Becoming a god in a low-key way in the supernatural world

"Splash!" A splash of bright white water erupted from the depths of the cave.

Shirakawa Kurumi drew two long, narrow daggers from his body and waited silently.

Beneath the cold pool, Furutekawa Kami, who had instinctively held his breath, tried to breathe freely. Some time ago, he had received the talent of "underwater breathing" from a female water demon that left a deep impression on him. Although he had experimented with it using a basin, this was the first time he had ever been underwater like this.

It's always a bit nerve-wracking the first time.

He tried to breathe, and it was easy, just like on land.

This talent was unexpectedly useful. He was certain of it, so he shone his flashlight on his head and swam forward. There must be some kind of cave ahead, otherwise Shirakawa Nozomi would have drowned long ago.

After diving underwater for a while, the flashlight beam suddenly pierced through the surface. Without hesitation, he pushed his way out of the water and shone the light around.

This seemed to be a cavity inside the mountain. Although it was pitch black, he could feel a faint breeze blowing, suggesting that there were probably other caves connected to this side.

This place is also winding and rugged, with some areas having no roads at all, as it is entirely naturally formed.

He swam forward, holding the flashlight in his mouth, and climbed up the somewhat slippery crevice. The cold breeze blowing against his wet body was unbearably chilly.

Even the thick-skinned Furutakawa Kami shivered. He took a step forward with his right leg, unleashing his Tai Chi Hunyuan Force, and the water droplets on his body splashed all around him.

Although he can't generate true energy to turn himself into a dryer to dry clothes, he can still shake off some water.

He felt much lighter and took a deep breath. The stronger scent in the air told him he hadn't come to the wrong place.

He took the sword pouch off his back, held it in his hand, and walked forward with a calm expression. He wanted to see what kind of monster was hiding in this place.

Chapter 181 Dazzling Cherry Blossoms (Part Two)

When Kotegawa Shinji finally heard some noise as he "traveled through mountains and rivers" from one end of the cave to the other.

He pressed his ear against the cool stone wall and clearly heard the muffled sound from the other side.

The missing junior priest was speaking passionately.

"...If you're not naturally beautiful, then makeup is definitely the most direct way to become beautiful! So what if you become Piao-chan? Doesn't Piao-chan have the right and privilege to pursue beauty? Who decided that? Who? Nobody! So Piao-chan can be beautiful too! Don't believe me? Look! Her name is Yu-zi, and I did her makeup! Isn't it pretty? Actually, her natural face is just average! But it's the makeup that enhances her beauty and confidence!"

A faint, buzzing sound rang out.

Kamiko Kotekawa on the other side of the wall listened in a daze.

He scratched his head, wondering, "What's going on? Is this little priest here to give us a beauty lesson?"

He shone his flashlight around, looking for a way in.

On the other side of the wall, the little priest continued his impassioned speech: "Think about it, if other Piao-chan sisters wore makeup while you didn't, wouldn't you feel envious? Wouldn't you?"

The buzzing sound grew increasingly noisy.

"Listen to me first!" The little priest spoke, and the room immediately fell silent, showing that he had a strong ability to control the situation.

"Some of you might say that although you're envious, you're not good at makeup and don't dare to do it. It's not that you don't want to be pretty, it's just that your makeup doesn't look natural, and you end up making a mess of things and being laughed at by other girls, right? If that's right, then you can clap your hands!"

A round of applause erupted.

Kotekawa Kami's expression turned somewhat serious.

Judging from this commotion, could it be that all the swarms of swarms of swarms have come here from dozens of miles around?

The little priest's voice remained high-pitched: "But now all problems are no longer problems! I'm from Tokyo! I've learned the most fashionable makeup techniques! So, if you're willing to let me help, all of you Piao-chan sisters here will definitely be no less beautiful than Tamako in the future! So, instead of discussing how to eat me up, why not keep me as your beauty consultant? Wouldn't that be more valuable? Besides, I don't have much meat on my body, and with so many Piao-chan sisters around, you definitely won't be satisfied! How about I introduce you to someone later? He can eat more than ten bowls of rice in one meal, and he's as strong as a calf. He'll definitely satisfy all of you Piao-chan sisters!"

Just as Kotekawa was about to use his strength to smash the wall, his face darkened instantly. For a moment, he really wanted to turn around and leave, letting this bastard fend for himself!

"Let's continue talking about makeup! A good makeup look can definitely bring out the ultimate beauty! It can make Piao-chan sisters happy, radiant, and more and more confident! If you meet a Piao-chan of the opposite sex you like, you might just be able to win their heart directly! It's true! I'm currently especially infatuated with Yu-zi! What? It's impossible for people to be together? No, no, no, you should believe that as long as there is love, everything is not a problem! Isn't the important thing that you can be together?"

"So, please let me stay! Let me help all you lovely ladies enhance your charm!"

The buzzing sound from behind the wall started again, as if they were having a heated discussion.

Kami Kotekawa couldn't hear very clearly, but he thought it sounded like a swarm of bees buzzing around.

He searched around but couldn't find the way back. In the end, he could only shine his flashlight on the water below, where he couldn't see the bottom. After thinking for a moment, he turned off the flashlight, slowly went into the water, felt his way towards the wall, and with a push of his foot, he slid in.

This time, no lights were needed. On the other side of the water, everything was lush and green. Even underwater, the Furude River could see the will-o'-the-wisps that were almost forming a continuous expanse.

The little priest, who was either tied up or hanging, was still displaying his strong will to survive: "If you don't believe me, I can do a makeup session for a girl named Piao-chan right now! But before that, there's a small problem. Tamako's special face wash, foundation, toner, face cream, and sunscreen are all at my place... What? You're saying I'm lying to you? There aren't any cosmetics specifically for Piao-chan?"

He laughed three times: "Ha! Ha! Ha! Sister Piao-chan, I'm from Tokyo! What doesn't Tokyo have? There are Yin Qi Pills for Piao-chan, and Demon Qi Pills for yokai. You must know what Yin Qi Pills and Demon Qi Pills are, right? Since you have all of these, why don't you have any cosmetics specifically for Piao-chan? If you really don't, then where does Tamako's makeup come from?"

The entire "classroom" fell silent, as if everyone believed his story.

Furutekawa Kami, underwater, slowly adjusted his direction, groping his way toward the sound.

The little priestess was quite adept at judging the situation and steered the conversation back to the main point: "As the saying goes, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. I hope all you Piao-chan sisters will give me a chance to prove myself! Oh, of course, I don't mean you have to release me, just let Tamako go back! Let her go back to get her cosmetics, and as for me, I'll stay here as a hostage! How about that? I'm pretty honest, right?"

At this moment, Furudegawa Kami, underwater, finally heard the second voice clearly, as cold as the surrounding pool water: "If she doesn't come back in an hour, I'll take scissors and turn you into sushi."

“That voice…” He paused, a memory from his mind suddenly resurfaced, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light.

So it was you! Kuchisake-onna!

No wonder I couldn't find you after searching for half a year; you were hiding so well! Now let's see where you can run to this time!

“But we’re from out of town and don’t know the way very well. Isn’t an hour too short? What if she’s just lost? We’ll suffer a huge loss!” the junior priest shouted.

"Then it'll be an hour and a half. Okay, if you keep talking nonsense, we'll break you up right now."

The young priest fell silent.

Having guessed that he had touched the soles of his feet, Furutekawa Kami held his breath and silently poked his head out of the water. He looked around, his pupils shrinking slightly.

Sure enough, just as he had imagined, a large cave was filled with countless will-o'-the-wisps, and there might be hundreds of them gathered there!

It's even on the top of his head!

He rolled his eyes upwards.

At a glance, I could see two plump, smooth, long legs and a small, worn-out white triangle-shaped garment.

He felt a burning sensation in his nose and almost couldn't hold his breath.

"It wasn't intentional, it wasn't intentional!" He silently repeated his sins a few times, and found his little brother, who was tied up like a pretzel, and Yu Zi, who was slumped beside him, trembling, on the big rock in the middle of the pool.

At the same time, he also saw a slit-mouthed woman with long hair and a mask, carrying a large pair of scissors in one hand.

"Huh? He seems to have gotten a bit stronger than he did half a year ago?" Kotekawa's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

If the monster Piao-chan wants to become stronger, she either has to eat people, eat Yin Qi Pills, or spend a long time gradually growing and accumulating strength.

It's only been half a year since I last saw it, and the feeling it gave Kotekawa Kami was already so much stronger. Obviously, it wasn't something he had accumulated on his own. Besides, it's unlikely that such a valuable item as the Yin Qi Pill would appear in such a remote and impoverished place.

How it became stronger is self-evident.

He looked around, his expression calming down. The cave was full of ravenous creatures, their eyes as red as rabbits'; not one of them was any good.

The fact that my brother has managed to survive in so many difficult situations until now is quite impressive.

He returned to the water, dove down to Shirakawa's feet in one breath, bent slightly, and leaped out of the water in an instant, standing on the rock.

Yu Zi's soul, which was walking out while looking back every step of the way, was scared away by half of it. It instantly turned into black light and disappeared back into Shirakawa Nozomi's sleeve.

Shirakawa Nozomi was startled, but when he saw Kotekawa Kami's tall and broad back, he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat and almost burst into tears.

Damn it! They actually found their way here! Damn it!

The piaojiangs in the cave were stunned for a moment, but when they saw who it was, they screamed and ran away in panic, as if they had seen a ghost!

Kami Kotekawa had no time to deal with these pitifully weak fellows for the time being. His gaze was fixed on the slit-mouthed woman's face not far away. He slowly grinned, his voice filled with a chill: "This time, let's see where you can run!"

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Chapter 182 Dazzling Cherry Blossoms (Part 3)

The slit-mouthed woman stared intently at the human before her; she would never forget that face.

It was this human that forced it to hide underground, and ultimately risk being devoured by an even stronger monster to hunt and feed on the other side of the mountain.

Now that it has miraculously recovered from its injuries and is even stronger than it was six months ago, it should be able to avenge itself after six months of suffering...

Kotekawa Kami wasn't that nervous. In fact, if he wanted to, none of the floating creatures here could escape. It's just that there's a fragile little tail behind him. After he killed the calamity, the [Impermanence] domain underwent some strange changes, and for the time being, he really didn't dare to summon it.

After a long period of panic, the surrounding Piao Jiang seemed to remember that this was their lair, and they were surrounded by their companions, including their leader. So, they shouldn't be the ones who should be afraid!

They calmed down and floated behind the Slit-Mouthed Woman, glaring at Kotegawa Kami and Shirakawa Nozomi behind her with their scarlet eyes.

Kotekawa Kami tossed the flashlight in his mouth behind him, and calmly drew a sword with his longsword, the tip of which grazed Shirakawa Nozomi's nose, cutting the ropes binding him in the process.

Shirakawa Nozomi was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He scrambled to his feet, looked around with bare hands, and remained vigilant.

He didn't bring any equipment and couldn't be of much help.

Of course, Kotekawa Kami didn't expect him to be of any help; in fact, he hoped the kid would run as far away as possible.

Kotekawa Kami held a sword in one hand and a scabbard in the other. His gaze swept across the area in front of him, and an immense aura rose from his heart, intimidating the entire scene.

Legend has it that people who have survived countless brushes with death can gradually develop an aura that is fierce, chilling, and terrifying.

For the person who owns it, it's like a special feeling, arising and ceasing at will.

The damp and chilly cave felt even colder, as if the coldness wasn't external but rather acting directly on the soul.

Just like how seeing a sky full of snow outside the window during the coldest days of winter makes you instinctively feel cold, the girls in this cave felt for the first time that their white dresses were a bit thin.

"Clatter, clatter..." Just as the two were confronting a group of floating creatures, pieces of gravel suddenly fell from above.

Kotekawa Kami raised his eyelids slightly, but his gaze remained fixed on what was in front of him.

Nozomi Shirakawa didn't have this concern. With Kami Kotekawa standing in front of him, he felt safer than at home.

He looked up, his face wary, fearing that he might die under the rock instead of in Piao Jiang's mouth.

The tapping sound overhead grew clearer and clearer.

Even a group of people couldn't help but look up.

"Splash!" As the last large rock crashed into the water, the cave brightened up a bit, and starlight streamed in. It quickly became even brighter, and a flashlight shone down from above. Shirakawa Kurumi's delighted voice rang out: "It really is here!"

Shirakawa Nozomi's eyes widened; she couldn't quite figure out how she had gotten up to the top of the cave.

Kami Kotekawa, intimidated by his imposing aura, didn't have time to look up. He simply said, "If there's a way, get rid of him. He's in the way too much."