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Here.

Such a tiny country.

How could such a person exist?

Tamamo-no-Mae, who came from the 'Celestial Empire', couldn't understand it.

The visitor simply said:

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Tamamo-mae——"

Sugawara no Hajime—or perhaps, Lu Kang—strides forward.

A long sword hangs from his waist.

One step covers ten miles.

From the summit of Mount Fuji, it was an instant.

Chapter 139 Futsu-no-Mitama Slaying the Nine-Tailed Fox, A Gift to the Era

Although decades have passed, the court is not lacking in elderly men in their sixties and seventies who entered officialdom during the reign of Lu Kang. As teenagers, they naturally had a deep impression of the man who ruled the country and created a glorious era. Now, seeing the figure of 'Sugawara no Hajime' who has not changed at all, they are even more surprised and horrified - horrified that the person in front of them is still alive at the age of one hundred, and even more horrified that his appearance has not changed and he looks like an immortal.

It should be noted that, in their minds and according to the descriptions of their fathers and grandfathers, even the great Onmyoji Abe no Seimei was a very old man in his later years.

And this...

Has he become an immortal?

Compared to the shock of the nobles, the palace guards on both sides were more filled with awe.

Lu Kang once served as the Left Guard General, commanding the Heian Palace guards. This position was a source of pride for him ever since, and after his departure, he was revered as the 'Guardian Deity of Heian Palace,' with his portrait displayed for worship.

The situation before us is as if the person in the portrait has stepped into reality.

The scene before them was like a god descending to earth—

"Lord Yuzhang!"

Abe Masayasu was the only one who remained relatively calm at the scene, bowing down and performing a gesture of respect that was infinitely more dignified than that given to a 'Heavenly King'.

He also said, "Please, Lord Yuzhang, save the world of Yamato!"

Lu Kang, his long sleeves fluttering, remained noncommittal. Although he appeared young, he did not actually rely on any mysterious methods to prolong his life. His body, having entered the realm of gods, possessed the powerful characteristic of being ageless, immortal, and decaying before death, even if it could not extend his lifespan. Furthermore, each of his simulations adhered to the principle of doing what each age should do—'learning' in childhood, rising in adolescence, dominance in middle age, and retirement in old age, along with knowing one's destiny and doing as one pleases.

He came down from Mount Fuji this time simply to do whatever he wanted.

For things that interest him.

The divine body, the divine soul, the divine thoughts—the three divine realms cycled and were confirmed within his body. Looking at the astonished Tamamo-no-Mae above him, ignoring Toba beside her who was trembling with fear and instinctively felt awe for him because of the fear he had been etched into the Heavenly King lineage, Lu Kang simply raised his lips.

His words echoed in the magnificent Heian Palace.

Hearing his words, and clearly hearing the 'white-faced, golden-haired, nine-tailed fox' echoing in the last syllable... Tamamo-no-Mae, after a moment of surprise, calmed down.

"you know me?"

With alluring red lips and a golden tail that swayed slowly behind her, Tamamo-no-Mae stood gracefully, her short orange hair cascading down her face, her exquisite features surpassing almost all the beauties Lu Kang had ever seen before. She wore a Tang-style palace dress, her chest full and shapely, her slender waist accentuated by the sash, the long skirt swaying gently, revealing glimpses of her full hips. Her figure was tall and well-proportioned, and every movement seemed to possess a natural and captivating charm.

She truly deserves the title of the world-renowned nine-tailed fox.

He truly deserves the title of "great demon" who brought calamity to five dynasties and whose crimes extended to three kingdoms!

Others in the land of Yamato might not know his true identity, but Lu Kang, a visitor from later generations and a time traveler, knew it very well.

Clear away what this 'palace maid' from the Celestial Empire did before coming to the Yamato Kingdom.

Everything that happened along the way!

"Xia's Meixi, who made the king laugh; Shang's Daji, who cast cannons and burned snakes; and Zhou's Baosi, who played with the feudal lords by lighting beacon fires."

"The Indian Huayang who wreaked havoc in the palace,"

"Of course I could know that."

Lu Kangping replied calmly, his eyes serene and profound.

He knew, and was genuinely very interested in, the 'fox' in front of him!

"Ha...it seems you're not from this tiny country either!"

Tamamo-no-Mae became even more convinced of this.

Someone who knows so much must not be a native of this tiny, isolated country.

"I am, but I'm not."

Lu Kang responded with feigned mystery, half-truth and half-falsehood. Behind him, flowers bloomed and faded, blossoming in a moment, only to wither in an instant.

Although his 'divine thought' is strong, even though the cursed spirit system is declining, he can still instantly change the physical rules of the present world. However, just like how the unfolding of a bounded field requires resisting the world and using magic to maintain it, the flowers he blooms will be instantly swallowed up by the world if they do not have the support of power.

But that alone is enough.

A change that happens in just a split second is enough.

"As a great demon who once wreaked havoc on the court, now that you have left the Celestial Empire, you should no longer cause trouble everywhere."

Lu Kang spoke slowly, raising his hand to grasp the hilt of the knife that had been hanging at his waist.

He said, "At the very least, they shouldn't have come out while I'm still alive."

"Is that so? It seems you are quite confident?"

Tamamo-no-Mae's lips suddenly curled into a disdainful smile. In just this brief exchange, she was confident that she had seen through the true nature of the person opposite her.

The other party may indeed not be from this tiny place.

The mystery that the other party possessed was quite similar to the mental magic of the immortals in the Celestial Empire—this was precisely why she was initially startled.

Just as Lu Kang described, the great demon named Tamamo-no-Mae wreaked havoc during the Three Kingdoms and Five Dynasties. In the Celestial Empire, she offended the 'immortals' who created the thought system, and was thus hunted down and forced to flee the Celestial Empire.

She was both wary and fearful of that group of immortals.

However, in contrast.

If he's not an immortal, then there's nothing to worry about.

If they are similar, but not the same.

That's all there is to it.

She said, "Unfortunately, what you said is exactly what I wanted to say as well."

"If you had come out sooner, I might not have been a match for you."

"only..."

"You're late?"

As soon as the words fell, the magnificent hall began to hum. The crowd, who had been ignored by the man and the demon, dared not even breathe, but at that moment, they felt an unparalleled pressure descending from above.

Not only nobles and court guards.

Even the 'Lord of Yamato' and 'Heavenly King' Toba, who were standing right next to him, suddenly knelt down with a thud.

However, the seven-year-old boy looked up at Tamamo-no-Mae, who had stepped in front of him as if welcoming a large number of subjects to kneel down, and saw the dazzling golden hair that grew wildly all over her body, as well as five more huge fox tails that emerged—a total of six. He could only look on with horror and fear.

A six-tailed fox.

"Although I'm still a long way from my prime, it's quite remarkable that I've been able to recover to this level since 'Jiang Ziya' severed my nine tails!"

An extremely terrifying 'mystery' revolves and tilts around it.

The immense 'magic power,' or perhaps what should be called 'spiritual power,' under its pull, transformed into a boundless ocean surging like the tides.

It operates without external support or any imprint of itself on the 'world'.

It is itself a complete and vast mysterious foundation.

It is itself 'God'.

A high-ranking deity who is infinitely close to the level of a fully formed deity...

"In its single-tailed state, a six-fold increase?"

Lu Kang, with his keen insight, saw through it in an instant.

He became the only person left at the scene.

He knew that a nine-tailed fox in its complete form was a being that even the immortals of the Celestial Empire had to go to great lengths to kill, and was a world-class demon close to the level of a 'god'. The six-tailed fox, however, was far inferior to a god, but it was not weak either.

But decades ago, facing such an opponent, he would have really needed to go to great lengths and prepare in advance to be completely confident.

But before merging with the 'Spirit of the Prime Minister'.

In terms of pure skill alone, he might be slightly inferior to his opponent.

Thankfully, that was before.

Fortunately.

"Approaching a high-ranking deity—but ultimately not a true high-ranking deity."

The so-called "almost" is actually "almost forever"!

Lu Kang moved forward.

Amidst the buzzing sound, facing the immense pressure, he slowly drew the long sword hanging at his waist—the blade was narrow and clear as jade, engraved with faint, mysterious patterns. As those patterns gradually emerged from the sheath, they spread out and transformed into wisps of invisible lightning.

As the blade slowly peeled away from the scabbard...

As Tamamo-no-Mae spread her long sleeves and flapped them, an invisible, magnificent mirror appeared above her flowing hair and skirt, cascading down with dazzling floral light!

"Come, witness my biggest gain during this period."

"—Water, Sky, Sunlight, Amaterasu, Hachino Town Stone!"

This is a divine artifact, and also a power.

It was obtained by Tamamo-no-Mae from the highest point of Heian-gu, passed down through generations of the 'Emperor' family, and is a token that, according to legend, was thrown to the human world by 'Amaterasu Omikami,' the queen of all gods of Yamato.

It is an artifact that embodies nearly a thousand years of faith in the Yamato Kingdom and is extremely ancient and mysterious!

As this mirror-like light falls and reflects, everything will crumble, everything will disintegrate, and everything will vanish into nothingness.

In this nothingness, even all things cease to exist—

As Lu Kang faced the light, he simply drew his long sword as he took a step forward!

His sword is named 'Futsu-no-Mitama'.

It was a final gift from his teacher, Yasunori Kamo, before he passed away.

It also encapsulates many of the mysteries of that era.

It was Lu Kang's later masterpiece that imitated what he had seen all his life, Minamoto no Yorimitsu's thunderous form, which originated from the spirit of Ox-Headed Heaven, a branch of Indra.

Inscribe the mark with thought, carry the mystery with the mark, and use the mystery to drive the thunder.

Its effect, however, is not to destroy everything like thunder.

Instead, it's like the aftermath of thunder, where all things are reborn...

To grant 'reincarnation'.

Boom!

The fleeting glint of light did not disappear, but was twisted into a 'circle' by the swung blade.

Tamamo-no-Mae's pupils contracted almost instantly, and she retreated.

But it was already too late.

After the lightning shattered the mirror's light, it continued forward relentlessly.

He slashed at her!

......

Permanent for three years.

Sugawara no Hashirō placed 'Tamamo-no-Mae' at Heian-gū Shrine, leaving behind the spirit of Futsu-no-Mitama there.

In that year, Tenno Toba moved to the western courtyard of the palace, renamed Heian-gu Shrine to Amaterasu Shrine, and enshrined the sacred artifact Futsu-no-Mitama to suppress the resentment of the fox demon with the power of Amaterasu.