Ch. 1911..1920
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“Uh…” Alex looked at her with a bit of an impression, yet he could not remember her at all. However, the next second, he frowned.
It was because he sensed a faint aura of the Blood Cult on the woman, and the aura was imperceptible. If he had not been sensitive to the demonic cultivation of the Blood Cult due to the divine power from Ksitigarbha’s Legacy in his body, he would not have detected it at all.
For instance, Uncle Drake and the Fairy Doctor at the adjacent seats could not detect it
Naturally, Alex did not care much about such a subtle aura. At best, it was an existence that was weaker than those disciples of Leviathan Gate before. Even if she was somewhat related to the Blood Cult, she was worlds apart from it. However, he felt a little strange for her to know about himself.
“You’re… My apologies. I really can’t remember who you are. ” Alex stood up. Since he had not purchased the plane ticket, he had simply found a seat earlier. He immediately found another seat.
To his surprise, she followed over after placing the luggage in her hand.
She scanned Alex curiously as she whispered with a faint smile, “Hey, you didn’t sneak in here, did you? You bought the economy class ticket, right?”
“Um… Do you really know me?” Alex said.
“Your memory is too poor, huh? I’m pretty sure my changes after puberty aren’t that drastic!” The woman chuckled while covering her mouth with her hand. Then, after a pause, she said, “If you don’t remember me, you should be able to remember Hayley Hanson, right? She used to be your girlfriend.”
When Hayley was brought up, Alex narrowed his eyes at once. He could never forget the girl in the skirt who had given him a string of bracelets that evening, telling him that she wanted to go to a faraway place. Then, she was never heard from ever since she left.
As a result, she had been quietly lying in a coffin and bathed in a blood pool until now after the parting that night.
“You’re…”
“Clara… Beck?”
Alex finally recalled her. The wealthy woman in front of him was the girl who sat in front of him in the classroom during the high school period. Moreover, she was considered Hayley’s best friend for having a good relationship with her.
“You aren’t blind after all!” The woman glared at him with a coy look and even gently slapped him on the shoulder. Then, she asked, “We haven’t seen each other for so many years. How are you doing? Why are you on this plane? What are you going to do in Japan for taking a flight on New Year’s Eve’s night?”
Since she was his high school classmate, he had quite a good relationship with her back then.
The old friends met again, with Hayley included in the relationship. Alex felt nostalgic and became interested in talking to her. However, just as he was about to speak, a man walked in. Seeing Clara talking to Alex with a smile while leaning close to him, the upset man frowned and said, “Clara, who is he? You guys know each other?”
The man in glasses was around thirty years old and was about 5.7 feet tall. He looked at Alex with vigilant hostility.
At a glance, Alex could tell that this man was very worried about Clara.
Clara blurted, “He’s my high school classmate. I really didn’t expect that I would meet an old friend on such a flight on this day. I’m overjoyed.”
Alex took a glance at the man. Consequently, he was shocked.
The man had the aura of the Blood Cult on him as well. Furthermore, it was much denser than Clara’s. It seemed that he was even an expert.
Alex asked calmly, “Clara Beck, is he your husband?”
Clara said, “To hell with you. He’s not!”
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Then, she leaned in closer and whispered in Alex’s ear, “This guy has been courting me, butl don’t like him at all. But my parents are fond of him and insist on bringing the two of us together. What should I do? How about you help me and become my shield for once? I’ll treat you to dinner when we arrive in Japan.”
Alex saw the Fairy Doctor looking at him.
Even though Clara’s voice was low, how could it escape the Fairy Doctor’s ears?
He shook his head and said, “I’d better not! I think he looks quite fierce. Aren’t you trying to cause me trouble?”
Clara pouted and said, “Oh my, Alex Rockefeller. Who would have thought you’re such a guy? Am I not your friend? Are we not classmates? Back then, when you were hooked up with Hayley Hanson, who was the one always covered for you both? Who always created opportunities for you both? It was me! You’re a dignified man. How can you be so timid? Help me. You must help me, or else I… I’ll tell the flight crews that you sneaked in here. You’re going to end up with a fine!”
In her eyes, Alex was definitely in financial constraints for committing such a deed.
She had vaguely heard about the Rockefeller family’s matter. She knew that the Rockefeller family had suffered a great disaster, and he had become a commoner from a wealthy heir. However, she did not know about the matters after that. It was because she and her family had moved to Japan after she graduated from high school.
She had been studying and working in Japan.
Alex felt a headache coming as he was puzzled for a moment. How could he have such a chance encounter?
Just as he was in a difficult situation, the man could no longer bear to watch it. It was because, in his mind, Clara was his fiancée and his future wife. Now, she was leaning so close to a high school classmate and even whispering to each other.
Who did she think he was? Did he not need to keep his dignity?
A bloody glare flashed in his eyes. He finally could not hold it anymore.
He instantly walked over and grabbed Clara’s arm, pulling it hard. “Clara, mind your image. Even if you’ve met your high school classmate, there’s no need to lean so closely to chat with him.”
Clara was upset at once. “Ouch, ouch, ouch. What are you doing? I’m chatting with my high school classmate. Why are you pulling me away? Alright. Aurelius Augustus, let me be frank with you. He’s called Alex Rockefeller, my boyfriend in high school.”
Alex was dumbfounded.
The eyes of the man called Aurelius widened, not concealing the anger in his heart.
He said, “That’s just the past in the high school period. So many years have passed now. You should have forgotten about it a long time ago!”
Clara shook her head and said, “You don’t understand! In fact, we didn’t break up at all. After graduating from high school, I had no choice but to leave California and head to Japan. I didn’t want to break up because I still held hope! You don’t know it. We even used to have a kid…”
Alex’s eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.
Clara was a buffoon and a great liar in high school. Otherwise, how would she be able to deceive her teachers?
To his surprise, she was even spewing big lies now once she started talking.
Clara said, “I also thought that I would forget him, but after meeting him again today, I know that I haven’t forgotten him all these times! In my mind, he has always been the man I love the most. So I think the encounter today is the best chance of our reunion. Alex Rockefeller, are you willing to marry me?”
Poof!
The Fairy Doctor instantly spat the mouthful of water that she had just drunk.
Meanwhile, Clara pinched Alex’s waist as she whispered, “Hey, cooperate a bit. After this matter is over, I’ll give you one hundred thousand dollars. This should be fine, right?”
Alex did not know whether to laugh or cry. Finally, he said with a stiff expression, “I’m… willing to do it.”
The overjoyed Clara instantly hugged Alex and said to Aurelius, “Do you see it? Aurelius Augustus, you better don’t waste your effort on me. My heart doesn’t belong to you, and I gave myself to him a long time ago.”
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Without taking a glance, Alex could tell the expression on Aurelius’ face. It was definitely darker than a black pan.
After that, the man, Aurelius, did not say anything. He just satin his seat and looked at Alex and Clara from time to time. During this period, Clara chatted with Alex for a while. She probably wanted Aurelius to give up on her completely, so she leaned closely to Alex on purpose. She was even sitting on the seat’s armrest now… The seats in the first-class cabin were all couches. Even the armrests were soft and huge, so it did not feel out of place at all to sit on it.
During their conversation, Alex knew Clara stayed in Japan and rarely went back to America after graduating from high school. She just returned to the country very few times in the past few years, so she was considered to have emigrated to Japan. Her father was a senior executive of a certain company in Japan, whereas she was currently a sales manager in a food company in Japan. She came over for a business trip for the collaboration of domestic channels.
As a result, she had faced a delay and could only return on the night of New Year’s Eve.
Alex instead lamented, “I didn’t expect that you’d become a citizen of Japan.”
Clara said, “Don’t look at me with such harsh eyes, okay? For ordinary people like us, we don’t apply for citizenship just because we love that country, but it’s for the sake of survival and convenience. Although my citizenship has now changed to Japanese, I still love America the most. So there’s no conflict.”
“Alright, what you just said is right too.”
“What about you? Why are you going to Japan this time?”
“I’m… Going to find someone.”
“To find someone? Then, you have found the right person. I’ve been living in Japan for so long. I have even joined several American social circles in Japan and know people from all walks of life. Just tell me whoever you want to find. I should be able to help you find the person after posting it in social circles.”
Alex looked at her without saying a word.
Clara hammered him with her hand. “Oh my, you should say something!”
After a pause, she whispered, “Don’t tell me that you’re looking for your girlfriend, right? Did you fight with your girlfriend? Did she go to seek diversion in Japan?”
Alex shook his head.
“Then, who are you looking for?”
“That… Have you ever heard of the Izanami Shrine?”
Clara scratched her forehead. “No… Does such a place exist in Japan? Of course, but it doesn’t matter. There are so many shrines in Japan, just like the churches in America. You can find them wherever you go. There are more than a thousand shrines in the entire Japan. So it’s normal that I haven’t heard of it. I’ll help you ask about it right away.”
Just then, the young man called Aurelius spoke up, “How do you know the Izanami Shrine?”
When he said those words, not only Alex but even the Fairy Doctor and Uncle Drake pricked up their ears at once.
Clara said, “Aurelius, do you know the Izanami Shrine? Where is it located?”
“Why should I tell him? I don’t like him,” Aurelius said bluntly.
“You… Humph, it’s fine if you don’t tell. Do you think I won’t ask someone else if you don’t tell?” Clara snorted coldly and went to ask around in the social circles. Since the plane had not departed yet, she had not switched off her cellphone.
Just then, Uncle Drake and the Fairy Doctor quietly looked at Aurelius. They communicated with each other telepathically. Perhaps, they were discussing if they should take him down.
In conclusion, they decided to make a move after getting off the plane.
After another while, the plane took off.
Clara returned to her seat. On the other hand, Alex closed his eyes. He began to immerse his mind in the golden core and continued to figure out the situation inside the golden core.
No words were spoken all the way.
Clara probably thought Alex was asleep after seeing him closing his eyes. Hence, she did not continue to bother him. In addition, she was dead beat, so she just fell asleep.
When the plane landed, it was already midnight.
After Clara left the airport terminal, she realized Alex, the Fairy Doctor, and Uncle Drake were together. She looked at the Fairy Doctor, who had a stunning appearance in surprise, before asking Alex, “Where are you people staying?”
Alex seemed stumped by the question.
Uncle Drake said, “Let’s go to Higurashi Shrine.”
“Oh my, you’re going to Higurashi Shrine. That just happens to be on the way. I live close to Higurashi Shrine. Besides, I always go to Higurashi Shrine. An expert there has taught me some martial arts. So I’m quite powerful now.”
After that, she asked Aurelius if she could take Alex and the others to Higurashi Shrine.
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Clearly, the two people only had one car.
Aurelius’s expression became slightly strange. Unexpectedly, he did not refuse her. Soon after, Aurelius drove the group of people to Higurashi Shrine.
However, when they were in the middle of the road, Aurelius drove to a nearby forest and stopped the car. After pulling out the car key, he got out of the car and said, “Can you all come out?”
Alex and the Fairy Doctor looked at each other. Wasn’t that just what they wanted?
It was not convenient for them to make a move at the airport earlier, but it was a great opportunity to commit evil deeds in such a wilderness beneath the windy, moonless night!
Clara was furious.
She rushed out of the car and snarled at Aurelius, “Aurelius Augustus, what is the meaning of this? What are you trying to do, stopping the car in the middle of the road? Could it be that you wish to beat someone? If you want to fight, come at me anytime.”
Aurelius said indifferently, “Clara, you should know that you’re just my master’s disciple on the books, and I’m the official disciple. Those weak martial arts of yours can’t even touch the hem of my clothes!”
After a pause, he continued , “These people of unknown background wanted to find Izanami Shrine earlier, but now they want to find Higurashi Shrine in the middle of the night. They must have some ulterior schemes… Clara, put away your acts. I’ve heard all the whispers between you and this high school classmate of yours. He’s not even your boyfriend. He’s just putting on an act with you.”
Clara became embarrassed at once.
At this moment, the Fairy Doctor stared at Aurelius and finally spoke up, “So, do you know the location of Izanami Shrine? Tell us the exact location.”
Aurelius said, “I won ‘t tell you, but I’ll tie you guys up and send you all to Higurashi Shrine.”
As soon as he said that, a force burst under Aurelius’ feet as he lunged toward Alex. First, he really wanted to capture Alex. Secondly, he wanted to vent the anger in his heart and teach him a lesson. Even if it was just an act, he should not be so close to Clara.
Clara shouted to stop him.
She knew Aurelius was powerful, fearing that he would injure Alex. However, everyone that happened the next second overturned her morality.
Alex stretched his finger out and flicked the air. A stream of powerful invisible Chi hit Aurelius hard in the chest.
Boom!
He was sent flying, slamming into a large tree trunk ten meters away.
‘Huh?’ Clara rubbed her eyes as she could not believe the scene she had just seen. ‘What kind of trick is this? This is… Alex Rockefeller?’
Even Aurelius was stunned. He thought Alex was just an ordinary guy whom he could simply mess with. Only then did he know that he had hit a brick wall.
The Fairy Doctor walked over and asked him, “Tell me, where is Izanami Shrine located?”
Aurelius coughed a couple of times and said stubbornly, “You will never find out.”
Whoosh!
A knife suddenly appeared in the Fairy Doctor’s hand.
She stabbed Aurelius’s stomach with it right away.
Poof!
The knife had pierced his stomach at once.
“Ah!”
Clara was stunned as she looked at the Fairy Doctor dumbfoundedly. Then, she looked at Alex again as she unconsciously stepped back. She felt that Alex, at this moment, was a stranger.
The Fairy Doctor said to Aurelius, “You have one minute to consider it. I can save you within a minute. After one minute, even god won’t be able to save you!”
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The knife had pierced through Aurelius’ stomach and even pinned him onto the ground. He was in miserable pain as a large amount of blood flowed out under his body. He could feel that his life force was depleting rapidly.
He was about to go mad. ‘Who are these people? Especially this woman. She has just tried to kill someone without batting an eyelid.’
“I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you…” He pressed hard on the wound as his face turned pallid. “I just heard about this Izanami Shrine from my master. He said that… It’s a new shrine that popped out of nowhere recently, but it’s powerful yet mysterious. They once came to visit our Higurashi Shrine… I only know all these. Save me! Save me!”
Clara also said anxiously, “Alex, he… If he’s dead, y-you guys would be in trouble.”
“He won’t die!” Alex said indifferently.
At this moment, the Fairy Doctor pulled out the knife, and a jet of blood shot out of Aurelius’ stomach as he screamed. The Fairy Doctor immediately stopped the bleeding and repaired the wound with a stream of spiritual power.
Then, she fed him a pill. His life was considered saved.
Clara was stunned. She was born and grew up in an ordinary family from her childhood to adulthood. When did she ever experience such an incident? Her mind went blank. The extremely gory scene almost made her pass out.
“Alex, you… A-are you really Alex Rockefeller?”
“I… I… Why do I f-feel that you don’t seem to be like him?”
Alex looked at her and said, “I’m sorry for shocking you. But we haven’t met each other for years. There are great changes for sure, right? Clara, it’s getting late now. You should drive home to rest early! I guarantee that this guy won’t come to bother you anymore.”
Clara was startled for a while before saying, “Are you guys… Going to kill him?”
Alex looked at Aurelius. “It’d depend on whether he’s willing to cooperate. Also, I don’t want the one hundred thousand dollars that you wanted to give me. I’m not short of money. Thank you!”
At this moment, the Fairy Doctor grabbed Aurelius up. The wound on his body had been healed. Her medical skills were already decent. It was just a walk in the park to heal the stab wound on ordinary people.
“Let’s go!” Uncle Drake spoked up. “The most important thing now is to find Izanami Shrine right away. No one knows what’s happening there.”
Alex nodded.
The three people took Aurelius and began their journey rapidly by passing through the night like specters. In the blink of an eye, they had disappeared in front of Clara.
Aurelius was handed over to Alex.
At this moment, all he could hear in his ears was the wind sound. He could not open his eyes at all due to the incredible speed. Even if he opened them, he would feel dizzy.
After he just felt that a few breaths’ time had passed, Alex and the others stopped.
Uncle Drake’s voice rang. “We’re here!”
Aurelius was startled for a moment To his surprise, he had arrived at Higurashi Shrine after opening his eyes.
‘How was this possible?’
The place where he parked his car earlier was at least twelve miles away from this place. How long had it been? They had actually arrived at the entrance. Even if they were to fly over here, they could not be that fast, right?
Whoosh!
The gate was closed, so the few people jumped inside right there and then.
Alex threw Aurelius to the ground. “Go find your master.”
Aurelius dared not disobey Alex’s order, so he immediately walked inside.
However, almost after Aurelius had taken a few steps, a few dark shadows rushed out of the shrine’s vicinity with a whoosh. They appeared in front of them like specters.
“It’s the middle of the night. Who are you daring people trying to break into Higurashi Shrine?”
It was the Japanese language, and it was spoken rapidly as well.
Anyway, Alex could not understand it.
When Aurelius saw these few people, he seemed as if he had seen his saviors. He immediately rushed over and shouted, “Uncle Sanada, save me! These few villains from America almost killed me just now! They’re not good people. They are here to cause trouble.”
Smack!
A lantern lit up.
The man named Uncle Sanada was a bearded middle-aged man.
After taking a clear look at Aurelius, he said, “So, it’s you, Martial Nephew, Aurelius. Do they come from America? But, today is New Year’s Eve in America. What’s your intention for barging into our Higurashi Shrine at this moment?”
Clearly, the last few sentences that he said were directed at Alex and the others. His voice turned cold as well.
Uncle Drake asked, “Do you know where Izanami Shrine is located?”
He simply spoke English.
Uncle Sanada was startled for a moment, but he understood what was happening immediately.
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As an experienced member of Higurashi Shrine, one must certainly have studied the languages in America. “Why are you looking for Izanami Shrine?” Uncle Sanada asked.
“You just have to tell us. Where is it?” Uncle Drake yelled.
“I can’t tell you!” Uncle Sanada exclaimed.
Uncle Drake had lost his patience long ago. Now, whether his Dragon Lord, Martiny Mayer, was dead or alive was unknown to him. Earlier, he already wasted too much time on the road. What if he couldn’t make it in time, and Dragon Lord died? Uncle Drake, who was the Dragon Guardian, would be punishable by death.
Boom!
Uncle Drake sent Uncle Sanada flying with a palm strike.
“Argh!”
When two other members of Higurashi Shrine saw this, they instantly shouted angrily and attacked Uncle Drake. In the end, the outcome wasn’t surprising at all.
The two were sent flying like canon pellets.
In the next second, Uncle Drake unleashed his imposing aura.
A spiritual pressure that enveloped the entire sky, covered Higurashi Shrine. His voice, which sounded like an old dragon’s voice, resonated above the shrine. “Aoda Sasaki, your old friend is here to see you. Why don’t you come out and see me?”
The two words ‘see me’ resonated for a long time without signs of fading. In an instant, experts in Higurashi Shrine were all woken up by this voice.
The older generation of expert swordsmen, who were sleeping in the shrine and secretly cultivating, all opened their eyes.
Mr. Sasaki, who was sent flying, was stunned with his eyes widened. His name was Toro Sasaki. He was Aoda Sasaki’s grandson.
Toro didn’t think the people who came would be brave enough to call his grandfather out like that. One ought to know that his grandfather was already Higurashi’s number one expert a few decades ago. Moreover, he was known as the first swordsman in Japan. Many people had died under Toro’s grandfather’s blade.
Were they here to die?
Shuffle…
A shadow figure leaped out of the shrine.
“Which lowly figure dares to address the divine lord of Higurashi Shrine so directly?” the person shouted in the air.
Uncle Drake snorted coldly with his hands behind him. “I’m looking for Aoda Sasaki. Why are you here? Get lost!”
A soundwave came crashing down like a mountain. Uncle Drake didn’t even move his hands, but that person was sent flying against a wooden door. The wooden door was crushed into pieces.
Cling, cling!
Several wind chimes in front of the door made a rampant ringing sound.
Aurelius Augustus was instantly shocked.
‘Wasn’t this way too powerful?’
Uncle Drake was able to knock a divine servant of the shrine with a single sentence.
Was Uncle Drake a god?
“Aoda, I didn’t come here with a lot of patience in mind. I’m counting to three. If you don’t come out, I’ll tear your shrine apart,” Uncle shouted again.
As soon as he finished speaking, another voice was heard.
“Outrageous!”
“You have a death wish!”
“Argh!”
Three shadow figures shot forward with intense murderous intenL
Bang, bang, bang!
In the end, the three were sent flying. They even spat blood in the air.
“One! Two!”
“…”
Right then, a woman’s voice could be heard in the sky. “Aren’t you quite the bully, Mister?”
In the night sky, a barefooted woman hovered silently in the air. She looked down coldly at Alex Rockefeller and the rest There wasn’t any emotion in her unwavering eyes at all.
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Shuffle…
A group of people rushed out of Higurashi Shrine. The shrine was also brightly lit up on the inside. In fact, there were even sounds of a bell tolling.
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong!
The ringing went on for nine instances.
Higurashi Shrine wasn’t located far away from the residential areas in Japan. The nine tollings were loud enough to alert the citizens down below. The sound of a bell tolling woke up countless people who had entered their dreams long ago.
“What happened?”
“It sounds like the bell on Mount Higurashi. It tolled nine times in the middle of the night. Something major has happened!”
“Hurry! Let’s go and see if they need help!”
“Call the cops!”
Suddenly, all the citizens panicked.
The citizens residing down the foot of Mount Higurashi were basically loyal believers at Higurashi Shrine. As soon as they heard that something happened in Higurashi Shrine, many of them started running up the mountain in the middle of the night.
However, they soon discovered that something wasn’t right.
In the past, they could easily climb up Mount Higurashi. However, it now felt as if a huge rock was weighing them down. The further up they went, the bigger the pressure. Some old er folks, especially, felt heavy in their feet after taking the first step. Before even making fifty meters forward, they couldn’t take it anymore.
These people were panting heavily, and they felt as if their feet had been injected with lead. It also felt like their hearts couldn’t take it. Hence, many of the older folks retreated down the mountain.
The kids did the same. They were all amazed by the young people heading up the mountain.
“What exactly is going on? Why is it so hard to climb Mount Higurashi?”
“Could a miracle have occurred? I heard that the divine lord has been in isolation for twenty years. Could he have finally come out?”
“Huh? That’s worthy of a great celebration! The divine lord was the first swordsman in Japan. Now that he’s come out of isolation, does that mean he’s become a god? I think he should be called the first swordsman in the continent, the first swordsman in the world, and the strongest expert in the world!”
Nearly all the old folks here blindly admired Aoda Sasaki. They felt that there wasn’t anyone stronger than him in the world.
Soon, the young people couldn’t go any further up the mountain. The pressure was too great. Their legs were getting weak. If they kept moving forward, they’d have to kneel.
Right after that, much news about the miracle in Higurashi Shrine appeared on Japan’s internet platforms. Countless people started rushing over to Higurashi.
***
Clara Beck finally made it home in her car. She was troubled by a lot of thoughts on her way home.
Clara was only an ordinary girl. She had never encountered the cultivation realm. She only practiced martial arts with Aurelius Augustus because of his determined persuasion. Of course, Clara also wanted to become an expert fighter like Aoda, who nearly everyone admired.
However, what did Clara witness today?
She saw Alex Rockefeller flicking Aurelius away with a single tap of his finger.
What was this?
Was it magic? Was it a spell?
Or was Alex a legendary martial arts grandmaster?
Clara was too surprised. Alex was once her high school classmate, a male student with whom she was very familiar. She even coerced him into agreeing to be her shield, and she jokingly proposed to him.
In the end, he turned out to be this powerful.
Seeing how the Fairy Doctor unfalteringly attacked Aurelius, and she didn’t seem to care about killing someone at all, Clara wondered if Alex had also killed someone before. Was he… Was he a murderer?
With all sorts of strange emotions in her heart, Clara entered the house. In the end, she discovered her parents all dressed up. They seemed as if they were about to head out. “Dad, Mom, where are you going this late?” she asked curiously.
“Oh, Clara, you’re home. That’s great!” Clara’s mother said.
“Your father and I are heading over to Mount Higurashi. Please look after the house,” she added.
“Huh, why are you going to Mount Higurashi?” Clara asked.
“The bell on Mount Higurashi tolled nine times. Everyone’s saying that the divine lord of Higurashi Shrine has come out of isolation. He’s become a living god through ascension to the Void Shattering stage. Your father and I are going there and get a bit of fairy energy!” Clara’s mother answered.
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“What?” Clara Beck was stunned. She immediately thought of Alex Rockefeller and his friends, who rushed over to Higurashi Shrine with Aurelius Augustus.
‘Could Alex have caused all that noise?’
“I… I’m going too. I want to get some fairy energy, too,” Clara said.
In the end, like other people, the three of them couldn’t get up Mount Higurashi after arriving at the foot of the mountain. They retreated down the hill after taking a few dozen steps up the stairs.
***
Meanwhile, the divine servants, divine priests, priestesses, and others who ran out of Higurashi Shrine saw the woman hovering in the air. “Greetings, Goddess!” They all kneeled and shouted.
Alex’s eyes flashed twice when he looked at the goddess. He started frowning. Alex noticed blood energy from the goddess’ body. It was blood energy from the Blood Cult.
“Dawn, can you see it? This so-called goddess is someone from the Blood Cult,” Alex said to the Fairy Doctor.
The Fairy Doctor nodded. “I see it. It’s truly strange. Could people from the Blood Cult have already infiltrated Higurashi Shrine?” she asked.
Alex nodded at Aurelius. “Do you remember what he said? Izanami Shrine’s members are very mysterious. They even came to Higurashi Shrine previously… If my guess is right, those people who came are members of the Blood Cult. Hence, Dragon Lord and the rest must have fallen into the hands of the Blood Cult.”
Suddenly, Uncle Drake let out a roar. It was a real dragon’s roar!
His spiritual power gathered to form a giant dragon’s shadow figure. There were three of them. These three giant dragons formed with spiritual power swirled around and started causing collateral damage within Higurashi Shrine as they roared.
Suddenly!
Boom, boom, boom, boom-
Buildings within Higurashi Shrine collapsed. A huge hole appeared in the shrine.
Large patches of the wall collapsed, and many people in the shrine couldn’t dodge in time. They were all hurt by the collapsing structures. In an instant, people were howling in pain.
The people at the foot of the mountain didn’t know what was going on. When they heard a dragon’s roar, they thought it was the divine lord revealing himself. Somebody kneeled on the ground. “Welcome back, Divine Lord! Welcome back, Divine Lord!”
Suddenly, this became a laughable matter. Once this person did this, the people around him were influenced.
They also instantly kneeled and shouted even louder than him. A few seconds later, Japanese believers at the foot of the mountain were all kneeling on the ground.
Even Clara’s parents were kneeling.
Clara frowned. If this happened in the past, she would undoubtedly have kneeled too. However, she now felt that it wasn’t necessarily the divine lord’s doing.
Perhaps, Alex and his friends were causing this!
Clara’s parents couldn’t bear watching it any longer. They quickly dragged her down to her knees.
However, right then, a woman’s cold voice could be heard from the mountain above. “Outrageous! You’ve come to Higurashi Shrine to destroy it. You are punishable by death. Divine servants, listen to my command. Take these three people down!”
“Huh..?” The believers at the foot of the mountain were shocked.
‘What was going on?’
‘It wasn’t the divine lord revealing his dragon like powers. Somebody had barged into the shrine and destroyed it?’
‘Which b*stard had the guts to do that?’
Clara was the only one whose body was trembling. Wasn’t that woman referring to Alex and the others when she mentioned those three people?
They had barged into Mount Higurashi to cause a scene at the shrine!
‘Oh my god! Do they have a death wish?’ She wondered.
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As soon as the goddess gave her order, people from the shrine all started charging toward Alex Rockefeller and the others.
Uncle Drake snorted coldly. He had thoroughly lost his patience. “You guys will deal with these weaker ones. I’ll take down this annoying woman!”
The battle that happened next was not surprising at all. Alex didn’t even move. The Fairy Doctor beat up everyone who charged over. If she, the third strongest expert from Flying Eagles, couldn’t defeat a few disciples from a lousy Japanese shrine, it’d be embarrassing if word got out.
There was silence. There was a moment of dead silence on the ground.
For these people from the shrine, this was a difficult moment. None of them would’ve guessed that the intruders were so powerful. A single woman was able to defeat all of them.
However, the battle in the air was very intense.
The goddess’ cultivation was very strong. She seemed to be on par with Uncle Drake.
However, when members of Higurashi Shrine looked at the goddess in the sky, they all started feeling a coldness deep in their hearts. Was she still a goddess?
The woman’s body was covered in blood energy, and her eyes were bloodshot. She no longer looked like her high and mighty, fairy-like self with an air of divinity. She looked more like a blood demon.
Even the evilest Onmyoji in the shrine didn’t have such strong demonic energy.
Everyone was stunned.
“What’s going on? Why did Goddess turn into this? Is it because she’s gone astray in her cultivation?” Toro Sasaki asked, surprised.
Higurashi Shrine’s martial arts were based on kendo, and its members practiced kendo techniques. They weren’t wild shrines that prayed to the demonic god and cultivated in the demonic path.
The Fairy Doctor stood proudly amidst the group of people, and she overheard what Tom said. The Fairy Doctor was someone who had an in-depth knowledge of Japan. She glanced at him. “Can’t you see that she’s using the Blood Cult techniques?”
“The Blood… Blood Cult?” Toro exclaimed.
“You know the Blood Cult too! How… How could Goddess be using the Blood Cult’s demon techniques?” he added.
“I’ll have to ask you that,” the Fairy Doctor said.
“Huh..?”
Right then, the goddess was struck down from the sky by Uncle Drake. She plummeted to the ground, and a huge, deep pit appeared beneath her.
However, in the next moment, blood energy filled the deep pit. In fact, the sound of boiling water could be heard. Large amounts of steam began to rise from the pit, and a bloody scent spread throughout the shrine.
Meanwhile, fresh blood flowed out of the pit.
“Ahh!”
“There’s so much blood!”
“What’s going on? Is something coming out of there?”
This change was too sudden.
Apart from Alex and the others, Higurashi Shrine’s members were also shocked.
Meanwhile, an object in Alex’s body started vibrating on its own. It felt as if it wanted to jump out… At first, Alex thought it was the Chaos Tree. However, after taking a closer look, he realized it was the Soul Collection Coffin.
It was the third and final treasure Ksitigarbha had given him.
‘That’s odd. Why are you moving?’ Alex wondered. Meanwhile, the facial expressions of the Higurashi Shrine’s members changed drastically. They all started backing away.
That was because the huge pit that formed was now filled with fresh blood. It had turned into a blood pool, and a woman began floating out of the blood pool… She was the goddess, but she no longer looked like a goddess.
Her appearance had changed. She no longer had any clothes on. Her face that initially looked rather pretty, had now turned pale. Eight huge, hair legs extended from behind her to hold her entire body up.
She was now a giant human spider.
“Ahh!”
“Oh my god!”
“What is this thing?”
Members of the shrine were all shocked.
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The Fairy Doctor was also shocked. She even felt a little disgusted. “What is this thing? Is it a demon beast? I’ve never seen anything like this at the Flying Eagles Academy,” she said while holding onto Alex Rockefeller’s arm.
Alex had never seen anything like it either, but a message suddenly popped up in his mind. “Shura Spiderwoman, a kind of highly intelligent being in Shura Realm. It can possess another person’s body and turn into a human-like being. Its position in Shura Realm is only second to Female Shura. It’s highly toxic and challenging to deal with.”
This message came from the Ultimate Book of Medicine. Clearly, Alex’s ancestors had seen this kind of thing before.
Moreover, Alex also found out that two types of people could best deal with this thing. One was a mage from the Holy Sect, and the other was a Buddhist cultivator. Otherwise, this woman would still be able to regenerate. “Be careful. She’s highly toxic!” Alex warned.
As soon as Alex said this, Shura opened her mouth wide and spat out a large, white ball of spider silk in Uncle Drake’s direction.
Uncle Drake extended his hand and lifted a large chunk of emerald tablet from the ground through the air to block the spider silk. To his surprise, the emerald tablet that was at least half a meter thick was actually blasted apart.
Hiss…
Uncle Drake tilted his body sideways to dodge the spider silk that pierced through the tablet. However, this spider silk was very odd. There was a bit of venom in it. Although Uncle Drake avoided the main attack, some of the scattered venoms still sprayed on his shoulder.
It very quickly eroded his sleeve. Light green smoke appeared.
However, Uncle Drake didn’t care. Instead, she summoned an iron sword from his mind palace. He was getting serious.
“I don’t care what you are. You must die!” Uncle Drake tore his sleeve off and lifted his iron sword to charge forward.
His body turned into a shadow figure as a beam of light formed beneath his feet.
“Ahh!”
Shura Spiderwoman let out a pitiful cry. One of her spider legs had been chopped off by Uncle Drake’s iron sword. Dark, red blood gushed out violently, and it emanated black energy.
Right after that, her second and third legs were also chopped off…
Within a moment, the eight spider legs that grew behind Shura Spiderwoman were all chopped off by Uncle Drake. She had become the fully naked goddess once more. However, her naked body was now completely covered in blood.
Did she look good?
Not at all!
It was even a little disgusting.
Her face turned scarfly cold. “Human, you are powerful, but you shouldn’t have come to mess with us. You will pay for this. Death is your final predicament. There isn’t a second option.”
“You’re already going to die. Cut the crap and go to hell!” Uncle Drake shouted angrily. He rushed forward once again before lifting his hand with his sword and bringing it down.
The sword brought forth a bright ray of light that was up to a hundred meters in length. It slashed all the way down from Shura Spiderwoman’s head to her toe.
Her entire body was split apart
However, an odd scene occurred.
After her body was split apart, countless demonic spiders crawled out of her body. Upon taking a closer look, one would realize that these demonic spiders had human faces on their bodies. These were a kind of demonic spider with human faces.
It was as if the blade hacked a jar full of glass beads open. Once the glass had been broken, the glass beads in the jar would start rolling out… Meanwhile, these demonic spiders with human faces hastily scurried off in all four directions.
The goddess’ body, on the other hand, turned into lifeless human skin.
“Ahh!”
“Hurry up, run!” People in the shrine started shouting.
Alex and the Fairy Doctor also backed away.
However, those who were badly beaten up by the Fairy Doctor and couldn’t get up from the ground, suffered.
The demonic spiders with human faces crawled on top of them to bite them and suck their blood. In the blink of an eye, these people turned into piles of white bones. It was as if a cloud of locusts had passed by.
This was way too terrifying.
Even Uncle Drake quickly backed away. He was a little clueless as to how he should tackle this problem.