As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

As soon as they approached within a hundred paces, everyone felt pressure, as if a heavy burden was pressing down on them, and dared not move forward any further. Suzuka Ise also noticed it and stopped in her tracks. She could feel a majestic and vast will gathering in front of her, but she did not feel any pressure. She was holding the Yata no Kagami in her arms. This thing was Amaterasu's divine body and was naturally immune to this kind of pressure.

She suddenly turned around and saw all the priests and witches kneeling on the ground, their expressions respectful.

Chinatsu and Man's Sakura were among them, but they did not follow. The two cast expectant glances at Suzuka, then lowered their heads and remained silent—ordinary clergy were not qualified to meet with the gods; this was an ancient rule, and only goddesses had this qualification.

Suzuka Ise was filled with trepidation, knowing she was about to face Japan's oldest deity. She took a deep breath and continued forward. The doors and windows of the shrine were originally closed, but they opened automatically as she climbed the steps. However, the dazzling light shining from inside blocked her view, making it impossible to see what was inside.

This is the oldest and most sacred place in Shintoism, and now it is open to the public.

Without much hesitation, Ise Suzuka stepped into the shrine. Her eyes lit up as the doors closed, and then her vision returned to normal.

The statue above the shrine was originally broken, but it has now been healed. It is ten feet tall and crudely made, but the image of Amaterasu can be recognized, and it looks majestic and noble.

Within the stone statue floats a formless being, much like constantly converging light forming a human shape. She radiates light from head to toe, the sole source of illumination, capable of piercing stone and illuminating the temple.

Suzuka Ise entered with her head down, staring at the wooden planks beneath her feet. Her gaze, though indifferent, carried an invisible pressure, like a mountain.

"Ise Shrine Maiden greets the Divine Lord."

Suzuka Ise performed an ancient ritual and spoke softly.

"My goddess, my traveler among mortals, why do you not raise your head and look at me?"

A few words echoed from the shrine, indifferent and ethereal, resounding throughout the temple.

Suzuka Ise's heart skipped a beat, and thoughts raced through her mind, but she didn't act on them. She murmured, "I dare not look directly at the gods."

Are you afraid that I'll find out you don't trust me?

Suzuka Ise was stiff all over; what was bound to happen would happen eventually.

The ethereal voice above echoed: "My human representative doesn't even believe in her god. How many years have passed, has human faith become so impure...?"

Suzuka bit her lip, offering no answer. She didn't believe in gods, nor did she possess the reverence expected of a believer. She preferred to take her destiny into her own hands rather than rely entirely on some fixed entity.

"Come, Suzuka Ise, my goddess, lift your head and look at me."

Upon hearing this, Suzuka Ise inexplicably glanced at it.

She saw the light transform into a human form and step out of the statue.

This was an extremely beautiful woman, dressed in gold, with black hair flowing over her shoulders, a fair complexion, and skin as white as snow. She had no expression, but her eyes were golden, giving her an otherworldly air.

She stepped down from the shrine and came to Suzuka Ise.

"Why are you afraid of me? Are you worried I'll destroy you? There's no need." She reached out and gently stroked Suzuka Ise's face. Seeing this masterpiece before her, her golden eyes shone with delight.

But her actions startled Suzuka Ise, who hadn't expected Amaterasu to not stay properly on the shrine but instead come down and take advantage of her.

"What do you want to do?" Suzuka stared directly at Amaterasu without flinching. She suddenly realized that this god-king didn't seem strong at all, not as terrifying as the legends suggested. He must have just been reborn, and now his strength was the same as hers. This strange phenomenon must be because of the environment he was in, which resonated with the ancient shrine, so he had a strong pressure. Even a psychic a hundred times stronger than her wouldn't be her match here.

“Little deer, how could I hurt you? Because hurting you would be like hurting myself. And your appearance has surprised and delighted me. After thousands of years, a life form that perfectly combines spirit and flesh has truly appeared.” She gazed at Suzuka Ise, as if she had seen hope for the future.

"What's the meaning!"

“Your soul is very stable, almost fused with your body, it’s really incredible.” Amaterasu was talking to herself rather than explaining.

She did it unintentionally, but it created a unique phenomenon, giving her a glimpse of the future. Although she died once, it didn't stop her from having a good attitude.

Suzuka was somewhat surprised: "I have no faith in you, aren't you angry?" Her current identity is that of a goddess, one of those who convey divine will to the human world. However, according to ancient texts, such people have the most devout faith, which is almost unshakable. If their faith collapses, it is equivalent to spiritual death.

But she couldn't accept that; it was completely unacceptable. But now that things had come to this, there was no turning back.

Amaterasu smiled faintly, the corners of her mouth not curving upwards. "Why be angry? If you believe in me, that's what I don't want to see."

She was very open-minded and enlightened, an attitude that differed from that of the gods in historical records.

Amaterasu stared intently at Suzuka Ise, lifting her chin with her slender fingers. Seeing the somewhat bewildered look in her eyes, she smiled slightly and said, "Faith is poisonous. Although it can help gods complete their transformation, it will ultimately become a shackle."

She was 1.7 meters tall. Although Suzuka had grown quite well recently, she was still a head shorter than her and could only look up at her. Her black hair was smooth, her golden feather robe was of an ancient style, and her skin was snow-white, as if she came from ancient times.

In mythology, Amaterasu is the origin of this civilization.

"In ancient Egypt, before civilization arose on the Japanese islands, there was a saying that the body was the vessel of the soul, and if the body was damaged, the soul would have no place to dwell. So they created mummies. Isn't that interesting?"

Suzuka Ise's pupils constricted as she stared at Amaterasu: "What exactly are you trying to say!"

Amaterasu laughed, a faint smile: "Gods have their limits. Even the gods of ancient civilizations are no exception. We ruled the sky and the earth in the past, but we could not achieve true transcendence. We are very unwilling to accept this!"

Her words were soft, but a flame quietly ignited in her golden eyes, like a blazing star.

May all gods swiftly come to my aid; if anyone disobeys, I will subdue Fengdu: Chapter Ninety-Six: The Price of a Spirit Communicator

Suzuka Ise swallowed hard. She slowly backed away, her heart filled with turmoil. What was Amaterasu saying?

What body? What limits? This guy isn't trying to take advantage of her body, is he?

But with each step she retreated, Amaterasu took a step forward, until Suzuka Ise kicked the threshold behind her and realized she was cornered. She pressed her back against the door, tilting her head back as far as she could, but seeing Amaterasu's face still closing in, she realized she had nowhere to retreat. The entire Grand Shrine was interconnected, enveloped by a barrier that couldn't be broken by external force unless forcibly breached.

He cried out to heaven but received no response, and his cries to earth went unanswered.

Ise Grand Shrine is rebuilt and relocated every twenty years, and all its buildings are rebuilt in this way, but this does not mean that the Grand Shrine is new. On the contrary, it is incredibly ancient, having survived for over a thousand years. Through so many cycles of reconstruction, it has still retained its original style and divine intent, which is a kind of religious spiritual inheritance.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Ise Suzuka seemed to smell a delicate fragrance, but in the face of danger, she had no other thoughts. Suzuka made a mudra behind her back, but as soon as she tried to gather her magic power, it dissipated. She couldn't concentrate it under these circumstances. Frustration flashed in her eyes. Damn divine forbidden magic.

She took out the Yata no Kagami (Eight-Span Mirror) and held it in front of her, but it had little effect. Amaterasu casually took the Yata no Kagami back, as it was her divine body in the mortal world and carried a portion of her divine power.

As Amaterasu's face drew ever closer, a ruthless glint flashed in Suzuka Ise's eyes. She clenched her right fist and punched with all her might.

But Amaterasu stretched out her right hand, caught her fist with five fingers, and said with a faint smile, "Little Deer, your intention to attack is too obvious." This child is courageous, but the difference in strength is huge.

Snapped!

She pinched Suzuka's left fist with her left palm again.

Well!

Amaterasu looked down and glanced at the scene below, saying casually, "Human weaknesses are not weaknesses to me."

How could physical attacks possibly harm a divine body?

Suzuka Ise bit her lip and activated her magic. Amaterasu's expression changed instantly. Magic was still effective against her, and at the same level, it could easily cause damage.

"My blood flows in your veins, yet you dare to defy me." Amaterasu's face turned cold as she uttered mysterious words, obscure and difficult to understand, which resonated with the mysterious power within Suzuka's body, stripping her of her ability to resist.

Suzuka Ise suddenly felt weak and powerless. Her body went limp, and if Amaterasu hadn't kept her hands on the door, she probably would have collapsed to the ground.

Logically speaking, the main ingredient of the secret medicine is the body of a deity. Once the medicine is made, it has no further connection with the deity. The deity cannot influence the user of the medicine in the same way that the believer does.

But it's because the divine blood that Ise Kiriko drank was somewhat special.

How could Amaterasu, who deliberately left her divine blood in the human world, not have a backup plan?

"..." Suzuka glanced at Amaterasu, then turned her head to the side, feeling utterly hopeless, as if she were raw meat on a chopping board.

She had considered that Amaterasu might be detrimental to her, as Miko had also mentioned, but she still held onto a sliver of hope.

Amaterasu gently sniffed her head, somewhat intoxicated: "What a delicious aroma, unparalleled in the world."

"After you eat me, you'll have to pay the price," Suzuka Ise said coldly, then closed her eyes and awaited her death.

"A price?" Amaterasu laughed. She was the supreme goddess of the Japanese pantheon, the ruler of Takamagahara, and the divine embodiment of the sun. Who could make her pay a price?

She found it somewhat amusing; no one had dared to speak to her like that in years. She shook her hands, but Suzuka swayed like a dead fish. She said coldly, "How dare you threaten me? Who gave you the courage?"

"Humph!"

“I haven’t even finished speaking and you’re already scared.” Seeing her stubbornness, Amaterasu continued, “We’ve gone down the wrong path. We were wrong from the very beginning. The more powerful the god, the more they can sense it. Our future is bleak, and we can’t see a single ray of light.”

Suzuka Ise suddenly said, "Why are you telling me this?" She couldn't understand what Amaterasu was thinking, and what it had to do with her.

If she had listened to Miko's advice back then, she wouldn't be in this situation. That woman had a relationship with her brother, and she was willing to risk her life to protect herself...

Suzuka's thoughts were in turmoil, but surprisingly, she didn't feel any regret.

"Because it concerns your future."

Does she have a future?

Suzuka Ise was stunned, and then she heard Amaterasu say, "Little deer, you are very delicious, but you are still too tender. You need to grow into a big deer quickly before I can take a bite."

But Suzuka retorted sarcastically, "Why should I listen to you?"

"Have you forgotten what the Valley Goddess said?" Amaterasu said with a faint smile. A thousand years ago, the Valley Goddess chose to stay in the mortal world. Countless gods secretly mocked her for courting death. If something unexpected happened and the Ise Grand Shrine disappeared into the past, there would be no believers to continue her soul. When her power was exhausted, the Valley Goddess would not even have the chance to be reborn.

Unexpectedly, he turned misfortune into blessing and escaped death.

Suzuka Ise remained silent: The God of Grain had spoken to her about taking her place, but how could she possibly have the chance...?

"Stop deceiving yourself. You are absolutely unwilling to accept this. How could you possibly accept dying like this? Little Deer, haven't you always lived like this since you were a child? You've escaped death countless times and survived until now?" Amaterasu's golden eyes gleamed with a strange light, as if she could see through everything.

"How did you know!" Suzuka exclaimed in surprise and anger, as if she had been watched by Amaterasu the whole time.

"It was your body that told me, haha, you used to be too fragile, so fragile that a gust of wind could blow you away." She didn't even need to know these things from the God of Grain.

Moreover, without such experiences, how could one cultivate her unique constitution? Oddities don't necessarily have to be pampered and cared for day and night. Some oddities are born in the wilderness, exposed to wind and rain, lightning and sun, and die several times, but they eventually survive and now bloom into stunning flowers.

"Let me tell you, the gods have been trapped in this realm for a very, very long time. We have no choice but to explore various ways to break free from these constraints and transcend everything..."

For example, Egyptian mummies, reincarnated Buddhas in India, and immortals in the East are all legends left by ancient civilizations and deities in their quest to explore the path to ascension.

Unfortunately, before they could find the answer, they discovered an even more serious problem, forcing them to distance themselves from the spirit world. And for the past thousand years, they have been unable to find a suitable way out.

These are ancient divine secrets, unknown even to some lower-ranking deities.

Suzuka Ise suddenly said, "And then you discovered that psychics are superior to gods?"

So Amaterasu wants to take over her body?

Because the gods need to be united in spirit and body.

She's not a complete novice anymore. When she was flipping through the book, she really wished she were a psychic, because that path would suit her perfectly. But unfortunately, she wasn't. She became a superhuman because of the perfect elixir.

Amaterasu smiled faintly: "Spirit mediums? Heh, I don't deny that they do have unique abilities."

In that distant era, the gods of ancient civilizations looked down upon the earth, while psychics rose to power in a very short time, possessing strength comparable to the gods, which truly frightened many of them.

At that time, Japan was still in a primitive stage. It wasn't until more than two thousand years ago that a ship carrying various kinds of knowledge arrived on the island, which started the Japanese Shinto tradition and the localized lineage of spiritualists.

However, before this, some gods had studied the path of spirit mediums and believed that although spirit mediums had taken a path that seemed completely different from that of the gods, they were essentially heading in the same direction.

"To become a psychic, in addition to having psychic aptitude, one also needs to merge with a deity to steal the deity's potential. Only then can one be considered a true psychic."

Because humans cannot compare with supernatural beings.

For ordinary beings to defeat gods, they need to reach the level of gods. Those psychics who are both human and god do not suddenly surpass humans, but need to obtain a mysterious seed.