Meanwhile, Yu Qingcang wasn’t idle.
He didn’t charge forward recklessly; after all, as far as he knew, he had no experience dealing with Nanami’s third Shikigami.
If the third Shikigami was a close-combat burst type,
and Yu Qingcang insisted on charging in, he’d be delivering himself right to its doorstep.
Anyway, with so many people surrounding Nanami, they could take her down without any casualties!
So.
Yu Qingcang landed mid-charge.
He suddenly plunged his greatsword into the ground.
Hum~
An intense dark light burst from the greatsword, and the ground beneath his feet began to rumble and tremble.
Countless black energies emerged from the earth,
rising up.
Faintly, the sound of dragons roaring could be heard weaving through it.
And the range of the black energy was enormous, a full hundred meters!
Centered on Nanami!
“Baji Youlong (Eight Extremities Roaming Dragon)… using an Awakened Skill right off the bat, I guess that’s a compliment.” Nanami murmured.
Meanwhile, the tear in the Shikigami space on her chest was widening rapidly.
The next second.
A massive serpent head poked out from within. The sheer size of it sent shivers down the spines of the surrounding professionals!
But that wasn’t all.
Immediately after, the serpent’s body emerged.
Other heads also popped out one after another.
Yamata no Orochi‘s colossal body towered between heaven and earth, like a mountain, forcing the other professionals to retreat.
Even from within the Imperial Capital, people could see that enormous, terrifying monster outside the city walls!
Everyone was dumbstruck.
“What in the world is that? A wild monster?”
“Looks like a field boss to me. Why didn’t we hear any alert?”
“It’s huge! Holy moly!”
“This is over a hundred times bigger than any previous field boss!”
“Damn, who would dare fight that? I’m not going to my death!”
“How did a monster like this appear outside the Imperial Capital?”
……
For a moment, it captured everyone’s attention.
Yu Qingcang’s Baji Youlong couldn’t even be maintained; interrupted before it was fully unleashed,
he was forced to retreat explosively.
As he did, he stared intently at the monster.
He noticed especially that after Yamata no Orochi appeared, eight-colored ominous clouds churned in the sky above.
On the creature’s torso were decaying wood, moss, weeds, and festering wounds on its belly, a stench of rot filling the air.
It looked somewhat familiar?
Yu Qingcang’s eyes continued scanning.
Suddenly, in the space between the monster’s tail and body, he saw a sword – an unremarkable-looking sword, but one that was half-buried under the creature’s skin.
“One of Sakura Country’s Three Sacred Treasures, the Kusanagi no Tsurugi! This is… Yamata no Orochi!” Yu Qingcang was greatly shocked.
The moment he realized it,
he roared, “Everyone, fall back!”
At the same time,
he looked grimly at Nanami, who was on Yamata no Orochi‘s back.
Their eyes met, and Yu Qingcang immediately understood.
This Nanami had likely formed a reverse contract, offering her flesh and soul, selling herself to Yamata no Orochi to gain its protection!
Although he couldn’t see Yamata no Orochi‘s level or stats,
that was because its level was too high!
No need to guess, it was definitely above level sixty. Seventy or eighty might even be an underestimate; it could be level ninety or one hundred!
That was simply not something professionals from the current Heavenly Dao Alliance were qualified to contend with.
Anyone who went up against it would die!
Yu Qingcang also understood why Nanami dared to be so audacious.
Yamata no Orochi was her backing!
She had even recalled Kimnara and Dàoxíngqián.
After Yamata no Orochi appeared, it gazed greedily at the surrounding professionals.
But before it could act,
Nanami said in a deep voice, “Don’t kill anyone. If you kill someone, on top of violating international entry rules, I’ll face even greater punishment. The stats of those who attacked me would increase exponentially. You know I can’t die here.”
Yamata no Orochi seemed extremely displeased.
All its heads swayed restlessly.
In Nanami’s mind, Yamata no Orochi‘s hoarse voice sounded: “If that’s the case, why did you let me out?”
“For deterrence. I need to leave here. You can kill, but not now. The person you need to kill – once I find them, you must suppress and kill them as quickly as possible!” Nanami explained.
“Have you forgotten? You are my servant. I am the one who gives orders, not you!” Yamata no Orochi was very dissatisfied with her words.
“Of course I am your most loyal servant. I’m just asking for your help now. Once it’s done, after we kill that person and return to Sakura Country, I will serve you with ten times the resources!” Nanami said.
Although Yamata no Orochi controlled Nanami,
a beast was still a beast. Even an evil god who had lived for countless years couldn’t escape the desire of greed!
And Nanami knew well.
What did Yamata no Orochi, trapped so long in the Shikigami space, need most? It wouldn’t easily kill Nanami, nor would it easily break the reverse contract!
It needed Nanami to provide it with a massive amount of resources to fill the loneliness and greed it had endured for so many years in the Shikigami space!
Based on this alone.
Nanami was confident she had a way to reverse-manipulate Yamata no Orochi!
Sure enough!
Hearing Nanami’s words.
Yamata no Orochi fell silent.
Then it asked, “Where to now?”
The corner of Nanami’s mouth lifted slightly. “First, leave here. We’ll plan carefully. I need to gather information on that person. He can’t hide.”
Hearing this,
Yamata no Orochi twisted its massive body slightly, then soared into the air, speeding away towards the distant horizon.
It was so fast, no one could catch up!
On the spot,
the high-level professionals of the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Full-time League were all shaken, cold sweat covering their bodies.
Yu Qingcang’s expression was also grim.
“Alliance Leader Yu, what exactly was that?”
“This Nanami has actually become this terrifyingly powerful!”
“She’s going after that Necromancer. What if she finds him?”
“That Necromancer is a rare talent for our Dragonxia. We can’t let her kill him!”
……
Hearing this,
Yu Qingcang suddenly paused, looking at the few people around him.
Then, with a strange expression, he said, “You’ve reminded me. Before she kills that Necromancer, Nanami won’t easily kill anyone else. Otherwise, violating the dataization rules would render even Yamata no Orochi useless. She’ll probably go straight to the Necromancer to kill him.”
After saying this,
Yu Qingcang even had the leisure to explain: “Oh, and that thing just now was Yamata no Orochi, a special type of Shikigami that can’t be normally contracted by an Onmyoji. That Nanami has gone down a wrong path. I didn’t expect her to be so extreme; it’s probably driven by the Endless Tower rankings.”
At that moment,
the person beside him said, “That’s exactly what we’re worried about! With such a terrifying Shikigami, whether it’s a normal contract or not, its combat power is undeniable. What if it finds the Necromancer? What do we do then?”
The others around were also very worried.
But Yu Qingcang, on the contrary, was now relaxed and at ease.
He let out a breath and said, “Nothing to worry about. Let her go looking. If she can’t find him, I’ll tip her off.”
No kidding.
Yu Qingcang knew that among Lu Ran’s traits, there was the Skeleton Throne!
He had even taken down the Dark Elf Queen directly.
This infamous evil god, Yamata no Orochi – would it escape?
If Nanami took such a risk, she was just delivering a gift. Yamata no Orochi would be a gift for Lu Ran, and Nanami herself would end up being a gift for Lu Ran too.
Lu Ran might even indirectly acquire the two great Shikigami, Kimnara and Dàoxíngqián.
Absolutely perfect!
So.
Let Nanami go look.
If she really can’t find him, Yu Qingcang will give her a little communication, report Lu Ran’s location, and help things along.
Wouldn’t that be a beautiful thing!
