Death God: A High-Dimensional Overlord, Starting by Devouring the Soul King

Chapter 46 The Dragon and the White King of the Western Sub-Bureau?

"The White King's remains? Where are you going to look for them?"

Yamamoto said, somewhat puzzled, "There are absolutely no clues."

"Have you forgotten?" The monk turned around, crossed his arms, and looked at Yamamoto, saying, "The dragon of the West Bureau."

Upon hearing this, Yamamoto suddenly realized what was going on, and he said as if he had just thought of it:

"Could it be that the White King was the first Dark Dragon?"

The dragon represents a powerful spirit in the West.

The region corresponding to the Eastern Frontier is the Far Eastern island nation in the present world, while the Western Frontier corresponds to Great Britain in Western Europe in reality.

Dragons are divided into light dragons and dark dragons. Light dragons are relatively benevolent. The Western Bureau usually uses these dragons to maintain the operation of society, such as transportation, communication, and combat, all of which require the power of dragons.

Dark Dragons are similar to Hollows; they are evil spirits that are formed after absorbing negative energy from contact with humans, and like Hollows, they crave human souls.

The apex of the Dark Dragons is known as the Fairy Tale Dragon, and there are only seven of them in total.

Although it is not the same person as the White King in the mural, both of them appear in the form of dragons, which makes the monk wonder if there is some connection between them.

Of course, besides Europe, the island nation is also a key area. After all, aren't Izanagi and Izanami gods created by those little devils in the world recently?

The names of Izanagi and Izanami from that mural appear in the Kojiki. Could it be that they also discovered the content of the mural? Or did they discover something related to the sacred remains?

For a monk, the events of the past few decades are indeed considered recent.

Moreover, the monk... just by listening to him, you can tell that he has no interest in the Shinto beliefs of the island nation; if anything, he is more of a Buddhist.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that nowadays, no matter where you are, even in an island nation, the vast majority of people are Buddhists. As for Shintoism, that's just something that happens by the roadside.

In fact, Shinto remained unsystematic in Japan until the Meiji era.

Especially during the height of Buddhism, there was no difference between gods and humans to the Buddha; both were objects that needed to be saved by the Buddha.

At that time, monks, priests, and local nobles all devoted themselves to promoting Buddhism, to the point that temples called "Jingongji" (神宫寺) emerged to pray and chant sutras for the gods.

Even within the Ise Grand Shrine, there are Buddhist statues; "an envoy was dispatched to create a sixteen-foot-tall Buddhist statue at the Ise Grand Shrine." It wasn't until later that the Ise Grand Shrine consciously avoided Buddhism.

Many other Shinto families, such as the Inner Shrine priests Ōnakatomi and Arakida, and the Outer Shrine priests Toki, who actually controlled both the Inner and Outer Shrines of Ise, turned to Buddhism.

After their terms of office ended, the priests of these families would go to the family temple to become monks and live in seclusion. Even many emperors chose to become monks.

So when the monk thought of the names Izanagi and Izanami appearing in the Kojiki, he felt that someone in the world might have discovered the sacred remains, or at the very least learned some information about that ancient period.

In any aspect, it is quite important.

But the monk still decided to go to the West Gate first.

Because he had already traveled around the island nation while searching for the Spirit King, but found nothing.

So he decided to go to the West Wing Bureau first, maybe he'd make some new discoveries there.

The monk did not answer Yamamoto's question.

After all, he didn't know if the White King was related to the dragons of the Western Bureau. Generally speaking, the ancestors of the Dark Dragons should be those seven fairy tale dragons.

Anyway, this trip should clear up some of my doubts.

So the monk left.

Seeing that the monk did not answer, Yamamoto was very puzzled, but it was indeed not something he should worry about.

What he needs to do now is return to the Pure Soul Court and end this chaotic world.

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"The left hand has arrived too."

Inside the Spirit King's Palace, Li Lin looked at the Spirit King's left hand that he had brought with him, and felt a little more relaxed.

Yes, the main reason he caused all this trouble was to take away the Spirit King's left hand, which was carried by the monk.

This was because he wanted to use King Rei's left hand as a basis for "creation," and also because he wanted to weaken Hyonshube Ichibei.

Yes, his next goal is to kill this monk, Hyosube Ichibei.

Since the monk has lived for millions of years, his potential has been almost exhausted, and as someone who knows too much history, his continued existence in this world is of no benefit to Li Lin.

He restricts Li Lin's ability to change the world in many ways.

But if we eliminate it, there will be many benefits.

The monk is also an angel-level being; eliminating him would allow Li Lin to gain even more power.

And most importantly, the monk is also an angel who controls the power of darkness!

Li Lin is a high-dimensional observer and the creator of the world in his paintings. As the painter who wields the brush in these paintings, black is naturally a very important component.

By devouring the monk, he could greatly supplement his symbolism as the creator of the world in the painting.

However, it's really not easy for Li Lin to deal with the monk right now.

The monk's strength is still very formidable.

Even Yoriichi Tsugikuni, conjured by the Soul King's right hand, might not be his match.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni was infused with the power of the solar pathway, which has a strong restraining effect on spirits. Therefore, although the Soul King's one hand can only be considered an incomplete angel, Yoriichi can still unleash combat power equivalent to that of a Sequence 2 angel when dealing with spirits.

But the monk is not an ordinary angel, or rather, not an ordinary member of the Zero Division.

The true strength of the Zero Division members can be described as surpassing the limits of the Shinigami level. Their spiritual pressure can impact the three realms, and they can shake the three realms with a wave of their sleeves.

It's perfectly acceptable to call them angels.

Furthermore, monks are quite different from ordinary members of the Zero Division, so it wouldn't be easy to kill Yoriichi alone.

Not to mention that as a character in the painting, Yoriichi has his own character setting, and he currently has no reason to confront the monk.

As for Li Lin's true form, that's even less likely.

After absorbing part of the Spirit King's remains, Li Lin only possessed the strength of an angel. Although his rank was at the Ancient level, most of his power was used to support the Three Realms.

The power he could unleash in battle was no match for Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Therefore, he needs to use the Spirit King's left hand to accomplish this goal.

A single left hand is certainly not enough. After all, Yhwach later turned the Soul King's left hand into a royal guard, and even after his Sanctification, it was still no match for the monk.