That said, Qi Xing did not look at the Giant Spirit, but instead turned to gaze at the blue sky and high mountains that had just been recreated in the distance.

"The fact that I was able to rewrite the laws of Northern Japan this time, to modify the world for once, was all thanks to this Giant Spirit. Do you really think I'm not tempted by this kind of power at all?"

With only two [silver coin]s in his hand, he was still far from truly controlling the entire universe. The reason Qi Xing was able to rewrite the laws of this land this time was because Sasa provided the interface and [Mahamayuri] provided the tools. Acting as a [Silver Coin Messenger], Qi Xing temporarily played the role of a god, gained temporary authority, and merely completed a crude and rough operation.

Calling it "modifying the world" is actually more like… to give an example, it's just like playing a game and sorting mods.

This time, Qi Xing simply used the Giant Spirit as a tool, borrowing its existing functions to click and select, removing mods marked in red. This does not mean he knows how to write mods himself.

Let alone creating a perfect game without bugs from scratch. That level of difficulty is worlds apart.

Even Sasa, after having personally served as a god, realized that being a god is not easy. Qi Xing would certainly not take this heavy responsibility lightly.

At the very least, he must first progress to the point where he can write mods himself.

"Before that, [Mahamayuri] must be sealed."

Even if he craved this great power, he could not be greedy.

Would Sasa be willing to accept that? But since Qi Xing had already decided, she had no ability to forcibly change his mind. Qi Xing was no longer someone she could deceive with a few casual words, and furthermore—there was now a new variable that could not be ignored.

Rin stood on the cliff, squinting her eyes against the wind, her expression calm, yet she was silently observing their conversation the entire time.

She possessed an incredible divine power that could even scorch Samael, though even Sasa didn't know why or how. With Rin's help, Qi Xing already had one more option to keep Samael in check.

So now, Sasa could only stare with wide eyes as Qi Xing turned around and walked toward [Mahamayuri].

[How do you intend to seal it? This is my Giant Spirit, not something that can be caught by your third-rate sealing techniques.]

She asked, looking at Qi Xing with displeasure and a cat-like, predatory gaze.

"I am not good at this."

Qi Xing answered calmly, shaking the spear of longinus in his hand, "But here we have the Holy Spear, we have Rin, and we have a Giant Spirit that doesn't intend to resist…"

"And the culprit behind all of this."

As he spoke, he pulled out a mass of golden remnant soul trapped inside a gourd, a sarcastic smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"There is always a way to seal it."

[…What?]

Just like that, [Master Leipu] triumphed once again.

He defeated the Demon King and saved Rome. He defeated a god and saved the entire Northeast Asia.

Although his name had long been widely spread throughout the global supernatural community, these recent consecutive victories still exceeded everyone's expectations and imagination—like a hero from myth descending back to the human world, making people unable to help but look up and sing his praises.

However, almost no one knew that Qi Xing had taken the opportunity to quietly "tamper" with things, modifying the laws of this land that had persisted for eight hundred years.

Perhaps a very small number of truly powerful people sensed something, but at least as far as experts of Gojo Masamichi's level were concerned… he was currently completely unaware.

For the Onmyoryo, this was just a difficult but successful "Divine Disaster" response operation. They only knew that [Master Leipu] had defeated [Mahamayuri], restored the 666 square kilometers of formatted land to its original state, and sealed the desolate god deep within Mount Hakkoda.

"Although that seal is unlikely to loosen easily," upon returning to Aomori and the branch of the Onmyoryo, Qi Xing said while slightly raising an eyebrow, his tone still relatively serious, "I must still warn you, do not let any passing college students, hiking enthusiasts, or paranormal streamers run into the abandoned village to film random videos."

"We will not fail our mission; we will definitely guard it strictly." Onmyoji Gojo Masamichi immediately straightened his back and nodded earnestly, nearly shaking his head like a bobblehead.

However, he clearly had an unresolved concern and immediately asked cautiously: "[Master Leipu]… The main culprit this time—that 'Amaterasu', also known as Yaobikuni, was she indeed killed by you? Can you be sure she is truly dead and will not reincarnate?"

Qi Xing glanced at him, a cryptic curve appearing at the corner of his lips, and slowly shook his head: "I didn't completely kill her."

"What?!" Gojo Masamichi's eyes widened immediately.

"I refined her remnant soul into the shell that seals [Mahamayuri]." Qi Xing smiled slightly, his tone exceptionally cheerful, "Rest assured, she won't stir up any more trouble. On the contrary, I think she will be quite willing to stay here—"

He looked back at Mount Hakkoda, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly, "To properly 'witness' the future of this land, and see for herself how it lives on in an era without her."

Of course, this is not something that can be done just by talking about it. Qi Xing still had many troubles to deal with next.

As for this land of the Northeast, although Yaobikuni spoke very seriously before she died… most of the remaining mess was actually something she had stirred up herself.

For example, the local sorcerer families she had alive-turned into "caterpillar fungus". Or that pile of evil-thought monstrosities she brought from who knows where… After this, Qi Xing would have to ask Kisaragi Mayu and Shijo Aoi again to see if there were any clues to follow.

However, all in all, one benefit of this absurd world is that—as long as you can suppress the endless stream of demons, ghosts, and heretical paths, there is basically a way to solve the most serious problems. After all, the humans in this world do indeed have astonishing vitality (sexual energy).

After experiencing this Northeast incident, Qi Xing also began to seriously consider whether he should act like a true grandmaster-level figure and train a batch himself… never mind whether they count as experts… at least could he train a batch of super-soldiers that could be used everywhere?

On the other hand, Rin also rarely took the initiative to suggest a candidate: that Kito Reima, who had been captured and modified by Yaobikuni and feminized.

Although her current power was a product that Yaobikuni had forcibly "stuffed" into her body, at least in Rin's view—this woman might not be un-moldable in the future.

…Come to think of it, is this Reima truly willing to be a woman for the rest of her life just for power? How terrifying.

Just like that, after ending the chaos and running around of the day, Qi Xing finally returned to the hotel room arranged for him by the Onmyoryo.

Stretching his arms out in a long yawn, he couldn't help but flop onto the bed in a spread-eagled position.

Elaine was on the side writing a report to her superiors on her laptop—Qi Xing had already told her about his rewriting of the regional rules, and she was currently pondering whether she should conceal this matter from the Privy Council.

Looking at Qi Xing lying flat on the bed, completely unguarded, she couldn't help but chuckle, her eyes softer than usual. After all, this complete victory was indeed a miracle.

"Elaine." After lying there for a while, Qi Xing suddenly spoke up, "Do you remember that we originally came to Japan for a pre-wedding trip?"

"Qi Xing, if you are trying to apologize," Elaine said, tapping the keyboard while slightly raising an eyebrow, "for the fact that the pre-wedding trip ended up turning into a war against a cult and a Giant Spirit, then I don't think you have any need to apologize."

"Being able to assist you by your side, in a position as close as possible, and watching you create another great feat, saving the lives of two or three hundred million people from the Giant Spirit in one go—just being able to accompany you to complete this matter is already the best gift for me."

She was always so self-sacrificing, her affection so tender it was heartbreaking.

"Since that's the case, can I make a small request?" Qi Xing sat up from the bed and gave a crooked smile.

—Oh, he must be wanting to get lewd again. Elaine thought, feeling a bit floaty in her heart.

A narrow escape from death in a fierce battle, defeating the Giant Spirit, defeating a god. Elaine couldn't help but understand what he wanted to do now… Moreover, given Elaine's personality, since Qi Xing desired her, she couldn't help but want to offer everything she had. Well, at this point…

Just when she had basically given up resistance, Qi Xing spoke up and continued: "Why don't we just get married here?"

Volume 3: Shrine Maiden of the Black God: 116: Towards the "New World"

Get married here? Shamefully, Elaine was actually stunned for several seconds before she understood what Qi Xing meant.

Her fingers were still moving on the keyboard, but her actions had slowed by half a beat, and her brain went blank with a buzz.

"…Get married now? This is too sudden." After several seconds, she finally blurted out this sentence.

"Is it still sudden?" Qi Xing laughed instead, "It's better than saying 'Let's get married after this battle is over' before the fight, right?"

Elaine was momentarily speechless.

Sudden? Actually, it wasn't very sudden, was it? After all, after the [Black Spartacus] incident ended, Qi Xing had told Elaine that he wanted to marry her.

At the time, they decided to arrange the wedding after finishing Elaine's transfer procedures in a month, but because of the [Tomb of Christ] matter, they treated this trip to Aomori as a pre-wedding trip, and so it was delayed until now… It hadn't actually been that long, but everyone was aware of this in their hearts.

"I just…" At this point, Elaine's earlobes began to turn red, "…I thought we would wait until we returned to Rome to get married."

How many couples suddenly get married while traveling in a foreign country—actually, this situation is quite common.

"I originally planned it that way too." Qi Xing shrugged, "But our trip to Japan this time probably can't end yet."

Has the incident in Japan ended? Of course not. Although Yaobikuni was defeated and died, there were clearly other dark forces at work behind her—for example, that [Silver Coin Messenger] old monster who called himself "Duo Chenzi".

Shijo Aoi had also mentioned during her confession that Yaobikuni had partners in other places. Someone even managed to get a Buddha finger bone from who knows where, giving it to her as a catalyst to summon [Mahamayuri].

That Buddha bone should have turned to dust by now, with the manifestation and formatting of [Mahamayuri], it probably didn't even leave a trace… But a Buddha bone is not a tourist souvenir that can be bought casually on the street.

Who would be generous enough to easily give such a thing to a female lunatic with a questionable mental state?

Qi Xing always felt there was something suspicious behind this matter. He intended to investigate it clearly.

It just so happened that "Tsukuyomi" Kisaragi Mayu and "Susanoo" Shijo Aoi still had to work hard to atone for their crimes, and he should still be able to dig some clues out of their brains.

But in any case, with this turn of events, Qi Xing and Elaine definitely wouldn't be leaving Japan for a while, it's just that they would likely have to leave the Northeast and go to places like Tokyo.

Then when would their marriage be delayed until? Returning to Rome for a vacation after defeating the next BOSS? What if after defeating the next BOSS, they needed to rush to deal with the one after that?

Qi Xing didn't mind strong enemies one after another, or battle after battle; on the contrary, he enjoyed this process.

But if it's always "Let's get married after this battle," then if the enemies are endless and the battles are ceaseless, would he just have to say "How can I have a family when the Xiongnu are not yet destroyed"?

Don't joke around.

Whatever destiny, fate, or karma it may be, Qi Xing had understood that he would only do what his feelings told him was the most correct thing to do.

If he needed to fight, he would fight; if he needed to bear responsibility, he would bear it; if his life allowed for the existence of love, he would absolutely go and love.

"Actually, I don't care at all about social formalities like a marriage certificate, and I know you don't really care about a piece of paper either—what is a marriage certificate good for anyway?"

At this point, Qi Xing couldn't help but laugh himself, "But I know you care deeply about the church's blessing. So can we just find a local bishop in Aomori to bless us? Or we could ask Father Amos to fly over; it just so happens he's retired now."

He spoke lightly, making Elaine speechless—because, in fact, getting married in a church isn't just about walking in and asking the priest to bless you; only in classic novels and movies would such a plot exist. Generally speaking, one has to handle the relevant procedures at the parish where the wedding is held at least three to six months in advance.

However, for [Master Leipu], having everyone running around in circles over such a small matter was likely a privilege he deserved.

Why did Qi Xing have some hesitation before, why did he take marriage and sex too seriously before, but now he has let it go?

To put it bluntly, it's actually very simple.