The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

"How so?" Ishihara Akira asked in return.

“The world we live in now is the result of our negotiations and compromises. Every religion, myth, and even knowledge and development of the world within it is part of a pre-set script. If you want to add new myths, you need everyone’s consent,” Nephthys explained.

Chapter 580 A Disagreement

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

"You guys? Besides you few, who else is there?" Ishihara Sho asked curiously.

“For example, God, Satan, and the main gods of other mythological civilizations that have disappeared. However, they generally live in their own phases and will not show themselves unless there are special circumstances,” said Prosapina, the only female demon god among the demon gods who was dressed normally and looked like a normal person.

"So that means as long as you guys agree to my actions, there shouldn't be any problems, right?" Ishihara Akira nodded, his gaze shifting again to the demons before him who, though retaining human forms, possessed an overall inhuman quality.

“You could say that, but…” Chimera, a tall man with blond hair who gave off a wild vibe like a legendary berserker, nodded in affirmation.

After all, these people represent the mainstream religions in the world today, as well as religions that are still circulating in secret. So as long as they agree, the opinions of the gods of myths from civilizations that have been interrupted can be completely ignored.

The reason is simple: you have no descendants!

As for the relationship between God and Satan...

The former has become a special existence with an unclear identity due to the chaotic legends and history of the New Testament, the Old Testament, and various branch religions. Although it still has phases and demons that symbolize God, it is mostly asleep or in a daze and is of no use at all. Therefore, even if you want to discuss issues with him because he has the most believers in the world, it is impossible to do so.

And the latter...

That guy was suppressed by God before his existence was blurred. He didn't die, but he was practically crippled. He was imprisoned in his own phase and couldn't interfere with the affairs of other demons. He could only be treated as a decoration.

"But what?" Ishihara Akira asked rhetorically.

"Why should we agree to your actions?" asked Othinus, the Norse god representing Odin.

"In other words, you want benefits," Ishihara Akira confirmed, raising an eyebrow.

“Although there’s probably nothing left in this world that can attract us anymore, that doesn’t mean you can get our support and tacit approval to fulfill your long-cherished wish without paying any price,” Nefotis affirmed.

"But you also said that there shouldn't be anything in this world that can attract you, so doesn't that mean you're not going to agree to my decision at all?" Ishihara Akira frowned.

"If you insist on understanding it that way, then it's not impossible," the Empress said, spreading her hands.

"What if I insist on pushing my plan forward?" Ishihara Akira narrowed his eyes slightly.

He said in a deep voice.

“Then don’t blame us for being impolite to you,” Nuada said.

"Heh..." Ishihara Sho chuckled, and without making any pre-battle announcement, the Chaos Bell suddenly appeared in the void above his head. With a sway of the bell, the power to destroy space suddenly spread out, tearing apart phases and bombarding other phases, and even the real world.

"You're asking for death!" Chimera roared in fury.

Then, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from the chimera's body, and strangely shaped animals rushed out of the light, like an army of hyenas, tearing at Ishihara Sho.

The monk did not take any further action, but quickly disappeared into Ishihara Sho's phase and appeared at the boundary. He used his power to stabilize the phase and dissipate the power of the Chaos Bell, so as to prevent the aftershocks of the battle here from being transmitted to the real world and destroying it.

Although for demons, even if reality is destroyed, it doesn't matter; it's just a matter of reshaping it.

The other demons distanced themselves from Ishihara Sho and the Chimera, watching the battle from the sidelines.

They probably didn't believe that Chimera, an ancient demon god, could be defeated by a newly ascended newcomer.

Although the newcomer's weapon was peculiar and seemed to be very powerful.

Ishihara Sho lowered his waist and hips, and threw a punch, causing the phase-distorted blood and qi to gather into a huge meteor in mid-air. Along with the punch, it crashed into the horde of magical beasts created by the Chimera.

"Boom!"

The phase oscillation caused all the monsters to be instantly vaporized.

Then, Ishihara Yuu leaped in front of the Chimera with superhuman agility, swung his arm and threw a punch, and the torrent of time crashed towards the Chimera like a surging river...

A royal-level counter-current!

As a demon god, the peak mage Chimera was instantly engulfed by Ishihara Sho's physical attack, which was different from the power of saints in the real world.

The magical barrier around him was torn apart, and his body felt as if it were being cut by thousands of blades, leaving him covered in wounds and even in danger of dying. He couldn't help but change his expression and summoned his phase.

"Boom!"

The two phases collided, producing a deafening sound like the collision of two enormous objects.

Ishihara Sho ignored all of this. Leaving aside his lack of understanding of phase application and familiarity with phase existence, his combat system and style were completely incompatible with phase. Therefore, he disregarded the changes in phase and continued to strike the Chaos Bell with his thoughts—

"when!"

The already precarious phase was immediately torn apart by the power of the Chaos Clock.

It unleashed an extremely powerful spatial storm, sweeping outwards in all directions and across all phases.

This time, even with the monk's suppression, there's no way to eliminate the aftershocks' impact on reality.

Therefore, in the next moment, the real world changed drastically, with lightning and thunder roaring across the sky as if the end of the world had arrived.

"Is this... the Demon God preparing to interfere with the world again..." In a windowless building in Academy City, Aleister, lying on a life support device, murmured with a slight change in his expression, devoid of any extra emotion.

"Do you need me to stop them?" Then, another pleasant voice came from the void and asked.

“No need. You just need to make sure we’re not affected here,” Aleister replied.

Now is not the time to reveal Aiwass, our ultimate trump card.

……

Ishihara Shō continued to grab forward with his hand, and five bolts of lightning, like five sharp longswords, pierced into the body of the chimera that was being enveloped and washed by the royal-level reverse current. With the pulling action of Ishihara Shō, the chimera was instantly split into several parts, and then, under the residual power of the royal-level reverse current, it was blown to pieces, leaving no complete corpse.

Then, Ishihara Akira turned around and looked at all the demons, including the monk who had already retreated, and asked indifferently, "Now I am going to incorporate the myths and legends about me into the world. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

Chapter 581 Euthinus

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan

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"How could it come to this? How could it come to this?" Looking at the chimera that seemed to have completely collapsed, the monk, once again feeling the closeness of death, kept tapping the ground with his cane, looking utterly grief-stricken, shaking his head and saying this.

“How can you attack your own people without saying anything? Besides, what you’re asking for isn’t anything too outrageous, so why can’t we talk things out? Just because we said there’s nothing in this world that can attract us, does that mean we’re destined not to agree to your request? How do you know it’s impossible without even trying?” Nephthys, covered in bandages, retorted.

"I'm a straightforward person, I don't like beating around the bush. If it's possible, it's possible; if it's not, it's not. You guys couldn't express yourselves clearly, so why are you blaming me? Besides, even if things were negotiable, why didn't you stop me when I fought with the Chimera? Instead, you just stood by and watched, letting me clash with the Chimera. To put it bluntly, weren't you trying to use this opportunity to test my limits before deciding how to treat me? Now that the Chimera is dead, you all know I'm not someone to mess with, and suddenly you've all turned into nice guys again. Do you think I'm that stupid?" Ishihara Akira retorted with a cold smile.

All the demons fell silent...

They never expected that the Chimera would be defeated so decisively and thoroughly, being eliminated directly in the phase.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that they did not expect that the newcomer, Ishihara Akira, would be so incredibly strong.

However, it cannot be ruled out that this is directly related to their desire to test the depth of Ishihara Sho's abilities.

If they hadn't wanted Chimera to take the lead, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

"I'll say it again: I want to imprint my legend on the world. Who agrees and who disagrees?" Ishihara Sho snorted coldly, steer the conversation back on track, and, using the still-present chimera corpse beside him and the imposing power of the Chaos Bell above his head, directly questioned the demons present once more.

“I don’t object to you imprinting mythology on the world, but what about the content of the mythology? You should at least tell me about it,” said Othinus, the most scheming and trouble-seeking of all the demons.

It's fine for you to imprint mythology on us, but the premise is that your mythology doesn't involve other mythologies. Otherwise, if you wreak havoc in your own mythology and demote our mythology in various ways, just like the God of the Bible treats them, then even if they want to let him act, they won't find a reason to do so.

"Don't worry, my mythology doesn't involve you," Ishihara Akira said calmly.

However, he didn't mince words and directly recounted the myths and legends that came to mind on the spot—

He is a primordial god, a unique deity born from the blood of the Creator God combined with the power of the Primordial Demon during their battle. He possesses dual characteristics of yin and yang, good and evil, and is known as the God of Taiji. He appeared in this world before humanity, but due to the world's desolation and boredom, he slept at its center after traversing the globe. He only awoke after the birth of humanity, stimulated by the complex fluctuations and emotions of human hearts, and was drawn to human emotions. From then on, he lurked within human society, feeding on human desires and passions, using human love and hate as his drama, guiding and influencing humanity, causing them to endlessly struggle in the cycle of good and evil…

Overall, it sounds like a combination of the two gods of good and evil worshipped by the Zoroastrianism. Although it seems very bizarre and exaggerated, it doesn't actually involve the mythology of the religions from which the present gods originated. So if it's just a change at this level, there's nothing to stop it from happening...

"Myths need to be circulated to gain power, and gods need to be worshipped to gain authority. We can let you imprint myths on your mind, but what happens after that? Do you want to establish your own religion?"

"Do you have any plans for missionary work, and if so, how and where to do it?" Euthinus asked again.

"You should know that a large part of the reason why we demon gods choose to reside in phases is because we don't want to affect the real world too much! So, if you are planning to preach or even descend into the real world to perform miracles, then we will have to stop you again."

"Even if this outcome could cost the lives of some of us present."

After he finished speaking, the other gods did not show any intention to refute him, and tacitly accepted Othinus's words, waiting for Ishihara Sho's reply with scrutinizing eyes.

At this moment, Ishihara Sho also frowned, looked at Othinus, then at the other silent demon gods, snorted coldly, put away the Chaos Bell, and hid his figure in the phase.

He wasn't afraid of fighting a single demon god, but when faced with a group of demon gods attacking him, Ishihara Sho wasn't sure if he could withstand it!

Therefore, instead of wasting time trying to persuade everyone to agree to your actions, it would be better to step back and study the power of phases first.

After all, even if he really wanted to change the world, he would need to rely on the power of phases. Therefore, the power of phases would not only be related to his actions, but also to whether he could suppress all the demons in one fell swoop.

As for the issue of missionary work mentioned by Euthinus...

If you, Euthinus, can manage to sneak off, then Ishihara Sho can certainly do it too!

Do you really think that the Yang God's ability to create three thousand incarnations with a single thought, and his 129,600 thoughts, are just for show?

Seeing Ishihara Sho's actions, the demons exchanged glances, some remaining silent, others shaking their heads helplessly, and still others letting out a cold snort. Just as they had appeared, they vanished into thin air one after another...

……

Not long after, Ishihara Akira saw a traditional magician in his phase again. However, in terms of appearance, it looked like Othinus, who was dressed as a woman and had a cape and a pointed hat.

"What are you doing here?" Ishihara Akira, who had just begun to grasp the power of phase, frowned and asked the uninvited guest before him.

“As a newcomer, you must not be familiar with the power of phases yet,” Othinus asked with a chuckle.

"So what if it is?" Ishihara Sho said in a deep voice.

“I can teach you,” Euthinus said with a smile.

“A reason,” Ishihara Sho said silently.

“I want to cooperate with you, in the form of an alliance,” Euthinus said with a confident smile.

Chapter 582 Phase

Heavenly Demon, Reborn as a Monk in Japan