Chapter 869: The Greatest Obstacle

Inside Hakurei Shrine, Yakumo Yukari explained the construction plan for Gensokyo to Hakurei in detail.

"Yakumo Yukari, you must be crazy; how could this plan possibly succeed!" After hearing Yakumo Yukari's plan, Hakurei jumped straight up, her face full of astonishment. "If it were your previous plan, there would still be a sliver of a chance for success, but having switched to this one, there is almost no possibility of it succeeding. Moreover, there are many things to resolve within it; for instance, where are you going to find the World Cornerstone in this plan? You're messing with me, aren't you!"

Looking at the nearly explosive Hakurei, Yakumo Yukari chuckled: "Rest assured, since I came to find you, it is naturally impossible for me to be unprepared."

"Yakumo Yukari, do you even understand? Your previous plan was merely to occupy a region within this world and then declare yourself king; the specific situation would not have been much different from the Moon Capital, and the Dragon God might have just turned a blind eye and let you off." Hakurei slammed her hands on the table, her entire face leaning right in front of Yakumo Yukari. "But, do you not understand what this current plan of yours actually implies?"

"What is there not to understand?"

"You are trying to create an independent world! If you were a great power like Shinki who opened up a world with your own strength, the Dragon God would naturally not interfere. But what are you doing? You are trying to carve a piece out of this world to become a world not under the jurisdiction of the Dragon God; this is no different from carving flesh off the Dragon God's body—the Dragon God will fight you to the death! Do you even understand!" Hakurei was almost roaring this time.

"I have a way to deal with the Dragon God!" Yakumo Yukari said, covering half her face with her fan.

"Deal with the Dragon God? You are dreaming! Do you think the Dragon God is that easy to deal with? Do you know what the Dragon God signifies? It is the embodiment of the world's will. If it gets serious, every move and every technique will be imbued with World Power. As beings within this world, it is impossible for us to be the Dragon God's opponent!"

"Although you might feel that what I am saying now is absurd, I am not deceiving you. Even though I do not know where my confidence comes from, I can be certain that I am capable of holding off the Dragon God!" Yakumo Yukari's tone remained calm, but deep within her pupils, colorful light flashed and vanished.

"Yakumo Yukari, you are simply unreasonable; you are seeking your own death!" Hakurei sat down, crossing her arms, clearly infuriated by Yakumo Yukari.

"Yukari, the construction of Gensokyo cannot do without your power; leave the Dragon God to me!" Lingyun said calmly.

"You?" Yakumo Yukari looked at Lingyun beside her with a face full of astonishment.

"That's right, in this world, there is no one more suitable to deal with the Dragon God than me. The Dragon God has a powerful suppression ability over the existences of this world, but I am not among that list." Lingyun said faintly. "I have joined forces with the Dragon God once before; I am more familiar with the Dragon God's power than you are."

"Crazy, crazy, have you two gone mad?" Hakurei stared at Lingyun with her mouth wide open.

"Also, I have a trump card that can ensure the Dragon God absolutely cannot kill me!" Lingyun's face was full of confidence.

"You can make it so the Dragon God cannot kill you?"

"Yes, and I also have a method to restrain the Dragon God's World Power." Lingyun said. "Without the blessing of World Power, the difficulty of holding the Dragon God off will be reduced quite a bit."

"Lingyun, you aren't joking, are you!"

"Rest assured, I have never had the habit of joking!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"If that is the case... no matter what, you must ensure your own safety!" Yakumo Yukari's voice grew lower and lower.

"Don't worry, I want to see the future Gensokyo with my own eyes!" Lingyun's voice sounded somewhat distant.

"Forget it, forget it, you two guys, it's simply impossible to communicate with you!" Seeing Lingyun and the other reach an agreement just like that, Hakurei slumped on the table in self-abandonment. "Just find me when you are ready to open up Gensokyo; I won't care about anything else!"

Yakumo Yukari took a Scroll out of her sleeve and placed it in front of Hakurei: "This Scroll contains the Technique needed to construct Gensokyo. Study it well during this time; when we are ready on our end, we will need your help."

"I know." Hakurei accepted the Scroll and waved her hand at Lingyun and the other with little interest: "You two can go; don't bother me until the Gensokyo plan begins!"

"Then we will be going first!" Yakumo Yukari waved at Hakurei with a smile, then opened a Gap directly, swallowing both herself and Lingyun into it.

"These two bastards!" After the two disappeared, Hakurei helplessly spread out the Scroll on the table and began to read it seriously.

Regardless of anything else, this time Yakumo Yukari had personally come to ask for her help, so she naturally had to do her best.

A Gap opened inside the Yakumo residence, and Lingyun and the other stepped out from it.

"Lady Yukari, Lord Lingyun." Yakumo Ran, who was cleaning, saw the two appear, stopped what she was doing, and bowed to them.

Looking at the clean and tidy room, Lingyun couldn't help but praise aloud: "Yukari, it looks like you really did choose a good Shikigami!"

"Of course, you don't look at who I am! The Shikigami I choose is naturally the best Shikigami!" Yakumo Yukari's tone was quite smug.

"You flatter me, Lady Yukari." Yakumo Ran poured tea for the two, then stood behind Yakumo Yukari.

"Lingyun, regarding the matter of the Dragon God earlier..." Yakumo Yukari opened her fan with a 'snap', seemingly wanting to say something.

"Yukari, I know what you want to say. Although I don't know what trump card you have to hold off the Dragon God, that is not a safe approach. After all, as Hakurei said, the Dragon God possesses World Power and has extremely strong suppression capabilities over the existences of this world. But I am different; when facing the Dragon God, I can use a special method to contend with it, and this is something only I can do." Lingyun reached out to stop what Yakumo Yukari was about to say. "The future world of Gensokyo still needs you to supervise it, so leave the Dragon God to me."

"This..." Yakumo Yukari hesitated for a moment, and ultimately, out of trust for Lingyun, nodded. "No matter what, I hope you can ensure your own safety."

"Ha, I won't die, even if the Dragon God makes a move!" Lingyun said with a confident face. "I am going to prepare the sharp weapon to hold off the Dragon God in the future, so I'll be going first!"

Lingyun waved at Yakumo Yukari, and then his figure vanished into the Void.

"Lady Yukari, Lord Lingyun he..." Yakumo Ran asked with some concern.

"Now we can only trust him." Yakumo Yukari said somewhat helplessly.

Suddenly, Yakumo Yukari felt a wave of dizziness strike, and her body couldn't help but sway.

"Lady Yukari, what is wrong?" Yakumo Ran hurriedly reached out to support Yakumo Yukari.

Yakumo Yukari shook her head; in that instant just now, she felt as if countless shattered images had flashed before her eyes. In those images, there was a familiar back, but no matter how she tried to recall, she could not find out who that figure was.

"I'm fine, perhaps it's just that I've been too tired lately." Yakumo Yukari dispelled the dizziness in her mind, stood up straight, and said.