Mount Kanna!
Located above what was once the lair of Kappachilli, Luo Chen’s gaze pierced through the white mist, gazing into the distance at the other islands standing upon the sea.
“My experiment really has no problem, the simplest way to increase my Acting Degree is to continuously recruit yokai into my underlings.”
It just so happens that this era is a time when yokai are rampant.
Most major yokai have not been completely eradicated, and they are scattered throughout the land.
“But besides yokai, recruiting other powerful underlings can also provide Acting Degree, only humans cannot provide any effect.”
With that in mind, his attention turned to the area left of Crane Island.
Seirai Island!
“Unfortunately, now is not the time.”
Luo Chen glanced at the countdown on his fused god template, which had seventeen days left, and wasn't in a hurry at all.
According to this timeline, the Great Sea Dragon God, or rather the Magatsu-Mitsume, who had been defeated by the Raiden Shogun and lost the competition with the Geo Archon in Liyue, should have already led the people of Watatsumi Island to the surface.
Of course, the specific timeframe would require some inquiring.
Pressing down on his diverging thoughts, Luo Chen vaguely heard a clear song coming from afar, and he couldn’t help but look up.
At the foot of the mountain, at the blood-colored sacrificial altar that had been destroyed, this year's intended sacrificial offering, Aru, was emitting a pure and melodious song.
Not far from him, Kappachilli quietly watched the young boy with gentle eyes.
Fragile humans and powerful demons, surprisingly, were getting along very well.
“My Lord, when will we be able to set foot on Narukami Island again?”
A strange, hoarse voice came from behind and to the side.
Luo Chen didn’t need to look to know it was the Tengu, it seemed that this fellow still harbored a grudge about his hasty escape from Narukami Island.
But in the face of Raiden Shogun’s brilliance, who could resist?
Finally, after finding an ambitious leader who wanted to unify the yokai world, a flame of hope had been rekindled.
Unlike the Tengu’s optimism, at this moment, the Jorogumo who was kneeling and letting Luo Chen rest on her lap had a different perspective.
She cautiously spoke, using a tone that tried not to be offensive:
“My Lord, when we fled Narukami Island, Yashiori Island had already been taken over by the Kitsune yokai of the Byakko clan. Most of the yokai have submitted to the Raiden Shogun and have become her dogs.”
“I believe that even if my Lord can contend with the Raiden Shogun, the enemy outnumbers us, and we need to plan for the long term.”
The vicious and cold-hearted great yokai had completely transformed into Luo Chen’s form in just a few days.
Surprisingly, despite being a yokai who lured men to devour them, she hadn’t been developed yet.
“Don’t worry, everything is under control. When the time is right, everything will come to fruition.”
Luo Chen felt quite relaxed, it had been less than a week since he started his simulation, and he had plenty of patience for his target mission.
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【You are very confident about completing the Acting Degree Template, but you are not blindly confident either.】
【During this time, you also sent yokai to inquire about various rumors and happenings on Seirai Island and Narukami Island.】
【As for you, perhaps you are of Lawful Evil alignment. Due to your nature being liberated, you no longer hide your yokai nature, and you have fully developed the Jorogumo, even trying out a half-human, half-spider form.】
【To be honest, you don’t find it strange at all, but rather strangely exciting.】
【But such a ridiculous life, when repeated, becomes boring.】
【After indulging for three days, holding the Jorogumo with the strange idea that she won’t give birth to a bunch of spiderlings, you prepare to leave Crane Island for now.】
【During this time, a small incident happened. A small yokai couldn’t help but attack the humans who were out during the day, violating the order you had set.】
【Without giving any chance for explanation, you personally executed that yokai and hung it on the newly rebuilt altar, where it still floats today.】
【Your actions deterred the other yokai, making them understand that even in a territory ruled by their own kind, there must be order.】
This way, the rules could be enforced more effectively once they were initially established.
After all, while he was Lawful Evil, he was also Lawful.
【On the fourth day, you left Crane Island.】
【Your first stop was not Narukami Island, but Yashiori Island.】
【So you returned to your original youthful form and came here, and learned some of the information you wanted to know.】
【In the past, the Magatsu-Mitsume fought amongst themselves, and the Great Divine Sovereign, the Shogun of the Narukami Clan, unified all of Inazuma under her, causing everyone to tremble and submit. Each took their place, or those who resisted were completely destroyed, and there were no further unreasonable desires.】
【The great serpent, Orobasu, was always separated from Narukami by the western boundary, and they lived in peace for many years, but for some unknown reason, there has been friction between the two sides recently, and there have been occasional skirmishes.】
【Both sides are fighting on Yashiori Island, and both have suffered casualties.】
【You learned this important news. Currently, Yashiori Island is one of the important family lines under the Raiden Shogun's command, the Kido Clan is stationed there.】
【But because the friction is still small-scale, it has not caught the attention of the Inazuma Shogunate.】
【Under these circumstances, you traveled up and down Yashiori Island as a great Onmyouji, fortune-telling, divination, and subjugating the great yokai, Kamisato Ayaka, and Qingxing Deng, gaining a great deal of respect and fame.】
【Even the Kido clan head, who was stationed here, invited you to a feast, praising your unfathomable strength, and thought that perhaps even the Byakko clan's miko who occupied Yashiori Island could be compared to you.】
【After the feast, you rested on Yashiori Island for ten days before setting off for your planned first step.】
【Watatsumi Island.】
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【Excerpt - Watatsumi Record】
【Watatsumi Island, named after the Watatsumi people.】
【Watatsumi, originally the abyss of the sea, later a great serpent came and ascended the whirlpool, forming a coral island, taking the serpent as its god.】
【Later, the serpent was finally slain by the Great Divine Sovereign, and died on Yashiori Island.】
【Watatsumi intended to send envoys to surrender and acknowledge the Inazuma Shogunate as their great overlord, but a change in circumstances caused them to serve the lord of the Hundred Demons Night Parade, becoming their own nation.】
【From - Kujou Kamisato.】
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