novelraw Chapter 505 - 504 Amaterasu! Amaterasu!! (9th Update!)
Chapter 505 - 504 Amaterasu! Amaterasu!! (9th Update!)
Smoke and dust shrouded the sky, and the earth was a scene of devastation.
Scattered black flames had turned countless rocks into glaze; the central area of Penglai Island had almost become a lava hell!
Were it not for that bright silver gateway radiating a clear, lucid, and pure aura, one might truly mistake this place for one of the levels in the eighteen layers of hell!
Amidst this desolate scene, a single strand of hair flew out from the blood and mire. It hung in the air, shining brightly, proclaiming itself the Sun Goddess of the Land of the Rising Sun!
The sight was truly bizarre!
However, no one dared to show any hint of disbelief. Everyone who saw the strand of hair was gripped by extreme terror; their pupils contracted to pinpoints, and their bodies trembled slightly.
"Japan's Amaterasu Omikami?" Ning Shuying, nestled in Qin Heng's arms, looked at the strand of hair, alarmed and uncertain, and whispered, "Qin Heng, be careful. This strand of hair is no trivial matter, she..."
"How dare you, mortals! To gaze directly upon a God! To even dare utter a God's name!" The strand of hair suddenly boomed, its voice filled with boundless anger, "You shall be executed!"
No sooner had these words fallen—
Than the laws and principles intertwining heaven and earth were stirred. An invisible force sprang from that strand of hair like an intangible blade, slicing through the air with a tearing sound, directly aiming for Ning Shuying's slender, jade-like neck!
It actually intended to behead her!
"How vicious!" Qin Heng frowned and raised his hand to block. He immediately felt an overwhelming force surge towards him like a crashing mountain or a tsunami. In that instant, he felt as if he had been struck head-on by a thousand-foot-high mountain!
BOOM!
The terrifying forces collided, setting off shockwaves that tore the air apart and shattered the ground, carving out a trench three to four hundred meters long. Qin Heng himself was blasted back over a hundred meters, his feet plowing two deep furrows in the earth.
Qin Xuantian was actually forced back? Repelled over a hundred meters by the power of a single strand of hair!? What in the world is this strand of hair!?
The people from Myth and Mount Olympus were shocked, staring at the strand of hair in disbelief. The terrifying strength Qin Heng had just displayed had already instilled in them a blind confidence in him.
They had almost believed Qin Heng to be invincible!
But now!
Merely a single strand of hair had forced Qin Heng to retreat over a hundred meters to dissipate the force!
Terrifying!
It was truly too terrifying!
If just one strand of hair is this fearsome, what kind of terrifying existence must its owner be!?
The people from Myth and Mount Olympus felt utterly overwhelmed.
This was supposed to be just an ordinary challenge, at most an exploration of the opportunities on Penglai Island. But no one had expected such a terrifyingly powerful being to appear!
What to do!? What should they do now!? If even Qin Xuantian is no match for this strand of hair, then we are nothing more than ants!
On the other hand.
Cheng Yuyao was also shocked, looking at Qin Heng with incredulity. She whispered, "Qin Heng doesn't seem to be a match for that... no, that strand of hair? This strand of hair is too monstrous! It's outrageously strong!"
"HISS!" Su Weiyang gasped, her voice grave. "This is the hair of a Great Saint! We must leave immediately! A strand like this comes from an existence beyond a Saint—a terrifying powerhouse known as a Great Saint! Go! We must leave now!!"
She, too, was panicking.
In her complete state, Su Weiyang possessed the cultivation of a Saint King. In that ancient era, she was considered a ruler capable of commanding a territory and wouldn't have given a mere Great Saint a second thought. But now, she was only a remnant soul, unable to exert even one-billionth of her power. Moreover, the remnant soul of a Saint King, to a Great Saint-level Martial Artist, was absolutely top-tier nourishment. It could enhance a Great Saint's understanding of Realms, increase their comprehension, and even help them break through directly! Although this strand of a Great Saint's hair hadn't detected her presence, if the Great Saint's true body were to descend, her wisp of a soul would undoubtedly be doomed!
"No, I won't leave," Cheng Yuyao said, shaking her head as she looked at Qin Heng not far away. "I want to see Qin Heng's true power. You said he is the Immortal Emperor reincarnated. Even if he only has Innate cultivation now, I don't believe he would be defeated by a strand of a Great Saint's hair!"
Saint, Great Saint, Saint King, Deity, Immortal Emperor!
The gap between a Great Saint and the Immortal Emperor (also known as the Saint Emperor) was truly vast. According to Su Weiyang's description of the Immortal Emperor's awe-inspiring power, not even countless billions of Great Saints could compare!
"..." Su Weiyang fell silent for a moment, then said, "Fine! I also want to see the prowess of the Immortal Emperor. But if he loses, we must leave immediately."
Clearly, Su Weiyang wasn't very confident about Qin Heng's capabilities. She knew all too well the gap between a Great Saint and those below. A single drop of a Great Saint's blood could obliterate a peak Saint. A strand of hair could crush a thousand-foot-high mountain, leaving a peak Saint with no chance to resist! Just how powerful was that Japanese priest earlier? And yet, he was only borrowing the power of this single strand of hair. That's why, when this strand of hair was damaged, his power plummeted so swiftly. To confront a Great Saint with the cultivation of pinnacle Innate? Even if it's just a strand of hair, it's still an absolutely impossible task—the gap is too vast, boundless. This isn't just transcending a few cultivation levels; it's attempting to cross an insurmountable chasm! In Su Weiyang's view, forget being the reincarnation of the Immortal Emperor; even if a Great Emperor who once reigned supreme over myriad paths were to be reborn, achieving such an unbelievable level-defying battle would still be absolutely impossible! This is an absolutely, absolutely, absolutely impossible thing!! However, to accommodate Cheng Yuyao's wishes, she had agreed to stay for the time being. In reality, she was already prepared to flee with Cheng Yuyao at any moment.
...
"Mortal, your power is so insignificant. It is a great honor to become a servant of a God. Come, kneel before me and bask in my divine grace."
The strand of hair trembled slightly. Its light and shadow briefly diffused and vanished. Then, it shockingly transformed into a beautiful woman in ancient clothing, over 1.7 meters tall, floating in the air. She looked at Qin Heng with eyes full of benevolence.
Her features were quite striking, yet she wasn't peerlessly beautiful, falling a bit short in comparison to Ning Shuying. However, her presence exuded a warm and gentle temperament. The simple black embroidered long dress she wore outlined her graceful figure vividly.
Dark flames solidified into a floating halo of fire behind her head. Though pitch-black and ominous-looking, they radiated the light of hope and life. Good and evil seemed to intertwine within her, indistinguishable from each other!
September 15th!
China, Penglai Island!
The supreme God of Japan! A Great Saint-level powerhouse!
Amaterasu!
Manifesting an avatar through a single strand of her hair, she descended here!