The villainous second young lady becomes a god in a bizarre Tokyo.

"Strip away all flesh and blood, thunder is me, and I am thunder!"

"I will—"

However, just as Susanoo was spouting his wild words...

His words abruptly ceased, his body transformed into a complete thunderbolt, and he remained motionless, leaving only Susanoo's mind as he remained.

Before Susanoo could fully react...

The thunderous sun behind them instantly shattered, turning into countless stardust that dissipated into the air.

Susanoo's lightning-transformed body immediately began to return to its original state.

Not only that, but due to the backlash, he spat out a mouthful of blood that was almost like lightning plasma, and his body also cracked. In an instant, he was barely breathing, gasping for breath, and was seriously injured.

Susanoo's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Why----!!"

"The world has rejected my promotion?!"

……

Chapter 286: Amaterasu's Will

It was as if there was an intangible barrier that blocked Susanoo's path to higher levels.

The momentum that had been steadily climbing upwards suddenly plummeted, plunging to the bottom.

Summer Flower extended her perception to the extreme, observing Susanoo's every move during his ascension, and came to a very outrageous conclusion.

This world is instinctively preventing advancement.

Yes, Susanoo's failure to ascend had nothing to do with his ability to imitate Amaterasu, nor with whether his own divinity was pure or not.

This world alone is the obstacle to ascending above the level of gods.

Or rather, this world does not allow anyone to ascend above the level of gods.

Looking at Susanoo, his aura was extremely weak, unable to even maintain the level of a peak god, and his level was constantly declining.

Even with desperate efforts to repair the cracks on his body, the damage can only be slowed down slightly, not stopped.

Large swaths of lightning-like liquid flowed from the cracks in his body, then turned into stardust and returned to the heavens and earth.

He was terrified, he was angry, he was helpless and cried out loudly.

"No!!! No!!! No!!!!"

"Why did this happen?!"

"You'll die if you're promoted to a higher level?!"

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this way of dying! I would rather die in battle!!!"

Susanoo was in a fit of impotent rage.

But no matter how furious He was, He could not stop the loss of His power and the passing of His life.

Summer Flower watched quietly, her beautiful red glass eyes scanning Susanoo's various situations to further analyze the so-called promotion.

The world is undoubtedly prohibiting advancement above the divine.

So, what exactly is the existence of Amaterasu?

The initial manifestation of that pure white consciousness, after repeated verification by Natsume Hanae, was confirmed to be Amaterasu's consciousness, and the other party's power level completely surpassed that of a god.

Even Xia Rihua, who is currently at the peak of the divine level, cannot see through that boundless and majestic power.

It is obvious that Amaterasu is at a level above the gods.

However, Susanoo's current situation shows that this world cannot allow the peak gods to advance again.

The level of Amaterasu is undoubtedly full of doubts.

Could it be that……

Is this the rule that Amaterasu set up after she ascended to the status of a god?

This was to ensure that no other peak deities would ascend to higher levels and threaten his life.

Soon, ideas for summer flower paintings began to flash through my mind.

She thought of another aspect, which resolved a long-standing question that had troubled her.

The reason why Tsukuyomi only brought Susanoo to the brink of death instead of killing him completely, which was discovered a thousand years ago, has also been explained.

Because Amaterasu did not want Susanoo to die.

It's that simple.

If Susanoo had ascended to immortality a thousand years ago, the current situation would have occurred. Without anyone's intervention, and with the world rejecting Susanoo's ascension, his body would have collapsed, leading to his death.

Amaterasu, in her Tsukuyomi form, severely injured Susanoo, bringing him to the brink of death and causing his power to decrease for a short period, thus preventing him from advancing further.

It saved Susanoo's life.

As for why Susanoo's life was spared, Natsume only had a vague idea and didn't know if her thoughts were correct.

after all……

Susanoo is the strongest god born from the mother tree, which may have earned him some favor from Amaterasu.

And at this time.

Susanoo's aura was already very weak. He could still roar before, but now he could only let out a low, unwilling sound.

"No...no...no..."

“I should have…become the strongest…I should have…reigned in the heavens…”

They saw that Susanoo was about to die.

Summer Flower Painting also felt somewhat conflicted.

Even though the two had fought for a long time, she even wanted to see if Susanoo could advance, what the advancement conditions were, and what his abilities would be after advancing.

Unexpectedly, it has passed in the blink of an eye.

Not only did she fail to advance, but Susanoo was on the verge of death without her even having to lift a finger.

However, Susanoo's vital signs were declining, and he was about to die.

However, since Susanoo's body is now almost entirely composed of lightning, his divinity is even more pronounced, and his overall level of divinity has even increased compared to when he first started.

And that's exactly what summer flower painting needs.

Absorbing these divine elements will greatly enhance her Thunder Phoenix Head and boost her own combat power.

Furthermore, they elevate their overall divine essence to the pinnacle among supreme deities.

Not only that.

Perhaps, devouring these Thunder Divinities that have successfully advanced halfway will allow Natsume to learn the secrets of the advancement.

The required conditions.

Yes.

Summer Flower doesn't believe there's no path to higher levels. If such a path doesn't exist, how can the existence of Amaterasu be explained?

Susanoo's failure was simply because he had not truly found the right path.

And witness firsthand the world's rejection of promotion.

That means that one of the conditions required for promotion is very likely to bypass this world.

That way, you can get promoted successfully.

Of course, this is just a conjecture about summer flower painting.

The specific methods still need to be explored continuously.

Summer Flower Strike moved lightly and silently to Susanoo, who had already fallen to the ground. At this moment, the other's pupils were unfocused, his breath was faint, and he could only murmur unconsciously.

Even without Summer Flower's intervention, it would probably die on its own after a while.

However, it was one match against the opponent.

Summer flower paintings would also spare Susanoo from this kind of slow torment.

She gently grasped the umbrella sword, and its chilling blade gleamed, emitting a cold luster.

With a slight pursing of her thin lips, Natsumi Hanae, imbued with the power of crimson divinity, swung her umbrella sword fiercely toward Susanoo's neck, helping him escape.

However, just as the sword was about to strike Susanoo's neck...

A very fine, transparent thread emerged from Susanoo's neck, fiercely clashing with the sword's edge.

"Clang—!"

The incredibly sharp and powerful umbrella sword, when it collided with the seemingly insignificant silk thread, produced a crisp sound like swords clashing against metal, with sparks flying everywhere.

Upon seeing this, Natsumi Hanae's pupils contracted slightly, and her beautiful red glass eyes shimmered with a strange light.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly; something unexpected had already happened.