Takamagahara Descends / Amaterasu Falls and Shuya's Resolve ...
Shuya was furious and ordered his troops to be redeployed.
He sent Otake-maru back to the Seki Fortress situation, ostensibly to prevent the rebels from escaping eastward, but in reality to cut off everyone's escape route and seize control of the only passage.
Two more units were dispatched to quell the rebellion, one at the front and one at the rear, while the right wing was sent out to search for the enemy, all in preparation for the upcoming offensive.
Everything is ready.
Shuya launched an assassination attempt against himself, pinning the blame on a god, and using this as a pretext to start a war between gods and demons. (Around chapter 258)
He forced the director of the Supernatural Bureau to admit that the murder weapon possessed divine power, making him share the blame.
Using their status as suspects, they imprisoned all the superhumans in the Monster City, quickly eliminating all the organizations' informants and creating a golden opportunity to start the war.
The first target is the Uka no Mitama, located near the Kyoto Inari Pantheon Kyoto Monster Domain. (Around level 262)
The first battle went very smoothly. An unexpected surprise attack, coupled with some prior preparations, Shuya to use the power of the Vermilion Bird Divinity and the Black Tortoise Divinity to annihilate the Inari Pantheon in one fell swoop.
Then, absorbing the accumulated Power of Will of the Inari Pantheon, he strengthened himself and his subordinates, greatly increasing his combat power. (Around level 266)
After the destruction of Uka no Mitama, the next target is the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine Divine Domain, Great Heavenly God Tenman, Sugawara no Michizane.
Shuya led his army straight to the Divine Domain.
An unexpected incident occurred this time. (271)
The Heavenly God's forces were extremely powerful, but Heavenly God withdrew after a short period of fighting.
The two sides sat down to exchange ideas.
The reason they were able to have peaceful talks was because Shuya knew that the Heavenly God and Amaterasu, the leader of the Japan gods, had a grudge against Amaterasu.
During their conversation, the Heavenly God revealed His wisdom, seeing through Shuya's plan completely and pointing out its shortcomings.
Later, through the power of the Heavenly God, Shuya learned that Amaterasu had already made her move when he unified the Monster, and sent Takemikazuchi to assassinate him, but he was killed by Li Shuhong with a single finger on the way. (around 275)
Upon learning this news, the Heavenly God also told Shuya about the feud between Li Shuhong and Amaterasu.
It turns out that Amaterasu had been suppressing those with powerful physiques, especially those Natural Martial Bones, in order to maintain her rule.
Ikeda Ichinosuke was one of the people who was killed by him.
He finally realized that Li Shuhong's visit to Japan back then was not accidental.
At the same time, Shuya learned that during the World War, the Heavenly God, together with Li Shuhong, proposed the "Imperial Bait Operation," which killed most of the descendants of Amaterasu and members of the royal family. Several Emperor also died, leaving only a few members of the royal family to escape into the Spirit Realm.
Knowing that the Heavenly God and Amaterasu were sworn enemies, Shuya reassured to cooperate with them. (Around 279)
After a conversation, the Heavenly God, who possessed a wealth of knowledge, revised Shuya's plan to attack Usa Shrine directly, and instead ordered him to first attack Munakata Grand Shrine, the entrance to Kyushu.
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The long day is almost over, time for a rest before the big battle.
That night, Yukino visited Shuya and posed the soul-searching question, "If even with the power of the gods, Rena still can't be saved, what would you do?" (around chapter 281)
He was caught in a dilemma and internal struggle.
At this moment, Haruno and Tsuruko comforted him.
After calming down, he realized that he "didn't like Rena as much as he thought," nor did he dislike her as much as he thought; he simply wanted to be with her. (Around 283)
After thinking things through, his distorted emotions, caused by the Charm Art he had been under in his childhood, improved, and the emptiness in his heart was largely filled.
Incidentally, he also officially established a relationship with Tsuruko.
As the night passed, the great battle was about to begin.
Shuya led his army and the Heavenly God reinforcements to the Hofu Tenmangu Divine Domain to pick up his subordinates. (284)
They then headed to the Dazaifu Tenmangu Divine Domain of the Dazaifu in Kyushu, where they reunited with the troops that had been dispersed earlier.
He explained the plan to his subordinates: to attack Munakata Grand Shrine with only the right wing, and after success, to have the Three Munakata Goddesses request aid from Usa Shrine.
Then, the remaining troops will come out to eliminate the reinforcements and weaken the fighting strength of Usa Shrine.
The plan was successfully completed.
He used the power of the Black Tortoise Divinity, the Azure Dragon Godhead, and other abilities to subdue the Three Munakata Goddesses, forcing them to ask for help. (Around 288)
Empress Jingu of Usa Shrine was lured out and led her subordinates to reinforce Munakata Grand Shrine.
The reinforcements were wiped out by the Monster, and Empress Jingu was also killed by Shuya and Shizuka Hiratsuka together. (290)
The plan succeeded, Shuya swiftly advanced towards Usa Shrine.
But then, a shocking change occurred.
Amaterasu Omikami, who had been injured by Li Shuhong, finally recovered. She led the gods of the past, Futsunushi and Age of Gods, to Takemikazuchi Usa Shrine, where she absorbed her descendant Hachiman to restore his power. (293)
Amaterasu sacrificed the Godhead Hachiman, and combined with years of preparation, summoned the legendary Takamagahara to descend. (294)
Then He led His main forces straight into Takamagahara, avoiding direct combat with the Monster.
Takamagahara a very magical place; Shuya couldn't fly up there at all.
Then he noticed something else: the Spirit Realm Sun was dimming.
Amaterasu hid in the Heavenly Stone Cave in Takamagahara.
According to mythology, when Amaterasu hides in the Heavenly Stone Cave, not only can other gods not find her, but demons will also run rampant on earth. (295)
In the Spirit Realm, the emergence of "weirdos" is becoming active. If they are allowed to appear and harm people, it will attract the intervention of the Earth Federation, Shuya be defeated.
Amaterasu had this plan in mind. She didn't need to fight Shuya; as long as she could hold out for the seven days Takamagahara was fully descended upon, she would win without a fight.
He felt that Shuya familiar with the ways of space and would definitely not be able to reach Takamagahara, so he used this method.
But Shuya came up with a solution.
He was already cultivating the Four Spirits Godhead, and by adding the Earth attribute, he could form Five Elements cycle, potentially touching upon the power of space. (296)
The only difficulty is that Shuya doesn't understand the earth element.
However, there are ways to solve this.
Soon, he and the Heavenly God launched the preliminary operations to invade Takamagahara and eliminate the three major forces left by Amaterasu in the Spirit Realm.
Heavenly God attacked Suwa Grand Shrine, Shuya attacked Yasaka Shrine.
After Shuya's forces stormed the Yasaka Shrine, they discovered that only Susanoo remained there; he had gone mad and was being manipulated by Amaterasu.
Chapter 399 Amaterasu Fall of Amaterasu and Shuya's Resolve
Through testing, he learned that Susanoo possessed a powerful fighting instinct, so he used him as a sparring partner to further improve his and his subordinates' fighting skills. (298)
After killing Susanoo, Shuya absorbed the Power of Will and cultivated the White Tiger Godhead, thus gathering the Four Spirits Godhead.
Meanwhile, the Heavenly God also destroyed Suwa Grand Shrine.
The two sides joined forces, stormed Izumo Grand Shrine, and killed Okuninushi.
Shuya obtained the Godhead of the Okuninushi, which symbolizes the earth, and used this external object to complete the Five Elements and trigger the power of space.
Using the Three Munakata Goddesses of Munakata, who possess the aura of Amaterasu, as their location, they successfully opened the passage to Takamagahara.
The allied forces stormed into Takamagahara. (299)
The two sides faced off in a fierce battle.
After several fierce battles, they defeated Takemikazuchi, Hachiman. Tsunushi-no-Kami then led his Futsunushi and fled into the central Divine Mountain Takamagahara. (Approximately 304)
He planned to hold out and delay, allowing Amaterasu to complete the ritual and hold out until Takamagahara fully descended.
But Shuya shamelessly used the power of technology, bringing back cannons left over from the great war to the battlefield, and combined Divine Arts Demonic Arts to besiege the Divine Mountain.
On that day, the Futsunushi into light. (305)
With the protection of the Divine Mountain breached, Amaterasu was forced to reveal herself. Shuya and the Heavenly God blocked her way, and Shizuka Hiratsuka secretly sealed away the Futsunushi.
Amaterasu's patience reached its limit. She absorbed all her remaining descendants to replenish her power. After using her ultimate move, she used the special characteristics of Takamagahara to expel everyone except Shuya Takamagahara. (307)
The final battle. (309)
In the midst of the fierce battle, when Shuya was gradually at a disadvantage, he was reminded by the hidden Li Shuhong that his physical body was the best earth attribute. He immediately canceled his Ghost God Body, formed a perfect Five Elements, and defeated Amaterasu.
Finally, with Li Shuhong as a witness, Shuya killed Amaterasu.
Shuya achieved his own goal and fulfilled Li Shuhong's long-cherished wish.
However, before Amaterasu died, she told Shuya even with the combined power of Japan Power of God and Monster, the Curse could not be broken, and Rena still could not be saved.
The Curse of the Forbidden Art of Life and Death was cast by Strange Arts throughout Earth's history.
Unless all the extraordinary individuals in the world are united, there is still some hope.
But Amaterasu also said that if it wasn't a complete solution, she had some options.
After leaving behind a flawed plan, He died.
Above Takamagahara, only Shuya and Li Shuhong remained.
At this moment, Shuya challenged Li Shuhong.
He knew he couldn't give up hope, and he would definitely try every possible method to save people.
Someone needs to stop him before he does anything.
Several hours later, the Heavenly God and demons, including the gods and demons, ascended to Takamagahara and discovered Shuya sitting against the Divine Mountain.
He had a wound in his chest that went all the way through his back...
Several days later, Shuya woke up. His power had been scattered by Li Shuhong, and it would take him at least a year and a half to recover.
He gave up.
At this moment, he pondered the advice Amaterasu her death.
But before making a decision, he resolved to face Rena again and confess everything to her.
April.
Having taken care of everything, Shuya went to the hospital alone to see Rena.
He confessed his feelings to Rena while she was still in shock.
However, having lost his powers, he didn't realize that his confession had been overheard by the Quintuplets outside the door.
The air in the ward was completely frozen.
His real war has only just begun.
Volume Two complete.
Section 327, Grade 310 (High School)
April 12th.
Six o'clock in the morning, Chiba, Japan.
Shuya opened his eyes in bed.
He lay on the bed in a daze for a while before slowly going to wash up.
After washing his face, he wiped it in front of the mirror and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
---How can I be so handsome?
Shuya pondering this difficult problem.
The boy in the mirror had rosy lips and white teeth, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a face as handsome as jade, and an elegant demeanor... cough cough, enough of that.
In short, he's so handsome that women can't keep their legs together.
Besides being good-looking, he is also over 1.8 meters tall, with a slender figure that looks slim in clothes but muscular when undressed.
In the eyes of outsiders, Inoue Shuya and Sakurajima Mai are among the few famous child stars who did not grow up to be less attractive, but instead continued to break through their limitations.