"The Alliance of Gods is very powerful, they have existed for thousands of years, and have always been one of the strongest forces in the Underworld! Although they do not have any of the Eight War Gods among them, even the Eight War Gods would not dare to claim victory over them lightly!" the Divine Ninja continued, "Therefore, with only the strength of your Kuroteng Family, it is impossible to withstand the Sun God!"

Kurofuji Ryo's heart silently wept. He was well aware of this; after all, how many S-rank experts did the entire Kuroteng Family have? They had lost most of them in one fell swoop, and he wouldn't have rushed here in the dead of night to seek out Lord Shinobi if he hadn't been scared witless.

"The Sun God has come this time for our Fusang's National Treasure! Kurofuji Clan Head, do you know anything about the National Treasure?"

Kurofuji Ryo was somewhat puzzled, "National Treasure? Lord Shinobi, are you referring to the legendary Tian Cong Yun Sword?"

The Tian Cong Yun Sword, also known as the Kusanagi Sword, is a supremely powerful Divine Artifact from Fusang mythology that has been passed down for ages. But myths are after all just myths, and Kurofuji Ryo had never taken them seriously. Could it be that Fusang truly possessed the Tian Cong Yun Sword?

"Exactly!" The Divine Ninja's answer startled Kurofuji Ryo, "Within the territory of my Fusang, the Tian Cong Yun Sword indeed exists. It isn't just a myth, but a genuine reality! It is because of the Tian Cong Yun Sword's existence that Fusang has been able to stand tall for a thousand years and pass down its legacy to this day!"

A Divine Artifact! Kurofuji Ryo's eyes shone. The Tian Cong Yun Sword from the legends of Fusang mythology actually existed!

"Although the Divine Artifact exists, it is currently in a sealed state!" the Divine Ninja sighed, "To confront the Sun God, there is only one way. That is to break the seal of the Tian Cong Yun Sword, summon the Divine Artifact, and defeat the Sun God!"

Kurofuji Ryo's heart raced, "May I ask Lord Shinobi, where… is the Divine Artifact now?"

"I do not know!" the Divine Ninja said indifferently, "But I do know that to obtain the Divine Artifact, the three great families are key!"

"Our three great families?" Kurofuji Ryo was taken aback. How did this relate to the three great families again?

The Divine Ninja explained, "According to the secret records of Fusang, when the Tian Cong Yun Sword existed in the world, it caused endless slaughter throughout Fusang, with countless experts fighting brutally over it, dying in the process. Abe no Seimei, the strongest in Fusang at the time, obtained the Tian Cong Yun Sword and chose not to use it to command Fusang. Instead, he sealed it. He believed that the existence of the Tian Cong Yun Sword would disturb the peace of the entire Fusang. Only by sealing it, could the disputes be quelled."

"Abe no Seimei?" Kurofuji Ryo swallowed hard. Being the Kurofuji Clan Head, he naturally knew of Abe no Seimei's standing in Fusang—an Onmyoji said to be the strongest in history! It was said that the ancestors of the three great families were all direct disciples of Abe no Seimei!

The Divine Ninja said, "Abe no Seimei used a Meteorite from Heaven to seal the Tian Cong Yun Sword and divided the Sealing Stone into three parts, entrusting them to his three most outstanding disciples. Only when Fusang faces a life-and-death crisis, and the Sealing Stones are brought together as one, can the seal be opened, summoning the Tian Cong Yun Sword. And these three disciples are the ancestors of your three great families!"

Kurofuji Ryo was stunned. He had never imagined that his own family would be intricately linked to the Divine Artifact.

"Seal Stone… could it be the Family Head's Token?" Kurofuji Ryo thought to himself.

"Therefore, the Sun God will definitely seek out your three great families!" the Divine Ninja said, "So you three great families must unite. Only then will you stand a sliver of a chance; otherwise…"

...

Having returned from Lord Shinobi, Kurofuji Ryo's face bore a newfound confidence. He looked at the Sakura Order in his hand, his expression one of excitement. To quickly unite the other two families, Lord Shinobi had even entrusted him with the Sakura Group's Sakura Order!

With the Sakura Order, Kurofuji Ryo was practically the spokesperson for the Divine Ninja!

"I never imagined that the Family Heads' Tokens of our three major families would be the Seal Stones that unlock the Divine Artifact!" Kurofuji Ryo's eyes shone with an ardent light. If he could gain the recognition of the Divine Artifact, then not just a Sun God, but even the Huaxia Dragon King would be no match!

Kurofuji Ryo was now brimming with confidence. The only issue he had to tackle was gathering the members of the three major families together and informing them of the urgency of the situation.

As dawn broke faintly, an envoy from the Kuroteng Family had already arrived among the Inoue Family. Due to the importance of the matter, Inoue Ki and the Great Elder once again headed for the Kuroteng Family.

Not long after their arrival, the Clan Leader of the Matsushita Family and others also arrived. The news of the Sun God's descent upon Fusang had also put the Matsushita Family on alert for danger.

"Since everyone is here, I'll get straight to the point!" Kurofuji Ryo, seeing that all had gathered, conveyed Lord Shinobi's message to everyone.

After listening, the people from the Matsushita and Inoue families were stunned. Just like Kurofuji Ryo, they had no prior knowledge about the true function of the Family Heads' Tokens. They had all thought that these tokens were merely symbols of their status as Clan Leaders! However, they never expected it to be related to Fusang's National Treasure!

The ancestors of the three great families were worried that their descendants might be tempted by the power of the Divine Artifact, so they had not told the later Clan Leaders about the true identity of the tokens from the start, asking only that they guard the Family Heads' Tokens diligently.

"So you're saying that by gathering the three Family Heads' Tokens, we can summon the Divine Sword, Tian Cong Yun?" Matsushita Yahara, the Clan Leader of the Matsushita Family, spoke calmly, "But isn't this all too unbelievable?"

Kurofuji Ryo replied, "After coming back from Lord Shinobi, I looked through our family records and literature, and found that everything he said was very close to the truth. Lord Shinobi has no reason to deceive us!"

Pausing for a moment, Kurofuji Ryo continued, "Now, the Sun God doesn't know the secret yet. Once he discovers it, he will definitely come after us for the Divine Artifact. We all know how powerful he is, what will we use to resist him then?"

Everyone fell silent. Matsushita Yahara furrowed his brow. The might of the Sun God was beyond their expectations. He had once asked the strongest of the Matsushita Family, who had clearly told Yahara that the current Sun God was incomparable—not even Lord Shinobi could match him!

"What does Lord Shinobi say?" asked Inoue Ki at this point: "Is not even Lord Shinobi, the strongest among us in Fusang, a match for the Sun God?"

Kurofuji Ryo sighed, "Although Lord Shinobi is powerful, the Sun God has a Divine Artifact in his hands, the Bow of the Sun God. With the enhancement of the Divine Artifact, even Lord Shinobi only has a forty percent chance of victory when facing him. These are the very words that Lord Shinobi spoke to me personally!"

Kurofuji Ryo stood up and addressed everyone, "Gentlemen, the time has come for the life and death of our three great families! Summoning the Divine Artifact cannot be delayed!"

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