As his tone became a little terrifying, Uesugi Kiyoshi came to a high mountain on the side of the scenery around him.

There is a shrine on the mountain, and Uesugi Kiyoshi can tell at a glance that this is Inari Shrine.

The god Inari is widely used in Japanese legends, and even in modern times, her shrine is a famous shrine.

Because, Inari God is the god of grain and food in Japanese mythology, in charge of the harvest.

The people regard food as the sky, and the gods who are in charge of the harvest will never lack believers.

In Japan, foxes occupy a significant place in mythology, and foxes are divided into "good foxes" and "evil foxes".

The evil fox is very typical, one of the three major monsters, in front of the nine-tailed Yuzao, basically carried a lot of black pots, and was selected as the representative of the "evil fox".

If you talk about "good fox", it is the god of Inari.

Looking at the fox statues that can be seen everywhere in the shrine, the big red torii, and the flourishing incense, Uesugi Kiyoshi frowned slightly.

"What are you bringing me here for?"

The Lord of the Hundred Ghosts shook his head and did not speak.

Uesugi Kiyoshi didn't wait long.

It didn't take long for him to suddenly feel a flustered trembling heart.

It took several seconds for him to realize that it wasn't him trembling, it was the earth trembling.

The mountains at your feet are shaking... And the amplitude is getting bigger and bigger.

"Earthquake?!"

Uesugi Kiyoshi stared at him and gasped.

Earthquakes, even in modern times, are a kind of disaster that can cause devastating blows to human society, and he is no stranger to Japan as a frequent area of volcanic earthquakes since ancient times.

Looking at the mountain and the villages stretching out from the bottom of the mountain, Uesugi gritted his teeth.

The mountain... Maybe it's going to collapse!

"What you experienced was the one thing that changed my consciousness in the first place."

"Yes, there was an earthquake, but... Not an act of God. ”

"Look there."

The Lord of the Hundred Ghosts pointed to Inari Shrine with anger in his eyes.

Uesugi Kiyoshi looked at it and immediately found the relevant position in the knowledge of the monsters that he had made up for in the Collectibles Association.

"It's... Earthquake catfish? ”

"How could there be such a big earthquake catfish??"

"Is he going to collapse this island nation?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi's expression was already a little tarnished.

Legend has it that in ancient Japan, there was a fish living in the muddy ponds of folk villages, and it never moved, and it didn't move even if you hit it and kick it, but as long as he moved, it was a sign that an earthquake was coming soon, and many people said that it was an animal that predicted earthquakes.

But more ignorant mortals saw it as a calamity, believing it to be an ominous omen that would bring about an earthquake, and hunted it down on a large scale.

This fish is the earthquake catfish.

Or rather... The catfish that have been killed and killed have gathered together for a long time and have been brewing for a long time, and the youkai that can manipulate earthquakes are born, called "earthquake catfish".

Ancient books record that earthquake catfish are as small as three fingers long, and the big ones are no more than one person tall, and depending on their size, they can manipulate earthquakes of different degrees.

However, the catfish in Uesugi Qing's eyes is afraid that the size is close to the blue whale, the overlord of the sea.

An earthquake catfish of this size is enough to create an earthquake that will destroy the eight countries of Kanto.

It writhed its body vigorously and let out a hoarse roar, driving the entire mountain, the land, to be restless.

The people who came to visit Inari Shrine scattered in terror.

Many of them saw the figure of Uesugi Kiyoshi standing here, and their desperate eyes burst with strong hope.

"Gen-sama! Gen-sama! Please help us! ”

"Youkai! It's an earthquake monster! ”

"My lord! Our fields and villages are all under the mountains, and if an earthquake strikes, our lives will be destroyed! ”

The sound of crying and grabbing the ground was endless, and these pleas gathered in Uesugi Kiyoshi's ears, turning into a heavy burden and pressing on him.

He turned his head and saw that the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts had disappeared without a trace.

He instantly understood that if the demon slaying in Edo Castle just now was the first act, here, it was the second act.

He's going to make his own answer.

Facing the eager gaze of those grizzled civilians, Uesugi Kiyoshi gritted his teeth, nodded heavily, did not speak, and went straight to the backyard of Inari Shrine.

The closer he got, the heavier the pressure Kiyoshi felt in Uesugi Kiyoshi.

This kind of behemoth, if he encounters it in reality, he may only be able to urge the body of the dog god and give him a few swords to kill, in order to achieve a quick victory.

Now he's... What can we do?

I didn't have time to think about it, Uesugi Kiyoshi had already come to the restless catfish.

When he drew his sword, he looked extremely small.

"Give me... Stop it! ”

He roared angrily, but to no avail, covered in dirt, mossy catfish hit the mountain rock again and again, a wonderful rhythm was generated between it and the land, and the tremor of the earth was becoming more and more obvious.

"Damn..."

Uesugi Kiyoshi no longer hesitated, and with a sword, he saw the body of this earthquake catfish.

There was no impregnable defense, and with all his might, he immediately slashed into the body of the huge catfish.

Unfortunately, it didn't work.

For the huge earthquake catfish, this is a mosquito bite, which does not hurt the muscles and bones, and still goes its own way.

"At this time, I have been moving forward in the transcendent sword path for a long time, and my sword qi has been cultivated to a small extent."

"Boiling enlightenment! With sword energy! ”

The voice of the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts echoed in Uesugi Kiyoshi's heart.

Blessed to the heart, Uesugi Kiyoshi's faith suddenly exploded.

If he was just a mortal, he wouldn't have worked hard.

However, he is now a transcendent, and he plays the role of the lord of the eight kingdoms of Kanto, the king of those people.

He couldn't take a step back.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight, this... It's the weight of the crown.

The belief of "guarding" grows wildly in my heart, and every cell of my body seems to be in tune with my brain's thinking.

On the blade of the Taidao in Uesugi Kiyoshi's hand, a flashlight storm chapter made out of nothing, cutting vertically and horizontally on the body of the earthquake catfish, causing numerous wounds.

The catfish may have been in pain, but instead of learning to behave, it began to jump even harder—it even rolled down the hill with a fish.

Uesugi Kiyoshi was directly stunned.

He didn't expect it to turn out like this.

I want to chase it, but even if I do, what can I do?

He couldn't stop the earthquake catfish.

Going down the mountain to evacuate the crowd?

No way... Too late.

Standing dumbfounded, watching countless civilians being swept into the torrent of rocks, being held hostage by the earthquake catfish and running down the mountain, and then being crushed into pulp on the way.

He could only watch here, and he couldn't do anything.

When he faced the ghosts and gods alone, he never had this sense of powerlessness, no matter how strong the other party was, it was nothing more than a fight for his life, just to have no regrets in his heart.

But once he wanted to protect something, he became constrained.

The idea of "becoming stronger" sparked in Kiyoshi Uesugi's mind like wildfire, and it became stronger than ever.