The Original Plan

Shuya and the Heavenly God are fighting, but both are paying attention to the situation.

Sugawara no Michizane flew back to create distance. He thought to himself that his opponent had come prepared. Even though his retinue was not weak, it was still too much of a stretch to fight against all the Monster in Japan.

Moreover... Sugawara no Michizane looked at a black light rushing around on the ground, making a mess of the battlefield.

Heavenly Demon Body.

Judging from the current scene, she really looks like a terrifying demon that has invaded the Divine Domain.

Sugawara no Michizane looked at Shuya towards him, his old face hardening. "I have to admit, you're stronger now!"

"But if you want me to admit defeat, then show me even greater strength! Not the strength of your subordinates, but the strength of yourself!"

The Great Heavenly God Tenman spoke with a booming thunderous voice, and the next second, His clothes burst open, revealing his bare upper body. His refined manners were gone, replaced by a rugged and untamed appearance.

An extremely powerful aura rose, and the body of the Great Heavenly God Tenman continued to expand, reaching a height of at least several hundred meters. His body was wreathed in lightning and flames—his original divine name—

Fire Thunder God!

"Alright!"

Shuya's body swelled rapidly.

That wasn't all. Divine Power Demon Power surged within him, and four enormous divine Monster avatars appeared.

"Take this!"

Shuya charged forward with a long roar, sword in hand, followed by two Black Tortoise avatars on the left and right. Two Vermilion Bird in the sky cried out and launched a fierce attack.

Its movements are as swift as thunder, capable of causing the heavens and earth to collapse!

"Good timing!"

The Great Heavenly God Tenman unleashed Divine Arts thunder and fire that covered the sky, Shuya's four avatars also unleashed flames and floods. The Divine Arts Demonic Arts of water and fire merged to meet the thunder and fire that filled the sky.

Shuya wielded the First Snow and engaged in a divine battle with Great Heavenly God Tenman, shaking the Divine Domain. They fought in the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Divine Domain, while below, gods, Monster Shizuka Hiratsuka fought a chaotic battle.

The battle between humans, gods, and demons was incredibly fierce.

Similar great battles also occurred in the Divine Domain of various Heavenly God, but none were as chaotic as those in the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Divine Domain.

Great Heavenly God Tenman, as expected of a veteran deity, a ruthless being who could rival the Japan Imperial Family, actually managed to overpower Shuya for a time.

Shuya's Martial God incarnation was completely destroyed by Him, but when the divine incarnation dissipated, it successfully sprayed a ball of black water onto Sugawara no Michizane. After the kidney water entered, extreme cold and heavy pressure descended upon Him, forcing Him to use all of His flames to resist it.

Sugawara no Michizane lost his fire power, Shuya's two Vermilion Bird avatars surrounded him, breathing fire, while the Black Tortoise Monster avatar crashed into him with a thunderous roar.

"Snort!"

The Great Heavenly God Tenman roared, and all the lightning in the sky connected to form an ocean. In an instant, the lightning was like a prison, completely surrounding the Vermilion Bird incarnations.

After subduing the two Vermilion Bird incarnations, Sugawara no Michizane Black Tortoise with his sword.

When Black Tortoise rushed in, Sugawara no Michizane felt Ichika before his eyes.

The Black Tortoise incarnation suddenly returned to Shuya's body, and the instant the giant Black Tortoise disappeared, Shuya wielded the First Snow and slashed wildly.

Sugawara no Michizane had already unleashed his sword strike, leaving him no chance to retaliate. He had lost the initiative, and his most proficient techniques of fire and lightning were now being restrained.

They have already fallen into a disadvantageous position.

He barely managed to exchange a few blows with Shuya before sensing something was wrong. Shuya had clearly seen through his swordsmanship, and each of his strikes either dodged or landed precisely on the weakest point.

Natural Martial Bone!

The term popped into Sugawara no Michizane.

He struggled to block Shuya's attacks, but the fight became increasingly difficult, Shuya had completely figured out his tactics.

He knew that what he had been fearing had happened.

Natural Martial Bone is the highest talent among humans. Given time to grow, the skills they master can even kill a god; it is a talent that even the gods fear.

Sugawara no Michizane was acutely aware of how terrifying humans could be.

He himself is a representative.

Human power is no less than that of the gods!

Shuya, this monster, is top-tier as a god or demon, and even possesses the strongest talent in human form.

... If the royal family hadn't been destroyed, he certainly wouldn't have lived past ten years old.

"Still daring to daydream?"

Shuya gave a soft shout, keenly seizing the opportunity.

The First Snow instantly fell beside Sugawara no Michizane's neck.

But His expression remained calm.

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Shuya glanced at Him, then suddenly moved the sword aside and sheathed the First Snow.

Then the Heavenly God withdrew their Divine Arts, and the sky immediately cleared and the lightning stopped. The two avatars of the Vermilion Bird successively entered the body of Shuya, the Ghost God Body.

The black liquid on Sugawara no Michizane's body also flew back.

"You're just letting me go like that?"

The Great Heavenly God Tenman.

"You've lost all will to fight."

Shuya shrugged.

Sugawara no Michizane smiled slightly, "Indeed."

He and Sugawara no Michizane simultaneously shrank their bodies, causing the humans, gods, and demons on the ground to stop their attacks.

They held immense prestige within their respective factions, making it easy for them to persuade their subordinates to back down.

"Alliance Leader."

The great Monster surrounded them:

"We're not playing anymore?"

"Why did you stop?"

"We probably don't need to fight, but we need to discuss the specifics further."

Shuya responded to his subordinates, and the opposing side also calmed their subordinates down. The gods of the Heavenly God laid down their weapons and returned to their temples or forests to continue chanting poems and playing music.

Shuya suddenly realized the gap between the two sides; apart from a few cultured individuals, most of the Monster only knew how to fight.

... That's so damn embarrassing.

He looked intently at Shuten Gozaburo, patted him on the shoulder, and sighed, "Read more books."

Shuten Gozaburo: "???"

At that moment, Sugawara no Michizane walked over.

"Let's go inside and talk."

"Good."

Sugawara no Michizane casually invited Shuya into His temple.

Shuya responded and naturally followed behind Him. Many Monster wanted to follow into the center of this Divine Domain, Shuya waved them off, telling them to stay outside.

Sugawara no Michizane, however, said, "It's alright, come in. I'll have my men entertain them."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Heavenly God- like one."

Shuya politely said that he would tell some of the powerful Monster and his teammates to stay with him and not leave.

Sugawara no Michizane gave the order, and soon his retinues came to take the other Monster away.

The Monster followed without suspicion, excitedly discussing whether the sake from the Heavenly God' house would be any different.

"Cough cough."

Shuya quite embarrassed.

"Hehe."

Sugawara no Michizane chuckled but said nothing.

He led Shuya and the others to the central temple, where a low table had been set out with exquisite food.

Inside, many deities were already seated; they were the family members of the Heavenly God and some of their important subordinates.

Sugawara no Michizane gestured for Shuya to sit next to him, and then asked the other guests to sit on the other side.

The Heavenly God said with great poise, "Let's try some of the cuisine of our Divine Domain first, and then we can discuss serious matters."

"Alright, a little more time won't make a difference."

Shuya thought about it and didn't refuse.

Since the Heavenly God had invited him, he couldn't very well refuse.

Moreover, since he didn't kill the Heavenly God and cause fluctuations in fate, Black Tortoise's power is still sufficient to conceal these destinies.

The original plan was that after defeating the Heavenly God, they would most likely be discovered by the gods, which is why they needed to rush to the next one.

The situation has changed; we don't need to stick to the plan anymore.

Shuya sat down with his men.

During the next meal, neither the Heavenly God nor Shuya talked about anything serious; they just chatted.

During the meal, the two sides got to know each other and had a good first impression of each other.

The Heavenly God's wives and daughters are also very easy to get along with; they're very gentle.

If Shuya witnessed how generous they were in their actions, he would have truly thought they were Yamato Nadeshiko (ideal Japanese women).

Actually... well...

After getting to know each other for a while and chatting about some trivial matters, Shuya finally understood why Sugawara no Michizane knew his father.

Even Heavenly God surf the internet.

It's true, who knows if the other side is a cat or a dog just by looking at the screen?

If Inoue Hikoo knew that the person opposite him was Heavenly God, I wonder if he would still dare to curse...

Shuya figured he probably would dare; he was incredibly stubborn because he was just an ordinary person.

This wasteful thing...

Shuya sighed inwardly.

But perhaps this connection is what made this encounter with the Heavenly God go so smoothly?

After the banquet, Sugawara no Michizane sipped his tea and finally got down to business. "Inoue- kun—well, I hope the Alliance Leader doesn't mind if I call you that?"

"No problem."

It doesn't matter Shuya.

"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Inoue- kun, would you mind revealing the original plan?"

"This..."

"No, Alliance Leader!"

Shuten Gozaburo exclaimed, "Who knows if he'll betray us?"

I believe that gods like the Heavenly God are not like that.

Shuya shook his head.

Sugawara no Michizane chuckled and said, "Then let me guess. Before coming here, you went to the Inari Shrine first. This means you don't want to directly attack the Ise Grand Shrine Divine Domain where Amaterasu is located, but instead want to gradually weaken the forces of other powerful gods."

"Ah?"

Shuten Gozaburo's eyes widened in surprise.

Sugawara no Michizane continued, "The matter is actually quite clear. You chose the Inari Divine Domain, and then me. In other words, you won't target weaker gods next, which will narrow down your target range considerably."