Chapter 934: Great Sage Zhang Qihan
Great Sage Zhang Qihan had been watching the battle the entire time.
Since the Saio had yet to make a move, Zhang Qihan held back as well, wary of her sudden intervention.
Still, Suzuka Gozen did not disappoint him. With the divine artifact, the Three Radiant Swords, she actually managed to fight the flood dragon to a draw.
Artifacts of the immortal tier each had their own unique functions. Immortal weapons often connected to and drew upon external forces. For instance, the Heavenly Preceptor’s Twin Swords could link to the Punishment Pillars from the Demon-Vanquishing Platform. Though with Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu’s current cultivation, they were still unable to summon such might.
The Three Radiant Swords worked on the same principle. Once united, they resonated with Mount Suzuka itself, and with that strength, it could hold against a flood dragon.
After a night of fierce combat, the horizon began to pale. The morning sun slowly rose into the sky.
At that moment, a delicate foot wrapped in white socks stepped onto the flood dragon’s head.
A woman dressed in white and red appeared between the flood dragon’s two horns. She was none other than the current Saio, Princess Himiya Akiko.
After becoming the Saio, a princess was forbidden to marry. So even though Princess Himiya Akiko was already past sixty, she appeared no older than a woman in her late twenties.
Princess Himiya Akiko knelt slightly, reaching out to gently stroke the flood dragon’s head. She closed her eyes and whispered, instantly calming the restless beast.
Then Princess Himiya Akiko rose and slowly drew the sword at her waist.
This sword was named Ame-no-Murakumo. It was one of the Three Great Divine Artifacts, the very symbol of Susanoo-no-Mikoto.