Arc 39The Divine Calamity

Yurina and the others united the Nine Calamity Blades, allowing Lin Qiye, King Mask, and Wu Xiangnan to enter Takama-ga-hara and kill Susanoo. The Primordial Celestial Venerable then destroyed the second Red Moon and summoned the Heavenly Court above Takama-ga-hara.

  • Amamiya Haruki and the Warrior Princess fought Ōyamatsumi as it raised Mount Fuji and crushed them inside a sphere of stone, until Yurina Takishiro deflected its attack and saved them.
  • Yurina Takishiro completed the ritual that joined the nine Magatsu Blades, becoming their Spirit of the Artifact while the Human Circle collapsed and its people entered the blade world.
  • Yurina Takishiro wielded the divine Magatsu Blade to kill Ōyamatsumi, while Yurina became its blade spirit and Lin Qiye learned that Jialan might take hundreds of years to awaken.
  • Lin Qiye, King Mask, and Wu Xiangnan entered Takama-ga-hara through the Gate of Reception and fought Susanoo with Divine Calamity, Yiyuan, and Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
  • Lin Qiye used Merlin’s forbidden spells to restrain Susanoo, giving Wu Xiangnan the chance to awaken the Solar Law and kill him, after which Wu Xiangnan disappeared to rejoin the Blue Rain Squad.
  • A new Corpse God rose from Susanoo’s corpse, but Lu Wuwei carried Lin Qiye and King Mask to the gate, and Guang Chengzi, Taiyi, and Yu Ding cleared their way.
  • King Mask learned from Kronos that he could claim the Time Law only after Kronos died, while the Primordial Celestial Venerable explained how he and King Mask had protected the little fat fellow from the Red Moon’s contamination.
  • The Primordial Celestial Venerable destroyed the second Red Moon and summoned the Heavenly Court above Takama-ga-hara, drawing the attention of gods in Egypt, Asgard, and Olympus.
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Ch. 953Rain God and Warrior Princess

Amamiya Haruki entered the Rain God state and attacked the Corpse God while Yurina and Koyuan Yoshiki fled downhill. Warrior Princess sent Hoshimi Shota to safety before joining Amamiya in battle, where she stopped the Corpse God from crushing him.

  • Amamiya Haruki merged with the blade spirit and charged at the Corpse God, burning through his lifespan in the Rain God state.
  • Yurina pulled Koyuan Yoshiki downhill and used an E-Class Item, Pager Handle, while warning him about Amamiya's sacrifice.
  • Warrior Princess persuaded Hoshimi Shota to run down the mountain, promising to explain why she chose him as her blade master if he reached safety within ten minutes.
  • Warrior Princess charged toward the summit as Amamiya Haruki struck the Corpse God with Rain Collapse and was smashed into the mountainside.
  • Warrior Princess blocked the Corpse God's foot from crushing Amamiya and punched the colossal creature backward.

Ch. 954Wu Xiangnan's Plan

Yurina Takishiro learned that his sister was in danger and rushed to help her despite not having fully recovered. At the Yata no Kagami breach, Wu Xiangnan revealed his plan to use the Origin to gain the power needed to kill Susanoo, even if it cost him his life.

  • Yurina Takishiro received a warning that his sister was in danger, and An Qingyu reluctantly let him leave despite his incomplete recovery.
  • Lu Wuwei noticed Yurina flying past and wondered where King Mask was after completing his search for Lin Qiye.
  • Wu Xiangnan led King Mask through the Yata no Kagami breach to a temple containing a sphere of Origin.
  • Wu Xiangnan explained that the Origin's impurities would kill King Mask, but he could absorb them through repeated deaths and rebirths.
  • Wu Xiangnan told King Mask he would use the Origin's law to deliver a fatal blow to Susanoo, even if doing so made him dissolve into the Dao.

Ch. 955Power of the Mountain God

Wu Xiangnan repeatedly absorbed the silver origin, dying and regenerating as black impurities were expelled from his body. At Mount Fuji, the Corpse God revealed its power as Ōyamatsumi and trapped Amamiya Haruki and the Warrior Princess inside a crushing sphere of stone.

  • Wu Xiangnan asked King Mask to kill him after he absorbed as much of the silver origin as he could, and King Mask beheaded him.
  • Wu Xiangnan regenerated as the origin expelled black impurities, then reached for the silver sphere again.
  • Amamiya Haruki and the Warrior Princess attacked the Corpse God, but it reshaped its wound into a snapping mouth and unleashed divine power.
  • The Warrior Princess identified the Corpse God as Ōyamatsumi, a Heavenly God reborn with its powers intact.
  • Ōyamatsumi lifted Mount Fuji and the surrounding land into the sky, while Yurina used paper cranes to carry Koyuan Yoshiki and Hoshimi Shota to safety.
  • Ōyamatsumi formed the mountain into a vast sphere of stone around Amamiya Haruki and the Warrior Princess, then crushed the blocks inward into a towering peak.

Ch. 956Corpse God's Health Bar

Amamiya Haruki and the Warrior Princess were gravely injured while protecting each other from the Corpse God, but Yurina Takishiro arrived in time to interrupt its attack. After Hoshimi Shota caught the Warrior Princess and heard her promise to tell him everything, Yurina faced the Corpse God, furious and intent on fighting it.

  • Amamiya Haruki lost consciousness as the Corpse God fired a destructive beam, and the Warrior Princess rescued him before taking the full force of its attack.
  • Yurina Takishiro struck the Corpse God with a Cyberpunk Long Spear, deflecting its beam and saving the Warrior Princess from being erased.
  • Koyuan Yoshiki caught Amamiya Haruki while Hoshimi Shota caught the badly wounded Warrior Princess, shielding her as they tumbled down the mountainside.
  • Paper cranes carried Hoshimi Shota and the Warrior Princess to safety, where she told him he had done well and promised to explain everything.
  • Yurina Takishiro confronted the Corpse God in fury and saw its level 99+ label and enormous health bar.

Ch. 957Respect for Life

Yurina Takishiro attacked the Corpse God with the Blood Gauge Reaper inside a domain that weakened its mountain powers. Meanwhile, Jinian delayed destroying the Human Circle to give its people a final chance to survive, even as contamination spread and the Sword of Extreme Evil stood ready.

  • Yurina Takishiro summoned the SS-rank Blood Gauge Reaper and opened Yama's Hell to weaken the Corpse God.
  • Yurina Takishiro struck the Corpse God with the scythe, reducing its health by one percent and provoking its wrath.
  • The Knight told Jinian that the Sword of Extreme Evil was ready and that contamination had forced seventy-two Shang Xie Association members into isolation, leaving fewer than forty.
  • The Knight warned Jinian that the Yata no Kagami would soon be fully contaminated and asked why she was waiting.
  • Jinian chose to wait until the last possible moment so the people in the Human Circle could still be saved.

Ch. 958Warrior Princess for One

As Corpse Beasts overwhelmed Osaka and the Red Moon’s contamination pushed the Human Circle toward collapse, Lin Qiye struggled to protect the crowd. At Mount Fuji, the Warrior Princess’s body was mortally wounded, and Amamiya Haruki prepared to reach for the Magatsu Blade as the battle against the Corpse God continued.

  • Baili Pangpang, An Qingyu, and Shen Qingzhu fought the growing horde of Corpse Beasts, while An Qingyu explained that Jiang Er’s abilities could not affect them.
  • Lin Qiye sensed that people driven completely mad by the Red Moon were mutilating themselves despite Tyrant’s Wrath, threatening casualties among the crowd.
  • The wounded Warrior Princess told Hoshimi Shota that she had stayed by his side through his reincarnations and would always be his Warrior Princess alone.
  • Koyue Yuki explained that the Warrior Princess would survive as a blade soul but lose her physical body and her ability to remain by Hoshimi Shota’s side.
  • Amamiya Haruki revealed that a blade soul could gain freedom only if it voluntarily separated from its blade body, then reached toward the Magatsu Blade as Yurina Takishiro fought the Corpse God.

Ch. 959Nine Blades as One

Amamiya Haruki began joining the Nine Calamity Blades through a blood sacrifice, but his injured body could not withstand their power. Yurina trapped him and took his place, embedding Rain Collapse and Warrior Princess into the blood pool as the blades’ union continued.

  • Amamiya Haruki embedded Duo E, Mountain of Burial, Black Rope, Bewildering Pupil, and Flame Sparrow in the blood pool, linking their auras and suffering under their power.
  • Koyue Yuki explained that joining the nine blades required a living sacrifice, and Yurina realized that someone with royal blood would have to take that role.
  • Yurina seized Rain Collapse, used Thousand Cranes to bind Amamiya Haruki, and took the other blades from Hoshimi Shota and Koyuan Yoshiki.
  • Yurina cut her palm and fed her blood to the pool, then embedded Rain Collapse and Warrior Princess as the seventh and fourth blades were named.

Ch. 960A New Spirit of the Artifact

Yurina sacrificed the nine Magatsu Blades to break through the Yata no Kagami and create a divine artifact. The blade souls saved her by making her its new Spirit of the Artifact, and she ended the chapter poised to create a world.

  • Yurina plunged the Ninth Blade, Kamikakushi, into the final gap in the ring of Magatsu Blades, completing the ritual.
  • The pillar of light erased the surrounding land, broke through the Yata no Kagami, and began forming a divine blade.
  • Grandma Crane, Koyue Yuki, and the other blade souls strengthened Yurina and helped preserve her soul as the nine blades became one.
  • Yurina became the Spirit of the Artifact and entered the newly formed black-gold blade.
  • Yurina stood above the Human Circle and commanded, "Create the world..."

Ch. 961Destruction of the Human Circle

Jinian and the Nightfall Squad witnessed the destruction of the Human Circle and the collapse of the Yata no Kagami, freeing the souls trapped within. Lin Qiye led the squad back to real Japan, where they realized Mr. Lu was missing.

  • Jinian watched the Golden Threads carry the City of Extreme Evil's residents into the blade world, then ordered the knight to begin.
  • The Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi plunged through the pixel platforms and pierced the Yata no Kagami, causing the sea and the Human Circle to collapse and releasing its imprisoned souls.
  • Jinian and the knight escaped aboard the Pixel Cruise Ship as it sank beneath the turbulent sea.
  • In Osaka, Lin Qiye woke and led the Nightfall Squad through a gap in the sky on his Somersault Cloud as the Human Circle disintegrated.
  • The squad returned to real Japan and joked about their earlier rides before realizing Mr. Lu was missing.

Ch. 962Solar Origin

Lu Wuwei drove through the collapsing Yata no Kagami to find the last person required to complete Zuo Qing’s order. Wu Xiangnan absorbed the Solar Origin and prepared to awaken Solar Law, while Lin Qiye realized King Mask had sent Baili Pangpang back in time to preserve the nine Magatsu Blades.

  • Lu Wuwei drove into the shattered depths of the Yata no Kagami, determined to find one more person before completing Zuo Qing’s order.
  • Wu Xiangnan absorbed the final trace of Solar Origin and died for the thirty-third time at King Mask’s hand, then resurrected with the fusion near completion.
  • Wu Xiangnan said one more resurrection would let him briefly nurture Solar Law, and he put on Blue Rain’s uniform before leaving with King Mask.
  • Lin Qiye explained that the nine Magatsu Blades could combine into an artifact capable of cleaving open Takama-ga-hara.
  • Lin Qiye realized King Mask had sent Baili Pangpang back fifty years not only to save the people in the Human Circle, but also to preserve the nine Magatsu Blades.

Ch. 963Blade Master

Lin Qiye explained how King Mask’s plan aimed to unite the Nine Calamity Blades and expose Takama-ga-hara. On the black-gold blade, Yurina Takishiro reunited with his sister Yurina, now its blade spirit, and prepared to wield its power against the Corpse God.

  • Lin Qiye told the Nightfall Squad that King Mask had arranged events to unite the Nine Calamity Blades and let Great Xia attack Takama-ga-hara.
  • Cao Yuan asked Lin Qiye where Jialan was, and Lin Qiye fell silent.
  • Yurina Takishiro reached the black-gold blade and found Yurina, who had become its blade spirit.
  • Yurina Takishiro grieved that Yurina had sacrificed her body, and she comforted him as he promised to keep her by his side.
  • Yurina explained that Yurina Takishiro could wield the Magatsu Blade against the Corpse God, but warned that its backlash would strain his body.

Ch. 964Slaying the Corpse God

Yurina Takishiro wielded the divine Magatsu Blade to kill the Corpse God, but the backlash worsened his genetic defect. After reuniting with Amamiya Haruki and Koyuan Yoshiki, Lin Qiye told his companions that Jialan had fallen asleep on the path to becoming a god and might need the God of Time’s help to awaken sooner.

  • Yurina Takishiro took up the divine Magatsu Blade and struck the Corpse God twice, reducing its health to the execution threshold.
  • Yurina Takishiro endured the blade’s backlash, delivered a final strike, and killed the Corpse God, though his genetic defect began worsening again.
  • Yurina brought Amamiya Haruki and Koyuan Yoshiki out of the world inside the blade, and Amamiya asked what had happened.
  • Lin Qiye told Baili Pangpang, Cao Yuan, Jiang Er, and An Qingyu that Jialan had fallen asleep and might take hundreds of years to become a god.
  • Lin Qiye said he needed to find King Mask to learn whether the God of Time could accelerate Jialan’s awakening.

Ch. 965Borrowing a Blade

After the Human Circle fell, Lin Qiye went to find Yurina, leaving An Qingyu to treat Yurina Takishiro. At the Magatsu Blade, Amamiya Haruki planned to travel beyond Japan, and Wu Xiangnan arrived to borrow the blade.

  • Koyuan Yoshiki brought an injured Yurina Takishiro to Lin Qiye and An Qingyu, who began preparing to treat him.
  • Yurina Takishiro told Lin Qiye that his sister had become the Magatsu Blade Soul and was waiting for him.
  • Lin Qiye left to find Yurina and address the hidden Takama-ga-hara and the elderly King Mask's unfinished Chess Game.
  • Amamiya Haruki told Yurina he planned to visit Great Xia and other Human Circles to learn how their societies worked.
  • Wu Xiangnan arrived with a white-haired companion and asked to borrow the Magatsu Blade.

Ch. 966Three Cloaks

Wu Xiangnan and King Mask sought the black-gold Magatsu Blade to enter Takama-ga-hara and kill Susanoo, but Wu Xiangnan could not draw it. Lin Qiye arrived, drew the blade with Yurina’s help, and joined the mission with Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi as the three Special Squads prepared to fight together.

  • Wu Xiangnan explained that he needed the blade to open Takama-ga-hara’s gate and slay a god, but he failed to draw it despite possessing the Solar Origin.
  • Yurina revealed that only two people could wield the blade, and Lin Qiye arrived as the second person.
  • Lin Qiye reunited with Yurina, learned that Wu Xiangnan and King Mask planned to kill Susanoo, and insisted on going with them because he had a life-and-death feud with Susanoo.
  • Lin Qiye drew the black-gold blade with Yurina’s power and summoned Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi for Wu Xiangnan.
  • King Mask welcomed Blue Rain, Mask, and Night Curtain fighting together as the three cloaks prepared to enter Takama-ga-hara.

Ch. 967Severing the Gate

Lin Qiye named the Magatsu Blade Divine Calamity and used it to open Takama-ga-hara’s Gate of Reception, then entered the crimson realm with King Mask and Wu Xiangnan to confront Susanoo. The chapter ended as King Mask and Wu Xiangnan charged Susanoo while Lin Qiye remained behind.

  • Lin Qiye used the Magatsu Blade to summon the Gate of Reception and named the weapon Divine Calamity.
  • Lin Qiye struck the gate, breaking it open, but suffered severe physical backlash from the blade’s power.
  • Lin Qiye, King Mask, and Wu Xiangnan passed through the gate into Takama-ga-hara, protected from the Red Moon’s corruption by the blade’s glow.
  • The trio found Susanoo atop a mountain of divine corpses, and Lin Qiye noticed that Merlin had apparently severed one of Susanoo’s arms.
  • King Mask charged Susanoo head-on, and Wu Xiangnan followed with his sword.

Ch. 968Battle Susanoo

King Mask and Wu Xiangnan attacked the wounded Susanoo, whose Ocean Law overwhelmed their advance until Lin Qiye used Absolute Darkness Erosion to restrain him. The two swordsmen wounded Susanoo, and Lin Qiye pulled Wu Xiangnan into the night to save him from Susanoo’s counterattack.

  • Susanoo unleashed Ocean Law, turning the crimson sea into waves that broke King Mask’s time-stopped blade attack.
  • Wu Xiangnan joined King Mask with Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, and Susanoo failed to reclaim the sword because Wu Xiangnan carried Amaterasu’s Solar Origin.
  • Susanoo leaped from the mountain of corpses and struck at King Mask and Wu Xiangnan as the sea gathered around his fist.
  • Lin Qiye rose beneath the night, using the prayer mat to amplify Absolute Darkness Erosion and briefly restrain Susanoo.
  • King Mask wounded Susanoo with Yiyuan, and Wu Xiangnan pierced his shoulder with Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
  • Susanoo formed a seawater blade to slash at Wu Xiangnan, but Lin Qiye enveloped him in darkness and pulled him away.

Ch. 969Absolute Darkness Corpse Mountain

Lin Qiye used Absolute Darkness Erosion to raise dead gods and overwhelm Susanoo, but a second Red Moon appeared inside Takama-ga-hara and drove Susanoo to unleash the Ocean Law. With Wu Xiangnan near death and the battle turning against them, Lin Qiye discovered part of the Forbidden Spell Yan Yan Fu Tian Shu beneath his feet.

  • Lin Qiye raised god corpses from the corpse mountain and sent them to attack Susanoo while Wu Xiangnan and King Mask joined the fight.
  • A second Red Moon appeared inside Takama-ga-hara, and Susanoo stared at both moons as he began burning his divine power.
  • Susanoo unleashed the Ocean Law, blasting King Mask and Wu Xiangnan away and sending Lin Qiye flying, though Nyx's Night Law windbreaker protected him from the attack.
  • King Mask realized Wu Xiangnan's resurrection would cause him to dissolve into the Dao before the Solar Law emerged, leaving them little time to defeat Susanoo.
  • Lin Qiye prepared to attack Susanoo but froze when he noticed the Forbidden Spell Yan Yan Fu Tian Shu's magical patterns beneath his feet.

Ch. 970Divine Calamity

Lin Qiye discovered that Merlin had hidden forbidden spell formations around Takama-ga-hara and used Divine Calamity to strip away Susanoo’s law power. He lured Susanoo into Yan Yan Fu Tian Shu and began chanting another spell.

  • Lin Qiye realized Merlin’s questions had pointed to hidden forbidden spells and located their formations around Takama-ga-hara.
  • Lin Qiye intercepted Susanoo’s attack on King Mask and slashed off Susanoo’s forearm with Divine Calamity, weakening his Power of Law.
  • Lin Qiye told King Mask to let Vice-Captain Wu seize an opportunity, then fled to draw Susanoo after him.
  • Susanoo pursued Lin Qiye into the gravity-triggered Yan Yan Fu Tian Shu formation, which engulfed him in a pillar of flame.
  • Lin Qiye faced the battered Susanoo and began chanting.

Ch. 971Blue Robes in the Rain

Lin Qiye used Merlin’s Star Rail Divine Coffin and Alfred’s Aria to weaken Susanoo, while Wu Xiangnan’s newly awakened Solar Law began dissolving his body. King Mask helped Wu Xiangnan reach Susanoo, and Wu Xiangnan drove Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi into the god’s throat.

  • Lin Qiye activated the Star Rail Divine Coffin, sealing Susanoo in a deep-blue coffin of Star Marks.
  • King Mask carried the half-revived Wu Xiangnan to Susanoo, and Wu Xiangnan awakened with the Solar Law as his body began to dissolve into the Dao.
  • King Mask failed to reverse Wu Xiangnan’s condition, and Wu Xiangnan set off for Susanoo with Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
  • Lin Qiye unleashed Merlin’s Alfred’s Aria, piercing Susanoo’s chest with gray lightning after Susanoo broke free of the coffin.
  • Susanoo formed a giant hand of seawater to attack Wu Xiangnan, but King Mask cut it apart with Yiyuan.
  • Wu Xiangnan charged through the rain and drove Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi into Susanoo’s throat.

Ch. 972Survivor Requests to Rejoin the Team

Wu Xiangnan killed Susanoo and faded away at the place where the Blue Rain Squad had died, asking to rejoin his fallen teammates. Lin Qiye and King Mask mourned the end of Blue Rain and discussed passing on the Special Squad designation before retrieving the Yasakani no Magatama and heading for Takama-ga-hara’s gates, where the second Red Moon suddenly blazed.

  • Wu Xiangnan used the Solar Law and Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi to kill Susanoo, then thanked Lin Qiye and King Mask as his body began to fade.
  • Wu Xiangnan asked Lin Qiye to visit Cangnan and tell Hong Ying, Qi Mo, and the others that he was too busy to return.
  • Wu Xiangnan returned to the place where the Blue Rain Squad had died and disappeared, saying, “Blue Rain Squad survivor Wu Xiangnan requests permission to rejoin the team.”
  • Lin Qiye and King Mask discussed how Blue Rain and Mask would be remembered on the Night Watchmen’s stele and how their designations could pass to new squads.
  • King Mask retrieved the Yasakani no Magatama from Susanoo’s chest and hurried with Lin Qiye toward the gates of Takama-ga-hara.
  • The second Red Moon beneath the sky suddenly burst with blinding light.

Ch. 973Clear the Field

Lin Qiye and King Mask fled toward Takama-ga-hara’s gate as the second Red Moon drove the Corpse Beasts into a frenzy and another Corpse God emerged. Lu Wuwei rescued them on his Electric Scooter, and three robed figures entered through the exploding gate, declaring that they would clear Takama-ga-hara.

  • The second Red Moon enraged Takama-ga-hara’s Corpse Beasts, while a new Corpse God formed from Susanoo’s corpse and pursued Lin Qiye and King Mask.
  • Lin Qiye and King Mask found the way to the gate blocked by hundreds of powerful Corpse Beasts, and King Mask admitted he was too exhausted to control time on a large scale.
  • Lu Wuwei arrived on his Electric Scooter, blasted through the Corpse Beasts with pizza boxes, and told Lin Qiye and King Mask to get on.
  • As the scooter carried all three toward the gate, the Gate of Reception exploded and streams of fire swept across Takama-ga-hara while avoiding them.
  • Three robed figures entered through the collapsed gate, and one of them said it was time to remove Takama-ga-hara and ordered them to clear the field.

Ch. 974Golden Immortals Descend

Three Golden Immortals arrived in Takama-ga-hara and devastated the Corpse Beast horde while Lin Qiye and his companions rode toward the Gate of Reception. After Yu Ding defeated the Corpse God blocking his path, Lin Qiye and King Mask escaped Takama-ga-hara and prepared to return to Great Xia.

  • Guang Chengzi and Taiyi destroyed swarms of Corpse Beasts with the Sky-Flipping Seal and Map of Mountains and Rivers as Lin Qiye, King Mask, and Lu Wuwei rode through the battle.
  • Yu Ding introduced himself to Lin Qiye, said his disciple had benefited from Lin Qiye's care, and told the group to leave while he handled the remaining enemies.
  • Yu Ding cut down the Corpse God born from Susanoo's body and continued into Takama-ga-hara.
  • Lin Qiye and King Mask discussed Yu Ding's claim about his disciple Yang Jian as Lu Wuwei drove them through the Gate of Reception.
  • Lu Wuwei said goodbye and rode off, while Lin Qiye and King Mask walked away together.

Ch. 975God of Time

Lin Qiye and King Mask learned that neither King Mask nor Kronos could accelerate Jialan’s awakening, so they parted at a foggy crossroads to meet separate visitors. King Mask met Kronos, traded the Yasakani no Magatama, and asked for a portion of the Time Law, but Kronos said he could only obtain it if Kronos died and he seized the law first.

  • King Mask told Lin Qiye that Kronos’s time powers could not accelerate Jialan’s awakening and promised to investigate which God of Time could help.
  • At a foggy crossroads, King Mask took the left road to meet his visitor while Lin Qiye took the right road to meet his own.
  • King Mask found Kronos in the mist, and Kronos reversed time to restore the abandoned street to a vibrant shopping district.
  • King Mask gave Kronos the chipped Yasakani no Magatama and asked for a portion of the Time Law so he could become a god.
  • Kronos refused, explaining that King Mask could only claim his law after Kronos died and if he could seize it before the other Gods of Time.

Ch. 976The Sky Was About to Change

Lin Qiye returned the Primordial Celestial Venerable’s meditation cushion and Divine Calamity, then learned that the Great Xia Gods had plans beyond fighting the Corpse Beasts. The Celestial Venerable warned him to return to Great Xia soon because the sky would change, while a second Blood Moon threatened Takama-ga-hara.

  • King Mask returned the Yasakani no Magatama to the old man, and the time phantom around them vanished.
  • The Primordial Celestial Venerable explained that he and the future-traveling King Mask had arranged for the meditation cushion to protect the little fat fellow from Red Moon contamination.
  • Lin Qiye returned the meditation cushion and gave Divine Calamity to the Celestial Venerable to absorb some of its energy.
  • The Celestial Venerable told Lin Qiye to return to Great Xia soon because the sky would change, and Lin Qiye rode the Somersault Cloud away.
  • Yuding, Taiyi, and Guang Chengzi continued slaughtering Corpse Beasts in Takama-ga-hara as the second Red Moon spread contamination.
  • The Primordial Celestial Venerable arrived in Takama-ga-hara and looked up at the crimson Blood Moon.

Ch. 977Heavenly Court Descends

The Daoist destroyed the second Red Moon in Takama-ga-hara and summoned the Great Xia Gods’ Heavenly Court, leaving the other divine kingdoms reacting to its sudden arrival. The Heavenly Court’s descent unfolded as God War continued to divide Olympus.

  • The Daoist destroyed the crimson eyeball that served as the second Red Moon and trapped its released Pollution Power in a Golden Flower Array.
  • The Daoist told Guang Chengzi and the other two that Takama-ga-hara could not be saved, then sent them away before preparing to destroy the divine kingdom and its Evil Spirits.
  • The Daoist summoned the Heavenly Court, which appeared above Takama-ga-hara as a vast golden divine kingdom.
  • In Egypt, Shu and the other gods sensed the Heavenly Court’s arrival, and the phantom on the sun pillar identified it as the Heavenly Court.
  • In Asgard, One-Eyed Old Man summoned Loki, who wondered why the Great Xia Gods had emerged; One-Eyed Old Man said they were making a show of force.
  • During God War in Olympus, the man beneath the thunderclouds and Nyx noticed the Heavenly Court’s descent, and Nyx smiled.
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