Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2584 Ups and Downs
No matter how ordinary people pounded on the shield or how famous Japanese generals like Uesugi Kenshin attacked the golden shield with all their might, they could not break through it.

This caused many people's expressions to change drastically.

Unable to break the protective barrier, some people attacked the sacrificial plaza directly. However, the stone ground was now as hard as the barrier itself.

There's nowhere to go, no way to escape!

At this moment, countless people were wailing and screaming in despair...

"Buzz!!!~~~~~" As a mysterious rune flashed, the enormous sacrificial plaza suddenly burst into a sky-piercing red light.

The next moment, a strange, fiery red stone tablet slowly emerged from the red light.

Xi Zhicai and the others observed from a distance above and also saw the strange stone tablet at first glance.

Even the words engraved on it are clearly visible: 【Fuji Tenzan】.

"What is this? Why does it feel somewhat familiar?" Zhao Yun asked, puzzled.

"This is the mountain lord's order!"

“The Yamata no Orochi is the lord of Mount Fuji!” Xu Yuan immediately explained.

"The Mountain Lord's decree? Isn't that usually shaped like a seal? Why does it look like a stone tablet?" Zhao Yun suddenly realized, no wonder it felt familiar.

Xu Yuan continued, "The form of the Mountain Lord's Decree is not fixed, but its shape also represents the rank of the power of the mountains and rivers. As for Japan, a small country with weak national strength, it is normal for the power of the mountains and rivers to be hidden and manifest as a stone tablet. Once this decree is issued, many hidden forces of Mount Fuji will probably be mobilized."

As soon as the words were spoken, the runes on the strange, fiery red stone tablet began to flicker and flow. However, for some unknown reason, a power emanating from nowhere enveloped the fiery red stone tablet, and the light of the runes suddenly froze.

In an instant, the crimson stone tablet emitted a bright red light, and a huge crimson figure emerged.

The fiery red figure was indistinct, only a rough humanoid outline visible. Its fiery red mouth was slightly open, from which a faint red glow continuously escaped.

"Could this be the fire spirit you communicated with?" Xi Zhicai asked immediately.

"I don't know. I didn't see what it looked like; I only communicated with it remotely," Xu Yuan said, shaking his head.

"Judging from this, the Yamata no Orochi isn't the lord of Mount Fuji; that fire spirit is," Xi Zhicai said meaningfully.

"Hmph! Stubborn fool!" Orochi snorted coldly as he saw the fiery red giant figure appear.

The next moment, the inscriptions on the ground of the sacrificial plaza shone brightly, and streaks of black light rose up around the plaza.

The ground, which was originally as hard as iron, began to writhe as if it were alive. In an instant, countless thick black tentacles stretched out from the ground and reached out to grab the desperate people.

“No…no…ah!”

"Get away... Don't grab me..." Many people were caught off guard and tightly bound by the black tentacles, letting out screams.

However, after the black tentacles wrapped around the people, they didn't tighten immediately, but rather slowly tightened, causing the people grabbed by the tentacles to let out desperate screams...

It seems that the Yamata no Orochi intentionally made the sacrifices wail in despair, guiding their sorrowful emotions to the peak.

"Roar!~~~" Hearing the desperate cries of the people, the fiery red giant roared, but it could do nothing, it couldn't even move a distance away from the fiery red stone tablet.

"Buzz!!!" As the wailing sound spread, the black light began to spread, constantly encroaching on the light near the fiery red stone tablet.

Larger and thicker black tentacles began to coalesce, relentlessly encroaching...

On the other side, Uesugi Kenshin, his eyes blazing with fury, brandished his long sword, slashing fiercely at the black tentacles that were coiling around him. Wherever the blade struck, the black tentacles were severed, but new ones would instantly grow back, seemingly endless. Other famous historical figures from Japan also unleashed their unique skills, engaging in a desperate struggle against the black tentacles.

The black tentacles didn't seem very strong, and for the time being, Uesugi Kenshin and the others were not in any trouble.

"Strange, is this a sacrifice? A sacrifice to heaven? Or a sacrifice to earth? A blood sacrifice? To draw out despair? To usurp the position of mountain lord?" Xi Zhicai frowned slightly.

"The position of Mountain Lord can be obtained by directly challenging the Heavenly Dao. If you win, you can become the new Mountain Lord. But I don't quite understand what Orochi is doing?" Xu Yuan asked with slight doubt.

“Perhaps it’s because of different national conditions…” At this moment, Guo Jia’s familiar voice came.

“This is, after all, a barbarian land,” Xun You’s voice came.

Compared to Lin Mu, Guo Jia and Xun You arrived from the side, so they were much faster.

"Fengxiao, Gongda, you're back," Xi Zhicai said with a soft laugh.

Guo Jia, Xun You, Taishi Ci, Yu Jin, and others have all returned.

"That Yamata no Orochi, he's really ruined his own livelihood..." Xun You said calmly, looking down.

"Is Orochi really that stupid? Turning its allies into enemies at this crucial moment?"

"No... Yamata no Orochi might be trying to undergo a complete transformation... I wonder what its celestial status is... After all, it's an outsider, and even after hundreds of years of accumulation, it's still difficult for it to integrate into this world..."

"It has always wanted to become the master of Mount Fuji and obtain the rightful position of heaven and earth. Unfortunately, it has never succeeded. The specific reason may be that some beings are secretly preventing it. After that, it had no choice but to plot a rebellion and establish a foreign lineage."

"In addition, it must have sensed the crisis. Those guys may no longer tolerate it..." Guo Jia nodded.

Just then, the black light on the sacrificial plaza intensified, and deep roars faintly emanated from within it, as if some terrifying being was about to be born from the light. Uesugi Kenshin and the others' expressions grew even more solemn; an even more severe test was about to begin.

The black light spread rapidly, engulfing the entire huge square. The next moment, the struggling and helpless people began to show abnormalities. They convulsed and their faces were contorted in pain.

After a few breaths, the struggling civilians and the black tentacles exploded, turning into streaks of blood mist.

In an instant, more than a million ordinary people turned into a bloody mist.

In an instant, a gigantic shadow of blood mist, tens of feet high and hundreds of feet long and wide, appeared over the entire plaza.

“%￥#@！@#￥%……” Outside the golden shield, the speed of the incantation chanted by the sacrificial snake head of the Yamata no Orochi suddenly increased.

The next moment, the pervasive blood mist seemed to come alive, quickly forming a huge figure.

The blood-red figure swayed continuously, and gradually nine heads slowly emerged from the blood mist. Then, a massive serpentine body coiled out as well.

"Roar!!!!" The blood-red nine-headed figure roared directly at the Yamata no Orochi as soon as it appeared on the sacrificial plaza.

Upon hearing this, the Yamata no Orochi's sacrificial head spat out a strange crystal gleaming with black light. That was the Sacrificial Crystal!
As soon as the sacrificial crystal appeared, it shot off and instantly broke through the golden shield, arriving directly in front of the blood-red nine-headed shadow.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the sacrificial crystal directly merged into the blood-red nine-headed figure.

Then, that familiar fragrance became stronger again, and even though Guo Jia and the others were quite far away, they could smell it.

"Hiss!~~~~~" Three enormous incense sticks, each ten feet tall, appeared on the altar in the sacrificial square at some unknown time.

In front of it, various sacrificial offerings were laid out...

The previous blood sacrifice was just an appetizer; the real ritual has only just begun!
"Kill!!!" At this moment, Uesugi Kenshin, Honda Tadakatsu and others roared and charged towards the blood-red nine-headed figure.

Their eyes were filled with helplessness. They hadn't wanted to get involved in the battle of Mount Fuji, but Orochi had simply torn off all pretense of civility.

Other famous Japanese generals followed suit, their swords flashing amidst the blood mist, their battle cries shaking the heavens.

"Hehehe... It's not your turn yet, so don't be in such a hurry..." The voice of the Yamata no Orochi echoed in the sacrificial plaza.

The next moment, each head of the blood-red nine-headed figure spewed out black flames, scorching the ground and distorting the air wherever it went.

Uesugi Kenshin, Honda Tadakatsu, and the others kept dodging while brandishing their weapons, constantly unleashing various colored bursts of energy to attack the blood-red figure.

Uesugi Kenshin, Honda Tadakatsu, and the others were small in stature and fast, so they easily reached the massive, blood-red figure.

The crimson figure's enormous serpentine body twisted and thrashed violently, attempting to blast away the approaching Japanese generals.

The enormous figure loomed over them like a towering mountain, leaving Uesugi Kenshin and the others with no way to dodge.

They roared, channeling all their strength into a direct confrontation with the Blood Shadow.

"Boom!!!" A huge roar resounded, and blood swelled.

A dozen or so figures were blasted away and crashed heavily onto the square.

Uesugi Kenshin was struck in the shoulder, leaving it a bloody mess. His divine energy shield had long since shattered, and even his protective armor had broken apart.

"Lin Mu, when are you coming?!" At this moment, Uesugi Kenshin roared.

Upon hearing this, even those with deep cunning, such as Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, and Xun You, scoffed.

Good heavens, they actually pinned their hopes on the enemy; that's just ridiculous.

"If you don't come soon, the Yamata no Orochi will devour our position of heaven and earth. You won't be able to resist it at all, and you won't be able to leave Mount Fuji!" Uesugi Kenshin roared.

As he spoke, Uesugi Kenshin swayed, enduring the pain as he dodged again. The crimson shadow's breath attack was coming once more.

Not far away, Honda Tadakatsu had his arm burned by black flames, but he gritted his teeth and kept dodging while keeping his eyes fixed on the blood-red nine-headed figure.

Xi Zhicai and the others watched the fierce battle from a distance, their faces full of amused expressions.

These Japanese people always seem to have a slightly strange thought process...

"This blood-red nine-headed figure is so powerful, I'm afraid Uesugi Kenshin and the others will have a hard time resisting it," Zhao Yun said worriedly.

“Indeed, as he said, if the Yamata no Orochi successfully devours those guys, the situation will be different. We can’t just sit idly by; we have to find a way to help.” Xu Yuan clenched his fist.

"Is it time to start the battle?"

"Wait a little longer!" Guo Jia, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai said in unison.

Just then, the fiery red giant suddenly let out a sharp shriek, its red light intensifying as streaks of fire shot towards the blood-red nine-headed figure. It too was going to fight back!
The crimson nine-headed figure was struck by the fire and let out an angry roar. It split off several heads and turned them around, their scarlet eyes staring fiercely at the fire giant figure.

"Your turn!" The familiar hoarse voice of Orochi rang out.

"Boom!!!!" On the other side, Uesugi Kenshin and the others continued to put up a stubborn resistance, attacking Blood Shadow and depleting its power.

However, the Yamata no Orochi outside will not allow the situation to develop so easily.

Without the sacrificial crystal, the snake's head withered, while the other six heads throbbed, still chanting incantations. The black light in the sacrificial plaza intensified once more, and even more black tentacles surged forth from the radiance, coiling towards Uesugi Kenshin and his men. These black tentacles were thicker and stronger, and the renowned Japanese generals were suddenly caught in a pincer movement.

Uesugi Kenshin's longsword was entangled by black tentacles; he tried to pull away but was nearly pulled down. Honda Tadakatsu was tightly bound by several black tentacles, unable to move. The other generals were also restrained to varying degrees, and the situation was extremely critical.

"Ziyi, use your bow and arrows to restrain the Yamata no Orochi. Don't let it get away with it so easily," Guo Jia instructed Taishi Ci beside him.

"Yes, sir!" Taishi Ci responded. The next moment, arrows began to appear, hurtling towards the Yamata no Orochi.

Although Zhao Yun, Yu Jin, and others were not specifically named, they also took out their bows and arrows to assist in the attack. In an instant, arrows carrying a terrifying aura bombarded down like meteorites.

“These guys probably have more than this. Let’s squeeze them a little harder,” Xun You grinned.

As Xun You had predicted, when those black tentacles began to pose a threat to Uesugi Kenshin and his men, they started using their most trump card.

As Uesugi Kenshin resisted, he chanted incantations, and the next moment a huge figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

It was a huge white crane. As soon as it appeared, yellow sand filled the sky, blocking the black fire of the blood-red nine-headed shadow.

At the same time, another enormous figure appeared in the sacrificial plaza. It was a black-armored giant, its body radiating intense black flames, and its huge armored pupils shooting out an incomparably scorching black fire.

As soon as the armored giant appeared, it roared to the sky, and the next moment Honda Tadakatsu's figure suddenly appeared above the armored giant's head.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Honda Tadakatsu merged into the armored giant like water.

"Buzz!~~~~" After the armored giant merged with Honda Tadakatsu, its aura surged, and the intense flames seemed to scorch everything.

"Roar!!!" The next moment, it raised the black, towering greatsword in its hand and launched an attack.

However, to everyone's astonishment, it attacked not the Crimson Nine-Headed Shadow, but the sky!

That's right, it wants to break through the shield and leave the battlefield!

They didn't want to help Lin Mu and his group weaken the Yamata no Orochi; they wanted to be the fishermen, not the snipe and the clam!
(End of this chapter)