strictlysupreme Chapter 106: The Perspective of a Snake Demon
Chapter 106: The Perspective of a Snake Demon
"...Really, that little thing even managed to awaken this scoundrel." In a house in Beika City, Tokyo, a middle-aged man with a mustache was alone in his study, stroking his chin as if talking to himself: "Old wolf, old wolf~ See~ the scourge you left behind~ I didn't even bother to kill it all back then! Now the younger generation from outside is cleaning up our house for us!"
A mysterious male voice sounded beside him: "I was just a reincarnation back then, but this thing still has a trace of the Nine-Headed Serpent's bloodline. I want to kill him! But to kill him, I have to break the seal! What about my wife who just found me? Do you dare to say this to my wife?"
"And another thing! Don't call me Old Wolf! I have a feeling your next question is about my time! You contacted me just for this? Didn't we already pay him?"
The middle-aged man chuckled: "Heh, giving away unwanted junk as a reward, you guys really have the nerve!"
"Oh! By the way! Since you don't like this nickname, Old Wolf, how about I call you Erha from now on? It seems like modern people use that nickname to describe your juniors~"
"Get lost!" The man was clearly unhappy with the address and said weakly, "I'm a wolf! Those descendants who have been educated by humans are... well, never mind! What do you mean by 'rubbish we don't want'? Don't you understand subtraction and emptiness?"
"Pfft!" The middle-aged man burst out laughing: "Hahahaha! Are you trying to make me laugh my teeth out? I said I wanted to do something like subtracting to find the bottom and people would believe me, but the three of you want to do subtracting to find the bottom? Aren't you afraid of completely losing everything?"
The mysterious man was also a little embarrassed. The cultivation levels of the three of them were indeed not yet at the point of seeking emptiness through reduction. The reward, to be precise, was the reincarnation of those Japanese monsters.
Yes, it's the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons!
But they had nowhere to put these demons who roamed the night. Rather than leaving them in the Dharma-ending Age, on Blue Star where even the spiritual energy hadn't recovered, it would be better to find a suitable nanny... ah, master to take care of them... It's definitely not that they were being lazy!
"Didn't we give him the three divine artifacts as compensation?" the man muttered under his breath.
The middle-aged man rolled his eyes: "You dare mention those three pieces of trash? It's not even the original. How many copies did you make?"
"Then what else do you want?" the man said speechlessly. "Can't you just say what you mean? Besides, it's not even certain whether this kid can beat this little demon!"
"Hmph!" The middle-aged man chuckled, saying nothing more, but silently closed his eyes. After a long while, a voice echoed from the dimly lit study:
"We've slept for too long; the world has changed so much!"
"...Yes, I'm too ashamed to go back."
The study fell silent once again; more accurately, the two turned their attention to the battle between Li Muyang and the Yamata no Orochi.
Yamata no Orochi!
As a notorious and fearsome figure in Japanese mythology, Li Muyang naturally took him very seriously! There was no question of holding back! They were a whole realm apart! Dude! The way this guy looked at him left no doubt that he wanted to devour him whole! Had he messed with him?
No, this guy simply hates Qi cultivators! Could it be that he was beaten up by a Qi cultivator before?
Faced with such ferocity, Li Muyang immediately unleashed his full magical power!
Little White! Shennong Beast! Combine and evolve!
After a burst of cool music... of course, this doesn't exist in reality; it only exists in one's imagination.
Ultimate Li Muyang Beast!
Sensing the aura emanating from Li Muyang, the Yamata no Orochi went even more berserk! Not only was he a Qi cultivator, but he also possessed energy that restrained him! This filled him with utter disgust!
Poisonous mist, illusions, ghostly flames... all of them spewed out from the eight snake heads.
But they were all blocked by the divine radiance emanating from Li Muyang! They couldn't get close! Any one of these things would be fatal to any living being! Even a tiny touch would mean death!
But it just so happens that it encountered its nemesis, the Shennong Beast!
Orochi was stunned for a moment! This light, impervious to all magic, reminded him once again of those three terrifying beings!
Even the weakest of the divine dogs managed to bite off the head of the once invincible king in its eyes! That was the head of an Earth Immortal! The divine dog didn't even glance at it, and simply threw it away in disgust.
But it was precisely because of this head that he became who he is today! Knowing the dangers in the East, Orochi took advantage of the three holy beings chasing the Great King, swallowed the head in one gulp, refined it slightly, and then fled eastward. Using his swimming skills, he overcame countless hardships and crossed the sea to Japan.
The little, rascal snake demon discovered that there were no annoying Qi cultivators or powerful beings in this place! The original inhabitants, both foolish and weak, were quite satisfied and began to thoroughly digest this remnant body from the Nine-Headed Serpent's bloodline, and wreaked havoc on this land, until the arrival of a certain person who was using a alternate account for training.
If his own king knew that he had picked up his head and even devoured and refined it, he would definitely die without a burial place! But his greed for power overcame Orochi's fear of his king. Moreover, after experiencing that great battle, even if he was just a minor cannon fodder, Orochi had developed the idea of wanting to climb higher and see further!
This view from the sky! Even that scoundrel snake wants to see it!
Even after the end of the mythological era and the severance of spiritual energy, Orochi still relies on the remains of the Nine-Headed Serpent's bloodline and the divine position of faith he has condensed in Japan. That's right, Orochi is no longer just a demon! He has formed an existence similar to a god!
Of course, even at its peak, Yamata no Orochi could only barely touch the threshold of becoming a human immortal by relying on its divine status.
But as long as there are people in Japan who continue to spread the myth of Yamata no Orochi, Yamata no Orochi will not die! Even if he lingers on in death, he can still live on forever!
At least that's what he thinks!
I thought that after surviving and developing in Japan for so many years, I was no longer the same person I used to be. I thought I had faded away the shadows of those sacred things. I thought I was just an ordinary Qi cultivator from the East...
As a result, when he saw that Li Muyang had easily blocked all his attacks with just the divine light emanating from his body, Orochi finally remembered the history of being enslaved by those powerful, terrifying, and brutal beings!
Even now, he is still just a minor demon! Even though he lords it over Japan, Orochi knows very well that even now, if he returned to the battlefield of yesteryear, he would be nothing more than a slightly larger ant! He would not be able to withstand the aftershocks of a battle between great supernatural beings!
Do you think he knows he's wrong?
No, he just knew he was going to die!
This only fueled the Yamata no Orochi's even more brutal ferocity!
Orochi understood! If he couldn't kill Li Muyang, this Qi cultivator, today, from now on, another shadow would be added to his heart! In this life, no matter how long he lived or how powerful he became, he would always live in the shadow of Li Muyang!
don't want!don't want!don't want!
Kill him! Kill this Qi cultivator! Even if it costs me all the faith power I've accumulated over the years! I must kill this brat! I've had enough! The mythology has ended! The Dharma-ending Age has begun! Only he can ride on the backs of the weak! No one can ride on the head of his Yamata no Orochi!
From Li Muyang's perspective, after he transformed, the Yamata no Orochi simply opened its mouth and spat out something, which he then neutralized with divine light. The Orochi was stunned for a moment, then activated its red eyes! It started acting completely insane! It kept muttering: "Kill! Kill! Kill..."
Then, he emitted countless illusions that spread rapidly! These illusions, with their corrosive effects, quickly corroded everything in the subspace, including the pavilions and the mountain of corpses!
Of course, Li Muyang, who was enveloped in divine light, was definitely unharmed.
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Li Muyang curled his lips in disgust and leisurely complained, "Faith is indeed poisonous. In addition, this demon himself does not know how to cultivate his mind. I originally thought that what is said in the textbooks was not necessarily true. After all, who would be so stupid as to cultivate himself into madness? I didn't expect that it really is true!"
"Poor kid, he's constantly teetering on the edge of going mad, completely unable to maintain his sanity. This is... truly a generous gift of good karma!"
Li Muyang joked, but his skills were anything but slow. He stirred up waves of air to blow away the illusion in front of him. Although it didn't affect his normal movements, his Heavenly Eye had almost a complete field of vision in this state, and the illusion couldn't block his view at all.
But it's annoying! Extremely annoying!
Just as the Yamata no Orochi loathed Li Muyang, Li Muyang also loathed the Yamata no Orochi's aura!
You monster! Take this!
The research's most powerful technique finally has a chance to be showcased!
Sword Qi - Rolling Dragon Wall!
It unleashed a giant tornado of sword energy and slashed towards the Yamata no Orochi!
The dispelled illusion revealed the current form of the Yamata no Orochi. It had entered its final stage—yes, the boss had entered its final stage, which was the Yamata no Orochi's true form as a demonic beast! An eight-headed giant serpent! Its aura was fluctuating wildly! It had even recovered to the Fusion Realm!
The entire body of the Yamata no Orochi was covered in scales! The shimmering cold light proved its toughness! Li Muyang was shocked to find that his new ultimate move couldn't even break through the Yamata no Orochi's defenses! It could only produce a series of continuous clanging sounds.
Holy crap! Is this thing really that hard?
The new ultimate move failed in its first battle!
Orochi clearly wouldn't give Li Muyang a chance to keep attacking. Although it couldn't break through his defenses, it was still annoying him!
Eight snake heads! Simultaneously, they coalesced into a ball of energy radiating an aura of annihilation! The speed was incredible! In the brief moment Li Muyang was stunned, it had already completed its formation! It shot towards Li Muyang! In an instant, it was upon him!
Fortunately, although Li Muyang was stunned, his reaction was surprisingly fast. He had already activated his room and instantly teleported to dodge the destructive light wave from the Yamata no Orochi!
The light wave shot straight out of subspace, directly hitting the "tent" as if it were made of paper, posing almost no obstacle. The light wave had already pierced through the "tent"! It continued shooting towards the sky! Along the way, it destroyed an American satellite in space!