I loaded the geek game

Chapter 800: Tian Xin·Numa Gozen

Okuninushi was not originally called "Okuninushi". This was the name of the god he was promoted to after he unified Awahara and established the kingdom of gods on land.

Before establishing Awihara Province, Okuninushi was named Oanamuchi, also known as Ooninushi.

Kamiyagawa and his party are currently in the mausoleum of the "Guo Rang line" of the Human Emperor of the Qiong Qiong Chuzun lineage. What they saw while exploring this longevity palace and the records engraved on the walls are basically all praises to the Human Emperor of the Tiansun lineage.

Moreover, probably in order to make Ninjago's rule over Awihara more legitimate, these records obviously and deliberately avoided mentioning things like the "coming of the grandson of the heaven".

Therefore, it was indeed very strange to suddenly see a carved text in front of me with crazy handwriting, which strongly praised Okuninushi.

As the emperor of the "previous dynasty", Okuninushi's name should not appear in this longevity palace.

This passage of text can be regarded as a blasphemy against the dozen or so Human Emperors of the Heavenly Grandson lineage who are sleeping deep in the Shou Palace.

"It seems that the secrets hidden in this Tiansun Shou Palace are far more than we thought at the beginning."

Kamiyagawa withdrew his gaze from the scribbled, yet seemingly fascinating carvings on the wall.

He wanted to find out more and more what was at the bottom of the Shou Palace.

Walking down the long spiral staircase, the space becomes wider. The area of ​​Shou Palace known so far is like a huge cone-shaped structure, which gets bigger as you go down. The passage formed by the stairs is like a mountain road embedded in the inner wall of this huge cone.

It seems that the path that Kamiya River and Yatagarasu previously passed through is just the tip of the iceberg of this underground palace.

Continue down.

Woohoo——

The wind in the Shou Palace became stronger, and the sound of the wind seemed to be mixed with miserable wails.

At the same time, it was obvious that the air here had become more humid and full of water vapor. The stone steps where Shen Gu and his party were located had also become wider and flatter than before.

"It seems that we are getting close to the base of this giant tower."

Kamiyagawa thought as he looked down intently.

Although the space below was still dark, at this distance, with the help of the blue lantern in the hands of the Eight-foot-high Crow, Kamiya could already glimpse the vague situation below -

The blue lights around me hung down like silk threads and merged into the boundless darkness.

But some of the scattered points were stirred by some gentle waves into ripples, and the hazy reflections were reflected back.

“It looks like water light.”

"So, there's a lake at the bottom?" Yatagarasu lowered the lantern in its hand a little and agreed.

"It seems so. The water vapor around us is getting thicker." said Kamiyagawa.

Continue exploring downwards.

No carved words could be seen on the walls along the way which were becoming gradually slippery.

The outline of the lake at the bottom of the giant tower finally became clear.

This is indeed an extremely large underground pool, the water surface is as dark as night, and the bottom is not visible. In the lake, many huge rocks stand in a forest, some large and some small, forming scattered islands. The bare stone islands have cut surfaces as if they were cut by knives and axes, and they also appear more indestructible, like a natural barrier built for this dark world.

"Abba whining!"

After arriving above the lake, the little old man sitting on Kamiyakawa's shoulder immediately gave a warning.

There is something in the water.

Hua Hua——

The dark lake was churning, and huge waves were rising like mountains, looking particularly ferocious in the darkness, as if driven by an invisible force, madly hitting the stone island in the lake, splashing water and making waves of dull and strange sounds. And among these terrifying sounds, there seemed to be a cold and low roar.

It was as if some giant creature was gradually waking up beneath the deep pool.

Kamiya Kawa could feel the strong and hostile aura of ghosts and gods rising from below.

Clang!
The golden Doujikiri was unsheathed in an instant, and the light track drawn by the dazzling blade was particularly conspicuous in the darkness. At the same time, Ibaraki's hand was also called out, and he pulled out the heavy and gloomy Onikiri in a violent and feminine way.

The Yatagarasu also entered a fighting stance. The four gorgeous wings behind it instantly spread out, and the blade of the scythe in its hand was lowered, shining with a cold light, ready to go.

rumble--

The waves in the lake were still surging and terrifying, and then the largest stone island in the center of the lake began to roar and tremble, and the vibration was mixed with the more obvious roar of the giant beast.

The stone island rises high out of the water and collides violently with other islands.

Kamiyagawa saw it clearly now.

That stone island is alive!
No, it is not a rocky island at all.

Instead, it was some kind of pitch-black, exaggeratedly shaped shell, like a turtle shell or a crab shell, carried on the back of some giant creature.

"Roar--"

The violent waves gathered into a huge column of water that rushed into the sky. The hard and smooth scales flashed with a dark light, twisting in the air to draw a terrifying arc, and a pair of huge pale green eyes burst out from the lake.

Is that a...snake?

A huge beast covered with slippery, tough scales emerged from the lake below.

It doesn’t seem quite accurate to say that this thing is a snake.

Because it has a pair of fleshy horns covered with scales on the top of its head, plus the huge shell on its back... makes this thing look like a dark "dragon".

[Title of the Strange Story: Tianxin and Numagozen]
Numa Gozen.

A giant water snake whose reputation is not particularly loud, but whose strength is difficult to estimate.

In reality, there is a corresponding story circulating. It is said that the lake in Kaneyama Town, Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture, was once occupied by Ichizu Numa Gozen.

In the legend, Numa Gozen of Kaneyama Town was conquered by the samurai and Onmyoji of the time.

But it is said that it is not really dead. Whenever dark clouds hang low in the sky over Kaneyama-machi Swamp Lake, huge waves will rise in the vast swamp, and the water vapor will cover the sky. The Numa Gozen there will reappear in the form of "Dragon Lady Otohime" to do evil.

Later, people built the Numa Gozen Shrine on the edge of the swamp and enshrined it, and the situation finally improved.

Therefore, the lake in Kaneyama Town still maintains the custom of worshipping the giant snake. Every year on the first Sunday of August, people hold a "lake festival" on the lake.

The Japanese concept of dragons and snakes is similar, and the Numagozen that Kamiya River encountered at the bottom of the Shougu Palace had a fleshy horn on its head, which was obviously a sign of turning into a dragon. In addition, its name was prefixed with "田心", so it is easy to know that its origin is extraordinary.

"Roar!"

Numa Gozen rushed out of the lake, opened his bloody mouth wide, and bit towards Kamiya and Yatagarasu without saying a word.

Kamiya, who was well prepared, naturally would not be nervous at all.

He had no idea how many times he had faced enemies of huge size. Although Numa Gozen was huge, she could not give him any sense of oppression.

With a flip of his empty left hand, a sandalwood-red flintlock rifle appeared in Kamiya's palm.

After a sharp explosion like the wailing of a banshee, the pitch-black muzzle burst out with eerie thunder! The iron bullet mixed with Yin thunder shot out at a high speed, and then split with the front end of the snake head of Numa Gozen, splashing into a terrifying vortex of thunder and lightning intertwined with purple and white light!
Because there is such a huge lake at the bottom of the stone tower, the water vapor is thick, which is just right for the Yin Lei to work.

The vortex of Yin Thunder hit the snake's head directly, and the thunder bit and strangled it, blocking Numa Gozen's attack.

But Kamiyagawa's defensive counterattack did not stop there. While firing the [Banshee], he took a big step forward with his right foot.

On the rock wall below, gravel and dust flew up, and several muddy earth mines rose up like huge pillars of mud. Numa Gozen's attention was completely attracted by the vortex of Yin thunder, and the earth mines that rushed up completely caught him off guard.

Several lightning pillars hit its huge body.

Numa Gozen is a dragon-snake monster in the water. Compared to Yin Lei, the restraining earth mine has a great effect on it.

The giant snake let out a deafening howl under the bombardment of thunder and lightning, its huge body trembled violently, its scales were peeled off, and dazzling sparks burst out.

Unprecedented pain and fear caused the giant snake's body to twist and deform. The smell of blood and burnt things filled the air. It roared and dived back into the deep pool at the bottom. Its sprained body uncontrollably slammed into the wall of the stone tower. Several stairways embedded in the stone wall were destroyed in an instant.

Seeing Numa Gozen dive back into the lake, Kamiyagawa did not chase after him immediately.

He lowered the Banshee and shouted, "Hey! We can talk, if you can!"

Although Kamiya did not look at the message prompt that popped up on his phone, he had a rough guess about the identity of the Shell-Bearing Snake.

Dragon snake in the water...

In Awihara Mizuho Province, Kamiya Kawa could indeed think of several gods related to dragons and snakes, and the one that concerned him the most was Tamano-hime, one of the three goddesses of Munakata.

After Okuninushi established the kingdom of gods on land, he successively married many goddesses as wives and concubines.

Among them was Susanoo's daughter, Tanakahime, the goddess of the sea.

And Tian Xinji is the ancestor of the divine descendants of Crab Princess of the Sea Country.

Aren’t Crab Princess and the others aquatic monsters with shells?

Therefore, the giant snake carrying a shell in the lake may also be the descendant of Tian Xinji.

Although its appearance is very different from that of Knife Princess and the others, if this giant snake is really related to Knife Princess, even if it is just a thin blood connection... then since this is their first meeting, Kamiya can still let it go for the sake of the little can.

The advance is that it can calm down and have a good conversation.

Boom!

The sound of water splashing continued in the underground lake.

The huge shell, like a stone island, rolled violently in the evil waves. The murderous intent and hostility that spread with the water vapor did not weaken in the slightest.

Soon after, the other "stone islands" in the lake also began to shake, and huge black shadows broke through the constraints of the water surface and rushed out with their heads held high.

There is more than one Numa Gozen underwater.

The subsequent Numa Gozen, although not as large as the first one, were tens of meters long, covered with rough and hard scales, with different colors but all revealing an ominous dark color. Pairs of huge dark green pupils floated up and down in the black lake, like lanterns burning with green flames, flashing cruel light, staring at the outsiders who stepped into the Shou Palace.

They twisted their huge bodies, creating huge waves in the water. Then, the injured Numa Gozen suddenly jumped out of the water, and the others followed suit. The entire underground space was covered by their huge figures, and the sound of hitting the water and the roar of the beasts intertwined and collided, causing a deafening echo.

In this chaotic symphony of sounds, there were also vague and confused human voices. It was unknown whether these sounds came from the mouths or bellies of these giant snakes:

"The Emperor will return with glory... Ashihara Mizuho will flourish like a tree flower and be as solid as a rock... Any outsiders will become stepping stones for the Emperor to step on..."

"Then there's nothing to talk about."

Seeing this, Kamiya knew that these giant snakes with shells were all insane and crazy, and were definitely not people with whom he could negotiate peace.

Anyway, he has given the opportunity. Since the big snakes don't accept it, then -

Negotiations failed, prepare for attack!
"Do it!"

call!
In an instant, the Yatagarasu, which had been standing behind Kamiya and waiting for his instructions, fully spread its gorgeous wings and circled into the air.

The long sickle in her hand whistled as it cut through the damp, turbulent air. The dark blue light of death rose in a spiral as the sickle blade slashed.

In the lake, the bodies of the leaping snakes intertwined with each other, connected head to tail, wriggling and entangled into a larger whole. The black scales slid in the air, and the surging lake water fell along their smooth surfaces.

The entangled "Tanokoshi and Numagozen" roared in unison: "Protect the glory of Awahara and the Emperor. Oanamuchi, your mighty power will live forever in the world!"

The giant snake in the center opened its mouth and a dark but azure skeleton full of oceanic smell was pushed out by its tongue. It was then entangled by other giant snakes and strangled into each other's scales and flesh.

The connection between them is closer, and there is no sense of separation anymore, they have become a complete whole.

Faintly, the aura given to people suddenly became stronger, almost as strong as that of a god!
"That skeleton..."

Kamiyakawa felt a familiar breath from the divine skeleton that appeared just a moment ago.

It was similar to the atmosphere he had felt in Kaikoku Munakata Taisha Shrine.

That, I’m afraid, is Tian Xinji’s bone!
No wonder the bones of the three goddesses of Munakata could not be found even after searching all over the sea country. It turns out that one of them is hidden in Ashihara Mizuho Kingdom!

Kamiyagawa knew that this trip was worth it, and his condensed pupils flashed with excitement. The feather woven in the rising water vapor fluttered and danced, and he stood on the staircase embedded in the stone wall, raised the Onikiri and Doujikiri at the same time, and pointed them directly at Numa Gozen.

He was not only excited because of Tian Xinji's skeleton, but also because -

"Roar--!"

A heart-stirring roar was heard.

An extremely large, creepy, and majestic black shadow rose up from the lake just below the sacred valley.

The sharp claws and fangs flashed with cold light, and the rough and gnarled muscles looked extremely ferocious in the raging waves. The rising fire, the decaying miasma, and the moist breath of dragons and snakes danced wildly between the wet scales and long hair.

"Inugami, it's time for dinner!"

The dragons, snakes and monsters in this lake are the most suitable food for the physique of this big dog.