The approaching night has not dampened the enthusiasm of this city at all, but makes the neon signs even more shining.
Pedestrians walking on the street were talking excitedly about something, and there were a dazzling array of products in the display windows.
As the most prosperous area in Tokyo and known as the "24-hour sleepless street", the night here has always been so noisy.
But this noise could not spread very far before it would be swallowed up by the vast forest in the darkness.
Yoyogi Forest Park.
Covering an area of more than fifty acres, it was previously part of the royal domain and was later gradually opened to the public.
The Meiji Jingu Shrine built inside it is the shrine with the largest number of visitors to Neon.
During the "Chu Yi" festival during the Chinese New Year alone, more than three million people came to worship, and the scene was very spectacular.
At this moment, at the east shrine of Meiji Jingu Shrine, which has been closed, there are people gathering here.
In front of the shrine, the ever-bright lights illuminated their appearance.
Someone was wearing hunting clothes and a black crown on his head, holding a charm between his fingers, and his slightly narrowed eyes were shining brightly.
Someone was wearing a monk's robe, holding a Zen staff, and the corners of his mouth were slightly humming, as if he was reciting a certain scripture.
Just by looking at it, you can feel a professional atmosphere.
Of course, there are still a minority of professionals.
Most people were still wearing their own casual clothes and scattered around the shrine. They chatted with people they knew and waited for the allotted time to arrive.
"Jingle Bell......"
At blackjack sharp, a crisp sound that did not belong to the night sounded.
Under the gaze of everyone, the two priests of Meiji Jingu Shrine shook the Kagura bells in their hands and walked out from under the torii gate.
Among them, the level of the one on the left is obviously higher than that of the other one, and the robe on his body is also more colorful.
He opened his mouth and introduced himself.
"I am the senior priest of Meiji Jingu Shrine, Keisuke Izumiya, and the person next to me is the senior priest of Meiji Jingu Shrine, Eiichiro Furuhara."
"This time the final assessment will be conducted by myself and myself as the examiners."
As soon as the words were spoken, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more serious.
This is because although Keisuke Izumigu simply stood there, people present felt an indescribable sense of oppression.
It was as if there was a lead weight on my chest, and even breathing became extremely difficult for a while.
Everyone is familiar with this feeling.
This pressure comes from Izumi Keisuke's spiritual power, which is the so-called spiritual pressure.
Obviously, the other party did it on purpose.
With such powerful spiritual pressure, this is the priest of Meiji Shrine...
Looking at Keisuke Izumiya, almost everyone had a hint of caution in their eyes.
Seeing that his intimidation had achieved the desired effect, Keisuke Izumi put away his spiritual pressure with satisfaction and coughed twice.
"First of all, I want to say congratulations to everyone who is here today."
"If you have come this far, you have gained the approval of Meiji Shrine."
"As a reward, on behalf of Meiji Jingu Shrine, I will take out the information that can be disclosed and share it with you."
These words immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
You must know that Meiji Jingu Shrine is currently the highest-status shrine in Tokyo, so for it to be called intelligence information is certainly no small matter.
Facing the crowd, Keisuke Izumiya slowly spoke.
"How many of you have heard of the term singularity?"
Singularity?
When hearing this word, except for a few people, most people looked blank.
What is that?
"The so-called singularity is our general term for extraordinary things in this world." Keisuke Izumigu said seriously, "Whether it is monsters, monsters, or monsters, as long as it contains spiritual power, it can be counted as a singularity."
"At the same time, in order to distinguish the strength and weakness of singular points, we have introduced a new spiritual power unit, which we call 'wheel'."
"The specific method is to calculate based on the phases of the moon. To put it simply, the total amount of spiritual power accumulated by an ordinary priest practicing for one natural month is counted as one round."
"Based on this calculation method and some other characteristics, we divide the current singular points appearing in neon into five levels."
Izumiya Keisuke paused and then continued to preach.
"The first-level singularity is unconscious or weak in consciousness. It can slightly affect reality and has the ability to harm ordinary people, but it will not leave many traces of its existence. It will tend to dissipate on its own as time goes by. The spiritual power fluctuates between 10 and 10 -Between 100 rounds.”
"Second-level singularity, with clear autonomous consciousness, can significantly affect reality, and has the ability to harm multiple ordinary people. The range of spiritual power fluctuations is 100-1000 rounds."
"The third level singularity has a large range, is highly destructive, or has the ability to distort reality. The range is enough to cover one or even multiple cities. The range of spiritual power fluctuations is 1,000-10,000 rounds."
"Level 4 Singularity, the destructive power and influence are further enhanced, and the threat range can cover one or even multiple counties. The range of spiritual power fluctuations is 10,000-99,999 rounds."
"The fifth-level singularity has immeasurable destructive power. If any action is taken, it will pose a great threat to Neon's homeland."
"The range of spiritual power fluctuations is more than 100,000 rounds."
One hundred thousand rounds...
Upon hearing the last number, everyone present could not help but open their mouths in surprise.
According to Izumiya Keisuke, if an ordinary priest practices for one year, his spiritual power will increase by twelve rounds.
To cultivate one hundred thousand rounds of spiritual power, one needs to practice continuously for more than eight thousand years!
The average life span of human beings is currently less than eighty years old.
Trying to accomplish such a thing is nothing short of a fantasy.
But such unique points actually exist...
For a time, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely depressing.
Seeing the uneasiness in people's hearts, Keisuke Izumiya clapped his hands and said.
"I know that you must be feeling very complicated right now, but don't worry. Since Neon can still maintain stability, it means that we humans still have the upper hand, but it is not us who can decide what the future will be like."
"It will be you who decide the future of Neon."
"So in order to protect Neon, please use your greatest energy to face this final test."
"For many people, this will be the first time in their lives that they face a singularity."
Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.
"Priest Quangu, you just said...singularity?"
"That's right." Keisuke Izumiya nodded, "This time the assessment will be conducted at a singularity."
"The rules are very simple. Please walk into the torii gate behind me later, go to the center of the singularity, and get back the magatama we placed there in advance."
"The first nine people to obtain magatama and successfully return will receive a certificate that will not be passed down." Keisuke Izumi took out a piece of gilded cloud-patterned paper from his sleeve and flashed it in front of everyone's eyes.
"Of course, there is another way."
"That is to defeat me head-on and take away the certificate of immunity from my hands."
"How about it, does anyone want to give it a try?"
Looking at Keisuke Izumiya with a smile on his face, everyone shook their heads quickly.
"Okay, everyone here - Hey, that person, put down your cigarette for me!"
Keisuke Izumigu's expression suddenly changed and he yelled behind everyone.
Perhaps because of the depressing atmosphere just now, someone in the crowd subconsciously took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth before he could light it.
Suddenly, when I heard Keisuke Izumitani roar like this, I felt as if a pack of lions were roaring next to my ears. The cigarette in my mouth dropped to the ground in fright, and I was completely stunned.
"You really don't know how to live or die." Keisuke Izumiya said angrily.
"The singularity you are going to enter later is a place that accommodates living souls. Many of the spirit bodies there still have memories of their lives, and addictive drugs such as cigarettes and alcohol are most likely to evoke their memories and trigger
riot."
"If you don't want to die, just hand over all these things."
While saying this, Eiichiro Furuhara beside him tacitly opened the bag he had prepared in advance, walked into the crowd and circled around.
Many people quickly took out their cigarette boxes and put them into their bags.
After confirming that all collections were completed, Keisuke Izumigu spoke again.
"There are a total of one hundred and one people participating in this assessment. If there are no problems, we are ready to start..."
One hundred and one people?
Upon hearing this number, everyone present was stunned, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
"Why, if you have any questions, raise your hands and ask." Looking at the confused people, Izumiya Keisuke raised his eyebrows.
Everyone looked at each other, hesitating but not daring to speak.
Soon, someone finally couldn't help it and raised his hand to signal.
"Priest Quangu, have the number of people participating in the assessment increased?"
Does anyone really dare to ask?
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then their eyes focused on the questioner.
Asking this is tantamount to suspecting that Meiji Shrine is engaging in secret operations.
Asking this on someone else's territory, how brave is this person?
Faced with doubts, Keisuke Izumiya responded unceremoniously.
"That's right, because an adult from the Jingu family recommended a talented person to our Meiji Jingu Shrine."
"If anyone is not convinced, you can also go to the adult for a recommendation. As long as the adult agrees, we can also directly arrange you into the final round."
"However, if you dare to question that gentleman's judgment, it is equivalent to questioning our Meiji Shrine."
"Now, are there any questions?"
His attitude is also very tough.
We are just operating behind the scenes, what can you do?
Under the gaze of everyone, Ye Shenkong lowered his hand angrily.
"That's okay."
Hearing this, Keisuke Izumiya and Eiichiro Furuhara next to him looked at each other and shook the Kagura bell again.
Under the torii gate, the original scenery of the shrine quickly disappeared.
What replaced it was a slowly rotating darkness like a whirlpool, like a portal embedded in the torii.
Facing the crowd, Keisuke Izumiya stepped aside to get out of the way and announced.