Chapter 176 Green Fox Great Mitama

"Green Fox Great Mitama?"

Aramaki Miko's face showed a slightly surprised expression.

The Green Fox Great Mitama is the enshrined deity of the Yamazaki Shrine.

However, Aramaki Miko scanned the cave and did not find the figure of the deity.

She didn't notice that the originally crystal-clear lake at her feet had become turbid, to the point where it was impossible to see the bottom.

It wasn't until bubbles started to emerge from the lake surface, boiling and rolling like water being heated, that Aramaki Miko looked over in surprise.

As soon as her gaze landed on the lake, she heard a splash, and a dark figure suddenly emerged from the lake and landed in front of her.

It was a person with the head of a fox, or rather, a fox with a human body.

It was wearing a cyan robe embroidered with auspicious clouds.

Although it had just jumped out of the water, there was no trace of water on its body, and even the fox fur on its head was not wet.

"Mizukawa Ineko pays respects to the Green Fox Great Mitama!"

Mizukawa Ineko respectfully greeted the Green Fox Great Mitama.

However, she didn't move throughout the entire process.

The poisoned dagger in her hand remained pressed against Aramaki Miko's neck, not giving Aramaki Miko any chance to escape.

The Green Fox Great Mitama nodded its fox head slightly. Before it could speak, there were two more splashes from the lake.

Two more figures jumped out of the lake.

One was the Black Crow Great Mitama, with the head of a crow and the body of a human, from the Suzuran Shrine.

It wore a wide-brimmed hat and carried a sword-umbrella on its back, which was its weapon.

The other finally looked somewhat human, with a handsome human face, but with two deer antlers growing on its head.

Below the torso was the body of a male deer, with bulging muscles, well-developed limbs, and slender deer legs.

This was the Deer Man Great Mitama of the Hanazakura Shrine.

With the three Great Mitama gathered, Aramaki Miko felt a chill in her heart.

If they were dealt with one by one, she believed that her master had a 100% chance of defeating them; the Inu-shou Great Mitama was a good example.

However, with the three Great Mitama together, the difficulty increased exponentially.

What's more, her master had fallen into a daze for some reason.

In front of the three Great Mitama, he was like fish on a chopping board.

"Mizukawa Ineko greets the Deer Man Great Mitama and the Black Crow Great Mitama!"

Hearing the voice, the Deer Man Great Mitama simply glanced at Mizukawa Ineko.

Its handsome face was full of arrogance, and it paid no attention to her at all.

"Amaterasu Omikami was too cautious, ordering us to hide in the lake. It's been stifling!"

It said with a displeased expression, its tone impatient.

The Green Fox snorted lightly and said seriously, "There is an old saying in Kyushu, 'Caution is the parent of safety.' If Amaterasu Omikami hadn't set up a barrier on the water, this child would have discovered us before even getting close."

"So what if he discovered us? Are we afraid of him?"

The Black Crow snorted coldly, its pair of beady eyes full of disdain.

"To deal with him, I have already swallowed the twenty thousand believers who followed me, and my strength has greatly increased. Even if it's a direct confrontation, what is there to fear?"

As it spoke, the sword-umbrella on its back buzzed, emitting endless fighting spirit.

"Hmph, twenty thousand believers are nothing. Weren't my fifty thousand believers swallowed in one gulp by me?"

The Deer Man said in a muffled voice.

Mizukawa Ineko was shocked to hear this. Inu-shou had only eaten a few thousand believers to increase its strength.

She didn't expect that the Deer Man and the Black Crow were counting in units of ten thousand.

The Green Fox didn't express any opinion on the matter. As for the fact that he had swallowed one hundred thousand believers, he didn't think it was necessary to mention it at all.

"Enough nonsense, quickly take this kid's life and return to report to Amaterasu Omikami!"

The Black Crow drew its sword-umbrella, and killing intent instantly filled the Dragon Cave.

"No!"

The Green Fox immediately stopped it. "Now is not the time!"

"Why isn't it the time? Green Fox, this guy is already unconscious. If we don't kill him now, when will we?"

The Deer Man asked in confusion.

"Not so."

The Green Fox explained,

"This child is already trapped in my Green Hill Illusion, entering an endless cycle of reincarnation. In just a moment, he will lose himself, and his will will collapse. At that time, we won't even need to lift a finger; we can just take his body back to report."

"On the other hand, if we act now, the Green Hill Illusion will immediately become ineffective. Then our previous plan will be in vain, and we will be embroiled in a bitter battle."

Hearing these words, the Black Crow and the Deer Man fell silent.

After a moment, the Deer Man suddenly glanced at the Green Fox and said gloomily, "Green Fox, if that's the case, all the credit will be yours, and we two will have come here for nothing..."

Buzz—

In the Black Crow's hand, the sword-umbrella vibrated, and its target was none other than the Green Fox.

Seeing that infighting was about to break out, a glimmer of hope ignited in Aramaki Miko's eyes.

However, the next moment, her small flame of hope was extinguished.

The Green Fox reached into its robe and took out a palm-sized purple jade.

"This is, the Amaterasu Token?"

"Green Fox, how is the Amaterasu Token in your hands?"

The Black Crow and the Deer Man were both shocked to see this jade.

Because this Amaterasu Token was the symbol of Amaterasu Omikami.

Seeing this jade was like seeing Amaterasu Omikami herself.

Moreover, it was not just a symbol; the jade also contained part of Amaterasu Omikami's magic power.

It was precisely because of this that the Black Crow and the Deer Man dared not act rashly.

"Amaterasu Omikami has ordered that I be in full command of this operation. You only need to obey orders!"

The Green Fox raised the Amaterasu Token in its hand and said indifferently, brooking no argument.

…………

Chen Xiao didn't know that he was in some Green Hill Illusion. He was just constantly making choices and then constantly reincarnating.

Again and again, life after life.

He experienced countless partings and deaths, tasted the warmth and coldness of human relationships, and the joys and sorrows of the world.

His heart cooled and warmed again, and his blood cooled and heated again.

After countless deaths, he entered a new round of choices.

The choices seemed to be only two, but in reality, there were countless.

Because after each choice, life would be different, and the ending would not be the same.

However, the situation that the Green Fox spoke of, 'losing oneself, and having one's will collapse,' never happened to Chen Xiao.

This was the most unique quality about Chen Xiao.

Tenacity and courage, becoming stronger with each battle!

Even if all his abilities were stripped away, this innate quality was his instinct.

No matter how bad things he experienced, he could face them with a smile.

Then, he would start over.

In this process, his spirit became increasingly strong.

If the Abyss of Nine Doubts was a thousand hammers forging his body, then this endless cycle of reincarnation was a thousand hammers forging his spirit.

After experiencing countless choices and restarts, Chen Xiao suddenly thought of a choice that he had never made before.

…………

In the real world, half an hour had passed.

The three Great Mitama observed Chen Xiao without moving, waiting for Chen Xiao's self-collapse.

However, their eyes went numb, and that situation still didn't happen.

"Green Fox, what's going on? We've been waiting for so long. Why hasn't he collapsed yet?"

The Deer Man touched its antlers, looking very distressed.

"I'll wait another ten minutes. If the situation you described still doesn't occur, I'll kill him. If you try to stop me, I'll kill you along with him."

The killing intent in the Black Crow's eyes grew stronger and stronger. It was already running out of patience.

"What are you so anxious about? No matter who it is, as long as they are trapped in the Green Hill Illusion, the only thing waiting for them is death!"

The Green Fox crossed its arms and said proudly.

Its tone was firm and confident, but in reality, it was feeling a little apprehensive inside.

Because it had never encountered the current situation before.

Being trapped in the Green Hill Illusion for more than half an hour was enough to experience hundreds of reincarnations.

No one could withstand this kind of torment. Their mental strength would become increasingly weak, emitting a decaying and rotten smell.

However, at this moment, the Green Fox not only did not sense the smell of decay and rot, but instead sensed an increasingly strong vitality.

It was as if something was growing inside Chen Xiao's body.

This situation was extremely abnormal, but out of confidence in its ancestral illusion array, the Green Fox was not too worried.

As long as it waited, he would definitely collapse.

Just as the Green Fox was thinking this, Chen Xiao suddenly blinked.

Seeing this scene, the Green Fox also blinked.

Its first reaction was that it was seeing things, that it was hallucinating.

After rubbing its eyes, it found that Chen Xiao was still looking at it, not in the same unfocused state as before.

"You, you're awake?"

The Green Fox asked in disbelief.

It tried its best to hide the panic in its heart, but even so, its voice was still a little trembling.

"Yes, I'm awake."

Chen Xiao nodded and asked in a calm tone, "Were you the one who trapped me in there?"

"How could you possibly wake up? There has never been a precedent for anyone trapped in the Green Hill Illusion to escape. How did you escape?"

The Green Fox was extremely shocked and very curious about how Chen Xiao had escaped the Green Hill Illusion. It even forgot about the danger for a moment.

"Heh."

Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said indifferently, "Since I can choose to live, I can naturally also choose to die... Death corresponds to new life!"

The Green Fox suddenly understood and praised, "I understand! You committed suicide in the illusion! Life is death, and death is life. So the Green Hill Illusion is not invulnerable after all..."

The Green Fox was so excited that it couldn't control itself, as if it had understood some great principle of the world.

"Since you understand, then I'll send you to embrace new life now."

Chen Xiao said with incomparable calmness.

As soon as he finished speaking, a large hand made of divine sense stretched out from the void and grasped the Green Fox's body.

The Green Fox's face showed panic, and a chill rose in its heart.

It wasn't until this moment that it came back to its senses.

But it was already too late.

Through countless experiences in the Green Hill Illusion, Chen Xiao's mental strength had undergone a leapfrog evolution.

His divine sense had transformed into divine will, overwhelming and as fine as silk, filling the entire space.

With his divine will covering the area, Chen Xiao could control life and death with just a thought.

Before anyone could react to what was happening, the Green Fox Great Mitama was crushed into a cloud of blood mist with a *peng* sound...