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Nearly a hundred people participate in the White Snake Festival every year, and it's considered good if one-third of them survive. It's all because of these cruel rules.

Shintoism, led by Mikiko, seems to have tacitly approved of Suwa Taisha's actions.

Most of these participants were sacrifices used to appease the gods' wrath; only the strongest and luckiest were qualified to survive.

These two deities seem to have changed their nature today.

Little did they know that Kanako Yasaka wanted to kill them more than anyone else, but she couldn't do it for the sake of their family.

If Xu Ming dies here, they will all bear some responsibility.

The murmurs in the open space gradually grew louder.

The woman who announced the rules in the temple didn't care about any of that; she simply cut to the chase.

"Now I declare: The White Snake Festival officially begins!"

As she finished speaking, a constantly rotating, semi-transparent vortex appeared in front of the hall, slowly expanding to a diameter of two meters, large enough for one person to pass through.

Through this vortex, one can vaguely see different scenery inside, which seems to be a dense mountain forest.

"All participants in the festival will enter 'Monster Mountain' in turn."

The woman in the main hall spoke again.

The group looked at each other for a while, but none of them took any action.

"What are you waiting for? Everyone who enters will be randomly teleported to a different corner of 'Monster Mountain,' so it makes no difference whether you enter first or last."

The woman in the main hall urged him impatiently.

Only then did people slowly begin to take action.

"Gentlemen, I shall take my leave now!"

A distinguished Onmyoji, laughing loudly, stepped out from the crowd and entered the vortex. The vortex rippled slightly before slowly returning to its spinning state.

That person had already disappeared from the spot.

Chapter 302 Elephant Frog

With someone taking the lead, everyone finally sprang into action, stepping into the vortex one after another.

Xu Ming stood at the back of the crowd, not in a hurry to enter, waiting for the crowd to thin out.

Just as that woman said, everyone is randomly teleported inside, and there is no advantage to going in first or later.

On the contrary, the noisy environment now makes one an easy target for assassination.

Just then, he suddenly felt a cold, malevolent gaze fall upon him.

Xu Ming looked around but found nothing unusual.

As soon as he turned around, a short figure bumped into him lightly, and then the other person started to accuse him of being the villain.

"How do you walk?!"

Xu Ming looked down and saw a man who was extremely short, with a thin face, a pointed chin, and small eyes. He looked very sleazy and was staring at him with a face full of anger.

Xu Ming couldn't help but frown.

The sleazy-looking guy seemed to shrink back intimidated by Xu Ming's imposing manner, but he still put on a tough act and left a fierce remark.

"Watch your step, or you'll regret it!"

Before he could go far, Xu Ming immediately began to check his belongings.

The strange behavior of this sleazy guy reminded him of the methods commonly used by thieves in movies and TV shows.

As a result, all the important items, including the phone, crowbar, and cross, were intact, and even the wallet was not stolen.

Furthermore, the cross on the chest was not triggered, indicating that the opponent did not use any underhanded tactics such as spells or curses.

Is it really just a coincidence?

In any case, everything will become clear once we go inside.

If the other party is truly courting death, he will show no mercy.

Having already taken two lives, one more wouldn't matter.

Xu Ming stared intently at the man, as if trying to memorize his features, before turning and walking into the vortex.

Once he entered the vortex, a smug smile immediately appeared on the face of the lewd-looking guy. He exchanged a glance with a man with a deformed head and nodded slightly.

After a while, the two entered the vortex one after the other.

Soon the entire venue was empty.

The vortex slowly contracted and shrank until it finally disappeared into the air.

Sanae Kochiya stared at the spot where the vortex had disappeared, her face full of worry.

Just then, a hand reached out and gently patted her shoulder; it was Kanako Yasaka.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

If anyone were still present, they would have recognized Yasaka Kanako's voice as that of the woman who had announced the rules in the main hall earlier.

"Hi, Kanako-sama!"

With the assurance of her own deity, Sanae Kochiya immediately smiled with relief.

'Even if something happens, the two of us will handle it!'

Kanako Yasaka's eyes were full of determination.

She could endure it all for the sake of Suwa Taisha.

But absolutely no one is allowed to destroy her home!

Not anyone!

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A sudden dizziness followed, and then Xu Ming felt himself being vomited up.

He immediately stood up from the ground and summoned his three generals.

Then, with a phone in his left hand, a crowbar in his right, and a cross on his chest, he was armed to the teeth.

Finally, he gave it a try.

As expected, the system is much more powerful. Even in this kind of enchanted area, it can still easily summon its own older sister.

With his older sister backing him up, he had nothing to fear.

With no worries about the future, Xu Ming still sensed something was off.

From the moment he entered this place, he vaguely felt that the entire space was rejecting him, as if he were an alien here.

A faint purple aura permeated the air.

Xu Ming knew this was demonic energy.

Just like black, it often represents negative energy such as resentment.

Purple represents demonic energy.

Haruyuki Arita, being a demon, felt refreshed, as if he had been given a buff.

Erina of the Yuki-onna clan is the same.

Asagami Fujino, on the other hand, hadn't changed much; she remained as taciturn as ever.

Xu Ming stood still and began to carefully observe the surrounding situation.

Behind him stood a majestic mountain, shrouded in a faint purple mist. The demonic aura had materialized, so this must be the so-called Demon Mountain.

Before him lay a clear, tranquil lake.

The sunlight shone on it, making it seem as if the rainbow had been scattered across the lake.

Just then, Xu Ming saw a deer dart out of the woods in the distance, carefully walk to the lakeside, put its head into the water, and begin to lick the water.

A tranquil and peaceful natural landscape unfolded before Xu Ming.

The style of the scene changed abruptly the next second.

Wow!

A large shadow suddenly appeared on the tranquil lake surface. The deer seemed to have sensed danger, and immediately raised its head uneasily, its ears twitching. Then it turned and ran into the forest.

The deer had only taken two steps.

Swish!

A black, arrow-like shadow shot out from the water and pierced through the deer's body!

The poor deer let out a heart-wrenching scream and collapsed to the ground.

The object that had pierced the deer somehow wrapped itself around its body and dragged it toward the lake.

At this moment, Xu Ming had completely seen what the dark figure was, and his face immediately turned extremely ugly.

What pierced the deer was a long, scarlet tongue covered in fleshy spikes.

The tranquility of the lake was shattered in an instant, as an enormous figure emerged from beneath the surface.

It was a frog almost the size of an elephant!

No, this can no longer be called a frog; it can be called an elephant frog!

The elephant frog curled its tongue and immediately pulled the deer to its mouth, then with a "whoosh!" it swallowed it whole.

Horror!

A deer seemed barely enough to fill its teeth, and the frog's eyes, bigger than a basketball, quickly turned to Xu Ming and the others.

"Erina, use lightning quickly!"

Xu Ming immediately gave the order.

"Yes, my lord."

Erina, with her purple hair, immediately stepped forward, conjuring a bolt of lightning in each hand and throwing it at the elephant frog.

Zizi!