"If divine power is so dangerous, why dare you ask the miko to return that part of strength?" Seiki asked. "Aren't you afraid of losing your mind again?"
"No way! What I'm going to absorb is pure soul!" Moryo confidently swung its tentacles. "The danger of the divine system lies in thought infiltration. As long as I don't completely devour the miko, that part of power won't be able to pollute me."
After a moment's thought, Seiki produced a soul aura in his palm. "You mean a soul like this?"
"Exactly, exactly..." Moryo's voice suddenly froze as it stared at Seiki in disbelief. "Wait, why is my power with you?"
Seiki ignored it and continued leisurely, "Good then. I was actually worried I might mistakenly take in the wrong power."
"You tricked me?" Moryo roared with suppressed fury.
"No, not at all." Seiki looked completely innocent. "What I previously said was about persuading the miko to offer her power voluntarily, but I never specified who she would give it to!"
Moryo felt deeply insulted. Its massive body crawled out from the abyss deep beneath the earth, like a mountain of flesh.
"Damn you bastard! I'll kill you!"
Seiki, however, looked completely relaxed. If Moryo had acted decisively, he might really have encountered some trouble. But during this time of delay, he'd already mostly adapted to the surging soul power.
After all, the miko's power was inherently very close to Moryo's, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to seal it in the first place.
Now with Seiki's external force entering the balance between these two opposing powers, the outcome was already obvious.
Still, Seiki didn't plan to end this fight too quickly.
He was still quite interested in the monstrous power Moryo had previously mentioned.
Moryo swung its tentacles like massive pillars slamming down.
Seiki instantly hurled a spinning shuriken, slicing the tentacle cleanly in two.
However, the severed part of Moryo's tentacle didn't lose consciousness. Instead, it kept writhing and transformed into a smaller slime-like creature.
"This won't work on me! All it does is make me multiply!" Moryo laughed maniacally. "Next, let me show you how we fight using our bodies!"
Saying this, Moryo swung its tentacles toward Seiki once more.
This time, those soft tentacles had turned as hard as steel. When they smashed downward, even the air produced a thunderous sonic boom from the pressure.
Seiki didn't dare to slack off and quickly dodged aside.
The tentacle struck where he had stood, tearing the earth like paper. In the distant area, what remained of the palace collapsed entirely from the shockwave.
Seiki looked at this scene in astonishment. What was this—some kind of enhanced physical power?
Moryo's body kept shifting and morphing. Eventually, it became a huge orange fox with nine swaying tails that let out a long roar toward the heavens.
"For sure, a form with teeth and claws is way better for fighting!"
Seiki twitched the corner of his mouth. *You're being a bit unreasonable with that move.*
Moryo didn't care about any infringement. His claws, hardened by "Armored Haki," became as tough as diamonds. One downward swipe seemed like it could rip space itself apart.
Seiki quickly dodged backward, shooting out another Wind Release: Rasenshuriken as he retreated.
But the fake "Nine-Tails" didn't even try to dodge. His descending claw didn't pause for even a moment.
The Rasenshuriken exploded on his claw, producing a sound like clashing metal—but in the end, it didn't leave even the slightest damage.
"Actually using your body to withstand my Rasenshuriken!" Even Seiki couldn't help but gawk. These demons really astonished him regarding their physical development.
If someone could develop their body to Moryo's level and then open the Death Gate, they might be able to kick even Madara of the Six Paths to death with a single kick.
While Seiki was observing and gathering information about his opponent, Moryo was also secretly shaken.
"This is the power resulting from combining chakra and natural energy? Although their physical attributes are pathetically weak, the aura they emit is actually threatening to me!"
Moryo felt somewhat frustrated. Upon learning that his old friends had grown stronger due to the chakra brought by outsiders, he had naturally researched chakra secretly. However, the results left him very disheartened.
Chakra was the combination of physical and spiritual energies, yet his physical energy far exceeded his spiritual energy, making even the most basic chakra control techniques impossible.
Moreover, he couldn't incorporate natural energy like those beasts.
Precisely because of this, he attempted to study the Divine System.
If his spiritual and physical energies could achieve balance, with his energy intensity, the resulting chakra would definitely be a super-enhanced version!
Once combining divine and demon characteristics with the chakra brought by outsiders, he might be able to reach the same level as Madara of the Six Paths.
Thinking of this, Moryo glared fiercely at Seiki, waving his claws violently as he lunged and chased after him. "As long as I regain my rightful power, I will surely discover a method to balance my body and spirit!"
Seiki was also getting somewhat tired. "I've gathered enough intelligence. It's time to end this boring fight!"
Seiki formed hand seals with both hands, emitting a chakra wave.
The genjutsu fueled by his current soul strength was incredibly powerful, almost like creating an entire world.
Even a powerful ancient demon like Moryo had no chance of resisting and was instantly ensnared.
Of course, this was also because he had already split off half his soul, causing spiritual weakness.
"But then, how should I deal with him?" Looking at the mountain-sized Moryo, Seiki thought, somewhat conflicted.
Moryo wasn't exaggerating. Even after being sealed for so many years, his life force was as boundless as infinity itself.
Even though the Moryo was under control, killing it was extremely difficult.
Sealing it would only work if someone sacrificed their life like the First Miko or kept supplying chakra—otherwise, the Moryo would eventually break free.
After a moment of contemplation, Seiki's eyes lit up as he came up with a solution.
"Perhaps I can seal the Moryo into the Dream World, turning it into a 'world boss'—allowing others to gain combat experience while slowly weakening its power."
With "grind fodder" helping to weaken the Moryo, he wouldn't have to worry about it breaking the seal.
Moreover, he could channel the Moryo's weakened energy into the Dream World, and by taking advantage of its ability to constantly regenerate, use it as a power source for that world.
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