Cracks

The Japanese Archipelago, Heian-kyo.

In Heian-kyo, countless commoners were still crying out in panic and praying everywhere for the sudden descent of night, while guards and samurai maintained order in the city.

Compared to the ordinary people, the situation of the Onmyoji in the Onmyoryo was no better. The celestial anomaly had brought various members of the Imperial family and Kizoku to their doors for questioning, but there was another point: the abnormal situation of the southern Vermilion Bird Seal. At first, it was just an anomaly in spiritual power, but then it completely lost its spiritual reaction, causing the entire Four Symbols Corresponding Grand Array to fall into a state of imbalance.

As a result, the Three Great Clans were forced to mobilize in full to investigate the cause and maintain the repair of the Four Symbols Corresponding Grand Array. All of Heian-kyo was currently in a state of chaotic anxiety.

Far from Heian-kyo, in a wilderness, a snake with purple scales hung from a tree, gazing at the false night sky in the northwest, murmuring in a somber tone.

"This is bad... It's actually Her... How did She get out of the moon?"

Feeling the Chang'e power enveloping the globe, the Great Snake's heart was heavy. Although it felt that one more layer of the Four Symbols Array that imprisoned its remains had vanished, it could not be optimistic.

The Great Snake could feel that Chang'e's current level of revival far exceeded its own. If Chang'e were to fully descend, there would be no existence in this world capable of stopping Her. If Chang'e completely eroded this world, it would likely never be able to revive again. For an alien god like Chang'e, even communication was difficult, let alone making Her an ally.

Although it understood the severity of the situation, the Great Snake still had no intention of intervening immediately. It knew that in the current world, there was another group of existences that would not sit idly by while Chang'e revived.

"Well... now that that fellow has made such a huge commotion, you won't be able to pretend you didn't see it, will you? Chief Gods of the false gods." Looking at the blood moon in the sky, the Great Snake whispered.

...

In the wilderness of East Siberia, the firelight that had illuminated the entire false night sky had dissipated. Due to the shockwave, the thick dark clouds were completely dispersed, and the blizzard that had been falling from the sky ceased. The entire wilderness was exposed under the massive blood moon.

"Aka, Uncle Aka..." Gazing at the sky, Princess Kaguya spoke worriedly. Although she knew Mokou possessed an undying body, she still couldn't suppress the anxiety in her heart.

"The power of that strike just now was so great, that fellow should have been completely eliminated, right?" In the night sky, Kaguya said. In her view, the power of that strike was something even the highest technology of the Lunar Capital might not be able to achieve; nothing should have survived.

"Completely eliminated... Heh, don't make me laugh. If that fellow could be completely eliminated, She wouldn't have been sealed in the core of the moon for hundreds of millions of years." The one speaking was Suwako, who was still lying weakly on the ground, staring fixedly at the blood moon in the sky.

"Princess of the Moon, don't forget, who exactly is the source of the undying power within you?"

"Undying power... Could it be..." Hearing Suwako's words, Kaguya was stunned. She suddenly realized that the Hourai Elixir was precisely something Eirin had created based on highly purified Chang'e power!

This meant that the Moon Feather Princess possessed the same indestructible nature as the People of Hourai, and it was likely even stronger! Furthermore, since Chang'e was the source of the undying power of the People of Hourai, it was impossible for Her to be unable to deal with this power that originated from Herself.

Realizing this, Kaguya looked at the sky with concern.

"The one from the Fujiwara family..."

...

In the firmament above the wilderness, the Moon Feather Princess was suspended. Her body had been more than half destroyed in Mokou's self-destruction, which had been bolstered by the spiritual power of three ley lines. Her entire body was charred black. However, all of this damage was irrelevant to Her; Her massive body was regenerating at high speed.

Her fur and clothing had already completely returned to their original state, and the missing half of the left side of Her body was regenerating rapidly. At this moment, the Moon Feather Princess's fully restored giant right claw was extended, and between Her claws was a slowly burning flame.

This was the manifestation of Mokou's spirit and soul. At this moment, the Moon Feather Princess had suppressed Mokou's regenerative ability as a person of hourai and held her soul in Her hand. As the source of indestructible power, She could easily control the existence or destruction of those who stole Her power. Now, She could make this flame thief who dared to obstruct Her vanish into ashes completely.

Without hesitation, the Moon Feather Princess closed Her giant claw, preparing to snuff out the flame in Her hand. At that very moment, a whistling sound came from the even more distant sky above.

"Lost Noble Power!"

The demonic power stored within the Demonic Fang Blade was released. Miketsu, descending from the sky, suddenly expanded in size, instantly transforming into a giant form sixty to seventy meters tall. To prepare for the war with the Lunar Capital, Miketsu had made ample preparations beforehand, which even included borrowing demonic power once again from Yokai Lords like Shuten-doji in her identity as Owl!

The giant Miketsu swung the equally massive Demonic Fang Blade, crashing down from the sky onto the Moon Feather Princess's lower back. Under the immense force, Miketsu used the demonic blade to pierce through the Moon Feather Princess's chest from behind. Facing a situation where divine power was ineffective, she directly chose physical means to attack the Moon Feather Princess.

"Let... go..."

The Moon Feather Princess, whose body had not yet fully recovered, couldn't help but loosen Her giant claw that held Mokou under this powerful backstab. She was then pressed down by Miketsu, plummeting straight toward the earth.

In zero-distance contact with the Moon Feather Princess, Miketsu's sense of discomfort suddenly intensified countless times. Her head was dizzy, her chest was churning, and her godhead as Inari Okami was trembling violently. The intense discomfort was even unbearable for Dakini-ten, who was unified with Miketsu.

"Ugh... Damn it, this fellow's aura is disgusting!"

Although Miketsu had used demonic power and spiritual power in advance to create a protective barrier against the purity erosion, it was still extremely uncomfortable at such close range. Chang'e power was the most lethal poison to an orthodox god!

Enduring the intense discomfort, Miketsu maintained her suppression of the Moon Feather Princess beneath her. Finally, after a high-speed fall, they hit the ground. Following a thunderous boom and clouds of dust, they smashed a giant crater into the earth, and a large portion of the Moon Feather Princess's body was directly flattened.

Standing up on the Moon Feather Princess's back, Miketsu swung the demonic blade, preparing to decapitate Her. However, due to the influence of the discomfort, her speed was slightly slower than before. This allowed the Moon Feather Princess to turn over and strike Miketsu's blade with a claw. Under the clash of immense strength, Miketsu was actually sent flying into the distance.

Against the Moon Feather Princess, even with her Kishin power fully unleashed, Miketsu could not gain an advantage in terms of strength!

The repelled Miketsu adjusted her posture and plunged the giant demonic blade into the ground to act as a brake. After plowing a massive trench in the earth, Miketsu finally came to a stop.

Having shaken off Miketsu, the Moon Feather Princess, whose body was now almost completely restored, slowly floated back into the sky. She opened Her mouth, and a melodious high-pitched melody drifted out. Silver light began to shimmer on Her body, and massive energy began to converge. Her innate erosion field spread across the land. With Her as the center, whether it was rock, soil, or trees, everything began to be gradually eroded into pure white crystals, spreading rapidly.

This is bad... That fellow plans to use a finishing move to wipe out this entire area, including me, in one go...

Seeing the Moon Feather Princess gathering power, Miketsu immediately knew the other's intention. Just as she was about to think of a countermeasure, the Moon Feather Princess suddenly acted strangely.

The Moon Feather Princess abruptly canceled the convergence of power and looked up at the sky. Seeing this scene, Miketsu was confused for a moment, then she also looked up, following the Moon Feather Princess's gaze.

Then, Miketsu saw that the pitch-black False Canopy above actually had massive cracks appearing in it. These giant cracks looked as if the firmament itself had been torn apart, extending from one side of the horizon to the other.

The Moon Feather Princess's Evernight canopy is being destroyed? Who did this?

With such a question, Miketsu looked in the directions from which the cracks were extending. They were coming from the south, the southeast, and the west!

"Japan... the Central Plains... Europe...? No... there should be even more places!"

Concentrating her mind to sense carefully, Miketsu could feel divine reactions coming from all directions. In the south, besides divine reactions, there were also some other powers.

"The major pantheons of the world... have they finally taken action?"