The four members of the Snake Spirit are not divine envoys, but swordsmen.
They reacted quickly, and in an instant, countless sword lights surrounded Haruhiko and the three of them.
It seemed like he would be cut into several pieces in the next second.
Haruhiko stood there without making any movement.
He originally wanted to throw a few Explosive Talisman and get an assist.
But Tsuchimikado Mari didn't give him a chance.
The scorching flame illuminated the dim ruins.
At the moment of appearance, a strong spiritual wind swept across and enveloped the four snake spirits.
Before even the screams could be heard, it was reduced to ashes.
Haruhiko twitched the corner of his mouth.
Worthy of being a fifth-level demon.
Takahashi Ruyue was not surprised when he saw this.
If the fifth level cannot instantly kill the third level, then something is seriously wrong.
She walked forward, took a look, and said: "There is a barrier, it is very strong, it should be the fourth level magic circle."
Tsuchimikado Marri raised her leg and then dropped it.
There was only a click sound, and the heel of the high-heeled shoe sank into the barrier, destroying it instantly.
Haruhiko took a breath.
It hurts inexplicably.
I still remember that Tsuchimikado Mari massaged herself with her feet.
He had to thank her for not killing him at this time.
The barrier was broken, and the entrance to the gap completely appeared.
"They have noticed it, so be careful."
Tsuchimikado Mari reminded him and entered the gap.
Haruhiko followed her.
Suddenly I felt the surrounding temperature rising rapidly.
He squinted his eyes slightly, adjusting to the dazzling flames, and finally saw the snake spirit members lying on the ground.
Seven people were dealt with by Tsuchimikado Marri in a very short period of time.
Haruhiko secretly said that he has no gaming experience.
He looked around.
This ruins was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
Like a big funnel.
It is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom.
They are somewhere in the middle at this point.
Haruhiko was thoughtful.
Usually this kind of peculiar design is often related to the magic circle.
Most of the magic circles in the ruins are equivalent to altars or barriers.
Especially the altar.
Haruhiko had already seen the altar once before.
Use eighty-one snakeskin spells to kill enemies.
It is worth mentioning that Tsuchimikado had purchased the original eighty-one snake skins and given them to him.
But he has no use for it yet.
After all, among his enemies, the only fourth-level psyker was Utsunomiya Mina.
"Let's go down there."
Tsuchimikado Mari glanced at it and had the same idea as Haruhiko.
This must be some kind of magic circle.
She just took two steps and stopped.
A group of people filed out and walked up the tubular stairs of the funnel building.
The leader was an old man with gray hair but full of energy.
He glanced at the seven people on the ground, with visible shock on his face.
Everyone's body has traces of burning fire.
"Shiranui?"
The old man took a deep breath and asked.
Tsuchimikado Mahri didn't reply, but just scanned the circle quickly.
Eighteen people, two of them fourth level.
One is the old man in front of him, and the other is the middle-aged man on his left.
"I wonder what your purpose is here?"
Seeing her silence, the old man continued to ask, "Speak out and we might be able to make a deal."
If it's Shiranui, then it's the fifth level great demon.
For now, they are irresistible.
Being forced to do nothing, he had no choice but to make this decision.
"We have nothing to talk about with the snake spirit."
Takahashi Kisaragi said.
"Are you Takahashi Kisaragi from the Edo Archaeological Bureau?"
The old man shifted his gaze and recognized her.
My attention was previously focused on Tsuchimikado Mari, so I didn't pay close attention to the other two.
He glanced at Haruhiko, um, he didn't recognize him.
"You are quite knowledgeable."
Takahashi Kisaragi said with a faint smile, "But it's meaningless."
She often dealt with snake spirits and had long ago received a lot of grudges.
Therefore, there is no good attitude towards them.
"I don't remember there being a great demon like Shiranui in the Edo Archaeological Bureau."
The old man didn't care about her attitude at all. He focused his attention on Tsuchimikado Marri again and asked, "I wonder what you think about it? Many things in the ruins are difficult for outsiders to find if we don't tell them."
"Is there a bamboo here that is destined to be the goddess of heaven?"
Tsuchimikado Marri asked calmly.
"I wonder where you heard the rumor?"
The old man frowned and asked.
"No?"
The corners of Tsuchimikado Mahri's lips raised slightly and she asked, "No? Or are you unwilling to give it?"
"Indeed no."
The old man quickly apologized and said, "You are the fifth level, how dare I cheat?"
Tsuchimikado Mari just looked at him quietly.
"Let's do this. I'll report it to Snake Spirit immediately. I guarantee that there will be news within a short time."
The old man's scalp was numb at the sight of her, and he said quickly.
There was fire in Tsuchimikado Mari's eyes.
The temperature nearby began to rise again.
"Damn it!"
The old man gritted his teeth, took out a magic sword, and swung it hard.
Dark purple spiritual energy opened a gap like an abyss in front of him.
Tsuchimikado Marri's flame was absorbed as soon as it appeared.
She hummed softly and just moved her fingers.
The flames surged like a tsunami, rolling up waves several meters high.
Destroying the abyss, it finally surges forward like a torrent.
Screams sounded.
Under such a large-scale attack, only the elderly and middle-aged men survived.
The remaining snake spirit members turned into ashes.
It's not that they didn't fight back, it's just that it was useless.
When the huge waves of flames fell, they shone with the light of various spiritual powers.
But they were all submerged in the sea without causing any waves.
"asshole!"
When the old man saw this, his eyes turned red.
He held the magic sword, and the violent spiritual energy rolled up his black robe, hunting and flying.
Although I knew I couldn't beat the fifth level, I didn't expect the gap to be so big.
It's just that it's impossible to hand over the bamboo that Tiantian Nu is destined to.
The plan for now is to delay.
The old man's magic sword suddenly trembled.
In front of him, dark purple light bands like countless tentacles surged out, and then they all shot out quickly, like a piranha, opening its mouth.
Another middle-aged man took out a samurai sword.
At the same time as the old man attacked, his figure flashed and appeared behind Tsuchimikado Mari.
His blade shone with a dark purple light, and he slashed out as fast as lightning.
Takahashi Kisaragi put his hands together and saw golden light covering Tsuchimikado Mahri.
Added a layer of defense to the surface of her body.
She is a monk. Although she is a vajra, she also has several buffing skills.
In fact, Tsuchimikado Mari didn't need it at all.
She raised her hand, and her psychic energy suddenly turned into flames.
The flames danced gracefully, and in an instant, they condensed into butterflies.
The butterfly flew out and encountered a dark purple light band, which immediately resembled the sun, emitting extremely brilliant light, illuminating the entire space as if it were daylight.
The old man's attack was like ice meeting fire, melting, dark purple water dripping, and countless pits suddenly appeared on the ground.
The middle-aged man quickly backed away.
Several butterflies chased him.
The katana in his hand swung rapidly, forming an arc.
In an instant, the butterfly exploded.
Flames covered him.
At this moment, a piece of armor appeared on his body.
Even so, he was also lifted up by the powerful explosion and flew out directly.
When it fell to the ground, the beautiful armor had melted to pieces.
But the middle-aged man did not die and was lucky enough to survive.
Just when he was about to get up, more than a dozen charms fell on his head.
The continuous explosions are like New Year firecrackers, very festive.
Haruhiko cleverly grabbed the head and gained 320 points of psychic energy.
Although it is an assist, it is still the fourth level, so it has more psychic energy than the third level.
Now only the old man is left.
Despair showed on his face.
But to Haruhiko's surprise, he still didn't escape.
Are snake spirits so loyal?
Or is there something down there that prevents him from leaving?
Haruhiko prefers the latter.
There was a click.
The magic sword in the old man's hand broke.
His expression turned from despair to madness, and vaguely fanaticism.
Haruhiko was shocked.
This is probably a super move.
The next moment, the broken sword flew into the sky and finally stopped on the top of the old man's head.
The space suddenly paused for a moment.
The old man instantly became as thin as a stick, and all his spiritual energy was absorbed by the magic sword.
The fragments of the sword began to expand rapidly, and a rich dark purple light appeared on the outside.
In the blink of an eye, a giant snake over ten meters formed.
It roared, and an unimaginable sense of oppression hit.
Haruhiko fell straight down.
The snow elixir on his body flashed violently.
He regained his clarity for a moment and rolled around to avoid falling to the ground.
Takahashi Kisaragi was unable to dodge and fell directly to the ground.
But soon a golden light appeared on her body, allowing her to resume her actions.
Only Tsuchimikado Mahri was unaffected.
Not at all, she showed her true form.
His hair was flying like flames, and what was flowing under his fair skin was not blood, but magma.
The ground around her was scorched black, and there was a faint heat wave rolling around.
This shows how terrifying the temperature is.
"Divine power."
Tsuchimikado Mari looked at the giant snake with a rare hint of shock in her tone.
Divine power, as the name suggests, is the majesty of God.
Mortals cannot look directly.
Generally speaking, only psykers of the fourth level and above can resist.
It's a bit similar to the overlord-colored Haki in "One Piece".
In addition to gods, only those who belong to gods may possess divine power.
Tsuchimikado Mahri glanced at the dying old man and guessed that this must be some kind of god-sacrifice technique.
Priests often used similar spells thousands of years ago.
Communicate with the gods to gain greater power than ordinary spells.
But when the gods disappeared, they became extinct.
Appearing now means that the snake spirit has some connection with the gods.
The god of the Takamagahara ruins should not be completely dead.
Tsuchimikado Mari narrowed her eyes.
If this news spreads, it will probably drive fifth-level psykers crazy.
Because the gods are not dead, it means that it is easier to obtain advanced methods.
Especially a dying god.
Tsuchimikado Mari thought about it and took out a folding fan.
White with several butterflies painted on it.
The giant snake overhead swooped down.
Along with the divine power, the entire space trembled.
Mari Tsuchimikado opened the folding fan and uttered a spell.
In an instant, terrifying spiritual energy spurted out, and the butterfly on the folding fan flew up in the wind and hit the giant snake.
The storm is coming.
Countless aftermath waves were like tsunamis, expanding in all directions.
A wind-like barrier suddenly appeared on the surface of Haruhiko's body.
It was the wind demon bracelet that was triggered.
This means that even the aftermath has the intensity of a third-level spell.
It's so scary.
Haruhiko thought about it and took out the Fire Dragon Talisman.
His target is the old man.
The flame turned into a dragon and flew out.
As a third-level talisman, it withstood the aftermath, but even so, it became a lot bleaker.
But killing an old man who has run out of energy is not a big problem.
The game prompt sounds.
Another three hundred and twenty points of spiritual energy arrived.
In this way, his total spiritual energy exceeded 8,000 points.
There are still two thousand points left to advance.
The continuous sound of wind gradually died down.
The figure of Tsuchimikado Mari reappeared.
Just like before, there were no injuries and even the kimono was intact.
But she did not change back to a human body, she still maintained her demon body.
To be honest, Haruhiko thinks her demon body is pretty pretty.
Especially the kimono and one black and one white stockings.
"Let's go down."
Tsuchimikado Mari didn't pay attention to Haruhiko who was snatching people's heads, and his eyes fell on the tubular stairs of the funnel building.
The sight of the old man and the middle-aged man fighting to the death is really concerning.
Of course, there is also the reason for their loyalty.
Tsuchimikado Marri understands how fanatical the servants of the gods are.
Thousands of years ago, priests were beings that no one dared to provoke.
Takahashi Kisaragi stepped forward quickly.
At the same time, he looked at Haruhiko curiously.
What he had just done under the divine power was not something that a second-level psyker could achieve.
There must be a fourth-level treasure in him.
But considering that he is the heir of the Tsuchimikado clan, it is understandable.
Tsuchimikado Mari didn't tell her Haruhiko's identity, but the title of "little master" revealed everything.
As the three people went down, the space became narrower.
Because of the death of the old man and others, they did not encounter any obstacles and reached the bottom smoothly.
As expected, it was a magic circle.
Five broken bamboo tubes were suspended around.
The spiritual energy acted as a pulling force and finally converged on a young man in the middle.
He was wearing modern casual clothes, his eyes were closed, his hair was disheveled, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Haruhiko felt a little familiar for some reason.
he mused.
The temperament of this person is almost exactly the same as Teru Morikawa, the fourth-level divine envoy who was captured.
Is it a ritual of divine transformation?
Haruhiko subconsciously looked at Tsuchimikado Mari.
She looked around expressionlessly, obviously also observing what the effect was.
Haruhiko shifted his gaze and landed on the five pieces of bamboo.
Judging from the notch and length, it should come from the same bamboo.
In addition, there are various bamboo leaves surrounding it.
Haruhiko felt that with so many bamboo leaves, he could make several good Kagura bells.
At this moment, he suddenly froze and thought he had an illusion.
Because he heard the sweet sound of the Kagura bell shaking.
"Kagura bell?"
Takahashi Kisaragi asked with a puzzled look.
Only then did Haruhiko realize that he had indeed heard the Kagura bell, not an hallucination.
After the ringtone appeared, the bamboo leaves shook slightly, and they all came together, vaguely forming the appearance of a witch.
"It's Tian Tian's destiny."
Tsuchimikado Mari recognized this miko.
She is the legendary goddess, the original witch.
Her expression changed drastically as she thought about it, and she immediately took out her folding fan and waved it hard.
The flames turned into butterflies, and not one, but four.
They surrounded the bamboo leaves and suddenly produced a strong pulling force.
The bamboo leaves that had turned into witches were pulled out one after another and returned to their original shape.
At the same time, Tsuchimikado Marri raised her hand and put away all five pieces of bamboo.
"Sister Mari."
Seeing this, Haruhiko couldn't help but speak curiously.
"Do you know the legend of Tian Tian Nu's destiny?"
Tsuchimikado Mari took out a breath, looked at the boy in the middle, and asked.
"Know."
Haruhiko nodded.
According to legend, Susano'o once acted so recklessly that Amaterasu became angry and hid in Amamado.
Amagado, a cave formed by rocks.
Amaterasu is the incarnation of the sun. After she disappeared, the world became dark.
In order to attract her out, the gods ordered Tian Tian to dance.
This is also the origin of the original Kagura dance.
Wait, what happened just now, wasn't it just the Tiantian girl who was destined to dance?
Haruhiko suddenly showed surprise.
"It seems you have already thought of it."
Tsuchimikado Marri noticed the change in his expression, "This is a ceremony to invite the gods to come."
There is currently only one god among the ruins of Takamagahara.
That is Yamata no Orochi.
When you ask God, you naturally ask him.
No, not necessarily.
Maybe it's a ghost.
Yamata no Orochi is different from other gods in that he has eight heads.
In other words, there are eight consciousnesses.
Haruhiko suddenly thought of Morikawa Teru.
Could he have one of these consciousnesses in him?
Probably.
If he is the spirit of Yamata no Orochi, then his behavior will be understandable.
Why did the apprentice who became the director of the Edo Archaeological Bureau still leave the Takamagahara ruins?
Why do snake spirits come out in force?
Haruhiko's eyes flickered.
Thinking about how to tell this.
"this is for you."
Mari Tsuchimikado threw out five pieces of bamboo.
Haruhiko caught it and immediately remembered the game notification sound.
[Name: Bamboo of Tiantian Nu’s destiny. 】
[Status: Fifth level. 】
[Effect: Allows players to have a second career. 】
Haruhiko let out a breath, he had obtained the sword master's job transfer materials.
"Mauri-sama, what should we do with this young man?"
Takahashi Kisaragi pointed at the motionless boy and asked.
"No need to deal with it."
Tsuchimikado Mari shook his head and said, "He is a doll body, specially used to inherit the consciousness of gods."
"It's actually a doll?"
Takahashi Ruyue was stunned.
She was at the fourth level, so she didn't notice anything unusual at all and thought she was a real person.
"Um."
Mari Tsuchimikado stepped forward and put away the young doll.
This kind of doll must have good technology and may be able to give some inspiration to Tachibana Yui's stand-in.
Takahashi Kisaragi began to search.
In addition to the altar for this ceremony, there are many other decorations.
Soon, she dug out a pile of information.
But she couldn't understand.
It's the language of the snake god.
Tsuchimikado Mari glanced.
She pointed at Haruhiko and said, "Give it to him."
Takahashi Kisaragi didn't think much about it, she just thought that he should put it away.
After all, no one in the entire Edo Archaeological Bureau or Japan can understand it.
Haruhiko scanned it quickly and his eyes lit up.
He walked forward and said a few words in Tsuchimikado Mari's ear.
It's not about Yamata no Orochi's spirit separation, but this altar.
It was indeed a ceremony to invite gods, but it was interrupted at this time and reduced to an ordinary ceremony.
And this ritual is very simple, recharge.
What Haruhiko wants is to recharge himself and then advance to the third level.
"Really?"
Tsuchimikado Mahri was a little skeptical.
Because Haruhiko said it too lightly.
Charge, she understands.
But is it so easy to advance?
Five thousand words.
(End of chapter)
