A tense atmosphere permeated the entire battlefield.
The natural aura emanating from Mitsurugi Raijin and Susanoo grew stronger and stronger, making them resemble high and mighty gods.
Shinsei squinted, watching the two gods slowly approach.
A blue Mangekyō appeared in his eyes and emanated a strong desire within him.
Shinsei isn't the kind of person whose mind is controlled by desires. Ever since he learned that his Mangekyō could devour gods, he has been intentionally trying to control these desires.
These gods are essentially humans who have cultivated themselves. Devouring gods always gave him a disgusting feeling of eating people.
However, since the other party was practically offering themselves up for death, he couldn't care less about anything else.
Kaguya is safe; no one can take her away. I said it!
Looking at Shinsei's confident and composed demeanor, Mikata Raijin suddenly felt a pang of unease.
It seemed to have sensed some natural enemy.
Amaterasu has already sent word that this boy and girl, Kaguya, possess extremely powerful abilities.
Not all the gods of Takamagahara were as foolish as Kagutsuchi, but given their respective positions, such a situation was unavoidable.
Shinsei focused his attention on Mikata Raijin.
If one gains power by devouring gods, then for Shinsei, the most useful of these abilities should be the one right in front of him Mikata Raijin.
If I'm not mistaken, his ability is also to control lightning.
Shinsei's Descent of the Thunder God Project also requires ultimate lightning control capabilities.
If he were to acquire this ability, the Descent of the Thunder God Project would be greatly accelerated, and the damage to himself from Lightning Release Chakra would be minimized.
Susanoo was the first to make a move.
His roar erupted from the depths of his throat, like Yamaiwa splitting open. Natural Energy from all directions seemed to find an entrance, surging wildly into his body. His figure rose higher on the spot, and in an instant, a giant a hundred meters tall stood up from the earth. The giant had no armor, no face, and its entire body was composed of Natural Energy so dense it was almost liquefied, with grayish-white light flowing across its surface like ripples in water. It stood there, obscuring half the sky.
Susanoo!
Shinsei looked up. He had seen Susanoo before, and he could activate his own Mangekyō.
But this one is different. It's not Chakra mimicry; it's a form shaped purely by Natural Energy.
The sense of oppression was more real and heavier, like facing a mountain that had come to life.
Shinsei even felt that it was somewhat stronger than his own Senjutsu Susanoo.
Perhaps it's not that Susanoo himself is so powerful, but rather that when Natural Energy reaches this concentration, it's naturally expected to possess such power.
But before he could finish reading, another bolt of lightning struck.
Takemikazuchi-no-Kami didn't shout, nor did he gather his strength. He simply raised his hand.
Lightning was drawn from the heavens and earth, like countless silver snakes crawling out of his skin, instantly enveloping his entire body.
It was a suit of armor made entirely of lightning, with dense electric wires constantly moving across its surface, emitting a piercing crackling sound.
Then, he opened his right hand, and a long spear emerged from the lightning.
The spear was extremely long, taller than Takemikazuchi-no-Kami himself.
The spearhead was formed from bluish-white lightning; it had no physical form, yet it was sharper than any iron weapon. The space around the spearhead seemed to be constantly being pierced, emitting a series of fine popping sounds.
Mikata Raijin, holding his spear, coldly stared at Shinsei and Kaguya.
"You outsiders, I see no respect for our gods in your eyes."
Let me knock you down first, then you can have your say in my Amenonuhoko.
Amenonuhoko.
Shinsei murmured the name in his heart. This must be the legendary spear.
I never expected it to appear in Mikata Raijin's hands in this form.
Takemikazuchi-no-Kami moved.
Shinsei barely saw him lift his foot. By the time he realized it, Thor was already five steps in front of him.
The Amenonuhoko thrust straight in without making a sound, because all sound was left behind.
Although Shinsei's Sharingan was open, his eyeballs could barely keep up with its movements.
He could only instinctively swerve to the side, the spear tip grazing his shoulder and blasting a half-buried stone pillar a hundred paces behind him into dust.
Before Shinsei could even stand up straight, Thor had vanished from his sight, followed by another bolt of lightning behind him.
Wow, so fast!
These two words were all that Shinsei had in his mind. He had fought the Fourth Raikage before.
That's already top-tier speed in the Shinobi World.
But the Takemikazuchi-no-Kami before them was even faster, and it wasn't a straight-line sprint; it was a near-instantaneous teleportation-like turnaround.
His movements were completely covered by lightning, Sharingan to predict.
If Shinsei hadn't scattered Fire Release Chakra around them beforehand, he wouldn't even have been able to pinpoint his opponent's landing point.
Another spear! This time it came down from above. A burst of Kakkō erupted beneath Shinsei's feet, and he was sent flying backward.
The Amenonuhoko pierced the ground, blasting everything within a ten-zhang radius into scorched earth. Before Shinsei even landed, the Thunder God had already emerged from the scorched earth, like a shadow clinging to his bones.
His left fist, crackling with lightning, slammed towards Shinsei's face. Shinsei raised his hand to block, but the lightning exploded on his forearm, numbing his hand for a moment, and he was knocked back several steps.
Before they could recover, the Amenonuhoko arrived again, aimed straight at their throat.
Shinsei tilted his head, the spear tip grazing his chin and carving a half-mile-long scorched ravine into the ground behind him.
Shinsei smiled.
Hehehe, this is so interesting!
This speed and the sense of oppression—this is the power possessed by those in Takamagahara who are called gods.
Judging Takamagahara's strength solely based on Kagutsuchi, a fire god, was somewhat arbitrary, Shinsei admitted.
The giant Susanoo has arrived! It raised its foot and stomped down on Shinsei.
Shinsei dodged to the side, his foot landing where he had been standing. The ground seemed to be struck by a giant hammer, and soil and gravel were crushed and exploded in all directions.
The shockwave sent Shinsei flying several dozen feet. As soon as he landed, Takemikazuchi-no-Kami appeared behind him, slashing horizontally with his Amenonuhoko.
Shinsei bent down, and the spear swept over his head, cutting a row of dead trees in front of him in two.
Where the lightning struck, the broken tree trunks burst into flames almost simultaneously.
Shinsei knew he couldn't keep hiding like this.
He Fire Release Chakra to its maximum, flames erupting from his feet, and his entire body shot into the air like a streak of fire.
Takemikazuchi-no-Kami followed closely behind, his Amenonuhoko piercing just short of his feet. Shinsei whizzed back in mid-air, grabbing a small black ball with his right hand and flicking it with his index finger.
Fire Release Chakra exploded at the bottom of the sphere, sending it hurtling towards Takemikazuchi-no-Kami with a sonic boom.
Without even turning his head, Takemikazuchi-no-Kami's body Issen lightning as he shifted half a zhang to the side. The small ball grazed his lightning armor and pierced the ground in the distance.
Shinsei has not stopped.
As he flew backward, he released more Fire Release Chakra into the air.
Takemikazuchi-no-Kami's speed is too fast. This is the first time Shinsei has encountered someone who can completely suppress him in speed since he came to this era.
However, the faster Mikata Raijin went, the happier Shinsei became.
This was the speed that Lightning Release should have. This made him even more eager to see the speed he would achieve after perfecting his Descent of the Thunder God Project.