Chapter 2202: Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains
Chapter 2202: Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains
The time of preparation for all of them was not long as the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi started attacking the relic. The Goddess Nuwa had to concentrate in order to make sure that the sealing process was still in a spot where she could manipulate the world inside of the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting.
“We are ready.” Adrian stated as he made sure to save all the spells that he could.
The others also prepared as well as Levin Cloud gathered as much divine energy he could as he used most of it just trying to trap the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi. Peridot was given free access to the gemstone vault of the Sanctuary of the Ryujins and took the things that she needed for that as well. Frey could no longer use the divine descent of her goddess which is why she prayed to the Goddess Freyja for the remaining minutes.
The prayer that Frey did have managed to temporarily bump up her stats to a bonus of 30% which she knew will come in handy for the fight. All avatars of gods could do this sacred ritual at least once a day where they receive a blessing directly from their gods. They did not use this in active battle though as they cannot pray in the middle of a fight.
They usually prayed before the fight happens as the blessing of their god will diminish overtime as it does not last for a whole day. Frey wanted to be at her peak power when she fights against the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi. All of them looked nervous but the determination in their eyes could clearly be seen. All of them did not want to lose as they could barely do anything to the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi earlier when they fought. “This is revenge!” Peridot stated as her eyes burned with passion.
“Calm down or you might make a mistake.” Levin Cloud stated but even he is also pumped up. “Are you nervous as well?” Frey asked Adrian.
“A little bit. Battling gods is a whole different thing entirely as they are beings that cannot be easily defined by the level system.
Frey nodded to what Adrian told her as she knows this as well because she fought against Lesser Gods in the northern continent. She had the aid of the other Valkyries, but they were always cautious against them. The older Valkyries always warned them to never underestimate a god even if they are at their weakest tier. They became gods in the first place which meant that the struggle that they had was far longer and older than they did.
“We have battled against gods before even in the north and we always had heavy wounds. If the Lady of the Serene Lake was not a healer that has the status of a demigod, then we would have lost most of our sisters already.” Frey stated as she knew how powerful a lesser god could be especially when cornered.
“We must not hold back in this fight even if we die in the process. Even if we all lose, we must make sure that the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi is weakened to the point that he can be sealed for at least a year without problems.” Adrian stated which made the others nod as well.
All of them did not underestimate their opponent and made sure that all of them will be ready. They also thought of a failsafe just in case they really fall in battle. The failsafe is none other than weakening the enemy to the point that even he will not be able to recover quickly. This plan was also greenlit by the Goddess Nuwa herself as she could seal the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi for up to a year should he be weakened.
“I shall now send all of you inside of the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting. Inside the painting, I can give all of you some support but most of my strength will be focused on suppressing the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi. I wished I can support all of you more, but this is the weakness of the painting itself despite being a top tier sealing relic.” The Goddess Nuwa stated as she was now losing her divine shine as she was using most of her divine energy trying to suppress the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi inside of the painting’s pocket dimension.
“That is more than enough for us. We will make sure to defeat the enemy inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting.” Adrian stated with conviction.
“We will make sure that your effort is not wasted, mother.” Peridot stated.
“Just make sure to come back safe. Even if I have to seal him for a year, your safety is what matters.” The Goddess Nuwa stated.
“We are now ready. Please send us inside.” Adrian stated to which the Goddess Nuwa nodded. The Goddess Nuwa made some graceful motions from her hand as the painting that was closed up suddenly unfurled. A gentle breeze of energy attached itself to the bodies of the four players which is a big contrast to the oppressive force that the Greater God Amatsu- Mikaboshi felt. The bodies of the four could be seen suddenly becoming like ink lines as if they were being turned into drawings.
“I will hide your initial arrival. Make good use of that time.” The Goddess Nuwa stated as she hoped that all four of them will be able to defeat the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi.
All four of them are then sucked inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting. The Goddess Nuwa immediately sealed the painting in its scroll form again and let out a powerful battle cry. She used all of her elemental gems plus the creation gem to create a powerful barrier around her and the Sanctuary of the Ryujin. She then assumed the Lotus pose as she meditated as she completely linked herself with the relic that she has.
The Ryujins inside the sanctuary also aided their mistress by assuming the same meditative position she did. All of the elemental energies in the eastern continent started to whirl as the Ryujins were sending the strength to the Goddess Nuwa. The luster that her divine body lost started to slowly come back as she needed all the strength that she could muster in order to weaken a greater god.
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Inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting…
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi could not believe that he was easily trapped by beings that did not even have proper divinity. By beings without proper divinity, he is thinking about Adrian and the others as they are not proper gods. The fact that mortals managed to seal him made his nonexistent blood boil. He just pacified his rage by the fact that it was the Goddess Nuwa that trapped her inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting.
“Still, to think that old snake had this powerful treasure within her grasp. I was too complacent in thinking that there would no longer be anything useful against that old snake. I just need to destroy part of this pocket dimension, and I will be able to escape.” The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi muttered to himself, but he knew it is difficult.
The Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting was incredibly powerful as the materials used to create it were from fragments of fallen gods of time and space. It was painted by an Immortal that has comprehended the Dao of Art to the highest degree that he achieved enlightenment. He even told him that the materials he used even cried out to him to be used. The unfortunate thing is that when he finished the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting is that he died.
The Enlightened Immortal used up his own life essence to finish the painting as if he was a crazed cultivator. The Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting was the result, and it shook the entire eastern continent. It was a relic that combined the power of the gods of time and space as it was their fragments used in painting it. A painting with a pocket dimension where time is frozen and even the concepts of hunger and fatigue could be controlled by the
owner.
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi remembered how the Goddess Izanami craved this treasure to the point that she razed kingdoms to acquire it. In the end, the Goddess Izanami was not able to obtain the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting because it was said to have been lost. The fact that the Goddess Nuwa had it all along meant that she obtained it when the razing of the kingdoms happened.
“I knew that the Ryujin quelled the fire of war back then but to think that they obtained it when even they said that it was a treasure that was already lost. The Ryujin are just tyrants pretending to be defenders as they do not want to be kicked down the food chain.” The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi stated as he tried to destroy the pocket dimension using his
own energy.