Chapter Thirty-Three: Humans, Shrine Maidens, and Spirits
In the face of the tearing storm that came to their faces, the three of them had no intention of dodging.
Ayane was the first to make a move, and in a flash, she disappeared from the spot, jumping into the air above the controlled Cloud Hidden Ninja, and her palm poked out, and she slammed down.
The chakra palm shot that was launched from the palm of his hand directly penetrated the barrier of the air and landed on the back of the Cloud Hidden Ninja.
Rumble!
The Cloud Hidden Ninja was attacked with a lethal attack, the roar came to an abrupt end, and the storm that blew through the rocks stopped.
A huge crater appeared in the ground, and the Cloud Hidden Ninja lay motionless, the ground and walls around him smeared with blood splattered from his body.
That palm force not only destroyed the appearance of the Cloud Hidden Ninja, but also destroyed the meridian system in his body.
Losing the pipeline that transmitted the chakra, the purple-black chakra with dark consciousness was naturally unable to continue to control the body of the Cloud Hidden Ninja and fight for it.
The ninjas who were controlled by the power of the dragons around them also took action, and let out a shout that did not resemble a human voice, and slaughtered towards Ayane.
Their bodies were shrouded in a deep and incomparably dark aura, their eyes were as red as blood, and they were in a state of bloodthirsty rage.
Like a wild beast, in the most primitive way, it becomes a hunter's prey.
"It's a nuisance."
As she said this, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and Ayane's palms condensed chakra, and her body spun violently.
"Back to heaven!"
The huge chakra ball unfolded along the narrow cave road, whipping up a terrifying storm that automatically swept the controlled ninja into the chakra ball.
Then there was the sound of the body tearing, and the blue chakra ball was dyed with a layer of bright red at some point, which looked extremely strange.
The spinning body slowly stopped, her clothes and hair calmed down, and Ayane gently exhaled a breath from her mouth, and all the ninjas besieging her had fallen to the ground.
The bodies of these ninjas were miserable, none of them were intact, their expressions twisted in pain and stiffened in the twist, and before they died, they were filled with fear as if they had experienced something very terrifying.
Seeing that Ayane had already dealt with these ninjas, Shiraishi walked casually, squatted down, and began to examine the corpses of these ninjas, thinking about it.
"Although the chakra has been enhanced, it seems that it has lost its original sense of combat, so it should be pretty good as experimental material."
The power of a ninja cannot be determined by the amount of chakra alone.
It is true that the huge number of ninjas in Chakra has a certain advantage in many battles.
However, fighting is not such a casual thing.
Battle consciousness and the type of technique can also determine the outcome of a battle.
Spirits...... I don't understand, or I'm not used to controlling humans to fight.
However, for the spirits, how many human beings want this kind of thing, they don't care about the difference in quality at all, but they are just objects of domination.
From this point of view, the spirits really treat humans equally.
"Let's go, go to the sealed place of the ancestral hall."
After dealing with the ninja soldiers intercepted on the road, the three of Shiraishi continued to move inside.
The farther you go, the more you can clearly feel the dull and powerful heartbeat of a creature, echoing throughout the cave.
The power of darkness is also becoming more and more powerful, which is different from the chakra system energy of ninjas, which can arouse the most primitive desires in people's hearts, so as to achieve the effect of controlling people's hearts.
If the chakra is not strong enough and the consciousness is not strong enough, the moment it comes into contact with this dark power, I am afraid that it will turn into a plaything in the hands of the dragon.
Fortunately, the current power of the dragon can only be used in a small range.
If his power continues to expand until it spreads all over the ninja world, it will really be a lack of strength.
The ninja world will also become a dark country in the mouth of the dragon, a hell on earth.
The violent and hot breath continued to blow from the depths of the cave, and soon came to the end of the road, revealing in front of the three of Shiraishi was an incomparably huge natural cave, even in such a spacious place, the two armies were facing each other, and they were completely able to fight freely.
At the bottom of the cave is the blazing magma, spitting bubbles, and in the magma, you can see the huge shadow hidden in it, sleeping quietly in the magma.
In the lava, there are narrow rocky roads that crisscross and crisscross for people to walk on.
These rocky roads seem to have been worn out over a long period of time, and it is doubtful that walking on them will immediately cause the road to collapse and cause people to fall into the lava at the bottom.
As soon as Shiraishi swept his gaze, he found a beautiful and holy figure, standing on a rocky road not far away, his eyes looking straight at a certain place.
The owner of this holy figure is none other than Maitreya, the witch of the Devil Country.
This is one of the few times Shiraishi has seen Maitreya in real form.
Most of the time, he and Maitreya talk through a curtain of gauze.
Maitreya was looking in a direction that was about a hundred meters away from her.
There is an intact stone chair there, and the one sitting on the stone chair is not so much a human, but an evil monster that maintains its human form but does not know what it is.
His body remained human, but his exterior was covered in darkness.
It was a boundless darkness, as dark as a bottomless abyss.
The only thing on his body that wasn't black was his eyes, like magma in a cave, scorching and burning with a strange divine light.
The three of them couldn't help but gasp, as if they were suddenly relaxed, their foreheads were covered with sweat at some point, and they stared cautiously at the pitch-black figure sitting on the stone chair.
"It's amazing to be able to look directly into the dark part of me without being deprived of consciousness, and as a human being, you are quite good."
The pitch-black figure on the stone chair, so unsparing in his praise, praised the three of Shiraishi.
Even if they were 100 meters apart, the sound could still clearly ring in the ears of the three of Baishi.
Then, the pitch-black figure turned its gaze towards Maitreya Witch, who was standing motionless.
"You've got three powerful helpers, Maitreya."
Maitreya Witch nodded calmly: "If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have let them come to such a dangerous place." The world has gone through several ninja wars, and the darkness that has been generated, your strength has long since swelled to the point that it is difficult for me to control. β
The pitch-black figure sighed, as if in remembrance.
"It's like this every time, so why treat humanity so much? As a witch, you, because of the stupid ninja sect, were forced to give up the happiness that human beings should have, and you are actually just a little girl who wants to live an ordinary life for human beings. But this kind of life, when the Ninja sect spread, was deprived of the right to obtain the life that human beings should have, and gave up the seven emotions and six desires. Why, don't you resent these ninjas who used to be ninjas? Why don't you join me in destroying this already rotten world? β
Maitreya's gaze was unmoved, which probably means that the Tao is not the same.
"I understand, no matter what generation of witches, they are so innocent and stubborn to be pitied."
With a sigh, the dragon slowly stood up from his seat, his flaming red gaze continuing to look at Maitreya.
"This time, though, I want to put an end to your pathetic fate. Just like your ancestors, become a part of my body, and this is the ultimate destiny of your shrine maidens. β
After speaking, in the karst cave where the magma shone brightly, the darkness on the body of the pitch-black figure suddenly shook restlessly, more precisely, trying to break free from some kind of restraint.
Maitreya did not stop at this time.
In fact, there was no way for her to stop the monster at this moment.
The ninja world has gone through several ninja world wars, and a large number of negative energy fluctuations generated in the ninja world have been swallowed up by the dragons, and its power is greater than before.
On the contrary, the situation of oneself, whose strength has been greatly reduced because of childbirth, can be said to be extremely unfavorable.
"Why don't you stop it? Fortunately, since I am so obedient to fate, I only need to wipe out a few small human bugs to fulfill my long-cherished wish for thousands of years. Witness the power of darkness! β
As if chanting, on the ground below the stone chair, a white circular enchantment technique suddenly lit up.
The aura of holiness enveloped the soul of the dragon, and the pitch-black human form maintained by the dragon suddenly let out an extremely terrible cry of pain.
But in the midst of the painful screams, the dragon was expressing a sense of pleasure.
It can be done!
After absorbing several ninja world wars, the dark power generated can completely break the seal by itself!
Therefore, the more this holy light pained his soul, the more he sensed how weak this holy power was.
It's just a dying struggle like the end of a strong crossbow.
The fiery and exhilarating joy burst out from the bottom of my heart.
The power of darkness began to expand the realm, and the holy white light turned into a strange purple in an instant, and then in the purple light, it eroded the dark shadows.
Evil light and shadow bloom in the cave.
As the shadows of darkness spread and swallowed up the barrier, the pitch-black human form began to distort, unable to maintain its human form.
On the hot rock wall, an extremely hideous and huge monster black shadow is projected.
A pitch-black tail like a serpent fell from the sky.
The ground that maintained the sealing barrier turned into powder in an instant, reduced to dust invisible to the naked eye.
Then, the huge black shadow turned into a dark torrent, and quickly thought about the magma at the bottom.
The invisible wave centered on the magma, sending a scorching pillar of blood-colored light upward.
This blood-colored pillar of light began to spread and fluctuate in all directions, forming a huge blood-colored circle of light, completely enveloping the entire mountain range.
The mountain began to make a clicking and tearing sound, and large chunks of rock fell from above.
βyaaaaaaaaaaaβββ
The roar of the monster pierced the eardrums, and the ancient monster bathed in the magma land and completely woke up.
Countless pitch-black tentacles stretched upwards, twisting and swinging, like signs of a group of demons dancing wildly, and they didn't know the size of the scale.
Visually, the size of the dragon hidden in the magma is probably larger than that of the tailed beast.
The three of them came to Maitreya's side, and Baishi looked at the magma below, and then turned to Maitreya: "How is it, can it be sealed?" β
Maitreya shook his head and said, "No, the darkness this time is too huge, and we must find a way to weaken the dark part of the dragon's body." β
"That's fine, that's why we're here."
For the monster spirit, in fact, a long time ago, Shiraishi was thinking about how to target it, and cooperated with Maitreya Witch to reseal it.
After all, most of the power of Maitreya Witch has been transferred to her daughter Ziyuan at this moment, and Ziyuan has not yet mastered the huge power to deal with the spirit, and her role is negligible.
"Looks like Mr. Shiraishi has got the information you wanted."
"Well, before I came, I had already tried it, and it went unexpectedly. But the final sealing work still needs you to deal with. β
The ninja's sealing technique is not ineffective against the spirits, but the ninja, as a human being, has too many selfish desires.
As long as you give up that part of your selfish desires and become a 'perfect person' like Maitreya, it will definitely have an effect on the spirits.
It's just hard to do.
Shiraishi thought he couldn't do that himself.
The reason why human beings are human beings is because there are too many things that cannot be separated, and there are too many desires that need to be released and vented.
This point will become the nourishment of the sprites, and they will be captured by the sprites.
However, Shiraishi doesn't feel that humans are weak at all, and he is not a 'stupid creature' as the spirit of the dragon.
Hear Shiraishi say that. Maitreya's face also seemed to be relieved, and she relaxed.
If Shiraishi's method doesn't work, he can only retrieve the power of his daughter Shion and re-seal the dragon.
However, the next time Aster faces the Dragon, the battle will definitely be very difficult.
As the Monster says, the shrine maiden is just a symbol of pathos.
Every time a war breaks out, the dark power of the spirits increases dramatically, making it more difficult for the shrine maiden to seal.
Even with this in mind, the five great powers were still happy with the war.
The darkness of not being able to look directly into people's hearts is also the root of the shrine maiden's avoidance of the world.
"So, we're on."
Shiraishi didn't talk nonsense, took out a scroll from his arms, sealed his hands, and a half-human-tall orange-red clay pot appeared in front of Shiraishi.
It is the amber pure bottle of the treasure left by the six immortals to the ninja world.
"Is it the sealing treasure of the big barrel of wood feather? Speaking of which, the reason why I was born through the darkness in the human heart is that the big barrel of wood feather coat also did my part. Whether it's an immortal or a human, it's just a bunch of stupid things. β
Feeling the familiar aura of the treasure, in the magma, there were countless human-sized blood pupils flashing, but the tone seemed to be high, as calm as an emperor looking down on the world.
"Kill!"
Uttering this sentence in a commanding tone, it seems to anticipate the tragic state of human beings being ravaged and trampled under their own power.
Unimaginable pleasure comes from the bottom of my heart.
Countless tentacles like giant pythons swayed out of the magma and stabbed at Shiraishi's location.
Poof!
The huge blood-colored giant stood on the ground, and without hesitation, he swung his blood-colored sword, severing the dark tentacles that came into his reach.
Purple-blue juice splattered from the wounds of the dark tentacles.
On the opposite rock wall, a very terrifying deep sword mark was also drawn.
"The Cursed Clan's Hitomi? I couldn't see the slightest darkness in my eyes, but it was still not as good as mine! β
More tentacles poked their heads out of the lava, turning into a rainstorm of attacks endlessly.
But Liuli has dynamic vision that surpasses the kaleidoscope writing wheel eye, relying on the blood-colored giant sword in his hand, and is not afraid of crazy attacks at all.
At this time, Ayane also took action.
She leapt forward, holding her hands together, barely grasping the tip of a tentacle.
The body of the dragon hidden under the magma gradually felt that something was wrong.
Its body moved involuntarily, and its body began to move out of the magma.
"This woman...... Is it really human? β
Ayane was seen with her feet frozen on the walls of the cave, her hands using a tentacle as a fulcrum, intending to pull her body out of the magma underneath.
It's the first time I've seen such a chaotic ninja.
"Get out of here!"
Ayane shouted hard, and the senjutsu chakra flowed through her body like a torrent, and the strength of her body increased again.
The terrifying force directly penetrated the outer skin of the tentacles, directly hitting the inside, and even transmitting a terrifying dark energy towards the body under the magma.
The dragon snorted in pain, I don't know how long ago it was hurt by humans like this.
It is indeed rare for a ninja to be able to penetrate the surface and hit the inside.
But it can only make it painful, because it has no organs in its body, and such an attack is ineffective against it.
However, by the time it thought so, Ayane's purpose had been achieved.
The body of the sprite protrudes from the magma, and although it is only the tip of the iceberg, it is shocking enough.
Without hesitation, Ruri drove Susa to the giant and slashed down the blood-colored greatsword.
The screams of pain resounded in the cave, making people's eardrums ache.
The sound, like a sharp pebble slashing across the glass, caused that hoarse noise.
The flesh and blood separated, and part of the body was cut open, and the part of the body that connected a large number of blood-colored eyeballs and tentacles was called by some kind of power, and began to converge towards the amber bottle in front of Shiraishi.
"Stupid, how can such a thing be ......"
I thought that the three of Shiraishi would be able to come up with any skills against it, but it turned out to be only to this extent, and it was inevitable to feel disappointed.
Although the Amber Bottle is a sealed treasure and has a strong suppressive power against tailed beasts, monsters and tailed beasts are completely different species.
Chakra is just a medium for it to convey darkness, and its essence is the darkness of the human heart, which is diametrically opposed to the Tailed Beast.
Tailed beasts are based on chakras, and thus are affected by the dark part of the human heart, and chakras become berserk.
How could this kind of sealing treasure against Chakra be effective against a monster like it?
I saw that the mouth of the amber net bottle in front of Bai Shi's body suddenly bloomed with a white holy light, and the bottle body also flashed with a white enchantment technique, which had an extremely terrifying sucking power on the body and soul of the dragon.
"Damn! Is it a combination of shrine maiden techniques? β
It was calculated.
Having lost part of his body and soul, the spirit suddenly became frantic in his heart.
"Just lend the power of the shrine maiden to humans, is it really worth your effort? Answer me, Maitreya! β
More than the loss of part of his body and soul, Maitreya's trust in humanity was the real reason for his anger.
Why is this happening?
Why fight for humanity?
Why fight against it all the time?
Isn't entangled for thousands of years enough to reward humanity?
It's already inhuman...... But do they still retain the 'human heart'?
How sad!
How stupid!
For some reason, his heart was full of desire to destroy everything.
Watch the shrine maiden sacrifice her life for the stupid human race step by step.
This obsession has remained unchanged after thousands of years, and the spirit cannot understand or agree with it.
Aren't they of the same kind?
There are only two individual races in the world.
They're on the same front.
Why cannibalism?
Caught in a millennial cycle of tragedy?
It's all these hateful humans, it's all this bunch of boring ninjas who have created such a sad world.
Without the existence of these stupid creatures, then he could have touched that holiness and light.
This holiness and light, human beings are not qualified to have!
"I'm going to destroy everything in these worlds and bring back my true peopleβ"
Then, build an empire of darkness where there is no human existence.
Let the shrine maiden be the only light in the darkness that illuminates it.
This long-cherished wish is about to be fulfilled.
No one is allowed to sabotage.
"Die! Filthy bugs! β
Dark torrents erupt from the lava.
Unlike tentacles, it is the most essential darkness of the Spirit, and it is the crystallized product of the darkness that it condenses.
It is the power of darkness that humans absolutely cannot stop.
Whoever it is, will be eroded by this darkness.
Human beings are a combination of selfish desires, and in the face of its most essential dark crystals, no matter how powerful a ninja is, there will be a gap in the heart.
The torrent of darkness that spread was like an ocean, overwhelming and irresistible.
In an instant, the location of the three Shiraishi was all swallowed.
The world was dyed black.
Only the square inch of the place where Maitreya stood, shrouded by the holy barrier, was unaffected.
"Haha, spread it, keep spreading, this world will be mine soon! Maitreya, see, this is a human being! They are the real evil more than me! In the face of my darkness, they can only be the nourishment that will increase my strength! β
The emotions that boiled in its heart were released with laughter.
In the blood pupils under the magma, there is a burning intertwined desire to destroy the world.
The twisted and crazy pleasure has never been so exhilarating at such a moment.
It's just a bunch of bugs, and being eroded by its darkness proves how selfish and greedy humans can be.
The dark power in the heart of mankind is a desperate blow that cannot be avoided by humans.
"Sure enough...... My guess was correct......"
The sound that shouldn't have been there appeared, and the laughter of the sprite stopped.
The dark torrent disappeared, and although it had successfully integrated into his body, Shiraishi stood there intact, just twisting his neck with a smile on his face, and his eyes were clear and unaffected by the darkness of the dragon.
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This scene was incomprehensible.
Why Shiraishi was not affected by its darkness.
Impossible, that level of dark negative energy is definitely an attack that humans can't resist.
Is this human being also its own kind?
No, the breath of the same kind was not sensed from him at all.
He's just a human being.
Why?
Countless reasons arose in the mind of the dragon, but he couldn't get a satisfactory answer.
"Haven't you noticed it yet?"
"What?"
The Spirit's tone was unconfident.
"I told you at the beginning, I've seen through your tricks. One by one, the dark and evil is just using chakra as a medium to achieve the effect of controlling erosion. From the time I came into contact with you before, I already knew all your information, including the weaknesses and the way to target them. β
"Don't you ......?"
Something came to mind.
"As you think, the chakra in my body is gone, no matter how heavy the darkness is, as long as the transmission channel of 'chakra' is blocked, there is no use."
Chakra can carry will, this is the consensus of the ninja world.
The reason why the dragon is able to control people's hearts is because of the special channel through which the chakra ferret transmits consciousness.
Because of this, human beings have no power to resist in the face of dragons.
As long as there is still chakra in the human body, which can transmit consciousness, the dragon can use it to erode the human race with darkness through this channel.
In order to meet the conditions of fighting the dragon, the first thing you need to do is to remove the chakra from your body.
But there is also a problem, humanity will die if it loses chakra.
Therefore, the white stone that has lost the chakra can still be alive and kick here, which is a very incredible thing in the eyes of the dragon.
"Impossible, how can humanity live without chakraβ"
"Shrine maidens have their own methods, and humans have their own methods. Don't underestimate the weight of the word human, human beings are not as incompetent as you think, and they are two sick monsters. β
Shiraishi's firm and indifferent voice slowly sounded in the vast space.
Such a sentence pierced the heart of the dragon even more, and he roared and shouted angrily under the magma.