Chapter 282: Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, the One Who Rules the Night’s Food
And according to the information from the gods a thousand years ago…
The mother tree was Amaterasu.
And from what Natsuba Hanae had deduced now, Amaterasu was also Tsukuyomi.
Then why had the mother tree, the being who had given birth to Susanoo, subsequently used another form of identity to attack Susanoo?
In reality, Natsuba Hanae had a few guesses in her mind.
As everyone knew, Susanoo had been trying to advance to a higher level. In that era a thousand years ago, he had already vaguely sensed a level above a god. And then Tsukuyomi had fought him.
In that case, could it be considered…
That Tsukuyomi’s battle with Susanoo was specifically to interrupt his advancement to a higher level?
In Natsuba Hanae’s deep red beautiful eyes, a brilliant, glass-like strange light appeared, and her two eyes became long and narrow.
What secret did a higher level have?
Or was it that Amaterasu simply didn’t want any other god besides herself to reach this level, and that was the simple reason she had acted?
But according to this logic…
Why hadn’t Amaterasu completely killed Susanoo, but had only injured him to the point of near death, and had left this lingering problem?
After all, according to Susanoo’s words, Tsukuyomi had deliberately not killed him.
Natsuba Hanae wouldn’t think this was because Tsukuyomi wanted to humiliate Susanoo. The so-called humiliation was just Susanoo’s own strange way of thinking. Most people would have been lucky to have escaped with their lives.
And the real situation was clearly as Natsuba Hanae had thought.
After escaping with his life, Susanoo clearly had no gratitude towards Tsukuyomi, but his hatred had doubled.
Now, after thinking Natsuba Hanae was Tsukuyomi, he hadn’t even knelt down to kowtow to show his gratitude for being spared. Instead, he had unleashed all his power and was fighting Natsuba Hanae to the death.
Clearly, for Amaterasu not to have killed Susanoo, it was very likely also related to the level above a god, or to Amaterasu herself.
After all, according to the information Natsuba Hanae had gathered, the only existence above a god was Amaterasu.
So why Amaterasu had done all these ridiculous things, probably only Amaterasu knew. It was highly likely that it was related to her own rank.
As for now…
Natsuba Hanae looked at the charging Susanoo, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
She would just have to use this… oh, no, the authority she had devoured from the gods, how could it be called stealing? It should be called using this hard-earned power.
Natsuba Hanae closed her eyes tightly and chanted softly. Her murmured voice was like the surrounding air shattering and vibrating, and it echoed.
“Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, the one who rules the night’s food.”
Vwooooom———————————————!!
The sky darkened.
And it covered everything she could see and hear.
And an extreme black curtain descended.
The originally white sky instantly turned an inky black, and the sun and moon were reversed.
The sun hung low, and the moon hung high.
Natsuba Hanae opened her eyes again. Her originally red, glass-like eyes had already transformed into a pure, crystal silver, and they shone with a brilliant, dazzling light.
As if the moon were in Natsuba Hanae’s eyes.
However, its shape was not a circle, but a crescent moon, with a waxing and waning.
This was because Natsuba Hanae had not yet completely obtained all of Tsukuyomi’s abilities, all of her authority.
Although ever since Natsuba Hanae had completely obtained Amaterasu’s divinity, she had also been mastering and familiarizing herself with everything about it. This naturally included its other form, that is, the power of Tsukuyomi.
But Tsukuyomi’s complete power was a power above a peak god.
Natsuba Hanae naturally could not cross such a vast rank and master her power, so what she had mastered was just a crescent moon.
However, with Natsuba Hanae’s astonishing talent, the power of Tsukuyomi that a peak god could master, she had now also completely familiarized herself with.
So…
At this moment, Natsuba Hanae had released all of Tsukuyomi’s power.
Of course, although Natsuba Hanae could cover the entire land with the night, she was not so stupid. Even if Natsuba Hanae had a lot of power to spare, if she were to do so…
This night, which carried Tsukuyomi’s aura, would also spread to Takamagahara.
And it would surely make Amaterasu, who had a wisp of awakened consciousness, also sense this abnormality. Natsuba Hanae would not bet on whether Amaterasu’s currently awakened wisp of consciousness could thus lock on and observe her own existence.
Natsuba Hanae could only be as careful and cautious as possible.
Moreover, to cover the current city and a part of its periphery was enough to deal with Susanoo.
At this moment, Natsuba Hanae, who was fully focused on looking at Susanoo, did not notice…
In Tsukuyomi’s night sky, when it had covered the large area outside the city…
In the forest, on the plain, in the lake…
Those areas that were covered by the night, those strange creatures with unrecognizable and ferocious appearances, all looked at the dark night at the same time.
In the depths of their pupils, a full sense of hatred appeared, and they barked nonstop.
However, besides hatred, there was also a deep fear.
Until after a while, the strange creatures had returned to normal, as if everything before had been a false impression.
And all of this, Natsuba Hanae, who was still drawing Tsukuyomi’s power to her entire body, had no free time to pay attention.
Otherwise, if Natsuba Hanae were to think a little, the doubts would only be more.
Tsukuyomi’s power was now boiling in Natsuba Hanae’s body, and it was immense.
Natsuba Hanae’s long, silver, waterfall-like hair became more and more transparent, and was dyed with a few hints of a dark black.
Natsuba Hanae’s fingernails also turned black, and her fair skin gradually transformed into a silver color.
If Natsuba Hanae’s divinity had not been sealed, and had been balanced, her own image would probably not have become so different.
And with Natsuba Hanae’s divinity sealed, everything about her was transforming towards the nature of Tsukuyomi’s power.
What surprised Natsuba Hanae was that Tsukuyomi’s power was clearly the same as a filthy aura.
But Natsuba Hanae’s own power of the Old God had no intention of fusing with it. In fact, they were separated in her body. If not for Natsuba Hanae consciously intertwining them, they would have probably been completely separated.
This made Natsuba Hanae’s brow furrow slightly.
Natsuba Hanae’s own power of the Old God was obtained from the Old God. Could it be that the Old God and Tsukuyomi did not use the same kind of filthy aura?
Was there a difference in filthy auras?
Suddenly, a thunderous roar from Susanoo pulled Natsuba Hanae back to reality.
“You still say you’re not Tsukuyomi?!”
Natsuba Hanae: “…”
Natsuba Hanae was indeed not Tsukuyomi.
However, her current form did indeed not have much persuasive power.
After all, her entire body was filled with Tsukuyomi’s power. Whether it was her aura or her own appearance, she probably also leaned towards Tsukuyomi.
Tsukuyomi’s power was constantly impacting the divine seal, and Natsuba Hanae’s own divinity was also constantly struggling.
But the ten-fist sword was after all the sword of the gods. To want to break free from this level of seal was not a matter of a single moment.
In that case…
Natsuba Hanae had no choice. Since Susanoo didn’t believe it, then it was useless to say anything.
It was better to persuade him with reason.
It had to be said that Tsukuyomi’s filthy aura, combined with the power of the Old God, made Natsuba Hanae’s heart thump…
—Restlessly!
In Natsuba Hanae’s silver moon’s pupils, a madness spread and a hint of a violent nature from an evil god appeared.
Natsuba Hanae lightly licked her lips, and the faint smile on her lips curved into a cruel arc.
“Moon dance.”
A moon bloomed at Natsuba Hanae’s feet.
With a graceful turn like a waltz, like a dancing night swan, Natsuba Hanae easily dodged Susanoo’s punch, which carried a violent purple lightning.
And when Susanoo had turned and had come again with another punch…
Natsuba Hanae, with a flexibility that was impossible for a normal person, once again dodged this attack.
Then the thunder stopped, and the powerful purple lightning light slightly dimmed.
But in the next moment…
A moonlight appeared!
The crescent moon in Natsuba Hanae’s eyes suddenly appeared with a dazzling silver light, and it was almost about to overflow from her eye sockets, dazzlingly strange. The moon in the sky shone in harmony.
Natsuba Hanae clenched her right fist, and in her hand, a full moon seemed to be hanging here, and it burst with a brilliant moonlight.
—Moonfall.
At some point, through the night, Natsuba Hanae had already leaped to above Susanoo.
And Natsuba Hanae’s right fist fiercely smashed at Susanoo’s head!
As if a real moon had fallen.
“Boom—————————————!”
A sound like a death knell echoed endlessly, and it shook the clouds.
Susanoo was once again crushed to the ground by a single punch, and had lost half his head. A purplish-black blood swept across the ground, and it was dripping.
“Roar—————!!!”
A howl like a beast’s was heard.
Susanoo, who had lost half his head, his right leg flashed with a purple lightning, and his speed instantly climbed to its extreme.
At a speed that even Natsuba Hanae could not completely react to, Susanoo fiercely attacked.
Unable to dodge, Natsuba Hanae blocked with her left hand.
“Boom——————!”
Like a thousand thunders exploding, and with a muffled sound like a cannon…
Natsuba Hanae was sent flying. However, the force was within her tolerance. Natsuba Hanae did a backflip to unload the force, and then gently landed on the ground.
Natsuba Hanae looked at her left arm. After being hit by Susanoo, it had already become charred and cracked, and even exuded a hint of a meaty smell.
At this moment, without her divinity, Natsuba Hanae had no immortality.
And with the Sanctuary Flame, which could devour lightning divinity, also relying on her divinity as a source of energy, without the buff of her divinity, she could only barely resist.
As for Tsukuyomi’s ability, it seemed there was no ability related to recovery.
Natsuba Hanae could only rely on the recovery ability carried by the pure filthy aura, and under the influence of Susanoo’s lightning divinity, to slowly recover.
However, it wouldn’t take too long, and it wouldn’t have too much of an effect.
Instead of caring about Natsuba Hanae’s insignificant injury, she was more interested in Susanoo’s current state.
“Ah————!” “Ah——————!!!” “Ah——————!!!!”
“Tsukuyomi, I will have you die!!!”
Susanoo’s legs, which were not so much legs as they were claw-shaped, and with a flash of purple lightning, he wanted to continue to charge at Natsuba Hanae.
However, just as Susanoo had taken a few steps, he had retreated again. His steps were as if he were drunk.
And Susanoo covered his head with both hands and shook it fiercely.
“No, no, no! I must be calm! I must be calm! I can’t let the beast’s consciousness occupy me!!”
In Susanoo’s right eye, a small half of his golden pupil, which had already been occupied by a purple color, because of the pain of half his head being destroyed, and with Susanoo’s willpower, he had barely recovered a trace of clarity.
And half Susanoo’s head had also begun to regenerate at a high speed.
With this wisp of a clear consciousness…
Susanoo had already completely understood that although Tsukuyomi’s current power had weakened considerably compared to before…
But he was also the same.
With the two of them weakened, Susanoo, who had been no match for Tsukuyomi before, was naturally no match for her now.
Susanoo had thought that by sealing Tsukuyomi’s divinity, he would win. Now it seemed that this was probably Tsukuyomi’s trick.
It was highly likely that Tsukuyomi had also been weakened considerably, and did not understand Susanoo’s reality, so she had used her divinity as a disguise to probe out his true strength, and then had used her own filthy aura to fight.
Indeed, if Susanoo had known she was Tsukuyomi, then probably at the beginning, in a state of complete divinity, and with his current state, he would not have been without a chance to fight.
At this point, Susanoo could only use a stratagem to buy himself a chance to live.
Thinking of this, Susanoo’s originally drunken steps immediately stopped. In his two eyes, an extremely pure beastly nature appeared, a pure violent color.
And Susanoo roared,
“Roar————————!”
In this roar, there was no emotion, only an endless thunder.
Susanoo seemed to have completely transformed into a thunder beast. A purple lightning frantically surged all over his body. He was as if he were bathed in a lightning light, and his muscles swelled, and his veins bulged and twisted like a lightning python.
And saliva continuously secreted from his mouth.
With a flash of purple lightning, Susanoo was on all fours, and he moved like lightning, and in an instant, he disappeared without a trace.
Seeing Susanoo’s appearance…
Natsuba Hanae’s brow furrowed slightly, and Natsuba Hanae murmured softly,
“He’s lost his reason?”
Before Natsuba Hanae could think carefully, Susanoo, with a flash of lightning, went straight at her. Without any turning or moving, Susanoo fiercely swung a lightning claw that was filled with an extreme power.
And Natsuba Hanae, with a flash of moonlight in her right fist, also returned the blow.
Their attacks were like the tip of a needle against a wheat awn, and they fought in a continuous storm, and they beat each other.
However, with Susanoo not knowing how to dodge and block, although he had super-speed regeneration to recover, in an instant, he was still covered in blood and gore, and a large patch of flesh was splattered, and it was a blurry mess.
But Susanoo seemed not to feel any pain, only the endless roar of a beast.
As long as this continued, when Natsuba Hanae broke the seal of her divinity, then Susanoo would only have a dead end.
“Boom————!”
With another punch, Natsuba Hanae’s right fist hit Susanoo’s abdomen, and she prepared to withdraw.
But suddenly…
Thousands of purple lightning bolts flashed, and like a rope, they bound Natsuba Hanae’s fist. Susanoo’s left claw instantly and fiercely grabbed it. Only a wisp of a golden pupil, once again shone with a hint of consciousness. Susanoo grinned sinisterly.
“I’ve got you!”
—Kusanagi no Tsurugi!!
With a thought, in Susanoo’s right claw, the Kusanagi no Tsurugi appeared, and a powerful curse power spread.
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