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It was really disrespectful to say that to Saiou. But Kagura wasn't referring to Saiou. She didn't say anything more.
"So the attack was also fake? What was your purpose in having me come here?"
Isayama did not answer, but instead stared at Kagura with interest.
"Where is your Yata Mirror? A mere sealing array like this shouldn't be able to completely restrict the Yata Mirror, right? It is a divine weapon after all."
"As expected, your target is the Eight-foot Mirror."
It's not surprising. The only thing on Chizuru Kagura's body that is valuable enough for someone to covet is the Eight-foot Mirror.
Isayama was right. This kind of sealing array was indeed not enough to completely trap her. She just wanted to test Isayama to get closer, but the cunning woman was like a fox and was not fooled at all.
fox?
Kagura suddenly realized what that faint evil smell she had just smelled was, body odor?
"It's rare to cultivate spiritual power, Isayama Miko, you were actually controlled by a mere demon fox?"
Although foxes are very famous in mythology, and there are even gods like Daohe, generally speaking, fox demons in the world are not strong, and most of them are driven as shikigami.
"You mean the fox demon?"
Isayama showed a strange smile, and the wind blew her hair up. Under her bangs was not the smooth skin of a woman, but a bright red color.
Kagura was confused at first, but the next moment she realized what it was.
"Killing Stone!"
Chapter 398 Tamamo Mae
"Captain, Captain, it exploded! It exploded again!"
The so-called head of the group refers to the town’s vigilante group, a security patrol team spontaneously formed by the public.
The young man who was speaking came jogging over wearing a construction site safety helmet.
"What blew up?"
"It was a construction site. There was an explosion at a road construction site in town. There was a huge hole. They said they saw a flash of light, and then it exploded."
"Flash? Could it be that the circuit is on fire?"
"No, it wasn't the circuit. Just like the other day at Daiban Onsen, the flash appeared in mid-air."
This was not the first accident. About a week ago, the Dafan Hot Spring at the entrance of the village also exploded. The entire pool was in a mess, and the changing rooms were blown over and were completely unusable.
"Could it be a monster?" This kind of thing, their vigilante group may not be able to handle. If there really is a monster, then only the ZAT team can deal with it.
"Have you contacted the ZAT team?"
"But the villagers said it was done by the nine-tailed fox. Everyone saw Hongxiang coming over at the last Daiban Hot Springs and this time at the construction site."
"Hongxiang?"
The head of the group had some impression of this name. It was an eleven-year-old girl, and people in the village said she was the child of a vixen.
Her mother disappeared three years ago. It's not surprising that she disappeared. In a rural area, in a town this big, one or two people would disappear every few years. But Hongxiang's mother disappeared in front of everyone. She disappeared suddenly, and no one could find her. It's been three years, and there's no trace of her.
There has always been a legend about the nine-tailed fox in the village, so people say that Hongxiang's mother was transformed from a nine-tailed fox. She is the child of a fox demon.
At first, not many people believed it, but strange things always happened around Hongxiang, so gradually, those who didn't believe it began to be skeptical, and no one was willing to get close to her.
"Anyway, let's contact the ZAT team first."
Not far from the village, in the misty forest, Kagura looked solemn.
She possesses one of the three sacred artifacts, the Yata Mirror, the most powerful artifact in mythology.
But what she was facing at this moment was also the famous 'legend'.
She should have realized earlier that this was Nasu County, Ibaraki Prefecture.
This place name was called "Nasuno" in ancient times and is also a well-known place in mythology.
Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Toba, there was a beautiful lady in the palace. She was the daughter of a samurai family and presented to the imperial palace. Because she was a lady with a virtue like jade, she was given the name Tamamonomae.
However, not long after the close relative beauty, Toba fell seriously ill for unknown reasons, and invited the priest Abe Yasuchika from the Onmyoji, who discovered that Tamamonomae was actually a nine-tailed fox monster.
When Tamamonomae realized her tracks were exposed, she fled from the palace. Kamitsusuke and Miurasuke led the imperial guards to hunt her down, and together with the great Onmyoji Abe Yasuchika, they killed Tamamonomae in Nasuno.
After death, the nine-tailed fox turned into a killing stone.
Tamamonomae is a famous monster, so much so that when talking about monsters from the island country, many people think of the image of the nine-tailed fox.
"Hand over the Eight-foot Mirror, Lord Kagura, or else we will be embarrassed by violence."
"Isayama Miko, I have a question. Are you still yourself now?"
Hearing Kagura ask this, Jianshan Mei laughed unbridled.
"I thought you were going to say something, Palace Master, you are so stupid and cute. Of course I am Jian Shan Ming, Jian Shan Ming is me. I feel good now."
"You have no idea how wonderful it feels to be free from the constraints of a frail human body."
She took the initiative to push aside her bangs, revealing a pebble-sized bright red stone, and she stroked the stone with her fingers in fascination.
That's it, letting endless power continuously fill her body, she will not age, and will not die.
There is no mistake, that is the Killing Stone.
Kagura had seen the Killing Stone ten years ago, when she had not yet inherited the Eight-foot Mirror and taken charge of the Ise Shrine. She was still a little girl in training. A small fragment of the Killing Stone turned the world upside down.
But the one at that time was not as big as the one on Isayama's forehead now.
Kagura thought of a TV series that was popular online recently, the one that could be watched on mobile phones, called "Inuyasha". Kagura would pay attention to anything related to the one at Tsukimine Shrine.
The so-called Four Souls Jade is almost the same thing as the Killing Stone. It is the crystallization of the soul of Tamamonomae. If a monster obtains it, it can greatly enhance its demonic power, and it will lose itself accordingly. The same is true for humans. While becoming powerful, they will become slaves to the stone.
Only a witch who truly possesses powerful purifying spiritual power and has no desire for power can seal it.
The former has the ability to purify resentment, and the latter is not confused by the power of stone. Both conditions are indispensable.
But this is easier said than done. It is extremely difficult to cultivate powerful purifying spiritual power. In today's world, it is almost impossible.
Yet, possessing power yet having no desire for spiritual energy is something even Kagura herself cannot do.
Jianshan Ming obviously couldn't do it, she had already lost.
But Isayama herself obviously doesn't think so. She wants the Eight-foot Mirror because a voice in her heart tells her that as long as she gets the Eight-foot Mirror, she can completely release the sealed Killing Stone.
By then, she will have a stronger power, the power of the entire Killing Stone, and the complete power of the legendary Nine-tailed Fox Tamamonomae.
Immortal, immortal, indestructible, eternal youth and beauty.
Isayama could no longer hold back, she knew that Kagura was very strong, and it was not an exaggeration to say that she was the strongest shrine maiden of the time.
But so what? She is Tamamonomae, the disaster that happened eight hundred years ago. She is a peerless demon who has not been forgotten by mankind even after eight hundred years.
Kagura had indeed fallen into the trap.
Isayama no longer hesitated, and a large number of blue butterflies emerged in the sky.
Some of the butterflies swarmed towards Kagura, while others gathered in Isayama's hands and transformed into a long sickle.
Once she decided to take action, Isayama moved as fast as lightning. It was as if she disappeared into thin air, and in the next moment, she appeared above Kagura's head.
The sickle fell in one go.
Kagura didn't move, as if she hadn't come to her senses yet. Isayama was very proud, thinking that the Lord of Ise Shrine was just like this, just a mere human.
But her scythe never fell.
Because of the sickle, both the right hand holding the sickle were separated from the body.
It was the apprentice shrine maiden who had always been ignored by Isayama, and she was holding a long sword in her hand without him noticing.
What's even more terrifying is that Isayama didn't even know when she appeared beside him. She couldn't accept being injured by a human, claiming to be a great monster.
As soon as the ghost curse was used, it easily cut off Jianshan Mei's right hand.
"This is not an ordinary long sword, it is actually a divine body!"
No wonder it could hurt me. That was the body of the god that was enshrined in front of the throne of the Ise Shrine all year round and was regarded as the true deity of the god. Such a revered divine object was actually used as a weapon.
"You bitch, you're not an apprentice shrine maiden! So, the hidden shrine maiden of Ise Shrine really exists!"
Isayama already understood the other party's identity.
The so-called shrine maidens exist to serve the gods, and blessing and exorcism are side jobs based on this.
However, as the Ise Shrine has been directly responsible for the safety of the imperial family for thousands of years, it is rumored that there are hidden priestesses who are directly responsible for the battles.
Chihaya is missing, not because of insufficient practice, but because they will not be registered and their names cannot be found in official archives.
They do not serve gods, but live only to fight against evil.
Gui Zhulan stood with a knife in his hand, looking majestic and staring at the evil creature in front of him.
Even though his arm was cut off, Jianshan Mei started laughing, as if that arm did not belong to him.
"It's really interesting. The shrine that is known as the best in the island nation should not be underestimated."
The right arm fell without spilling blood. The arm and sickle turned into blue butterflies in mid-air, flying up into the sky.
On the other side, Kagura was trying hard to communicate with the Yata Mirror, and after seeing this, she understood something.
The shrine maiden named Jianshan Mei must have died a long time ago. Both her body and soul no longer exist.
"I see. Even my body is no longer my own. It has been completely corroded by the Killing Stone. No, it has been taken over by Tamamonomae."
Isayama did not obtain Tamamonomae's power, but was chosen by Tamamonomae as the medium for her resurrection.
Her body and consciousness probably no longer have any trace of what they once were as a human being.
"What do you know! What's the use of a fragile human body? Look at this perfect body."
The Killing Stone glowed, and the blue butterflies flew back and landed on her missing arm, forming a new arm.
It was exactly the same as before, and there was no sign that it had ever been cut off.
"This is what humans have always pursued, the immortal power. It cannot be injured and will not age."
With such a choice, who would be willing to be an ordinary human being?
Gui Zhulan rushed forward again, the long sword in his hand was as flexible as a part of his body.
As if it has no weight.