Tokyo: I am the Lord of All Demons!

Risa Ishikawa looked up abruptly, and then she noticed that the Slit-Mouthed Woman's face had become even more horrifying than before—it was covered in blood!

Furthermore, perhaps because she had been hit too hard, the right eyeball of the Slit-Mouthed Woman had popped out, and she was "looking" at the somewhat bewildered Ishikawa Risa with such an empty eye socket.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman is incredibly strong. Even after being hit by the Staff of God, she remains resilient, and judging from her current state, she seems poised to go berserk...

The slit-mouthed woman's pupils and eye sockets emitted a bluish-green light as she laughed arrogantly: "Hahaha, I've decided to kill you, then tear you apart, shred you into pieces of flesh, and feed all this rotten flesh to the dogs..."

Hearing this, Ishikawa Risa's heart skipped a beat. How could you be such a pervert, you ghost?

Before this, Ishikawa Risa thought that ghosts would at most scare people to death, but she had never heard of them tearing people to pieces. This was extremely arrogant.

"I've made up my mind too. I will act on behalf of Heaven and destroy you." Ishikawa Risa gripped her staff tightly, ready to strike the Slit-Mouthed Woman again when she lunged at her.

Surprisingly, the Slit-Mouthed Woman didn't seem to intend to attack, but instead stood blankly a few meters away from Ishikawa Risa.

What is she waiting for?

Should we wait to rest and recuperate?

If that's the case, Ishikawa Risa felt she might have to take the initiative, otherwise her advantage would diminish once the Slit-Mouthed Woman caught her breath.

Risa Ishikawa stepped forward, intending to deliver the final blow to the Slit-Mouthed Woman, but the Slit-Mouthed Woman was not about to sit idly by and wait to die. She immediately dodged backward!

Risa Ishikawa was startled. She had never imagined that a ghost would actually make such a "fighting" move. According to the announcements and analyses released by the Shinto Agency, weren't ghosts supposed to have no will to live?

As Ishikawa Risa was still pondering this, a new situation arose. The figure of the Slit-Mouthed Woman vanished with a whoosh, leaving only the blood-red axe behind.

"Where did she go?!" Ishikawa Risa's heart tightened, and she immediately searched around for any trace of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, but found nothing.

Ishikawa Risa searched everywhere, from front to back, left to right, including above and below, but found no trace of the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

While Ishikawa Risa was still wondering, she suddenly felt a chill behind her as a pair of rough, large hands grabbed her neck from behind.

Risa Ishikawa's eyelids twitched violently! No wonder she couldn't find the Slit-Mouthed Woman; it turned out she had been following her every turn.

Risa Ishikawa tried to turn her head, but she couldn't. The slit-mouthed woman was very strong, making her bones crack and pop, and she felt like she was about to be crushed!

Left with no other choice, Ishikawa Risa used the base of her staff to stab the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

And you know what? That poke was incredibly effective. The Slit-Mouthed Woman recoiled several steps back as if in pain.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ishikawa Risa immediately raised her staff and smashed it down on the head of the Slit-Mouthed Woman!

But it was no use; the Slit-Mouthed Woman was much faster and escaped in the blink of an eye, leaving the situation at a standstill.

Risa Ishikawa continued searching for the Slit-Mouthed Woman, and during the search, she made a point of turning her head to check the position behind her.

This time, the Slit-Mouthed Woman didn't seem to intend to dodge. She fled to a nearby telephone pole, where she looked down at Ishikawa Risa with menacing eyes.

Looking at the telephone pole several meters high, and then at the staff in her hand, Ishikawa Risa realized that she couldn't hit the Slit-Mouthed Woman's position. Even if she forced a long-range divine attack, the opponent would escape in the process.

It is worth noting that Ishikawa Risa's staff can use all spells, but it needs to go through a "reading" process before it can be used.

This means that Ishikawa Risa, who has been fighting the Slit-Mouthed Woman all along, has no way to "read" new attack spells through meditation and is forced to use the staff's normal attacks to fight the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

All I can say is that if Ishikawa Risa had been given just a few seconds to think, the battle would not be in the way it is now.

There was no other way; what mages fear most is being attacked at close range. Ishikawa Risa kept thinking about how to break the deadlock.

The test given to her by the supreme deity was neither simple nor particularly difficult...

While Ishikawa Risa was still thinking, the Slit-Mouthed Woman seemed to have finished resting and flew back to the ground, picking up the Blood Axe.

Just as Ishikawa Risa was on edge, ready to fight at any moment, the Slit-Mouthed Woman miraculously disappeared again.

"...Why did she run away again?" Ishikawa Risa lost interest in an instant. This slit-mouthed woman was really too boring; she didn't even want to confront her head-on.

With no other option, Ishikawa Risa could only search around for the Slit-Mouthed Woman, but after searching for several minutes, she still couldn't find her.

"Where did this guy go?" Ishikawa Risa walked helplessly down the street, where the number of pedestrians was gradually increasing.

For some reason, Risa Ishikawa noticed that most of the people on the street were wearing medical masks.

But the virus outbreak is a thing of the past, and the smog in Hokkaido isn't that bad right now, plus there's no ultraviolet radiation at night. So why are these people wearing masks? Ishikawa Risa was completely baffled.

Just then, a person suddenly walked out from the alley next door and blocked Ishikawa Risa's way.

She is a woman.

They were also wearing medical masks.

And his hair was completely disheveled.

Her pupils were complex, as bottomless as an abyss, but one could vaguely sense a hint of malevolence within them.

"Hey, beautiful! Can I ask you a question?" The disheveled, masked woman suddenly asked Ishikawa Risa.

"Go ahead and ask." Ishikawa Risa nodded perfunctorily, continuing to be wary of her surroundings.

"Am I beautiful?" the disheveled, masked woman asked unexpectedly.

Are you sick?

Wearing a mask, asking others if they look pretty?

Are you trying to create this so-called sense of mystery?

Of course, the above was just Ishikawa Risa's greeting to her in her heart; she certainly wouldn't say it like that when talking to a real person.

"Yes, it's beautiful." Although Ishikawa Risa was a little confused, she still replied politely.

"Oh..." The disheveled woman with the mask nodded, then raised her hand and pulled off the mask from her face. "How about this?"

Ishikawa Risa hadn't been paying attention to this person's face, but now she subconsciously turned her head to look at it.

Upon closer inspection, there was no other choice.

This person has a very obvious crack on their face, which extends from the corner of their mouth all the way to the base of their ear.

Slit-mouthed woman.

The thought crossed Ishikawa Risa's mind, but before she could react, the Slit-Mouthed Woman burst into maniacal laughter.

At this moment, Ishikawa Risa could clearly feel that the Slit-Mouthed Woman's demonic power seemed to have been strengthened in the instant just now.

What caused this?

Maybe it's because people said she was ugly?

Risa Ishikawa didn't say it out loud either!

It seems that it's best not to talk too much with ghosts and spirits, lest they take the opportunity to enhance their own ghostly power!

"Hahaha, do you think I'm ugly? Someone as rude as you deserves to die!" The slit-mouthed woman laughed, raised her blood axe, and leaped into the air.

This time, the Slit-Mouthed Woman's speed was more than twice that of before. Caught off guard, Ishikawa Risa had no room to dodge and could only grip her staff tightly and strike the Slit-Mouthed Woman's face.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman's Blood Axe eventually collided with Risa Ishikawa's staff, after which the Blood Axe was engulfed by divine light.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman stared wide-eyed, looking utterly incredulous.

run away?

That's too late.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman could only watch helplessly as everything unfolded before her eyes.

The next instant, the Slit-Mouthed Woman was blasted away again by the divine light that shot out, and she flew backward and fell to the ground once more.

This time, however, the Slit-Mouthed Woman couldn't get up again; she lay on the ground, convulsing.

Risa Ishikawa stepped forward to look at the expression on the slit-mouthed woman's face. Of course, she did not show any fear or surrender.

Instead, he glared at Ishikawa Risa with an even more ferocious expression, wishing he could tear her to pieces and swallow her whole.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman recovered quickly; by the time Ishikawa Risa approached, her convulsions were no longer as severe as before.

Such a speed of recovery shocked even Ishikawa Risa; it seemed that they could no longer keep the Slit-Mouthed Woman.

Risa Ishikawa gripped the staff and began meditating on the move to destroy the Slit-Mouthed Woman. She immediately came up with an idea!

She raised her hand and summoned divine light of corresponding intensity, which ignited the Slit-Mouthed Woman, burning her body to ashes.

Throughout the entire process, the slit-mouthed woman did not show any pain or struggle on her face.

I did want to get up and deliver a fatal blow to Risa Ishikawa, but that's just wishful thinking.

In the raging fire, the slit-mouthed woman's remains turned to ashes, floating in the air.

Seeing this scene, Ishikawa Risa already knew in her heart that she had passed the test of the High God.

Sure enough, before Ishikawa Risa could think too much about it, she found that the scene around her had changed drastically.

This place is no longer a modern metropolis filled with skyscrapers, but a paradise on earth.

The man had been waiting for her for a long time under a cherry blossom tree over there.

Chapter 122: Procedures to be Followed

The flow of time in the realm of gods is not exactly the same as that in the outside world, and the same is true for the flow of time in the ghost realm.

By the time Ishikawa Risa finished clearing the Slit-Mouthed Woman's body, it was already 5 a.m., and dawn was just around the corner.

Risa Ishikawa returned to the realm of the virtual shrine, facing her supreme deity, and knelt on the ground.

Risa Ishikawa raised her head, presented the staff with both hands, and said in a respectful tone, "Kami-sama, the task you assigned me has been completed."

"Congratulations on passing God's test. Keep this staff for your own use."

Makoto Araki nodded; he was still a little surprised by Risa Ishikawa's performance.

He had initially thought that Ishikawa Risa might be killed, since the Slit-Mouthed Woman was a very fierce demon, and if one was not careful, one could be dragged into hell by her. But that was not the case.

"Thank you, Cami-sama!" Ishikawa Risa was overjoyed, her face beaming with happiness.

"No matter when or where, please remember your identity as a divine messenger and your responsibilities." Araki Makoto said, waving his hand. "I'm all right here, you can go back now."

"Please wait a moment..." Ishikawa Risa suddenly called out to him, "Kami-sama, now that I am a divine messenger, may I enter the Shinto Hall now?"

Araki Makoto hesitated for a moment. He hadn't expected Ishikawa Risa to ask such a question, since the Shinto Agency was not actually directly related to him.

Therefore, whether or not Risa Ishikawa can enter Shinto Agency is not up to him, nor will he directly interfere with Shinto Agency's decision-making.

After thinking for a moment, Makoto Araki decided to say, "You can give it a try."

Ishikawa Risa was not particularly satisfied with this answer; she hadn't expected the goddess to respond in this way.