"Cursed brats, who are you!?" roared the Leader.
He glared viciously at Satori Hyūga, cursing loudly with vulgar words.
"I am a high priest of the Yuyan Sect! Do you really want to provoke us!?"
"If you release me now, there's still room for negotiation. Otherwise, once our members find out, you're all doomed."
"Kondō, knock some sense into him."
Once again, those writhing black chakra chains slithered forward, plunging into the Leader's mouth.
With a terrifying vacuum-like force, the Leader's power was completely drained, and he collapsed onto the ground helplessly.
"You... you guys, who exactly are you?"
This terrifying strength and ability were beyond his imagination—how could such people exist in the Land of Demons?
If they did, how could their Yuyan Sect hope to unify the Land of Demons, even rule the entire world, by relying on Moryo's power?
"You don't need to know who we are. Just obediently answer my questions," Satori Hyūga said.
"Is your Yuyan Sect using Moryo's power? And do you know where Moryo is located?"
His question immediately made the Leader realize their true purpose—he was looking for Moryo.
Struggling to lift his head, the Leader stared hard at Satori Hyūga.
Those handsome features, those pale blue starlit eyes, like a beacon in this shadowy night.
Though his figure wasn't as imposing as the other two, his air of nobility was overwhelmingly commanding, naturally inspiring submission.
"You seeking Moryo is simply impossible."
"After being sealed away, only the Yuyan Sect, that has signed a contract with it, can communicate with Moryo and borrow its power."
"As an outsider, you will never receive any assistance from it."
Satori scoffed coldly and remarked dismissively, "You're thinking too much. I just need to know the location of Moryo's seal."
"If you continue to defy me, I'll have no choice but to use interrogation jutsu directly on your soul and mind."
Actually, this was a bluff. The Yamanaka clan's interrogation techniques were famous throughout the land, yet Satori himself wasn't particularly skilled in them.
He only knew some basic interrogation methods. It was practically impossible for him to probe memories from a ninja's mind or soul.
However, under the immense pressure from Satori, the Leader believed him. After hesitating briefly, he was about to speak.
But before he could say anything, a slightly immature voice sounded.
"Lord, Moryo is sealed inside the temple of the Land of Demons, and heavily guarded by sentries. However, one of the Guardians has already been controlled by the Yuyan Sect."
"That's precisely why the Yuyan Sect can secretly steal Moryo's power to forge monstrous creatures and wreak havoc upon the world."
Satori lifted his gaze. The speaker was a thin boy hidden beneath a black cloak.
The Leader beside him, upon hearing this, gritted his teeth furiously and cursed, "Damn you, Yomi! What the hell are you blabbering about!?"
Yomi shuddered, then immediately stepped before Satori and knelt down.
"Lord, I willingly pledge my loyalty to you."
"I know everything about Moryo. You may ask me anything you wish to know."
The boy's attitude was sincere—much more sincere than the Leader's.
"Yomi, you've done well."
Satori Hyuga looked upon the ultimate villain from a future film adaptation, his eyes gleaming with a hint of admiration.
Seeing things weren't looking good, he immediately defected to the enemy's side—a decision only a true warlord could make.
"Tell me everything about Moryo, and I'll spare your life and even grant you a suitable reward."
Upon hearing that he wouldn't be killed and might even receive a reward, Yomi immediately perked up, brimming with energy.
From his explanation, Satori learned about the long-hidden history of the Land of Demons, as well as the story of love and conflict between the shrine maiden and Moryo.
Moryo had come from beyond the heavens—an embodiment of evil, an ambulatory natural disaster who created countless monstrous creatures and threw the world into chaos.
At that time, a shrine maiden from the Land of Demons appeared, leading people to defeat Moryo and seal him away.
Moryo's soul and energy were sealed within the temple of the Land of Demons, while his physical body was imprisoned in the Land of Zetsu.
Every so often, a new shrine maiden would appear in the Land of Demons, tasked with guarding and maintaining Moryo's seal.
This current shrine maiden was named Miroku—a renowned and formidable priestess.
After listening to Yomi's account, Satori deduced that he had arrived just before Miroku sealed Moryo away.
Most likely around this time, the Yuyan Sect contacted Moryo, borrowed his power, and set him free.
But now that Satori had arrived, events were sure to take another twist.
"Yomi, you did well. What kind of reward do you want?"
Yomi lowered his head to the ground, excitedly declaring to Satori, "Master, I wish to follow you and become your most loyal subordinate!"
The reason he had joined the Yuyan Sect was because he grew up fascinated by stories of Moryo's great power.
But now, seeing Satori in person, he quickly realized that Moryo paled in comparison to Satori.
All those tales about bringing chaos to the world or ending it were probably nonsense too.
Strictly speaking, Yomi had his flaws—he worshipped raw power obsessively and wanted to follow Satori and gain immense strength.
"Follow me, huh?"
Satori thought for a moment, hesitating whether or not to accept him.
He'd already recruited Shinno—recruiting Yomi now made him look like he was assembling a team of villains.
Considering his company was called Umbrella, he almost felt as if he were becoming the ultimate villain himself.
Despite the hesitation, Satori decided to accept Yomi after all.
Having a reliable ally within the Land of Demons would greatly improve operational efficiency.
After accepting Yomi, Satori gave the order to immediately eliminate the rest of the Yuyan cultists.
Even their leader was not spared.
From Yomi's description, Satori learned that the stone warriors were once human, but had been altered through the Yuyan Sect's use of Moryo's power.
Unfortunately, once humans became stone warriors, they could never return to their original human forms—they were beyond saving.
The Land of Demons shut its doors before midnight—because the Yuyan Sect roamed the streets at night, abducting unsuspecting passersby.
"Looks like I'm doing some good after all."
"But to rid the world of evil completely, I'll eradicate the Yuyan Sect in the Land of Demons."
Since the Yuyan Sect served as Moryo's ally, Satori definitely didn't want any interruptions while he was trying to absorb Moryo's power.
Under Yomi's guidance, Satori Hyūga arrived at the stronghold of the Yuyan Sect and launched his attack.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
One after another, members of the Yuyan Sect crumpled to the ground; stone statues shattered into pieces around them. Satori was slowly getting used to his new power.
Thick strands of powerful dark chakra flowed through the chains, siphoned from the fallen sect members and absorbed into Satori's body.
"Gotta admit, Shinno's dark chakra feels pretty good."
Satori felt the chains drawing negative emotions from others, transforming them into dark chakra. His reserves swelled rapidly without drawing from his own cellular or spiritual energy. Its color resembled crude oil—thick and dense.
Although rare, when Satori pulled it into his eyes, a strange transformation took place.
This unusual sensation made him suspect that dark chakra could be more effective at awakening the Tenseigan.
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