Legend Management Bureau Chapter 146

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Izanagi took Izanami by the hand, and with a light leap, the two of them landed on the island.

“To think we actually hit the mark by a stroke of luck…” Du Yu hurriedly picked up Shiranui Asuka. She currently looked like a little fountain, vomiting uncontrollably. While she was still conscious, he rushed to get her onto dry land.

After the group stepped onto the island, they found it entirely impossible to imagine that this place had been conjured out of thin air. Judging purely by the age of the trees, they had to be centuries old. Just how powerful was this Mind Art?

“Phew…” Shiranui Asuka breathed a sigh of relief. “I finally feel a lot better…”

“You’re exaggerating way too much, Asuka,” Du Yu said. “I’ve never seen anyone throw up so hard they couldn’t even speak.”

“Did I?” Shiranui Asuka seemed unwilling to admit it. “I don’t remember that at all.”

“Whatever you say…” Du Yu replied helplessly. “What should we do next?”

“Huh?” Shiranui Asuka looked at the ground beneath her feet. “Could it be that they’ve already built the first island???”

“You’re only just realizing that now?!” Du Yu was dumbfounded by the question.

“About that…” Zhan Qisheng shook his head slightly and interjected, “When we saw those two earlier, their naming sense was rather casual.”

“Indeed.” Qu Xi nodded as well. “Izanagi seemed to say that this island was formed from the accumulation of mud, so he called it Onogoro Island. Will there be any issues with naming it so carelessly?”

Hearing this, Shiranui Asuka breathed a sigh of relief. “Oh, so that’s how it is. Thank goodness. In history, this island is exactly known as Onogoro Island…”

“What the hell!” Du Yu was stunned. “You call that ‘a proper name’?!”

“Alright, let’s go and push the next step forward.”

The moment she stepped onto dry land, Shiranui Asuka seemed like a completely different person. She strode forward confidently, leaving Du Yu and the others with no choice but to helplessly follow behind.

“God! The God has arrived!” the two of them turned around and exclaimed, waving their hands and dancing with joy.

“Mhm!” Shiranui Asuka looked a bit nervous. With her level of cultivation, to actually be called a god was overwhelming. “Um… Senior Izanagi, Senior Izanami…”

“Senior my foot,” Du Yu whispered. “You are the ‘God’ here, don’t let it slip.”

“Oh… right. Um, Izanagi, Izanami, I need you to stand that spear up on the ground now so it can prop up the heaven and the earth.”

“Prop up the heaven and the earth?” Izanagi looked at the spear in his hand with confusion, then stood it upright on the ground. “Can this spear really prop up the heaven and the earth?”

“Oh! I get it!” Izanami chimed in. “Brother, this spear probably isn’t what it appears to be. It might actually be a stone pillar!”

“A stone pillar!” Izanagi raised an eyebrow. “You’re right, it’s a stone pillar! A stone pillar that can prop up the heaven and the earth!”

Under the influence of their Mind Art, the spear rapidly transformed into solid stone and shot high into the sky, turning into a towering mountain.

“Sister, let me tell you, this thing is called the Amenomihashira!”

As soon as he spoke, four massive characters were instantly carved into the mountain’s cliff face—Amenomihashira.

“Oh no, this is bad,” Du Yu muttered. “These two have completely erratic ways of thinking. We need to wrap this up quickly, otherwise I’ll never be able to guess what’s going on in their heads…”

“Speaking of erratic thinking, is there anyone in this world who can match you?” Zhan Qisheng shot Du Yu an exasperated look.

“I’m flattered, I’m flattered…” Du Yu turned to look at Shiranui Asuka. “Asuka, what’s our next move?”

“We can return to Takamagahara now,” Shiranui Asuka replied. “The next step is to wait for them to come pay us a visit.”

“Eh? Takamagahara? You mean that patch of turf?” Du Yu suddenly found himself in a difficult position. Going back wasn’t an issue, but dealing with Shiranui Asuka’s severe motion sickness was going to be a real headache.

“Wait for me a second!” After tossing those words to the group, Shiranui Asuka jogged over to Izanagi and Izanami.

Seeing her approach, the two deities once again bowed to her in devout reverence.

“Izanagi, Izanami, let me ask you. What am I?” Shiranui Asuka inquired.

“You are God!” the two replied in unison.

“Correct, I am God.” Shiranui Asuka nodded shamelessly. “Let me ask you again, where should ‘God’ live?”

“In Takamagahara!” Izanagi answered.

“In the sky!” Izanami added.

“Right, right, right, you’re both correct.” Shiranui Asuka nodded in satisfaction before continuing, “But right now… why is Takamagahara in the ocean?”

“Ah!” the two exclaimed in sudden realization. “Takamagahara… should be in the sky!”

As soon as the words left their mouths, Du Yu watched as that patch of turf on the distant sea level soared into the air, flying straight toward the heavens.

“Even though I’ve seen it once already…” Du Yu muttered in awe. “This ability is seriously way too overpowered…”

Shiranui Asuka gave a mischievous smile and asked, “Let me ask you another thing. What should be in the place where ‘God’ lives?”

“Food!” Izanagi declared.

“Drinks!” Izanami chimed in.

“Right, right, right!” Shiranui Asuka chuckled wickedly. “Shouldn’t there also be a ton of handsome guys?”

“Hey, hey, hey!” Du Yu quickly stepped up to interrupt her. “You’re going a bit too far. You’re purely tricking these kids for your own selfish desires.”

Fortunately, Izanagi and Izanami completely failed to understand the concept of handsome guys, otherwise this creation myth would have been single-handedly ruined by Shiranui Asuka.

“Hmph… I almost succeeded…” Shiranui Asuka pouted and said, “Izanagi, Izanami, you two live well here from now on. Remember to look at what’s ‘different from the other person’ on your bodies and think about how to ‘resolve’ it. I’ll be waiting for you in Takamagahara.”

With that, she grabbed Du Yu and the others and hurried away.

“That’s it?” Du Yu asked. “Don’t we need to give them a little push?”

“No need, no need… This kind of thing should happen naturally…”

Shiranui Asuka said as she arrived at the seaside. She pointed a finger at the sky and shouted, “Let’s go, we’re heading to Takamagahara!”

After she finished speaking, the entire group fell into an awkward silence.

Zhan Qisheng was the first to speak. “Miss Shiranui, your idea was quite nice, but looking at our group, I am the only one capable of flight. Why on earth did you arrange for Takamagahara to be in the sky?”

“Uh…” Shiranui Asuka froze, looking between Du Yu and Qu Xi. “Y-you guys can’t fly? I remember back in the Heavenly Court of Huaxia, any random person you ran into knew how to fly…”

“Then take a wild guess as to why we aren’t in the Heavenly Court,” Du Yu replied deadpan.

“Err…” Shiranui Asuka looked embarrassed. “This is really troublesome…”

“Never mind, never mind…” Zhan Qisheng waved his hand. “I will carry you up one by one…”

“Forget it, Old Zhan, I’ll have Yingning take me up.” Du Yu shook his head. “You bring the two of them, and we’ll meet in Takamagahara.”

After a great deal of bustling about, the group finally set foot on the floating patch of turf in the sky.

To their surprise, the place was already laid out with an abundance of fruit, roasted meat, fish, and purified water. It seemed this was the food and drinks Izanagi and Izanami had arranged.

Shiranui Asuka pulled a circular metal disk from her robes and quietly placed it on the ground. The disk immediately glowed with a golden light, projecting an image of Izanagi and Izanami like a holographic projector.

“Oh, that’s pretty neat,” Du Yu remarked. “What’s this gadget called?”

“The Yata no Kagami.” Shiranui Asuka picked up an unknown fruit and took a bite. “This is one of the Three Sacred Treasures of our Fusang. The other two are the Kusanagi Sword and the Yasakani no Magatama.”

‘Three Sacred Treasures?’ Du Yu felt like he had heard of these so-called Three Sacred Treasures in many places before. But why would the Yata no Kagami, one of the three, be in the hands of this little girl?

“Let’s use this projection to observe them!” Shiranui Asuka plopped down directly onto the grass, acting as if she were in her own home.

“Alright… it’s your territory anyway, you call the shots…”

The rest of the group slowly sat down and casually picked up some food to eat.

“Roughly how long do we have to wait?” Du Yu asked. “If it’s going to take a long time, we can use Chada’s teleportation… Ah!!”

Du Yu suddenly let out a cry of agony as his entire body was sent flying backward from where he sat.

Shiranui Asuka, Qu Xi, and Zhan Qisheng all froze in shock.

‘What happened?’ Zhan Qisheng asked himself. In this mythological realm, there shouldn’t be anyone capable of launching a sneak attack on Du Yu without him noticing.

Qu Xi hurriedly rushed over to help Du Yu up and check on his condition. She saw his face contorted in pain, one hand tightly clutching the fabric over his chest.

“Senior Du Yu! What’s wrong?” Shiranui Asuka was also completely bewildered. Du Yu looked exactly like he had been struck and sent flying by someone, yet there was absolutely no one else in this world besides them, Izanagi, and Izanami.

“I… I don’t know…” Du Yu’s hand viciously gripped his chest. He felt an agonizing, twisting pain in his heart, as if it were about to shatter into pieces.

The immortals watching from outside the massive screen couldn’t help but stare in sheer dumbfounderment. How could a perfectly fine person just inexplicably go flying?

“Another attack?” The Queen Mother of the West had never imagined that entering a myth would be such a perilous endeavor.

Shiranui Asuka let Du Yu rest his head on her lap and was just about to examine his injuries when his entire body jerked as if struck by another heavy blow. He was launched up from the ground, flew into the air, and then plummeted rapidly, looking as though he was about to crash straight into the ocean below.

Reacting with lightning speed, Zhan Qisheng immediately darted out and pulled Du Yu back to safety.

“How bizarre…” Zhan Qisheng furrowed his brow. “Who is attacking?”

Hearing this, Yingning instantly materialized. She narrowed her eyes at Du Yu, then immediately turned her back to him, adopting a combat stance as if facing a formidable foe.

“Is someone nearby?” Yingning demanded. “If you have an issue, show yourself and speak! What kind of coward resorts to sneak attacks?!”

Zhan Qisheng stepped in to shield Du Yu behind him, scanning his surroundings vigilantly. Yet, he couldn’t detect the aura of a single living soul nearby. Just what exactly was going on?

“Gah!” Du Yu let out another miserable scream. His entire body curled into a tight ball, completely immobilized. His hands clutched his chest, and his face was drenched in cold sweat.

“Strange…” Zhan Qisheng glanced back at Du Yu. “Although it looks like someone is ambushing him, there are no visible wounds on his body. It’s almost as if these attacks are erupting from within him…”

‘Within me?’ Du Yu heard Zhan Qisheng’s words and couldn’t help but realize something. Could it be…

Realizing this, he hastily closed his eyes and plunged into his inner world.

The instant he closed his eyes, he heard the fierce sounds of two women engaged in combat.