# 965
Chapter 966: Three Cloaks
"Borrow the blade?"
Amemiya Haruki glanced at the black-gold long blade beside him and asked in confusion, "You want to borrow it? For what?"
Wu Xiangnan was silent for a moment before answering honestly, "To open the gate, to slay the gods."
Hearing this answer, Amemiya Haruki and Yuzuri Nana exchanged glances, both seeing bewilderment in each other's eyes.
"I know this request might be somewhat presumptuous, but we truly need it. Once everything is over, we will definitely return it." Wu Xiangnan's expression was grave and serious. "I swear by the honor of the [Blue Rain] squad."
"It's not that we're unwilling to lend it, but even if I lent it to you, you wouldn't be able to use it."
Yuzuri Nana's form floated out from the blade body, speaking slowly, "In this world, there are only two people who simultaneously possess the blade's spirit and the blade's approval, who can wield this blade..."
Wu Xiangnan was slightly stunned. "Doesn't one just need to possess royal blood to use the Magatsu Blade?"
The possessors of royal blood have the authority to use the Magatsu Blade's power without gaining the blade spirit's approval. Royal blood itself is derived from the primordial source, and since Wu Xiangnan now possesses the Sun Primordial Source, he also possesses royal blood of the highest purity.
Theoretically, he has the power to wield any Magatsu Blade.
"This blade is different from ordinary Magatsu Blades." Yuzuri Nana shook her head, stepping back half a pace. "If you don't believe me, you can try—see if you can draw it from its sheath."
Wu Xiangnan's brow furrowed slightly. After a moment of hesitation, he stepped forward and gripped the black-gold blade handle. He activated the Sun Primordial Source within him, his eyes reflecting twin black suns, and pulled with all his strength—but the blade remained unmoved, as if fused to its sheath. After trying for over ten seconds, Wu Xiangnan released the handle in defeat and sighed heavily...
He truly could not draw this blade.
The artifact-level Magatsu Blade, forged from the union of nine blades, was no longer a weak existence that could be forcibly activated by mere primordial power alone. Without gaining the approval of both the blade spirit and the blade body, not even a Supreme God could unsheathe it by even a fraction.
He exchanged a heavy gaze with Wang Mian. Both their expressions were grim.
In their plan, this Magatsu Blade was a crucial component. Only with this blade could they open the summoning gate to enter Takamagahara. Likewise, only by wielding this blade could Wu Xiangnan's own strength be elevated to divine level, greatly increasing their odds of killing Susanoo.
Without this blade's power, they couldn't even enter Takamagahara.
"You just said only two people can wield this blade?" Wang Mian mused for a moment. "If I'm not mistaken, one of them should be your brother. Who is the other?"
Yuzuri Nana's lips trembled. "The other one..."
Before she could finish, the mist beyond the halo erupted in turbulence once more!
All four turned simultaneously to see a figure approaching through the distant streets, passing through the fog.
It was a young man draped in a deep crimson cloak, a snow-white longsword at his waist, one hand clutching a Prayer Mat. The edges of his cloak intertwined with the surrounding night, stepping onto the mountainside like a specter as he walked over slowly.
Yuzuri Nana recognized that face, and her eyes immediately brightened. Her eyes curved into crescents.
"The other one... is him."
"Lin Qiye?"
Wu Xiangnan and Wang Mian spoke simultaneously in surprise.
Lin Qiye passed through the pale golden halo surrounding the blade. His gaze fell on the four people, and he froze.
"Wang Mian? Vice Captain Wu? What are you doing here?"
Wu Xiangnan and Wang Mian exchanged a smile. "We've come to borrow a blade."
Lin Qiye followed their gaze to Yuzuri Nana floating beside the blade, his expression growing complicated.
"Seven-night Brother!" Yuzuri Nana rushed forward eagerly, throwing herself into Lin Qiye's embrace. Then, as if remembering something, her ethereal form stopped the instant it touched Lin Qiye.
She looked up, her sparkling eyes blinking, her gaze toward his filled with joy.
"Little Yuzuri." Lin Qiye reached out, wanting to pat Yuzuri Nana's head, but his hand passed silently through her body.
Lin Qiye's smile faltered for an instant, a flash of heartache flickering in his eyes before vanishing. The next moment, as if nothing had happened, he smiled gently again.
"Thank you for leaving the club for me. I really liked it."
Lin Qiye did not mention that she had become a blade spirit.
Yuzuri Nana's smile grew even brighter. She opened her mouth, as if she had many things to say, but seeing Wu Xiangnan and Wang Mian standing nearby, she held back for now.
"Seven-night Brother, they need your help."
Lin Qiye hummed in acknowledgment, then looked at the two men beside him, asking in confusion, "What do you need the blade for?"
"We need it to open Takamagahara's gate." Wang Mian paused. "Then..."
"Kill Susanoo." Wu Xiangnan said flatly.
"Kill him?" Lin Qiye was stunned. "But neither of you has reached divine level, nor do you have law power..."
"I already have law power."
Wu Xiangnan briefly explained the matter of the Sun's Law. Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed, flickering with traces of light, as if deep in thought.
"Seven-night, you just need to help us open Takamagahara's gate." Wu Xiangnan spoke earnestly. "The rest, leave to us."
"No." Lin Qiye shook his head, as if having made a decision. "I'm going too."
"You're going too?" Wang Mian was stunned. "What for? You and Susanoo shouldn't have any grudge, right?"
"...I do."
Lin Qiye's eyes blazed with killing intent. "I have a life-and-death vendetta with him."
"But your cultivation level isn't sufficient. I am already Human Apex, Xiangnan can resurrect, and we have law power... It's too risky for you to go."
"I have my own means as well."
Lin Qiye glanced at the Prayer Mat in his hand, then walked to the side of the black-gold longsword.
He reached out, gently gripping the blade's handle, and smiled at Yuzuri Nana beside him. "Little Yuzuri, may I borrow your power?"
"Okay." Yuzuri Nana nodded firmly.
Lin Qiye's hand gripping the handle suddenly用力!
Clang—!!
A soft ring echoed as the black-gold blade sang free from its sheath. The deep crimson cloak snapped loudly in the wind.
Lin Qiye, blade in hand, walked to stand before Wang Mian and Wu Xiangnan. As if remembering something, a brilliant summoning magic array bloomed before him.
The next moment, a silver longsword descended into his grasp. He extended it toward Wu Xiangnan.
"Vice Captain, this sword is yours."
"This is..." Wu Xiangnan reached for it, confusion flickering in his eyes.
"Takamagahara's foremost divine artifact of slaughter, Ame-no-Murakumo." Lin Qiye said with a smile.
Wu Xiangnan drew a sharp breath.
"Currently, Takamagahara's supreme divine artifact, and the nation's supreme divine artifact, are both in our hands." Lin Qiye spoke calmly. "Add to that a Human Apex like yourself, and the Prayer Mat in my hands...
"Slaughtering gods is not impossible."
Wang Mian stood frozen for a long moment. He looked at Wu Xiangnan, then at Lin Qiye, and smiled faintly.
"[Blue Rain], [Mask], [Nightfall]... Three special squads joining forces in battle—this is a first.
In that case, let us represent the Great Xia Night Watch and turn Takamagahara upside down."
He lifted his gaze to the emptiness above.
Within the Chaos mist, atop the shattered mountain,
A pale blue figure, a deep gray one, a deep crimson one—three cloaks raged in the howling wind, emanating a chilling killing intent!