Chapter 170: Two Choices

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“What’s the solution?” Himegami Izayoi asked anxiously.

Not only was she worried about Kamibayashi Miko’s life and death, but the position of “Ogosho” had been passed on to her nephew. She and Kamibayashi Miko were friends, and the only person she looked up to was her.

If Kamibayashi Miko died, Minamoto Kiyomoto would also be sad.

Minamoto Kiyomoto took a deep breath, controlled his emotions, and said to the two of them:
“If Miko were to die, why didn’t my future self deal with the Coral Demon Moth on Yomijima Island? With his… with my abilities at that time, was there really no way?”

“Most importantly, he wouldn’t just watch Miko die,” after Himegami Izayoi said this, she glanced at Minamoto Kiyomoto with a smile in her eyes.

“You and Miko are equally important in my heart. What I can do for her, I can also do for you,” Minamoto Kiyomoto said sincerely.

At a time like this…
“What about me?” the Hokkaido Miko asked.

“Is there time to talk about this at a time like this?” Minamoto Kiyomoto said what was on his mind, and his mood brightened a little.

The Hokkaido Miko was about to say something, but Kamibayashi Miko spoke first.

She asked Minamoto Kiyomoto, “What’s the solution?”

“The Coral Demon Moth is a yokai. Since it’s a yokai,” at this point, Minamoto Kiyomoto paused slightly, “it can be turned into a demon body.”

“It’s still alive. What do you mean, turn the entire Coral Demon Moth into a demon body?” Himegami Izayoi looked at Minamoto Kiyomoto, her tone filled with unconcealable surprise.

“No!” she immediately said again.

With Minamoto Kiyomoto’s talent, turning the remains of a town-level yokai into a demon body was a life-and-death experience. He wouldn’t dare to try it easily unless it was a last resort, let alone a living county-level yokai.

There was no hope.

Minamoto Kiyomoto smiled slightly and said, “My future self only seriously injured it and left a divine power on it—”

“And the Divine Medium’s spell,” Kamibayashi Miko, who had been deep in thought, raised her head, her eyes regaining their confidence. “It’s worth a try.”

“Most importantly,” Minamoto Kiyomoto’s smile disappeared, “there’s no better way.”

“I know that, of course. What I meant by ‘no’ was that you’re not allowed to go,” Himegami Izayoi said this to Minamoto Kiyomoto, and regardless of his expression, she said to Kamibayashi Miko, “I hope you can succeed.”

“I should be able to succeed,” Kamibayashi Miko said with a smile. “If the future Susu knew I failed and didn’t tell me in advance, I’d spank him right now.”

“Wait a minute,” Minamoto Kiyomoto interrupted them. “I’ll go.”

“No,” the two women turned to him at the same time and gave him an order.

“The choice of person is very important. Once you choose wrong, you’ll really fail!”

“That’s why I’m going,” Kamibayashi Miko said.

“I won’t let you go either. This matter is not up to you,” Himegami Izayoi stared at Minamoto Kiyomoto.

Even if she had to make a move, she wouldn’t let Minamoto Kiyomoto take the risk.

“Think carefully, recall carefully. When I returned to the Yellow Springs, did he say to me, ‘It’s up to you’?” Minamoto Kiyomoto looked at the two of them and tried to persuade them.

Kamibayashi Miko and Himegami Izayoi fell silent.

They had heard it, of course, but did that sentence really mean that?

Perhaps the probability of it meaning that was high, but what if it was wrong?
No one could say for sure.

The scene before them was like defusing a bomb in a movie. The red and blue wires represented Kamibayashi Miko and Minamoto Kiyomoto. Only one of them was safe.

“Why didn’t you say it clearly at that time!” Himegami Izayoi gritted her snow-white teeth and lost her temper at Minamoto Kiyomoto.

She knew that the possibility of it being Minamoto Kiyomoto was greater, but how could she watch him do such a dangerous thing.

“Why don’t you just go back and ask?” the Hokkaido Miko asked with confusion.

“The Coral Demon Moth was right in front of me at that time. Even if I was old and dead and had forgotten such an important thing, I should have been able to remember it. But my future self didn’t say it, so it’s meaningless to ask again.”

After saying this, Minamoto Kiyomoto looked at the two of them, “Have you decided?”

“You must go?” Himegami Izayoi asked him.

“At a time like this, you can’t be emotional. You have to make a decision based on reason.”

“Who’s being emotional?” Himegami Izayoi sneered, her eyes red. “Isn’t the most rational thing to do to let Kamibayashi Miko go and watch the show from the side?”

Minamoto Kiyomoto was silent. After a long time, he said, “Koyako, I don’t want to lose you.”

Himegami Izayoi looked at him for a while, then glared at Kamibayashi Miko, “What do you say?”

“Go,” Kamibayashi Miko said.

“But,” she looked at Minamoto Kiyomoto, her eyes clear and firm, “if you fail, I won’t try again.”

Meaning, she would directly destroy the Divine Medium’s spell.

“Okay!” Minamoto Kiyomoto laughed. “If we succeed, we’ll go back together. If we die, we’ll die here together.”

“Koyako,” he turned to Himegami Izayoi again. “I won’t die. I will definitely live.”

“What’s the use of a guarantee? What’s the point of hard work and strength?” Himegami Izayoi said resentfully, then grabbed Minamoto Kiyomoto’s collar and kissed him on the lips.

Minamoto Kiyomoto subconsciously wrapped his arms around her slender waist. Between their lips and tongues, a cool object rolled into his stomach.

Their lips parted, and Himegami Izayoi whispered a spell in his ear again.

“I don’t know if it’s useful,” she pushed Minamoto Kiyomoto away and left him with a cold face.

Minamoto Kiyomoto looked at her and felt that he owed her too much, so much that he couldn’t help but question his future love for her. It would definitely be mixed with gratitude and repayment.

“In front of Miko, Koyako, I promise you, you will be my first wife in the future.”

“Shut up!” Himegami Izayoi shouted angrily. “I’m in no mood to joke with you.”

“Miko,” Minamoto Kiyomoto said to Kamibayashi Miko again. “You see, I’ve done so much. Shouldn’t you agree?”

Kamibayashi Miko looked at the two of them, thought for a moment, and felt that there was nothing for her to insist on. They were all going to die anyway.

“If you make me the first wife,” she said.

“…”

Minamoto Kiyomoto looked at Himegami Izayoi.

“What?” Himegami Izayoi sneered. “You want to go back on your word? You want me to be the second wife?”

“It’s a peaceful era. Why divide it into first and second?” Minamoto Kiyomoto’s mood was complicated. He wanted to slap himself from thirty seconds ago, but he also felt that there was nothing to regret about this matter.

“I agree,” the Hokkaido Miko nodded. “I don’t care about being first or second.”

The three of them glanced at her and did not speak.

“Then I’m going!” Minamoto Kiyomoto said with a light laugh.

Himegami Izayoi looked at him one last time and shouted to the sea and the sky, “Everyone, stop!”

The Kyushu Shinto Lord and the others subconsciously put away their divine artifacts.

Some of the practitioners below the Kasen level were in a frenzy, desperately attacking the “Coral Demon Moth.” It was not until the people nearby pulled them back that they came back to their senses.

The “Coral Demon Moth” no longer wailed. Its broken body, wrapped in a golden light, hovered in the air. Its huge eyes, like those of Amatsumara, looked at everyone coldly.

The Kyushu Shinto Lord was about to speak and ask them if they had thought of a solution, but Minamoto Kiyomoto had already turned into a black light and rushed towards the “Coral Demon Moth.”

“Heaven and earth are of the same root, and all things are one with me.”

In the surprised eyes of the crowd, the person and the yokai did not collide at all. Minamoto Kiyomoto, like a drop of water, merged into the sea of the “Coral Demon Moth” and disappeared in an instant.

“Mmm!!!” The “Coral Demon Moth’s” eyes were panicked, and it let out a furious roar. Then it suddenly paused, and its huge body stood still. Its eyes also slowly closed.

The thousand-meter-long yokai body, which was in a deep sleep, was still slowly repairing itself under the power of the Divine Medium’s spell.

“Demon Body Spell?! What is he doing?” Itomi Sayaka flew over and asked the three of them in shock and fear.

Himegami Izayoi ignored her and ordered the Kyushu Shinto Lord, “No one is allowed to make a move.”

The Kyushu Shinto Lord hesitated for a moment, gave up the idea of asking, and relayed the order.

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“Why is it you?”

In the “Coral Demon Moth’s” sea of capacity, there was a huge coral mountain.

Just as Minamoto Kiyomoto rushed in, before he could find the “Coral Demon Moth,” he heard a cry of surprise in his ear.

He followed the sound and saw Kamibayashi Miko standing in the coral forest. The red light of the coral flickered on her snow-white face.

“Miko? No, who are you?” Minamoto Kiyomoto’s face changed, and he questioned the person.

Her appearance was very similar to Kamibayashi Miko’s, but her temperament was completely different.

Kamibayashi Miko was pure and otherworldly, like a fairy;
The woman in front of him had a sacred and majestic temperament. She was not wearing a shrine maiden’s uniform, but a red and white palace dress similar to a shrine maiden’s uniform. Her large sleeves fluttered, and she wore a golden crown on her head.

“I am Tamahime,” the woman who looked very much like Kamibayashi Miko looked at him with the same surprise. “Why did you come in?”

“Tamahime? What do you mean, why did I come in?” Minamoto Kiyomoto felt a little uneasy in his heart.

“On Yomijima Island, your future self told me that I would be able to see Miko soon.”

Minamoto Kiyomoto’s heart sank.

“Mmm!” The “Coral Demon Moth” descended from the sky, and the coral horns shot out a red light, its power at least ten times stronger than in reality.

Minamoto Kiyomoto waved his hand and pushed the red light away.

“What did I say to you?” He didn’t even look at the “Coral Demon Moth” and stared at the woman who called herself Tamahime.

Tamahime glanced at the distant red light with surprise and replied,
“He didn’t say anything. He just said—’Mother, you’ll be able to see Miko soon.'”

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Dark clouds gathered, and a strong wind rolled up the waves. Thunder and lightning crisscrossed. The crowd quietly watched the “Coral Demon Moth.”

“Why didn’t you make a move?” a Kasen with a broken divine artifact asked with confusion.

The others also looked at the Ise Miko with confusion.

Himegami Izayoi glanced at the crowd and explained impatiently, “Minamoto Kiyomoto has already entered the Coral Demon Moth’s body. Attacking now would be harming him.”

“Entered the Coral Demon Moth?” Amatsumara was stunned at first, then exclaimed, “Lord Tsukushi-no-Kimi wants to turn it into a demon body?!”

Himegami Izayoi did not answer, but the crowd was horrified and in a heated discussion.

At this moment, eight bright lights suddenly shot out from the distance and entered the unconscious “Coral Demon Moth’s” body like lightning.

“What is that?!” the crowd looked over in surprise.

Accompanied by a coquettish laugh, Sanae Sara, Spider, Drunkard, and other Shinto sect group leaders, leading a thousand people, flew over from the horizon.

“Thank you for your help. We’ll take the Coral Demon Moth and Minamoto Kiyomoto.”

Kamibayashi Miko’s eyes swept over them, and she was about to make a move, but Himegami Izayoi stopped her.

She turned her head and saw that Himegami Izayoi was looking at the people of the Shinto sect with a mocking look.

The Shinto sect group leaders and the thousand or so followers all formed a seal at the same time.

The eight demon dragon nails released a dim yellow divine energy, like eight small yellow spring demonic dragons, swimming around in the “Coral Demon Moth’s” body.

The “Coral Demon Moth” let out a crazy and angry roar. The wind and waves that had gradually calmed down suddenly became turbulent again. Countless tornadoes descended from the sky, their momentum fierce, as if they wanted to suck the sea dry.

The Izumo Miko was both shocked and angry. She had not received any news of the action.

“Attack! We can’t let them harm Lord Tsukushi-no-Kimi and snatch the Coral Demon Moth!” Amatsumara shouted.

“Let them go,” Himegami Izayoi said with a sneer.

The people who were about to make a move turned their heads and looked at her with confusion.

Himegami Izayoi ignored these people and only said to Kamibayashi Miko:
“Minamoto Kiyomoto and the Coral Demon Moth’s consciousness are competing. The one controlling this body now is their two instincts. It’s going to be a good show.”

Kamibayashi Miko looked over. The sea breeze was cold and damp. Sanae Sara and the others were sweating profusely, and the hands holding the spell seals were trembling non-stop, obviously having a hard time.

“Mmm—” a chant, a sacred sound descended.

The “Coral Demon Moth’s” closed eyes slowly opened. In the dim sky, they were like two huge stars.

It flapped its wings slightly, and its huge body disappeared in an instant.

“Where’s the yokai?” the leader of Group Eight, Drunkard, was stunned.

“Drunkard—”

“Run!”

“It’s behind you!”

He heard the roar of the leader of Group Five, Spider’s reminder, and saw Sanae Sara’s grim face.

Drunkard turned around abruptly, and then a sharp pain shot through his body.

“Ah—”

The angry wind howled, and the thunder roared. A series of lightning bolts, like fire snakes, crawled across the sky, and the tornadoes sucked up the seawater.

A red, black, and golden dazzling light shot out from the magnificent coral horns, wrapping around Drunkard like a bubble.

Drunkard’s eyes, nostrils, mouth, and ears continuously leaked amber-colored divine power.

Amidst Drunkard’s horrified, angry, terrified, and confused roars, his body began to crack, and cracks appeared one after another.

A Kasen, with no ability to fight back, was trapped by the “Coral Demon Moth” and had his divine power sucked away.

Sanae Sara made a decisive decision and formed a seal again, trying to control the “Coral Demon Moth.”

The “Coral Demon Moth’s” eyes lifted slightly. Its huge eyes, like those of Amatsumara, shifted their gaze from Drunkard and looked at her coldly.

“What are you waiting for!” Sanae Sara shouted coquettishly.

The others from the Shinto sect came back to their senses and quickly formed a seal.

The yellow spring divine energy spewed out by the demon dragon nails boiled again, biting and flowing in the “Coral Demon Moth’s” body.

The “Coral Demon Moth” did not move. It did not let out a painful hiss, nor did it flap its giant wings that covered the sky.

It looked at the crowd coldly. The three-colored divine light spewed out by the coral horns wrapped around Drunkard, continuously sucking his divine power.

A series of amber-colored streams of light flowed into the coral horns and then into all parts of its body.

“What’s going on? Even if it’s not under control, it should at least feel pain!” the leader of Group Three shouted with disbelief.

Sanae Sara’s face changed again and again. Finally, she glanced at Drunkard in the dazzling light—his wails had already stopped, his body had begun to disintegrate, and the divine power that had been gushing out had also become sparse.

She gritted her teeth and ordered, “Retract the demon dragon nails. The plan is terminated!”

The other group leaders glanced at her, then changed their spell seals.

“Hiss, hiss.” The demon dragon nails brought out a large patch of blood-red mist and flew back into the hands of the Shinto sect.

“Go!” Sanae Sara soared up with a pink divine power and flew towards the horizon.

“You come and go as you please?”

“A few benefactors, please stay!”

Minamoto Nagatoku and other clan leaders, ten Kasen including Amatsumara, and Koyasan’s “卍” light wheel, all attacked the Shinto sect at the same time.

Divine power surged, and spells roared. A dazzling aurora was drawn in the sky.

“You fool! I told you not to make a move!” Himegami Izayoi, who was in a terrible mood, couldn’t help but curse.

They could no longer hear her voice. They stared blankly at the scene before them—
The “Coral Demon Moth,” which had been an enemy of the Shinto sect just now, suddenly cut in and blocked this strike for them. The vast divine power was all sucked away.

What was worse was that the “Coral Demon Moth’s” huge eyes were locked on them.

“Don’t panic. Change to divine artifacts!” amidst the panic, the Kyushu Shinto Lord shouted loudly.

“Rumble!” The lightning in the sky struck the “Coral Demon Moth,” and hundred-meter-long black thunder dragons roared ferociously.

“The Eight Gods of Thunder?” Kamibayashi Miko said in surprise.

The storm howled, turning into a series of fierce ghosts and demons. Saliva dripped onto the sea surface like a downpour.

“The Yellow Springs Spell,” Itomi Sayaka’s face darkened, her eyes filled with disbelief.

“Mu—” another chant. The crowd looked up and saw a huge black Buddha sitting at the end of the dark clouds, with four wheels of Buddha’s light, looking down on all living beings.

The deep sea wailed, and five huge undersea mountains were uprooted and suspended in the air.

The “Coral Demon Moth” stood between the Buddha, the demons, the storm, the lightning, and the great mountains. Its magnificent coral horns were like a crown, a god that dominated the heavens and the earth.