Chapter 604 – Woeful Tsu Sword

　　Beneath the darkness of the mountain, the two teenagers walked along the winding path toward the edge of the city, the dim streetlights shining down on them, casting slender shadows.

　　”I don’t know.” Lin Qiye shook his head.

　　”Then do you know about Tianjin God and Kunitsu God?”

　　”This I know.”

　　During the intensive training camp, the instructor had specifically talked about Japan’s mythological system, and broadly speaking, Japan’s gods could be divided into two factions: the orthodox gods led by Amaterasu Omikami, who resided in the High Heavenly Plains, also known as the Tianjin Gods; and the indigenous gods led by the Great Country Lord God, who resided on earth, also known as the Kunitsu Gods.

　　From the very beginning, the Tientsin God residing in the High Heavenly Plains wanted to conquer the earth, and provoked a war several times, and the two divine systems continued to fight for a long time, and finally, Amaterasu Omikami sent down the Ken-O-Raijin to enter the earth, slaughtering all the way to the foot of the Imperial City, and conquering the land of Japan, and the Kunitsujin God has been declining in power since then, and has gradually disappeared from the earth.

　　”After the defeat of the Kunitsu God, the main god of the Great Country was not willing to give in, and secretly ordered his subordinates, the House Kunitsu God, to build nine swords with divine power, and it was rumored that these nine swords contained the greatness of the Kunitsu God, and possessed the terrifying power to cut through the High Heavenly Plains and avenge the Tianjin God.”

　　Amamiya Haruhide said, while rubbing his palm against the dark blue hilt of the sword at his waist.

　　”Before these nine swords were completely forged, the Ken-O-Raijin conquered the earth, and under the collapse of the Kunitsujin, the nine divine swords were scattered to the earth without a trace.

　　Because they were blades of vengeance crafted by the Kunitsu God and possessed extraordinary and powerful power, they were considered taboo by the gods of Takatenkara, who proclaimed to the nation that these nine blades were symbols of calamity, and that those who possessed them would become extremely unfortunate, which is why these nine blades are also known as the [Nine Blades of Woe Tsu].

　　This one in my hand is the fourth of the Bane Tsu Nine Blades, the [Rain Avalanche].”

　　Lin Qiye’s gaze landed on this dark blue demonic long sword, and a look of realization surfaced in his eyes.

　　The source of power wasn’t itself, but this blade, no wonder it wouldn’t be discovered by that mysterious existence …… Thinking about it another way, this Bane Tsu Nine Blades was able to avoid the mysterious existence’s perceptions while possessing terrifying power?

　　In an environment where he couldn’t utilize the Forbidden Ruins, Lin Qiye’s situation was too dangerous, and if he could get his hands on a Woeful Jin Knife, it would mean that he would have an additional means of self-preservation.

　　”This kind of blade, there are a total of nine?” Lin Qiye asked tentatively, “Where are the other ones?”

　　Amamiya Haruhui glanced at him, seemingly seeing through his intentions, and shook his head:

　　”If you’re thinking of grabbing a sword, I advise you to give up on that idea, do you know why your sword will be interrupted by the [Blade Zai Heart Domain] while mine won’t?”

　　”Why?”

　　”Because the Banezu Nine Blades, all have a blade soul.”

　　Amamiya Haruhide’s left hand that was holding the [Rain Avalanche] slightly exerted force, pushing the hilt forward a bit, and a touch of dark blue blade was exposed in the air, emitting a faint luster.

　　At the same time, the pavement underneath Amamiya Haruhide’s feet rippled, as if he was stepping on a puddle of water, the water clearly reflected the surroundings, and in this reflected mirror world, a figure overlapped with Amamiya Haruhide’s reflection.

　　It was a white-clothed, white-haired man, holding an ancient paper umbrella, standing quietly in the rain, was lowering his head, his ghostly cold eyes gazing through that puddle into Lin Qiye’s eyes.

　　The black kimono wearing Amamiya Haruhide, and the white clothed, white haired figure holding the umbrella, across that patch of water, perfectly overlapped, each like a shadow of the other, their eyes nearly identical.

　　Lin Qiye froze in place.

　　Amamiya Haruhide returned the [Rain Avalanche] to its sheath, the reflection of the water under his feet suddenly disappeared, the streetlight overhead shone on top of the asphalt, emitting a yellowish shimmering light, and it was as if everything just now was just an illusion.

　　”Your sword, I saw it, it possesses incredible abilities, but unfortunately …… it is dead.” Amamiya Haruhui’s gaze landed on Lin Qiye’s hand, the broken half of the [Chopping White].

　　”That oracle envoy’s [Blade Zai Heart Domain], can infuse high frequency chopping strikes into any object without loss, as long as the weapon is made of matter, it can’t survive his high-frequency chopping strikes, it’s the nemesis of all weapons, it’s known as ‘Scourge of the Soldier’, and it’s that pinnacle of the path he’s taken.

　　However, he was unable to interrupt the Banezu Blade, as the blade itself was alive, and it was able to self-digest the chopping blows, making it impossible to be interrupted.

　　Likewise, it’s impossible for it to be snatched away, and even if you did, you wouldn’t even be able to unsheathe it until you’ve gained its approval.”

　　Lin Qiye let out a long sigh, “Soul of the blade? ……”

　　It seemed that the matter of forcefully robbing the Scourge of the Jin sword was still not feasible, he didn’t think that he could obtain any sword soul recognition, after all, he was just a complete and utter outsider.

　　Now that [Zhanbai] had been interrupted by the oracle, which meant that the only special means he could use besides his summoning technique was also completely ineffective, the situation was once again dire.

　　”If you want to fix it, I know someone.” Amamiya Haruhide suddenly spoke.

　　Lin Qiye shook his head, “This isn’t an ordinary sword.”

　　This isn’t an ordinary sword, this is a super high risk forbidden object, it’s not something you can just glue the blade together and continue to use it……. How easy would it be to fix it?

　　”I know.” Amamiya Haruhide said, “But that person was able to fix even the Bane Tsu sword, so it shouldn’t be too hard to fix this one of yours.”

　　Lin Qiye looked at the long, dark blue blade at his waist and pondered.

　　After listening to Amamiya Haruhui’s introduction, it was clear to him that the so-called Banezu Knife was far more advanced than ordinary ultra-high risk forbidden items, not only did it possess a smacking power, it also possessed its own blade soul, and in a way, it was alive.

　　If the person he was talking about could really fix the Banezu Blade, it wouldn’t be impossible to fix the [Zhanbai].

　　To be honest, this blade Lin Qiye was still quite smooth to use, so it would be a bit of a shame if he really gave it up just like that.

　　Seeing that Lin Qiye was still hesitant, Amamiya Haruhui was silent for a moment before speaking again, “Perhaps, he can still make your sword breed a sword soul.”

　　Hearing these words, Lin Qiye raised his head in confusion.

　　”Breed a blade soul? Doesn’t only the Scourge of the Jin blade have a blade soul?”

　　”Theoretically, yes.” Amamiya Haruhui continued, “But that’s mainly because mortal swords can’t carry a sword soul, but your sword isn’t a mortal sword, it’s from outside of this country, so it might not be without the possibility of harboring a sword soul……. But that’s just my speculation, whether or not it can harbor a sword soul will have to wait for that person to see it before I can tell. ”

　　Lin Qiye didn’t rush to answer, he just quietly looked at Amamiya Haruhui’s eyes and

　　”Why do you want to help me so passionately?” He asked suspiciously, “If it’s just to cause trouble for the [Pure Land], your goal has already been accomplished.”

　　Amamiya Haruhide paused and slowly spoke, “I want to make a deal with you.”