Ye Liang glanced around and spotted Konan's explosive bird still in the distance.
The others had already vanished!
He wasn't in a rush. Without hesitation, he flung a Flying Thunder God–tagged shuriken toward Konan's bird and walked away.
He had no interest in Nagato. Capturing Konan now wouldn't change anything. To strike at Akatsuki's root, he had to catch the real mastermind behind it all!
Black Zetsu!
That ultimate schemer who controlled everything!
As Konan took off, Ye Liang smirked. As long as she regrouped with the others, he could follow them straight to their hideout using the Flying Thunder God!
Just like a GPS tracker.
With that thought,
Ye Liang returned to where he had been before.
Hidan, Deidara, and Kisame Hoshigaki were all there.
Ye Liang was now preparing to face off against Fake Liang!
He wouldn't miss any chance to grow stronger!
Deidara's Explosive Clay!
Kisame's merman transformation!
Those were just minor things.
What really caught Ye Liang's attention was Hidan's Immortal Body!
That divine power said to come from a death god in legends!
Ye Liang had once tricked Orochimaru into believing he was the Creator God. The reason the latter believed him was because gods truly existed in this world—and not just one.
Take for instance the *Shinigami* from the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, or Hidan's Immortal Death God.
Since Ye Liang was a transmigrator, naturally he was fascinated by these legendary deities!
He released Hidan from *Tsukuyomi* and stood before him.
"Hahah! It's useless! Your Hidan Senpai is immortal!" Hidan suddenly laughed aloud, clearly still dazed from *Tsukuyomi*.
"Who are you? How did you get here? Hey! Deidara! Kisame! What's wrong with you two?" Hidan suddenly saw Ye Liang in front of him. Before he could get an answer, he noticed Deidara and Kisame both still trapped inside *Tsukuyomi*.
Unfortunately, neither of them paid him any attention.
"They're both under my control now. I'll ask you a question. If you answer honestly, I won't mind letting you and your companions go!"
"Ha! You think you can threaten this mighty one? Hell no! Let me tell you, this mighty one has an Immortal Body! Even if you cut my head off, I won't say a word!"
"Crack!"
Hidan's head fell off.
"…"
"So it's like that?" Ye Liang held Hidan's head in one hand. Surprisingly, the other wasn't even dead!
The severed head blinked at Ye Liang mischievously.
"You actually dared to lay hands on me, you bastard! You're asking for death!" Hidan roared angrily, trying to bite Ye Liang, but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't reach Ye Liang's thumb.
Ye Liang tightly gripped Hidan's temples and lifted the head up.
"I don't know whether you're truly immortal or not, but I can crush your skull with a snap of my fingers! Are you sure you want to take that bet?"
Hidan's expression froze!
Even he wasn't sure if he'd survive with his head crushed.
The Immortal Death God's power had always only helped with bodily injuries. As for his head? He had no idea! No one had ever harmed his head before.
Ye Liang was the first!
"Okay, okay, okay!"
"I'll tell you whatever you want to know! Just stop acting like some almighty boss!"
"First of all, you're not the boss here - I am!" Ye Liang pointed at himself, then coldly continued, "Second! I want to know where Immortal Xieshen is hiding, and how can I obtain the Immortal Body."
"What?! You want the Immortal Body?!"
Hidan gave Ye Liang a strange look, his eyes revealing something hard to describe.
"I don't mind telling you, but understand this - to gain Immortal Xieshen's power requires true faith. You've never even touched our teachings before. Are you sure it will work for you?"
Ye Liang's expression shifted slightly.
He had already considered this faith issue before. In the original story, Hidan was a high-ranking member of The Immortal Cult, yet aside from him, no one else in the entire cult had successfully obtained immortality!
Otherwise that religious sect would have already become invincible.
"Faith, huh?" Ye Liang muttered under his breath.
"Whatever, I don't care about your faith business. Just tell me the location first! Regardless of results, I'll still let you go, along with your little buddies too."
"Really?" Hidan shot back doubtfully.
"Fair deal, no tricks!"
...
An hour later, Ye Liang arrived at Hot Spring Valley's territory.
First, he checked the Flying Thunder God Shuriken's status.
As long as there was a massive surge of chakra near the special shuriken, Ye Liang would sense it immediately - though currently, nothing had happened yet.
"They haven't regrouped. Perfect time to deal with Immortal Xieshen first."
Ye Liang had already released Deidara and Kisame.
He had made a promise to Hidan — and he always kept his word.
Though...
Hidan himself just...
"Damn it! Hurry up and let me out! I'm about to suffocate in there!" Suddenly Hidan's voice came from inside Ye Liang's chest, drawing weird looks from passersby.
"Quiet down, I'll give you some air right away."
Ye Liang walked into an empty alley and opened his shirt, revealing Hidan's head nestled within.
"Ahhh! Nearly smothered me to death! Who will guide you to find our Xieshen Cult now if I die from suffocation?!" Hidan's head shouted angrily.
"Now can we get going?" Ye Liang asked calmly.
"Of course! First enter the Capital City of Hot Spring Valley. Our Xieshen Cult is established on the hill behind Daimyo's mansion."
"You actually dared establish your cult on the hill directly behind their official residence! How bold of you!"
"Hmph! What's so big about Daimyo's mansion? It's full of ordinary people. If the Great Master hadn't forbidden it, I would've moved into their mansion long ago."
Grumbling loudly while boasting exaggerated claims, Hidan was suddenly stuffed by Ye Liang into the System Space (his unique internal world).
There was no air inside the System Space, though since Hidan possessed the Immortal Body, suffocation didn't bother him much anyway.
Actually...
Ye Liang wanted to test precisely whether suffocation could affect Hidan at all.
Silence fell instantly.
Ye Liang headed straight for the mountain behind the mansion.
Meanwhile...
Inside Daimyo's mansion.
Hot Spring Valley was a nation that cherished peace, so its people lived relatively prosperous lives. In this era, any nation that avoided war and focused on farming saw rapid growth.
Celebrating his fiftieth birthday today was Ichiro Shaw, the respected Daimyo ruling from this mansion.
He delighted as guests honored his longevity feast while enchanting dancers performed on stage.
Suddenly!
A hairpin flew from one of the dancers' hands, hurling toward him!
Before Elder Daimyo could react, a sharp pain pierced his brow—then came death.
"Someone! There's an assassin!"
The samurais around him desperately drew their swords, but before they could rise upright, flying hairpins pierced their throats with deadly precision.
Gurgling sounds!
They couldn't utter another word.
"Elder! You woman in disguise, you're getting better and better at it. Especially your dance moves—so seductive even we can't bear it!"
"You old ghost! Hurry and grab all the gifts here before the Imperial Guard shows up!"
These women swiftly gathered all the valuable presents from the Daimyo's mansion and looted the belongings of fleeing guests before reluctantly preparing to leave.
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