Chapter 230: The Ability to Create a Door of Anywhere

A great river wound from beyond sight to beyond sight, dividing this deathly plain in two.

The Nation of Houhu.

No one knows its exact location.

A majestic divine palace slowly moved across this land… the white wasteland had no horizon, the black warm current its reins—a force of sealing and secrecy, riding a monstrous palace of demonic fury, crushing the ruins of civilization again and again.

The lord of the gate, Mo Duoluo Shen, is the one who makes doors upon the backs of all things, through which countless spaces converge within the divine palace.

In this mysterious realm undetectable by any instrument, a conversation was taking place.

…

One trouble had barely settled when another arose.

Just as Jia Ji had barely finished resolving matters and stepped out of the Maze of Confusion, an unknown secret deity seized him and dragged him into her own realm.

The term "secret deity" does not mean she always hides herself; she occasionally appears openly, proclaiming her presence—but even then, few recognize her true identity.

Hence she is called the ultimate secret deity—unseen, unheard, unspeakable—"The Mother Silkworm Who Descended in Filth."

Her true name is Mo Duoluo Yin Qi Nai.

Yet Jia Ji initially called her "Similar to Mo Gun Ge" for a reason—according to the trope that "evil organization bosses sit on luxurious chairs," Mo Duoluo arrived with a wheelchair.

If a wheelchair racing championship were held, Mo Duoluo would claim second place, and no one would dare claim first.

But this absurd nickname caused the two attendants beside her, wearing wind-bent crow-black hats, to simultaneously sneer and step forward in unison, rebuking him.

The left attendant spoke first.

"Impudent wretch, remember this well!"

The right attendant, identical as a twin, seamlessly continued, reciting like a litany without pause.

"The Mo Duoluo before you is the 【【Primordial Secret Deity】】, 【【Earth Mother Deity】】, 【【Noh Deity】】, 【【Silkworm Deity】】, 【【Obstacle Deity】】, 【【Outcast People's Deity】】, 【【Houhu Deity】】, 【【Host Deity】…"

"Aren't you sisters? Is there room for so many people here?"

Overwhelmed by the sheer number of divine titles, Jia Ji interrupted, paused, then suddenly realized something—he noticed Mo Duoluo wearing a brilliant yellow sacred robe embroidered with a constellation of seven stars arranged in a ladle shape.

He exclaimed in realization: "And also the 【【Big Dipper Deity】】!"

Mo Duoluo, leaning back in her chair, raised an eyebrow in surprise, then pointed to the seven shimmering stars above, her voice filled with the joy of revealing the final answer: "Precisely."

"As my entrance, the brilliance of these seven stars shining in the sky should stir your soul to great tumult."

She spoke! The arrogant chair-woman had spoken!

Yet he could feel power surging from behind him!

She knew which lands on earth had suffered her trampling; she knew which lands still bore her tread; she knew why no one ever saw her face when she crushed the afflicted earth…

Yet for Jia Ji, an outsider from another world, the 【【Big Dipper Deity】】, who knew countless secrets, could not help but feel curiosity.

When had the deity who held the belief of the Big Dipper begun to notice this man?

Unexpectedly—just now.

As an ancient god of information, she possessed the ability to create doors upon the backs of all things; through this power, few things could escape her notice, surpassing even the concealment expertise of the divine hermit Yagumo Shikie.

Yet Jia Ji's connection to the Big Dipper stars was even tighter than hers, the 【【Star Host Deity】】—for she represented the earthly faith in the seven stars, while Jia Ji received the true gaze of the Great Celestial Dragon.

To say the Big Dipper was his destiny star, his fate star, was no exaggeration—this should have immediately drawn Mo Duoluo's attention: if her own 【【Big Dipper】】 had been stolen, how could she remain unmoved?

Yet she truly was the classic wronged party—Mo Duoluo Yin Qi Nai only learned of this human who could attract the 【【Great Dragon Constellation】】's notice after a longtime friend in the Eternal Pavilion reminded her; until then, she had been utterly unaware.

How could this not strike her as… unbelievable? So when Mo Duoluo first saw this sharp-headed, menacing fellow, she nearly blurted out: "Someone stole it!"

Who is the true 【【Big Dipper Deity】】?!

"I am Jia Ji. What do you want?"

Facing those pure golden eyes, Jia Ji felt a creeping unease—after all, the word "Houhu" sounded ominous, like being robbed of one's buttock-jade by a kappa.

And that vague phrase—"the lord of the gate who makes doors upon the backs of all things"—clearly belonged to a shadowy, multi-masked schemer, possibly tied to the Cthulhu cult; her sudden appearance could mean anything.

Yet if a fight broke out, Jia Ji was not truly afraid.

In the future, it would be Mo Duoluo's power that transformed Gensokyo into "the refuge of the outcast," a hidden land drawing those forgotten by the outside world, and Mo Duoluo herself would be ranked among Gensokyo's sages.

Though I regret using the Sage of Yokai as a stepping stone, if we speak of the secret deity's true power, she may surpass Yagumo Shikie slightly—but still belongs to the same tier.

In direct combat, who would win remains uncertain.

"An interesting man."

The secret deity Mo Duoluo clapped her hands and laughed heartily, a lingering surprise in her brows and eyes. At first glance, her aura resembled Yagumo Eirin's—both carried the weight of time—but Mo Duoluo carried even more unrestrained freedom than the Wisdom Deity.

"Do not worry, warrior from another world—the war between yokai and gods is nearing its start. I shall make my appearance as well." Without warning, Mo Duoluo Yin Qi Nai had risen from her long chair, paused briefly, then drew a long sword from her wide sleeve and slashed it through the air with grace.

"Let me join this grand feast!"

The term "Obstacle Deity" does not mean she bears obstacles—she herself is the obstacle, and this obstacle is what the world requires.

In short, she meant: "I shall make trouble for the gods of the Moon Capital."

From her perspective, the yokai side had been doomed—no reason to interfere. But now that Jia Ji, a "variable," had appeared, she could not stay on the sidelines.

"I see!"

Jia Ji nodded. It was no surprise Mo Duoluo judged him not of this world—local gods could never unlock a box they didn't know existed; they could only assume he was an undocumented outsider.

And Mo Duoluo's nature as a mischief deity ensured she would never sit idly while Jia Ji ran wild as a chaos agent.

Ding-dang-dang-dang~ (imagine the Doraemon god sound effect)

The ultimate secret deity, Mo Duoluo Yin Qi Nai, wielding the Door of Anywhere—engaged!

(End of Chapter)