Liuyun Assassinated, Ninigi-no-Mikoto Left Humiliated

Not long after returning home from Izumo Shrine, Liuyun moved into the so-called General's Mansion with his wife and settled there permanently.

"After getting used to a cabin in the mountains, living in a luxurious estate is pretty nice too..."

While waiting at home for the Ten-Tails to bear fruit, Liuyun kept an eye on the war preparations between Izumo Country and Ashihara Country.

Both countries were actively preparing for war. The border remained peaceful for now, but the strategic buffer state caught between the two great powers panicked first...

The nation sandwiched between Izumo Country and Ashihara Country was called Wood Country. The moment Wood Country heard that the two great powers were going to war, it immediately announced a large-scale evacuation of its citizens and asked both countries to give them time to relocate and survive.

Out of moral consideration, both countries agreed to the request and directly divided up Wood Country's citizens.

Ninety percent of Wood Country's citizens went to Ashihara Country, while the remaining ten percent went to the unfavored Izumo Country...

This showed that most people in the God Realm still believed Ashihara Country would win. After all, Ashihara Country had Takamanohara behind it. Even if every citizen of Izumo Country became a soldier, they could never be a match for the Gods!

The nationwide evacuation took a full twenty years. Afterward, the two great powers began launching tentative attacks against each other.

At first, neither side committed any worthwhile high-level combatants. The war mainly consumed ordinary soldiers, minor demons, and lesser gods. Liuyun could not be bothered to take part. He stayed in the General's Mansion, focused entirely on waiting for the God Tree to blossom and bear fruit.

After secretly observing things, Liuyun found that even though the God Tree in its Ten-Tails