Chapter 397
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Chapter 397: Two Guardian Deities
Chu Jiang looked around, but he didn’t see countless ghost children or Yamata no Orochi. However, he couldn’t convince himself that it was all fake, as that feeling from earlier was still vivid in his mind.
And, did he really let go?
Chu Jiang looked at his hand again, and suddenly released five ghost dragons from inside the Ghost Dragon Seal.
Then, to his astonishment, he saw his own face on them. Those faces filled with negative emotions were slowly fading away, as if they had just experienced a fierce battle…
Despite his doubts, Chu Jiang didn’t evade or try to bypass the mysterious Headless Guardian Deity; instead, he continued moving forward.
This is obviously something very important, and it’s even possible that the main body of the big snake is hiding inside the Guardian Deity.
Chu Jiang came here to solve this, and he wouldn’t give up unless there was no hope at all!
……
Meanwhile, as Chu Jiang attempted to have a deeper interaction with the Guardian Deity again, Soga Hayayuki had her own situation.
She had already sent away five suitors with strict conditions, and all of their attempts ended in failure.
And then the story progressed to the part where the emperor of the island country heard about Kaguya-hime’s unparalleled beauty and tried to summon her to the palace.
Faced with the summons, Kaguya-hime refused to comply, even if it meant sacrificing herself.
So the emperor and an old man discussed a plan and intentionally invaded their home at the foot of the mountain under the pretext of hunting, in an attempt to catch a glimpse of Kaguya-hime’s appearance.
The emperor’s plan quickly succeeded as he was stunned by Kaguya-hime’s beauty and grabbed hold of her sleeve, trying to take her away.
As the story goes, Kaguya-hime should have disappeared from the emperor’s sight, making him realize the difficulty and giving up.
But at the moment her sleeve was caught, Kaguya-hime inexplicably felt a deep sense of disgust.
Kaguya-hime didn’t like the Emperor’s rude behavior. She looked at the man in fancy clothes with a small beard, and suddenly her eyes froze!
Then the Emperor’s head was severed from his neck, and blood poured out!
Even more horrifyingly, his head turned upside down, with the crown of his head resting on his neck, and the cut facing the ceiling.
Then, the headless body flipped over and fell onto the tatami mat with a thud…
Kaguya-hime was stunned when she saw this scene. What was happening??
How could the Emperor die? He still had an important role to play. They were going to communicate for three more years and deepen their bond. And when she returned to the moon, she was going to give him the elixir of immortality.
Suddenly, Kaguya-hime painfully covered her own head and her figure flickered uncertainly.
After a few minutes, she finally caught her breath, lowered her hand, and her body became clear again. She remembered everything!
She wasn’t Kaguya-hime at all; she was Soga Hayayuki, the precious gem of the Soga family!
When Soga Hayayuki realized this, her world in her eyes started to crumble and fade away, and the bloody corpse of the emperor disappeared without a trace, just like a dream bubble.
Finding herself back in the Ghost Abyss, Soga Hayayuki felt relieved yet a little scared.
This experience was too unbelievable. The mission report from the Peaceful Spirit Garden didn’t mention anything like this at all.
If it wasn’t for her personality and the conflict with Kaguya-hime from "The Tale of Taketori," which caused her to deviate from the script, she might have foolishly continued to act on.
If that happened, Kaguya-hime would surely return to the moon world, and "The Tale of Taketori" would also come to an end.
Since the story was over, would she disappear from this world forever?
The more Soga Hayayuki thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Suddenly, she remembered something. Tanakano had become her adoptive grandfather, and Kujo Kazuki had become the Mid-ranking Councilor, and both of them were in great danger.
However, Soga Hayayuki looked around and couldn’t find any trace of them. She couldn’t even reach them through her phone.
Therefore, she hesitated for a moment, but decided to try and contact Chu Jiang on one side while continuing to walk down.
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On the side of Chu Jiang, he saw various bizarre entities again by touching the Headless Guardian Deity.
However, this time he was very calm, only rolling 666 as soon as possible.
But this time his luck wasn’t as good, as Chu Jiang continued to throw three or four times without success, instead encountering various attacks.
These attacks were not only targeting his body but also his will.
As a result, Chu Jiang had to temporarily stop this attempt, which only had a 5% success rate; he also had to constantly evade the "pursuit" of the child ghosts and try to seal Yamata no Orochi, making it very difficult to multitask.
……
After entering the state of seeing spirits for the second time, it didn’t take long for Chu Jiang to be pounced on by the children and forcefully exit this eerie state.
Chu Jiang pulled back his hand from the Headless Guardian Deity once again and wiped away his cold sweat with an unpleasant expression on his face.
The reason for the failure this time was because the Ghost Dragon Seal couldn’t hold on any longer!
He took out the sealing object and looked at it. On the seal, various faces appeared, not only his own but also the vacant and numb expressions of many children in despair.
This thing has carried too much negative emotions in a short period of time. Now, even the Ghost Dragon can’t be summoned anymore. It can be said to be temporarily out of order.
This gave Chu Jiang a deeper understanding of the horror of the Ghost Abyss.
Not only can it evoke the negative emotions inside you, but it can also forcefully infuse external negative emotions onto you. Who can endure this?!
As expected, nobody can easily deal with an S-class ghost. You see, at this moment, Chu Jiang hasn’t even touched the actual form of Yamata no Orochi, he just saw it devouring the spirits of the children with a vacant gaze.
Speaking of these children, what exactly is going on with them??
Do they truly wish for him to save them, or are they simply the ghost servants of Yamata no Orochi? Otherwise, why would they go to such extreme lengths to stop him?
Chu Jiang started thinking. He needed to find a way to fight against negative emotions. Even if he could remove the disturbances caused by the ghostly children, he still had a high chance of losing when facing the real Yamata no Orochi.
"Ding-a-ling!"
Suddenly, Chu Jiang’s cellphone rang. It was the satellite phone given to him by the Peaceful Spirit Garden.
Chu Jiang glanced at it and saw that Soga Hayayuki was calling. He immediately answered.
"Hello, it’s me. How are things over there?"
Soga Hayayuki spoke in a serious tone, "I was caught in an illusion before, no, I was dragged into a dream-like world that felt real. Finally, I managed to escape."
"After escaping, I tried to search below for the traces of our two companions, but I couldn’t find them. Instead, I came across a mysterious Headless Guardian Deity."
