Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

"Little God of the East... if you don't act now, you'll miss your chance..."

Zhang Zhiwei's indifferent words were undoubtedly extremely grating to the ears of Susanoo and Amaterasu.

As the principal deities of Japan, how could they have ever been so disrespected? They were actually called "minor gods" by a foreign god! How could they possibly tolerate this?

"Insanity!"

"Death!"

Immediately, the two gods launched an even more ferocious attack.

Susanoo and Amaterasu, one at a distance and the other at close range, pressed towards Zhang Zhiwei once again.

In an instant, wind and thunder roared, and three towering figures intertwined and collided in mid-air.

Susanoo and Amaterasu appeared formidable, their attacks relentless, but no matter how desperately they fought, they were forced to remain within the bounds of Zhang Zhiwei's golden lightning, leaving them both shocked and enraged.

Then, Susanoo discovered something even more alarming.

That was the ancient magic sword in Zhang Zhiwei's hand, whose power was actually much stronger than the Kusanagi sword in his hand.

Every time the Heavenly Cloud Sword clashed with the opponent's magic sword, he could clearly feel the tremors and mournful cries emanating from the blades.

Is this sword really that sharp?

He looked at the blades of the three or five male and female demon-slaying swords, and as a martial god of Japan, he surprisingly felt fear.

But he also truly felt a strong threat emanating from that sword.

In fact, what he sensed was not wrong. The Three-Five Male and Female Demon-Slaying Swords were the most precious treasures used by the Celestial Master to slay demons and monsters. They might not be so exaggerated when dealing with people, but when dealing with demons and monsters, they are the natural nemesis!

If an ordinary ghost or deity were to come before this sword, it would be killed without any resistance, like a steel knife cutting through butter.

It is only because they are facing Amaterasu and Susanoo, who are blessed with immense faith, that they have been able to barely hold on until now.

Seeing that Tsukuyomi and a higher-level deity had not yet appeared, Zhang Zhiwei decided not to waste any more time.

Without uttering a word, the Three-Five Male and Female Demon-Slaying Swords in his hand suddenly trembled, transforming into a flowing divine light in his palm.

Gold and silver lightning intertwined on the sword's blade, instantly transforming it into a hundred-foot-long thunderous giant sword!

The sword's edge exuded a heavy, imposing aura, pointing towards Amaterasu in the distance. The plan was to first eliminate the one hiding behind and launching a sneak attack.

The next second, the greatsword roared out!

Amaterasu immediately sensed the power of the sword strike. Her expression changed drastically, and she quickly transformed into a golden light, attempting to dodge.

But the three or five male and female demon-slaying swords, enveloped in lightning, had already transformed into a divine thunderbolt that cleaved the heavens and earth. In terms of speed alone, it was even superior to hers.

So even though Amaterasu reacted extremely quickly, she still couldn't escape being locked on. She could only retreat in a sorry state while desperately shooting out countless golden flames in an attempt to block the sharpness of the sword.

However, it was all in vain.

"Hey!"

Wherever the Demon-Slaying Sword passed, the sky tore open like a piece of cloth! The golden flames that had filled the sky were shattered and vanished by this sword strike.

The sky, which was repairing itself, was torn apart by this sword, revealing the cold moonlight of the material world beyond Takamagahara!
"Wow!"

Amidst a series of violent explosions, Amaterasu no longer possessed her former radiance and majesty.

She fell from the sky in a sorry state, half of her body was shredded by the sword energy, leaving only bare skin and bones.

Upon seeing this, Susanoo's eyes snapped open! His first thought wasn't of his severely injured sister, but of the extraterrestrial demon's weapon, which had already slipped from his grasp!
"A great opportunity!"

Susanoo thought to himself, a ruthless glint in his eyes. Holding the Kusanagi Sword, he transformed into a whirlwind, rushing towards Zhang Zhiwei and thrusting his sword fiercely towards his throat!

This sword strike was incredibly fast, accurate, and ruthless! It was the pinnacle of his martial arts skills.

However, Zhang Zhiwei simply turned slightly to the side and easily dodged the fatal sword strike.

Then, he grabbed Susanoo's wrist with his other hand, like an iron clamp!
Susanoo was shocked. He took a deep breath and was about to unleash his divine power to break free and launch a fatal attack.

But at that moment, a bluish-green flame suddenly burst forth from Zhang Zhiwei's palm!

"boom!!!"

The flames exploded with a roar, spreading outwards in a ring shape, instantly engulfing Susanoo completely!
The true fire of Samadhi vanished without a sound.

Countless fiery dust particles bloomed and extinguished in an instant. The azure flames burned fiercely, devoid of heat, yet reducing everything within a radius of several thousand meters to nothingness!
Samadhi True Fire! It was created by Zhuge Liang using the divine essence of the upper elixir, the qi of the middle elixir, and the essence of the lower elixir as a guide. It is a life-giving fire that burns the spirit and soul.

This was a unique skill that Zhuge Liang created specifically to counter the "divine descent technique" of Zhang Lu, the third-generation Celestial Master.

It can burn away inner demons, external demons, and even this inner space. It can be said that it is the natural enemy of all spiritual bodies without flesh and blood!

Back then, even Zhuge Liang dared to use it against the righteous gods of the Taoist Celestial Master's Mansion.

Now, Zhang Zhiwei can easily deal with a bunch of mere Japanese pirates!
Zhang Zhiwei didn't use this tactic immediately because he wanted to play the long game and catch a big fish. After all the Japanese pirates had gathered, he would then use fire to send them all away.

Unexpectedly, after fighting for a long time, only Amaterasu and Susanoo appeared.

None of the higher-ranking deities, such as "Kotoamatsukami" and "Seven Generations of Gods," emerged.

This disappointed Zhang Zhiwei somewhat.

There's nothing we can do; since we can't catch any big fish, we'll just have to put the net away for now.

After all, this is the home ground of the Japanese pirates, and it would be unwise to keep wasting time here.

"Aaaaaah...!!"

Susanoo let out an extremely shrill scream!

The Samadhi True Fire not only ignited his divine body, but also the space around him! The turbulent flow of ash rose high, and the burned areas became a complete void, revealing the essence of the spiritual world.

This scene was witnessed by the senior disciples watching through the light screen and by the surrounding believers.

"Good! Well done!"

Someone shouted first. Immediately afterwards, thunderous cheers resounded through the sky.

Uncle-Master Zhang Yi, who was wielding his magic sword, chanting incantations, and performing the Yu Step, also witnessed this scene, and his sword movements became even more powerful. Meanwhile, Prince Fushimi, Matsui Iwane, and the others, seeing this through the Yata Mirror, felt as if the sky had fallen! Their revered deity was so easily defeated? Their defeat…was so utterly devastating?!

The high priest, who was performing the ritual, also saw it. But at that moment, he had no time for despair. For the spirit he had commanded was about to descend!

After the chanting of an obscure and ancient scripture was completed, the chief priest took out a miniature torii gate carved from ebony from his bosom, carefully placed it in front of the altar, and then bowed deeply to the torii gate.

"We respectfully invite the great god Tsukuyomi to descend to the mortal realm!"

Immediately afterwards, the vermilion miniature torii gate expanded instantly, transforming into a real torii gate several meters tall!

Behind this torii gate is a smaller torii gate; and behind that smaller torii gate is an even smaller torii gate...

Hundreds and thousands of torii gates of varying sizes form a deep and long passageway.

Through this passage, one can clearly see that at the end of the passage, the bright moonlight is shining down.

Under the moonlight, there was a huge, blooming cherry blossom tree.

Pink cherry blossoms drifted down in the wind, carpeting the ground like a dream.

And under that cherry blossom tree, a slender man sat quietly.

The man seemed to have sensed something and slowly turned his head back.

His gaze pierced through the layers of torii gates and landed on the chief priest.

Then, he slowly stood up, walked step by step out of the cherry blossom garden under the moon, entered the passage made of torii gates, and then slowly walked towards the present world.

When he stepped out of the last torii gate and truly descended into the mortal world, a huge full moon appeared out of nowhere in the night sky, radiating a cold and eerie glow!

"Welcome, Goddess Tsukuyomi!" The Great Master immediately prostrated himself, shouting loudly, his tone filled with awe and fervor.

"Welcome, God of Destiny, Tsukuyomi!" the others shouted in unison.

And when Tsukuyomi descended into the mortal world, within Takamagahara.

The battered Amaterasu stood in the distance, watching the rapidly spreading blue-green flames. The ferocity in her eyes had long since faded, replaced by deep fear.

She sensed a great terror emanating from the blue-green flames!
Previously, no matter how difficult the fight was, she still had the will to fight, even if it meant certain death.

But as soon as the blue-green flames appeared, she immediately lost all desire to continue fighting; she was about to be nuclearly exploded.

Without the slightest hesitation, she turned and ran!

But just as she turned around, suddenly, the surrounding space trembled violently! A sudden feeling of suffocation made her heart skip a beat.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp pain came from the back of my head!

Blood gushed from her mouth and nose as she tried to turn around and unleash a burst of Sun God Fire in retaliation. But before she could turn around, Zhang Zhiwei, his body radiating killing intent, grabbed her head from behind and lifted her up.

"Trying to run? Too late!"

Zhang Zhiwei sneered, picked her up like a chick, and then with a wave of his right hand, forcibly stuffed a thick stream of Samadhi True Fire into her mouth!
"boom!!"

Forced to swallow the Samadhi Fire, Amaterasu Omikami experienced a muffled explosion within her skull, and blue flames surged forth from her nostrils, ears, and eyes!

Amaterasu was an expert in handling fire, and naturally knew the terrifying power of flames. She immediately made a decisive decision, wielding her flaming sword and severing her own head!

Amidst the raging flames, a head with bloodshot eyes and burning blue-green flames flew through the air in a tragic arc, disappearing into the distance.

Illuminated by the blue flames, the head appeared exceptionally terrifying, yet it also possessed a strange and poignant beauty.

Amaterasu, having lost her head, fled even faster.

This terrifying flame immediately reminded her of her half-brother, Kagutsuchi.

She had never met Kagutsuchi, but she knew her brother very well.

Kagutsuchi is a powerful deity whose influence extends far and wide throughout Takamagahara.

Kagutsuchi was the youngest son of the father god Izanagi and the mother god Izanami. He was born with the authority of fire and was a powerful fire god.

The god of fire, it sounds, is far less powerful than her, the sun god, Tsukuyomi, the moon god, or even a thunder god like Takemikazuchi.

But in reality, he was extremely powerful, perhaps even the most powerful of all his brothers and sisters.

Because their mother goddess Izanami was burned alive when she gave birth to Kagutsuchi.

The mother goddess Izanami is a deity of a higher rank than her.

This deity was burned to death by the flames that a newborn baby possessed, demonstrating the power of those flames.

After witnessing his wife being burned to death, Izanagi, enraged to the extreme, drew his sword and killed his newborn son, beheading him and dismembering his body into eight pieces.

Although Kagutsuchi died shortly after birth, his eight pieces of body turned into eight volcanoes, which in turn gave birth to eight powerful mountain gods.

The blood that dripped from the sword that killed him gave birth to the god of rocks, the god of thunder, and the god of water.

"The fire of the Earth element can burn the Mother Goddess to death... This fire can burn me too! I have to run! I absolutely must run!"

At this moment, only this one thought remained in Amaterasu's mind.

But she can't escape.

Although she decisively severed her own head, she did not completely sever the deadly Samadhi Fire.

Those remaining flames, like a persistent carbuncle, followed her closely, spreading rapidly throughout her body along her wounds, growing larger and stronger with each passing moment!
Wherever she went, the flames formed a long, inextinguishable line of fire behind her!

Zhang Zhiwei stood still, watching Amaterasu flee for her life, and whispered, "Then let Takamagahara burn!"

As she ran frantically, the fire was fueled by the wind, and the wind fueled the fire's power! Soon, the entire Takamagahara became fuel for the Samadhi True Fire, burning ever brighter!

Meanwhile, outside...

On the Japanese side, with the arrival of Tsukuyomi, they had no time to care about the tragic situation in Takamagahara.

Even the surface of the Yata Mirror had become scorching hot and red due to the continuous burning of the Samadhi Fire, making it impossible to project the situation inside.

They had completely lost all sense of Takamagahara, utterly unaware of the earth-shattering changes taking place within. They were kneeling before Tsukuyomi, begging him to intervene. (End of Chapter)