I'm tied to Athena.

Athena asked the other goddesses to be careful. However, having said that, they had already used up an unknown amount of divine power in order to push Tamamonomae into the crack. Even if they were careful, they would not be able to react in time if they really encountered danger.

"Hey, Susanoo!" Ishtar shouted at Susanoo who was standing far away and drinking strong liquor.

"Haha, it's our turn. Orochi, let's make some big noise!" With the Totsuka sword back in his hands, Japan's number one martial arts god put on his armor and said this to his former colleague beside him.

"Don't order me around!" Yamata no Orochi gritted his teeth secretly, "Damn it, why should I fight that monster with you guys!"

When facing off against Tamamonomae, he expressed that he did not want to fight this kind of monster anymore. However, Susanoo said that his fighting power was necessary and therefore forcefully pulled him over.

"Stop complaining, let's go, they have already opened up a battlefield for us, it's time for us to join the battle!"

In fact, Susanoo should have joined the battle at the beginning, but it takes some time to activate the Yasakani no Magatama, so he can only ask Athena and the others to prepare a battlefield where Tamamonomae cannot escape.

Now that the venue has been arranged, he and Yamata no Orochi can take action!

The two of them turned into streams of light and flew over from the side. Then, together with the other goddesses, they entered the crack that was swallowed by the black mud.

When they landed, Tamamonomae was already waiting for them below, but she had changed from a fox to a human, and she looked at them with a somewhat cold expression like Amaterasu.

"Hey, Fox, we meet again."

"Yashakani no Magatama... Is this your purpose?" She felt the sunlight emanating from Susanoo's body.

This light attracted the power of Amaterasu that was integrated with her, and she was vaguely attracted by the light, trying to escape from her body.

"You are very strong, Fox, but you have missed one thing. With your sister's pride, how could she allow herself to be devoured by the clone? After she realized she was being attacked, she must have been resisting you. I watched the battle just now very carefully. You can't just attack with all your strength recklessly, right!"

Susanoo laughed cruelly. After getting this answer, the scales of victory tilted much more towards them.

As long as they can force Tamamonomae to use the power to suppress Amaterasu, they will definitely win!

Although according to the plan, they intended to rescue Li Yun first, but now Li Yun's whereabouts are unknown, they can only use this lineup to fight against this human evil.

"Even if I can't use my full strength, it's enough to deal with you!"

Tamamonomae raised her hand slightly, and a Bagua formation appeared behind her. Then, endless divine power rushed towards her like an ocean.

"Aaaaa~~~"

When Tima saw Tamamonomae retract her huge body, she also returned to her normal height, and spoke softly, turning the sound waves into a shield to block this terrifying divine power.

The expedition team, led by Athena, fought the final battle with the fifth beast, Tamamonomae, under this endless abyss.

On the other side, Li Yun, who was swallowed by Tamamonomae, looked at the pale scene in front of him, feeling a little confused.

Where is this place? Where did Tamamonomae send herself to?

He originally wanted to imitate the Great Sage and do something inside the other person's body, but now... there is nothing here, how can he do it?

Chapter 457 Tamamo-mae’s mental world

"Where...is this place?" Li Yun stood in the vast white world, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.

This place was like a world of nothingness with no direction, no up or down. Although he was standing on the "ground" now, it was only a feeling of standing on the ground.

Although I don't know where this place is, it doesn't look dangerous.

Xiao Yuyi had also been sleeping soundly, and she seemed to know nothing about what had just happened.

But suddenly, a light appeared in front of him.

Although it may seem a bit strange to talk about light in this white world, it is light anyway.

Like the light of the sun.

Li Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, and he seemed to see a figure in the light...a woman's figure.

Protecting Xiao Yuyi, Li Yun walked in front of the light, trying hard to see who was inside, and then...

“Amaterasu!?”

Although it was not very clear, but from the outline and expression, it was indeed Amaterasu - Amaterasu who was swallowed by Tamamonomae!

At this moment, Amaterasu was naked and surrounded by light, and in the light, Li Yun could vaguely see the figure of a fox.

Every time the fox figure appeared, Amaterasu's figure became dimmer. Although it was only a little bit, Li Yun still grasped it accurately.

"Is this the mental world of Tamamonomae?" Li Yun narrowed his eyes. If he guessed correctly, this should be Amaterasu who was swallowed by Tamamonomae.

This sunlight is Amaterasu's last strength, used to fight against Tamamonomae's power.

However, Tamamonomae's current power is superior to hers, and her remaining last bit of strength can only prolong her own life and cannot help her out of the predicament at all.

"Drag me here..." Li Yun felt that Tamamonomae was stupid for sending him here.

If he rescued Amaterasu, Tamamonomae would lose the power of Amaterasu and her strength would drop back to that of the Eight-Tails. In this way, even he would be able to defeat Tamamonomae in a one-on-one fight.

Do it as you think. Li Yun subconsciously condensed the sickle...but then he found that the sickle did not appear as he wished. Not only that, he seemed to not be able to feel the existence of power.

"Is this taken for granted..." Li Yun clicked his tongue. Since Tamamonomae sent him here, she must have been sure of doing so.

But he didn't give up so easily.

Gently place the little feather on the ground, and then carefully touch the light....

I bumped into something.

It's an invisible wall!

An invisible wall blocked Li Yun's forward movement. He released all the strength in his body and pushed forward with all his strength. However, the wall remained motionless.

He frowned, then tried another direction - but nothing worked.

An invisible enclosed space trapped Amaterasu tightly, and even if Li Yun tried his best, he could not move the wall at all.

It seems that since his divine power has been sealed, he can do nothing but wait here for Tamamonomae to release him.

"That guy really isn't that kind." Sitting on the ground to rest, Li Yun glanced at Xiao Yuyi again and smiled helplessly, "We have to find a way to get the power back..."

At this moment, a sound as subtle as a mosquito entered his eardrum.

"Help, save me..."

He felt cold and weak, like someone who had not eaten or drunk anything for several days and was about to die at any moment.

Li Yun subconsciously looked at Amaterasu. This was Amaterasu's voice. Although the arrogance in her tone had disappeared, he would never mistake that cold voice.

"Do you still have the energy to ask for help now..." Li Yun murmured in a low voice, then spread his hands and said: "But I'm sorry, I can't save you now, you just try to hold on for a while. In this way, I might be able to think of a way to save you."

Just as Li Yun finished saying this, a mysterious force suddenly penetrated Tamamonomae's mental world and fell on the invisible wall.

In an instant, Amaterasu, who was already very weak, suddenly began to burst out with stronger light as if with a last breath, and attacked from the front and back with the mysterious power, trying to break the wall.

The invisible barrier that Li Yun had tried his best but couldn't shake now also made a slight vibration - it was shaken!

Li Yun opened his eyes wide, what is going on?

"The power of Yasakani no Magatama... Yasakani no Magatama is drawing my power, brave man, please help me..."

Amaterasu's voice continued to be heard. However, Li Yun was unable to summon any strength except that of his body at this moment. Could he break the barrier with just the strength of his flesh?

"Even if you want me to help you, I don't know how to help you."

"Yata Mirror..." The name of one of the three sacred treasures was uttered, and Amaterasu immediately said: "This is the seal formed by the Yata Mirror. As long as you can get the Yata Mirror, I can break the seal and leave here!"

"The seal of the Eight-foot Mirror... So she hid the Eight-foot Mirror in this place."

Li Yun murmured in a low voice, then looked around, "Even if we want to find the Eight-foot Mirror, this place is so boundless that it is not easy to find that thing."

"I know. I will use my last bit of strength to send you to the Eight-foot Mirror, but please be careful, there is her clone guarding there!"

"The clones... Tamamo Gucci and the others?" Li Yun's eyes flickered, his brain working rapidly. After thinking for less than a minute, he immediately said, "Leave it to me, I will get the Yata Mirror and rescue you!"

Although she did have conflicts with Amaterasu before, it was understandable that she was controlled.

"Thank you for your assistance, hero!"

After Amaterasu finished speaking, she used the last of her strength to wrap Li Yun's body, and then sent him away.

.....

At the same time, in the battle in the Endless Abyss, Athena and her companions entered a very difficult situation.

After transforming into a human form, Tamamonomae was very agile. She dodged most of Tima's attacks directly, and the few that she couldn't dodge were easily defended by her tail. As a result, Tima's deterrent power was greatly reduced, and the pressure on Athena and the others was also greatly increased.

After confirming that in this form, Tima could not pose much of a threat to him, Tamamonomae chose to give up on Tima and kill the annoying bugs around him first.

She rushed to Athena several times and tried to kick her to death, but fortunately, Tima's black mud turned into ropes to pull them.

Once they encounter danger, Tima can control the black mud to get them out of danger.

But even so, the mental, physical, and spiritual exhaustion made them unable to hold on.

Chapter 458: Ise Shrine

"I didn't expect it to be so difficult after turning into this form." Athena panted.

As the most powerful god across three continents, even if he tried his best, he would never feel tired so quickly.

However...the pressure is too great!

When facing Tamamonomae, she felt like she was fighting death countless times.

She is obviously the goddess of the underworld, so it is ridiculous to talk about death.

But that was the fact. She clearly felt that the battle with Tamamonomae was like putting a knife on her neck. If she was not careful, the sharp blade would cut her skin and chop off her head!

And if she had to say it, she had encountered this feeling of death several times. If it weren't for the timely support from others, she would probably have died.

"What are you thinking about? You don't have time to think about anything else when you're fighting me!!"

Tamamonomae's voice reached her ears, and Athena reacted immediately. Then she looked up and saw a long and slender leg kicking her hard!

'not good! '

She couldn't dodge it. The attack was too fast and she had no time to dodge!

The blade...is about to cut her neck!

"boom!!!"

The earth shattered, and the endless abyss was shattered once again. The rubble turned into shells and flew into the sky. The strong wind raised the dust. Athena coughed violently twice in the wind and waves, and then she found that she had flown into the air.

"Sorry, Tia." She looked at the black mud on her ankle, wiped the embarrassment from her face, and then looked at Tamamonomae again.

"Sure enough, even in this situation, you still have a way to cause trouble for me." Tamamonomae sighed softly and her eyes fell on Tima again.

That's why she doesn't want to fight with Tima who has infinite vitality. This kind of guy who has output, healing and can also provide assistance is the most annoying.

"But even if you can continue to fight, the others may not be able to."

She looked around and saw that not only Athena was distracted by the battle, but everyone else looked more or less tired.

Because they are not Tamamonomae's main targets, their condition is slightly better than Athena's, but it won't be long before they will become like Athena.

"We still underestimated her strength..." Metis came to Athena panting, "Let's merge. Although we have one less person to contribute and one less point to contain, in this situation, maintaining combat power is the most important thing."

"Ah, this is the only way." Athena did not refuse. Now she couldn't become a fighting force, she should be thankful that she was not a drag.

Therefore, fusion is the best choice. At least in this way, high-end combat capability can be preserved.

After the two merged, Trinity Athena reappeared. Then, she began to take the initiative to bear the pressure from Tamamonomae, trying her best to create offensive opportunities for Tima and share the pressure borne by others.

......

In the world of mind, Li Yun flew for a while, and then landed on the ground.

He opened his eyes and saw a shrine.

This is a very large temple, one that can even be described as grand and majestic.

Although the exterior is plain, just an ordinary flat rectangle with an entrance on the long side, there are pediments on the gable inside, and the roof is of the hipped roof style with a straight roof.

From here to the inside, there are several fences and walls surrounding it, forming layers of space.

This shape of shrine is very special. Li Yun has seen many shrines, but has never seen such a unique one.

"Is this...Ise Grand Shrine?" Li Yun murmured in a low voice. Although he had never seen it, judging from its unique appearance and its appearance here, this shrine was most likely Ise Grand Shrine.

Ise Jingu is a shrine dedicated to Amaterasu. As the leader of the eight million gods in Japan, Amaterasu's shrine is naturally not handled simply.

This unique shrine appearance is the purest and simplest form of Shinto architecture and is also the oldest form of wooden architecture in Japan.

Stepping into the shrine, Li Yun clearly felt a force coming from inside. Having felt this force before, he knew that this was the power of the Eight-foot Mirror!