chsdbacks Chapter 409 Arriving in the Underworld, the Badge Returns Home!
Chapter 409 Arriving in the Underworld, the Badge Returns Home!
Upon entering the underworld, a dense aura of death greeted them.
This aura, mixed with the wails of countless vengeful spirits and decaying energy, had a chilling, bone-piercing touch that seeped into every part of the body through the pores, as if even the soul itself was about to be frozen.
The sight before them caused both of their pupils to shrink simultaneously, and their expressions instantly turned serious.
The sky in the underworld lacks the azure and clarity of the mortal realm; instead, it is a deep, dark gray, as if shrouded in layers of congealed blood, and even the light carries an eerie stillness.
Even more startling is that beneath this dark gray sky, four moons hang evenly spaced, like four ancient wells emitting a faint glow.
Each moon is surrounded by a red halo, which is not warm, but rather carries a chilling aura, making the desolate land of the underworld vaguely visible.
The westernmost moon in the sky has the projection of the Sharingan with nine tomoe!
"The Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan... that's Hagoromo's doing!"
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki exuded a subtle chill, her fingers curling slightly at her sides.
As the progenitor of the Otsutsuki clan, she was extremely familiar with this kind of eye technique originating from her bloodline and instantly grasped the key.
"After Hagoromo became the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, he used the Infinite Tsukuyomi in the Underworld. This red moon is the energy carrier of the Infinite Tsukuyomi."
Uchiha Mitsunori nodded slightly, a cold glint flashing in his golden Rinne Sharingan eyes as he fixed his gaze on the moon projected by the nine-tomoe Rinne Sharingan.
His mind raced, and he instantly grasped the key point: the Sage of Six Paths, while clinging to life in the Impure World, had laid down such a massive Infinite Tsukuyomi in the Underworld, clearly intending to control the countless souls there, extracting their chakra and soul power to accumulate energy for his ultimate end. These manipulated souls were his cheapest "fuel."
Even though they had seen through the Sage of Six Paths' plot, neither of them showed any worry.
The Uchiha Mitsurugi were the rulers of the Ancestral Star's Underworld, the supreme beings in the realm of souls. The rules of the Underworld not only could not bind them, but would instead provide them with power.
Kaguya Otsutsuki is the progenitor of chakra, possessing the most primal and purest chakra within her body, far exceeding the scope of Infinite Tsukuyomi's control.
The red moonlight fell on the two of them, but it had no effect like ordinary light, neither stirring up any soul fluctuations nor causing any mental interference.
Kaguya Otsutsuki even slightly raised her eyes, her gaze sweeping over the eerie moon, and sighed deeply. She hadn't expected Hagoromo to do such a thing.
"You dare to show off your meager skills in the underworld with such petty tricks?"
Uchiha Mitsumine snorted coldly, slammed his hands together, and golden chakra erupted from his body like a volcanic eruption.
This golden chakra contained an extremely rich soul power, sweeping across the entire underworld like a raging tsunami, forcibly dispelling even the aura of death in the air wherever it passed.
The torrent of chakra had a clear target, rushing straight toward the moon projected by the Nine-Tomoe Wheel's Echoing Eye, unstoppable.
"Buzz..."
A deafening thud exploded in the sky above the underworld as golden chakra collided violently with the red moonlight.
A visible energy shockwave spread out, and the moon, covered with the patterns of the Rinnegan, trembled violently. The red patterns on its surface faded at a visible speed.
In the blink of an eye, the projection of the Nine-Tomoe Wheel's Echoing Eye, like a faded lake, turned into countless specks of light, hovering in the dark gray sky for a moment before completely disappearing without a trace.
As this moon "extinguished," the halos of the other three moons also dimmed. The Infinite Tsukuyomi of the Underworld was so easily broken by the Uchiha Triumphs.
As soon as the Infinite Tsukuyomi was released, countless roars and gasps of souls echoed throughout the underworld, their voices a mixture of the terror of surviving a catastrophe and the rage of being manipulated.
Those souls controlled by the Infinite Tsukuyomi... include ninjas who died in battle throughout history, their armor still bearing the marks of war; and vengeful spirits forcibly brought here by the Sage of Six Paths, their forms twisted and filled with resentment.
At this moment, the confusion in the eyes of these souls gradually faded, replaced by clarity after awakening.
The chakra that had been forcibly extracted from their bodies stopped flowing out, and they struggled to scatter and flee, like frightened birds and beasts, desperately trying to get away from the source of the power that was controlling them, for fear of falling into endless darkness again.
In the core area of the Impure World, an altar constructed of pale gray chakra floats in mid-air, covered with strange runes, continuously absorbing the surrounding energy.
The Sage of Six Paths sat cross-legged in the center of the altar, his eyes originally closed. But the moment the Infinite Tsukuyomi was broken, he suddenly opened his eyes, his Rinnegan eyes filled with shock.
The pale gray chakra surrounding him instantly became chaotic, like water disturbed by a gale. The soul energy he was steadily drawing from suddenly stopped, and the powerful backlash made him groan involuntarily.
He could clearly sense that the Infinite Tsukuyomi he had painstakingly set up had been forcibly broken!
"What was bound to happen has finally happened!"
A complex expression flashed in the Sage of Six Paths' eyes... shock, resentment, and a hint of helplessness that he had already anticipated.
He sensed it the moment his special clone was defeated and its soul dissipated. He thought it would take them at least a while to find the location of the Impure World, but he didn't expect them to be so fast, and even directly break into the Underworld.
He knew his ceremony was not yet complete and he could not give the other party a chance to catch his breath.
If they interrupt the ceremony, all his years of planning will be in vain. At that time, let alone controlling the ninja world, it will be uncertain whether he can even save his life.
With this in mind, the Sage of Six Paths immediately activated all his pupil power.
The light of the Rinnegan surged, and white chakra surged outwards like a burst dam, forming a powerful energy storm.
Those souls who had just regained consciousness and had not yet escaped too far suddenly felt a terrifying suction force coming from the direction of the altar.
The already weakened chakra within his body leaked out uncontrollably, transforming into strands of pale blue energy that converged towards the Sage of Six Paths.
"boom......"
A loud bang was heard, and the Sage of Six Paths' chakra surged instantly, his aura becoming several times stronger than before, forming a visible energy barrier.
The ground around the altar cracked under the immense power, and countless pebbles, suspended in mid-air, were crushed into dust by the powerful air pressure.
He wanted to use the chakra of these souls to forcibly increase his strength before the other party arrived, even if it was only temporary, to gain the upper hand.
As long as he can hold out until the ritual is completed, he will gain temporary power that surpasses his peak. He believes that at that time, neither the Uchiha Mitsurugi nor Kaguya Otsutsuki will be a threat.
Just as his chakra reached its peak and his energy barrier was at its strongest, two figures suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of the altar.
It was Uchiha Mitsurugi and Kaguya Otsutsuki who, using the Instant Transmission Technique, directly locked onto the source of the Sage of Six Paths' chakra, ignoring the spatial barriers between the Underworld and the Edo Tensei World, and instantly crossed over.
Kaguya Otsutsuki, her white dress fluttering in the energy storm, exuded a powerful and pure aura of chakra. Her gaze was coldly fixed on the Sage of Six Paths, devoid of any extra emotion.
Uchiha Mitsunori leaned forward slightly, his golden six-tomoe Rinnegan flashing, and the chakra around him resonated with the soul power of the underworld, forming a suffocating pressure.
"Otsutsuki Hagoromo, your good days are over."
Uchiha Mitsunori's voice was icy and chilling, like a whisper from the abyss.
As the lord of the underworld of his ancestral star, his soul power and chakra are not suppressed in the underworld region; on the contrary, they are amplified. His current strength far surpasses that of the mortal realm and is far superior to that of the Sage of Six Paths.
Suddenly, Uchiha Mitsunaga vanished from the spot.
The Sage of Six Paths felt a blur before his eyes and had no time to react before a devastating force slammed into his chest.
"Bang...bang...bang..."
The sound of repeated heavy punches rang out, and the Sage of Six Paths was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing heavily into the chakra altar behind him.
A corner of the altar collapsed instantly, the runes went out, and countless energy fragments scattered everywhere.
The Sage of Six Paths, his pale body hunched over, was embedded in the ruins of the altar. His chest heaved violently, and fragments of his soul uncontrollably spewed out before dissipating into the air...
At this moment, his face was full of bewilderment and disbelief, his eyes wide open, staring intently at Uchiha Sanfeng in front of him.
He couldn't understand why the other party, a living person who had entered the underworld, could not only not be limited in strength, but could also unleash such terrifying power.
The key is that he is a void soul. He didn't even use the Seeking the Dao Jade, so how could he hit a soul?
This completely contradicts his understanding of the rules of the underworld over the past thousand years!
Before he could recover from his shock, the figure of Uchiha Mitsunaga reappeared in front of him.
Without any unnecessary moves, his fists rained down like a storm, each punch containing the ultimate power of his soul, slamming into the Sage of Six Paths and pinning him down in the ruins, beating him mercilessly.
The Sage of Six Paths' chakra barrier defense was as flimsy as paper under such a terrifying attack, offering absolutely no protection.
He could barely raise his arm to protect his head, his body trembling from the blows, his heart filled with deep-seated horror.
Why is the strength of the Uchiha Three Peaks in the Underworld so terrifying!
He even felt a pang of regret. Had he known his opponent was so powerful in the Underworld, he would never have chosen this place... as his final battlefield...