Chapter 70: The Sudden Change

The sunken arena, the lake was gone, replaced by small puddles.

At the very edge of the arena, foxtail grass, huge rocks, and gravel were piled up.

Everyone looked at Minamoto Kiyomoto on the field. He was wearing sportswear, which was a bit comical, but no one laughed.

A tyrannical and strange body curse, a sharp and strange “Underworld Curse,” both appeared on a high school student at the same time.

The referee looked around the stands, “Is there anyone else who wants to go up?”

Rabbit, Yuka, Fatty, Monk, Horse Face… all the members of the ninth group stared at the stands.

Their breathing was hot, and the girls’ faces were flushed.

In order to suppress the uncontrollable eagerness, they had to take a deep breath.

Rabbit’s heart was beating wildly. Her palm, which was holding Yuka’s tightly, was sweating. Her nails dug deep into her skin, leaving crescent-shaped marks.

The referee asked again, “Is there anyone else who wants to go up?”

“…” Still no one answered.

The entire coral temple was silent.

“What should I do, what should I do? I’m about to die!” Yuka shouted in a low voice.

“Me too!” Rabbit’s voice changed when she answered.

“This year’s newcomer battle, the winner is—” the referee looked around and raised his hand, “the ninth group!”

“Ah—” The few girls in the ninth group screamed, their voices piercing the entire temple.

“We won!” The male members of the ninth group raised their arms and shouted wildly, even using their divine power.

“We’re number one! We’re number one!” Rabbit and Yuka hugged each other.

Fatty and Monkey also hugged each other. Horse Face punched the air vigorously, and the monk chanted a Buddhist name.

Everyone in the Shinto religion also applauded and cheered.

Hanyu Chika listened to the cheers of her teammates in the ninth group. Her eyes under the iris mask were fixed on Minamoto Kiyomoto, who was accepting everyone’s congratulations on the field.

“Alright!” The leader of the third group stood up, his posture heroic. “The government has a Minamoto Kiyomoto, who has been valued by Shakyamuni and is known as the reincarnation of the World-Honored One. Our Shinto religion also has a Tsugumi!”

“Tsugumi,” Sanae Sara’s voice was cheerful and full of appreciation. “Do you have the confidence to defeat that Minamoto Kiyomoto?”

Minamoto Kiyomoto rolled his hands in front of him and then proudly crossed his arms.

“A mere grain of sand is not even half of me,” he said childishly, tilting his head up.

“Ambitious!” The leader of the sixth group also praised. “In that case, I’ll also give you—”

At this moment, the dark seawater above suddenly lit up, like a huge luminous water ball, colorful.

“What’s going on?” The people of the Shinto religion raised their heads.

Activating their divine power, some people’s eyes turned orange, some turned green, and some shot out lasers from their eyes.

But before they could see the situation clearly, an aura of heaven and earth collapsing came down with a “boom.”

Those with weaker divine power instantly went limp, with only their eyes left, staring at the seawater above in horror.

Those with strong divine power also felt like a small boat in a tsunami, and then they were swept into the deep sea by a wave.

Under everyone’s gaze, twelve dazzling divine power light balls slowly descended.

The first three light balls were the most terrifying, with endless terrifying divine power, shaking the heavens and the earth. The other nine light balls surrounded them.

“Green? There’s such a powerful green divine power? It’s the Kyushu Divine Lord!” an expert from the Shinto religion exclaimed.

Some even trembled and said in horror, “Golden… golden divine power… Divine Miko! It’s the Divine Miko!”

“The miko of Ise Shrine is also here!”

“The nine people behind them are all Kosen!”

“Run!”

“Someone leaked the news! There’s a traitor!”

Everyone exclaimed, roared, cursed, and was in pain, but where could they run?
The bottom of the sea was ten thousand zhang deep, and the trench was endless. Without the protection of a Kosen-level, once they left the coral temple, the powerful water pressure could instantly crush most people.

“What are you panicking for!” the leader of the third group shouted, and the entire temple trembled.

Everyone was forced to quiet down, but they were still terrified, and even desperate.

There was an Ise Miko who could kill a Kosen in one move, a Divine Miko who was no weaker than the Ise Miko, the unfathomable Kyushu Divine Lord, and a full nine Kosen!

On their side, although the leaders of the top few groups were also much stronger than ordinary Kosen, the other side had twelve people!

The twelve divine power light balls entered the temple from the seawater and no longer descended, standing in mid-air.

The three most powerful groups slowly retracted their divine power, and everyone finally saw the figures inside.

The Kyushu Divine Lord was wearing court clothes, a crown, and a robe. This was the attire for an audience with the “Lord of Kyoto,” and also the most precious divine weapon.

Looking at the other two people.

The golden divine power disappeared, and a young woman in a red and white miko outfit appeared.

She was beautiful and otherworldly. The ancient and beautiful metaphors of autumn water, white jade, hibiscus, and frost and snow were still warm on her body. Her beauty transcended ancient and modern times and would not change for a thousand autumns.

Her skin was as white and greasy as snow. Looking at her, everyone had a sense of panic, as if they were wearing a pair of muddy feet and facing a living room as clean as a mirror, and did not dare to approach.

The flame-like divine power disappeared, and a beauty in a kimono and wearing a hairpin appeared.

She was stunningly beautiful. She held a folding fan and smiled. Her eyes flowed, innocent and charming, elegant and wanton. She was sacred, a demon that aroused all the desires in one’s heart.

Her appearance had an even more incredible sense of beauty, like a blood-red spider lily blooming on a ruin, with a beam of sunlight shining on the flower.

Sanae Sara, the leader of the first group, whom everyone had admired just now, compared to the two who had descended from the sky, was like the difference between a human and a god, a human and a demon.

That was another kind of beauty, a beauty that would never be seen again.

“Mifune!” The leader of the fifth group called out the Kyushu Divine Lord’s name and stood up. “You’re not thinking about how to atone for your sins, but you still have time to come and find us?”

“After all, he’s a Divine Lord. At worst, he’ll become an ordinary Kosen. He doesn’t have to be executed like the Yanagi family,” the leader of the sixth group let out a gloomy and miserable laugh.

The Kyushu Divine Lord was suspended in the air, his hands behind his back, his expression calm, and he did not say a word.

“Little fellow,” the Ise Shrine Miko suddenly spoke, her voice undulating, charming and alluring.

She looked at the sportswear-clad young man on the arena, “What did you just say about my Kiyomoto?”

“I-I didn’t say anything!” Minamoto Kiyomoto replied stammering.

“Big sister doesn’t like dishonest children.”

“That… I… I…”

“What are you afraid of her for? I’ll back you up!” Itomi Sayaka’s water-blue divine power burst forth, and she rushed into the air against the momentum of the nine Kosen, confronting the Ise Miko.

“Little brother, big sister will also support your waist,” Sanae Sara let out a series of wanton laughter. In the enchanting pink divine power, she flew to Itomi Sayaka’s side.

“Mifune, this is your burial place today!” The leader of the third group let out a “boom,” like a cannonball coming out of its chamber, and shot towards the battle group.

The other group leaders also stirred up their divine power and flew into the sky.

Yanagi Michiko, who had been low-key, did not go up. She held her pipa and protected the members of the ninth group, who were having difficulty breathing, behind her.

“Tsugumi, Tsugumi! Come here quickly!” Rabbit, Yuka, and Fatty, the three of them did not dare to speak loudly, and called out to Minamoto Kiyomoto in a low and anxious voice.

The Kyushu Divine Lord sighed, “This Divine Lord also knows that this punishment is unavoidable, which is why I came to ask for your help.”

“Oh?” The leader of the second group laughed. “What? You want to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and join our religion?”

“Unfortunately, all nine group leaders have been taken. We can only trouble the Divine Lord to be our subordinate,” the leader of the third group laughed loudly.

“Insolent!” The six Kosen of Kyushu shouted in unison, their momentum pressing down.

The leaders of the second, third, and fourth groups of the Shinto religion suddenly released their divine power, and an overwhelming momentum pressed back.

With a “boom,” just the collision of the divine power momentum caused the coral temple, which had been quiet for a long time, to shake violently.

The people of the Shinto religion were terrified.

Once the coral temple collapsed and the seawater pressed down, besides a few experts, the rest would all die here.

“How is this possible?” The six Kosen of Kyushu’s figures swayed, their faces showing surprise.

The strength of the second, third, and fourth groups was stronger, but it was absolutely impossible for them to suppress the six of them with just the three of them!

The Kyushu Divine Lord frowned slightly, a green light flashed in his eyes, and he scanned his surroundings.

The leader of the third group laughed loudly, “Old man, you’ve noticed too. This is the place where the Underworld Demon Dragon perished!”

“What?!” The nine Kosen’s divine power swayed, and their minds wavered.

The Kyushu Divine Lord’s expression was also solemn, “Fortunately, this Divine Lord invited the Divine Miko and the Ise Miko. Otherwise, I would have really fallen for your trick.”

How could he not understand that the intelligence was deliberately leaked to him by the other party.

Fortunately, he was cautious. Although he had already gathered nine Kosen, he still went to ask for the help of the Divine Miko and the Ise Miko. It was also fortunate that they had come to Shikoku for a tour.

The nine group leaders of the Shinto religion each cultivated a “Underworld Curse.” The nine paths of the underworld combined, and their power was incomparably powerful. Now, they were at the place where the “Underworld Demon Dragon” had perished.

Once the nine paths were combined and the “Underworld Demon Dragon’s” remaining capacity awakened, the power of the “Underworld Curse” could split the Pacific Ocean and turn a large area of the sea into a demon’s hell.

But the Kyushu Divine Lord’s gaze swept over Yanagi Michiko obscurely.

He didn’t need to win. This time, as long as he caught her or killed her, he could get His Majesty’s forgiveness at the Summer Festival.

Some of the credit would be taken by the Ise Miko, but it was also considered to have formed a connection with Ise Shrine, which was not a bad thing.

The nine members of the Shinto religion also had their own plans.

The Divine Miko, the Ise Miko, and the Kyushu Divine Lord, even if they killed one of them, they would also suffer heavy losses. They only needed to rely on the geographical advantage to kill one or two Kosen, and at the same time let Yanagi Michiko escape.

With the “Lord of Kyoto’s” personality, the Kyushu Divine Lord, who had returned without success and had lost a Kosen, would at best be reduced to an ordinary cultivator and participate in the most powerful “prefecture-level” yokai subjugation.

A Divine Lord was reduced to such a state by them. The new Kyushu Divine Lord and the other two Divine Lords, would they not be timid in the face of the Shinto religion?
At that time, not only would it be more convenient to act, but they could also turn more official cultivators with a foundation against them.

“Stop wasting time, let’s do it!” Sanae Sara said.

The nine of them formed a seal at the same time, and a vast divine power spewed out.

“Nine Paths of the Underworld, Netherworld Demon Dragon!” everyone shouted.

The divine power turned into a beam of light, intertwined with each other and shot up into the sky, then merged into the coral temple.

A rainbow flowed endlessly within the coral, its color uncertain, extremely gorgeous. After staring at it for a while, it was as if one were about to be sucked in.

“Crack!” A crisp sound, like a bone that had not moved for a long time, suddenly began to move.

The Kyushu Divine Lord’s face changed for the first time.

This was not only the place where the “Underworld Demon Dragon” had perished, but this coral temple was actually the remains of the “Underworld Demon Dragon”!

“Moo—” A long dragon’s roar, as if it came from the deeper part of the seabed, but if you listened carefully, it was like it came from hell.

“Ah!” Countless people cried out in pain.

In that gloomy dragon’s roar, the blood in their entire bodies condensed in their ears, as if it were about to spray out from there.

Minamoto Kiyomoto’s qi and blood were also churning, but he still had the strength to observe.

The “Underworld Demon Dragon’s” roar was different from the majestic momentum of the red and black giant dragon in Hakone. It was a bit like a cow’s roar, but vaguely like a snake’s hiss magnified countless times, which was very strange.

“Everyone from Shikoku, go and catch Yanagi Michiko. You must leave this temple before the demon dragon’s remains awaken!” the Kyushu Divine Lord quickly ordered.

“Yes!” the three Kosen of Shikoku replied.

But before they could shoot out, the nine group leaders suddenly dispersed and rushed in all directions, merging into the coral temple.

The coral temple began to shake, and countless “bones” spread outwards, turning into cages that protected the members of the Shinto religion.

At the same time, the dragon’s roar became clearer and clearer, as if this dragon was returning to the human world from the abyss of hell.

“Go!” the Kyushu Divine Lord shouted. “Don’t let that kid named Tsugumi go either!”

The three Kosen didn’t even say a word this time and directly swooped down.

They also knew that if they stayed in the “Underworld Demon Dragon’s” remains any longer, when the demon dragon’s capacity awakened, even a Kosen would become a bird in a cage.

“Tsugumi!” the ninth group shouted.

“Damn it!” Minamoto Kiyomoto cursed.

The three Kosen in front of him were obviously experienced. They would definitely not disperse and would attack him at the same time, preparing to solve the easy one first.

A world-destroying curse. Minamoto Kiyomoto seemed to see a snow mountain collapsing, hailstones and flying rocks, and the ground collapsing.

He couldn’t see what the specific curse was.

With the three Kosen working together, let alone him, even other Kosen would only have a dead end.

Although he was also protected by the “coral,” this “Underworld Demon Dragon,” which had been dead for countless years, could not possibly block the attacks of three Kosen with just one bone.

“Tsugumi—” the members of the ninth group shouted, and the other members of the Shinto religion also exclaimed in unison.

At this time, a black light suddenly shot out from the dome of the coral temple and crashed into the curses of the three Kosen with a “boom.”

“Hmph!” The three Kosen were sent flying backwards.

Someone had manipulated the “Underworld Demon Dragon” to save Minamoto Kiyomoto.

“Sister Cat!” Minamoto Kiyomoto shouted.

“Little brother, your Sister Cat is still in line. It’s me, big sister!” Sanae Sara’s voice lingered in the temple.

At this time, a golden thunder suddenly appeared, and an extremely sacred golden thunder python swooped down and bit at Minamoto Kiyomoto.

“It’s our turn!” The voices of the leaders of the second and third groups sounded at the same time.

An even more terrifying black light shot towards the golden thunder python.

“Hiss!” The golden thunder python let out a sharp cry, and its huge tail, wrapped in a sky full of golden thunder, whipped up.

“Boom, boom, boom!”

The seabed shook, and the trench began to collapse. The black mud rolled like a washing machine.

The black light dissipated, and the golden thunder python had lost most of its body. Only its snake head still bit at Minamoto Kiyomoto.

“As expected of a Divine Miko, amazing!” the leader of the third group shouted. “Old four, old five!”

“Hahaha! Here we come, here we come!” Amidst the laughter of the leaders of the fourth and fifth groups, another black light rushed towards the golden thunder python.

“Snatching a man!” Himemiya Izayoi slapped out with a grin.

A sky full of red light. The visible seawater was all dyed red.

A strong light shot out, and the colors of the divine power were like a neon light. Minamoto Kiyomoto was dizzy, his chest was tight, and he couldn’t see what was happening.

He only heard the angry curses of the leaders of the fourth and fifth groups, and then he seemed to hear the screams of Yuka, Rabbit, and the others, and vaguely the sound of a pipa.

After that, he couldn’t hear anything, and the seawater rushed down.

When he came back to his senses, he was already tied up tightly by the “Divine Miko’s Silk.”

Kamibayashi Miko stood beside him. The two of them were inside a golden thunder fish made of divine power, swimming in the deep sea.

He let out a sigh of relief in his heart and turned his head to look at the seabed.

The skeleton of the “Underworld Demon Dragon” had completely revived. The skeleton was covered in shiny golden armor, and countless demons and ghosts were wrapped around the skeleton.

A series of black lights shot out, and the sea was cut open like a cake.

The Kyushu Divine Lord and the others fought back with all their might.

The three Kosen of Shikoku were fiercely attacking a part of the skeleton.

Besides the occasional black light shooting out, there were also bursts of orange light, and the sound of a pipa echoed.

Himemiya Izayoi’s snow-white palm would occasionally slap out, and a muffled thunder would roll, causing a piece of heaven and earth to collapse, and the seabed to shake endlessly. The power was incredibly strong.

Minamoto Kiyomoto watched in surprise, guessing that it should be the “Rending Thunder” of the Eight Divine Thunders.

Under such an offensive, the “Underworld Demon Dragon” was still not at a disadvantage. It suddenly gathered all the black light and shot it at a bronze-colored divine power Kosen from Kyushu.

That Kosen was caught off guard, and his defensive curse collapsed like quicksand.

He was hit by the black light, let out a pained roar, and his divine power withered and dissipated. He was instantly crushed into a bloody pulp by the water pressure.

With the death of a Kosen, the Kyushu Divine Lord’s whole body went cold, and at the same time, anger spewed out.

“Ah!” he roared, his eyes bloodshot, and his offensive became even more ferocious.

The “Underworld Demon Dragon” was too late to defend and was knocked back for a moment.

Kamibayashi Miko’s eyes were dyed gold, and her black hair flew. Every strand was dyed with a golden light.

Countless lightning bolts appeared out of thin air, gathered into a giant python, and coiled around the remains of the “Underworld Demon Dragon.”

At this moment, Himemiya Izayoi happened to slap out.

The Kyushu Divine Lord saw the opportunity, gathered all his divine power, and threw out a sharpest green curse.

“Haa!” The Kosen had fought together for a long time and had a tacit understanding. They attacked at the same time.

The “Rending Thunder” tore apart the demon dragon’s divine power armor, and the green curse, along with the Kosen’s curses, pierced in with a “pfft.”

The “Underworld Demon Dragon” let out a “pained roar,” and its divine light exploded, and nine figures were sent flying out.

The remains rolled on the seabed, and the inside shook violently. Countless people screamed miserably.

Fatty shrank into a corner, muttering quickly, “I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m going to die!”

Yuka and Rabbit held onto the cage that protected them tightly. Their faces were pale from the rolling.

“Hmm—” Himemiya Izayoi pointed her finger at her temple and tilted her head slightly. “It seems that the cooperation was too good.”

The nine group leaders stood in the sea, confronting the Kyushu Divine Lord and the others.

The “Underworld Curse” was broken. They were not panicked. Their goal had been achieved, and they could retract the remains and retreat at any time.

The leaders of the third group and the others were thinking this way. Only Sanae Sara looked at Minamoto Kiyomoto, who was by Kamibayashi Miko’s feet, with reluctance.

At this moment, a slight “crack” was heard.

The atmosphere was tense, and no one dared to move. This sound attracted everyone’s attention.

Everyone looked and saw that the cat face mask on Itomi Sayaka’s face had a crack, and then it shattered into pieces and fell into the black sea.

That crystal clear goose-egg face appeared in everyone’s eyes.

“My luck isn’t that bad after all,” the Kyushu Divine Lord said in a cold voice, his eyes sweeping over and remembering Itomi Sayaka’s face.

The attack just now, although it was borne by all the group leaders together, it happened to be at the position of the ninth group.

Although she was not injured, she could not even maintain the “Underworld Curse,” and her person was sent flying out. How could Itomi Sayaka have the energy to protect her mask?

As the leader of the ninth group who protected her family, exposing her real identity was no different from being sentenced to death.

“Group leader!” The people of the ninth group, if it were normal times, would have long since booed because of the group leader’s beauty. Now, they could only let out a desperate and surprised cry.

The leaders of the other eight groups were noncommittal and didn’t care about this matter at all. They were almost all wanted.

In the deep sea, only Itomi Sayaka’s face was pale.

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