If the enemy had truly been powerful, then Spirit God would never have acted alone this time. Sword God and Feather God would surely have joined the war as well, just as the Three Gods had once fought Yamata no Orochi and saved Japan from the brink of despair.
However, anyone capable of making Spirit God act could not have been weak.
Unfortunately, the lightning was far too dazzling. Even Espers with enhanced vision found it difficult to see through the thunder and make out the enemy's appearance. They could only vaguely discern an enormous gourd.
At the center of the battlefield,
The vast lightning had long since engulfed Shuten-doji, while the Mutant Snake Person had been placed inside the gourd by Shuten-doji from the very beginning.
He bathed in the lightning, feeling the rampant thunder recklessly destroying his body and the pain coursing through him. His face was full of enjoyment.
Yes, this was it.
Only this could make him feel alive, a living being just like humans and beasts.
"What tremendous power."
"As expected of the one Fate had chosen to bind to me in an inescapable connection."
"What a pity. I was born too late."
"I have yet to grow to the stage I should have reached in this era."
"For today, this will be enough."
"Let us leave our battle for the future."
Shuten-doji stared at Luoshui Sanxian with blazing eyes, as though he were looking at some incomparably precious treasure. Yet that expression swiftly turned into regret.
He had not yet grown strong enough to match this era, much less contend with Luoshui Sanxian, the opponent written into his Fate. Their battle was not meant for now, but for the future.
For now, it was time for him to leave.
"Gourd: Heaven-Devouring."
At his gentle,