Volume 1: The Tarot Card of Fate Chapter 8: Divine Power

  After a bout of hypnosis, Ye Huan was so exhausted that large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the tips of his fingers were also trembling slightly. Hypnotic techniques are extremely draining, and it takes at least a day to fully recover from a perfect hypnotic session.

  But it's not time to rest yet, Ye Huan gritted her teeth and a strange, evil smile spread across the corner of her mouth. "Mr. Mǔ Hún, I don't offend those who don't offend me, but if you've come to kill me, then don't blame me for using some forbidden moves on you!"

  Wow!

  Ye Huan's five fingers spread open, and the strange black goat pendant hung down beside Mother Soul's ear, emitting a rhythmic pendulum sound. He said softly: "Mother Soul, you have entered the most refreshing sleep, can you feel it? Your soul power is slowly recovering, but this is a long process, it will take a very, very long time..."

  Ye Huan swung her left hand, and the black goat fell back into her palm. Her voice turned cold and stern, "So, before you hear my call, you will fall into eternal sleep, never to awaken again!"

  This move is called Eternal Slumber, a forbidden technique that has turned many hospital patients into vegetables...

  At this time, Oda Kiyoshi was still waiting outside for the result of the duel. He sat on the ground with his legs crossed, his eyes slightly closed, and his expression did not reveal any joy or sorrow. However, the expression behind him, Billy's, was much richer. Sometimes he would sneak a peek through the window, sometimes he would curse loudly at the door, but unfortunately, the curtains were drawn inside the window, nothing could be seen, and the door had been locked tightly by Oda Kiyoshi when he came out.

  Finally, Billy's gaze fell secretly on Oda Kiyoshi's back, as if looking at a premature big fool!

  "Brother Billy, is this kid an idiot or what!" Another thug chimed in with the same mocking gaze, saying in a low voice: "Obviously one sword strike could have killed Ye Huan, but instead he insists on playing at fair duel, what era are we living in? The Wa country sank into the Great Calamity over a thousand years ago, I reckon their samurai spirit has probably turned to fish guts by now!"

  "Shh!"

  Billy was shocked and pale, he knew how sharp the ears of a 4th-level Yuan soul master were, so he held his brother back until they were dozens of meters away before daring to speak: "Are you trying to die? I'm telling you, Mr. Oda may be an idiot, but he's also a genuine and authentic Holy Knight of the Church! Do you understand? Right now, we're just letting Mr. Oda have fun, if he's happy, we're all happy, if he's not happy, our whole family will be in trouble, do you get it?"

  "But, big brother!" he said indignantly: "What Lord Oda did was too much, using his own most vulnerable mother's soul to duel Ye Huan one-on-one, and yet he still wants to take on two at once! Ye Huan's body may be crippled, but his mother's soul is definitely not a waste!"

  "You don't understand again?"

  Bili raised his chin triumphantly, "Ye Huan's mother soul is formidable, but the mother soul of Oda young master is not simple either. My uncle privately told me...". He looked around cautiously and lowered his voice: "Between you and me, I'll secretly tell you, don't tell anyone else, okay? Oda young master, three years ago, he had an audience with the god of plagues!"

  "Huh?"

  "Shh, the scarier part is yet to come!" Billy's expression became even more complacent. "Do you know what happened when he met the divine spirit? I'll tell you, young Master Oda knelt under the throne of the plague god for seven days and seven nights, without eating or drinking, without shitting or pissing, and almost died there. In the end, the plague god was moved, and personally bestowed blessings upon young Master Oda's mother's soul!"

  He learned the tone of the principal's uncle, and sighed leisurely, "Those who have seen the gods are no longer ordinary people, and the maternal soul that has been personally blessed by the gods is no longer an ordinary maternal soul, but... a divine blessing! The soul of San Fu!"

  "No wonder Master Oda dared to risk his life!"

  The delinquent finally realized that he had only heard of it before, the mother's soul was extremely fragile and no soul master would let the mother's soul take the stage unless absolutely necessary. But today, he found out that Oda Kiyoshi's mother's soul was actually blessed by a divine spirit and possessed divine power!

  Although the power of the two words "divine protection" is still unclear, Oda Kiyoshi's three-rotten soul must have possessed some divine power - divine power, and would he be afraid of a small Ye Huan?

  "Haha, it turns out that young master Oda isn't stupid after all!" He suddenly smiled and excitedly rubbed his hands together, saying: "So, in a few more minutes, we'll be able to see Ye Huan's corpse. Who knows, maybe young master Oda will even give us... hmm?"

  He didn't say what, but Billy showed a cheap smile that men understand, and in a poor common language like Oda Nobunaga's, said: "Yo, yo, the flower girl of Japan, Mutoh, Hatano, before the great disaster, was very famous, we were, very, very famous!"

  "Haha!" The others who heard this burst out laughing loudly.

  Just then, a dull thud was heard, and Billy turned his head in surprise to see Oda Nobutada sitting upright with his eyes wide open, spewing out a large mouthful of blood that stained the snow-white samurai uniform red.

  "Oda-sama!!?"

  All the hooligans were stunned, and within twenty steps of Oda Kiyomizu, there was no outsider, how could he suddenly get hurt?

  "Shut up!"

  Oda Kiyoshige endured the pain that felt like his brain was exploding, silently sensing the changes within himself. Then, he suddenly lifted his head and stared fixedly at the tightly closed testing room door, "Hayanagi... a useless person's strength is actually this strong!?"

  "Has Oda-sama won against Yehuan?"

  This was just when Ye Huan's hypnosis took effect, and Oda Kiyoshi, a healthy big living person, suddenly had his consciousness hypnotized by someone, while the other part was still thinking in his mind. This was almost a painful experience of dividing his brain into two!

  In the midst of intense pain, Oda Kiyoshi tore off a strip of cloth from his clothes and wrapped it around his forehead with all his might. The force he used was so great that half of his face turned purple, but this intense pain also made him temporarily clear-headed. He gritted his teeth and said: "Yehuandi, strong, three corrupt souls, defeat, great defeat!"

  This is to say that the soul of San Fu was defeated by Ye Huan without any power to fight back. Bili's expression stiffened, and he let out a loud cry before turning to run away, "Oda young master, wait for me! I'll go find my uncle to help!"

  "Hah!" Oda Kiyoshi's consciousness was already starting to blur, but he still grabbed a handful of mud from the ground and flung it at Billy's neck. The sand flew like a knife edge, and he roared stubbornly: "A fair duel, die or die! My land, my heart is willing! Who breaks the duel, die or die!"

  "But, Oda-sama..."

  "Shut up, I'm the Earth Mother's soul, the divine guardian of this land!" Oda Kiyoshi's small face set in determination, gritting his teeth as he said: "I thought that with East Lin being so small, divine power wasn't needed, but Ye Huan is a great hero! Divine power must appear!"

  As he spoke, he bit the tip of his tongue, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted onto his palm. Then, with this fresh blood, he drew a triangle between his forehead, left shoulder, and right shoulder, forming a triangle that pulsed with life.

  His language also changed to his most familiar native tongue, speaking fluently: "God of all diseases, suffering, and corrupting plagues, with your blessing, I, Takeda Kiyoshi's Sanfushi no Tamashii, have stored your divine power. It shouldn't be used lightly, but today I encountered a rare strong enemy, so as not to shame your name and glory... Sanfushi: Epidemic Cloud!"

  "Brother Billy, what is he going to do?" The people beside him couldn't understand Oda Kiyoshi's native language, but they also sensed that the atmosphere was not right.

  "No, won't it?" Billy licked his dry lips. "I heard my uncle mention that when Mr. Oda encounters a strong enemy, he can summon divine power and attach it to his mother's soul... Good heavens, Mr. Oda is going to summon the power of the plague god! Run quickly, the power of the plague god is about to descend!"