This Is My Lineage's Ancestral Ground! Do You Think It's a Park?! You Can't Just Come and Go as You Please!

"This river is called the Memory River."

After making up with Hagoromo, the Cat San San began to introduce the river in front of her to Hagoromo.

"The Memory River?"

Hagoromo looked at the ever-flowing river at her feet, which stretched as far as the eye could see.

This defies all the laws of nature, yet even this Sacred Land is currently suspended above the sea of clouds in the sky.

Debating whether something is reasonable is just creating unnecessary trouble for yourself.

"Yes, drink this river water, confront your most painful memories, and accept them—that's success."

Conversely, those who collapse turn to stone and are forever drowned in the river.

The Cat San San, stated the content of the second challenge directly.

"So I advise you to think it through before you try."

Seeing the pale face on Hagoromo's face, the Cat San San sighed inwardly, thinking that she was just an ordinary person after all.

"No." Hagoromo asked, her expression conflicted and somewhat incredulous.

You want me to drink this water?

"Yes, that's the content of the second level. You can give up if you want, after all, you only have one life."

The cat explained calmly.

"Didn't you say that those who collapse will turn into stone statues and drown in rivers forever?" Hagoromo said again with a very incredulous expression.

"Ah, that's right." Cat San San nodded, looking quite puzzled.

"Doesn't that mean this place is full of the corpses of those people from before!" Hagoromo was so angry that she wanted to slap the Cat San San.

This guy actually made him drink corpse water!

"..."

The Cat San San, looked speechlessly at Hagoromo, who was on the verge of collapse, and after a long while said:

Do you think the first hurdle is easy?

"Isn't that right?" Hagoromo tilted her head and said.

"This is the ancestral land of my lineage! Do you think it's a park? You can't just come and go as you please!"

The Cat San San, instantly bared its teeth and roared angrily.

"Hmm, so this second challenge means I'm the first one so far?" Hagoromo then pointed to the river.

"That's right." Cat San San nodded her head with her eyes closed, calming herself down.

Gurgle--

The sound of drinking water rang out, and Cat San San had been keeping her eyes closed, looked over in confusion.

Then they saw Hagoromo lying on the riverbank, drinking deeply.

"Damn it! Can't you think this through before you drink?!"

The Cat San San, felt that Hagoromo was his next nemesis after Natsume Reiko.

During this period, he broke down several times.

"Belch--"

Hagoromo got up, wiped her mouth, and let out a satisfied burp.

Surprisingly, the river water tastes quite sweet.

"You're saying this because you came here to cultivate Senjutsu; you can't possibly not have considered that carefully."

Hagoromo completely ignored the Cat San San's attempts to stop her.

It's not that we're not careful about the trials, but rather that this kind of training is something we absolutely must do.

There's no reason for him to back down because of this.

The Cat San San couldn't understand why Hagoromo was so obsessed with cultivating Senjutsu.

However, after waiting for a while, the Cat San San asked with great confusion:

"You... don't feel anything?"

Hagoromo Yi stroked her chin, carefully sensing the area, then shook her head and said, "Nothing."

The Cat San San, looked at the river with a puzzled expression. 'Fate Power' definitely exists.

But why does the Hagoromo before me still feel nothing?

"How about I take another sip?" Hagoromo asked tentatively.

"..."

Upon hearing this, the Cat San San was speechless. It stood up on all fours and wobbled back the way it came.

"Let's go. I reckon you're immune to 'Fate Power'."

"Your physique is quite unique, comparable to that of even the most powerful demons."

"I'm referring to the energy that exists within the body, in contrast to the nature of 'Fate Power'."

Hagoromo raised an eyebrow, glanced at the system panel, and said that Sansan should be referring to the Yang Release Chakra Body.

After all, he had been cleansing his physical body for the past six months, in addition to the time his disciple had gained strength.

The progress increased by the system means that Hagoromo's Yang Release Chakra Body is now more than 50% complete.

"Equal forces clash in nature; this should be why the waters of the Memory River are ineffective against you."

Cat San San as it walked forward.

Hagoromo nodded. Since it had already been approved, there was no need to worry about it anymore.

"Now, what are we going to do?"

Hagoromo approached the Cat San San and asked.

"The final step is for me," the Cat San San Hagoromo.

"You came?" Hagoromo asked in confusion.

The Cat San San, did not respond and returned to the front of the 'Muku Shrine' with the Hagoromo.

With a powerful leap using its four paws, the Cat San San jumped directly onto a stone platform.

The shrine was suddenly illuminated, and in the next instant, a small bell appeared above the Cat San San.

Sansan turned to look at Hagoromo and said, "'Fate Bell,' once it acknowledges you, you can cultivate Senjutsu."

Hagoromo stepped forward a few paces and slowly reached out to touch it.

Jingle--

A crisp sound rang out, and the 'Fate Bell' slowly fell into Hagoromo's hand.

Just as Hagoromo was about to ask Sansan what to do next, the next moment...

The 'Fate Bell' transformed into a stream of light and shot straight at Hagoromo's forehead.

Buzz--

Hagoromo felt a cool sensation on her forehead, and then immediately sensed fluctuations around her that were different from those caused by Chakra.

Two forces were intertwined and slowly entered Hagoromo's body.

"This is..."

"This is the 'Fate Power' between Natural Energy and demons; you can try to absorb it yourself."

"Once you reach the saturation point you're at at your current stage, you'll be able to directly use this so-called 'Senjutsu' Symbiosis Technique."

This form is called 'Oborozuki' (Hazy Moon).

While scratching its neck, the Cat San San answered Hagoromo's question.

Hagoromo hearing what Sansan said, Yu Yi immediately sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the nutrients.

The Cat San San was crouching beside Hagoromo, looking at Hagoromo in the center circle.

He murmured, "Genius."

Having the memory of this Symbiosis Technique, Sansan naturally knew how much talent was required to reach this stage.

However, for the Hagoromo before her, all this energy seemed to be released at the slightest touch.

This talent, if converted into the aptitude of their Yōkai Clan...

That is a demon born with the ability to directly enter the 'Divine Realm' and possess Divine Status.

"Is this world really this abnormal? Can one person's talent alone allow them to directly contend with demons?"

Cat San San was very skeptical. After all, as the great demon who was closest to the 'Divine Realm', he felt that his own aptitude was nothing in front of Hagoromo.

I'm starting to lack confidence.

"Hmm? Is it almost saturated?"

The Cat San San sensed something and looked up in the direction of Hagoromo.

"Is this feeling what Senjutsu is?"

Hagoromo stopped absorbing the energy and spoke slowly.

As the words fell, Hagoromo slowly opened her eyes, revealing cat-like patterns on her irises.

Red Demon Crest appeared at the corners of her eyes, her hair turned white, and the ends were slightly elongated and fluffy, resembling the tail of the Cat San San in her true form.

"Sage Mode, it feels surprisingly easy?"