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Chapter 2580 The Yamata no Orochi Who Flees the Battle

At the summit of Mount Fuji, in the incredibly spacious plaza, the enormous body of the Yamata no Orochi lies within the volcano behind the temple. A strange fragrance permeates the air, directly overpowering the sulfurous smell emanating from the volcano.

“Eighty percent of their original power was integrated into the Illusionary Divine Realm. They painstakingly created the [Flame Illusion]. How could they awaken so quickly?” Sensing that Lin Mu and his group had arrived at the desolate Bloodlust Battlefield five days earlier than expected, Orochi’s expression suddenly changed, and the surrounding air abruptly churned, the fragrance becoming even stronger.

【Flame Illusion】was one of its trump cards specifically designed to buy Lin Mu time, but unexpectedly it was directly countered.

"Judging from the situation, the Cursed Divine Realm shouldn't be able to hold out for long..." The roar of the Yamata no Orochi echoed above the mountain peak.

"Hmph... Since you've come up here, I'll go down to the sacrificial site halfway up the mountain. When you come back up and find I'm not at the summit, and rush to the sacrificial site, I'll return to the summit. I'll repeat this process over and over, and see what you can do to me." The Yamata no Orochi sneered.

It has come up with a better way to stall for time.

Like players in the Japanese region, we don't engage in direct confrontations!
After about ten days, the situation changed drastically.

Immediately, the seven heads of the Yamata no Orochi emerged from the active volcano, glanced back at the volcano with its rolling heat waves, and murmured, "The Heavenly Mountain Flame Array. This array is naturally formed. Without the special item to activate it, you will not be able to enter the active volcano and cause any damage."

Suddenly, one of its heads inhaled sharply, and a strange, square object, its body emitting intense white flames, rose from within the Flaming Mountain.

After the square object rose up, it revealed its true form: a strange, miniature shrine was carved on a red jade disc the size of a millstone.

Upon closer inspection, you'll notice four characters faintly glowing on the plaque at the entrance of the tiny shrine: 【Asama Shrine】!
The dark head inhaled sharply, swallowing the square object whole.

Then, its priestly head suddenly twisted and inhaled sharply towards the equally enormous temple.

The next moment, the huge temple shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a few breaths, it shrank instantly, becoming as small as the shrine from before.

Then it swallowed it whole.

Without lingering, the Yamata no Orochi twisted its body, unleashing a strange power that vanished from the mountaintop in the next instant.

The disappearance of the Yamata no Orochi was immediately noticed by Lin Mu, Guo Jia, Xu Rong, and the others who were on their way.

After all, the Yamata no Orochi is like a blazing flame in the night; a quick glance is enough to tell that it is on the mountaintop.

"It seems to have disappeared in an instant..." Guo Jia frowned slightly.

"I hope it hides itself and launches a sneak attack, rather than doing that..." Xun You said meaningfully.

Clearly, they had anticipated that the Yamata no Orochi would react differently... such as deserting in the face of battle.

In the middle of the Great Wilderness Territory's plan to destroy the temple and statues, they deliberately went to Edo Castle in Musashi Province to declare war. This was not only a show for the feudal lords of Japan, but also to give the Yamata no Orochi confidence so that it could prepare in advance and not abandon the mountain and run away...

Currently, the Great Wilderness Territory has not grasped the key to making Orochi fight them to the death.

"We might have entered an active volcano. Let's keep going," Lin Mu said, frowning as he suppressed the bad thought.

Elite squads have their advantages; they travel exceptionally fast.

The only one who was slow was Ji Beiqin, but he was being carried by Dian Wei, so his speed was not slow either.

Thus, it took Lin Mu and his group a day and a half to finally reach the summit of Mount Fuji, starting from the main peak.

However, the vast, seemingly endless mountaintop was barren, with only a few huge craters occasionally visible. There were very few animals, and even plants were scarce.

However, a strange fragrance permeated the air.

"The smell of incense... I wonder what the Yamata no Orochi has done... Could it be hiding somewhere?" Guo Jia looked at the empty mountaintop and raised an eyebrow.

"The temple is gone... and the active volcano is gone too..."

"They must be hiding!" Lin Mu said solemnly.

"Hansheng, shoot an arrow and try it out," Lin Mu instructed Huang Zhong.

Upon receiving the order, Huang Zhong immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow. A terrifying energy arrow pierced through space and slammed into the center of a distant mountain peak.

"Boom!!!" A pit only ten feet in size appeared.

"The power is reduced by more than ten times!" "The power of the rules here is extremely chaotic..." Huang Zhong immediately concluded.

"Yamata no Orochi, you cowardly turtle, come out now!" Ji Beiqin suddenly shouted.

Good heavens! His sudden shout startled Lin Mu and the others. This guy…

At this moment, Ji Beiqin seemed to be taking advantage of the situation...

After that, Ji Beiqin continued to attack with words, cursing the ancestors of the Yamata no Orochi for eighteen generations, but unfortunately the Yamata no Orochi still did not come out.

Meanwhile, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and the others scattered to search for clues.

"The summit of Mount Fuji shouldn't be like this... Could it be that they've used illusion techniques again? But Gongda is a master of this, how could he not notice anything amiss?" Lin Mu muttered to himself, his brows furrowed.

In a previous life, players from the Eastern Kingdom region climbed to the top of a mountain to take a group photo in commemoration of Susanoo's slaying of Yamata no Orochi. That photo then spread throughout the world.

In the photo, players stand in front of a massive, collapsed temple, with lava spewing into the sky behind them, surrounded by a bright, shimmering atmosphere.

Now... it's barren again, even more desolate than the Blood God Realm they passed through.

Just then, the pages of the Qiankun Mother-Child Book in Lin Mu's arms began to vibrate again.

Lin Mu quickly checked the message secretly and saw it was from Xu Yuan.

"No need to look for it now. The Yamata no Orochi has descended halfway down the mountain and is currently at the mountainside shrine plaza on the front side of Mount Fuji."

"This guy might be about to undergo a heavenly sacrifice," Lin Mu exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, the others quickly returned to Lin Mu's side.

"This guy really deserted in the face of battle..." Xun You said speechlessly.

"We gave it advance notice to prepare and boost its confidence in dealing with us, but in the end, we still had to run away..."

That's true. No matter how well the Orochi prepares, without sufficient resources, it won't be able to handle Lin Mu and his group.

Was Yamata no Orochi poor? Yes, extremely poor!

To attract followers, it used treasures everywhere; to orchestrate the chaos of the Warring States period, it expended considerable resources. It was practically ready to cut off its own head and sell the divine crystals for money...

"Ah... Orochi ran away! What's the point of calling out now... its voice is hoarse." Ji Beiqin was speechless.

“The Yamata no Orochi isn’t fleeing from Mount Fuji, but rather stalling for time… It’s very likely that it’s going up the mountain while we’re going down to find it, thus buying and selling time,” Xun You replied.

The Yamata no Orochi's delay was clearly purposeful. One reason was to wait out the 15-day deadline.

After all, in the Heaven and Earth Contract, if the co-contractor launches an invasion after 15 days, they will not be able to use generals above the third level.

Invading Mount Fuji is still an invasion. Once the time is up, Lin Mu will no longer be able to use the fighting forces of Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, Guo Jia, etc.

In that case, Orochi, as the host, would be invincible.

"That's really how it is... It seems that the Yamata no Orochi is not an ignorant serpent after all." Lin Mu seemed to have expected this, and simply sighed softly.

However, his face did not show any sign of being unable to deal with Orochi's disgusting delaying tactics.

"Important matters... we can't rush things. Rushing will expose our weaknesses..." Guo Jia said softly.

Orochi exploited their inability to restrict its actions in its home turf to buy time.

"So what do we do now? Go down the mountain to find him?" Ji Beiqin asked with a dark face.

He thought that once he reached the top of the mountain, he would witness a scene even more magnificent than Dong Zhuo killing the Red Dragon, but he never expected it to be like this.

“Since it wants us to go down, then let’s go down,” Guo Jia said meaningfully.

(End of this chapter)