Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence-Chapter 700 - 317: The Sacrificial Pawn

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Bull Head’s head hung low, his face full of uncontrollable joy and surprise.

To resist the invasion of the Netherworld, he had been stationed in Ying Island for many years. During that time, he had also made contact with the Netherworld Demon God to confirm Shen Yuan’s appearance, but to his disappointment, the answers were always negative.

Especially as the pressure from Hell’s tributary in the mortal world grew, Bull Head was having trouble maintaining the situation.

He was not afraid to perish in the battle against the kingdom of Hell, but he absolutely could not accept the kingdom of Hell successfully invading the Primal Chaos Realm.

Fortunately, all did not progress to the worst possible outcome, as Shen Yuan arrived in Ying Island before the complete outbreak of the calamity in Hell, which brought great joy to Bull Head.

As one of the first Netherworld supernatural beings to encounter Shen Yuan, Bull Head naturally knew Shen Yuan’s strength. Even after thousands of years, when heaven and earth had undergone great changes, Shen Yuan could still suppress everything.

This belief only grew stronger especially after Shen Yuan, with his lowly realm, slaughtered the 10th Hall Yama.

As long as Shen Yuan arrived, he was certain to resolve the crisis of the kingdom of Hell’s incursion into the mortal world.

However, Bull Head still remembered Shen Yuan’s hidden identity, so he only referred to him by the name of Supreme Taoist and did not directly reveal the identity of the Fengdu Emperor.

Behind Bull Head, Leopard Tail and Black and White Impermanence, three of the Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities, although unclear about Shen Yuan’s exact identity, combined Bull Head’s attitude with the previous turmoil in Hell at the Imperial Capital, they vaguely had some guesses.

The almost humble attitude of the four High Gods made the gods of Ying Island stand frozen in place.

Ever since Bull Head and several other High Gods came to support Ying Island five years ago, the gods present had seen them turn the tide countless times.

The weakest among them had stepped into the Immortal Realm, and although they were the lowest True Immortals of the heavenly, earthly, human, and ghostly deities, they were nonetheless powerful experts of the Immortal Realm.

And among the four High Gods, Bull Head, who was the strongest, had entered the Heavenly Immortal Realm at his peak, a peerless expert comparable to Amaterasu Omikami.

The world here had not fully recovered, unable to bear power exceeding its limits, and even Izanagi and Izanami, two Unity Realm Stage deities, found it hard to leave the Sky High Plateau.

Theoretically, even the four High Gods could only exert the power of the Void Refining Stage.

But as the four High Gods in charge of the order of the Netherworld were favored by the world of the Primal Chaos Realm, once they entered a realm related to the dark Hell, they could exert the strength of an even higher stage.

And the land of Hell’s tributary was exactly such a dark Hell domain, meaning that the four High Gods could exert the tremendous power of the Tao Harmony Stage when facing Hell’s invasion.

Moreover, with the foundation of Ghost Immortals and Heavenly Immortals, they were powerful enough to contend with several Tao Harmony Stage spirits and demons of Hell.

It was because of the presence of the four High Gods that the Ying Island Divine Pantheon could resist the nearly endless onslaught of Hell’s evil demons, preventing Pingan Capital from being breached.

With Amaterasu Omikami in retreat at this time, the four High Gods were Sky High Plateau’s final foundation, the strongest force against Hell’s spirits and demons.

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It was these powerful High Gods who took the initiative to salute Shen Yuan, which many of the gods of Ying Island found hard to accept.

"There’s no need for such formalities."

Shen Yuan nodded at Bull Head with a smile on his face.

Bull Head rose solemnly, turned his head toward the other gods of Ying Island present, and asked in a deep voice,

"Do you wish to challenge the Venerable Supreme Taoist?"

As his words fell, an incomplete Immortal Realm pressure suddenly erupted, spreading the domain of the dark Hell as if to engulf the entire Sky High Plateau within it.

The gods of Ying Island at the Void Refining Stage shuddered, unable to suppress the fear in their hearts, even Izanagi and Izanami in the Sky High Plateau showed shock on their faces at this moment.

"Supreme Taoist? Who is this formidable person, and why have we never heard of him?"

They were all deities sealed by Amaterasu after the Great Schism, when Ying Island and Great Yin were tens of thousands of miles apart and information about Great Yin was hard to come by.

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Ying Island’s real contact with Great Yin occurred during the Spirit Energy Exhaustion era a few thousand years later.

But by that time, the name of the Supreme Taoist had already been buried in the long river of history, so naturally, they were unaware of his fame.

However, Izanagi no longer had time to ponder the identity of the Supreme Taoist, as he hurriedly explained in response to Bull Head’s questioning:

"It’s a misunderstanding! All a misunderstanding, I beg you, High God Bull Head, to calm your anger!"

Izanami also spoke up in support:

"It was all because the Amaterasu Miko mistakenly proclaimed the Supreme Taoist as the Father of All Gods, causing the misunderstanding.

Years ago, Amaterasu Omikami, to stabilize the hearts of the people, announced to the world that the Father of All Gods would descend upon Ying Island to suppress Hell’s spirits and demons.

Amaterasu even once claimed, with the might of the four High Gods, that they were emissaries sent by the Father of All Gods, to give credibility to this divine decree, and the four High Gods should be aware of this."

"It is because of this decree that the misunderstanding occurred, and naturally the blame lies with the Amaterasu Miko.

To appease the anger of the four High Gods, we are willing to offer the Amaterasu Miko for you to deal with as you see fit."

Noro Mai’s expression was one of astonishment, fear flickering in her eyes.

This was the first time she learned the truth behind what was known as the divine decree of salvation, and it was also her first time witnessing the true nature of the gods of Ying Island.

In her past memories, the deities sat high above the Sky High Plateau, looking down at all beings, spreading the gospel and faith to the people of Ying Island.

Yet reality dealt her a heavy blow, showing her how these deities could be just as despicable as mortals in front of a more powerful being.

The idol representing all the gods in the depths of her heart shattered, and even the image of her own deity, Amaterasu Omikami, began to crack.

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