Female Swordsman Training Dojo

Qingxin carved quickly, after all, his knife skills were beyond question. As for his carving level, he wasn't aiming to create any masterpieces; he simply needed to carve the images corresponding to the trial according to the system's requirements.

The trial he chose was the recently updated "Growth King in My Heart," because this time it was an experiment on the power of existence, so of course he needed to find a name for it. Although there were also "Red Yakumo in My Heart" and "Izanami in My Heart," who were easier to bully, what if they could really affect reality? Wouldn't that be like him killing his own wife?

Just in case, let's have the growth king work overtime again.

Amidst the playful moments, the four-armed, two-headed guardian Vajra, now in a wrathful form, has been sculpted, and the system has completed its assessment.

Qingxin placed it in front of him, adjusted his posture, and clasped his hands together in front of it.

The surrounding space suddenly distorted, as if it had been soaked in ink, and then the ghost Buddha sculpture house, which was no different from a Buddhist temple, transformed into the Tongxin Society's underwater factory. A super robot tens of meters tall stood there, holding a sword in both hands, with a steel-cast merit wheel hanging behind it, on which were 64 cannons.

The current Human God Growth Heavenly King - Full Armor Form!

"No matter how many times I see it, it's truly magnificent." Qingxin stood there, looking up at this crystallization of technology and magic, feeling a little envious. But there was no use in being envious, because this thing didn't have a normal operating system; the only way to open it was to stuff your soul inside.

Harunobu really likes Gundam, but not to the point of willingly becoming a Scarlet Letter Soldier, so he had to give up. Or maybe he could hope that Hattori Ichizo, who came to Tokyo with him, could create a Gundam in the traditional sense? But in this world, even if Gundam really existed, it would probably become the "Invincible East! Earth-Shattering Style!" type.

Having admired the giant robot's awesomeness to his heart's content, Harunobu pointed at the King of Growth: "Well then, the law of victory has been determined—Transform!"

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In the silence, a sea breeze swept by, ruffling Harunobu's hair.

The enormous, sharp blade crashed down, and the Heavenly King of Growth, sensing hostility and acting ruthlessly, cleaved the earth in two. Even Harunobu, who had maintained his dashing pose, was utterly slashed into the mud.

But the trial was not over yet. A blue gale surged from the ground, carrying Qingxin at breakneck speed toward the face of the Heavenly King of Growth.

In the wind, Harunobu realized why his transformation had failed: this trial was for one person, meaning Izanami couldn't join him. And without Izanami as his "transformation device," Harunobu naturally couldn't transform into Kamen Rider Twilight.

The Heavenly King of Growth seemed to slowly raise the greatsword that had cut into the ground, while the Wheel of Merit behind him slowly rotated, and the sixty-four 120mm caliber naval cannons roared in unison, spewing out dazzling flames!

The dark shells tore through the sky, trailing fiery tails, but their speed inevitably slowed down when they crashed into the dense, black storm, giving Harunobu a chance to graze them.

He brought the Wind-Riding Sword Technique and the Eight Leaves One Blade Style footwork to their fullest potential, nimbly dodging every cannonball. Even though the Heavenly King of Growth added three more rounds of cannon fire, it only slowed down Harunobu's approach and bought him some time.

But that's more than enough.

The King of Growth had regrouped, his massive sword slashing brutally at Harunobu. Without the support of Kamen Rider Yomi, facing this super-stat monster, Harunobu didn't even have the idea of ​​using clever tactics; he could only quickly increase his power—

The artillery bombarded again, this time completely blocking the area above Qingxin, forcing him to temporarily change course and sink downwards! But as soon as the storm changed, the armor on the strong legs of the Growth King suddenly burst open, revealing two shipborne anti-aircraft machine guns.

Now, to the left and right are the sharp, unyielding, secret-forged swords, and above is the bombardment of a cluster of cannons. Even though danger has already appeared below, one should choose the lesser of two evils and go down—that's the normal thought—especially since the enemy hastily changed direction and there's no way to change course in time.

But naturally, the Heavenly King of Growth's secret weapon wouldn't be just an ordinary anti-aircraft machine gun. Each bullet is engraved with a miniature magic circle, capable of fully containing and shielding his divine power. Once it hits, it will surely bring an unexpected surprise to the enemy!

Under the astonishing wisdom of the King of Growth, two tongues of fire precisely tore through the dark storm, hitting...hitting the air.

"You idiot! I've seen your design drawings! How could I possibly be fooled by you!"

Harunobu's shout rang out at the hilt of the sword of the Heavenly King of Growth. The storm had indeed subsided, but only the storm itself had subsided. And using the storm as cover, Harunobu quietly landed on the wide blade of the sword, which could be used as a runway, and concealed his presence as he sped towards the Heavenly King of Growth.

Originally, this sword had a defensive mechanism that Harunobu had seen, but that was an active skill. Since the King of Growth didn't notice Harunobu, he naturally wouldn't activate that move.

At Harunobu's shout, the Heavenly King of Growth instinctively activated the spell on his sword designed to prevent close-quarters combat, as intended. A crimson light erupted, transforming into countless light-forged warriors who surged towards Harunobu—just as Harunobu had hoped!

"Oh oh oh oh oh—"

All his magical power was mobilized, transforming into a crimson spiral of flames that coiled around Tenka-maru! Then, with a powerful slash, Seishin struck heavily on the right wrist of the King of Growth!

With a deafening roar powerful enough to kill an ordinary person, the right wrist joint of the Heavenly King of Growth was destroyed by the high temperature and vibration, and his entire right hand fell off his wrist; along with the sword he was holding, it suddenly tilted and fell downwards.

"Phew, it seems the design drawings were right."

Harunobu had been on tenterhooks, since the idea that "activating 'Radiant Sword Guard' would cause the wrist joints to suffer a backlash from magic, resulting in temporary brittleness" could very well be a deliberate trap. Since he couldn't transform, Harunobu could only gamble that the design drawings were entirely accurate.

Besides, the "leg-mounted machine gun" design has already been verified as correct, so there's still a chance of winning the gamble. And now that even the right-hand weakness has been confirmed, what about other areas...?

Red dots appeared in Qingxin's eyes, covering the entire body of the Heavenly King of Growth, at every joint.

— Laurent's sharp wit! Kid!

Under Qingxin's ferocious gaze, the Heavenly King of Growth roared and raised his sword with his left hand, his whole body radiating an extremely dazzling red light, which finally condensed into a pure red palm at his right wrist.

That's right. Even a non-fully equipped Growth King can condense an energy sword, so what's wrong with a Growth King in his current state condensing an energy palm?

Even what about energy joints?

Holy crap! It's dead!

Chapter 489

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The author says:

Author's Note: Update progress increased by 1~ I don't know what to say, so I'll just do something cute for everyone §(*￣▽￣*)§

Chapter 457: No Longer Existing in the World

Several hours later, Uchiha Zoujinou, shrouded in crimson armor and seemingly wielding Susanoo, collapsed unwillingly, reverting to a pile of disjointed, scattered scrap metal.

Exhausted, Qingxin lay down on the corpse of the Heavenly King of Growth, with thick black mist drifting around him, thirstily devouring the remaining red divine power.

Bad news: The Heavenly King of Growth in my heart is not only fully equipped, but also at the peak of his divine power, having truly given himself a divine power exoskeleton.

Good news: Although Izanami is absent, Harunobu can still use the power of impurity through his connection with Yomi. And this power of impurity is specifically designed to counter this kind of energy entity—you're all set!

Bad news: Faith is not the Mother of the Underworld after all. The excessive filth power drained all his energy and damaged his body. Now he is dead.

Good news: Regardless of winning or losing, the training will not affect your physical health.

Bad news: If we don't hurry, the trial will end soon, and we won't be able to test our ability to extract existence power.

Harunobu struggled to stand, his body almost completely corrupted by the power of filth... Unable to stand, he could only flip over and press down on the "head" of the Heavenly King of Growth.

Skilled to the point of instinct, yet tinged with the awkwardness of first-time use, Harunobu began attempting to extract the Existence Power of the Growth Heavenly King. This time, it was good news: he successfully extracted Existence Power, and a considerable amount at that—an enormous amount!

It was so big it was about to explode—

The feeling of ink wash painting returned, and the entire space twisted again, transforming from the underwater factory back into the quiet Buddha statue house. The sudden change in space, and his body becoming strong and powerful again, made Qingxin feel a little uncomfortable for a moment, but he didn't have time to think about it the next second.

He grabbed Izanami, who was looking at him with concern, and kissed her. Before Izanami could even feel happy, she went completely limp and fell into Harunobu's arms. But she quickly tensed up again—this time she was genuinely surprised, because a large amount of inexplicable power was flowing from Harunobu's body.

After a long time, the lips parted.

For the first time, Izanami showed anger towards Harunobu: "Harunobu, don't do dangerous things again! If I had been any slower to discover it, you would have been burst apart by this power of existence!"

She didn't care that Qingxin used her as a vessel for his power of existence, but she worried that if Qingxin acted recklessly again, he wouldn't be able to find a suitable vessel in time and would end up harming himself!

"Isn't there the Underworld?" Harunobu pinched Izanagi's beautiful, smooth cheek. "How could you forget your own hometown?"

Since Harunobu, who is connected to the origin of the Underworld, can draw upon the power of impurity, he can naturally also infuse it with the power of existence. And with the Underworld being as vast as the entirety of Japan, it wouldn't matter if he threw in the power of existence of the Heavenly King of Growth, or even all four Heavenly Kings together.

Izanami blushed deeply, pouted, and whispered, "Then why did you insist on forcing it on me?"

This is called acting cute or coquettish.

Harunobu couldn't help but tap the idiot on the head: "Why don't you sense the changes in yourself first, you moron!"

"Ugh?"

Finally free from her romantic obsession, the Mother of the Underworld closed her eyes and sensed her own condition, only to be surprised to find that she had become significantly stronger. And it wasn't simply a return to her peak strength; rather, her power ceiling had increased considerably… well, to use a somewhat inappropriate analogy, it was as if the total number of her followers had increased, but their faith hadn't grown much stronger.

A very strange change.

However, once the illusion of being driven mad by love faded, Izanami quickly found a corresponding explanation within the newly acquired theory of Existence Power. That is, a large amount of Existence Power enhanced her various abilities, much like those Crimson Denizens who devour Existence Power.

However, she really ate a lot in one bite. After all, that was the entire power of an ancient god who had lived for hundreds of years. In terms of age and prestige alone, it could even be compared to some Crimson World Demon Lords. After all, it was one of the famous Four Heavenly Kings... Hmm?

Izanami sensed something was wrong, but before she could think about it, Harunobu couldn't contain himself and hugged her again: "Honestly, why are you being so stupid at a time like this... My Crimson World Demon King."

"what……"

Izanami was stunned, and then a wave of sweetness welled up from her heart, completely filling all her loss and sorrow.

In the original story, Crimson Lords cannot come to the human world; they can only interfere by forming contracts with Flame Haze. Each Flame Haze can only form a contract with one Crimson Lord. Therefore, Harunobu's words are essentially no different from a marriage proposal.

It goes even deeper than a marriage proposal. After all, there are definitely more than one wives who would receive a marriage proposal from Harunobu, but the Crimson World Demon Lord... at least for now, only Izanami can bear so much power of existence and achieve a similar effect.

"What's wrong? Are you unwilling? This is troublesome..."

Harunobu pretended to be troubled as he spoke, but Izanami actually got angry: "I'm willing! Who said I'm not willing—uh uh uh!"

"So cute~"

Harunobu greedily craved Izanami's fragrant saliva while mentally teasing her, who was bewildered and flustered like a little girl. Of course, this inevitably drew a coquettish scolding from Izanami, but from her increasingly clinging and accommodating tongue, and her ever-closer and softer body, it was clear what Izanami truly wanted.

"Yes, she's really cute!"

Harunobu's large hand reached towards the flower path, drawing boos and jeers from the surrounding disciples. However, this did nothing to stop Harunobu. His shamelessness had been enhanced to an invincible degree!

However, Izanami hesitated slightly, mainly because she remembered something important: "Harunobu, you devoured all of the Heavenly King of Growth, so why do I still remember him?"

According to the knowledge Harunobu gave her, things whose existence power has been devoured should be erased directly from everyone's memory. Only beings like Crimson Lords or Flame Haze could retain any impression of them.

Harunobu's fingers deftly slipped between Izanami's tightly pressed thighs, disappearing into the forest, where they felt a warm welcome. At the same time, he lightly bit Izanami's lips again: "I think you really need to be disciplined. You're my Crimson World Demon King now!"

"Ok?"

Looking at Izanami, who was still dazed and seemed to have been violated, Harunobu reluctantly released her mouth and casually looked at one of his disciples: "Yuri, have you ever heard of the Heavenly King of Growth?"

"Who is that? There isn't one of the Three Heavenly Kings, is there?" Mizuhashi Yuri scratched her head, not understanding why Harunobu was suddenly asking this.

"See?" Harunobu lowered his head, looking at Izanami's blushing face, and used his hands to forcefully pry open her tight thighs: "Now it's time for punishment!"

After that, everyone had a great time.

Chapter 458: Meeting the Priestess

As the sun set, Harunobu stretched and walked out of the main dojo after having afternoon tea, followed by Hirako and Izanami, with an adorable kitten hanging around their necks.

He was preparing to visit the shrine maiden, firstly to have her check on Hirako and the kitten, as Izanami's corrupting power was unsuitable for examination. Secondly, he wanted to give the shrine maiden a return gift. Although she hadn't been of crucial help in Osaka or Tokyo, she had still provided assistance, and he couldn't let her help go unrewarded.

There are also matters concerning Amaterasu and Izanagi, and the counterfeit Zanpakuto also needs to be discussed with this local tyrant. In any case, the shrine maiden's relationship with them is indeed very close now; she is arguably Harunobu's closest person besides his wife.

Chapter 490

"Speaking of which, is Sakura still sleeping?"

"She was just pretending to be asleep." Izanami chuckled, exposing the celestial being's shyness. "She forcibly imitated your use of Shikai, and then fainted in front of so many people. Not only did she miss a great opportunity, but she was also ridiculed by you like that. It's normal for a lady of such a noble family to be so sensitive and unable to process it all at once."

After listening to this, Hirako shook her head in disagreement and added her own sharp criticism: "Husband, you should go to her room and keep her company. She just wants to have some time alone with you."

“That can’t be right,” said Cat Nest, the leader of the little ninjas of the Qingkong Pavilion, nestled in Qingxin’s arms. “The little guys love watching the instructor and us do things. Even if she just hides in her room, or even if she burrows underground, the little guys will dig a tunnel to get in right away.”

The "little ones" here refers to the girls from the original Nekoya who stayed with Harunobu. After undergoing ninja training in Shiranui and enjoying unlimited special food from Aozorakan every day, their strength, while not comparable to the direct disciples, is not weak either.

At least scaling walls and leaping across rooftops is a piece of cake.

"You have the nerve to say that? Do you know how it felt when I was lying in bed for three minutes and six little guys who weren't even as tall as my thighs pounced on me? I almost thought someone had put aphrodisiacs in my dinner tonight!"

"Aphrodisiacs don't work on anyone, and besides, you, Teacher's College student, are way more potent than any aphrodisiac!"

The kitten proudly raised its head; this was all thanks to her parenting!

Once they were on the street, Qingxin had no choice but to pinch the shameless kitten's pert bottom. But this only made the kitten more excited, and she began to rub her gradually taking shape small buds against Qingxin's chest, making continuous meowing sounds in his mind.

Hirako gave him a cold look, and the kitten immediately quieted down.

Izanami changed the subject at the opportune moment: "Speaking of which, Harunobu, it seems like your social circle is all women? You really are a big pervert."

"Nonsense, I know men too, like Inspector Tanaka Yu," Harunobu argued. "And that guy from the Tanaka group, the one who used to sell hooks; and the boys from the cat shop too! I think his name was Taro?"

It would have been better not to say the second half of the sentence.

In the midst of the awkwardness, the cat mercilessly added insult to injury for Harunobu: "Tanaka Yu was promoted to assistant inspector when you became the head of the Anti-Demon Division, and he is expected to be the next Asakusa Police Commissioner; moreover, Tanaka Ichimon and Rentaro's Blue Cat Security Company has already dominated the entire Tokyo related industry, and has secretly provided a lot of useful information."

"Hmm..." Harunobu decided to abandon this topic and looked towards the distant Amaterasu no Meru Shrine. "Ah! We're here!"

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Inside the shrine maiden's hut, the shrine maiden, who had received a wisp of existence power from Harunobu, blinked and exhaled a breath of turbid air with a slight tremor: "What terrifying power. I really don't know where you got it from."

"Asuka, don't you think this is very similar to the power of Izanagi?" Izanami was still worried that there was a problem. Even though the knowledge that Harunobu gave her was perfectly self-consistent and reasonable, Harunobu's safety had now become Izanami's biggest concern, even more so than taking revenge on Izanagi.

The priestess nodded, then shook her head: "It is indeed very similar to the power of creation, but to be honest, the powers of the two of you are really outside the norm, and there's nothing we can use as a reference."

Ordinary gods, even shrine maidens, don't possess any special powers or characteristics. To the best of the shrine maidens' knowledge, only Izanagi and Izanami in all of Japan possessed powers that far surpassed those of others.

“Fine…” Izanami pouted in dissatisfaction, but when it came to research, she was indeed inferior to the priestess.