# 962
Chapter 962: Blade Master
"Takamagahara is a hidden divine realm concealed within the void. No one can enter unless guided by the summoning gate.
If we cannot enter Takamagahara, it means we cannot proactively eliminate that catastrophe—we can only passively wait for its arrival... In this way, the red moon-corrupted Takamagahara is like a sword of Damocles, constantly hanging over Great Xia!
And the key to changing all of this is Magatsu Blade!
The Kunitsu gods and Amatsukami have fought for endless ages, creating the Magatsu Blade specifically to break through Takamagahara's hidden advantage.
The legend's mention of cutting open Takamagahara likely doesn't mean cleaving the divine realm in two, but rather that the Nine Magatsu Blades unified into one can sever the summoning gate of Takamagahara!
In this way, the hidden divine realm of Takamagahara will be completely exposed to the real world, and we can seize the initiative to eliminate the catastrophe into our own hands."
After Lin Qiye understood all of this, the grand chess game set up by the elderly Wang Mian traveling from the future and reversing time was now fully laid out before his eyes.
He established a temporal loop in the fishing village, sealing the whale demon tainted with red moon energy, forcibly delaying the catastrophe by over fifty years.
He sent Baili Pangpang back over fifty years ago, allowing him to maintain the Yata Mirror and prevent it from being corrupted by the red moon, while scattering the [Night Watch] squad in batches into the "Human Enclosure" of Takamagahara, accelerating the unification progress of the Nine Magatsu Blades—thus reversing Great Xia's passive position and counteracting Takamagahara!
The elderly Wang Mian understood the "Human Enclosure," understood Magatsu Blade and its masters. From the very beginning, he knew that the key to unifying the Nine Magatsu Blades lay with two individuals.
Yuzuri Takishiro, and Yuzuri Nana.
This was why, when Lin Qiye drifted to the "Human Enclosure," he happened to encounter Yuzuri Nana, who possessed royal blood.
The timing, the location, their encounter—all perfectly aligned. Behind every coincidence was an invisible hand, secretly orchestrating everything.
Everything seemed unrelated on the surface, but from the very beginning, the elderly Wang Mian's sword had pointed in only one direction...
The red moon-corrupted Takamagahara!
Lin Qiye told all of this to the members of the [Night Watch] squad. Only then did the others show expressions of sudden realization.
"By the way, Qiqiye." Cao Yuan seemed to think of something and looked around. "What about Jialan? Didn't you come together?"
Lin Qiye froze, falling into silence.
...
BOOM——!!
An earth-shattering explosion rang out from within the mist. The game scene suspended above the city's ruins shattered violently, and an enormous black shadow descended heavily from the sky onto the earth.
At the same time, a crimson-clothed figure gripping a blood scythe was also sent flying backward. She barely stabilized herself in the sky, raising her head to look up at the black and gold steel heavens above.
Yuzuri Takishiro wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth. Ignoring the grievously wounded Corpse God below, he pushed his speed to the extreme and dashed directly toward the blade's body!
A moment later, his figure appeared above the blade's body, slowly descending onto the calm black and gold lake surface.
Sunlight filtered through the gray mist, falling upon the blade and reflecting a faint golden glow. Dressed in crimson robes, Yuzuri Takishiro looked around, his eyes filled with anxiety.
"Takishiro."
A silver bell-like voice rang out from the distance. Yuzuri Takishiro turned to look.
A petite figure wearing a black and cherry blossom kimono stood barefoot on the black and gold lake, as light as a butterfly landing gracefully before him, smiling as she looked at him.
"Sister!" Yuzuri Takishiro stared at her face, stunned, before coming to his senses after a long while.
In those cross-shaped starry eyes, an unprecedented sorrow flickered.
"How are you..."
"Don't cry, Takishiro. Sister is now the blade's spirit of this blade—an immortal and indestructible existence. Isn't that amazing?"
Yuzuri Nana extended her hand, as if wanting to wipe away the tears at the corner of his eyes, but her palm passed through Takishiro's face like a ghost.
She paused for a moment, tucking away the grief hidden in the depths of her eyes. She lifted her toes to tap the black and gold lake surface, her whole body floating gently upward until she was level with the tall Yuzuri Takishiro.
She reached out and gently placed her hand on Yuzuri Takishiro's blood-stained white hair, stroking it.
"Look, I can even touch your head now."
She smiled radiantly.
Yuzuri Takishiro clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling uncontrollably. "Sister, you should have let me do it!"
"That won't do." Yuzuri Nana shook her head, smiling. "My little brother is a dignified White-robed God. It would be such a waste for him to become a blade spirit, wouldn't it?
Takishiro, you're too amazing. Sister has already fallen so far behind you... Being able to become the blade spirit, to catch up with your steps, and to have the chance to see you again—Sister is already very happy."
Yuzuri Nana paused, lowering her head to look at her floating feet, murmuring softly:
"Though, Sister might not be able to make you tonkatsu anymore..."
Hearing these words, Yuzuri Takishiro's lips quivered slightly. He could no longer hold back his tears. He reached out, wanting to pull Yuzuri Nana into his embrace, but passed through her body instead, stumbling and falling to the ground.
Above the black and gold lake surface, this White-robed God who stood at the pinnacle of the world in people's eyes knelt on the ground, tears flowing like springs, his right fist constantly pounding the ground, crying like a helpless child.
Yuzuri Nana stood before him, gazing at him gently. She opened her arms and held him in an ethereal embrace, smiling:
"Takishiro, Sister is still here—just without a body. The men of the Yuzuri family need to be strong."
Yuzuri Takishiro cried in Yuzuri Nana's embrace for a long time before slowly standing up, wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes, and nodding vigorously. "Sister, from now on, I will always keep you by my side."
Within the light patterns on the blade's surface, the threads that had pulled the residents of the "Human Enclosure" gradually thinned out. Nearly all the population had been transferred into the blade world by Yuzuri Nana. The light patterns contracted like a tide at Yuzuri Nana's feet, finally condensing into her shadow, projected onto the black and gold lake surface.
Seeing this, Yuzuri Nana raised her head and looked toward the distance, letting out a long sigh.
"A new world has been created for them, but the energy to sustain this world is far from sufficient. I don't know where we can obtain energy of such scale..."
"There will always be a way, Sister." Yuzuri Takishiro comforted her.
"Mm, let's solve the most pressing problems first."
Yuzuri Nana lowered her head, gazing at the Corpse God roaring silently at the sky in the urban ruins below, her eyes narrowing slightly.
Yuzuri Takishiro walked to her side, his blood-stained white hair dancing in the wind.
This pair of siblings, standing at the pinnacle of the Japanese world, resembled two gods overlooking all living beings.
"Sister, can I mobilize this blade's power?"
"Of course." Yuzuri Nana smiled faintly. "Don't forget, this divine artifact's true nature is Magatsu Blade, and the power of Magatsu Blade can be used regardless of the blade master's cultivation level.
As long as you hold onto me, you will possess power that rivals the gods.
But the前提 is that your body must withstand the artifact's backlash. After all, you're not yet a god, so you can't use divine power to activate this blade. Every time you swing now, besides consuming my blade spirit's power, it will also burden your body. So you must end the battle as quickly as possible."
"Am I considered the blade master of this blade?"
"You are, as long as you have this blade spirit's recognition, you are the Magatsu Blade Master." Yuzuri Nana paused, then smiled as she spoke, "And in this world, there are only two people who possess my recognition and are qualified to hold this blade..."