Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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However, this is already the limit that everyone can do.

As time passed, some people collapsed from exhaustion, but the Great Serpent God remained unharmed and his attacks grew stronger. Fortunately, reinforcements arrived.

"Seimei, you're in a real sorry state."

Tamamo-no-Mae sighed. Seeing that Seimei was in poor condition and was constantly using secret techniques to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy to recover, he felt very troubled.

This child has always been this stubborn since he was a child.

It was only thanks to the white fox bloodline that it survived, otherwise it would have died young long ago.

"It's all worth it now, no matter how pathetic I am, Tamamo-no-Mae. I need your help."

"Yes, that's exactly why I came here."

Tamamo-no-Mae channeled her own primordial demonic power into Seimei.

The power of the divine weapon, Tenyuu Habakiri, is undeniably overwhelming. Even if Seimei possesses certain qualities that allow him to wield and use it, the consumption aspect remains unchanged.

Even though this divine artifact seems to contain immense power, it would still require a great deal of energy for Seimei to wield it.

Isn't that what it is now?

Even standing up would probably require assistance.

What's even more infuriating is that Shiro, Seimei's most loyal shikigami, went to fight Orochi, leaving Seimei without any protective force.

Oh, no, there's a decent protective array here, but it's as fragile as paper to the Yamata no Orochi; it'll crumble at the slightest touch.

"Thank you."

As Seimei gradually regained his composure, he immediately turned his attention to the Yamata no Orochi, the Great Serpent God, and other such beings.

Tamamo-no-Mae shook her head, too lazy to say anything more, and directly joined the team fighting against Orochi.

He couldn't participate in the battle against Yamata no Orochi, but he could still hold his own against the Orochi God for a while, though not for long...

"We can only place our hopes on this God-King who is still asleep."

Tamamo-no-Mae glanced at the group of women still performing the prayer dance on the stage.

I had a vague feeling that things might not be so simple.

Will Yamata no Orochi really allow Amaterasu to awaken?

Yes, obviously not!

Finally managing to break free from the encirclement of Kousaka Kyosuke and Susanoo, Orochi wore a wicked smile.

"To be honest, my allies have never met you before..."

"And who are your allies?"

Susanoo stopped his attempt to continue fighting and suddenly asked a question.

Orochi chuckled: "Who else do I have as allies? Aren't they those beings you call evil gods who once thought with me about creating a new world? But due to limited conditions, I'll release one for now."

As he spoke, he was looking in the opposite direction.

Kousaka Kyosuke didn't take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, knowing that someone's pre-prepared actions couldn't be easily disrupted. Instead, he used his senses to look in the direction that Orochi was looking.

That location was where everyone was fighting against the Great Serpent God.

The enormous serpent god remained motionless, enduring the attacks of others. Its wounds appeared and then healed, and more remarkably, one part of its abdomen swelled up. Seeing the situation was dire, Minamoto no Yorimitsu decisively ordered his men to retreat.

"Lust is the evil god."

First, a huge pincer burst out of the snake's belly, followed by a huge scorpion-like creature emerging from it, tightly protecting Amaterasu. At this moment, Ara spoke.

Shortly after he finished speaking, he suddenly frowned.

Because the last part of the giant scorpion's tail that was revealed was not a poisonous stinger, but a white-clad woman whose legs had been severed.

"...Sister, older sister!"

A sorrowful cry rang out from the stage.

Kyosuke Kosaka's eyelids twitched, and the flow of faith he saw ceased.

The ceremony has been temporarily suspended.

"That's really disgusting."

Kyosuke Kosaka secretly expressed his understanding of the actions of the lead dancer of the Prayer Dance and the Peacock King.

It takes incredible willpower to remain calm after your loved ones have been through so much.

I just hope that Suzuhiko-hime, Kinara, and the others can help comfort Peacock King, so that she can recover her mood and continue the ritual.

Many people in the arena were also confused by the Peacock King's behavior.

Most people had already placed their hopes on the soon-to-be-awakened God-King Amaterasu, but the sudden appearance of the Peacock King in a state of mental confusion almost caused everyone's hearts to plummet.

In modern, trendy terms—this is called sabotaging your teammates.

Kyosuke Kosaka understands, but many people don't, especially those Kyoto viewers who watched the Inori dance via projection and also saw the battle on the side. Some of them are already cursing like crazy.

Fujiwara no Michitsuna, who was still on duty at the Kyoto front, constantly directing the battle and also keeping an eye on the projection, had a strange expression.

"Peacock King, give it your all! Oh well, I'm still looking forward to it..."

Fujiwara no Michitsuna's gaze fell upon Kinnara, the god he worshipped.

As a believer, he believed that God would handle it.

The perspective shifts to the stage.

After the lead dancer, Peacock King, stopped dancing, everyone else naturally stopped dancing as well.

Kinara, on whom Fujiwara no Michitsuna had placed his hopes, remained silent, but raised her hand and gently pressed on the shoulder of the Peacock King a few times, as if doing so could soothe the Peacock King's emotions.

In fact, the Peacock King did gradually calm down.

"King Peacock, are you alright?" Suzuhiko asked quickly when she saw King Peacock looking apologetically at the others.

Peacock King struggled to conceal his grief, avoiding looking at his sister: "I'm fine, let's continue, continue..."

There's no point in trying to find my sister now, even if she's dead or alive.

Now, what she needs to save more is the rest of the country.

I imagine my sister would do the same.

"Qing, my little Qing, I miss you so much. Where are you? Where are you?"

A mournful cry rang in my ears.

Peacock King's pupils contracted sharply, his mouth trembled, and tears streamed down his face without him even realizing it.

"me--"

The calls from outside rang out again.

"I want to see you again, I want to dance with you again, and live with you again..."

"elder sister!"

With tears streaming down his face, Peacock King looked up at the source of the sound.

The Peacock King, Bai, flew in the air, looking lost in thought, as if she were longing for something. Finally, she began to dance.

"..."

As Kousaka Kyosuke watched this scene, he felt his emotions flaring up.

Orochi's actions were pushing his limits.

"After such a touching reunion, your dancers can finally rest. Take this time to resolve everything," Orochi said with a smile.

Having already decided to focus his attention on Amaterasu, he didn't intend to spend too much time on Kousaka Kyosuke and Susanoo.

Unfortunately, both of them are difficult to deal with, so we can only deal with them first.

Otherwise, how could the Goddess of Destruction have been summoned to this world?

"You are hopeless."

Susanoo, who originally didn't want to say anything to Orochi, eventually said something.

He felt utterly disgusted by the Yamata no Orochi's disrespectful act towards kinship, and thus unusually, temporarily quelled the fighting and severely reprimanded the Yamata no Orochi.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "Lord Susanoo, you're talking nonsense. Lord Snake God would only be overjoyed to hear your rebuttal."

"Yes, I'm so happy! In a little while, I'll take you to see the free world."

The Yamata no Orochi laughed, and after gathering black and red miasma in its hand, it flung it at Kousaka Kyosuke and Susanoo, with Kousaka Kyosuke receiving particular attention from the Yamata no Orochi.

Many unintentional oversights allowed Orochi to create an obstacle that Kousaka Kyosuke, at one point, found troublesome.

Orochi had no regrets about it; instead, he found it amusing.

The obstacle he's facing is making him uncomfortable, so the only solution is to eliminate it completely.

"Come!"

Kyosuke Kosaka's aura suddenly surged, and the huge phantom behind him, which had faded away, suddenly solidified. Then, the giant shadow fearlessly charged towards the black and red miasma.

At the same time, a huge premonition flashed through Kyosuke Kosaka's mind in an instant—"Danger! Retreat!"