How did I, an Onmyoji, become the Lord of Yokai?

but......

Turning her gaze away from the river, the black-haired girl looked at the boy beside her. "The Fei River is flat and leads directly to the sea. There are no valleys or mountains along the way. How are we going to find the evil god's corpse?"

Before arriving, Lingzi had considered how to find the corpse of the evil god. In fact, according to her guess, the Yamata no Orochi was very likely buried in a valley or under a mountain, since many myths and legends say so. However, after arriving here, she found that there was not a single valley or mountain along the Fei River, which made her a little troubled.

"Perhaps the place where the evil god was buried was a valley or a mountain, but millions of years have passed, and the world has changed beyond recognition, let alone these valleys and mountains?"

"So, we can only follow the river. Fortunately, the Fei River is not very long. Even if we slow down, we can still walk through it in two days."

Shimizu Asahi smiled gently. He wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to find the Yamata no Orochi's corpse. As long as it was here, he would definitely find it. If he couldn't find it, the only possibility was that the corpse wasn't here.

Personally, he still hoped the body would be buried there, as it was the only place he wanted.

"Alright, let's get started."

"Ah."

Dragging their weary bodies, Shimizu Asahi and Reiko began the final step of their hunt... Chapter 311, Section 308: Shimizu Mio will reach the battlefield in three seconds.

Meanwhile, in a quiet and sacred palace, Shimizu Mio, dressed in magnificent golden robes and adorned with gold and jade hairpins, exuding an aura of superiority, sat calmly at a small desk.

The desk was covered with many small notebooks and memorials, like the memorials submitted by courtiers to the Emperor.

In fact, this could also be considered a memorial to the throne, since these were all submitted by the gods of the Land of Gods.

Perhaps in many people's eyes, the Queen of the Gods doesn't need to work. She only needs to maintain the majesty of the Land of Gods and rule over the four directions as the strongest being in the Land of Gods. But in fact, the Queen of the Gods also needs to work.

The emperor on earth, who governs ordinary people who have no power, has to work day and night. How could the lord of the gods, who governs so many gods in the land of the gods, not work?

However, most of the gods in the Land of Gods are quite boring. They spend their days either at home or visiting each other and chatting. There are very few events that are worthy of being presented to her. Therefore, most of her daily work is to check whether the human world and the Land of Gods are peaceful.

Based on her experience of ruling the land of the gods for millions of years, this task should only take half an hour.

However... the amount of work on her desk already far exceeded her daily workload.

This is the result of her accumulating work over the past month.

A month ago, for some unknown reason, she suddenly became anxious. The faint sense of anxiety affected her work, but no matter how calm she tried, she could not get rid of the anxiety in her heart.

She pondered for a long time and couldn't figure out why she felt this way. So she guessed that she was probably too tired and needed to rest. Therefore, she temporarily put down her work and took a break.

At first, things were fine. The long-awaited rest made her feel a little more relaxed, and the anxiety in her heart lessened considerably.

However, after suppressing his impatience for only a few days, this emotion rose again, and this time the fluctuation was even stronger than before.

She clearly understood the reason for her impatience.

—Something incredibly important to me is slipping away from me.

It felt like something that belonged to me was about to be taken away by someone.

This sudden sense of anxiety made her instinctively want to find what belonged to her. However, she didn't know what that thing was.

As the ruler of all gods, not only the land of the gods, but also the human world is her territory. As the noblest being in this world, she can have whatever she wants. This kind of feeling is basically impossible to come by.

The last time she felt this way was when her good-for-nothing brother came to stay with her.

Although she didn't believe in such emotions, the anxiety in her heart wouldn't stop because of her disbelief; in fact, it would impact her body even more violently, forcing her to pay attention to the matter.

Overwhelmed by her emotions, she finally couldn't take it anymore.

In order to figure out what she was going to lose, she sought out the god who observed fate, Huang.

She wanted to find out what happened from Huang, but that bastard Huang said that fate is unpredictable, it was a matter of destiny, and he couldn't tell her.

But he could assure her that she was indeed gradually losing something that might be more important to her than the Land of the Gods.

This answer greatly displeased Shimizu Mio, but Ara was meticulous and bound by convention; once he said he wouldn't say it, he wouldn't. Even if she used her status as the Lord of the Gods to oppress him, he would never speak.

Therefore, she could only return to her palace to calm down, and of course, she also sent people to find the thing that was very important to her.

However, she searched for more than half a month without any news, neither in Asuka Castle in Nara nor in Shinmon County in Izumo.

Her original impatience was forced into frustration.

Of course, the reason she can look at things calmly now is because her intuition tells her that she has already lost most of what she was going to lose, and it is almost certain that it will leave her.

Therefore, in addition to feeling irritable, she is also in a state of mind similar to 'having nothing left to lose'.

Just as she shook her head, intending to give up on this thing that had been bothering her for a month, she figured that as long as she didn't know it, it was worthless to her. As for what Huang said about it being more important than the Land of the Gods, she simply ignored it as a joke.

What could be more important than the Land of the Gods? That simply doesn't exist.

This is my foundation, a symbol of my status. There is nothing better in this world.

However, just as she was thinking this, a maid suddenly walked in from outside the palace.

She respectfully bowed to Shimizu Mio and then reported, "Omikami, we still have no news about what you asked us to find out. However, we just received intelligence that something seems to have happened in Susanoo-no-Mikoto's Izumo Province."

"A man named Shimizu Asahi stole two sacred treasures stored at the Izumo Grand Shrine and killed the current ruler of Izumo Province. He is currently on the run."

"Clear water and rising sun!?"

The moment she heard that name, Shimizu Mio's heart skipped a beat. No words were needed; her intuition told her that this was the person she was looking for!

The anxiety she had been suppressing erupted like a volcano, and upon learning her name, she felt an even stronger and more volatile emotion than before.

Where is he now!?

An anxious and urgent voice immediately rang out, its imposing manner that showed it didn't want to wait even for a moment, which startled the maid. She could only instinctively reply, "Shimane County, Hiikawa."

No sooner had the maid finished speaking than Shimizu Mio vanished from the palace.

She transformed into a beam of light, heading towards Shimane County at top speed...

......

At this very moment, on the banks of the turbulent Hii River in Shimane County, Asahi Shimizu and Reiko Tamura stood side by side, facing the evil god Orochi once again!

"We meet again, little human."

He gazed at the clear water and rising sun, his alluring face displaying a smile that appeared friendly but actually exuded endless malice.

"Again? Hehe... That's not a very good word to use. We've been seeing each other every day these past few days."

The nine-tomoe greatsword appeared silently in the boy's hand. He forcibly suppressed his tired expression, and his somewhat weary body tensed up instantly.

"While that's certainly true, doesn't it... make it a bit more interesting?"

"Sorry, I don't see what's interesting about this."

"Really? That's a shame, but it's alright. This is just a little skit before the game ends. You'll soon experience the real fun..."

A deep malice emanated from His body, and even after experiencing it countless times these past few days, they couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines... Chapter 312: With a human body, wielding divine power.

He tightened his grip on the divine weapon, and golden lightning instantly enveloped his entire body, blocking the endless chill that was coming his way. Then, without warning, Qing Shui Chaoyang took a step forward.

Like a ghost, he vanished from everyone's sight in the next instant.

"Oh?"

A hint of surprise flickered in his purple pupils, and the evil god unconsciously took a step back, as if strolling leisurely in a garden.

The next second, a sharp blade gleaming with golden light silently slid down from above.

The blade, powerful enough to pierce anything, barely grazed His cheek, yet that slight difference caused the blade to fall to the ground!

"boom!!!"

A thunderous roar exploded in everyone's ears, and a dazzling light fell from the blade to the ground, spreading out in an instant.

The powerful spiritual energy that split mountains and shattered rocks tore open the endless earth. Centered on the point where the sword blade landed, a terrifying force capable of lifting a mountain suddenly erupted, instantly swallowing up Qing Shui Chao Yang and the evil god!

Endless light shot straight into the sky, and a sacred and majestic aura spread out like a storm, enveloping the entire Fei Yichuan.

The shrine maidens who were following Shimizu Asahi instantly sensed this aura, and they almost instinctively looked in the direction from which it came.

"That's... the light of a divine artifact, the power of the Yasakani no Magatama! Damn it, what is he going to do to the divine artifact!?"

"Sisters, let's go! Whatever he's planning, we can't let his scheme succeed!"

The priestesses' expressions changed drastically. They were also somewhat tired, so they immediately gave up resting and rushed to the battlefield as fast as they could.

Sensing the approaching aura, the evil god, engulfed by the dazzling light, revealed a look of pleasure that no one could see. However, it quickly suppressed this fox-like expression and revealed itself in a completely different form than before.

There was not a single incongruity, not a single flaw; the evil god's emotional control was like a face-changing act, making it unpredictable.

At the same time, the next moment, a silvery glint silently slashed out, as if cutting through a sheet of white paper. The blade, radiating a chilling aura, sliced ​​through the golden light and flew past with lightning speed.

The earth, the sky, the mountains, the rivers... everything that Fei Yichuan possessed was cleaved in two by this single stroke.

"..."

At the heart of the battle, the black-haired youth who dodged the attack had a cold glint in his eyes. Having fought against the evil god many times, he knew exactly how terrifying the Kusanagi Sword was, and this attack could no longer shake him.

He moved forward silently, his body closing in without a sound. In the instant he dodged the attack, he launched another!

The nine-tomoe greatsword and the cold longsword clashed violently, the crisp and sharp sound echoing all around. The demonic power and spiritual power unleashed were locked in a fierce struggle, like fire and water.

The human and the demon faced each other, their expressions ranging from serious to playful, but in any case, at this moment, they only had eyes for the enemy before them!

However, amidst the relentless, raging clashes, Shimizu Asahi's expression grew increasingly grim.

He was no match for the evil god; even with divine artifacts, he would find it difficult to contend with him.

Although they appear to be evenly matched and neck and neck at this moment, in reality, it is nothing more than the hunter toying with the prey.

If the evil god so desires, Shimizu Asahi will surely be defeated within three moves!

That's beyond doubt!

"Hehehe... What's wrong? Little guy, is that all you've got? Is this all the strength you've got? You're a little disappointing."

The provocative words came from the evil god's mouth. He looked at him and laughed arrogantly, "However, there's nothing we can do about it. Let that mermaid come at us too, little guy."

"Please me, please me even more."

"Pleasure? You're mistaken, evil god. What we need to do is kill you!"

The boy's power surged into the artifact like a volcanic eruption. At that moment, an invisible gravitational force spread out, drawing in the distant dark clouds. In the blink of an eye, the sky was shrouded in darkness.

The oppressive pressure, heavy and suffocating, swept down like a storm, making even the evil god feel uncomfortable.

He watched as the black-haired boy suddenly burst into light and unleashed boundless power; for the first time, the joy in his purple eyes vanished...