Chapter 960 – New Artifact Spirit

　　”Ninth of the Nine Blades of Banezu, [Divine Concealment].”

　　The paper crane dropped the eighth banezu blade, which was swiftly stabbed into the pool of blood by Yuzurina.

　　The eight banezu blades intertwined into a ring and silently towered over the pool of blood, and shimmering lights of various colors surged beneath Yuzurina’s feet like a splendid sea of light and shadow.

　　Yuzu Rina’s small face looked a little pale due to the loss of blood, she lowered her head and solemnly unclasped the paper knife from her own waist, clutching it between her palms.

　　”Grandmother Crane …… little Yuzurina has grown up, do you see?”

　　She gently rubbed the knife sheath, those eyes, full of reluctance and nostalgia, she smiled and spoke softly, “In the future, I will not be by your side, you have to take good care of yourself …… If there is an afterlife, I still want to be your granddaughter.”

　　In the pool of blood in front of her, an old figure, appeared out of thin air, silver-white hair flicked in the wind, Grandma Crane stood in the center of the sky of paper cranes, stretched out her hand, and touched Yuzu Rina’s head.

　　Her face was filled with kindness:

　　”Don’t worry little Yuzuru Riina, grandma will always be behind you ……”

　　Her form transformed into a paper crane, encircling Yuzurina’s side, Yuzurina took a deep breath, clutched the paper knife in her hand, and stabbed it deeply into the last corner of the circle.

　　”Banezu Nine Blades No. 3, [Thousand Cranes].”

　　White shimmering light flowed out from the blade’s body, colluding with the breath of the other eight Banezu swords, and in an instant, a piercing pillar of light erupted from the pool of blood and shot up into the sky!

　　In the game scene at the top of Mount Fuji, Yuzuri Takubai, who was fighting the Corpse God, looked as if he had sensed something, and violently turned back to look behind him, his pupils slightly dilated.

　　”Sister?!”

　　At the foot of the mountain, the paper crane sealing Haruhide Amamiya suddenly dissipated without a trace.

　　He stumbled to the ground and looked up at the towering pillar of light, his eyes filled with bitterness.

　　”Yuzurina ……”

　　As the radius of the piercing pillar of light gradually expanded, Hoshimi Shota and Furuhara Ryoki exchanged glances and led Amamiya Haruhide to quickly retreat as the light rapidly engulfed the surrounding earth, obliterating everything without a trace.

　　This pillar of light rushed into the clouds, rushed right above and soared rapidly, I don’t know how many heights it rose, only to hear a loud sound, as if it hit some invisible barrier, a hideous crack in the void shattered open in the endless heights!

　　It touched the end of the Eight Length Mirror.

　　Bang-!

　　The void shattered, and the azure sky was hardened by the pillar of light and toppled out into a large circular hole, like a mirror that had been pierced through a corner, and along this large hole, it rapidly crumbled away!

　　Behind the hole was a dim world full of mist.

　　The silhouette of a blade with streams of light surging through it was slowly outlined at the end of the pillar of light.

　　A monstrous killing chance swept out from above the blade, and a horrifying fluctuation of divine power centered on the illusory blade, spreading rapidly to the entire “human circle” and the misty world, a black and gold circle of light spreading crazily above the dome of the sky.

　　A divine weapon was about to come out.

　　Within the pillar of light.

　　Yuzurina opened her eyes blankly.

　　Her physical body was crushed into dust the moment the pillar of light rose, and her translucent soul slowly fell as the pillar of light rose, as if it would soon dissolve into the light.

　　Just then, a residual shadow danced up from below, and a pale palm, gently affixed to the back of the falling Yuzurina.

　　Yuzu Rina looked back, only to see that Grandmother Crane was stepping on the roiling paper cranes, standing below her with a smile, and a warm breath was following her palm, pouring into Yuzu Rina’s body, and her soul rapidly solidified!

　　”After the nine swords unite, all of us, the original sword souls, will be detached from the Banezu Sword.” Furuki Yuugui’s figure floated to Yuzurina’s side and spoke with a smile, “Therefore, this brand new divine weapon, the Banezu Blade, needs a new blade soul ……

　　From now on, the soul is born with the blade, immortal and indestructible.

　　Although it can’t be as free as before, this will at least preserve your soul and allow you to continue to remain in the world.

　　Little girl, what do you think?”

　　Yuzurina was stunned for a long while, and a color of hope surfaced in her eyes, she barely hesitated before nodding, “Yes!”

　　Who would choose death if they could live?

　　”Your soul body is too weak to carry the power of this new Banezu Sword, it will help you before we leave.” A white-clothed, white-haired figure stepped out from the reflection of the water, and similarly reached out a hand and pressed it behind Yuzurina’s back.

　　A surge of power was madly pouring into her body.

　　Yuzurina blinked, and was about to say thank you, when two more figures walked side by side in the pillar of light in front of her.

　　One was a cowherd wearing a yellow crushed-flower yukata, and the other was an enchanting fox maiden draped in a vermilion feather weave.

　　Xiao Jin clutched a black stone statue in his left hand and walked with a smile; beside him, Wuji grabbed the madly struggling red bird bird with one hand and the purple sable with her right hand, her flirtatious eyes filled with a domineering aura.

　　”Little Yuzu Pear.” Xiao Jin spoke gently, “Today, we help you …… step into the divine realm.”

　　The blade souls of the nine baneful swords, either voluntarily or forcibly, each poured a portion of their power into Yuzu Riina’s body, and amidst the soaring pillar of light, Yuzu Riina’s aura soared sharply, and some sort of mysterious connection was made with the divine artifact’s silhouette that had been sketched out in the sky.

　　Ding–!

　　A crisp blade chirp echoed in the sky above, divine power surged wildly into Yuzurina’s body like a tidal wave, and the light in her eyes grew brighter and brighter!

　　She, had become the artifact spirit of this divine weapon.

　　Becoming an artifact spirit, without a physical body, relying purely on the power of the artifact to ascend to the divine realm, at this moment, she had already become a pseudo-divine realm existence without the power of the laws, just like the artifact spirit of the Eight Inch Mirror, the Thunder Beast.

　　Yuzurina’s figure followed the pillar of light that was rushing into the sky, rising rapidly and eventually crashing into the blade that was gradually being outlined.

　　A blinding white light flashed across the sky of the “human circle”.

　　The black and gold blade extended endlessly, clearly reflecting the azure sky, like a dark lake, with no ripples in the breeze.

　　A figure gently landed on top of this black and gold lake.

　　White feet lightly pointing, she like a butterfly lightly fluttering on it, black background cherry blossom kimono spotless, full head of black hair was pulled up by a cherry blossom hairpin, in the sunlight flickering with a faint halo.

　　Yuzurina stood on top of the black and gold lake, slightly lowering her head, her eyes gazing at the world of the “human circle” under the dome of the sky.

　　Some of her sideburns fluttered in the wind, and she raised her hand and pointed at the world below.

　　A voice like a silver bell echoed above the black and gold lake:

　　”Creating the world …….”