You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

The originally somber atmosphere suddenly became violent, and the dark, hoarse voice suddenly became extremely high-pitched, as piercing as a knife tip scraping against glass, even Iori felt an instinctive discomfort.

【——! 】

A surge of frenzied magic erupted into the sky, churning the entire night. The pitch-black serpent opened its terrifying maw and lunged at Iori.

Iori gripped the divine sword tightly, continuously refining her magic power, accumulating within the blade a power sufficient to cleave mountains and rivers.

He was very confident in his strength. Even the Black Serpent, whose existence was still unknown, had nothing to fear. His sword could kill any powerful enemy!

With this confidence, Iori swung her sword at the giant serpent's gaping maw, compressing lightning into a blade of light that shot out effortlessly, cleaving the hundred-meter-long serpent's head in two.

How can it be so simple?!

Watching the giant snake slowly dissipate into black mist, Iori was slightly taken aback: Could it be that this snake was just a decoration?

But soon, Iori noticed something was wrong.

Without him knowing when, the world he was in was shrouded in endless black mist, as if he had entered another dimension.

The starry sky, satellites, rubble, the distant infernal world... everything has vanished. The chaotic tide of black mist is the eternal main body of this world. The only remaining alien object is Iori herself.

"...When was it set up?"

Iori observed her surroundings with interest.

Suddenly his gaze sharpened, and he channeled his magic to unleash several sword pressures in the surrounding area. However, they were trapped in the mist and dissipated naturally after flying only a short distance, and the world remained unchanged.

He never touched anything, even though the surroundings should have been filled with rubble... It wasn't that "the fog was too thick to see," but rather that what he was looking for simply didn't exist!

Iori finally understood: this was neither a trick nor a spatial teleportation; it was something far more thorough—

This is not the original world at all; it is a real alternate dimension. The black snake possesses some kind of conceptual talent ability!

And that's not all, this place is probably... inside that black snake!

"To transform oneself into darkness, to merge with the void, and then to encompass the enemy who is already in the void... This is more than just cunning; it's practically cheating."

Iori quickly grasped the essence of this ability and then shook her head.

This ability isn't necessarily that troublesome. If the battlefield were on a planet's surface, it would just be an ordinary domain technique. But in the universe, where darkness reigns everywhere, it's practically the serpent's home turf, and anyone who comes here will fall victim to it!

"But this also proves that you are not a product of the Purgatory World, but a cosmic life form... You came with that meteorite, or you are the meteorite itself!"

Despite being in enemy territory, Iori remained calm and collected, searching for weaknesses while pondering the cause and effect in her mind.

A similar existence once appeared in the Type-Moon universe: the Asteroid Vanguard, which descended in the form of a meteorite, transformed into a white colossus and annihilated all life on the surface, effectively destroying the Age of Gods single-handedly.

Iori has no way of verifying the origin of the giant snake, but what is certain is that "the invasive species has caused a devastating blow to the native ecosystem!"

The meteorite not only severely damaged one of the planets in the Infernal World, but a giant serpent also resided within the star's core, silently slumbering for countless years...

"For you to stay here obediently for so long, does that mean magic is actually a very rare resource in the universe?"

Iori muttered to herself, but naturally received no response, and then shook her head with amusement.

"Forget it, your background and purpose are none of my concern—for me, all that matters is getting rid of you!"

In an instant, the endless void shone with brilliant light—

"A noble son descends from the high heavens, and the great sun shines brightly, opening the gates of the heavenly cliffs!"

"The Divine Susanoo Heavenly Cloud Sword!"

Chapter 354 Why are wild monsters dropping the Great Sage set?

When people talk about the Kusanagi Sword, the first thing that comes to mind is Susanoo, one of the three great gods of Japan. However, Susanoo actually gave the sword to the chief god Amaterasu after he obtained it, in order to ease the tension between the two.

In other words, this sword possesses the divinity of both Susanoo and Amaterasu, and it is because of this legend that the Ame-no-Kumara has become a divine weapon on par with the Yata no Kagami and the Yasakani no Magatama.

Iori's experiences in the Type-Moon world have already made the sword in his hand a veritable "Murakumo no Ame" (Heavenly Cloud). In addition, he himself possesses the form of Susanoo, so in a sense, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a god descended to earth. He can be regarded as Susanoo himself here, the only difference being the "energy scale", that is, the size of the spirit origin.

At this moment, he swung his longsword, and the thousand-meter-tall giant that appeared behind him also drew his katana like a shadow and slashed towards the boundless darkness!

As the sword fell, lightning exploded and a golden point emerged, rapidly expanding like the sun. Suddenly, it shot out ten thousand arcs of light, illuminating the entire void and tearing apart the invisible darkness to reveal the distant starlight.

'hold head high--!!!'

In a daze, Iori heard a painful roar in his mind. The powerful mental impact could tear a person's soul to pieces, but he was fearless. He focused his eyes and calmed his mind. Then, he disappeared from the spot in a flash.

In the vast universe, on a shattered satellite, boundless darkness was gathered like liquid, transforming into a terrifying and ferocious giant serpent, wildly thrashing its body and smashing against the surrounding rock layers. Even boulders the size of mountains that were grazed by it could not escape being pulverized.

Meanwhile, Iori had somehow moved to the starry sky, coldly observing this scene:

Despite their enormous size and incredible vitality, they have nothing to fear as long as they get hurt and bleed!

Amaterasu, as the sun goddess, is associated with the legend of "Ama-no-Iwato," which is the ancient Japanese explanation for the phenomenon of a solar eclipse. Although Iori is not Amaterasu herself, with the Kusanagi Cloud in her hand and an inexhaustible supply of magical power, her divinity can be amplified to an unimaginable degree, making her far more than a giant serpent could easily devour.

"hold head high!"

The giant serpent quickly recovered, its single blood-red eye fixed on Iori, and immense magical power was drawn in from all directions, continuously flowing into its body through the shattered satellite.

Iori carefully sensed the changes and noticed that even the flow of magic in the distant "Purgatory World" was altering, which made her raise an eyebrow.

It seems that after countless years of parasitism, this thing has completely assimilated with the satellite and, in a sense, gained "authority" with the purgatory world.

This is really troublesome... In that case, to kill the giant serpent, we would have to exhaust the magic power of the entire world!

In theory, Iori could indeed do it; the Third Method is even more shameless than the Giant Serpent!

But doing that would probably take an incredibly long time, and even if we succeeded, all we would get in the end would be a desolate world drained of its magic... What would be the point?

—If it were someone else, they probably would have given up.

"If it were before Overlord, I probably wouldn't have been able to do anything to you either, but now..."

He activated the storage magic, and with a thought from Iori, a scroll half his height spun out and was caught by him.

The instant the giant serpent gathered its energy to unleash its death ray, Iori decisively pulled open the scroll—

"【The Map of Mountains and Rivers】!"

Boom! ! !

The thick, crimson rays plunged into the water, creating towering waves hundreds of meters high. The immense heat instantly evaporated countless tons of seawater, filling the entire world with scorching steam.

At the same time, huge fragments of the star fell into the sea, stirring up literal, overwhelming waves that surged westward in all directions!

"hold head high……"

The black serpent, half-buried in celestial debris, suddenly found itself in a boundless ocean, a landscape it had never seen since its birth, leaving it utterly bewildered.

But it soon realized that it had left its safe haven. The atmosphere and seawater around it had almost no magic and could not support such a huge creature. So it roared wildly and created a huge whirlpool in the middle of the sea, which shook the whole world.

"That won't do!"

A leisurely voice came from the sky. The next moment, dark clouds gathered, and the world suddenly turned cold. A thick bolt of lightning tore through the sky and fell straight down, slamming into the blood-red eyes on the giant snake's head!

"hold head high!!!"

The giant snake let out a painful roar, this time exceptionally shrill.

Upon realizing that Iori had also entered, the giant snake's "muscles" suddenly tensed, and its surface was covered with a layer of grayish-white substance similar to rock.

Swish!

Another bolt of lightning struck, hitting the giant serpent and sending sparks flying. The stone armor shattered, but the serpent was not seriously injured. After coiling up and gathering its strength, it suddenly flew out, breaking through the clouds and opening its abyssal maw towards the high and mighty Iori.

“Quite clever.”

Iori smiled slightly, but her eyes narrowed.

The [Map of Mountains and Rivers] is a true small world, not an illusion or barrier. Once you are transferred in, you can sever the connection with the original world. In this way, the giant serpent will no longer have a continuous supply of magic power. However, ordinary people cannot transfer targets of such a large size. Even Iori consumed about half of her magic power.

However, as a price to pay for containing dozens of dungeon maps, the strength of a single world in the [Map of Mountains and Rivers] is limited.

Take this ocean for example. It seems boundless, but in reality, that's just an appearance. It's only a few hundred kilometers in circumference—and that's already the largest one.

This place is like a killer whale swimming into a pond for a giant snake; if it tries to wreak havoc, it could really destroy it!

"Ninety-nine Breaking Paths—Five Dragons Transformed and Destroyed!"

The immense spiritual pressure summoned a dragon-shaped ghost path, which roared like a real divine beast as it met the giant serpent that pounced on it. The collision between the two immediately caused ripples of energy to spread and disperse the wind and clouds.

Although it was the highest level of demonic arts, the "Five Dragons Reincarnation and Annihilation" technique, which abandoned its incantation, was clearly insufficient to kill the giant serpent. The serpent was only charred on the surface, and after thousands of "muscles" were scattered, it broke through the energy storm.

It was clear that the giant serpent's momentum had waned, and a force like a leech had penetrated its body—the curse inherent in the "Five Dragons' Annihilation"... but it seemed far from enough for such an abnormal life form as the giant serpent.

Iori didn't intend to end the battle with just one Kido. He stood high in the sky without doing anything, waiting for Orochi to unleash his Devouring Talent, and the surrounding space began to be sucked into the dark and deep cavity like a fluid—only then did Iori swing down his Zanpakuto.

"Unite, like a clear mirror and still water!"

In an instant, all the raging winds, raging waves, gusts of energy, and flying fire in the world subsided.

Iori's unleashed Shikai covered a vast expanse of sea as far as the eye could see, transforming everything into a crystal-clear, tranquil mirror world, reflecting the terrifying giant serpent and Iori being pulled towards it by an invisible force—

Zheng!

Like a slender ray of light flashing across a mirror, a luminous crack slanted across the giant serpent, slicing its head, body, and tail into three sections—

puff!

puff!

puff!

The giant serpent's body suddenly split open, and the scene in the mirror instantly became reality. Its body and head, now without support, fell onto the mirror surface, creating viscous, mercury-like ripples that slowly spread outwards...

Iori landed lightly on the water mirror, a few ripples spreading beneath her feet. She casually flicked the longsword in her hand, as if to remove non-existent filth and blood.

Looking at that three-foot-long green sword, it's truly hard to imagine that with just a light slash, it could sever a void demon whose snake head alone was a thousand meters long...

However, this is the power of [Mirror of Still Water]. Although its destructive power is not as great as that of a World-Extending Noble Phantasm, as long as an object is included in the domain, whether it is a giant of thousands of meters or a tiny mayfly, it is all a matter of one sword strike for Iori, without any difference.

There may have been many limitations in the past, but as his spiritual pressure continues to grow, the range of his domain and the priority of his strikes have reached an almost absolute level. Now, even if Yamamoto Shigekuni is brought in, he will still be locked on by Iori!

However, if Iori were to wield the Ryujin Jakka, killing this giant serpent would be much easier and more efficient than using the [Mirror of Still Water].

I didn't really notice it before, but now that I've reached this level, both my Zanpakuto and Noble Phantasms seem to lack destructive power. Iori has many techniques, but lacks pure killing skills, and Susanoo form is ultimately just an imitation...

Now I understand Aizen a little better from the original story.

With Iori's current spiritual pressure, if she had a Ryujin Jakka, it would only take a few breaths to burn this giant serpent to ashes!

It's time to find a powerful offensive method, since, judging from the art style, water and lightning types are ultimately not as visually striking as fire types in terms of destructive power.

"Awooo!!!"

"Oh?"

Iori turned around in surprise and saw the giant snake, which had been split into three parts, struggling to get up. The countless "muscles" that made up its body kept writhing and showed a tendency to reconnect... This scene made him even more determined to get a similar ability to [Ryujin Jakka].

"You're really hard to kill, but you're just unlucky—"

With a thought, Iori caused thick thunderclouds to gather in the sky once more, and a divine phantom standing between heaven and earth materialized.

You have no chance against me!

……

The satellite, so badly damaged that its original shape was no longer recognizable, floated silently in orbit. Countless fragments gathered around it, and it was unclear what force was influencing it. Despite being in such a state, it had not been captured by gravity and had instead continued to orbit the satellite, forming a rather strange meteorite belt.

Suddenly, a giant fragment the size of a city appeared in the void, collided with the satellite, and rippled out layers of invisible force waves. The asteroid belt was affected and began to undulate continuously, looking at it at first glance like ripples on a pond... except that what was being stirred up this time was not duckweed, but fragments of stars weighing hundreds of thousands of tons!

Along with him appeared a handsome young man wearing a white trench coat and black-rimmed glasses, who looked refined and approachable.

The giant snake was nowhere to be seen, and it was unclear whether it had been completely destroyed or left in the small world. In any case, it seemed to no longer pose a threat.

However, Iori didn't show any joy at defeating the powerful enemy. Instead, she closed her eyes, seemingly deep in thought.

【Ding! 】

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The Serpent That Devours the World

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