Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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He looked at Susanoo with a solemn expression.

"Lord Susanoo, the world a thousand years ago was your era, but now it is our home. I cannot live with myself in the face of having others go to war while I protect our own home."

"That's right!"

"well said!"

Kousaka Kyosuke and Longkui echoed each other, showing great tacit understanding.

Seeing the two of them so engrossed, Seimei didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

you……

“Now that I have come to this world, it is naturally my home,” Susanoo said matter-of-factly. “Moreover, protecting the world is the duty of a god.”

"Some of you may say that humanity no longer relies on gods as much as before, but it is undeniable that we still cannot obtain enough power to fight against those evil gods."

Seimei suddenly looked at Kousaka Kyosuke: "Kyosuke, what do you think?"

Kousaka Kyosuke, who was still waiting to hear what nice things Seimei would say, smiled.

"Lord Susanoo, don't underestimate my current power. It's all thanks to everyone's help. About a year ago, Yin and Yang reversed, the protective barrier was destroyed, and all the Onmyoji sacrificed their lives to repair it."

"Next came the pseudo-Orochi formed from the shrine maiden's resentment and divine power. With the help of Lord Ara and many yokai and people from the underworld, we were able to defeat the calamity."

"The war brought about by Mount Suzuka in the sea kingdom led to a united front between humans and the yokai living around Kyoto, who once again protected everyone's homeland..."

Kyosuke Kosaka slowly recounted the major events that had occurred over the past five hundred days, becoming increasingly emotional as he spoke.

The fact that I've become so much stronger now is inseparable from what I've encountered before.

I used to think that I had experienced a lot and seen a lot, and had a lot of experience. I always felt that I was just waiting for a certain opportunity to break through and become stronger.

But in reality, where is there any opportunity?

Only by constantly facing troubles and difficulties and being tempered can one gradually become stronger than before!

"So much has happened..." Longkui said with a complicated expression.

She had heard Jian Bian mention it before.

But now, when she hears Kousaka Kyosuke mentioning from time to time how humans and yokai are constantly cooperating to overcome difficulties, how could she not understand that what she thought before was too simplistic?

"It seems that Japan is not as averse to monsters as the Central Plains. However, they generally keep their distance and do not actively approach them... The fact that they ended up cooperating shows how difficult it was at that time."

Longkui only recently learned that Kousaka Kyosuke had become an immortal a few days ago, so she understands that before becoming an immortal, Kousaka Kyosuke had a very difficult time dealing with many dangers.

It's no exaggeration to say that they risked their lives to carry out this mission.

"It's Seimei's turn." Kousaka Kyosuke started a word chain game.

Seimei smiled at Kousaka Kyosuke and continued looking at Susanoo: "Just as Kyosuke said, Kyoto's existence today is not as dependent on the gods as it used to be, and it has almost never gained the power to fight against evil gods."

"However, the enemy that humanity must fight against is not God, but itself. We want to protect our home and overcome our destiny, and for that we need your help."

Seimei rarely asked for help.

Many times, it was Seimei who helped those who asked him for help.

However, this does not mean that Seimei would never ask people or even gods for help; he never really cared about such matters of face.

"Heh, so you don't even consider yourself here to help me? Instead, you're asking me for help?" Susanoo laughed.

Kyosuke Kosaka said helplessly, "Lord Susanoo, we all know our own limitations."

Help Susanoo?

Let alone Susanoo!

Take Huang, for example. He often seems to disappear without a trace, as if he's slacking off. I bet he's actually incredibly busy behind the scenes.

Both were for the sake of humanity, but nowadays humanity no longer reveres and respects them as it did before.

Kyosuke Kousaka knew he could never match such selflessness in his lifetime.

It's not that he's being self-deprecating; it's just that Kyosuke Kousaka knows his own personality all too well.

"Even what I'm doing now is just for myself, to help others and save the world, it's something I have to do."

Ultimately, the Yamata no Orochi's destruction of the world is indiscriminate, regardless of race.

If you don't actively fight back, how many people you know can you protect?

To be honest, Kyosuke Kousaka would only offer some help to unrelated people if he had the means. If he didn't, he would simply pretend not to see it.

He's just an ordinary person.

“The age of gods has passed…” Susanoo sighed, his words tinged with a sense of relief.

Huang also chimed in: "Yes, the age of gods has passed."

People say that gods can live forever and are omnipotent.

However, everything in the world has an end.

Even gods... have their own end, their own fate.

"The Age of Gods..."

Kousaka Kyosuke's expression was subtle.

He couldn't help but think of his nemesis again.

Today, the Central Plains are governed and ruled by the gods, and humanity has no era of its own.

However, in Japan, the age of humankind has already arrived...

Why is this?

Kyosuke Kousaka, who dislikes being a philosopher and thinking about things he can't understand, was unusually lost in thought.

His ultimate goal was to achieve immortality and attain eternal life.

Hearing Susanoo and Ara's words, and already guessing that they had chosen their own fate, Kyosuke Kousaka couldn't help but feel a special kind of emotion.

—In that instant, Kyosuke Kosaka actually wavered slightly over his goal.

Perhaps, he doesn't need to deliberately pursue immortality.

"Ultimately, I just lack a sense of security. If I have the power to protect myself and the people around me, there's no need to go out of my way to pursue anything else."

As Kousaka Kyosuke's wavering gradually disappeared, he felt the restless and turbulent power within him caused by the use of forbidden techniques gradually calm down at an incredible speed.

"Perhaps Kyosuke, you are well-suited to train with my power."

Susanoo noticed the instantaneous change in Kousaka Kyosuke and could clearly feel the unwavering determination of Kousaka Kyosuke to "protect".

In fact, this is why Susanoo, who can freely control the power of destructive lightning, remains so powerful to this day.

"You flatter me."

Kyosuke Kosaka said modestly.

Susanoo, as his senior, gave him insights into the power of lightning and set an example by leading by example. It was because of this that his power was able to leap forward in a short period of time.

"It's time to set off," Huang said, having found the timing perfect.

No one had any objections.

Thus, Kyosuke Kousaka, along with Longkui who was possessed by the demon sword, Seimei, and Susanoo, embarked on a time-travel adventure.

Before them lay a universe ablaze with stars, countless celestial bodies converging into a river of light, flowing silently yet swiftly towards the distance.

"Traveling through time and space can easily make people forget themselves, forget who they are, who they are, and why they came here..."

Susanoo explained slowly.

While speaking, he manipulated his power to take the group to the world of the "past".

Under Susanoo's protection, the group struggled to go upstream against the so-called "flow of destiny."

Just as Kousaka Kyosuke was asking if they should help, a purplish-black sea suddenly rushed towards them. Kousaka Kyosuke, gripping the demon sword tightly, wanted to say something, but he could only vaguely hear the hissing of snakes...

"Hey, wake up! How can the envoy from the human realm be so rude, sleeping right here in the kitchen?"

The familiar complaining voice rang in his ears. After quickly adjusting his strength, Kousaka Kyosuke looked at the woman who was decorated with many red threads and whose temperament was much more noble than he remembered. He immediately smiled embarrassedly.

It seems to be an unusual way of unfolding...

456. Takamagahara/Past/Amaterasu, the God King

"I'm sorry, this was my rudeness..."

Unsure whether he had arrived in the "past" or the "future," Kyosuke Kousaka could only stabilize the current situation for the time being and gradually try to understand what was going on.

The person before them was, to be precise, a deity—the God of Marriage—and a God of Marriage with abundant divine power!

Kyosuke Kousaka wasn't quite sure whether she was a matchmaking deity from the "past" in the same timeline as him.

Or it could be a God of Union from a different "future" branch that unfolds based on the judgment of Orochi in other timelines. In simpler terms, it could be a God of Union from another branch world.

He can only roughly determine that this place is probably located in Takamagahara.

Because this place is filled with surging divine power.

"This is bad. Putting aside what exactly happened, now even Longkui and I are having trouble getting back."