The high priest sat motionless on the floor, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was falling asleep.

However, other members of the Protectorate Council all know that the high priest is maintaining the existence of this door. Once he is disturbed, the door will disappear. You don't know when you want to open it next time.

When the crack expanded into a square door, an even more violent spirit wind blew out from inside, shaking the corners of everyone's clothes and hair in the main hall.

The great priest sitting on the ground suddenly said: "That's enough."

The voice was soft, but it spread throughout the main hall along the spirit wind.

The members' breathing became slightly heavier immediately, and their eyes all fell on the nine sacrifices.

First, a man stood up, walked up to the high priest, and knelt down to salute him.

The high priest remained motionless and did not even open his eyes.

After the man got up, he passed the high priest and walked towards the back of the curtain.

The curtain was slowly swaying by the spirit wind, and you could see the door behind it without going in.

The man was originally calm, but when he saw the clouds swirling like a storm in the door, his originally calm heart began to feel fear.

According to the records of the Guardian Council, behind the door is Takamagahara where Amaterasu lives.

The sacrifices enter Takamagahara and accept the test of Amaterasu. Those who pass the test can obtain the power bestowed by Amaterasu and transform from ordinary people to servants of the gods.

The seven shadow guards currently guarding both sides of the great priest are the former divine attendants.

If you can get the approval of Amaterasu, you can become a new great priest.

It sounds wonderful, but the success rate of becoming a divine servant is only about one-thirtieth, and those who fail will surely die.

As the distance got closer, the man became more and more frightened and his whole body trembled.

The high priest with his eyes closed clearly felt his emotional changes, and couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.

The only secret to passing Amaterasu's test is to be calm, and absolutely not have any extreme emotions - fear, fear, happiness, excitement, etc. will not work.

This is the experience of the high priests and Kagebei, but when these sacrifices enter Takamagahara for the first time, how many of them can remain calm?

The man stood in front of the door, afraid to take a step.

But it didn't take long for him to feel a cold and piercing gaze from someone behind him - that was his family head, the member of the Protectorate who selected him.

If he dares not to go in, the consequences will definitely be worse than death, just like the guy who lost his virginity just now.

The man gritted his teeth, suppressed his fear, took a step towards the door, and disappeared in it in an instant.

The main hall remained quiet, and everyone was waiting silently.

It was just the hesitation of the man before entering the door that made many people lose hope. As time went by, more and more people showed disappointment.

A high priest can only allow ten sacrifices to enter Gaotianyuan. Originally, three high priests can allow thirty sacrifices to enter, ensuring that each heavenly sacrifice ceremony can obtain a divine attendant.

But after the two great priests disappeared with two of the three artifacts twelve years ago, the number of divine attendants gradually decreased.

At its peak, the Protectorate had more than sixty Kagebei, but now there are only seven left.

After a long time, the great priest suddenly said: "Next one."

The second person was a miko. She was calm at first, but now the disappointing atmosphere made her nervous.

Sarina realized that she might be ranked third from the bottom, so she didn't care about the atmosphere in the main hall and waited silently.

At this moment, she suddenly noticed that someone bent over and hurriedly slipped in from outside the main hall. It seemed that he was the captain of the guards outside, and he ran to a priest and whispered something in his ear.

Sarina stared closely at the guard captain's mouth. She could read lips and repeated it word for word.

"There are... enemies outside..."

Sarina had a slightly surprised expression on her face.

The priest who was informed was even more shocked, almost suspecting that he heard wrongly: "What did you say?!"

This Amaterasu Grand Shrine was built a hundred years ago. The Protectorate Council has held heavenly sacrifice ceremonies here for hundreds of years. It has never been attacked by enemies.

The sentries scattered all over the mountains and plains outside were just subconsciously placed by this group of noble people who were afraid of death. They were mostly used to guard against wild beasts.

No one thought that this most important place of the Protectorate would be attacked by the enemy, and it was still in the midst of the heavenly sacrifice ceremony.

"There are enemies outside!"

The guard captain could only lower his voice and repeat nervously: "Many people have been killed at the sentry outside, and it is not far from the community. We..."

As he spoke, he glanced at the seven shadow soldiers behind the high priest.

The meaning is obvious, let Kagebei attack.

The priest finally recovered from the shock and cursed in a low voice: "Asshole, are you going to trouble Kagebei for such a trivial matter?"

"Although it would be rude to trouble Kagebei-sama, it would be even more sinful to allow the enemy to come to the shrine."

The guard captain advised: "Sir, you don't want the heavenly sacrifice ceremony to be disturbed, right?"

The priest had a confused look on his face, glanced at the high priest, and was finally convinced.

"Wait here for me."

After saying a word, the priest quietly approached the seven shadow soldiers.

In fact, their actions have been seen by many people in the main hall, but now they are in the middle of the ceremony, so no one got up to ask clearly.

When the seven Kagebei heard that there were enemies outside the shrine, they also showed surprised expressions.

Soon, the youngest Kagebei, who was only about twenty-five years old, followed the priest and said to the guard captain: "Take me there."

The guard captain nodded and bowed, quickly stood up and led the way.

Not only is this Kagebei young, but he is also very fashionable in his clothes. He does not look like he is attending a festival, but more like he is traveling.

Along the way, he looked relaxed and asked the guard captain how he discovered the enemy, only to learn that their sentry posts would be changed every once in a while.

When they changed defenses not long ago, they discovered that the number of people was reduced. They found corpses nearby, and then began a large-scale search. Soon they encountered enemies who were lurking towards the shrine.

The two sides fought, and as a result, the Protectorate's side was defeated and more than twenty people died in the blink of an eye.

The guards did not dare to use firearms for fear of disturbing the heavenly sacrifice ceremony in the shrine. They could not stand it anymore, so they could only surround the enemy and then enter the shrine to fetch reinforcements.

"Yes, it is correct not to use a gun. The high priest cannot be disturbed, even if there is a slight possibility."

Kagebei praised him, and then asked how many enemies there were. When he heard that there were only two women, he showed a surprised expression.

"You have so many men, can't you even beat two women?"

The guard captain looked ashamed and did not even dare to curse in his heart, fearing that Amaterasu would punish him.

The two quickly arrived at the scene of the incident, where hundreds of guards gathered. A large number of flashlights illuminated the area, surrounding a small forest in front of them.

"The two women were inside and didn't come out."

After hearing the report, Kagebei asked the others to guard outside, and he walked towards the woods alone.

"grown ups!"

The guard captain couldn't help but remind: "Do I need to bring weapons?"

Kagebei grinned and patted his neck with his hand, which made a metallic sound: "No need, my body is a weapon."

He entered the grove and saw the bodies of many guards lying on the ground, but he didn't pay attention and continued walking forward.

When we reached the innermost part, we finally saw two women standing side by side from a distance.

On the left is Akimiya Yuki and on the right is Hoshizaki Yukina.

When he saw the figure and appearance of these two women clearly, even Kagebei, who was tired of playing with beautiful women, couldn't help but be stunned.

He immediately changed his intention to kill the enemy to capture him instead.

"you……"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he felt movement on his left. He turned around and saw an equally outstanding woman leaping down from the tree and flying toward him.

Three?!

Kagebei was stunned for a moment, but instead of panicking, he looked excited.

"Haha, I just like sneak attacks... um..."

His whole body froze, and he felt a huge killing intent coming from behind, as if a tsunami was about to drown him.

Under the consciousness of survival, Kagebei burst out with unprecedented speed, jumped to the side, and looked back at the same time.

As he slowed down, he noticed that a fist broke into his field of vision and was aimed at his face. The air on the surface of the fist was squeezed and blurred, and there were lines of white energy on the edges of his fingers.

Kagebei's eyes widened to the limit, showing intense panic, and he desperately urged his body to escape.

But this was already his ultimate speed, and he couldn't go any faster, so he could only watch as his fists were swung at him.

boom!

The fist instantly shattered Kagebei's tall nose, sinking into his face as easily as punching tofu.

His skull shattered under the tremendous pressure, and the fragments penetrated into his brain. As the back of his head opened, a large amount of red and white stuff was sprayed out in a fan shape.

To describe it in one sentence, when Kagebei was not paying attention, Xu Cheng used stealth to get closer, and then entered the state of explosive energy with all his strength, and punched Kagebei in the head, who had no time to react.
To be continued...