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There were naturally extraordinary individuals scouting ahead, and the two princes, along with their trusted ministers, hurried toward the main hall in the very center.

Surprisingly, there wasn't a single moving object in the entire shrine, yet the group arrived at the main hall in the center with remarkable ease, despite their tense atmosphere.

According to the usual practice of Japanese shrines, the person enshrined in this main hall is the shrine's chief deity.

The two Black Iron Transcendent beings in front tried to push open the door, which was more than three meters high, but the door crackled and a bolt of psionic lightning flashed by. The two Black Iron Transcendent beings turned into a small pile of dust on the ground without uttering a sound.

Everyone immediately stopped in their tracks, their bodies stiff and unable to move.

After all, they are Black Iron 4-star and 5-star beings, rare elites even in the surface world.

Unexpectedly, it was just like swatting bugs with an electric fly swatter – one smack and they were gone.

Furthermore, we don't even know the power level of this "electric fly swatter." What if even a bronze-level character dies instantly?!

At this point, we still need to ask Tsuchimikado Sensaki to step forward.

His eyes shone brightly, and his pupils seemed to undergo some changes. After observing carefully for several dozen seconds, he turned to the two princes and said, "Your Highnesses, the gate to this temple has been sealed by the powerful divine power of the Great Ruler. Even a Bronze-level transcendent being would probably be unable to reach it."

The eldest prince hurriedly asked, "Mr. Jianjia, are you also unable to solve this?"

Tsuchimikado Sensaki shook his head: "If we want to crack this, don't even think about it for less than half a month. We don't have that kind of time."

The second prince asked softly, "Does Mr. Jianjia have any other methods?"

Tsuchimikado Sensaki nodded: "There is only one way now, and that is to take advantage of the noble bloodlines of the two lords..."

The two princes were, after all, of the Amaterasu bloodline, so even though the divine power remaining on that gate was incredibly strong, it still had a suppressive effect.

If two people try to push the door open, they will surely be able to. Even if they are the only ones who can withstand the divine power bestowed by the temple, they will at least not be harmed.

As for the others, this temple was personally blessed by the Great Lord, and even bronze could not withstand it.

The eldest prince hesitated immediately, extremely worried about his safety. After all, the two clumps of ash on the ground hadn't even been blown away yet.

The second prince, on the other hand, was more decisive, displaying the demeanor of a Japanese man. After a moment's thought, he gritted his teeth and nodded.

“Brother, there’s no time to lose now. We have no choice but to take the risk, otherwise we’ll be trapped in the underworld, and once Mother Goddess awakens, then…”

The Second Prince Zuo Ren's words left the First Prince with nowhere to hide. Although he was afraid, fear was useless. Besides, could he afford to show weakness in front of so many subordinates? What about his reputation?

He could only nod. "My brother is right. Let's do it that way!"

The two of them focused their attention as they approached the door, took a deep breath, exchanged a glance, and slowly placed their hands on the door.

As expected, no attack was triggered, and the two were greatly relieved: Indeed, our bloodline is invincible!

The two men pushed open the wooden door, which was over three meters high and more than twenty centimeters thick.

The moment the door opened, a dazzling, golden light shone forth. At the very center of the altar, there was no statue, only a fist-sized, gleaming jade bead!

That indescribable psychic energy fluctuation, that terrifying influence that subdued people's hearts, solidified the surrounding space—the power to freeze even the flames of those arm-thick merman oil candles… This was none other than the legendary divine status of the Great Nation Lord!

Indeed, in that instant, everyone could confirm that this was the divine status of the Great Nation Lord!

As long as you are a Japanese person, born and raised on this land, you cannot resist that feeling of being dominated and having no will to resist!

This is the culmination of the great god's rule over Japan, a combination of his authority and power.

In China, such things are called talismans and imperial edicts, which are proof of the Heavenly Court's decrees to the earth deities or gods. They represent the authority of the Heavenly Court, and obtaining one is essentially equivalent to becoming a demigod.

This divine jade bead represents the supreme being of Japan's natural dominion over ants, a symbol of imperial power, and proof of legitimacy.

grab!

At that moment, a thought popped into the minds of the two princes: they had to seize the divine status.

With a single hand, the Emperor's throne is secured!

The two rushed forward at the same time. The distance of thirty meters was nothing to two extraordinary individuals at the peak of the Black Iron realm.

Using all the strength they had put into snatching the food, the two of them flew over like arrows, instantly climbing the altar and each reaching out to grab the divine jade bead!

The moment the hands of the two princes who possessed the bloodline of Amaterasu touched the jade bead, a great light shone forth!

Everyone entered the illusion at that moment.

The illusion depicts an extremely fierce battle, a divine war between the gods of the East.

In the thirteenth century, the dormancy of psychic energy had already begun to manifest.

At that time, the pantheon, which had already foreseen the general trend through various prophecies, began preparations.

Some wealthy and powerful nations, like the Heavenly Court of the Celestial Empire, had almost their entire Heavenly Palace moved away.

They had enough resources and strength to migrate as a whole.

Although it means leaving one's homeland for an unknown destination, if one stays, most gods will completely dissipate in the silence of spiritual energy, with only one in ten remaining. Therefore, one must go!

However, not all pantheons are so wealthy and powerful. To escape this world formed from the giant egg of chaos and venture into the unknown, one needs not only enough courage but also enough ability.

Some pantheons are clearly not strong enough; only the top-level gods can escape, while the rest may have to wait to die.

Even worse off, weaker gods might be used as "fuel" by other powerful gods as the driving force to leave their own god's end times.

For example, Norse mythology foretold Ragnarok.

Ragnarok in Norse mythology is the result of a battle between two great gods and Jormungandr, Fenrir, Hela, the goddess of death.

In short, death is inevitable. Many divine beings die, and those who die become the fuel for the surviving gods.

The same goes for Japan!

Although this place is said to have eight million gods, they are all too weak.

Honestly, out of the eight million gods, probably less than 7,999,000 would reach the silver rank. Just like the heavenly soldiers and generals of the Heavenly Court.

Therefore, the Japanese side needs to sacrifice a large number of weak gods to facilitate the escape of the entire Takamagahara.

But it's not enough! Even if all those bronze "Tenchi gods" from Takamagahara were filled in, it still wouldn't be enough.

What should we do then? We'll have to find another god.

Besides the Amatsu gods, there are many other Kunitsu gods in Ashihara Chugoku!

The descendants of Susanoo and Ōkuninushi.

The illusion depicted was of the Tianjin God launching a surprise attack and massacre against the Kunitsu God.

Kunitsu-gami was no match for Amatsu-gami to begin with, otherwise Ōkuninushi wouldn't have had to give up the throne in the first place.

Therefore, this battle ended with Kunitsu being brutally defeated.

Although the great lord was given special attention, he did not die.

First of all, he had a close relationship with Susanoo. Some say he was Susanoo's son-in-law, some say he was his fifth-generation descendant, and some say he was both. In any case, he had impeccable lineage.

Otherwise, wouldn't it have been better to just kill him when the "Heavenly Grandson" descended to prevent future troubles?

Just like in Journey to the West, there are powerful people behind it all!

In addition, the Great God of the Nation also possesses the attribute of "Lord of the Underworld".

The "Netherworld" here does not refer to the underworld, but to the "Netherworld," a space that is parallel to the ordinary world (the inner and outer worlds), but is invisible and intangible, and inhabited by many gods.

It is actually the Psionic Sea. After "abdicating and handing over the throne to a worthy successor," the Great Lord established a residence on the surface of the Psionic Sea.

Because of these two points, the Great God of the Nation was fortunate enough to survive.

However, his hatred was hard to quell.

They stole my throne, and I yielded to them, playing the fool and hiding. Now they've slaughtered my entire people!

I swear I will not be a god if I do not avenge this!

Before he left, he had already dug a pit for Amaterasu Omikami's descendants on earth.

That's right, it's the very same divine pearl that holds legitimate rule over Japan! It was deliberately left behind by the Ōkuninushi.

In the illusion, everyone personally experienced the battle of the gods, with blood raining down from the sky, corpses of gods piled on the ground, stars dimmed, and the world without light!

The people who were being killed were disheartened, lost their minds, and had no idea where they were.

Of all those people, the first to regain his senses was Tsuchimikado Sensaki. He was the strongest and the most determined.

He only glanced at it before exclaiming in surprise, "Ah! Your Highness?!"

His shout woke up all the bronze-level warriors present.

Although he was still absent-minded and slow to react, as if he hadn't woken up yet, at least he had regained his senses and could see the scene clearly.

When they finally saw what was in front of them, the bronze-level warriors all screamed in agony.

Before them, the two princes who had been simultaneously grabbing at the Divine Jade Bead had each plunged a broken blade into the other's heart! The two corpses stood supporting each other, their blood almost congealed.

The divine jade bead had shattered, scattering into countless fragments of varying sizes across the ground.

Although the decision to take revenge on the descendants of Amaterasu was made only after Ōkuninushi was ambushed and killed, he had harbored this intention for a long time.

He did resist when the Heavenly Grandson descended. In fact, he had already done more than enough.

Initially, it was Amaterasu and Susanoo's "son," Amaterasu Homimi-no-Mikoto, who became the master of Ashihara no Nakatsukuni.

When Susanoo wanted to roam his sister's territory, Nagashira, knowing how powerful he was, immediately donned her armor and prepared to fight him.

Susanoo immediately said, "I'm just here for a stroll. I have no intention of taking over my sister's territory."

Amaterasu said: Swear it!

Susanoo said: "Then let's make an oath!"

Amaterasu put Susanoo's sword in her mouth, crushed it, and put it in a spring, from which several gods emerged.

Susanoo put Amaterasu's magatama into his mouth, crushed it, and put it in the spring water, from which several gods emerged.

Among them was Tenshinobu Homiya!

But Tenren Sui ordered him to look down: "What remote and desolate place? I'm not going there."

I went back and told Amaterasu. Amaterasu looked at it and said, "If you don't go, who will?"

Tian Ren Sui's eyes darted around: I just gave birth to your grandson, let him go!

But this grandson is still young, so it's a bit difficult for him to fight for territory.

So Amaterasu sent an envoy, hoping that Ōkuninushi would be sensible enough to abdicate on his own.

The first one sent was Ameho-hi-no-Mikoto, the ancestral god of the Senke clan of Izumo Taisha.