Chapter 7 Are eight million gods enough to eat...?
After the pool was filled, the high priest stepped forward with a smile and sprinkled a fist-sized emerald green olive tree seed on it.
It is strange to say that after this ground was filled in, there was no grass growing, and even the birds did not dare to fly over it.
But after the olive tree seed fell, it grew rapidly and vigorously. Instead of being afraid of the corpse energy and death energy underneath, it seemed that it used it as nutrients.
In an instant, it grew into a towering tree more than ten meters high. Its crown was tall and green, and the backs of its leaves were covered with white scales.
Under the sunlight, the silvery white and green of the dense branches and leaves complement each other, making them look magnificent.
Not only that, there are a large number of inflorescences appearing between the branches and leaves. Each inflorescence has small golden flowers attached to it. When the wind blows, you can smell the fragrance.
At this time, painful and dull wailing sounds were also heard from the ground. It seemed that the giant corpse felt a strong threat and wanted to break free from its trap, but it was of no use.
Because the golden double-headed python Alessandro also wrapped around the trunk of the olive tree, the two worked together to suppress it to death.
This is the power of Athena, the god of war and wisdom, who uses the power of the holy olive tree to turn any enemy's power into her own.
Originally, the powers of light and darkness are incompatible. Under normal circumstances, they can only be annihilated but not transformed.
However, the characteristic of trees is to draw strength from filth, corpses, and rotten odors, and then transform them into fragrant flowers and luscious fruits.
The transformation and absorption power of the Holy Olive Tree is even more terrifying. If you can see through it, you can find that the root system of this olive tree is densely extending out by tens of thousands.
It intertwined into a terrifying big net, tightly entangling the strange giant corpse below, and the roots kept piercing into its body, growing, constantly absorbing its internal power, and then continuously
It was continuously transmitted.
The high priest was now standing under the green olive tree, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was lost in meditation.
Suddenly, she raised her eyebrows and said:
"Huh? The experience of this evil god's minion is really extraordinary."
Fang Linyan’s wonder:
"Can you read into this guy's experience?"
The high priest said:
"Well, I can get some memory fragments of this general. He seems to be called Musashibo Mouqing."
Fang Linyan suddenly took a breath of cold air. This was a famous general in the history of Japan's Warring States Period. His status was probably similar to Dian Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, and the endings of the two of them were similar.
Rumor has it that he was born after being conceived for eighteen months. He has become famous all over the world and his lifelong ambition is to collect a thousand famous swords.
When he collected nine hundred and ninety-nine famous swords, he was impressed by the Lord Minamoto Yoshitsune.
In the end, in order to protect his lord, Benkei wore a black pin armor and held a big sword. One was equivalent to a thousand, and he died on the spot.
When he died, his armor was hit by countless arrows, as if his coir raincoat was pierced backwards, and he stood looking at the enemy with his long knife as a crutch.
Fang Linyan quickly realized a very crucial thing and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and said:
"High Priest, we are in some serious trouble."
The high priest smiled and said:
"Hmm, what's up?"
Fang Linyan frowned and said:
"I am almost certain now that the evil god who wants to covet the goddess's divinity is the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, Oda Nobunaga, who has been dead for hundreds of years."
The high priest said with great interest:
"Oh? Are you sure??"
Fang Linyan said:
"Fortunately, I lived up to my fate and obtained the evil object used by the enemy to cast spells. It is basically certain that it is a relic of Oda Nobunaga."
"And in this case, the cause and effect can actually be explained."
"Oda Nobunaga stood out in Japan's Warring States period. When he inherited the family business, he was actually just a small and medium-sized prince."
"At first he was even called the "Owari Fool", but in the end he swept across Japan!"
The high priest raised his eyebrows and said:
"Oh? Such a person who has almost unified the country does have the foundation to become a god."
Fang Linyan nodded and said:
"Yes, Oda Nobunaga has fought in both the north and south, and has great military achievements. He must have a very keen sense of smell and talent in war."
"Then he became an evil god after his death, and it is very likely that he will also have correspondingly powerful power in this field."
"As the God of War, the goddess inspired the "heritage" in the Acropolis when she was very weak. It is very likely that Oda Nobunaga, who has the same power, could sense it."
"Because if this guy wants to become an official god, then obtaining the godhead of the fallen Athena is a shortcut!"
The high priest closed his eyes and said after a while:
"Well, I just reviewed the information I collected before, and your analysis makes sense."
"And Japan is a country that claims to have eight million gods. Although their land is small, their population reaches hundreds of millions."
"Such a large population base and long-standing cultural foundation provide the soil for gods to survive and grow."
Fang Linyan frowned and said:
"That's not the most important thing! The key is, do you know? Oda Nobunaga was born in 1534 and died in 1582."
"And the Musashibo Mou Qing we are killing now was born in 1155 and died in 1189! There is more than four hundred years between them. It can be said that they are not from the same era at all!"
"However, now Musashibo Mou Kei has become a close associate of Oda Nobunaga and was sent to carry out the mission of hunting you."
"This shows one thing, that among the gods of Japan, Oda Nobunaga's power has expanded so alarmingly that he can easily gain the support of the soul of the powerful warrior general more than 400 years ago.
However, Fang Linyan's serious analysis was directly ignored by the high priest... The high priest's focus suddenly jumped to another place.
She said with great interest:
"Ha! Is there really nothing wrong with what is recorded in this document? There are eight million gods. Are there really so many gods in Japan?"
After saying this, she licked her lips excitedly, although this action completely destroyed her aloof style and temperament.
But after Fang Linyan saw this scene, he suddenly shuddered...Does this woman think that only eight million gods can eat her?
However, when faced with the high priest's inquiry, Fang Linyan couldn't help but answer, so he could only say:
"Japan is very good at exaggerating rhetoric, so eight million is just a nickname. However, in their national religion Shinto, there are indeed a lot of gods. Even a stone in the garden may be a god."
After hearing Fang Linyan's words, the high priest was thoughtful, then frowned and said:
"Well, it turns out it's mostly bragging."
Fang Linyan shrugged and said:
"Well, to be honest, I really don't know much about the world of gods, but there is definitely no such thing as eight million."
"By the way, this is the opponent's artifact that I captured. This thing should be very important to the evil god."
After saying that, Fang Linyan simply handed over the certificate of Honnoji that he had captured.
As for the red stone Fang Linyan obtained by killing Scully, he plans to keep it for himself, and the four-eyed skull is also planned to be handed over.
After the high priest received the certificate from Honnoji Temple, a smile appeared on his lips and he said:
"Very good, with this thing, the goddess's owl incarnation, Salpa, can return to the world."
"When its strength is stable, your scrolling skill: Athena's Blessing can be improved again."
Fang Linyan's eyes lit up, and he finally heard what he wanted, and said hurriedly:
"Then how can its strength be stabilized?"
The high priest smiled and said:
"You have to ask Salpa about this."
Fang Linyan shrugged and handed over Scully's four-eyed skull.
The high priest sighed slightly after taking it, and then flicked it, and the thing turned into powder and floated away.
After the powder dissipated, the illusion of Leskali's soul was revealed, with an extremely happy expression on her face, and then she flew towards the statue of the goddess next to her, probably entering the Kingdom of God.
The high priest said calmly:
"Oda Nobunaga's subordinate is very powerful. Laishali has an obsession in his heart, so even though he is a fanatical believer, he was still caught by the other party and took advantage of the flaw in his mind."
"It's a pity that this man escaped too quickly, otherwise I would have caught him and tortured his soul."
Fang Linyan was surprised and said:
"Oda Nobunaga this time apart from sending the high priest in charge of the sacred weapon and the general Musashibo Moukei, does he still have manpower?"
The high priest said:
"Yes, this person has always been lurking in the dark. When he saw the situation was bad, he ran away. He is very cunning."
Fang Linyan shrugged and said:
"I never expected that there would be such a person."
***
After this incident, Fang Linyan's stay in the main world shrank from 48 hours to about 30 hours.
Needless to say, he plunged into his studio.
In the remaining time, Fang Linyan not only planned to make Rubes' mechanical heart, but also planned to complete the remaining half of the mechanical gyrfalcon eggs.
After seeing the power of the elite mechanical dire wolf Rubes, Fang Linyan is still looking forward to the elite mechanical gyrfalcon.
After working hard in the studio for almost half a day, Fang Linyan suddenly heard the phone ringing outside.
He originally thought that the missing rare materials were delivered, so he immediately went to pick them up excitedly. As soon as he connected, he heard the polite voice of the housekeeper from the other side:
"Sir, your express delivery has arrived."
Fang Linyan said in astonishment:
"My express delivery? I don't remember buying anything?"
The old housekeeper said simply:
"I have confirmed that this express delivery is indeed yours."
Fang Linyan opened the door with confusion, then put the express away, and then opened it three times, and found that there were two large cans inside.
The picture on the can is of a fish swimming lively in the water, and next to it are the advertising slogans "Irresistible delicious food" and "You won't forget it after one bite."