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The spiritual energy had already revived, and the culture of demons and monsters was prevalent in Japan, which greatly enhanced the power of ghosts and cursed spirits. The government had been suppressing them, so it hadn't affected the normal lives of most ordinary people.

As a result, the divine status of the Great Nation Lord shattered, directly leading to the blurring of the boundary between the inner and outer worlds. The spiritual veins became disordered and the concentration of spiritual energy became uncontrollable, further exacerbating the occurrence of extraordinary events, accelerating the birth of cursed spirits and demons, and intensifying the awakening of extraordinary individuals.

Moreover, in this Yellow Springs incident, too many elites in the extraordinary world of Dongying were killed or wounded.

Now let's count them up, including the two Onmyo-sukes from the Heian-kyo Onmyo-ryo at the beginning, and the Bronze Saints who didn't make it onto the train later.

Four or five bronze-level warriors were lost!

Even if Japan has existed for a long time and has a solid foundation, how much bronze could it possibly have?

Moreover, the eldest and second princes led a group of their trusted elites into the Yellow Springs Trap, and they themselves died. Their bodies were drained of blood and used as sacrifices. How could the other extraordinary beings possibly fare well?

Those who can pledge allegiance to the two princes and fight for the merit of supporting the emperor are the elite of the elite and geniuses among geniuses.

Most of them are Black Iron 5-star or of noble birth. Some Black Iron 4-star are very young and have extremely high potential.

In this wave alone, dozens died in Heian-kyo and Kyoto combined! It's almost certain that the lineage of superhumans in Japan will end.

Among the four families that exorcised demons, the Qiye family was lucky; several core members and the Grand Elder died, and the rest were taken to the car by Zhao Hao.

The Kanda family was quite astute, yielding immediately. So, although they suffered heavy losses, at least they still retained their core strength.

Of the remaining two families, the Gunma family, from the head of the family to the core members, seven or eight people, were all killed. Only a group of 2-star and 3-star Dark Iron rank members remained in the surface world to maintain appearances.

The Gunma family is almost certain to fall out of the rankings of the four great demon-slaying families. They might even disappear completely from the annals of history in this upheaval.

After all, you have existed for hundreds of years and have dealt with many demons. Now that demons are rampant, it is normal for them to take advantage of your weakness and kill you.

Who has time to care about them now! Good luck to them!

The Yamanashi family also suffered heavy losses; the head of the family was killed, but two or three survived, so they were not completely wiped out.

However, the Yamanashi family has produced a very promising new generation, including a genius exorcist named Yamanashi Kotoko.

This woman is in her early twenties and has already reached the peak of Black Iron 5-star, known as the number one exorcist in Japan. In the past seven or eight years, she has handled many major spiritual disasters and supernatural events, and killed and exorcised many well-known demons.

So the Yamanashi family still has its foundation.

The Gunma family, who didn't even get a chance to show their faces, were the ones who suffered the most.

That's often how things are in life. Even when others are fighting fiercely and you're keeping your distance, they still manage to kill you. There's nowhere to seek justice!

If the above situations can only be described as the supernatural world of Japan suffering a major blow, then the following two situations are far more fatal.

First, with the two princes killed tragically, the Emperor himself was already on his deathbed and wouldn't last much longer. The question of who would succeed him became the most pressing issue!

As mentioned before, the Japanese value reputation more than lineage. Even the Three Sacred Treasures have their own versions!

The imperial bloodline is not without branches; some people with imperial bloodlines can be found in surnames such as "Minamoto," "Taira," "Fujiwara," and "Tachibana."

However, the Emperor is different from other things.

In the fundamental doctrines of Shintoism, the Emperor is the guardian of the Three Sacred Treasures and the foundation for the existence of Japan.

You can't fool people with "names" when it comes to this!

Speaking of which, the prince who served at Ise Grand Shrine was Princess Wasabi, the emperor's niece.

Logically speaking, since she is of the closest bloodline, inheriting the throne of the Emperor should not be a problem.

However, there is a problem: after the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese Constitution explicitly prohibited women or female members of the imperial family from succeeding to the throne.

Does it need to be modified?

Well, that's not really a problem.

The problem is that Princess Wasabe of the Saiō Kanrō-gū-shū had already declared years ago that she would no longer intervene in any disputes within the Imperial Family.

Her father, the Emperor's younger brother, died under suspicious circumstances.

Now that Prince Sai has personally stated that he will not inherit the throne, he is even secretly laughing and watching the show with a sense of vengeful pleasure as he watches everyone else frantically trying to make a living.

Once the Emperor passes away, the humanitarian order in Japan will be disrupted, and the nation's fortunes will decline.

If that situation were to occur at that time, demons and monsters would likely run rampant throughout the entire country. At that point, let alone controlling the demons, even self-preservation would become a problem.

Another thing is the Yamata no Orochi.

Just yesterday, news came from the main shrine of Asama Taisha Shrine on Mount Fuji that a large number of demons had attacked the seal, and Asama Taisha Shrine had been breached. All twenty-six extraordinary beings and more than one hundred and fifty people were killed in the battle.

The seal that once held Yamata no Orochi has now been broken.

So starting yesterday, strange things have started happening in the prefectures surrounding Mount Fuji.

A sinkhole—a crack more than two meters wide split open the city, and thick black smoke rose from the ground.

Blood Rain – In some areas, a foul-smelling rain of blood fell, turning the entire city crimson.

Mad Beasts—all the animals in the city, chickens, ducks, geese, dogs, and cats, have gone mad, attacking humans or each other indiscriminately.

Fire—a fire broke out inexplicably, spreading across several streets in the blink of an eye, flames soaring into the sky.

Dark Sun—The sky over a certain county suddenly became overcast, obscuring the sun, making the midday sun as blurry as dusk.

Last night, demons were seen roaming the streets in these areas, even breaking into doors and devouring people.

It won't be long before a procession of a hundred demons parade at night begins.

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is a ritual for the incantation of demons and spirits. Once it is completed, the power of demons increases greatly, the power of humanity is suppressed, miasma spreads, and humans and demons coexist.

More importantly, we must prevent Orochi from being resurrected!

This thing is the most famous great demon of the Age of Gods, conservatively estimated to be at least Bronze 5-star, and probably the kind of Bronze 5-star or pseudo-Silver capable of fighting opponents far stronger than itself. After all, even a god as arrogant as Susanoo was killed by a scheme. Its strength must be extremely high!

If it were to truly be resurrected and awaken, then Japan would probably be completely finished.

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This is just one thing after another piling up! It feels like things are going to fall apart.

Zhao Hao received Colt's call because of this Yamata no Orochi.

Because Ame had previously experienced the Yellowstone volcano incident, the Bureau of Mysteries is extremely sensitive to events such as the resurgence of a higher power or volcanic eruptions.

Although the Bureau of Mysteries primarily focuses its efforts on Europe and America, it is, after all, a global organization under the UN Security Council. It still pays close attention to its adopted son, Japan.

Because of her focus on the strange phenomena of Yamata no Orochi and Mount Fuji, she ended up paying attention to Zhao Hao.

It must be said that the Mysterious Bureau is quite resourceful. Once they suspected that Zhao Hao was no longer in Amei's homeland and that Amei was in Japan, they quickly confirmed it through various means.

Given the current special situation in Japan, Zhao Hao was sent there on a business trip to work overtime.

But Colt privately used a separate communicator to talk to Zhao Hao about quite a bit.

This mission was mainly the idea of ​​the US Congress.

In reality, neither the Security Council nor the Secret Bureau has paid much attention to the East, or rather, they have been unable to intervene.

Japan is America's godson, but it still has a biological father—China!

The Black Ships incident happened more than a hundred years ago, but America has never forgotten the brutal beatings it suffered back then.

Although the Korean Peninsula later split and Amer invaded Annam, they were unable to probe the attitude and strength of the Celestial Empire, but they have always been curious about it!

The situation in China is currently chaotic, with reports of intense internal strife. How could the US not be paying attention to the actual situation?

They wanted to see if their "daddy" in Japan would intervene through this incident.

As for the Mysterious Bureau, they don't want to provoke the tiger, whether the tiger is old or not, it's unnecessary.

However, under the influence of the Bureau of Mystery over the years, the official American government has gradually gained control of the discourse.

Colt has been having a tough time lately.

……

"Sigh~ The psionic energy is a bit too noisy today~" Zhao Hao sighed as he stood on the deserted overpass, looking at the setting sun.

Behind him was the fox spirit Daji, wagging her nine large tails. "Want to come and play with Daji?" Her voice was both charming and innocent, making it irresistible.

Zhao Hao glanced back at her. "Forget it, you should just pay me first!"

The money for the train tickets that we agreed on in the underworld needs to be paid.

Shuten-dōji gave me a recipe for a spirit-infused wine.

Shuten-dōji, as you can tell from his name, doesn't need to swallow; he just gulps it down. He's incredibly good at drinking.

This psychic brew recipe is incredibly powerful, capable of brewing different psychic wines using various extraordinary ingredients. Besides their unique functions, they all enhance psychic energy!

With an additional means of increasing psionic energy, one's strength naturally grows rapidly.

However, if this recipe falls into the hands of demons, the ingredients will probably be human.

Ordinary people or superhumans with high psychic potential are the best ingredients for brewing!

Shuten-dōji was also holding back, wanting to see if this mysterious Yasuo, who had conveniently taken advantage of him, could resist brewing wine without using living beings.

Once this thing starts to decline, it will degenerate from an extraordinary being to an extraordinary race, and finally to brewing wine from humans!

Shuten-dōji: By then, this guy will have already turned into a demon~ Hehehehe~

Zhao Hao didn't care what the drunkard thought. He tossed the recipe to the Minion and asked if they could brew wine using their newly cultivated psionic bananas!

As for the Flying Moth, he didn't have anything particularly good, but he did have a considerable amount of extraordinary materials, a specialty of the Celestial Empire, which he paid a large sum of money for.

He said he has a connection to China, and if I want it again later, I can contact him. Discount!

Damn it, if a great demon becomes a middleman, you're a demon genius too!

Finally, there's this nine-tailed fox spirit who calls herself Daji. What she gave us was very special—a document on demonic mechanical arts!

This thing is completely different from Western alchemical puppetry techniques; it bears a slight resemblance to the mechanical arts of the Mohist school in China. However, it's also different. Their subsequent developments differed.

Demonic mechanical arts naturally contain many forbidden elements of the demonic path. I've never heard of this style before! Especially one technology called Ninja Artificial Intelligence, which bears a striking resemblance to my own AI core.

Could this fox spirit really be Daji? Impossible!

"Who exactly are you?" Zhao Hao asked.

"Daji is Daji, because she was designed this way."

This fox's words don't make sense.

In the past few days, Zhao Hao has already collected the remaining payment. It's not that there weren't those who wanted to renege on their debts.

There was a noble family that thought they could renege on their debts once they returned to the real world. They actually claimed that the person was not there and told Zhao Hao to come back another day.