Female Swordsman Training Dojo

Under the angry gaze of Genesis, Harunobu stood before the remains of God and unleashed a massive amount of her existential power without hesitation. Crimson flames erupted from Harunobu's body, extending into the primordial God's body, allowing her faint life force, suppressed by Genesis, to grow stronger once more.

As the flames burned, the primordial God's lifeless eyes blazed with renewed fury. Simultaneously, she was propelled upwards, as if blown away, towards Genesis high in the sky. The boundless, all-encompassing holy light descended upon her, yet it seemed merely pure light, leaving no trace. After all, she was the true God, the true Lord of Holy Light!

If she were clear-headed enough, and had the leisure to do so, she could have yelled at Genesis, "How dare you use my Holy Light against me! Genesis!"

The Genesis, floating high in the sky, was forced to halt its movements and was instantly engulfed by countless colorful bubbles. She dared not continue pushing forward with the complete Genesis, for the name of the Primordial God was still inscribed at its core. If she were to truly reset the entire Genesis, the Primordial God would gain the greatest authority.

"Hira Harunobu..." Genesis gritted her teeth, as if Harunobu were right in her mouth. Genesis wasn't something that could be stopped at will; even for her, casting it wasn't as simple as turning a light on or off. This interruption alone had caused her more damage than the swords Hira Harunobu had stabbed her with!

But no matter how much she hates it, she can only rush towards the primordial God now, lest she be pushed into the core—the location of her true form.

It doesn't matter, it's just a matter of putting in more effort to suppress her! In the end, she's just a remnant who fights only on instinct, without a true self, and she can't even use her powers as the reclusive ruler, otherwise she wouldn't have needed to resist at all.

Genesis, with icy eyes, swooped down from above. The two beauties, who looked remarkably alike but had vastly different auras, collided violently, fists clashing, elbows striking knees! The ferocity of their fight was even more ferocious than Harunobu's.

And this was just the beginning. After exchanging countless attacks in less than ten seconds, the two—one a primordial god, the other a generative consciousness—were even using their teeth. It was less a battle between two powerful beings and more like a brutal fight between two ferocious female beasts.

However, it was only natural that Genesis, possessing wisdom and not being the true form, gained the upper hand. The primordial God, acting purely on instinct and whose habits had long been thoroughly understood by Genesis, could not possibly defeat her. Had Genesis not also diverted some of her attention to guarding against Hirahara no Shin's sneak attack, she could have ended the battle even sooner.

But why didn't Taira no Shin come to launch a sneak attack? Was he trying to escape by using his strange black mist to erode the world wall?

Genesis thoughts flashed through her mind, but that didn't stop her from raising her fist, ready to pierce the heart of the Primordial God. She didn't intend to keep this dangerous time bomb. Even though the Primordial God hadn't truly "exploded" this time, as long as she existed, she might be able to use the powers of the reclusive lord.

So even if it meant losing God's divine power pool and the faith connection of most Christian believers, Genesis decided not to retain the original God, but to kill her completely!

The fist landed so fast it created a sonic boom.

But it still couldn't outrun the original God's command: "Stop!"

Genesis hadn't even heard a sound, only seen the lips of the Primordial God, when her fist froze in mid-air. Her greatest fear had suddenly appeared, causing even her resolute mind to falter. The Primordial God swiftly seized the opportunity, punching Genesis in the chest, creating a sonic boom in return.

Amid the explosion, Genesis suddenly had a flash of inspiration and tried to intercept with a punch—and succeeded!

She didn't use the powers of a reclusive ruler at all! She just became able to speak! Otherwise, she would never have disobeyed explicit orders!

Genesis felt a sense of relief at surviving a catastrophe, and her fists were even stronger as she frantically exchanged blows with the Primordial God—having experienced such a threat, she wanted even more to kill the Primordial God completely!

But Harunobu clearly didn't think so.

When Genesis punched the primordial God in the chest once again, creating a ripple, white flames suddenly erupted from the primordial God's left hand, which had been blocked, and struck Genesis directly in the face.

What a fucking surprise!

The primordial God grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and punched Genesis in the face again. White flames erupted, sending Genesis flying backward.

Below, Harunobu, who was being watched closely, shook his head, feeling as if his entire body had been hollowed out—it was almost time, his very existence was about to be drained.

However, the price was worth it; now, he has his own Flame Haze.

Flame Haze - The Primordial God!

Chapter 557: Another Daughter

Let's go back a little earlier, to when Harunobu had just awakened the remnants of the primordial God.

Harunobu's initial idea was simple: to awaken the Primordial God and then engage in a righteous two-on-one battle. This was because the Primordial God's primary hatred was undoubtedly directed at Genesis, and she had no enmity with Harunobu; on the contrary, she had saved Harunobu's life.

If he defeats Genesis, Harunobu can demand that she open the door and let him leave. Even if she refuses, even if it means death, it doesn't matter; as a hidden consciousness, once she is killed, this hidden world will inevitably change, and there will likely be an opportunity to leave this hidden world.

However, during the actual execution, Qingxin had an unexpected gain. As his blood flames were injected into the faint flame within the remnants of the Primordial God, a joyful voice simultaneously entered his mind: "Hello~ My dear~ Did you come to bring me food?"

"What?" Qingxin was surprised. He never expected the Primordial God to suddenly say such a thing. Moreover, the tone and the way he addressed him felt rather strange.

"Ah~ I forgot, I haven't introduced myself yet~" The voice rang out again, but it was a little muffled, like someone talking while eating. Qingxin became increasingly tense, and because their communication was a direct mental dialogue, this emotion was also transmitted to him.

Then the voice paused for a moment, leading Harunoto to believe that it had stopped pretending after absorbing enough of the power of existence. Suddenly, a flood of intelligence and information poured into Harunoto's mind, accompanied by the voice's friendly explanation—it would have been best if it hadn't dumped so much at once.

However, Qingxin, whose brain had been well-trained in absorbing information, easily processed the information before falling into a brief silence. He needed to let his emotions process as well—after all, he had received far too much information in just five seconds.

First of all, the one who just spoke to him was not the original God, but a brand new being, a new consciousness—yes, the consciousness that he had instilled with his power of existence.

Just like Ilyas.

Contrary to what he, Genesis, and everyone else imagined, the consciousness that had previously displayed such divine power was neither the remnant soul of the primordial god nor the resurrection of the primordial god himself. She was actually a new consciousness born from the body of the primordial god, a completely new existence infused with the power of Harunobu's existence... In a sense, she could be said to be a new life born from the remnants of the primordial god receiving Harunobu's essence.

So you have another daughter?

Harunobu's mind echoed with the laughter of his wives, especially his "daughters." But Harunobu wisely decided not to be distracted for the time being.

In short, this state of consciousness is somewhat similar to the "torch" in the original work. It's the empty shell left behind by Crimson Denizens after they've eaten their prey, to avoid being caught on the spot by Flame Haze warriors, and filled with...

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It contains a very small amount of existential power.

Those forces of existence will constantly dissipate, like a lit torch, something that could be extinguished at any moment. Just like the being within the remains of the primordial God.

Although she can use the remains of the original God, and even inherit the original God's knowledge, holy light, and instincts, she has no control over the hidden world, because she is not the original God. She is a new character, not the original God's second cycle.

Indeed, Qingxin nodded slightly. As a fellow reclusive lord, he had been quite puzzled before; if the true and complete primordial God had awakened, Genesis would have been forced to serve as her dog with just a word, so how could Genesis have turned around and suppressed him?

As for why Harunobu knows so much, that's naturally what this consciousness itself told her. It seems that because she used Harunobu's existence power, her instinctive closeness to Harunobu is like a child's closeness to its parents. However, she herself is not purely childlike in mind; one could only say she is rather innocent, because she has actually inherited a great deal of knowledge from the primordial God.

It only takes a moment to figure out these things; the speed at which information is exchanged through consciousness is truly lightning fast, in the blink of an eye.

Harunobu suddenly had a new idea: if it succeeded, it might inflict a huge loss on Genesis, but...

"No problem~" The innocent voice rang out again, confirming the plan she had discovered in Harunobu's mind. The unfounded trust seemed too heavy, to the point that Harunobu wanted to give up.

"There's no need for that~ I need Dad's power to survive anyway, so this isn't any different from the Flame Haze that Dad imagined~"

The new daughter's carefree voice convinced Harunobu, because, just as she said, it would be a good thing for her, as fragile as a torch, to become a Flame Haze; at least she wouldn't have to worry about suddenly going out one day.

Wait, why do you call me Dad?

Before Qingxin could even finish conveying his question, an even deeper question came from the other end: "Not Dad, then is it Mom? Or... Master?"

"..." Harunobu changed the subject.

Then, as Harunobu reached an agreement with yet another of his "daughters," a large amount of existence power was poured into her as if it were free, and he began to reshape her existence.

According to the original work, Flame Haze are people who sign contracts with Crimson Lords or Demon Gods, offering up their entire existence, including their past, future, and present, to become vessels of destiny bearing the power of their contracted counterparts. This contract is, of course, a form of Free Law, which Harunobu also possessed, but there was no need to use it before.

He couldn't bear to part with his wives, nor could he bear to part with his sinners. Now, he has fulfilled one of his small dreams.

To get back to the main point, the power a Flame Haze can contain depends on the upper limit of her own existence and everything she has given. Once the contract is completed, the Flame Haze will be fixed; her power will no longer increase, but she will also no longer be troubled by aging.

The new daughter, who inherited the remains, holy light, knowledge, and instincts of the primordial god, possesses an immense and unparalleled power of existence. She only needs a little time to develop before she can easily become the second primordial god; if she can once again seize Genesis, it is not impossible for her to leap to a level of strength that rivals Harunobu's.

Such an extraordinary being, with boundless potential, sincerely signed a contract with Harunobu, and the resulting vessel of destiny would naturally be extraordinary—so Harunobu couldn't even fill her up immediately, and she had to fight Genesis for a while.

Furthermore, we must thank those seraphim and apostles of Christ; after Harunobu killed them, he absorbed their life force. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether what Harunobu had left would have been enough to feed his new daughter.

But now... it's time to go on a killing spree!

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Author's Note: Update progress 12/30. I don't know if this is possible in the original setting, but I'll just leave it at that for now.

Chapter 558: I Surrender

Time rewinds, and the primordial God—for lack of a better name—whose body is ablaze with holy white flames, once again lunges towards Genesis. The raging flames coalesce as she lunges forward, and Genesis attempts to resist with holy light, which then naturally dissipates as it approaches the flames.

"How dare you use my holy light against me!" the Primordial God shouted, recalling what he had learned from his father, and threw a straight punch at Genesis's face. Genesis raised her hand to block the attack, but could not stop the burning light; however, in her pain, she became even more ferocious, raising her leg to kick the Primordial God's shin.

With a sonic boom, the Primordial God stepped back, her flames surging. Genesis ducked to avoid it, then reached out with both hands to grab the Primordial God's thighs, throwing her to the ground. However, as she made her move, the flames that swept above her suddenly solidified into a greatsword, slashing fiercely at the head below.

Genesis was somewhat taken aback, but since her body was formed from holy light, she was not afraid of being damaged. Instead, she increased the force in her hands, trying to tear off one of the primordial gods' legs one last time—she was a real flesh and blood.

However, as the primordial God's blazing sword fell, Genesis suddenly felt his power weakening... no, his body was disintegrating! Even his battle form, formed from holy light, was being suppressed by the primordial God's flames! Merely getting close was becoming uncontrollable and unsustainable; if he were truly struck—

Ah!

A sudden, intense pain, unlike anything Genesis had ever experienced, erupted, causing her to let out a bloodcurdling scream. She felt her soul and consciousness being damaged by the greatsword of light and flame, and even a tiny sliver of damage was an extremely dangerous sign.

Her true form is this entire hidden world; if one had to find a more concrete material representation, it would be the core of this hidden world. Naturally, she couldn't use the core of the hidden world to fight, so what's here is merely an avatar, an incarnation. However, this incarnation is the most powerful and the most precious, and once lost, it's difficult to replenish.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the injuries sustained by this clone couldn't possibly affect her perfectly concealed main body, especially considering it was just a simple slash that had such a noticeable effect. Does this mean she should completely avoid getting injured in the future—how could that be! This isn't some weakling!

The stronger one's physical abilities, the more likely they are to prefer head-on attacks, a style of fighting where they risk injury to survive. Enduring attacks to assess strength is an indispensable part of this kind of combat. Now, suddenly, it's being said that one of them must fight without taking damage?

But no matter what Genesis thought, the facts wouldn't change because of her ideas. The primordial God had already charged forward again, wielding his great sword, forcing Genesis to draw her spear and shield.

Unfortunately, against the greatsword in the hands of the Primordial God, the weapons and shields she constructed with holy light were no different from paper. This was because the essence of that sword was a fusion of the power of defilement, the power of existence, and the holy light of the Primordial God; it was a divine artifact tailor-made by Qingxin for the Primordial God.

It possesses both a natural ability to suppress holy light and an extremely strong ability to corrode magic power, making it invincible when used to beat Genesis, whose entire body is filled with "magic power".

Normally, a high concentration of holy light could prevent the corrosive power of corruption, but now the holy light is completely unable to withstand the primordial God, so the corrupting power can directly erode Genesis every time. And the corrupting power is most damaging and strongest to the soul and consciousness, which is why Genesis was truly wounded.

"Anyway, it looks like we're going to win." Harunobu sighed softly as he lay on Misuru's soft knees. He wasn't slacking off; he was recovering his strength and spirit. At the same time, he was giving the Primordial God swordsmanship some temporary pointers so that the wrestler wouldn't use the greatsword as a fist weapon... though it wasn't entirely out of the question.

"Yes, it's been a long time... though it seems like only two weeks have passed?"

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As Misuru spoke, she felt a pang of loss and reluctance. After all, once she left, Harunobu would return to his dozens of wives. She would become the eldest princess of the imperial family, the female prime minister of Japan, and a backup body for returning to Amaterasu… Could she still be with Harunobu like this after that?

Despite her disappointment, Princess Misuru wouldn't do anything foolish. She could always just steal both the blue and red portions later. And speaking of which, it seemed like someone else's husband was also an option. "I'm the eldest princess! You bunch of scoundrels, hand over your husbands right now!"

Misuru-hime was amused by her own fantasy.

Ilias gave her a strange look, then her gaze settled on Harunobu's chest: "What's wrong with the Primordial God? What did you do?"

"Oh right." Harunobu scratched his head. He hadn't told Ilias and Misuru about his plan yet. So Harunobu sat up straight, directing the Primordial God to drive Genesis's battle avatars around, while explaining his plan to the two girls. Of course, it was a simplified version without revealing any secret information. After all, Genesis was still there; what if she heard him and came up with a counter-strategy?

Okay, let's go together.

Harunobu felt he had recovered enough, so he handed the sneaky Ilyas, who was crawling down, to Misuru-hime, then spread two fiery wings on his back and flew towards the battlefield in the sky.

Genesis, whose Spear of Longinus and Sword of Judgment had once again been shattered by the Primordial God, noticed Harunobu and became increasingly tense. He even neglected the Primordial God's concealed slash, and his thigh was slashed. The intense pain spurred Genesis to focus again, allowing him to perform at a high level, dodging several of the Primordial God's attacks in succession, and even managing to deliver a surprise kick to the Primordial God's side.

But then Harunobu's Kusabi-maru came crashing down.

Holy light shone forth, blocking the black mist-shrouded Kusabimaru of Harunobu. Genesis fled swiftly, but the Primordial God pursued relentlessly. The two resumed their chase, with Harunobu occasionally emerging from Genesis's lapses in attention. Although he was usually stopped by the omnipresent holy light, there were always times when Genesis was too late.

Thus, in the two-on-one battle between Harunobu and the original God of Justice, Genesis gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

She was unwilling to accept it, she struggled, but she continued to be injured and defeated. After part of her soul and consciousness was destroyed by the primordial God, the power of her avatar also declined, making her more susceptible to injury and trapped in a vicious cycle.

If this continues, she will be utterly defeated in just one minute and twenty-five seconds. Even if her soul isn't completely annihilated, without her strongest battle avatar, she will no longer have the ability to fight against Taira no Harunobu and the Primordial God…

Genesis gritted his teeth, frantically searching for a way to win, or at least survive.

She thought about it.

"I surrender!!"

Chapter 559: Fusion

"I surrender!"

Genesis shouted with great enthusiasm, self-righteousness, and overjoy, leaving Qingxin and the others somewhat surprised and at a loss. How could someone surrender so happily and so self-righteously?

However unexpectedly, Qingxin quickly returned to normal: "You're only surrendering now? You don't think you can get through this so easily, do you?"

Although in reality Harunobu didn't suffer any real loss—in fact, Genesis was the first to have its millennium-long conspiracy exposed, and then Harunobu successively took Ilyas and the Primordial God—she suffered a huge loss. But now Harunobu has the upper hand, so she can't expect him to pity her, can she? She really did want to kill Harunobu and his companions before.

When Genesis surrendered, he knew he wouldn't be let off easily, so he honestly stated his conditions: "Apart from becoming the master of this realm, I can do anything for you! Even..."

A blush crept across Genesis's face as she made a move to peel off her robe, clearly intending to offer herself in return. But Qingxin interrupted her directly: "Then why don't I just kill you and then take control of the core of this hidden world?"

Genesis quickly lowered his hand and replied, "Killing me will cause this domain to collapse. Even if there are still remnants of ruins, it certainly won't be as powerful as it is now."

After Genesis finished speaking, silence fell around him. Harunobu pondered whether to accept Genesis's surrender. He first looked at the primordial God standing with him; she was staring fiercely at Genesis. Although the hatred of being killed, usurped, and used as a tool was only from the previous incarnation, the newly formed consciousness clearly accepted this.

Then Harunobu thought of Ilyas and Misuru-hime. Although they were still in the main hall below, unable to see the view from the high sky, they must have heard Genesis's incredibly loud declaration of surrender. Misuru-hime might be more forgiving, having at least experienced the joy of the ideal world, and might not necessarily kill Genesis; but Ilyas certainly wouldn't accept Genesis living, after all, she had just been backstabbed by Genesis's divine cutting. If it were Harunobu, he would have scattered the ashes of the entire opposite family.

Of course, if Harunobu insists on accepting Genesis, they won't object. After all, the Primordial God isn't the original person; and Ilyas is also an option—even if they don't kill her, she can still come and mock them every day… The only question is whether it's worth it.

Hidden World: Genesis

This is a special realm capable of freely adjusting the flow of time and creating resources within it, and it even possesses the faith of an entire Western world. Controlling it is practically equivalent to controlling the Western world, and controlling the Western world in this era would make one worthy of calling oneself the king of the world.

It is indeed a difficult choice.

In silence, Genesis looked anxiously at Harunobu. Her only remaining asset was this domain itself, though she herself didn't know if Genesis would collapse if she died. After all, she had never truly died, but for now, she could only feign certainty to increase her chances of survival.

Even if it doesn't work, buying her a little more time to recover is good. Although even if she recovers to her full strength, she still can't defeat Qingxin and the Primordial God combined, but what if...?

Almost in despair, Genesis silently reconnected with its original form, healing its injuries. Vast holy light surged continuously, repairing the Throne of Heaven. Because holy light was already everywhere, this was not noticeable, and Genesis did it with peace of mind.

Until a faint voice rang out from her true form, at the core of Genesis: "Heh, I never expected that I would actually wait for this... and in such a similar situation."

Genesis almost screamed. The sudden sound emanating from within his body was enough to terrify not only ordinary people, but also the powerful. In fact, the stronger one was, the more frightened they would be by such bizarre occurrences. After all, how powerful must someone be to be able to detect something so strange?!