At this time, normally one would just lay low for a while. If he were his previous self, he would choose to do so, but now he couldn't.

In the afternoon, that girl who ended up in the hospital because she was trying to save him out of kindness seemed affected; her soul was likely already heading this way... Yato helped her while she was unconscious but couldn't stay with her all the time, so he continued to use the time to work on commissions and search for new Divine Artifacts.

As a result, when he was preparing to go to the hospital at midnight to check on her, he found that while her body was still in bed, her soul had disappeared.

Considering the sudden time-space shift phenomenon, he didn't need to think to know what was going on, and had to hastily rush over while frantically searching along the way, unable to find any trace of the girl's soul, becoming more anxious by the moment.

Ultimately, it was because of him. The other party had only been afflicted due to her goodwill toward him, and he couldn't just leave it alone.

Gritting his teeth, Yato made up his mind and headed straight for the source of the time-space shift.

The time-space shift phenomenon is inevitable, and its causes are inconsistent, but the main possibility is that the Wind Acupoint has opened in this city... After all, when time-space shifts, demons gather in large numbers, and similarly, when the Wind Acupoint opens, demons also gather in large numbers. The connection between the two is quite straightforward.

"How, how..."

Jumping directly across rooftops like lightning over several city blocks, Yato gently landed on the last building and discovered that he was in the remote area he had visited earlier in the day. He froze for a moment and then saw a scene even more shocking below.

A massive gathering of demons had turned into wave after wave of tides in this relatively secluded area, surging forward as if laying siege.

What they faced was an infinitely radiant Distinguished Sword, its edge soaring the moment it was swung, sweeping through thousands of troops!

The dominating True Sword Slash shone so brightly it seemed to tear through the night, sweeping instantly across a dozen zhang, obliterating those strange, dense waves surging upwards, evaporating them like saltwater under intense heat amidst the gleaming light!

The wielder of this Distinguished Sword exuded an aura from ancient times, seemingly cloaked in illusory flames, with hair lightly floating in the flickering light. The seemingly illusory flames emitted no tangible heat or radiation and caused him no harm.

However, every time a ferocious monster lunged at him, it was effortlessly blocked by these flames, then silently turned into countless winds, burning and evaporating completely, leaving not even a trace of ash behind.

——It was the same deity from earlier in the day...

Yato swallowed hard, enviously gazing at the unimaginably "Divine Artifact" in the other's hand... He felt he might have misunderstood something. This being seemed not as destitute as he was, probably also a Martial God, and even had a Shrine and divine registry?

But, but... Such a god usually wouldn't be unknown, right? How come he had no impression at all?

Wait, this isn't the time to daydream!

He suddenly snapped to awareness, quickly looking around, not seeing the person he was searching for but immediately noticed the alley behind the other person, seeing purple light emerging from within, his heart leaping—was it truly like this?

The Wind Acupoint is a massive cave connecting the Yellow Springs Hiyama Slope and the Human World, capable of randomly appearing anywhere. Once opened, yin energy would flood out, attracting undead lingering in the human realm, drawing predators with the inevitable arrival of countless fish, bringing in demons, and from the Yellow Springs, demons would emerge—naturally resulting in a massive gathering of monsters from the other side...

So this time, did the Wind Acupoint randomly open in this city?

Wait, wait, it might not be random; perhaps this one caused it, similar to how his good friend might... Yato watched the battlefield from afar, rapidly contemplating in his mind.

Should be a Martial God as well, proficient with swords, possibly wielding authority related to the Yellow Springs and Netherworld—who might it be?

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(PS: Happy New Year, everyone. With the new year and a holiday, take the opportunity to rest well or spend some rare time with family... Time flies fast; looking back at last year, it feels just like yesterday o(*￣▽￣*)o)

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