Great, we're doomed now!

In most works involving Japanese mythology, this eight-headed, eight-tailed monster is mentioned, appearing even more frequently than the three great gods.

The reason is simple: the greatest sword in Japan, the "Ama-no-Murakumo," was taken from its body.

Unfortunately, this is just Orochi that was slain and sent to hell; even if you kill it, you won't get any divine artifacts.

"Lightning!"

A snake's head opened its mouth wide, and blazing white lightning burst forth from its throat, transforming into a rain of flashing arrows that blasted out indiscriminately.

Ye Shou's eyes narrowed, and he instantly cleared his mind of distractions. He took a half step back with his right leg and raised his left hand to block in front of him. A huge surge of mental power surged out, actively absorbing the negative energy around him and forming an insurmountable barrier in front of him.

The explosions were deafening! It sounded like a cacophony of thousands of birds chirping in unison!

Hiding in the distance, Little Black and Beelzebub felt as if their ears were about to go deaf. The bright light was so bright that they couldn't open their eyes. When the light dimmed slightly and they managed to peek through a crack, they saw an outline pushing lightning through the bright light, forcefully separating it, and taking a step forward despite the cataclysmic destruction.

The Yamata no Orochi was filled with shock and rage. Its massive head flashed with a dark luster and literally turned into something of metal and stone. With the help of its powerful body, it smashed the head down like a battering ram!

boom!

Ye Shou felt as if he had been hit by a flying mountain. The energy barrier could not completely eliminate the kinetic energy, and the impact even traveled through his arm to his chest, causing his heartbeat to become disordered for a moment.

The first head halted Bayeri's momentum.

boom!

The second head made Darkshine take half a step back.

boom!

The third time, the head of Orochi split open, oozing foul-smelling blood, but the incredibly hard barrier was also forcibly broken!

"Ha ho ho ho!"

The Yamata no Orochi roared excitedly, and one of its heads shot out like a bullet fired from a chambered gun. However, this head weighed tens of thousands of tons, and the impact was comparable to an asteroid impact!

However, this powerful force landed in vain.

The shockwave churned the atmosphere, creating a vacuum tunnel, and the powerful winds flattened everything on the ground.

But what it was truly aiming at, that profound and majestic giant figure, remained unharmed.

The moment the shield shattered, Bayeri didn't hesitate at all. As if he had foreseen the future, he turned his body to the side and smoothly dodged the impact.

At the same time, he had already assumed his stance, gripping his long sword tightly with both hands, and drew a steep, crescent-shaped arc from the ground to a height of two hundred meters in the air—

Clang!

The sweeping sword pressure shattered the "mountain of knives and forest of swords" a kilometer away! The magma pool was engulfed in a raging torrent that incinerated everything!

The long sword itself had already swept past the snake's head!

puff!

Thin wisps of blood sprayed out, staining the scorched earth red. The snake head, with its mouth wide open, froze for a moment, seemingly only then realizing it had been chopped off. Just as it was about to do something, it was smoothly severed from its neck and fell abruptly to the ground.

"Sigh!"

The Yamata no Orochi was in great pain. Its remaining seven heads had surrounded the giant from different directions, wrapping around his arms and body like ropes trying to bind him!

Bayeri didn't put up much resistance, or rather, his limbs were simply not enough to cope. He was quickly lifted into the air, and the Yamata no Orochi immediately exerted its strength to tightly coil around him, strangling him to death!

"Heh~"

- Om!

A flash of bright light appeared, and the Yamata no Orochi suddenly leaned forward, almost crashing headfirst onto the ground. All seven heads collided with each other due to excessive force, and the muffled thunderous impact reverberated deep into its bones, leaving it completely stunned.

The dark giant that it had bound had vanished!

Suddenly, the Yamata no Orochi felt another sharp pain—

puff!

A long blade sank deep into the body, and a wave of energy, converging into a single line, suddenly shot out. The scorching flames destroyed the nerves, pierced through the skull, and fell in a golden line that disappeared deep into the ground!

"Hiss~~~!"

The snake thrashed its body wildly, but this time it failed to kill its head, though the pain was even greater!

The agile figure leaped down from the snake's head, following the serpent god that was raging and rolling like a tsunami. Along the way, the long sword was swung like a wheel, and the blood, flesh and scales that splashed up exploded into clouds of blood mist on Orochi's body!

call--

Using the strength of Orochi's struggle, Ye Shou slid a track over a hundred meters long on the ground, then stood firmly on his feet, hoisted his greatsword onto his shoulder, and gently looked up at the agonizing serpent, his face showing little emotion.

At this moment, he had returned to a normal human form from his giant form, and was wearing upgraded [Berserker] armor. Strands of golden ripples traveled along the metal armor, making him particularly conspicuous in hell.

"As expected, without transforming, a human body alone cannot inflict fatal damage."

Ye Shou even had the mind to analyze the gains and losses:

He could certainly unleash a sword aura a hundred meters long, but that would disperse the power, and if he were to forcibly increase the power... he might as well transform.

Ultraman form greatly amplifies beam attacks; even with the same energy consumption, Ultraman inflicts more damage!

"Ouch, it hurts so much... Human?"

It was only then that Orochi finally recovered, and several pairs of eyes turned to look at it, its anger unable to conceal its surprise.

"Was that giant you just now?"

"Surprised?"

Ye Shou smiled, and the next moment the air exploded as his body teleported to the front of the Yamata no Orochi—

Bang!

The flowing power of the ripples was compressed into an explosion in an instant. Ye Shou raised his leg and blasted the huge snake head high into the air. He suddenly exerted force in his waist, and the long sword, which was filled with golden light, slashed fiercely from the left side. Instantly, flesh and blood flew up, revealing the pale snake bones.

"you you!"

Enraged beyond measure, the Yamata no Orochi, just as Ye Shou repelled its head, had its other heads fly in from the side and swallow him whole.

"……Well!"

The snake head intended to crush it and swallow it whole, but after taking that bite, its muscles ached so badly that it couldn't close its mouth!

puff!

Something hard, like a sharp thorn, pierced the upper jawbone, causing the Yamata no Orochi immense pain.

What do you want to do?

A voice came from the snake's mouth, and the other snake heads turned to look, their scarlet vertical pupils reflecting a noble figure in silver and black.

Dressed in fiery red, Bayeli stepped on his chin, holding up a long sword with one hand, showing no sign of being outmatched in the contest of strength!

"It's changed again!"

"How many forms does this guy have?!"

"Kill him!"

"I'm in so much pain! I hate it so much!"

—The heads of Orochi are going crazy.

Ye Shouze still had some energy left, and his body gradually turned silver-black again:

He now confirmed that the normal form was indeed suppressed in the underworld. The [Flame Light], which should theoretically have stronger arm strength, was actually inferior to [Dark Radiance], and its energy was also consumed very quickly.

"Why are even mere humans... Aaaaaah!"

The dark, radiant power within the snake's mouth stretched open and rapidly expanded, quickly reaching over a hundred meters in length, tearing one of the snake's heads apart!

"asshole!!!"

The Yamata no Orochi coiled around An Yao again, but this time, most of its heads were either dead or wounded, and Ye Shou wielded his longsword with ease.

From afar, Xiao Hei, witnessing this scene, remained silent for a long time, deeply moved:

Enma is stronger than Orochi in Hell, but that's largely because she can suppress this ancient demon beast with her authority. If we're just comparing strength and magic, let alone Enma, many of the "first gods" are no match for Orochi.

Ye Shou's ease in handling the situation proves that if he were to go all out, he could single-handedly conquer all eight hells!

horrible……

Moreover, Xiao Hei had a premonition that this was far from Ye Shou's peak, and that he would become increasingly terrifying in the future.

“The serpent is going to lose,” Beelzebub calmly remarked. “Even if it were my Satan, he probably wouldn’t have it this easy… It’s unbelievable that he’s not even thirty years old.”

"Yes, we've been cultivating for thousands of years, but we're still not good enough to fight against Yama and Orochi... The gap is huge when you compare them."

In fact, Orochi is from the same era as the gods, so it's normal that its "younger" counterparts like Kuro can't defeat it.

Unlike the gods who love humans, Orochi was born from the concept of calamity, so it wreaked havoc everywhere like a natural disaster, and was eventually sealed in hell by the Queen of the Underworld.

—That's right, it has nothing to do with Susanoo.

As recorded in mythology, Queen of the Underworld was concerned about the destruction caused by the battle and also because she could not use her authority in the mortal world, so she chose to outsmart the enemy.

That divine wine, besides making people fall into a dreamlike state, is made entirely from ingredients and techniques from hell; it is a perfect creation by ghosts and gods who have exhausted their efforts.

Similar hints can be found in some myths:

Do not eat in the underworld, for once you consume the food of the dead, you will never be able to return to the world of the living!

The divine wine also had this effect, transforming the Yamata no Orochi into a form between a physical body and a spirit, placing it under the jurisdiction of Hell. It was successfully dragged deep into the underworld by the Queen of the Underworld—later, this place was transformed into an execution ground in the "Great Howling Hell," specifically used to punish drunken troublemakers.

Thus, the concept of a "drunken prisoner" became a shackle, firmly locking the Yamata no Orochi in this place.

The mastermind behind the scenes released Orochi and had it guard this place, which was undoubtedly a brilliant move. Even if Kuro hadn't reincarnated, it still wouldn't have been able to get through in its prime and would have been stuck in the Howling Hell.

If Ye Shou were just an ordinary warrior of light, his power would have surely declined to a certain extent after the two battles against Enma and Orochi... However, who could have imagined that Ye Shou could repeatedly switch sides?

Despite being an invading force, Bayeri in his Dark Form seems to be fighting on home turf even more than native inhabitants like Orochi!

"The Yamata no Orochi also seems to be controlled by someone, just like King Yama, who can't recognize his original assistant at all."

While swinging his sword to deflect the snake's head, which was as hard as steel, Ye Shou stepped on the snake's body and successfully chopped off another head.

"Don't get in my way, I'm in a hurry to see the Queen of the Underworld!"

-

"Even Orochi lost? Unbelievable..."

Looking at the scene appearing in the crystal ball, the Shadow Mage was furious. With its exceptional wisdom, it naturally discovered the key.