Of course, that was because Kagutsuchi's birth had killed his mother...
Although the gods in Far Eastern Land mythology were slightly better than the Olympian gods, they were still incredibly chaotic, so the gods cared about only a handful of their children at most.
But... Ōkuninushi was different. He was someone Susanoo valued greatly, and besides... he was also the supreme god of Izumo.
Enraged, Susanoo gave it no further thought. A giant sword dozens of meters long appeared in his hand out of thin air, and he slashed directly at Hiyamaru before him.
Susanoo was known as the strongest God of Destruction in the Far Eastern Land. In terms of combat power alone, he was even somewhat stronger than his two older sisters.
However... Susanoo was famously hot-tempered, so he was exceptionally easy to provoke.
Facing Susanoo's descending greatsword, Hiyamaru hesitated not at all... it directly entered a berserk state and charged forward. At the same time, terrifying Foxfire ignited across its body, the flames even filled with the Corrosion Virus.
"Tianhuo Barrier! Activate!"
As Hiyamaru entered its berserk state, a Tianhuo Barrier that persisted and could not be avoided immediately formed across the entire Izumo Divine Realm.
The greatsword instantly came down. Hiyamaru bit at it, but... the greatsword seemed false. Hiyamaru bit empty air... and the greatsword passed straight through Hiyamaru's body without any sensation at all.
Before Hiyamaru could react, its body split in two the very next moment.
"This is an irresistible sword! Before this blade, even the greatest power has only one path: death."
Looking at Hiyamaru, split in two, Susanoo paid it no mind and slashed at Black Seele once more.
"What?"
Hiyamaru had been instantly killed, and Black Seele had not even understood how it had died.
That greatsword had seemed like