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

"He just left..." Kotegawa frowned. "It's been months! He shouldn't have been unable to find you and deliberately left you here, right?"

"That bastard's brain is full of snow!" the Corpse King Liuli said angrily. "You killed all your attendants! So you can only let that snowball come out with me!"

Kotegawa was at a loss for words. He took out several bags of cooked beef and water from the Realm of Impermanence and stuffed them into her arms. Under her surprised gaze, he raised his hand and summoned the dark purple vortex that led to the Ghost Kingdom.

"Let's leave," he said. "I'm about to ascend to godhood."

"Ascend the Godhood? What does that mean... Huh?" Corpse King Liuli was confused for a moment, then realized: "You, you're going to become a god?"

"Who knows?" Kotegawa's gaze was as deep as the ocean. "Anyway, we'll give it our all."

The Corpse King Liuli stared blankly at him, then lowered her body and plopped down, muttering, "Then I'm not leaving! I want to see you become a god!"

“It’s dangerous.” Kotegawa remained calm: “You may be tough, but there’s a limit. You’re not a god.”

"I..." Corpse King Liuli was speechless for a moment, then said disdainfully, "My mother is the Queen of the Ghost Path, who dares to kill me?"

Kotegawa sneered, "Who cares who you are in the chaos of battle? Even if your mother can avenge you, you're already dead. What's the point? Get out of here!"

"No! I insist on staying!" Corpse King Liuli snorted, "My mother said that countless beings wanted to become gods, but they all died. If I stay here, I might be able to save your life! I don't believe anyone dares to kill me, not even Amaterasu!"

Kotegawa, who was about to kick her into the vortex, paused and whispered, "Thank you for your kindness... Ruri."

The Corpse King Liuli was startled and stammered, "Eh? Eh? You, you bastard, why are you suddenly calling my name!"

Kotegawa didn't say anything, but reached out his hand and pulled her up from the ground.

Originally, the Corpse King Liuli didn't want to pay any attention, but she inexplicably reached out her hand, not only standing up but also throwing away the beef and water she was holding.

"Are you going to take liberties with me again? Let me tell you... my mother is..."

Kotegawa hugged her and patted her back. She was instantly speechless, her mind going completely blank.

Kotegawa held her shoulder, and she turned around.

"What's going on?" She turned her head in confusion, and just as she was about to speak, a tremendous force came from behind her. She stumbled and plunged headfirst into the dark purple vortex.

"You bastard..." Before she could finish speaking, the vortex had already disappeared.

Kotegawa withdrew his foot, his expression returned to calm, and he looked up at the sky.

A stream of light descended and transformed into an ancient bamboo scroll.

He held it in his hand, looked down at it, and murmured, "Tendoji, Tendoji, I never thought we would meet again like this."

The bamboo slip struggled slightly.

He flipped his hand and put it away, then raised his right hand. Countless longswords emerged from behind him, transforming into a giant sword wheel. Two longswords fell into his hands, emitting a clanging sound.

"Boom!"

The surrounding thunderclouds exploded, and lightning, like a long whip in the hand of a god, scattered and struck down.

Golden light shone from his eyes, and an incomparably terrifying aura was released without reservation.

Ascend to godhood!

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Chapter 216 The Gods

As Kotegawa stepped onto the first stone slab, the surrounding clouds churned and receded rapidly, an immense and boundless pressure surging in from all directions, thick, dark clouds piling up layer upon layer, swirling and intertwining to form a giant tornado.

"Zzz...Zzz..." Countless lightning snakes danced, drawn together and converging towards the center.

In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled.

On the earth, countless shrines were illuminated with brilliant divine light, and one deity after another roared angrily, while the priests and shrine maidens serving beside them were bewildered and terrified.

Someone outside shouted, "Gods above, a great calamity is about to strike again! A great calamity is about to strike again!"

In the corner of Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, at the Uki Shrine, the god Uki let out a chilling, sinister laugh, transformed into a streak of black light, and left the shrine at an incredible speed. Not far from him, in another magnificent shrine, an elderly fox dressed in ornate palace attire respectfully addressed the statue: "Inari-no-Mikoto, the god Uki has departed."

A voice that sounded neither male nor female calmly said, "Close the society; we will not participate in this matter."

"Divine Decree."

In Dazaifu, at Tenmangu Shrine, Sugawara no Shinrei, the god of learning, stood in the empty shrine courtyard, looking up at the shimmering thunderclouds in the northeast, his face filled with sighs. He gently raised his hand, and a vermilion brush flew out from his sleeve, transforming into a stream of light and soaring into the sky.

After doing all this, he turned around and slowly said, "Close the society; we will not participate in this matter."

The deity, bowing deeply with his head bowed, lowered his head again: "Your divine decree."

Inside Izumo Taisha Shrine, someone was urgently speaking to the statues of gods. After a long while, a voice finally rang out: "Another human is about to become a god? Well then, wish him good luck. Close the shrine; we will not participate in this matter."

"Yes, yes, according to the divine decree of the King..."

Similar conversations occurred at each shrine, with different divine pronouncements given. Streams of light flew into the sky and converged in the northwest, suggesting that something terrible was about to happen.

On the Northwest Sea, at the eye of this storm, Kotekawa, who had stepped onto the Ascension Stairs, had no interest in how many gods would come to kill him. He stood tall and gazed at the vortex of thunder in the sky, and took another step forward.

"Boom!" A pillar of azure lightning, carrying an aura of world-destroying destruction, crashed down.

He groaned, and the golden true energy around him solidified instantly, allowing him to withstand the baptism of the thunderbolt.

This is a test of Heaven's will, an essential path to becoming a god.

After the first bolt of lightning struck, the second bolt began to brew. He was bathed in lightning, and countless lightning snakes danced, lingering for a long time.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stepped onto the second stone step.

The sky suddenly lowered considerably, its oppressive force like a mountain, as the seven pillars of lightning merged into a torrential waterfall of thunder, cascading down upon the earth.

Kotegawa let out a muffled groan, and the golden true energy around his body suddenly dispersed, transforming into a giant golden yin-yang symbol.

"Zizi!"

As the lightning waterfall cascaded down, it instantly created a peculiar scene: "With him as the axis, golden true energy and dazzling blue lightning swirled wildly, growing larger and larger, their power annihilating and merging with each other until the lightning waterfall disappeared. The Yin-Yang diagram that had enveloped the entire city also dispersed, turning into ripples that spread outwards."

He straightened up, gently shook his hand to evaporate the blood, gripped his longsword, and stepped onto the next step.

The black stone steps stretched all the way into the boundless depths of the void.

Each time he stepped onto a step, the power of the lightning increased sevenfold. By the time he reached the tenth step, the thunderclouds above his head had churned into a dark purple vortex, and the azure lightning had been tinged with an ominous dark purple.

He exhaled, tore off his tattered clothes, threw them on the ground, glanced disdainfully at the sky, and continued walking.

A dark light silently and insidiously ripped through the space, striking straight at the back of his head.

He suddenly turned around, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, and raised his longsword directly, the tip of the sword touching the dark light and separating instantly.

The dark light stood in the void, transforming into a man draped in a black robe.

He didn't speak, his gaze towards Kotegawa was full of gloom and amusement.

Kotegawa sheathed his longsword, his eyes radiating a golden light that matched the same imposing presence emanating from the man.

He said thoughtfully, "The Black Serpent?"

The fact that they could arrive so quickly suggests that they must be gods from places like Kyoto and Kyushu.

Upon hearing this address, the god Uki's face turned grim: "You brat, you truly surprise me, but this ends here! A mere human dares to dream of ascending to godhood? This time, even Kitami Kenshin cannot save you!"

Kotegawa sneered at Him: "A mere servant of a god dares to presume to call himself a god?"

Uki-gami looked at him coldly, standing in mid-air, neither speaking nor making a move.

Kotegawa was even more disdainful.

This guy is waiting for him to continue his ascension to godhood, ready to ambush him at any moment. If he continues to be locked in this stalemate with Him, the number of gods will only increase, and then he will be surrounded and attacked.

That black snake is truly a treacherous and cunning creature, a leopard can't change its spots.

He slightly raised the tip of his sword, asking in confusion, "I'm just a mere human standing here, aren't you going to make a move, Lord Uchiha?"

The sinister look in Uki-gami's eyes intensified, but he made no move, merely staring coldly at him.

This mere human has somehow stumbled upon incredible luck, his true spirit has become just as strong as His. If we were to truly allow him to continue on the path to godhood, there might actually be a sliver of a possibility.

Unfortunately, that's impossible.

Once you embark on the path to divinity, you cannot leave easily; you have only two choices: to climb or to retreat.

As long as He is here, these mere humans have no choice but to retreat. But if they dare to retreat, they will die just the same when their other colleagues arrive!

But if these mere humans dare to ignore Him and continue to accept the trials of Heaven, then, humph! He will let these mere humans know what suffering is!

"...Aren't you going to do anything?" Kotegawa said, seemingly to himself.

At this moment, Uki-gami saw this mere human suddenly smile at him: "Actually, I've been waiting for you too... Since you're not taking the initiative, then I'll have to go first."

"Ok?"

But before He could figure it out, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

Under the crimson twilight, countless agonizing sounds entered His ears from all directions, and an inexplicable sense of restraint, like shackles, enveloped Him.

He was slightly surprised, but not flustered.

He is God!

A sword light cleaved through the darkness, aimed directly at His throat.

Uki-god's gaze grew even more sinister, and His divine might instantly spread out, completely negating the constraints within the Domain of Impermanence. It even seemed to overshadow the Uki-god: "Mere human, you actually possess a domain? But so what if you have a domain? I'll show you what it means to be insurmountable! You have repeatedly offended the gods; you deserve to die a hundred times over!"

The phantom of a colossal serpent reaching to the heavens appeared behind him.

At that moment, He was astonished to discover that behind the mere humans before Him, the phantom of the colossal serpent that reached the heavens also appeared.

---Aside---

Wow, this is my first time writing a plot like this, it's a little difficult... Sorry for the late update.

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If you're waiting for an update, please go to bed early.

I just discovered a brilliant idea, hmm, a bit cheeky. I won't be updating now, but I'll update this afternoon and finish writing it within three days.

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Chapter 217 Kill!

Uki-gami stared blankly at the illusory image of the colossal serpent behind Kotegawa for a moment, then crossed his arms and sneered.