165: Civilization ends, Zero Tail is born, Immortal Mode and the Path to Immortality are established, and three holy lands are born!

“The Golden Age has ended, and the Onmyoji Masters of old have all withered away.”

“The Onmyoji remaining today are far weaker than before. Now, with the death of the only hope, Old Ancestor Uzumaki, is death the only fate awaiting this civilization?”

“No!”

“Civilization is born of wisdom, born from the minuscule, born from millions of years of struggle!”

“Against nature, against the Undead, against heaven and earth!”

“The Onmyoji Civilization has weathered thousands of years of storms to reach its current state. How can it surrender?”

“The remaining Onmyoji unleashed astonishing potential.”

“They even mobilized all the Onmyoji in the country, at the cost of their own lives, to draw a massive Sealing Technique array!”

“The array connected to the Gate of Pure Land, using the power of three Undead Storms to restrain the three Tailed Beasts!”

“At the same time.”

“The surviving humans began frantically searching for a solution. Since they couldn't defeat them head-on, they would emulate the methods used against the Undead Calamity!”

“They used the Sealing Technique array to extract a portion of life tissue from the Tailed Beasts' bodies.”

“They conducted research. After more than a decade of arduous research, with the entire civilization participating, perhaps by luck or perhaps by misfortune, they successfully created an inferior replica of a Tailed Beast!”

“They named it 'Zero-Tails'!”

“Diamond Rank creature — Zero-Tails, born!”

“creation points +600”

“Unlike the Tailed Beasts, which feed on civilization and then no longer need to destroy it after birth.”

“The Zero-Tails.”

“Born from the Gate of Pure Land, influenced by the negative effects of the Undead, it feeds on negative emotions. The stronger the negative emotions, the greater its power!”

“It possesses extreme instability!”

“The newborn Zero-Tails unleashed terrifying power, an existence that the declining Onmyoji Civilization could not contend with.”

“Having devoured the resentment scattered between heaven and earth, the Zero-Tails attacked the Onmyoji Civilization that created it, devouring them in large gulps, reveling in humanity's fear!”

“Internal and external troubles.”

“The three Tailed Beasts would break free from their seals in at most another ten years, and the Zero-Tails, created by the concentrated power of the civilization, was now attacking the civilization itself...”

“The Onmyoji Civilization was on the verge of collapse!”

“At this final juncture, even the most optimistic Onmyoji did not believe the civilization could continue.”

“In despair.”

“They hid a group of humans specializing in physical techniques, preserving them as the spark for the next civilization.”

“And they themselves lured the Zero-Tails towards the Tailed Beast sealing array!”

“The scene was tragic.”

“The dying act of a civilization was heroic, blood flowing like rivers, the wails of countless humans echoing through heaven and earth. As it devoured negative emotions, the Zero-Tails' power surged!”

“It was even able to temporarily contend with the three Great Tailed Beasts!”

...Wind! Rain! Thunder! Lightning!

Thunderclouds roared, swirling and dancing as if a colossal flood dragon was traversing within, bringing down the thunderous judgment of the heavens!

Thunderbolts struck with immense force, rumbling as they arrived!

The Sealing Technique array shattered, and the three Great Tailed Beasts broke free. At the same time, the Zero-Tails completed its absorption of the last bit of negative emotion!

Having gathered the resentment of a dying civilization,

the Zero-Tails' power had now reached the Diamond Rank peak!

Its presence was immense,

the vast black mist transformed into boundless tentacles, and the negative emotions even opened a faint passage to the Pure Land,

allowing numerous Undead to escape through this opportunity!

The Zero-Tails stood at the center, emitting eerie, chilling laughter, a collection of male and female voices, as if the remnants of the Onmyoji Civilization had condensed into it!

A battle began... contrary to expectations,

this battle did not last very long. Although the Zero-Tails, formed from the grievances of a dying civilization, possessed terrifying power.

This power was forcibly enhanced by negative emotions.

As time passed... in just a few years, it completely dissipated, reverting to its original Golden Peak state.

A mere Golden Peak power,

was akin to an ant before the three Great Tailed Beasts, easily annihilated.

But the Zero-Tails, born from negative emotions,

was not completely destroyed; a trace of it still remained. At the same time, the massive Zero-Tails body was shattered by the three Great Tailed Beasts, transforming into nine special Shikigami,

active in the gap between reality and the Pure Land.

They were: Crab, Lobster, Chameleon, Split Dog, Yatagarasu, Rhinoceros, Buffalo, Panda, Centipede... And the three Great Tailed Beasts,

with the demise of the Onmyoji Civilization, divided the Civilization Core, condensed into physical forms, and returned to the tree of omniscience.

Another life torrent... Verdant green light swept across heaven and earth, sowing the seeds of life, and a new era of civilization arrived... “Spring passed and autumn came, time flowed on...”

“The traces of the Onmyoji Civilization gradually disappeared. The remaining humans began to rebuild civilization on the ruins of the Onmyoji Civilization.”

“This time.”

“They learned from the shortcomings of the Onmyoji Civilization: once the Undead decreased, the civilization's power would also greatly diminish.”

“Having learned this lesson, and combining it with Sealing Technique, they began to explore a completely different path of transcendence.”

“Using Sealing Technique, they captured Shikigami, and then studied the mysteries of the body...”

“At the same time.”

“Because of this surge of life torrent, they found the location of the tree of omniscience, and within it, they discovered a large amount of lost technology from the former hairy people.”

“With the help of these technologies, as well as Sealing Technique, Shikigami...”

“Through accumulated exploration over time, they finally succeeded. One day, they detected a peculiar energy freely floating in the air.”

“It contained terrifying life force, and at the same time, it could greatly activate the body's potential, allowing one to enter a unique state...”

“They called this mode ‘Sage Mode’.”

“And this transcendent path was also named ‘Path to Immortality’ by them!”

“Meaning the path to becoming an immortal!”

“They firmly believed that the previous civilization's destruction was due to its overly close connection with the Undead. This time, by changing their approach and establishing a connection with the source of life, the tree of omniscience,”

“a civilization developed in this way would surely not be destroyed!”

“With this idea, they began to develop. A brand new transcendent civilization — the Nature Civilization — was born.”

“Thereafter, over a long period of time, the Three Great Sage Lands were successively formed.”

“At the same time.”

“Perhaps due to long-term immersion in the life energy of the tree of omniscience, their temperaments also became peaceful, disliking conflict, and during this process, three special creatures were born.”

“Though also Shikigami, they underwent changes due to the influence of the tree of omniscience, enabling them to embark on the path of Sage cultivation...”

“They were known as the Three Great Sage Beasts.”

“Thereafter, several more centuries passed, and based on the Three Great Sage Beasts, three new Sage Lands were established.”

“Respectively: Mount Myōboku, Ryūchi Cave, and Shikkotsu Forest.”

“And the three Sage Beasts, with the passage of time, advanced to the Diamond Rank level, and were given the title of ‘Sage’.”

“Diamond Rank creature — Great Toad Sage, born.”

“Diamond Rank creature — White Snake Sage, born.”

“Diamond Rank creature — Slug Sage, born.”