods, it gives the impression that as long as you pay enough, she would put Ultraman in a shrine for worship...

However, none of these matters to the Dragon God.

They do not crave reverence for gods, nor do they care whether the priestess is devout.

As long as she is the Hakurei Shrine Maiden of this generation, as long as her soul can bear the weight of divine will—

This is...

Enough to trigger a divine descent...

All conditions.

........................

The battle reached a fever pitch from the very first encounter.

The priestess shattered the moonlight, coldly clashing her enormous Yin-Yang Orb against the mirrored moon on the opposite side.

When the memories of the celestial bodies are summoned, the red and white colors also trail out a rainbow-like light resembling chaos.

hard to imagine.

Previously, this red and white shrine maiden had to wander around the battlefield and couldn't withstand pressure head-on, but now she can face off against Tsukiyomi directly.

The most terrifying thing is not power.

It was that absolute sense of inhumanity.

Golden pupils are not something Reimu could possess, but they are present on her at this moment, and they also show a faint vertical pupil characteristic.

Perhaps it's a sign—

The Dragon God's gaze was now penetrating the realm, pouring its power into this mortal body.

"It seems we're no longer needed..."

Miss Meryl waved to the others, saying, "Let's go, let's get out of here, it's about to collapse..."

"Leaving now?"

Yukari Yakumo frowned slightly, looking at the heated battlefield with suspicion.

It seemed to be even more astonishing than any of the previous battles.

The immense turmoil in the void seemed to indicate the flow of vast amounts of information and the leap in energy levels.

The terrifying aftershocks were so powerful that even the demon sage could only wave his fan and draw a boundary line to temporarily protect himself from stray bullets.

But it's clear that this won't last long...

"Of course, leaving now would only hinder her performance... Tsk tsk, if you had told me you had such a strong ally, I wouldn't have been so conflicted."

The Flower Magician nodded and spoke with certainty.

"This is our Dragon God, as I mentioned before..."

Yukari Yakumo sighed, "But no one is sure. We sent the Dragon Palace envoy to make contact before, but they couldn't get through."

—That is the supreme god of Gensokyo.

—A god worshipped by humans, monsters, and all living beings in the world.

—It usually inhabits the sea, the sky, and the rain, and its appearance has almost never been confirmed.

Since he is a supreme god, he cannot be summoned or dismissed at will; it is normal for him to be completely unreachable under normal circumstances.

This has been the case for thousands of years.

The last time the Dragon God appeared before the world was when the Hakurei Great Barrier was deployed.

At that time, thunder roared so loudly it nearly tore the sky apart, and the torrential rain almost caused a flood. In a short time, everything lost its color, the sun and moon lost their light, and the entire Gensokyo was shrouded in darkness.

After that, no one ever saw him again.

After all, dragons are not restricted by the great barrier and can freely travel to any location. Whether it is the outside world, the underworld, the heavens, or hell, it is said that dragons can come and go freely.

Therefore, Yukari Yakumo certainly couldn't be sure whether her team's biggest star would be involved.

When uncertainty arises, it's best to consider tactics based on the worst-case scenario.

"Alright, alright, let's go. We can't get involved if we stay, and we'll only distract your dragon god..."

Miss Meryl clapped her hands, and with her movement, a crisp sound like shattering glass echoed in the air.

—Tsukuyomi's divine realm is crumbling at an accelerated pace.

Cracks in the void radiated outwards from the center of the battlefield like a spider web.

The infinitely extending mirror beneath everyone's feet had already collapsed.

It wasn't a fall, but rather like pages of paper being torn apart by an invisible giant hand, curling and peeling away along with the remnants of moonlight, water, and space.

"go!"

The sage of monsters made up his mind and gritted his teeth as he spoke.

But her voice was immediately drowned out by the roar of the space.

A jet-black "shard" hurtled down, crashing into the boundary line drawn by Yukari Yakumo—

It was not matter, but fragments of the divine realm scraped off by the aftershocks of the clash between the Red and White Priestess and the Moon God.

Transmission initiated.

In their final glimpse, they saw the red and white priestesses hovering beneath the collapsing giant moon.

Her body was almost transparent, except for her dragon eyes which burned like molten gold. The Yin-Yang Jade she held in her palm had expanded to the size of a mountain, and the chaotic rainbow light flowing on its surface was colliding with the moon's reflection.

Each collision causes the space to collapse and create new cracks.

The illusory dragon behind it grew increasingly solid, its breath transforming into countless storms and thunderbolts. The next moment—

A massive spatial barrier crashed down, revealing the stripped-away "battlefield spacetime," like a mural violently ripped off.

It lies between everyone's line of sight and the center of the battlefield, completely isolating the afterimages of the battle.

ended……

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The location from which they were teleported was not on the moon.

Rather, it is above the monsters, on the shore of the Lake of the Wind God.

The number of people who went before is now the same number who have returned, or even more.

Without a doubt, this was a legion-level teleportation led by Watatsuki Toyohime. Relying on the gap coordinates opened by Yakumo Yukari, she had the ability to bring everyone from the lunar surface to the ground in an instant.

The night breeze blows, and all is quiet.

Insects chirped merrily in the grass.

Just looking at this scene, it's like a peaceful and leisurely moment.

The contrast was so stark that many people were momentarily stunned and looked bewildered.

Was everything that happened real?
Were we really going to the moon to fight a powerful god?
"It won't be a problem, right?"

The moment Yakumo Yukari returned to the ground, she looked up at the sky.

Without the obscuring influence of the demonic winds, and stripped of the false moon's disguise, the bright moon in the clear night sky is undoubtedly real.

"You can't see anything from it like this. That megastructure is much more robust than anything you can imagine."

Miss Meryl shook her head: "Even if the divine realm of the moon collapses, the moon itself will not suffer much damage. The external optical shielding field is not turned off, so you probably won't see anything unusual just by looking at the outside."

"So now we just have to wait here?"

With a sigh, the golden-haired great demon was not too satisfied with the situation.

She actually has another move, a hidden trump card, which is even more...emmmm, more powerful than the Dragon God's divine descent.

While not everyone might be willing, in the face of such a major event, the Sage of Yokai reverted to his usual cunning and ruthless nature, completely disregarding such considerations.

Whether you're willing or not is completely unimportant.

Whether or not we can get through this hurdle is the most important thing.

"You won't have to wait long; I can announce the results to you now..."

Miss Meryl smiled and began to speak, her hands behind her back, charmingly keeping everyone in suspense.

"Ok?"

Yukari Yakumo raised an eyebrow, then stared thoughtfully into the other person's eyes. She had almost forgotten about this witch's eyes.

Everyone else also looked over.

"It will win."

Miss Meryl gave a direct conclusion, then considered it for a moment: "However, Tsukiyomi has already become an Undead, so we can only destroy her physical body; she will revive sooner or later..."

"Tsk tsk, is this the script for the Moon King? He always gets his body destroyed, and then waits for the right moment to return."

At this point, even the magician with a wicked sense of humor clicked his tongue in amazement—

"So, the name Zhu Yue is really quite unlucky."

Zhu Yue?

That crimson moon?

Yakumo Yukari and the others subconsciously recalled information about the name, which seemed to be related to the second stage that Tsukiyomi had displayed at the time.

but……

Before they could even ask...

A faint yet undeniable awe-inspiring divine power quietly appeared on the scene.

"...!!"

Everyone felt a tightness in their chest.

Red and white butterflies fluttered in, appearing in the scene as if it were only natural, and the night breeze gently blew the priestess's long, black, silky hair.

However, Reimu, who was usually quite lazy, now gave off an extremely cold and inhuman feeling.

Those golden vertical pupils clearly showed that she was still... "she".

"..."

"..."

Marisa, Remilia, and the others twitched their lips, but swallowed back the words that were about to slip out.

However, deep down, they still felt a very strong sense of unease.

after all……

That's Reimu...

The 100,000 priestesses, who were usually so lazy, were now like some ancient and sacred beings born from heaven and earth.

That indifference, that detachment, that almost unreal aura...

It's just too jarring.

"Lord Dragon God!"

Yukari Yakumo didn't have that feeling and decisively stepped forward.

Yokai are not members of the appearance-obsessed group. Rather than relying solely on physical appearance, they identify a person based more on their aura, wavelength, presence, and other distinctive characteristics.

The Red and White Shrine Maidens did not speak, but simply stared calmly in a certain direction.

There, Yagokoro Eirin and Watatsuki Toyohime were supporting Yorihime, who was clearly in poor condition.

"..."

"..."

That cold gaze was too direct.

In that instant, the Moon Sage's expression changed slightly. He decisively gripped his longbow and shielded his disciple behind him.

This subtle change in atmosphere was immediately understood by the people around.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.

A subtle sense of tension, an impending internal conflict, was spreading.

"Lord Dragon God...what brings you here?"

The Sage of the Moon remained fearless, speaking coldly as he stared directly at the Red and White Priestess.

"She is also connected to that Outer God's power..."

The Red and White Priestess's calm response was like giving an answer or a declaration, as if it were a matter of course.

"It must be eliminated!"

(End of this chapter)