Within the Heian-kyo instance dungeon, the center of the entire world had become Mount Fuji.
A great tree shimmering with flowing light and brilliant colors grew atop Mount Fuji, reaching up to the heavens and down to the Nine Springs.
The very substances that formed the essence of heaven and earth were continuously being absorbed by it.
Millions of oni gods and monsters gathered into a dense mass, seeking to destroy this great tree.
Yet nine gateways divided Mount Fuji into nine layers of space, filtering these oni gods layer by layer.
Those on the outermost level were oni gods possessing only a trace of the power of existence. The stronger an oni god was, the more layers of space it could break through.
However, Susanoo, the strongest in combat, could only remain entangled on the eighth level at this moment.
Seeing that he was about to break into the ninth level, Ling Qing said to Wu Tiantong beside him, "I'll have to trouble Minister Wu."
Wu Tiantong slowly rose to his feet, his aura rippling outward layer by layer.
Like a gushing spring, an endless aura of bloodshed and slaughter flowed from him, transforming into a sea of blood in an instant.
He reached out and made a grasping motion. The surrounding sea of blood surged in ever-higher waves, then transformed into a blood-red horse-chopping saber in his hand in the blink of an eye.
His figure flashed, and he appeared soundlessly beside Susanoo. A fierce streak of blade light slashed toward his waist.
Just as Susanoo was about to break open the space before him, alarm abruptly surged through his heart. He retreated at top speed, raising the Ten-Fist Sword before him.
Bang~
A tremendous force crashed into him, sending the already swiftly retreating Susanoo flying away like