Time seemed to have been paused,

After a long stagnant silence, Xiaotiangou, who was protected behind Jinjian, was the first to poke his head out.

He grabbed the corner of Jinjian's clothes,

He carefully stared at the floating divine sword,

He asked tentatively, "What exactly... does it want to do?"

Hearing Snickersnee's question,

Jinjian's expression changed,

He looked sideways with a hint of realization. "I see,

Can't you hear it? "

"... Hear what?"

"The sound of the Heavenly Feather Slash."

Xiaotiangou was stunned when he heard that. Then, he tried his best to prick up his ears and hold his breath,

However..,

He could only say dejectedly, "... No, I didn't hear anything at all..."

Of course, he wouldn't doubt Jinjian's words,

So, it was still because his cultivation was not enough,

His heart ached!

Under Snickersnee's conflicted and distressed appearance,

The Heavenly Feather Slash in mid-air suddenly changed its posture,

It changed from the original horizontal saber to a vertical one, and the tip of the sword pointed to the ground.

Xiaotiangou: "... What does it mean?"

Jinjian was silent for a moment,

Then he said, "'The weak and the mortal are not qualified to listen to my mantra'... he said so."

The Heavenly Feather Slash buzzed in response,

Then, it floated up again, looking down at them from a higher position.

"..."

Xiaotiangou thought for a moment, then puffed up his cheeks angrily, "What,

This guy is too much,

He actually said that I'm a weakling! "

Heavenly Feather Slash: Buzz

Xiaotiangou: "... I don't know why,

I keep feeling that it's laughing at me. "

— No,

This was not an illusion.

Jinjian listened to the "Hmph, at least you have some self-awareness, brat" that only he could hear. He decisively chose to look away and pretended that he did not hear it.

"What exactly is going on?"

Jian Su, who also could not hear the sound of the Heavenly Feather Slash, frowned and said angrily, "How can the Heavenly Feather Slash..."

"You may be an excellent warrior, but you are not a qualified swordsman."

Jin Jian abruptly interrupted War God Jian Su's words, as he spoke.

"… What do you mean?"

"Can't you feel it? The [Heavenly Feather Slash] is declaring war on me." Fu Mourning God paused for a moment before adding, "From the very beginning, it has always been this way."

To be more specific, ever since he and the Heavenly Feather Slash sensed the existence of the two of them at the same time, the divine sword's restless humming had never stopped.

If one were to ask why, wasn't it obvious?

The unsurpassable divine sword, Heavenly Feather Slash, had finally met … the opponent he had been waiting for all this time!

Jinjian: "And your lack of awareness has already made him unable to tolerate it."

Therefore, it was only natural that the Divine Sword, which had always been unruly and willful, would decisively abandon this temporary master who made it unhappy.

Ares God Jian Su was stunned for a moment. Then, as if he had been hit by a heavy blow, he instantly collapsed. "How, how could this happen …"

— -The heartache was suffocating!

"Hahahaha!"

Any unhappiness of the enemy was enough to become the source of Oro's happiness. "What an excellent entertainment, Chuyun God."

Xiaotiangou, who was watching, saw Ares God Jian Su's already ugly face become even darker. He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "He still dares to provoke Oro at this time. Is Ares God Jian Su really a guy who is not afraid of death … Wait, Ares God Jian Su directly attacked?

Without the [Heavenly Feather Slash], he shouldn't be able to win against Oro, right? "

Jinjian looked at the War God and the evil spirit who were fighting each other again. One of them was so angry that he even forgot to retrieve the divine sword, while the other proudly ignored the current extremely disadvantageous situation. He calmly commented, "They are evenly matched."

"Hum —!"

At this time, the [Heavenly Feather Slash], who was originally immersed in the battle just now, seemed to have finally remembered its mission.

Therefore, the pure and noble divine sword flashed brilliantly, and the sharp tip of the sword changed direction and pointed directly at the evil spirit in the distance.

The [Heavenly Feather Slash] was surrounded by a pure and noble aura. Like a vast wave, it spread out layer by layer and swept over.

Unless Oro was able to dodge this sword, he would definitely not have a good time.

The gleaming blade trembled excitedly. In the next second, the [Heavenly Feather Slash] turned into a silver line and shot out like an arrow that had been charged for a long time.

"… Damn it!"

As the [Heavenly Feather Slash] approached, Oro, who had already suffered a loss once, instantly felt his hair stand on end and his hair stand on end.

However, before he could think of a way to escape from the War God's restraint, he heard a crisp "ding" sound. At the same time, the sound of the divine sword flying through the air came to an abrupt end.

— Oh, so familiar … The [Heavenly Feather Slash] was forced to stop again!

Without even looking back, the War God and Oro who were in a stalemate could easily guess — The one who could do this must be the silver-haired Fu Mourning God.

War God Ken Su, who was at a disadvantage because he didn't have the help of the divine sword, couldn't help but yell in surprise, "What are you doing, Fu Mourning God?!"

He always thought that this person was an ally!

However, it was clear that no one had the time to care about him now.

"Krak krak —"

Unlike the first battle where the sword separated immediately upon contact, this time, the tip of the [Heavenly Feather Slash] was directly pressed against the blade of the odachi and didn't fall back. Instead, it began to compete.

Then, the [Heavenly Feather Slash] trembled slightly and made a continuous sound.

And this sound, in Jinjian's ears, was a carefree and excited laughter that contained a fanatical desire to battle.

— That's right, that's it!

Let's have a showdown!

The [Heavenly Feather Slash] was so focused that it seemed like it had completely forgotten about the War God.

Jinjian's expression didn't change as he stared at the opponent. His body that was blocking the divine sword didn't move an inch. After a few seconds of stalemate, his wrist suddenly turned, and the odachi that was raised to block the [Heavenly Feather Slash] was leveled, and the tip of the [Heavenly Feather Slash] brushed past it.

"Krak —!"

The sharp sound of friction was accompanied by the explosion of sparks. The [Heavenly Feather Slash] suddenly rushed out under the inertia, and then it quickly stopped in mid-air. After a momentary pause, it immediately turned back and flew toward Fu Sang Shen.

Jinjian stood in place without moving.

As the [Heavenly Feather Slash] approached, he narrowed his eyes and raised his right hand that was holding the odachi —

"Krak —"

The [Heavenly Feather Slash] was pressed down by the odachi from above and fell to the ground.

Then, before the [Heavenly Feather Slash] could fly up again, it was suddenly stepped on by the hilt.

[Heavenly Feather Slash]: …!!!

Jinjian looked down at the divine sword on the ground and said in a calm voice that was almost cold, "The time for fooling around is over. Now, behave."

Fu Mourning God's attitude was extremely casual, as if the legendary divine sword under his teeth was no different from accidentally stepping on a stone.

The [Heavenly Feather Slash] didn't know if it was because he was still in a daze or because he was shocked by the opponent's overly matter-of-fact attitude, so he didn't choose to break free at the first moment.

Compared to the person involved, War God Kensu's reaction was the biggest —

"God, god, god …!!!"

War God Kensu's always arrogant expression turned blank for a second, and he stuttered in disbelief.

He looked like he had a lot to say, but after a violent rise and fall of his chest, he only managed to squeeze out two words with difficulty, "Rude!"

Jinjian didn't seem to hear the other's accusation. He only glanced at Xiaotiangou and gestured to the distance, "Scabbard."

"… Ah, yes!"

For some reason, the child-like Shortsword seemed a little excited. He quickly ran over and picked up the divine sword's scabbard placed on the ground. Then, his eyes lit up as he handed it to the silver-haired Fu Mourning God.

Jinjian took the scabbard, then took a step back and pointed the empty scabbard at the [Heavenly Feather Slash] on the ground.

In the next second, the [Heavenly Feather Slash] seemed to be pulled by some kind of force and automatically returned to the scabbard.

"Bada —"

When the scabbard was buckled, the [Heavenly Feather Slash] seemed to finally react and began to struggle violently. The entire scabbard shook as if it was about to break free in the next moment.

Jinjian looked down indifferently and then moved his fingertips — the [Heavenly Feather Slash] was immediately forced to make a 360 degree circle without any blind spots. There were even afterimages as it spun.

In the end, Jinjian's fingertips paused and he suddenly stopped moving.

The tip of the [Heavenly Feather Slash] was knocked to the ground by him, and immediately, more cracks appeared on the already messy ground.

"I said, behave yourself."

Jinjian looked at the [Heavenly Feather Slash] that was half inserted into the ground and said calmly.

Then, Jinjian stopped paying attention to the divine sword in his hand and turned to look at a corner not far away. He said to the dark corner there, "Haruaki Abe, are you still not going to show yourself?"

The air seemed to be silent for a moment. Then, accompanied by a faint sigh, the Onmyoji in hunting clothes walked out unhurriedly.

"This is really … worthy of a rare festival. I didn't expect everyone to be here."

Haruaki Abe waved his bat fan as usual as if he had really just arrived. He smiled and said, "It seems like everyone is having a good time?"

War God Jian Su asked, "You are Haruaki Abe?"

"Oh, I didn't expect War God to have heard of me. It's an honor."

Even in the face of a high god from the Yun Nation, this Yin-Yang Master appeared calm and respectful, but not overly intimate.

As for War God Jian Su, he had naturally heard of him. In other words, this Onmyoji's reputation had long been spread among the gods and demons following his heroic deeds of saving Kyoto several times. He was simply too famous.

Although he didn't want to make it too obvious, War God Jian Su finally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw a reliable person who he knew well.

"Since you are here, there's no time to lose. I have three things that I need your help with. First, escort Oro to the netherworld. Second, retrieve the divine sword, [Heavenly Feather Slash]. Third, restrain this Fu Mourning God who is obstructing this operation."

The first two tasks were completely official. As for the last one, it was all because the silver-haired Fu Mourning God's current attitude was too ambiguous. Not to mention, he possessed incredible power … He was definitely far more dangerous than Oro.

There was no doubt about it.

Thinking of this, War God Jian Su couldn't help but have a headache.

However, what he didn't expect was that there was more to come.

"Well, these three things …"