Female Swordsman Training Dojo

But she will still do what was agreed upon and what was right.

This kind of awkwardness is hard to deal with. If you do what she says, she will feel that you are fooling her, looking down on her, and not doing what she really wants. If you do what she thinks is right, she will feel that you are not respecting her words and asking why you are not doing what she says. If you dare to expose her, she will write it down and one day she will beat you up.

So Amaterasu might have feelings for Harunobu, but she would never say it out loud, and she would definitely do what she says. But if Harunobu really thinks she has no feelings for her and ignores her, then she will get angry!

So Misuru-hime began to offer her ancestor a way out, first and foremost to dispel the fact that Amaterasu was "subdued by Harunobu's strength." But Misuru-hime didn't intend to make this way out too easy; even an ancestor wouldn't enter so formally, after all, she was the elder sister by birth order!

So she not only had to get Amaterasu into Harunobu's bed, but also had to suppress Amaterasu's arrogance and properly cure her stubbornness—well, that's a kind of stubbornness in itself.

It's okay, Asuka, Shiranui Blue, Izanami... and so on were all done.

Harunobu is also a kind of twisted weirdo.

Looking at Misuru's smile, Amaterasu suddenly had a bad feeling—not of danger, just a bit uneasy. However, the temptation of controlling a secluded world was too great, so Amaterasu maintained a stern expression and waited for Misuru's answer.

With a smile on her face, Misuru gently shook Ilyas awake: "Ilyas, come open the door."

Ilyas fought Harunobu late into the night and was still half-asleep when she woke up. She lazily made a couple of strokes in the air, tearing out a flickering white portal. Amaterasu adjusted the Imperial Palace's great barrier, and the portal immediately stabilized, revealing the endless grasslands beyond.

Misuru-hime put Ilyas back into her pocket, stood up, and invited Amaterasu: "It's too much trouble to talk outside, let's just go inside and talk?"

Amaterasu also got up and walked into the gate of light.

Inside the deep hall, the portal closed and disappeared; on the boundless grassland, two graceful figures appeared.

"This is the beginning of creation..." Amaterasu exclaimed, gazing at the boundless grassland before her. But only for a moment, she composed herself and looked at Misuru-hime.

Misuru smiled elegantly and pointed to her head: "Ancestral God, you should have received the information about the trial by now. Perhaps you can take a closer look at it first."

The Trial is a necessary process to master the core of the Hidden World. Only by passing the Trial can one reach the location of the Hidden World's core and successfully imprint the mark. However, this only applies to Hidden Worlds without an owner. Amaterasu did not expect that Seishin would leave the Genesis Hidden World vacant and uncontrolled...

However, she didn't say much, but simply closed her eyes and carefully absorbed the foreign information that she had isolated in her mind.

It doesn't contain much information; it simply introduces the power of Genesis and explains how to complete the trial.

First, Genesis's abilities to accelerate time and construct small worlds still exist, and in the absence of a master, it naturally evolved many new "wild worlds".

To reach the core, which has now been hidden again, become its master, and acquire its power, one must unify all the wild worlds within Genesis and establish an ideal world by one's own strength! Furthermore, this process cannot utilize power outside of Genesis; it can only be accomplished by controlling the initial world provided by Genesis.

Moreover, the trial is not limited to one person, which means that Amaterasu may encounter the same trial participant. Even so, the two cannot determine the winner through actual force—unless they go outside the Genesis.

Although Genesis cannot control what a powerful being like Amaterasu does, even if Amaterasu were to use her divine power to flatten the entire Genesis, she would still not be able to find the core of Genesis, and even if she did, she would not be able to leave a mark on it.

Amaterasu opened her eyes, her expression serious. Misuru, however, saw a hint of excitement in her eyes and said with a grin, "Well, Ancestral God, you must be quite adept at this kind of trial, right?"

Amaterasu didn't answer, but she felt the same way; her governing abilities were quite strong! However, she hadn't forgotten the current situation, so she asked again, "Mitsuru, what exactly are you planning?"

Misuru-hime smiled and said, "I just wanted to share the burden with my husband and you, the Ancestral God. However, as a reward for allowing you to participate in the trial, I would like to make a bet with you."

"What are you gambling?"

"Let's bet on whether you can pass the trial before hunting Izanagi. If you win, I'll ask my husband to confess his love to you; if I win, you'll have to confess your love to my husband. How about that?"

Amaterasu coldly demanded, "What's the difference between this and your bet?"

Misuru-hime stared wide-eyed innocently. The conditions were no different, of course, because she was just testing Amaterasu one last time to see if she had feelings for Harunobu. Although she was 99% sure, she didn't want to do anything wrong.

Mutual attraction and playful teasing can be considered a form of romance.

If you have unrequited love and keep dragging it out, then you're either a simp or a kept man, and you're simply not good enough for him.

Amaterasu coldly snorted, "I won't lose!"

So you're saying you're willing to accept Haruno's confession?

Misuru-hime chuckled to herself, but didn't show it openly. After all, there was still some room for stubbornness in her earlier bet. She hadn't said she'd accept Harunobu's confession, and she hadn't said she wouldn't back down after confessing to him. So, her awkwardness needed to be put to the test with facts, like crushing her in her favorite competitive game.

The trials before Genesis were not like this. This trial was changed after the death of the Genesis consciousness, and it incorporated a lot of Harunobu's suggestions, eventually forming this structure.

The main structure of this trial can be summarized in one sentence: Welcome to Savage Five!

Chapter 583: You should enjoy the process.

"Damn barbarians!!!"

On the vast grassland, Amaterasu shattered the light barrier before her with a single punch. The holy white light dissipated into starlight, swirling around Amaterasu and fueling her even greater rage.

"I haven't even developed cavalry yet, so how come a bunch of barbarians can pull out fully armored heavy cavalry?!"

"And why are those barbarians still so high in morale! And so many people! I killed four of their armies and they still managed to get out! Is there some kind of fertility goddess in their shabby village?!"

"And that damn ally! What the hell do you mean I'm expanding too fast and causing unrest? I was attacking your enemy city-state! And you actually joined forces with others to declare war on me?!"

I can't take it anymore, I'll punch it to pieces!

The dazzling golden light was the last glimpse of existence seen by the pseudo-people in this grassland and surrounding area. Then they transformed back into pure white light, awaiting to be molded into human form again to work. If they even possessed the concept of waiting.

Misuru-hime chuckled beside her, "Ancestral God, are you going to continue? It's almost time to meet the British ambassador."

"See my ass! I refuse to believe a bunch of charlatans can stop me!" Amaterasu, who had been battling the Savage Five for three days and three nights straight, rolled up her sleeves, summoned the light screen again, and focused intently on her actions. As for the British ambassador, wasn't there still Misuru-hime?

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It's perfectly reasonable for the Prime Minister to meet with the ambassador. If that doesn't work, sending Taisho would be fine too. If all else fails, just bring over that female dragon from Taira no Nobuo's family to make do; it won't make much difference anyway.

In short, she must win this battle today and dominate the world!

Misuru-hime chuckled, "Then I'll get back to work. If you want to go out, just call out. I can help with other things, but don't forget about the Izanagi ritual."

Amaterasu waved her hand, and then sent out another squad of archers, ready to go and plunder from the neighboring village.

Princess Misuru walked through the light gate and returned to the imperial palace. The corners of her mouth, which she had been trying so hard to suppress, finally turned up unrestrainedly, and she let out a silvery laugh.

Amaterasu has absolutely no chance of passing the trials of creation; she's never played games before, and besides, this game doesn't even have a tutorial. Even if Amaterasu were truly exceptionally intelligent and managed to find a way to defeat those artificial machines, she still wouldn't be able to win.

Because there's a trial participant named Hiraharu, who is also the main developer of this trial. He knows all the mechanisms inside and out and can even exploit loopholes. There's also an administrator named Ilyas, who can control the allocation of resources within Genesis. For example, she can place seventeen or eighteen barbarian villages around Amaterasu, or make her conquer more territory but still not find the resources needed to upgrade technology.

Of course, of course, these methods are not needed now. Amaterasu is still struggling in the classical era. Looking at Amaterasu's head that suddenly appeared, Misuru-hime resumed her elegant smile, revealing only six teeth.

"What are your orders, Ancestral God?"

Amaterasu looked around and frowned slightly: "It's nothing, but since I'm not at the Imperial Palace, you should take your work back to the Blue Sky Pavilion. It would be troublesome if Izanagi came looking for me and saw you."

Misuru nodded, kindly diverting Amaterasu's attention: "Okay, Ancestral God; also, if you're tired, you can try the easy mode. Although even if you unify the world, you still can't pass the trial, it can help you accumulate experience for the trial mode."

Amaterasu snorted, not feeling she needed to play on easy mode at all. After three days and three nights of familiarization, she had completely mastered all the requirements of this trial; all she had to do now was crush the enemy with her army!

— Hours later, the brilliant golden light once again covered the grassland.

Originally intending to play a long-awaited round of Savage Five and stomp some newbies, Qingxin quietly quit the game and entered spectator mode. The kids are already suffering enough; it's better not to stomp them anymore, or they'll drive them away, which isn't fun.

Let's wait until she learns how to build wonders, hehe.

Under Qingxin's sneaky peek, Amaterasu, thinking no one was watching, hesitated for a while before summoning the screen again and selecting simple mode. The screen distorted slightly, and when it calmed down, the image on it had changed from the 3D figure of the civilization leader Amaterasu had chosen to her first city.

Easy mode is the standard Civilization V mode, without DLC. Players can directly assume the role of the nation's will without worrying about rebellions or factional conflicts. These are all crucial aspects to consider in Trial mode, and the player's character is easily killed, meaning a restart is necessary if there's no heir.

Okay, so the trial mode is basically Civilization + Paradox Interactive.

After switching to the easy mode, Amaterasu began to display her divine power. She destroyed Rome in the east, trampled Greece in the north, attacked England in the south, and swallowed Egypt in the west... In just two hours, she expanded from one city to eight cities, and even created a modern army.

fighting! Cool! !

Amaterasu directly rejected India's diplomatic request. How dare a British colony dare to criticize me? They're truly defying the heavens! Watch me send my magical tanks to send you all to heaven one by one!

Amaterasu, lost in her continuous victories, completely failed to notice the details of the diplomatic request sent by India. She glanced around at the dozen or so tank units displayed on the interface, and the bombers about to be produced, her heart filled only with an invincible sense of self-satisfaction.

She once again blocked India's diplomatic request and immediately declared war.

Her plane is ready! The surrounding barbarians have all been cleared out!

Therefore, all resources must be allocated! Mobilize!

The bomber flew towards the Indian capital, its streamlined fuselage drawing graceful curves in the sky. Its appearance, like a giant steel bird, greatly pleased the bird-like spirit Amaterasu. Amaterasu decided that once she returned to reality, she would build one just like it, even if its combat capabilities were lacking, it would still look incredibly cool!

Then, a nuclear bomb fell on her capital.

Yellow and black radiation symbols lit up the once-prosperous city, causing the previously peaked prosperity, happiness, and other values ​​to plummet to their lowest points. The great library and lighthouse were destroyed, and various points dropped drastically; great stars, philosophers, and inventors were instantly killed, and the speed of technological research and development, production, and other metrics plummeted.

Amaterasu stood frozen, staring intently at the light screen, yet seemingly seeing nothing at all. She didn't see her bombers dropping bombs on the Indian capital, nor did she see her tank forces crushing the Indian mounted lancers.

Her capital city!!!

The dazzling golden light burst forth once again, but this time it did not linger in the grasslands; instead, it crossed the inland sea and headed straight for the location of India.

This blow shook the earth. The beautiful terrain painstakingly constructed in Genesis was blasted into a huge crater, and India, which had silently climbed to the highest level of technology, collapsed on the spot, turning back into white light.

Qingxin: "Happy."

The author says:

Author's Note: Update progress 2/30. I've saved up enough chapters, 10,000 words a day tomorrow! I'll finish conquering Amaterasu in one go! So please give me more update requests and rewards, waaaaah! I've missed the regular bonus chapter and 12 update requests in a row, I'm dying o(TヘTo)

Furthermore, the various world-destroying effects of Amaterasu in this chapter are merely special effects from the Hidden World, equivalent to the save/load trick (SL). Even if you're incredibly strong in the Hidden World, it's all fake.

Chapter 584: Magic Array

Time flows like water, and daily life goes on day after day.

Amaterasu has been engrossed in the trials of creation for over half a month now. Aside from the necessary task of dealing with Izanagi, she has delegated everything else to Misuru-hime and even Harunobu's other wives. There aren't any serious problems, and the current policy direction is already following Harunobu's wishes.

Although historically, Earth is about to enter Season 1, it was primarily a Western affair, and Japan only needed to refrain from actively interfering. Furthermore, because God was consumed by Seishin, all branches of the Church collapsed, and while the West was in chaos, the intensity of the conflict actually decreased slightly. While Season 1 is still inevitable, they currently have no time to cause trouble for the Far East.

Therefore, Amaterasu doesn't need to worry about the international situation and can happily play games.

Harunobu took action after witnessing Amaterasu's base being destroyed by barbarians piloting doomsday mechs; after his wonders were looted; after his attempt at a religious victory was brutally defeated by the Christians; and after his attempt at a technological victory failed to find any mines after conquering four cities in a row... After that, Harunobu chose to go back to slacking off.

It seems like it's still a long way from when he'll be dominating newbies. He should probably stay back with his wives and stop watching his funny livestreams.

Upon returning to the mortal world, Harunobu pounced on Lucifera, and just as he was about to... well, you know... a large fox head suddenly appeared above him: "Harunobu!"

"Kagura?" Harunobu caught Sesshomaru as he jumped down. "What's wrong? Weren't you in charge of the genin exams in Shiranui today?"

"The exam is over~" The Killing Fox nestled lazily in Harunobu's arms, its big tail wrapped around Harunobu's neck like a scarf, soft, fluffy, and cute.

Lucifera got out of bed and cast a calm glance at the murderous fox who had interrupted her.

Sesshomaru, whose senses had been clouded by Harunobu's embrace, snapped out of his daze and immediately got down to business: "Oh, right! I'm here to deliver a message for Koharu and the others. They seem to have discovered something!"

"Huh?" Haruno pinched the silly fox's cheek: "Is there anything you can't say?"

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Why would I need you to deliver a message when I can just say it through the telepathic connection?

"Oh well, let's go to Kyoto to find Haru!" The silly fox gave Haruno a knowing look and affectionately licked his cheek. Clearly, there was nothing that couldn't be said through their telepathic connection; it was simply that the fox was using an excuse to rub against Haruno.

Gently patting the fox's head, Harunobu called out, "Little Yi!"

A thick black mist filled the air. Izanami, who had been very busy lately, busy preparing to deal with Izanagi, opened the Gates of the Underworld and entwined her lips with Harunobu's.

After a deep kiss, the four people in the room reappeared in Taira no Masakado's lair. The place had been thoroughly cleaned up; valuable items had been salvaged, and worthless items had been destroyed. The only things left behind, besides the ground itself, were a few magic arrays left by the Tongxin Society.

Driven by the desire to eradicate the Tongxin Society completely, Harunobu sent his wives—Nekoneko, Tsuchimikado Haru, Minamoto Yuki, Tachibana Yuzu, and Yakumo Kurenai—who were either observant or skilled in magic, to search for clues. Clearly, they had discovered something important today.

Harunobu bypassed the previously analyzed concealment barriers and the nascent demon realm arrays, arriving at the deepest point. The first thing that caught his eye was a vast array, where Tsuchimikado Haru and her half-body, along with the former Ōkuninushi Kasuga Kage, were sketching something; Yakumo Kurenai held her fox head, her body shimmering with red and green light, as if testing something; Minamoto Yuki Sakura's eyes were half-closed, her presence barely perceptible, but Harunobu was no longer affected by such things.

As for the kitten, she immediately rushed into Qingxin's arms, pushing the fox spirit aside: "Master~"

"Why are you getting more and more affectionate as you get older?" Qingxin stroked the kitten's face and gently bit its pouting lips. "Is there something new hidden inside this thing?"

Harunobu already knew what had happened here from his wives' minds. Initially, he learned from the Soul-Searching Heavenly Eye and other yokai that the largest magic circle was actually a teleportation magic circle, and that there was another magic circle hidden inside that could absorb souls.

The Tongxin Society intends to slowly devour the other demon kings who are not part of the Tongxin Society, creating a powerful being who can rival Qingxin, in order to realize their so-called ideal world, a world where demons are superior to humans.

Originally, no one suspected anything; everyone mainly wanted to investigate the teleportation array to find out where the Tongxin Society's current headquarters was. The problem was that with the addition of Yuan Xueying and Xiao Mao, two people with equally keen observation skills, they discovered something suspicious.

This magic array may have more than two layers, but three or even four!

The kitten snuggled close to Qingxin's chest, licking his earlobe like a real cat: "The flaws I saw in this magic circle are clearly classified into different categories, and some of them even change over time!"

Yuan Xueying nodded to Lucifera and took Qingxin's hand: "This teleportation array has a significantly different effect on space than normal, just like the difference between a wave and a tsunami."

The words of the Celestials seemed ethereal and abstract, but Harunobu understood them well. When he looked at the world from the perspective of the power of existence, it was also difficult for him to describe the specific situation in simple words.

In short, there's something wrong with this magic circle.

Harunobu began to consider whether he should call Asuka and Izanami over for the time being, as they were busy preparing to fight against Izanagi and that was why they hadn't come here.

Just then, a loud explosion came from Yakumo Kurenai's direction. Harunobu darted over and separated the little fox from the exploding fox head. Amidst the heatwave, Yakumo Kurenai, covered in soot, grinned foolishly. Although that level of explosion wasn't much of a threat to her, well… well…