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

It also connects to the entire City of the Sun...

However, it's not impossible to understand Takiyasha-hime's guess.

Whether the gods revered Shimizu Mio as the people of the City of the Sun revered Himiko, Shimizu Asahi didn't know, but he did know that his sister was undoubtedly the most powerful being in Takamagahara.

Among the gods in the Land of Gods, not a single one dared to disobey her will.

In other words, Himiko, who was deeply loved by Shimizu Mio, was also very famous among the gods. Anyone who knew Shimizu Mio would never harm Himiko.

Therefore, the sudden natural disaster was caused by Shimizu Mio.

Only she had the confidence and the right to take action against Himiko.

Only she could so ruthlessly suppress Himiko, who possessed both the Time Melody and the Cloud Mirror, and who also controlled spacetime magic and divine power.

If it weren't for her unwavering trust in Shimizu Mio, Shimizu Asahi might have also doubted whether her sister had actually done it.

He wanted to deny the fact, but ultimately remained silent.

It's not that I don't want to explain, it's just that explaining without evidence will only arouse suspicion in the other party.

Even if Takiyasha-hime finds out, she is unlikely to argue with them, but there will inevitably be a rift between them, so it is better to remain silent for now.

However, the greatest guarantee of entering Ichizaki Island has unknowingly become the greatest crisis.

They must defeat Himiko and save the City of the Sun without revealing their identities.

"Even if you say so, sir, we can't immediately come up with a way to defeat Himiko."

"From Takiyasha-hime's description, we can see that Himiko is very strong, so strong that even if I have an immortal body, it is of little use to me."

“If Oto were here, and through shikigami fusion, she might be able to gain enough power to barely fight Himiko. But Oto isn’t here now, and your body can’t withstand such power.”

"Since my sister said so, I don't need to look at it at all... My combat strength is the weakest among us, and I might not even be considered cannon fodder."

"Aside from having strong vitality, I'm pretty useless... I might not even be qualified to hold anyone back."

The girls quickly explained the situation, one after another.

There was no way... Although Qing Nufang's method was possible, as Qing Nufang said, the sound wasn't here, and his body couldn't withstand such power for long.

"Given our current strength, asking Mio to take action is the best choice."

"We do not have the power to contend with the supreme deities."

Qingnufang looked at the clear water and the rising sun, and spoke about the most important choice to be made.

In this world, there are roughly three races: gods, humans, and monsters.

Among them, the gods possess the strongest power, ruling over everything in the world; they are the most powerful force.

However, the gods rarely interfere in human affairs, so the human world is divided between monsters and humans.

On the surface, the monsters are not as powerful as humans, and they have been driven to the point where they have nowhere to escape and can only survive in the wilderness.

But in reality, the power of monsters far surpasses that of humans.

Monsters who want to establish power have already established many, while monsters who don't want to establish power travel around, and human development has no impact on them at all.

With such a dense population of humans, some evil monsters could easily slaughter them all.

However, regardless of their relative power and adversarial relationship, the strongest beings between humans and monsters are all capable of contending with gods.

Its power and might are no less than that of any god.

Even so, the supreme deity who rules over everything in the world is more powerful than any monster or human.

That is the difference in boundaries, and also the inevitable gap.

No one, and no monster, can rival the strongest god.

Only an equal deity could contend with them... Chapter 758, The Land of the Plague Outbreak

At this moment, Himiko is no longer human. Her power has transformed from spiritual power into divine power. She not only possesses artifacts that can control space, but also magic that can reverse time. From the perspective of her race alone, she has transcended humanity and entered the ranks of gods.

Even among the gods, her strength is already infinitely close to the top tier.

Even if she cannot contend with absolute gods such as Shimizu Mio, Susanoo-no-Mikoto, and Yamata no Orochi, she can definitely contend with Enma, the lord of the underworld.

For Shimizu and Asahi to want to win is undoubtedly wishful thinking.

Therefore, asking Shimizu Mio to take action was the best method they could think of.

only......

Qingshui Chaoyang revealed a bitter smile.

"While having my sister intervene would certainly solve the problem, can Himiko really remain calm in front of her sister?"

"Having believed in her sister for countless years, only to have everything taken away by her in the end... This was an absolute shock for Himiko."

"Given her current mental state, she'd probably go crazy the moment she sees her sister."

He had certainly considered asking his sister for help, but he also had to consider Himiko's condition.

Himiko is currently insane, but not completely insane. However, it's hard to say whether she will truly go mad after meeting Shimizu Mio.

If she really went mad, her sister would definitely suppress her. Although he wasn't sure if his sister could save someone who was on the verge of a mental breakdown, he didn't want to take the gamble.

Based on my experience over the years, no matter who it is, as long as they still have a shred of kindness in their hearts, they will always regret their past actions after being defeated.

This is probably what is meant by "a dying man's words are good".

Therefore, as long as they can defeat Himiko, everything will be resolved.

"...Indeed, Himiko has already determined that Mio is the murderer, and her appearance will only make the situation worse."

The girls fell silent upon hearing this.

Mio's arrival here could indeed easily solve the problem, but Himiko could no longer return to normal, and they would find it difficult to continue investigating what exactly happened during the natural disaster.

...Although Ibuki was inclined to have Mio come over, her master was a good person who liked gambling, so she had no choice but to give up on this idea.

But... do they have any other methods besides this one?

A deep silence fell over the room.

But just as everyone was pondering how to break this deadlock where there seemed to be no other way, Ah Li suddenly had a strange idea.

She blinked, and asked with some confusion, "By the way, Asahi, if we follow Takiyasha-hime's line of thinking, why don't we also consider why Mio attacked Himiko?"

The question was tinged with deep confusion, but it did indeed startle the other five people who were pondering it.

Yes, why did Shimizu Mio attack Himiko?

Himiko was born from Shimizu Mio; in other words, she was Shimizu Mio's child. Himiko also deeply respected Shimizu Mio, guarding her at the shrine for sixty or seventy years. Even after returning to the City of the Sun, she prayed to her every day.

It can be said that Himiko never did anything disrespectful to Shimizu Mio... That's why Shimizu Mio likes Himiko so much.

But how could Himiko, in this very case, cause Shimizu Mio to bring down a natural disaster?

Unbelievable; in fact, all of this should be described as unbelievable.

And it was precisely because of this absurdity that they had a new idea.

Qingshui and Chaoyang exchanged a glance, a faint joy appearing in their eyes.

Following this line of thought, they came up with another approach.

—Find the cause of the natural disaster!

The one who tied the knot must untie it. Since Himiko and the others believe that Shimizu Mio summoned the natural disaster to destroy the Sun Wheel City, then they should find out why it wasn't Shimizu Mio who did it!

Prove the truth about Shimizu Mio, so that Himiko will no longer be hostile towards her, and then... get Shimizu Mio to take action.

"This is indeed a very good method..."

Shimizu Asahi clenched his fists, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Takiyasha-hime said that the start of this natural disaster was on the day of Himiko's wedding."

"In other words, the reason lies hidden on this wedding day."

"Three days should be enough time for us to find out the reason."

"Hehe... then it's settled. If we still can't find the reason after three days, then we can only gamble on our own abilities."

Ibuki narrowed her eyes slightly. This was the last decision they could come up with. If they still couldn't find a reason, it meant they had no other options and would have to find reinforcements first.

She didn't believe they could defeat Himiko.

Moreover, it seems that the master and the others have forgotten that although Mio cannot come here, they have another place here... Izumo Province.

Izumo Province is not too far from Saikaido; it takes about a day to fly there from here.

Moreover, there are two terrifying gods of the same level as Mio there.

This is our last trump card.

"We don't have much time, let's set off now."

Now that the next steps have been decided, Shimizu Asahi said nothing more and just started taking action.

Soon, the group left the watchtower.

Because the watchtower's time is uncontrollable, any clues found there have likely been erased. The only places they can explore are outside the watchtower.

Their first stop was east of the watchtower.

When they came out, they asked Mingliu for a little information and learned that Ichizaki Island could be divided into roughly three areas.

One is the residential area and market area near the port.

Since Ichizaki Island's main purpose was to connect with Hizen Province, the port was oriented directly towards Hizen Province, which is directly south of Ichizaki Island. To facilitate trade, the market area was built on the left side of the port, while the residential area was built on the right side.

The second area besides the port area is the palace area. There's not much to say about this area; it occupies a large area in the north, and the General's Mansion, which is responsible for protecting the City of the Sun, is also located in this area... The General's Mansion is to the east of the palace.

The last area is the watchtower area.

This lavish building, situated alone on a deserted island, is less a symbol of isolation from other places.

According to the map, the east of the watchtower is actually the right side of the port area, which means that Shimizu Asahi and his group's destination is the residential area.

That is... the place where the plague broke out! Chapter 759 The Destroyed Village