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

With his blessings for the giant eagle, he continued to venture deeper into the cave, examining each cave one by one.

He didn't use his sense of smell. The cave was dark and damp, hiding countless monsters. If he had used his sense of smell, he might have been overwhelmed by the smell in an instant.

This place is the lair of the Evil Spirit Society, which has existed for who knows how many years. The entire mountain belly has not been completely hollowed out, but there are so many side passages and caves that it is almost like entering a beehive.

I searched along the Kote River, but eventually gave up and continued down the main road leading further down.

It was so dark all around that he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face. He searched back and forth, his eyebrows furrowing more and more tightly.

There was absolutely nothing inside the cave.

Is the rumor wrong, or is there something else going on?

The roars of monsters could still be heard from the outermost edge. He searched around again, but found nothing, and left in disappointment. On the way, he knocked out a member of the Evil Spirit Society and searched through the man's memories, but still found nothing.

Could it be that the legend is wrong, and the elixir is no longer available?

He frowned, turned back, and thought that perhaps only that evil god could answer his question.

When he came out of the cave, he immediately saw the six-legged, three-eyed evil god stepping on a giant eagle with its hoof, and burying its head in eating meat.

Kotegawa was taken aback; they'd lost so quickly...

He carried his sword and walked out of the Black Branch Forest. The evil god, who was engrossed in gnawing on the flesh of the giant eagle's neck, suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of Kotegawa, letting out a roar.

Kotegawa was a little surprised. His intuition was really strong. He had only gotten a little closer and it had already noticed him. Although it didn't know his exact location, it was already on guard.

He withdrew the Nightmare Domain and appeared before the evil god in his true form.

He had spent so much time and effort searching for this place, so he really didn't want to give up without finding out the details.

When the evil god saw a human suddenly appear in his field of vision, his first reaction was anger, extreme anger.

These days are the perfect time for it to hate humans the most, especially humans wearing special science uniforms.

"Humans!"

This ultimate monster, which had lived for countless years, let out an extremely angry roar.

A pillar of fire swept across the area.

Kotegawa realized this, and before it could breathe fire, he dodged away with a speed that sent chills down one's spine.

Although he was also quite interested in testing whether his [Talent: Rock Skin] could withstand the flames, the thought of potentially having to go down the mountain naked if he did so... led him to avoid it.

When the pillars of fire subsided, the entire mountaintop was engulfed in flames.

After leaving the Black Branch Forest, Kotegawa Kami stared at the evil god across a sea of ​​fire.

The evil god's three eyes were fixed on him with a look of astonishment and suspicion, ignoring even the giant eagle under its hooves.

It actually dodged its attack; even in its long and rich history, very few humans had ever managed to do that.

"Humans..." it growled in its throat.

Kotegawa wasn't in a hurry to fight it, but instead said nonchalantly, "Mr. Evil God? I heard that you could have become a god a thousand years ago, but you were ambushed by another demon, severely injured, and had your elixir stolen..."

"You're courting death!" The evil god, whose wounds had been reopened, flew into a rage. Black mist blotted out the sky, with electric snakes flashing and moving within it.

Looking at the darkening sky, Kotegawa continued, "You admit it, so you really did not only lose the chance to become a god, but also lost the elixir."

The evil god's enormous body suddenly leaped up, spewing out a sea of ​​fire from its mouth, its three eyes filled with a frenzied killing intent.

It was already furious, and now it probably just wanted to tear Kotegawa to pieces.

Kotegawa mobilized his powerful inner energy to dodge the oncoming sea of ​​fire and the scorching heat.

This is a top-tier demon king, skilled in manipulating fire.

"Die! Die! Die!" In the sea of ​​fire, the evil god walked almost as if on flat ground, stepping on the flames and constantly compressing the range of movement of Furude River.

Kotegawa temporarily put aside the question of whether there were truly no more elixirs left, focusing all his attention on the present, dodging back and forth in the sea of ​​fire.

He didn't believe it could keep spewing fire like that.

A blur streaked through the air, accompanied by a shrill whistle, almost distorting the very fabric of space.

Seeing that he didn't dodge this time, the longsword in Kotegawa's hand suddenly burst out with a clear light.

A crisp striking sound rang out.

The evil god reappeared, his scarlet eyes now filled with surprise and doubt.

Kotegawa looked down and felt a sharp pain in his heart when he saw the dense, spiderweb-like cracks on the sword.

With a single claw, he destroyed his sword.

His eyes reddened.

But the evil god has already attacked!

Then, the figures of the human and the monster vanished from the spot!

The instant the [Four Directions of Impermanence] domain opened, Kotegawa drew another sword directly from the sand and launched an attack on the evil god.

After all, it's only polite to reciprocate!

After a slight hesitation, the evil god's eyes blazed with crimson light, and it let out a deafening roar as it slapped the longsword in Kotekawa's hand with its claws.

A flame of true energy suddenly ignited in Kotegawa Kami's eyes.

Taoist internal energy has an extremely strong restraining effect on demons, especially evil spirits like the Demon King.

Two distinct afterimages collided.

A shockwave erupted, and the man and the ghost king separated instantly upon contact.

For Kotegawa, with the boost from [Four Directions of Impermanence], his speed and strength both increased dramatically. If it were the calamity of the past before him, this one sword strike would have been enough to kill it countless times.

But for the evil god, it only left a wound on his claws and a deeper roar.

Kotegawa frowned slightly, clearly dissatisfied with the outcome of that sword strike.

However, the fact that he was able to injure the evil god also shows that the gap between him and this evil god is not that big, and he is at least capable of fighting it!

Flames also blazed up on the body of the Demon King.

Even under the suppression of the [Impermanence] domain, which was many times stronger than before, this evil god could still leave afterimages in the air.

The human and the ghost king clashed again, their swords whistling mournfully, sparks flying everywhere, and tangible shockwaves bursting out in waves, even the usually drifting blood-red sand dared not approach.

Kotegawa's sword was ruined again, and at the same time, two toes were severed from one of the demon king's claws.

The two indistinct afterimages separated and then collided again.

On the Kote River side, another longsword stuck in the ground was removed.

Almost all the longswords he kept here came from the Special Division, while the one he had made at the Thousand Swords Shop, the Tenka, was left in Tokyo to guard his home.

The human and the ghost king seemed tireless, inflicting injuries on each other in their lightning-fast exchange.

As Kotegawa saw his clothes quickly become tattered and covered in white scratches, the evil god's roar grew louder and louder.

Neither the human nor the ghost king used particularly complicated moves, but every move was aimed at the opponent's fatal points, as if returning to simplicity.

After another battle, the human and the ghost king were briefly separated. One of them had tattered clothes and white scratches on them, while the other was a wounded but still exhausted evil god.

Kotegawa planted the longsword in his hand into the soil and expressionlessly switched to another one.

There are many more swords here. Even if they can't kill you, they'll exhaust you to death.

Meanwhile, as the binding force grew stronger, the evil god's physique instantly expanded considerably, and a chilling aura spread out.

This aura was so strong that it caused the entire [Impermanence Domain] to tremble a few times.

"Human! You have every reason to be proud!" it said coldly in a condescending tone.

The flames in Kotegawa's eyes burned brighter and brighter, and his whole body was enveloped in a thick aura of true energy. He stomped his foot and thrust the two long swords in his hands toward it.

The evil god, now significantly larger, experienced a slight decrease in speed, but its strength and defense were greatly enhanced.

The human and the ghost king clashed once again.

Kotegawa had many wounds on his body, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter. The sword in his hand, which seemed to pierce through time and space, gradually carried a feeling that was hard to describe.

The more the evil god and demon king fought, the angrier and more insane they became.

It no longer wanted to think about anything; all it wanted to do now was tear the humans in front of it to pieces!

"Drink!" Kotekawa shouted suddenly, and his long sword seemed to cut through space. Several sword energies crisscrossed and forced the evil god back.

Before the opponent could fully react, Kotegawa had already charged forward again, his long sword like a divine whip.

"I want you dead!" The evil god was furious and spewed out another sea of ​​fire.

Kotekawa's brow twitched. Before the flames could be unleashed, he instantly dispelled the [Unpredictable Domain] and once again dodged and weaved, avoiding the sea of ​​fire.

He had many of his belongings in the [Unpredictable Realm], and he didn't want them to be burned to ashes by this evil god.

It was already heartbreaking enough that so many things were broken.

The evil god returned to the real world, immediately took to the air, stood atop the clouds, and let out a strange cry.

Before long, a vortex appeared in the sky, with terrifying lightning snakes moving within it.

The evil god tried to pinpoint Kotegawa's location.

Without hesitation, Kotegawa below hid. He might not even be able to withstand the flames, let alone be struck by lightning... But how can this evil god even use the power of lightning? That's too unfair!

In the end, the evil god failed to find Kotegawa's whereabouts and could only become furious.

Kotegawa waited quietly for the evil god to return to the ground.

But then, a strange change occurred. A large patch of colorful clouds suddenly appeared in the eastern sky, as if the sky had cleared after a rain. Such a sight was extremely rare in this place where the sun never shines.

Just as the evil god was about to strike the mountain with lightning, he suddenly turned his head and dispersed the gathered lightning. He didn't even bother with the trouble caused by Kotegawa and flew away without looking back towards the direction where the seven-colored clouds appeared.

The mountain range suddenly became lively, filled with joyful animal cries.

Kotegawa was stunned, but soon a guess came to mind.

Damn it, where is the elixir? Is this the sound of the elixir maturing?

At this thought, he didn't bother to figure out if it was true or false. He only knew that if it was true, and he continued to dawdle, he might not even get a single medicinal herb.

He sheathed his longsword, looked around, took a deep breath, and leaped off the cliff. In mid-air, he grabbed a giant eagle, climbed onto its back, and used [Nightmare] to control it to fly towards the direction of the seven-colored glow.

Taking advantage of this moment, he glanced down and saw that countless monsters had gathered into a mighty torrent and were rushing forward, like a natural spectacle of countless demons filling the streets.