Turned into Light / Became the Sun

Then, two Vermilion Bird clones flew out of his body, hovering in the air with wings that were hundreds of meters long, and shot beams of fire towards the enemy formation, with a strong clearing effect.

Among the Four Spirits Godhead, Vermilion Bird possesses the strongest Danmaku power.

Amidst Vermilion Bird's bombardment, Shuya and Heavenly God led their subordinates in an advance.

Futsunushi, dared not enter the fray and could only command his subordinates to fight and retreat, stalling for time.

After losing the buffs from Takemikazuchi and Hachiman, Amaterasu's forces suffered a significant drop in strength.

With the tides turning and the enemy gaining strength, and with Shuya and the Heavenly God personally joining the fray, they successfully advanced to the foot of the central Divine Mountain in the early hours of the morning after a nearly six-hour battle.

Upon reaching this point, the Futsunushi realized that the situation was hopeless and ordered the vanguard to cover the rear, while the main force retreated into the Divine Mountain.

Section 321, page 305: Transformed into light

The rearguard left behind by the Futsunushi was wiped out in no time.

Shuya first had everyone stop and rest, then gathered the high-ranking officials and the Heavenly God to observe the Divine Mountain.

"A place as famous as Takamagahara only has plains and one mountain?"

Shuya asked in confusion, "Could it be that Amaterasu wasn't finished before it was released?"

"Probably, or maybe things will only change after it happens."

The Heavenly God answered.

He observed the appearance of the Divine Mountain.

The mountain isn't actually that big; you can see the top with the naked eye.

From the foot of the mountain to the top, it's densely packed with Shrine.

Counting from bottom to top, from most to least, until there's only one Shrine at the very top, it must be the Shrine of Amaterasu.

The second level has three Shrine, surrounded on three sides by the mountaintop; these are likely the Shrine of the three gods, including Takemikazuchi.

There are just too many Shrine further down the line; I'm too lazy to count them all.

The Shrine are separated by trees, and with the various Torii Gate in front of each Shrine, the chaotic yet orderly scene looks quite spectacular.

This mountain doesn't look very big, but it has so many Shrine; there must be some kind of spatial Strange Arts at work here.

"Alliance Leader, in my opinion..."

Shuten Gozaburo.

Shuya glanced at him sideways. "If you're going to say just charge in headfirst, then there's no need to say anything more."

He immediately shut up.

The Heavenly God stroked his beard habitually. "Judging from the layout of the Shrine, it seems they're going to be built layer by layer?"

Shuya shook his head. "That takes too much time. Tomorrow... well, it's already the sixth day, there's not much time left."

Tamamo Ren suggested, "How about I send some Monster up to test the waters?"

"Let me think about it."

Shuya looked at the Divine Mountain and suddenly thought of a method.

He smirked, as if he had thought of something amusing, and said:

"By the way, do you know what my teacher told me when we first met?"

"What?"

The Heavenly God asked with interest.

The other Monster were also curious, and even Director Abe had been observing from the sidelines, began to pay attention.

Times have changed.

Shuya sighed, "So... Second Battalion Commander, bring my Italian cannon over here."

He knew perfectly well that this wasn't a reference to a particular joke; he was just saying it casually.

After giving his subordinates a few instructions, everyone looked at him strangely, glancing repeatedly at Shuya and the Amaterasu Shrine on Divine Mountain.

A large number of Tengu were teleported back to the Monster City.

Some of the Tengu went to the Monster City's warehouse to move things back, while others headed straight for Mount Suzuka Seki Fortress.

Half an hour later.

A dense array of Alchemy cannons, Strange Arts cannons... in short, all sorts of weapons combining the extraordinary and the technological appeared beneath the Divine Mountain.

These are legacies left over from the World Wars.

The Monster City and the Seki Fortress possess a large amount of this equipment, which the Earth Federation has not reclaimed.

These weapons may seem numerous, but on a global scale, they're not that significant. However, they're sufficient for localized battles.

Shuya touched the runes on the steel cannons and said, "Why did they retreat to the Divine Mountain? They would have been better off fighting on flat ground. I'm more afraid that the cannons will be affected and cause a huge explosion."

"Hahaha."

Yes, yes.

The Monster gave awkward, dry laughs.

Shuya ordered his men to line up all kinds of cannons and surround the Divine Mountain.

Monster who don't know Strange Arts stand guard at the front, while Monster who do know Strange Arts prepare their Demonic Arts in front of the cannons.

Strange Arts allows for the storage of energy over time can be extremely powerful.

The Heavenly God' side also used the same formation.

Even the Heavenly God were closing their eyes to prepare Divine Arts.

Shuya then released the four incarnations of the Vermilion Bird Black Tortoise.

The Azure Dragon and the White Tiger did not manifest true forms, but they could still create physical bodies using their Godhead, thus appearing on the ground and in the air.

Black Tortoise wasn't preparing to attack; instead, it was doing everything it could to conceal its presence from being detected.

Shuya and the power of the Heavenly God camp are growing stronger.

Director Abe watched from the sidelines and felt a pang of sympathy; this tactic was utterly shameless.

He could understand that there was nothing shameless about war, but—this was truly a dog.

The Futsunushi is still waiting for Shuya to come knocking on their door.

That is indeed the case.

Not long ago, Divine Mountain Takamagahara.

The Futsunushi instructed everyone to retreat into the Divine Mountain, opening the Divine Mountain's protective barrier and leaving only the path leading up the mountain.

According to the mechanics of Divine Mountain, you can only climb the mountain through the single passage and unlock the path upwards by conquering Shrine along the way; otherwise, you will be subjected to powerful restrictive attacks.

Those Shrine are also cunning; they are extremely spacious and have maze-like maps, making battles very time-consuming.

According to His plan, this could be delayed for a day—or at least half a day.

By then, Amaterasu should be around the time it appears.

With this in Futsunushi went straight up to Takemikazuchi Shrine and found that He was still in the Age of Gods.

So he ran straight to the Shrine on the mountaintop.

He quickly went up to the Shrine.

As He entered, He paid no heed to the scenery or the servants and attendants He encountered along the way.

They just kept running towards the Inner Palace.

But when He reached the door, several people called out to Him.

"Futsunushi- sama, could you please tell me how the battle is going?"

The speakers were several middle-aged men, all dressed as priests.

The Futsunushi stopped slightly when he saw them.

He was impatient, but he didn't show it on his face.

He offered a few words of comfort before sending them away, and then went directly into the Inner Palace.

After closing the door, the Futsunushi revealed a cold smile.

"Oh..."

The people who just spoke were the remaining members of the royal family.

The current royal family is not living a glamorous life. In Amaterasu's eyes, their only value is in controlling the gods under her command.

For example, Hachiman died twice, and Takemikazuchi died once, which means three members of the royal family were sacrificed.

The Futsunushi also knew that Amaterasu had sacrificed many members of the imperial family for the sake of Takamagahara over the years.

But He still maintained a polite demeanor on the surface, after all, He was a descendant of Amaterasu.

Even if they are raised like pigs, they are still nominally descendants of Amaterasu. The Futsunushi won't mistreat them; otherwise, what if Amaterasu of it?

Just in case.

Futsunushi walked steadily into the depths of the Inner Palace.

He did not enter the temple, but instead went to the back and exited the Inner Palace.

This should have been the stone steps leading to the top of the Divine Mountain, but He didn't go this way. Instead, He turned onto a small path and circled around to the side of the mountain.

A cave has been dug out here.

Amaterasu is inside.

... This is what is known as the Heavenly Stone Cave.

The Futsunushi bowed solemnly before the cave.

"Amaterasu, I'm here to report on the situation."

There was no response from inside the cave.

Futsunushi, dared not conceal anything and recounted the battle situation.

For a long time, he remained kneeling respectfully, but as time passed, he broke out in a cold sweat due to the immense pressure.

Suddenly, Amaterasu's voice rang out. "You said... wait for them to attack the mountain? Then why haven't they come up yet?"

"Didn't... come up?"

Futsunushi was taken aback.

Then a great terror arose in His heart, Amaterasu cried out in fury for the first time, "How dare you, you brat!"

He hadn't finished speaking.

The Futsunushi saw the light.

---He Himself transformed into light.

Section 322, Chapter 306: Transformation into the Sun

"Holy crap!"

"Grass!"

"That was awesome! 666!"

"Awesome!"

Shuya looked at the Divine Mountain that had been bombarded by the Italian... Alchemy / Strange Arts cannon, and couldn't help but sigh with his hands on his hips.

"パッとっていた,をてた..."