Chapter 942: The Descent of the Ice Frost Qilin!
"Hahahaha!"
"Go to hell! All you Konoha scum, go to hell!!"
Above the Land of Bears.
Hundred Legs laughed wildly and continuously bombarded the Ninja Alliance Army below with wave after wave of black-purple fireballs from his mouth and palms.
This forced the ninja led by Uchiha Fugaku and Kitsuchi to defend against the frantic overhead bombardment while also fending off the Moryo Army that was pushing forward again.
It was the same principle.
High-speed flight was truly a rare ability that held an absolute advantage in this ninja world.
Just like Uchiha Fugaku, even though he had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Facing Hundred Legs, who had no intention of lowering his height, he could only stare helplessly.
Not to mention Hundred Legs also possessed a powerful ranged attack ability. The combination of the two made him comparable to an entire bomber squadron, enough to make most ninja suffer immensely.
"Is there really no method?"
Uchiha Fugaku shouted with a grim expression.
"There is!"
Kitsuchi, who was constantly using various Earth Release Ninjutsu, immediately responded, "We just need to wait a while... Eh, they're already here!"
"What?"
Uchiha Fugaku turned his head in doubt, following Kitsuchi's line of sight.
He immediately saw many figures appearing in the sky to the east, with pale purple energy wings flapping behind them.
"Are those... Star Ninja?"
Uchiha Fugaku and many Konoha ninja around him recognized them one after another.
They had also heard about Hoshigakure.
Of course, that included the joke about the Hoshikage.
They had previously wondered why they hadn't seen the local Star Ninja on the battlefield, but later, due to the intense combat, they stopped caring about the matter.
And now, this group of Star Ninja, who clearly possessed flying ability, seemed to be their most reliable reinforcements?
"That Third Generation Leader of Hoshigakure said that their Star Ninja needed to return to the village to replenish their Hoshi chakra, so they took the opportunity when the Konoha forces arrived to go back."
Kitsuchi explained the situation to Uchiha Fugaku in his deep voice.
However, he still refused to say the word Hoshikage.
"So that's it. Then their current state should be very good. I wonder if they can deal with that Hundred Legs..." Uchiha Fugaku muttered to himself as he looked at the sky.
Meanwhile, under the expectant gaze of thousands of Konoha and Stone Hidden ninja.
Fifty-odd Star Ninja using the Peacock Method streaked across everyone's heads like streaks of purple meteors.
These people were arguably the entire combat power currently available in Hoshigakure. Only four genin were left in the village to guard the Hoshi.
In fact, when Hoshigakure was at its peak, there were over a hundred ninja who practiced the Peacock Method.
But the current Third Generation Hoshikage, named Hokuto Hoshi.
A few years ago, he actually issued an order to seal the Hoshi, prohibiting anyone from practicing the Peacock Method anymore.
This resulted in the number of Star Ninja not increasing, and casualties would occasionally occur due to various accidents during missions.
Naturally, their numbers became fewer and fewer.
However, this Hoshikage was clearly not a stubborn element who didn't know how to adapt.
After witnessing the Moryo Army rampaging within the Land of Bears with his own eyes, he immediately ordered the unsealing of the Hoshi.
He allowed all Star Ninja to use it to quickly recover their chakra, but still prohibited children from approaching and practicing it.
Because Hokuto Hoshi understood very clearly how strongly the Peacock Method eroded the body. Basically, very few people could live past thirty.
Unless they could cultivate to the level of himself and the previous two Hoshikage, only then could they recover all the damage their body had previously suffered and possess a lifespan similar to ordinary people. At least living seventy or eighty years would definitely not be a problem.
But that probability was too low, too low.
That was why he resolutely prohibited children from coming into contact with the Hoshi.
"Everyone, listen to my order!"
"Form the Peacock Star Formation!"
Hokuto Hoshi, as the Third Generation Hoshikage, shouted loudly, staring at the distant Hundred Legs.
"Yes!!!"
Forty-seven Star Ninja shouted in unison and began adjusting their respective positions.
The moment everyone was in position, the pale purple wings behind each person suddenly expanded.
In the blink of an eye, they converged into a purple energy mass in the Peacock Flying form.
"Where did this bunch of smelly bugs come from!"
Hundred Legs looked at this scene with disdain. He immediately pushed his palms forward and shouted, "Dark Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Instantly, two streams of purple-black flame erupted from his palms.
When the two merged into one in front of him, they instantly transformed into a ferocious, massive fire dragon.
"Peacock Star Formation... Absorb!"
The pale purple peacock formed by the Star Ninja immediately swung its energy wings fiercely forward.
[BOOM!!]
The purple-black ferocious fire dragon and the pale purple elegant peacock collided in the air.
However, there was no large explosion or rumble.
Because the body of the fire dragon was visibly absorbed into the peacock's wings.
"What?!"
Hundred Legs was greatly surprised.
He truly hadn't expected the Star Ninja's Peacock Method to have the ability to absorb chakra.
Just as he was thinking it was troublesome.
The Third Generation Hoshikage, Hokuto Hoshi, suddenly changed his expression.
At this moment, he felt a mental power filled with a large amount of negative emotions invading his consciousness as the dark chakra surged into his body.
Killing intent, hatred, anger, resentment, jealousy, despair...
These even caused him to experience terrifying illusions in a trance.
But being an old expert over sixty, his firm willpower allowed him to recover immediately.
However, the group of Star Ninja behind him did not have this ability.
Except for a few jonin with good talent, the other Star Ninja had completely fallen into darkness.
From the outside, the originally extremely beautiful pale purple peacock began to be covered in black energy, and its form gradually became distorted, blurred...
"Hahahaha, so that's it. You can't digest the dark desires within the dark chakra. Hmph, you scared me for a moment!"
Hundred Legs laughed arrogantly.
"Since that's the case, why don't you obey the darkness in your hearts!"
"Damn it, how could this happen..."
Hokuto Hoshi gritted his teeth, watching the Peacock Star Formation completely collapse under the pollution of the dark chakra.
Some Star Ninja who had completely lost their mind began attacking indiscriminately, regardless of friend or foe. Some other Star Ninja seemed to have fallen into extreme fear.
They were completely unable to control their bodies and chakra, and fell straight towards the cruel battlefield between the Moryo Army and the Ninja Alliance Army amidst screams.
"It's over now, you pathetic Star Ninja, you ridiculous Hoshikage!"
Amidst the wild laughter, Hundred Legs once again released a tsunami-like wave of purple-black flame that swept across the entire sky.
"Dark Great Fire Annihilation!!"
Speaking of which, Hundred Legs originally didn't know this high-rank Fire Release Ninjutsu.
However, although Black Zetsu's combat power wasn't great, the foundation he had accumulated over a thousand years was very deep.
He directly gave Hundred Legs a scroll containing most Fire Release Ninjutsu below B-Rank.
It even included Fire Release Ninjutsu like the Great Flame Technique, which was a secret tradition of the Sarutobi Clan.
"It's over..."
Uchiha Fugaku, Kitsuchi, and even Jiraiya, who was fighting Kakuzu, felt their hearts sink.
They hadn't expected the Star Ninja to be defeated by Hundred Legs with a single move.
In fact, if not for the special nature of dark chakra, the Star Ninja led by Hokuto Hoshi wouldn't have been defeated so quickly.
After all, the ability to absorb chakra was enough to counter most ninja.
Coupled with the characteristic of their chakra being activated by the Hoshi, as well as the advantage of powerful explosive power.
And just in the nick of time, as the whole army of Star Ninja was about to be annihilated.
The Third Generation Hoshikage, Hokuto Hoshi, suddenly felt a cold wind blow past, giving him the illusion of being in the depths of winter.
Before he could think too much.
The surrounding cold wind became increasingly fierce.
He saw a strange creature, crystalline and transparent, composed entirely of ice crystal, resembling neither a horse nor a deer, with sharp, long double horns growing from its head.
It transformed into a blue and white meteor with the speed of lightning, crashing headfirst into the purple-black sea of fire from higher up in the sky...
The next moment.
A dense cold air with streaks of blue light erupted within the scorching hot and evil flame.
[BOOM!!!]
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 943: The Ice Storm Great General Reappears!
In the center of the purple-black sea of fire that obscured the sky.
A mass of thick white mist emitting a faint blue radiance was like a rapidly expanding white sun.
However, what it emitted outwards was not light and heat.
But cold air with a low temperature sufficient to freeze most things in the world.
High in the sky.
The avalanche-like icy air and the tsunami-like scorching hot Evil Fire frantically devoured each other.
Immediately, white steam evaporated, nearly covering the entire sky of the Land of Bears.
The surging air current generated simultaneously sent all the Star Ninja not far away flying.
However, Hokuto Hoshi, who still retained clear consciousness, felt very grateful in his heart.
Although this air current would also cause them heavy casualties, it was much better than being completely wiped out.
"What kind of expert has intervened to save us?"
This third generation 'Hoshikage' subconsciously raised his head and looked up in the direction where the 'Ice Frost Qilin' had appeared.
"That is!"
Indeed, a graceful and beautiful figure appeared high in the sky at some unknown time, slowly descending, ignoring the surging air current swirling around.
A woman?
At the same time, the struggle between cold air and flame determined the victory or defeat.
The 'Avalanche' finally succeeded in completely destroying the 'Sea of Fire'.
The cold temperature, countless ice crystals, generated snowflakes filling the sky...
Hundred Legs's expression could not be seen because of his full body puppetization.
But his heart had already been stirred by a storm.
His 'Great Fire Annihilation', unleashed with full strength, was actually easily dealt with by this suddenly appearing blue-haired woman, which was enough to prove that the opponent's strength should not be underestimated.
"Ice Release, could it be the Kazahana Clan from the Land of Water..."
Hundred Legs still habitually thought that the newcomer belonged to a certain power in the Ninja World.
After all, up until now, he really hadn't encountered a strong enemy from the otherworld.
"Woman, who are you!"
Out of caution, Hundred Legs still spoke first to inquire.
"Enough nonsense. As long as you have the strength to satisfy This General, you will naturally know everything then. But if you disappoint This General too much, then don't blame This General for giving you the fate a weakling deserves!"
Esdeath didn't bother to introduce herself at all.
At this moment, she only wanted to fight, fight, fight!
Fighting with various otherworld experts was a wish she had always dreamed of.
"You!"
Hundred Legs immediately became greatly angered, feeling that this woman was too arrogant.
But before he could curse.
He saw the opponent suddenly raise the silver-white rapier in her hand, and roared:
"Witness the strength of This General now, Ice Storm Great General!"
[Rumble————]
The sky of the Land of Bears suddenly exploded with a peal of thunder.
Everyone present witnessed with their own eyes an extremely massive white waterfall, falling straight down from an indescribably high altitude.
Some Konoha Ninja from the Hyuga Clan and Uchiha Clan with excellent eyesight immediately discovered that it was not a waterfall at all, but rolling ice and snow so thick it was comparable to an avalanche.
When they fell to just a few hundred meters above Esdeath.
Suddenly, under the effect of some mysterious strength, they poured out in all directions, forming a super-large scale blizzard, covering the entire territory of the Land of Bears, and even rapidly spreading towards the neighboring territories of the Land of Demons, Land of Wind, Land of Earth, and Land of Birds.
This made the ninja below no longer care about the 'Moryo Army', and they each used their means to resist the overly fierce wind and snow, while desperately retreating towards the direction of the Land of Wind under the loud instruction of the jonin.
The combat between Jiraiya and Kakuzu was naturally forcibly interrupted by this blizzard.
It's just that compared to Kakuzu, Jiraiya looked more disheveled.
But now was not the time to care about these matters.
Jiraiya, Uchiha Fugaku, Kitsuchi, Hokkyokusei, and some jonin from the two villages who hadn't had time to leave yet.
All of them saw with faces full of astonishment that knights were starting to form in the distance, gathered from a large amount of ice and snow?!
These ice knights, holding ice spears and resembling centaurs.
While rapidly forming columns to create a continuous large force, they also stepped with 'rumbling' hoofbeats.
Towards the equally boundless 'Moryo Army' in front, they launched a mighty and fierce group charge.
Ice dust surged, like a torrent, the ground rumbled, shaking the heavens and earth!
The 'Moryo Army' side seemed to have a special reaction to the ice knights.
They actually stopped their advancing footwork automatically.
One saw that the 'Stone Statue' in the front platoon actually raised the spear in their hands and half-squatted, forming a dense dangerous spear forest in front together with the 'Stone Statue' in the back platoon who remained standing upright.
[Whoosh!!!]
Suddenly, a dense arrow rain rose again from the rear, covering the rapidly approaching Ice Knight Great Army.
The ice knights paid no heed to this, neither dodging nor blocking much.
They allowed the sharp and heavy stone arrows to fall on their bodies, constantly destroying their own or their comrade-in-arms' bodies beside them, yet it was difficult to slow down their unstoppable charging footwork.
[Bang bang bang bang...]
In an instant, the ice knights in the front platoon fiercely crashed into the wall formed by countless spears, and without accident, all met the fate of being shattered.
But the ice knights were like a cold and merciless torrent, continuously impacting the 'Moryo Army''s infantry formation, stepping on the crushed ice scattered on the ground.
This was a frontal showdown between ice knights and 'Stone Statue'.
Soon, the front 'Stone Statue Military Formation' could no longer hold on, and continuously expanding holes were knocked out by the large number of ice knights charging forward one after another.
There was no killing sound, nor any wailing or scream.
Both sides collided in silence and were torn apart in silence...
[Boom boom boom boom!]
This seemingly replicated ancient warfare, yet everywhere it revealed a spectacular scene of supernatural power.
It left Jiraiya, Uchiha Fugaku, and others dumbfounded, momentarily forgetting their original idea of withdrawing.
And high in the sky, Hundred Legs, who was directly facing Esdeath.
At this moment, he had no energy to care about the battle situation below at all.
He was currently in a blizzard that was intense to the extreme.
Looking out, it was a vast expanse of white, and he couldn't see anything else at all.
However, what made Hundred Legs most uncomfortable was the icy cold temperature.
It forced him to constantly package his entire body with Dark Chakra, otherwise, frost would rapidly form, and he would face the danger of being frozen.
"Dark Great Fire Annihilation!!!"
Hundred Legs did not hesitate to release a wave-like purple-black sea of fire again, counteracting the swirling wind and snow and cold wind around him.
However.
An ice-blue giant blade light suddenly descended from the sky, splitting all the wind and snow and flame along its path in two.
"What!"
Hundred Legs suddenly raised his head.
The deep blue cold light immediately shone on his round head.
He really couldn't believe how there could be such a strong woman in the world.
"Ah! You are someone from the World Government!!"
In this instant, Hundred Legs thought that while the Ninja World might not have such a person, other worlds might not necessarily lack them.
It's just that this couldn't affect the falling giant blade light...
"Eh, Lord Esdeath has gone too far. Is she really planning to capture alive?"
Hong Lian stood on the edge of the airship's deck, looking down at the radiance blooming below, and shook her head helplessly.
She only hoped now that Hundred Legs could be a bit more capable.
At least capable enough to withstand this slash from Esdeath that used 'Ice Breathing'.
Tsunade and Shizune, standing behind Hong Lian, were completely petrified, watching the strength displayed by Esdeath dumbfounded.
"This is too terrifying..." Shizune muttered softly in disbelief.
She knew Esdeath was strong, but she didn't expect her to be this terrifyingly strong.
Shizune somewhat doubted if even Lord Hokage could reach this level?
And what Tsunade was thinking was that the Ninja World was hopeless and it was simply impossible to resist the World Government.
Even though she already knew her grandfather had been summoned, she couldn't muster any hope in her heart.
Fortunately, Orochimaru had already led Konoha to surrender. From this point of view, that guy was indeed suitable to be the Fourth Hokage...
## Chapter 944: Hiruko's Strength!
Imperial Arms World.
Inside Noah's Ark's Study Room.
Im, who hadn't shown his face in a long time, was looking speechlessly at the Holographic Image of Esdeath, who was displaying her might like an Ice Goddess.
In the end, he didn't say much.
He just sighed lightly and switched to intelligence feeds from other parts of the Ninja World.
After all, that was just Esdeath's personality. If she were kept by his side for too long, she would sooner or later have psychological problems.
This made Im consider whether he should find something for these Heavenly Empresses to be responsible for.
How about letting Esdeath form an 'Ice Knights' to keep her busy? But what would they be used for?
Im currently had no clue.
As for Historia, just ruling the Eldians was enough to keep her busy.
The Eldians were currently in the process of rebuilding, and it would probably take a few years for them to become a normal Nation.
However, this issue was worth careful consideration, as there would definitely be new Heavenly Empresses in the Future.
"How interesting. Not only have these Monsters and Demons like Shinno, Moryo, Satori, Hundred Legs, Kakuzu, the Jashin Cult, and the Chinoike Clan appeared, but even Hiruko and Sasori have been found by Black Zetsu."
Im clicked his tongue in wonder as he watched the various clips playing on the Holographic Image.
Especially the Land of Swamps.
Just as Pakura and Chiyo, with Shukaku's help, finally Sealed the Partial Tailed Beast Transformation Seven-Tails Jinchuriki White Zetsu.
And when the other Jonin and Chunin of Sunagakure, after suffering heavy Casualties, were about to defeat the Defense Line composed of Chinoike Clan Ninja, Jashin Fanatics, and Wood Release-using White Zetsu.
Another figure appeared, controlling the Hiruko of the Third Kazekage.
This made Chiyo, Pakura, and the other Sand Ninja's eyes turn red, thinking they had found the Murderer of the Third Kazekage.
Of course, they weren't wrong.
However, what Chiyo didn't know was that the Hiruko was actually also a Puppet, and the person inside was her grandson, Sasori.
Im naturally knew all of this at a glance.
As for how Black Zetsu convinced Sasori, it wasn't hard to guess; it must have been by offering some form of Eternal Life as a Condition.
He remembered that Sasori Puppetized himself at the age of fifteen. Calculating the Time, Sasori should only be twelve years old now, so the Sasori inside the Hiruko should still be a Flesh and Blood little boy.
There was another point that could corroborate this.
That was that Sasori in the Footage didn't use the Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets.
Because this Ability to flexibly control hundreds, or even several hundred Combat Puppets at once, required relying on the Regeneration Core after Puppetization.
Otherwise, a single person could control a maximum of ten Puppets, as a person only has ten Fingers.
"Sasori and Hundred Legs are of considerable Value. It's best to Capture Alive if possible. After capturing them, lock them up in Impel Down first to calm down..."
Im was now a little worried that Esdeath might impulsively shatter Hundred Legs' Core with Ice.
In his opinion, Hundred Legs' talent in Puppet research and Renovation, as well as Energy utilization Technology, was much stronger than Sasori's. He clearly followed the path of a Scientist.
Sasori's impressive point was the Human Puppet Technique, which could retain the Corpse's Bloodline Limit and all its Ninjutsu Abilities. This leaned more towards the Biological Domain, and he figured the Biochemical Science Academy would be very interested.
However, relying solely on 'Sasori of the Red Sand' definitely couldn't stop the combination of Chiyo, Pakura, and Shukaku, let alone the current Sasori whose Strength hadn't reached the Level in the Canon.
Therefore, the key lay with Hiruko!
Im zoomed the Screen Feed to fill the entire Study Room, creating an immersive visual effect.
Through this method, he could observe every Detail in the Footage from any angle.
At this moment, Hiruko, dressed in a White Robe, was Suppressing Chiyo and Shukaku by himself, while Sasori, not far away, was fiercely fighting the Sunagakure Elite led by Pakura, relying on the Hiruko and the Third Kazekage's Magnet Release: Iron Sand.
However, Im's Line of Sight remained focused on Hiruko in the White Robe.
"Sharingan, Wood Release... No, this Life Force... Black Zetsu must have transplanted Hashirama Cells into him!"
"And this Ability to absorb and Release Ninjutsu through his Palm, that should be Dark Release, and this sudden surge in movement Speed, that must be Swift Release. What's the last one?"
Im remembered that Hiruko's Chimera Technique should be able to Combine the Physiques of five people.
Thereby gaining five Bloodline Limits and ultimately evolving into the so-called Immortal Body.
It was just a pity that in the Movie Version, he didn't manage to gather five Bloodline Limits.
But now with Black Zetsu's help, it should be impossible for such a problem to occur again.
So, Hiruko most likely had a fifth Bloodline Limit now.
As he watched, a hint of surprise flickered in Im's eyes.
Because he saw Hiruko using Lightning Release, Fire Release, Wind Release, Water Release, and Earth Release successively, which wasn't present in the Movie Version.
In the Movie Version, besides his Bloodline Limits, Hiruko had only used two Ninjutsu: Puppet Curse and Summoning Jutsu.
"That's right, since he can possess the target's Bloodline Limit through the Combine Effect of the Chimera Technique, he would definitely inherit their Chakra Nature as well."
"After all, Bloodline Limits are things formed by the fusion of two Chakra Natures after Nature Transformation, they just have a Hereditary Nature."
Im stared at Hiruko's Figure, lost in thought.
In that case, this Hiruko, besides his five Bloodline Limits and the so-called Immortal Body, also had five Chakra Natures...
No, the Sharingan and Hashirama Cells should also give him Yin Release Chakra and Yang Release Chakra...
In other words, Hiruko possessed all Chakra Natures!
This was even more impressive than Nagato, who had the Rinnegan, because Nagato lacked Yin Release Chakra.
This actually proved that the Rinnegan was not an evolved Form of the Sharingan...
The essence of the Rinnegan was the Strength of the Chakra God Tree.
And without the Divine Tree Fruit.
Only when the Strength of the Indra Chakra Reincarnate and the Asura Chakra Reincarnate merged into one could the Rinnegan Awaken after nearly ten years of gradual change.
Black Zetsu must have known this.
That's why he had Hiruko fuse with the Flesh and Blood of Uchiha Clansmen and Hashirama Cells to help him Awaken the Sharingan and Wood Release.
Therefore, Hiruko's Sharingan could at most evolve into the Mangekyo Sharingan.
However, with the boost from the Hashirama Cells, it should be similar to Uchiha Obito in the Canon.
Although it wasn't the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he still wouldn't need to worry about going blind from excessive Dojutsu Power Consumption.
Overall, with such a Configuration and Strength, Hiruko was definitely not someone Shukaku alone could defeat. As for Chiyo and her Puppets, they could only be considered toys.
Indeed, under Im's gaze, Shukaku was once again brutally beaten.
If it didn't want to be instantly shattered and scattered across Heaven and Earth, it had to quickly retreat back into Bunpuku's body.
But with Bunpuku's Strength, he would clearly be easier for Hiruko to kill, and once a Jinchuriki died, the Tailed Beast Sealed within them would definitely dissipate as well.
So Shukaku was truly in a Dilemma now, unable to express its suffering.
"Ahhhhh, Crocodile, you Bastard, I'm getting beaten up again! Didn't we agree we were Companions? Hurry up and help me!!"
While struggling to resist the double blow to body and mind from the Sharingan and Wood Release, Shukaku frantically roared towards the sky filled with Yellow Sand.
"..."
Hearing that slightly aggrieved shout, a string of Black Lines immediately appeared on Im's forehead.
This Shukaku was too hilarious, wasn't it? How could it be a dignified Tailed Beast?
Besides, Im didn't think Hiruko would really "kill" Shukaku.
Something like a Tailed Beast might be dispensable to the World Government, but in the Ninja World, it could definitely be called a Great Combat Power.
So Shukaku's Fate would at most be Sealed or Transfer Sealed.
"But what exactly is Moryo, who is Possessing the Miko Priestess, doing? If he was just trying to retrieve his Chakra, he should be done by now..."
Im muttered to himself with some Doubt.
"Hmm?"
Just then, he suddenly looked up and casually had the Star Den Den Mushi close the Holographic Image.
Because he noticed Yama's Aura appearing in the living room outside the Study Room.
Could it be that King Yama had new News?
**Chapter 945: The Arrival of Space Pirates and Demons!**
"Hashirama Senju ran off to the Netherworld in your 'Titan World'?!"
In the living room, on the sofa.
Lord Imu was quite surprised to hear the news brought by Little Enma.
"He said it might be because Impure World Reincarnation is ineffective in other worlds, so it was forcibly dispelled."
Little Enma swung her fair, short legs, tilted her small face up, and smiled adorably.
"Indeed..."
Lord Imu nodded in agreement.
Whether it was 'Impure World Reincarnation' or 'Rinne Rebirth', both could be said to only take effect with the support of Otsutsuki Hagoromo, the 'Lord of the Pure Land'.
Thus, in other worlds, without the recognition and support of the local 'Lord of the Underworld', they would naturally be automatically dispelled, and the souls of the summoned individuals would be sucked into the Netherworld.
It just sounded a bit fantastical that Hashirama Senju had traveled to the Netherworld of the 'Titan World'.
"Lord Imu, can I ask you for something?"
Little Enma asked cautiously at this moment.
Lord Imu's lips curled up slightly: "You want to keep Hashirama Senju in your Underworld, right?"
He didn't even need abilities like Mind Reading to understand Little Enma's expression and gaze.
"Yes, yes, yes, Lord Imu is really amazing!"
Little Enma nodded repeatedly without shyness, opening her arms excitedly and laughing, "This Hashirama Senju is really powerful!"
"None of the past Titan Shifters under my command could match him even fighting together. Even Byrnndi World, who serves as an 'Underworld Army Admiral', was easily suppressed by the Wood Golem he summoned!"
"And his personality is very straightforward. He's already become good friends with the officers in the Underworld. It's just that he always wants to return to the Pure Land in the Ninja World, which is quite troublesome..."
Speaking of the end, Little Enma wore a very worried expression.
Lord Imu patiently listened to this long speech from his 'little daughter'.
However, he shook his head and gave a somewhat unsympathetic answer.
"No, I cannot give you Hashirama Senju."
"Once the situation in the Ninja World stabilizes, I will arrange for my subordinates to prepare a rebirth plan for him as soon as possible, because his ability is too wasted in the Netherworld."
Little Enma's face drooped upon hearing this, but she didn't dare to question Lord Imu's decision. She could only look at Lord Imu pitifully.
"You definitely shouldn't even think about Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha."
Lord Imu's resolve was not swayed by this.
He had always looked forward to seeing these two conquering ten thousand worlds under the World Government.
"Alright..."
Seeing this, Little Enma could only give up the thought.
She quickly adjusted her mood and showed her cute smile again.
"Oh right, Lord Imu, I have some good news here..."
But before she could finish.
The Golden Den Den Mushi on the coffee table suddenly made a 'Purururu' sound.
Lord Imu had considered replacing these ordinary Den Den Mushi with the Holographic Network of the Star Den Den Mushi, but ultimately dismissed the thought.
Although Vegapunk had been confirmed to be trustworthy, concentrating all communication channels on the Super Den Den Mushi Network still felt like there was a certain hidden danger.
Lord Imu sat on the sofa and didn't move.
With just a thought, the handset on the Den Den Mushi's back automatically floated up.
"Lord Imu."
As soon as the voice came out, Lord Imu knew it was Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, who oversaw the military.
And he also had a very impressive-sounding epithet, the 'War Affairs Martial God'.
"An urgent report has come from the Moon. The two space telescopes placed by the Academy of Science have discovered that the space pirates on Saturn have suddenly dispatched over forty warships towards our world!"
"Admiral Kizaru and Admiral Green Dragon from the Air Force Headquarters have already gathered two Air Brigades of Air Force units and are standing by. Zephyr, as the Marshal of the Air Force, has already rushed to the Moon!"
"Marine Headquarters is also preparing defenses against another enemy ship invasion of the Homeland. Sengoku hopes that Aokiji can be transferred back to the world as soon as possible."
Lord Imu's expression became solemn after listening. Then, in front of Little Enma, he summoned the Star Map before him and brought up the real-time display of the galaxy where the world was located.
When he focused the display on Saturn's position and zoomed in, he indeed saw one slender black warship after another shooting out from near Saturn's orbit.
According to the value indicated on the Star Map, the speed of these black warships had reached sub-light speed. The leading warship would take approximately 94 minutes to arrive near the world.
"Tell Sengoku that Aokiji won't make it back in time. Also, inform them that the first space pirate warship will arrive outside the world in 90 minutes. They must intercept all enemy ships in space!"
Lord Imu ordered coldly with a serious tone.
Little Enma, sitting beside him, watched the Star Map display that appeared out of thin air with curiosity, as well as the space warship fleet in the display that was clearly 'slowed down' to make it easier to see.
"Yes, I shall obey your imperial will!"
Saint Jaygarcia Saturn on the other end of the Den Den Mushi responded respectfully.
Then, he asked again: "May I ask if the conquest plan against another technology world in the 'Zero Magic World' needs to be temporarily suspended?"
"Golden Lion's side..." Lord Imu pondered for a moment, then said: "Suspend it for now. Let's see the quality of these space pirates first."
His idea was that if the space pirates were very strong, even with three highest combat powers, it would be difficult to fight them. In that case, it would naturally not be suitable to actively open up a new battlefield.
Although Hiraga Saito's world, based on the canon, was just an ordinary modern technology world with no supernatural power.
With Shiki's strength and ability, even if various nations used nuclear weapons, it wouldn't be of much use. However, with the Homeland under threat, it was better to avoid adding complications.
"Yes, I shall obey your imperial will!"
This time, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn immediately hung up the phone.
Because he knew how important time was now.
At the same time.
The atmosphere in the living room became oppressive. After a moment, Lord Imu looked at Little Enma: "You mentioned some good news earlier?"
"Yes, yes, it's definitely great news. You also know that I have a part of King Enma's strength within me, so as long as I'm in the Netherworld, I can faintly sense his state and situation..."
But before she could finish, the Golden Den Den Mushi started calling out again.
This caused veins to bulge on Little Enma's forehead. She glared angrily, full of displeasure.
Lord Imu couldn't do anything about it either. He could only use Haki to pick up the handset from a distance again.
"Lord Imu, something has happened in the Ninja World!"
This time it was the 'Intelligence Special Affairs Martial God', Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, who was in charge of Cipher Pol. Strangely, his voice sounded a bit urgent.
"Tell me about it."
"Yes, in the Land of Swamps in the Ninja World, Shukaku was beaten back into the Jinchuriki Bunpuku by Hiruko. The unconscious Bunpuku was captured alive, and when the Elder Chiyo of Sunagakure was about to be killed by Hiruko, she was blocked by the 'Third Kazekage' controlled by 'Hiruko (Puppet)'. Afterwards, Chiyo and Pakura successfully escaped, and all other Sand Ninja were annihilated!"
Lord Imu listened, feeling a bit of doubt. What kind of big deal was this?
Was it because of Shukaku? But that wouldn't make a Five Elders so nervous. As for those Sand Ninja, they were even more insignificant.
"Lord Imu, the key point is that from the 'Moryo Temple Volcano' in the Land of Swamps, countless... monsters suddenly surged out!"
"Please view the relevant visuals as soon as possible. Akainu has already led the Army Headquarters to the Land of Swamps, and the Otherworld Strategy Committee has also notified Aokiji, who is currently in the Land of Water!"
Lord Imu resisted the urge to complain about why he didn't get straight to the point after hearing this.
Ignoring Little Enma, he teleported directly to the study room and activated the Star Den Den Mushi.
As the holographic image reappeared.
The feed from the Ninja World immediately appeared before Lord Imu's eyes.
"This is..."
Indeed, below a volcano emitting black smoke, all sorts of strange and bizarre black monsters, varying in size, were emerging in droves from the massive cave entrance.
As soon as they appeared, they launched indiscriminate attacks on the Chinoike Clan ninja, Jashin Cult fanatics, White Zetsu, and even Hiruko and Sasori, who were clearly on their own side.
Lord Imu looked at the double horns on the head of almost every monster.
A speculation arose in his heart that even he found hard to believe.
"Demons?"
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Chapter 946: Galactic Empire, Cosmic Federation?
Why did demons appear in the Ninja World?
Im was within a panoramic virtual image.
Standing with his hands behind his back in the desert that Crocodile had created earlier.
Gazing in surprise at the demon army surging out from the volcano in the distance like a tide.
These were actually screen feeds secretly filmed by Cipher Pol members, so in reality, the Land of Swamps has mostly fallen.
According to intelligence,
The Hidden Sand Army, currently led by 'Fourth Kazekage' Rasa, is struggling in resistance against this large-scale invasion by these demons.
As for Crocodile, he is still fiercely battling Shinno, who has turned into the 'Demon.Void' Jinchuriki, in the sky.
"It's because of that 'Satori'!"
Im ignored the approaching demon army.
He suddenly raised his head and looked towards the sky, where there was constant rumbling and yellow sand flying everywhere.
'Satori' should be a demon from other worlds. It was it that taught 'Moryo' the method of summoning these demons!
But if that's the case, why didn't Otsutsuki Hagoromo directly destroy it back then, and instead only created something like the 'Box of Paradise' for sealing?
Could it be that Otsutsuki Hagoromo truly couldn't destroy it, or was it because he didn't want to for some purpose?
At this moment, Im inexplicably thought of a strange question.
Could it be that these demons also came from a certain fantasy work?
After all, the worlds opened by the 'Star Gate' up until now all came from 'Japanese Anime/Manga'.
Then, following this logic, these demons are very likely the same.
"If that's the case, which work would it be?"
Im carefully observed the demons getting closer and closer to him, a dense mass of them.
"Japanese anime/manga with demons that I can immediately think of are 'D.Gray-man', 'Blue Exorcist', 'Black Clover', 'Fairy Tail', and I don't know if the Demon Race in 'The Seven Deadly Sins' counts as demons."
While speaking, Im allowed this vast group of demons to continuously rush past him or over him, while slightly lowering his head and falling into thought.
First, 'D.Gray-man' and 'The Seven Deadly Sins' can be excluded.
Most of the demons in the former world have a certain machinery structure, while the demons in the latter world have very rich skin colors, with red, white, blue, green, and everything else.
The key is that they can all fly. The former rely on floating, and the latter rely on black wings. But among these surrounding demons, only a very small number are flying in the air; most of them are running on foot.
'Fairy Tail' is also not very similar. Although Zeref created many demons, he did not have the idea of forming a demon legion to invade other worlds with them.
"Looking at it this way, they might be the Underworld Devils from 'Black Clover'?"
However, Im is not very sure. After all, among the numerous Japanese anime worlds, there are definitely quite a few works with demon armies.
And it's impossible for him to have seen all of them, so he can only infer from the known information.
"But no matter what, with the current strength of the Ninja World, it is clearly unable to solve these demon armies."
Im turned around and looked with a cold gaze towards the demons in the distance who had already encountered the Sunagakure ninja army.
Rasa's Magnet Release: Gold Dust scale is indeed not small. The rolling gold dust is like golden waves, and one person can drown a large area of demons.
It's just like what was written in Cipher Pol's report.
These ninja's conventional ninjutsu basically cannot cause any damage to the demons. At most, they can just repel them, bury them, or use Earth Release to split open ground fissures and make them fall down.
And other Lightning Release and Fire Release are truly completely useless.
That is to say, Rasa, Chiyo, Pakura, and the others can at most only block the demon army's footwork, but they cannot kill a single demon.
Such performance also made Im more suspicious in his heart that these demons come from the Underworld in 'Black Clover'.
Because in this world, there is a setting that only the strength of 'Devil', 'Underworld', or 'Anti-Magic' can injure devils.
But how exactly still needs further confirmation.
Im thought to himself: "Since the Ninja World has Akainu, Aokiji, and Crocodile there, then let them get more intelligence. If the origin of these demons can be confirmed, by then I will be able to provide more information."
What needs consideration now is whether or not to upgrade the 'Star Gate' leading to the 'Ninja World' to a 'Medium Star Gate', to facilitate the support of the large force from the 'Titan World'.
According to the 'Star Map Rules' where there is one promotion to a 'Medium Star Gate' for every three 'Small Stargates', he just happens to have another upgrade authority now.
Also, Im made the decision to call Esdeath back. No matter which world the demons are from, looking at this scale, they won't be weak anywhere. There are definitely more strong demons later.
On the other side.
On the orbit of 'Saturn', the fifth planet in the planetary system where the Sea Star mainland is located.
An estimated over forty black warships, each with a total length of probably around five hundred meters.
They are slowly floating, circling around one white blue-striped warship that is only over three hundred meters long.
Besides this, one after another small craft can be seen continuously traveling between the planet and the warships.
Continue to zoom in the viewpoint.
Somewhere on 'Saturn''s surface, there are surprisingly a large number of personnel operating engineering vehicles, continuously excavating the surrounding various types of metal ore veins, then pouring them into silver metal boxes one by one, which are then sent into the airship cabin by forklifts one after another.
Everywhere in the air here is already filled with various construction noise, the rumbling of vehicles starting, and the commotion of small craft coming and going.
Carefully observing the surroundings, this 'Saturn' is full of various types of minerals everywhere, outcrop ore, rich ore.
Iron, manganese, chromium, titanium, copper, gold, etc., etc., can be seen almost everywhere.
And besides these metals, there are also many types of ore and gems. Basically, whatever you can think of seems to be found here.
But here, no trees and vegetation can be seen.
However, from nearby the construction site, there are many space pirates holding various weapons, guarding the surroundings with serious expressions.
From the ground not far away, which is full of pitted shell craters.
There should exist a certain kind of indigenous creature here that will actively launch attacks.
At this time, inside that only white spaceship on the orbit.
A blonde woman wearing a pure white short skirt and a black coat.
Is silently standing in front of the window with her hands crossed over her chest, gazing at the starry sky outside.
Through the reflection on the smooth glass, it can be seen that this woman's appearance is quite beautiful and alluring, and her figure is also quite full-figured.
It's just that her age seems a bit older, and a few wrinkles have already appeared at the corner of her eyes.
But all of these are far less eye-catching than that pair of cold gazes full of ambition.
And on her head, she was wearing a pirate triangle black hat with a white bird spreading wings pattern printed on the front.
She is the captain of this 'White Bird' ship, and also the regimental commander of this group, the Odette Pirate Group, Odette I!
The reason why there are the two words 'I'.
Is because she believes that in the future, this ship will definitely be inherited by her own daughter or son, and by then 'II', 'III', etc., will naturally appear.
Just now, she watched as nearly half of her side's strength in the fleet left, through this screen feed that looked like a window but was actually a virtual image.
And their target is to annihilate the armed forces on that blue planet that looks like it's tied up by a red belt!
According to the intelligence sent back by the vanguard warship that was sacrificed before.
Although that planet has a complete civilization and many experts who master supernatural power, they don't even have the technology for voyage within the home planetary system.
Their side only needs to maintain distance and use various weapons for long-range bombardment. That is enough.
By then, the other side's higher-ups can only surrender, letting them do as they please and take whatever they want.
"This galaxy is simply a treasure. Every planet has huge value. As long as it can be properly developed, there's completely no need to be a pirate anymore. It's just a pity that the 'Letter of Marque' I just obtained not many years ago has become meaningless."
This Captain Odette intends to completely occupy the Sea Star civilization, and then use full strength for the development of the resources on every planet in the galaxy.
Yes, she doesn't want to be a pirate anymore!
What Sea Star's war for freedom, what Galactic Empire, Cosmic Federation's struggle for supremacy, what does it have to do with me?
No, that's wrong. With the resources of this galaxy, perhaps in the future, their Odette lineage will have a chance to become a chess player on this 'Cosmic Chessboard'?
Thinking of this, Captain Odette's corner of mouth lifted wildly.
Her luck is too good. She unexpectedly found such a magical galaxy in such a remote star field. Isn't this the mandate of heaven?
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