Yusei's gaze made him recall unpleasant memories… the past, and the hidden history once deliberately concealed.
Now, all the records in history claim that it was entirely his own fault that he was banished from Takamagahara.
But was that really the truth? The reality had been buried beneath the layers of falsified history.
Just the thought of it filled Susanoo with rage. His expression twisted in fury, and his grip on the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi tightened involuntarily.
That look, that same dismissive look, as if the other didn't even regard him as an equal… it was exactly the same as the way his beloved elder sister once looked at him.
"Damn it! That look again! From a mere human!"
Susanoo suddenly erupted, his emotions spiraling out of control as divine power surged violently within him. His body began to swell and expand at an astonishing rate.
Yusei watched this scene calmly, feeling no fear towards Susanoo's roars and fury.
"Hah, last-minute roars? I've roughly gauged your level from the fight so far. Compared to the Emperor of Demise, you're far too weak."
Yusei spoke indifferently.
As for the other party's quickly growing size, now matching his own, Yusei was even more disdainful.
As stated before, large size is useless, and the key is power and speed.
Yusei couldn't be bothered to waste more words on him. In a flash, his massive body, accelerated by lightning, left only a blue-white afterimage in its original spot.
Futsu no Mitama was raised high, coming down in a direct slash.
A massive spray of blood erupted, instantly dyeing the entire forest red.
Susanoo's eyes widened in shock. The pain from his body sobered him slightly.
You have to understand, he hadn't reacted at all.
Only when the wound started hurting did he realize he was injured.
"Impossible! What kind of speed is this!"
Susanoo shouted in terror.
Yusei looked at him calmly, "There's a lot you haven't seen. And judging by your reaction, you gods rarely practice physical techniques, do you?"
"Well, thinking about it, it makes sense. With such convenient Divine Power at your disposal, why bother putting in the effort to train in physical techniques?"
Susanoo is a Storm God, wielding the Authority of storms.
Up to this point in the fight, he hadn't used his storm Authority.
The Sunshine Girl's ability includes storms, but the other party is a Divine Authority after all, and Sunshine Girl hasn't reached that level yet.
So, in terms of storm power, Yusei actually couldn't defeat him.
However, Yusei's knowledge of Susanoo came entirely from online searches. He knew the other party's powers were physical prowess, the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, and the Storm Authority.
Now, the first two had been used. The physical factor, due to the Susanoo Armor sharing the same origin, didn't offer much advantage.
And the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi was matched blow-for-blow by Futsu no Mitama.
Susanoo's only chance to turn defeat into victory now was his Storm Authority.
But Yusei never gave him that opportunity from start to finish.
The continuous, rain-like attacks in the ensuing fight kept Susanoo busy just defending against Yusei's assaults, leaving him no energy to focus on his Storm Authority.
"Trying to use your Authority? But right now, you need to concentrate 100% just to dodge my attacks. How will you manage to use your Authority?"
Yusei let out a light laugh and charged forward again with his sword to attack.
The History Compilation Committee's members watching from afar through binoculars frowned at the scene.
"Susanoo-sama is at a disadvantage. This is troublesome."
Ena sighed helplessly. They wanted to help, but their power was essentially useless.
"Individually, we might be unable, but what if we perform a large ritual, concentrate our power to delay him for a few seconds, and buy time for Susanoo-sama?"
Touma was a ninja by trade, with a family heritage of various ninjutsu, including mysterious arts passed down from China like the Qimen Dunjia.
The mysterious techniques had various effects, and among them, there were certainly arts to concentrate power into a single point.
Hearing this, everyone thought it feasible and immediately began executing the plan.
They all understood clearly that if Susanoo was defeated, then Japan would truly face disaster.
Japan originally had no Campione of its own. Now they had made an enemy of one. Coupled with the lack of a Campione-level combatant, one could imagine to what extent their society would be invaded.
The Qimen Dunjia formation was inscribed. As someone naturally powerful in spiritual sight, Yuri became the main force.
Yuri's role now was equivalent to a scout, using her spiritual sight to see through the enemy's weaknesses.
For example, some gods died or were defeated due to various events. One only needed to find out 'what caused that failure', identify the weakness, and attack the corresponding point.
However, a Miko's spiritual sight sees the essence of a Divine Core. Yusei was not a god. The only thing related, yet unrelated, to a god about him was the Susanoo Armor.
But Susanoo Armor is not a god, and it's purely an energy construct.
Clearly, Yuri could not see through Yusei's essence.
And this point was only realized upon observation.
"Yuri, what is the enemy's weakness?"
Ena, ready on the other side, shouted loudly.
"I don't know. The other party doesn't seem to be a Campione... There is no Divine Core on him. There is no weakness."
"What?!"
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this. But as Susanoo was slashed to the ground, his loud cries drew their attention again.
Touma gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Never mind! Attack anyway! Even buying a little time is good!"
Everyone complied. Under the enhancement of the mysterious Qimen Dunjia technique, a spear-like object shot rapidly towards Yusei.
The 'spear' was extremely fast. Yusei saw it in his peripheral vision and dodged with a flash.
The spear missed, piercing straight through a distant mountain peak. But before Yusei could react, the spear turned around and struck Yusei squarely in the back.
'Auto-targeting?'
The spear wasn't particularly powerful. Yusei simply grabbed it and crushed it in his hand.
But the problem was this: Seeing this scene, Touma in the distance revealed a smile.
'The plan... had succeeded.'