The six gods had already surrounded the egg.
The continuous sound of a heartbeat emanating from the egg made the six gods feel extrely uncomfortable.
Xianyun frowned as the Guizhong Ballista floated in her hand. "This fluctuation… it feels no weaker than the Overlord of the Vortex, Osial, whom the Sovereign once suppressed."
Xianyun waved her hand, causing a spatial vortex to appear, continuously absorbing the unsettling miasma of Yomi into a pocket dinsion she had casually created.
"After all, this is the divine power of a Supre God—it ranks even higher than the Sovereign, second only to the authority of the Heavenly Principle. Even if it lacks divine control, this power alone is already on par with the gods who once vied for supremacy against the Sovereign."
Moon Carver stated, "Regardless, we must eliminate this evil entity."
Mountain Shaper added, "The Sovereign must be watching. Even if we cannot handle this, he will surely intervene."
Xiao gripped his green spear tightly, his expression cold. "It's coming."
The mont his words fell, everyone turned their gaze forward.
The child who had ascended to godhood had been successfully born. Yet even surrounded by six true gods, Hagoromo Gitsune showed not the slightest trace of fear.
Crack!
The sound of breaking ca from the egg's shell. Hagoromo Gitsune's face flushed with excitent.
"Ah~ Seii, my child, I have waited so long for you!"
Crack, crack, crack…
The egg, imbued with the miasma of Yomi and demonic energy, began to shatter. Fragnts of the shell peeled away, one after another.
Within these shattered pieces, the enormous mories of Hagoromo Gitsune's thousand-year cycle of reincarnation surfaced.
mories of everything she had done to bring Abe no Seii back into existence.
Seizing the bodies of noblewon, commanding yokai to harvest their hearts and livers, even devouring yokai herself.
She had used every possible thod to amass yokai power, without hesitation or restraint.
Spreading her arms wide, Hagoromo Gitsune sighed in self-admiration.
"Ah~ what a long journey it has been."
"A thousand years of mories are returning…"
"I have longed for my child countless tis, reincarnating over and over again, waiting for this very mont."
"My child has finally beco a god and returned to this world once more."
At these words, she turned her gaze toward the six gods of Takamagahara, who also seed to be awaiting the birth of her child.
"Even among the gods of the Takamagahara, there are ranks and distinctions. Seeing my child, the Lord of Yomi, about to be born—have even the gods above begun to fear? Hahaha!"
It was as if all of Hagoromo Gitsune's prior fear had been vented in this mont.
Xianyun snorted coldly. "Hmph! Truly, the ignorant know no fear."
The mont she finished speaking, a Guizhong Ballista appeared behind her, firing a blue light spear straight at Hagoromo Gitsune.
Though it was rely a basic attack, it was more than enough to obliterate a re millennium-old fox yokai.
"Ah!" Hagoromo Gitsune scread in terror. "Seii—!"
Crack!
As she cried out in panic, a bloated, decayed hand suddenly stretched out from the cracked egg, seizing the incoming light spear. With a single squeeze, the spear shattered.
In the next instant, the egg fully ruptured.
Crack, crack, crack—Boom!
The mont the egg shattered, the sky above Kyoto turned the color of Yomi's underworld. A dim yellow glow of Yomi's light rained down continuously from the heavens.
It was as if the world itself was welcoming the birth of a new god.
But it was not the world's will—rather, it was the imnse power of Yomi manifesting in the mortal realm, clashing violently with the natural order of the world.
The power of Yomi, the underworld, was never ant to manifest in the mortal realm.
Otherwise, the world's order would collapse—
The dead would find no rest.
The living would be unable to survive.
It was akin to the abyssal forces of Teyvat, which must never surface on the continent.
Abe no Seii stepped out from the broken shell of the egg. Standing at around two ters tall, his body was grotesquely bloated and twisted, writhing with festering pustules.
Pure Yomi energy clung to his body, exuding an oppressive presence on par with an upper-tier god.
He radiated a paradoxical aura—both sacred and defiled.
"Ah… a thousand years… I have finally been born."
Feeling the imnse power coursing through him at this mont, Abe no Seii turned his gaze toward the six gods encircling him.
"You've waited long enough, gods of the Takamagahara. I appreciate your patience in witnessing my birth."
In his mind, the six gods had accepted his supre divinity, knowing they could not defeat him, and had thus chosen to wait for his arrival.
Having said this, he turned toward his mother, Hagoromo Gitsune.
Seeing her son ascend to godhood, Hagoromo Gitsune trembled with excitent. She floated toward him at once, her hands quivering as she caressed his face.
"Ah~ Seii~ I've finally seen you again… It's been a thousand years… Co closer, closer… Let your mother embrace you."
She wrapped her arms around Abe no Seii.
His expression remained indifferent. The divine power of Yomi surged within him.
In an instant, the already burning land of Kyoto twisted and distorted.
At the point where Abe no Seii stood, the gates of Hell burst open, rapidly expanding. Within the blink of an eye, the entire city was swallowed whole.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh…
Sinister crimson flas burned fiercely within the void leading to Hell.
Xianyun's expression changed slightly. "So this… is Hell, the world's wickedness that denies reincarnation?"
This was the realm of the dead, the cycle of rebirth distorted by the power of Yomi—a domain that did not exist in Teyvat.
It was one of the most fundantal rules governing a world.
Xiao raised his spear. "There's no need to wait any longer. Let's attack together. Even if this fiend commands Yomi's power, without divine authority or a divine seat, there's no guarantee that we cannot suppress him."
Just as the six gods were about to strike, they witnessed a scene that even they had not expected.
Abe no Seii slowly pushed Hagoromo Gitsune away from him.
"Beneath us lies Hell—my dwelling place for a thousand years, the final resting ground of humans and yokai alike."
Hagoromo Gitsune's expression froze in shock.
Her body lost control, plunging straight into the abyss of Hell.
"Sei—"
Abe no Seii watched his mother's descent with a cold, emotionless gaze.
"Thank you for everything, my great mother."
"It is thanks to you… that I can embark on my journey once more."
For the first ti, a trace of emotion entered his voice.
"You were once my sun, the light that gave hope and warmth."
Hagoromo Gitsune plumted into Hell.
Countless colossal, rotting hands seized her, dragging her deeper into the abyss. The flas of Yomi burned her body relentlessly.
She scread in agony.
"Seii!"
"Seii! Why?!"
Abe no Seii, his expression devoid of emotion, watched as his mother was fully consud by the depths of Yomi. Then, turning away, he shifted his gaze toward the six gods who had been preparing to strike.
"Only by abandoning you… can I walk this path."
The six gods, including Xianyun, were montarily stunned by the scene of Abe no Seii's "filial devotion."
"He actually cast his own mother into the abyss…?"
The gods snapped back to their senses. Such things had not been unheard of during the Archon War.
Xianyun spoke coldly, "A re fiend who dared to covet godhood."
Even in Liyue, where peace had long been established, such tragedies still occurred. Her disciple, Shenhe, had once been offered to a demon by her own father in a fit of madness. Fortunately, Xianyun had found and saved her in ti.
Now, with his only remaining bond severed, Abe no Seii had stepped into the realm of gods through the path of darkness as an onmyoji.
The light of Yomi shone down in a blinding radiance.
Abe no Seii spread his arms wide, reveling in the complete descent of his newfound power. Golden platycodon sigils appeared on his chest, back, and eyes, solidifying his aura at the level of an upper-tier god.
"The path of demons is but a shadow. Only when light shines upon my back can I truly descend as a god into the mortal realm. Fear , gods of the Takamagahara! The one before you now is the new Lord of Yomi! Hahahahaha!"
His laughter was wild, frenzied.
Xiao's expression remained cold. "Fiend, die!"
Divine power and authority surged forth, and his divine techniques erupted instantly.
"Manifestation of Wrathful Demonbane!"
"Divine Art – The End of All Suffering!"
Back when he was a re adeptus, these divine techniques had been granted to the Yaksha by the Sovereign himself.
Even then, these techniques allowed the Yaksha to contend against gods. Now, as a true god, using divine power to wield these arts unleashed their full potential.
For divine arts were, after all, techniques ant for gods.
In an instant, Xiao appeared before Abe no Seii. His spear danced in rapid strikes, each thrust powerful enough to shatter a thousand-ter mountain.
Abe no Seii sneered, raising his hand. A golden platycodon sigil manifested before him.
Boom—!
The spear clashed repeatedly against the sigil, each impact causing deafening explosions. The platycodon barrier fractured with each strike, but it still managed to withstand Xiao's relentless assault.
The collision of divine forces instantly tore the atmosphere asunder.
From the point of impact, shockwaves of blue and gold rippled outward in every direction.
The scorched, fla-covered earth was swept up in the violent aftermath, sending torrents of dust and stone surging skyward.
Abe no Seii laughed maniacally.
"Hahahaha! I am the Lord of Yomi! My station far surpasses your so-called Primary God, the Sovereign! With your ager divine power, you are no match for . You should kneel and pledge fealty, beco my retainers!"
His words enraged the six gods.
A re usurper who dared to seize godhood… actually dared to insult the Sovereign in such a manner!
"Attack together!"
A battle more intense than ever erupted in an instant.
"Guizhong Ballista – Fire!"
Fifty Guizhong Ballistae materialized behind Xianyun. Golden runes swirled around her, and dazzling arrays ford at the tips of the machines.
Buzz—buzz—buzz…
Xinyan conjured spatial vortices, constantly disrupting Abe no Seii's movent.
Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper unleashed their most powerful techniques in a relentless bombardnt.
Boom—boom—boom—!
From a distance, Ganyu continuously nocked and fired ice-forged arrows, each capable of turning thousands of ters of land into a frozen wasteland.
One after another, colossal golden beams, fifty ters thick, rained down upon Abe no Seii.
In the blink of an eye, the entire world was consud in an unbearable, blinding white light.
The sound of the sky being torn apart.
The earth being split asunder.
The flas roaring as they were swept into the chaos.
BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—!
The heavens and earth trembled.
Under the protection of the daiyōkai who had sworn allegiance to the Sovereign, the people who had fled Kyoto turned back—only to witness the horizon consud in golden flas.
Explosions rumbled from afar, reaching their ears.
The ground trembled violently, causing elderly people and children to stumble and fall.
Nurarihyon gazed at the burning skyline, his expression solemn. "The battle between gods has begun… Even the sky itself is ablaze. We can feel the sheer terror of their power, even from here."
Toga smirked confidently. "One day, I too will ascend as a True God of Takamagahara."
Nurarihyon chuckled lazily. "Heh, sa here."
Those six gods had ascended from re immortals to true gods only recently, yet they were already strong enough to set the sky itself afla.
Only by becoming a god could one truly be considered a supre existence, standing above earth.
...
In the first round of battle, the gods had already gone all out.
Even though their opponent lacked divine authority or a divine seat, his power had already reached the level of Osial.
The blinding light of their combined attack gradually faded.
As the gods regained their vision, they saw before them a massive crater, spanning thousands of ters across and several hundred ters deep.
Rivers of molten lava flowed down the crater's walls like streams, pooling at its center.
It was as if the land itself had been wounded and was bleeding.
All traces of Kyoto's ruined structures had long since vanished without a trace.
Xianyun extended her senses to scan the surroundings. "Did we finish him?"
Xiao imdiately turned his gaze toward the crater's center, his brows furrowing. "No."
Moon Carver spoke in a deep voice. "Even after taking our full-force attack… he still isn't dead?"
Guizhong sighed. "The divine authority of Yomi is truly unfathomable. His body is entirely composed of Yomi's power… He is no longer a living being, but a demon forged purely from Yomi's essence."
"Our divine power is ineffective against Yomi's force. Even if we obliterate his body, as long as his consciousness remains, we cannot destroy him."
Xiao nodded. "But neither can he defeat us."
As they spoke, the scattered fragnts of Yomi's energy swirled like a vortex, rapidly converging at the center of the crater.
Within monts, Abe no Seii reford.
At this mont, his laughter was even more unrestrained, even wilder.
Spreading his arms, he proclaid:
"Do you see now? This is the power of the Lord of Yomi! The one and only force that can rival the Lord of Takamagahara!"
"Kneel before , you pitiful gods! Serve under my banner, and I shall grant you godhood equal to the Sovereign himself!"
"In Yomi, there are countless divine seats awaiting their rulers!"
The six gods remained expressionless, treating his words as nothing more than the buzzing of flies.
A re usurper… Did he truly believe he could seize a supre divine throne?
Did he dare to mock the Sovereign by offering a divine seat as a bargaining chip?
At that mont, a steady voice rang out from behind them.
"Enough. I will take it from here."
The six gods turned sharply toward the familiar voice.
"Sovereign!"
There, before them, stood Morax, clad in divine regalia.
Beneath the shadow of his hood, only half of his face was visible.
Xiao imdiately lowered his head in sha. "Forgive us, Sovereign. We were powerless… We have failed you and forced you to intervene."
Morax's expression was calm.
"I sent you here to battle this demon as gods—to let you grow accustod to wielding divine authority."
"The power of Yomi from the Supre Throne was never sothing you could contend with."
At these words, he turned his gaze toward Abe no Seii.
Within his golden eyes, a trace of killing intent flickered.
It was not overwhelming—
But it was absolute.
No unnecessary words were spoken.
"Heaven Moves, All Things Follow—"
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