Chapter 283: Susanoo: “How Did My Divine Artifact Run Away?”
Kusanagi no Tsurugi.
It was precisely the divine artifact that Susanoo had plundered from Yamata no Orochi.
The appearance of a divine artifact, normally, was extremely powerful, but that was under the condition that divinity was used to activate it.
However, Susanoo, for the Kusanagi no Tsurugi to have a sneak attack effect, had deliberately not activated it, but had activated it after he had taken it out.
In the next second…
A wisp of Susanoo’s purple lightning divinity surged and entered the Kusanagi no Tsurugi.
Due to their thousand-year coexistence…
And with the curse power Susanoo had carried back then, it had caused the filthy aura that was now contained in his body to also be tainted with a part of the curse power’s traits.
Although Susanoo couldn’t completely use the Kusanagi no Tsurugi…
But if it was just for one or two uses, it was still possible.
And that was enough.
After the divinity had entered the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, in an instant, its power was completely activated.
On the hilt of the sword, a snake-shaped statue was like a dead object.
But when the divinity poured in, the snake’s eyes instantly shone with a dazzling purple charm. The entire snake statue, as if it had come to life, coiled around Susanoo’s right wrist, and its snake fangs fiercely bit into the web between his thumb and index finger.
Instantly, a deep black filthy aura spread, and a curse divinity frantically spread.
At this moment, to kill Tsukuyomi, Susanoo couldn’t worry too much. Even if he lost his absolute pure lightning divinity, and was mixed with this inferior curse divinity, he didn’t care.
As for this wisp of curse divinity, in the future, it wouldn’t be too late to spend a little time to erase it.
Now, Susanoo still had to prioritize dealing with Tsukuyomi.
“Squelch—!”
Natsuba Hanae danced, and the Umbrella Sword appeared, and it fiercely pierced Susanoo’s chest.
And Susanoo fiercely spat out a large mouthful of blood.
But Susanoo’s footsteps did not stop. Instead, he stubbornly withstood the piercing body and advanced, and the Kusanagi no Tsurugi fiercely swung at Natsuba Hanae.
Seeing this, a look of astonishment appeared in Natsuba Hanae’s pupils.
The Umbrella Sword’s slash was by no means a simple slash. Even if her own divinity was completely sealed, a divine artifact was like another unconscious god.
This also meant that the Umbrella Sword also contained divinity, and the Sanctuary Flame it carried.
Not to mention, although Natsuba Hanae had now lost her divinity, which meant the Sanctuary Flame had lost its fuel, this did not mean the Sanctuary Flame was completely gone. After all, the Sanctuary Flame and the crimson divinity were actually two parts of the same power.
The power of the Sanctuary Flame was a comprehensive composition of template power.
And Natsuba Hanae had also infused the remaining Sanctuary Flame power into the Umbrella Sword’s slash. Although it was not as powerful as annihilation, it was still unbearably painful, and possessed the Sanctuary Flame’s dense deathly stillness.
But the current Susanoo had actually stubbornly withstood this unbearable pain, and while being pierced by the Umbrella Sword, he had still continued to rush over.
This was something Natsuba Hanae had completely not expected.
Natsuba Hanae’s silver, crescent-moon-like beautiful eyes met Susanoo’s vertical pupils, which were now only filled with a violent beast-like nature, and only a wisp of reason remained. She instantly and slightly understood.
Although to be able to withstand the terrifying pain carried by the Sanctuary Flame had some connection with Susanoo’s own willpower…
But more, it was probably that the current Susanoo, the remaining reason was extremely little, and was more of a violent rage, and had lost a part of his pain perception.
Not to mention, the so-called beast was the more painful it was, the stronger its offensive power.
If there was an enemy in front, it would even attack at all costs. The current Susanoo was just like this.
However, Susanoo’s action had indeed exceeded Natsuba Hanae’s expectations.
And Natsuba Hanae’s dodging action was also a little hasty.
“Rip—!”
The Kusanagi no Tsurugi, from Natsuba Hanae’s cheek, had drawn a blood line.
And Natsuba Hanae had dodged sideways and had passed Susanoo.
Then, Natsuba Hanae turned again and looked at Susanoo, who had also turned and had stopped not far away.
Natsuba Hanae’s left hand couldn’t help but touch the scar on her face. Because it was too shallow, for an ordinary person, it was just a superficial wound. So the moment Natsuba Hanae touched it, it had already healed.
As for the filthy aura carried on the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, for Tsukuyomi, this ancestor of filth, it was not any kind of pollution at all.
Even in a slightly hasty situation, Natsuba Hanae had also made the most perfect dodge.
Now, Natsuba Hanae’s use of Tsukuyomi’s power had also become more and more proficient.
One sword strike from the Umbrella Sword and one from the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the results were undoubtedly worlds apart.
The Umbrella Sword’s one sword strike had in itself caused an extremely serious piercing wound. Not to mention the erosion of the Sanctuary Flame’s deathly stillness, which could greatly consume Susanoo’s already meager lightning divinity.
And even if Susanoo’s regeneration ability was that of a beast under this posture, it would also be greatly inhibited by the Sanctuary Flame, and what was consumed was not just Susanoo’s divinity, but also his physical strength.
This attack was a win-win situation for Natsuba Hanae.
Yes, Natsuba Hanae had won twice.
At this moment, the wound on Susanoo’s chest, which had been pierced by the Umbrella Sword, could not be healed, and blood was constantly flowing out. His body’s functions were gradually declining.
However, Susanoo did not show any dejected expression. Instead, he laughed contentedly.
“Hahahahahaha!”
“Tsukuyomi, do you think that by pushing me to this extent, you’ve secured your victory?”
“Then…”
“With that thought, you can fall into despair and die!”
On Susanoo’s face, the golden lightning appeared again. In his purple long hair, many strands were once again dyed gold.
And Susanoo could not let himself completely lose his reason.
So Susanoo had once again suppressed a part of his beastly consciousness and had let his reason return to his mind.
However, the suppression of his beastly consciousness also meant that his ability to recover had become increasingly feeble, and with his excessive blood loss, his face had become extremely pale.
It seemed that Susanoo thought his scheme had succeeded. This human-but-not-human, beast-but-not-beast face showed a more sinister and twisted cruel smile.
“The revived you probably doesn’t know that I have two divine artifacts in my hand.”
In Susanoo’s view, Tsukuyomi could not possibly have imagined that he had another divine artifact.
And normally, a god could not drive two divine artifacts, and could only possess one.
Because a divine artifact was the most essential derivative of a god. A single god could not possibly have two essences.
Susanoo, a thousand years ago, had also tried to refine another divine artifact, or to create another one.
But it had completely ended in failure.
This seemed to be a completely fixed iron law. Even a peak god could not step on this iron law, and could only obey.
And for Susanoo to be able to use the Kusanagi no Tsurugi once or twice was also a complete coincidence.
It was simply not replicable.
This was not only closely related to Yamata no Orochi’s uniqueness, but also had a great influence on Susanoo’s disposal of Yamata no Orochi’s curse power.
So, even if Tsukuyomi was stronger than Susanoo…
Knowing that Susanoo had used the ten-fist sword, she would surely not have thought that he had another means, another divine artifact that could use its ability.
Not only that, but for the effect of this divine artifact, Tsukuyomi surely could not have known, and even more so, she could not have broken it.
As far as Susanoo knew, the Yamata no Orochi back then had never fought with Tsukuyomi.
But…
Natsuba Hanae indicated that although Yamata no Orochi had never fought with Tsukuyomi from beginning to end, It had fought with her, and just a short while ago.
For Yamata no Orochi’s abilities, Natsuba Hanae knew them very well.
Natsuba Hanae felt that the divine artifact Susanoo had taken from Yamata no Orochi was really useful. If not for Susanoo taking it, Natsuba Hanae would probably not have been able to kill Yamata no Orochi so easily.
Speaking of this, Natsuba Hanae had to thank Susanoo.
As for how to thank Susanoo, she would just let him no longer suffer such painful torment and fall into an eternal deathly stillness.
A faint smile appeared on Natsuba Hanae’s lips, and in the depths of her silver, crescent-moon-like pupils, a hint of violence flashed for a moment.
Even if Natsuba Hanae’s divinity had been sealed now, her connection with Xiao Bai was built by the template. Even the power of Tsukuyomi could serve as a medium for communication.
And Natsuba Hanae transmitted some information to Xiao Bai.
And in the distance, Xiao Bai’s snake body straightened up, and her emerald-like, crystal clear snake pupils shone with an excited light. Her snake tongue slowly flicked out, and she firmly stared at Susanoo.
And Susanoo, although he sensed that he was being stared at by a low-level god, it was really not worth his attention.
The so-called low-level god, in his full-strength period a thousand years ago, even the aftershock of his power could cause a large number of them to be killed or injured.
Although to be stared at was a provocation to Susanoo, now the most important thing was to kill Tsukuyomi first.
A beginner god was just something to be crushed at will.
In the next moment…
Susanoo stared at the wisp of blood on the Kusanagi no Tsurugi.
This was the medium.
Unlike Yamata no Orochi, who could use its curse authority freely, Susanoo’s use of the Kusanagi no Tsurugi had various harsh conditions.
First of all, he had to obtain a wisp of the curse target’s blood to be able to use the curse on them.
That was why Susanoo had let himself be injured to draw a wisp of Tsukuyomi’s blood. Although on the surface, his injuries were very severe, to obtain the final victory, this was a necessary sacrifice and price.
Facing Natsuba Hanae, Susanoo’s voice was like a duet of a muffled thunder and a loud thunder.
And in its majesty, there was a hint of a hoarse and sinister murmur, which sounded extremely strange.
“I curse.”
“I seal your filth!”
On Susanoo’s lips, a terrifying sinister grin appeared.
Yamata no Orochi’s curse seal authority could seal the power that had caused It damage.
Yamata no Orochi’s eight snake heads could seal a total of eight times.
Of course, they could also be stacked and used to completely strengthen the curse seal, and even to curse other aspects.
Back then, when Susanoo had fought Yamata no Orochi, this seal curse had also made him a little tricky.
However, after Yamata no Orochi had sealed his lightning authority, Susanoo had also sealed Its curse divinity with his ten-fist sword.
And Yamata no Orochi, as an orthodox evil god, after its divinity had been sealed, It had completely gone mad and had lost its reason. And Susanoo still had extremely strong physical strength.
In Susanoo’s body, the lightning authority had spent a lot of time and had broken the seal. Finally, Susanoo had used his overwhelming lightning to easily kill Yamata no Orochi.
It had to be said that if not for Yamata no Orochi losing its reason because of losing its divinity, and thus its curse’s effectiveness had decreased, Susanoo would have very likely only been seriously injured, and would not have been completely killed.
The curse divinity was still extremely terrifying. In essence, it was not at all inferior to Susanoo’s lightning divinity.
In fact, in the mother tree, Yamata no Orochi had been born a peak god from the beginning.
Of course, although Yamata no Orochi could use the curse divinity so terrifyingly, what Susanoo could use was only the most shallow curse.
And Susanoo could only seal one kind of power that had caused him damage.
But that was completely enough.
With Susanoo’s words…
On the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, the snake statue instantly shone with a purple light, and with a vast curse divinity, it frantically surged towards Natsuba Hanae.
Then, half of the curse divinity in the Kusanagi no Tsurugi was missing, and the snake statue also became dim and lifeless.
But it still maintained its vitality.
Clearly, there was still a chance to use it again.
Next time, Susanoo was preparing to collect Tsukuyomi’s blood again, and directly seal her physical strength, and let her completely become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
At the same time, the curse divinity instantly attacked Natsuba Hanae’s entire body.
In the next moment, all traces of Tsukuyomi on Natsuba Hanae’s body disappeared. Her beautiful eyes returned to a red, glass-like color, and her filthy aura no longer rolled.
Even the celestial phenomena Natsuba Hanae had derived had returned to a daytime, and was covered with layers of dark clouds, and lightning flickered.
Seeing this, Natsuba Hanae’s brow furrowed slightly, and she once again felt the trouble Yamata no Orochi had brought her.
And It was not willing to be at peace even after death.
It was a pity that if not for the Amaterasu divinity, and with Yamata no Orochi’s curse divinity being completely restrained by the Amaterasu divinity, Natsuba Hanae’s choice of the ninth phoenix head might have fallen on the curse divinity.
And Susanoo, seeing Natsuba Hanae’s power disappear, and sensing that his injuries were also constantly getting worse, he quickly began his next attack.
Susanoo’s purple lightning and golden lightning intertwined in his body, and a thunderous roar echoed, and he shot at Natsuba Hanae.
And Susanoo held the Kusanagi no Tsurugi in his hand, and had no intention of retracting it.
This time, Susanoo was preparing to strip Natsuba Hanae of her peak god’s physical strength.
Just as the Kusanagi no Tsurugi was shining with an extreme purple charm, and just as Susanoo’s two thunders intertwined, and the Kusanagi no Tsurugi was about to attack Natsuba Hanae’s face…
Natsuba Hanae curled her lips slightly, a faint smile on her face, and Natsuba Hanae murmured softly,
“Xiao Bai, use all your divinity.”
Vwooooom——————————!
In the next moment…
A vast and powerful curse divinity erupted in the distance, and it rendered the sky in that area a purple aurora, and it was extremely beautiful.
And the Kusanagi no Tsurugi, which was about to cut Natsuba Hanae, the originally dim snake statue on it suddenly cheered.
With a swish, it detached from Susanoo’s hand and flew towards the distance.
Susanoo: “…”
Susanoo looked at his empty hands, and then at his all-out slash, which had hit nothing. Susanoo looked at Natsuba Hanae, who was at a very close distance.
And Susanoo fell silent.
