Ye Liang has really disappeared!
Considering that using the Body Flicker Technique would reveal his identity, he left the battlefield directly. This created the illusion that Ye Liang had vanished into thin air because of the Yomi Guide.
"Where did he go?"
Seeing Ye Liang disappear, Ibuki Ichiro caught his breath slightly.
After a while, with Ye Liang still nowhere to be seen, he could only conclude that Ye had fled out of fear of defeat.
"Sister Konan, where did Ye Liang go?" Shaw Naizi asked on the platform.
"Not sure. Maybe he figured he couldn't beat me and took off."
"Took off?" Shaw was still trying to process her confusion when suddenly a thunderous boom sounded in the sky. Five figures dressed in red cloaks with cloud patterns slowly descended from above.
Without saying a word, as soon as they landed, they immediately surrounded the summoned Yomi Guide in a star-shaped formation.
[Phantom Dragon Nine Seals Jutsu]!
They shouted in unison. A black shadow of a divine dragon abruptly encircled the Yomi Guide, even showing signs of devouring him!
"What are you doing!" Ibuki Ichiro yelled furiously. The Yomi Guide wasn't just his summoned beast; it was created from his own flesh and blood.
If these people destroyed the Yomi Guide, his arm would never return again.
"Konan! Clear the area!"
The leader in the red robe didn't waste any words. With a single [Shinra Tensei], he sent Ibuki Ichiro flying backward. Then, using [Chibaku Tensei], everything around them began being pulled toward the sky!
Witnessing this, the surrounding crowd hastily fled to safety.
In an instant, Kasumi Country fell into chaos!
"Sister Konan, why are those people wearing the same clothes as you?" Shaw Naizi asked confusedly. She had barely finished speaking when she felt a sharp pain at the back of her head—Konan struck her unconscious.
"I'm sorry, Naizi. I've been deceiving you."
Without another word, Konan handed Naizi over to Heiluyi, who had been waiting nearby, then calmly strode onto the platform.
Heiluyi nodded nervously.
Looking at Naizi, his eyes flashed with ferocity, as if eagerly anticipating this moment.
"Take Naizi to Butsuma Jiro. Tell him our deal is complete!"
"Understood!" Heiluyi nodded once and quickly headed off into the distance. Without Konan's protection, ordinary people couldn't escape the gravitational pull of [Chibaku Tensei], and almost everyone else had already evacuated.
"Konan, hurry over here! We're about to begin!" Nagato roared loudly again before using [Shinra Tensei] to drag the remaining Ibuki Ichiro straight onto the surface of [Chibaku Tensei]!
At this point, the central plaza of Kasumi Country was completely destroyed!
Following the flutter of paper feathers, Konan arrived at the center among them. On the ground below, the area sucked up by [Chibaku Tensei], the Yomi Guide was growling in anger.
"Nagato," Konan asked doubtfully, "is this creature's energy really enough to resurrect Lord Madara?" While asking, her hands never stopped moving, skillfully joining the others in continuing the [Phantom Dragon Nine Seals Jutsu].
The Yomi Guide continued roaring from below!
The Yomi Guide looked at everyone else but had no solution. As a summoned beast brought forth by Summoning, without its master's permission, it couldn't return on its own.
And worse, its body was restrained by the Phantom Dragon Nine Seals Jutsu!
Nagato glanced at Konan and explained, "Of course it alone can't do anything, but behind this Yomigami lies the entire Yomibitaka! By using it as a medium, we can extract Yomibitaka's energy from its body!"
Yomibitaka!
Konan's pupils slightly widened.
This place was the island nation's land of the dead—like the Yama Kings' Underworld from Ye Liang's past life. He never imagined that Akatsuki would plot against the realm where the dead reside. It was truly shocking!
Ye Liang had been watching everything closely from the side.
He didn't really get what Akatsuki was up to, so he decided to hold off on making a move.
Nagato and the others began absorbing energy!
They swiftly adjusted the rate of extraction, drawing out large amounts of black-and-white energy from the Yomi Guide's body!
The quality of this energy was even more impressive!
Ye Liang had barely sensed a trace of its lingering power when he immediately realized it was countless times stronger than the Immortal Xieshen's energy.
"Pity there's still too little," he sighed.
Perhaps because Akatsuki couldn't absorb much Yomi energy—the sheer potency of it was something even Ye Liang couldn't fully withstand.
Indeed!
After several minutes of absorption, Akatsuki immediately stopped. Their eyes hungered for the drifting black-and-white energy, but the amount was already sufficient.
"Seal this energy with a Sealing Technique. We're leaving now," Nagato said calmly before leading the rest away.
Ye Liang stared for a moment, then quickly followed them.
Before long,
the group arrived at a cave atop a mountain peak!
It was extremely dark here, but morning dew revealed the fertile soil around.
"This is where they hide the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path?" Ye Liang recognized the location as soon as he entered. He quickly scanned his surroundings, relieved to find no one else present.
This was Akatsuki's headquarters. Though powerful, Ye Liang wasn't reckless enough to cause trouble here. Not only was the Demonic Statue hidden inside, but it might also be connected to Madara!
Since Yomibitaka had already appeared, who knew if Kaguya Hime herself might be hiding in there too!
Damn it!
Ye Liang quietly retreated.
His current strength wasn't enough to confront the Sage of Six Paths or Kaguya directly!
Although his Ninjutsu had reached level seven, his Taijutsu lagged far behind. Kaguya's Kinjutsu was not only far superior but also contained numerous forbidden techniques that defied all laws!
[Truth-Seeking Balls], for example!
That thing was practically a bug in the Naruto world. So long as even a tiny piece of its head remained, it could infinitely resurrect—with absolutely no side effects!
Ye Liang swallowed hard, realizing he needed to grow stronger once again.
After a while, Ye Liang finally returned to Kasumi Country.
Since the information about Yomibitaka originated from Kasumi Country, there must be clues here!
Ye Liang wanted to uncover the truth behind Akatsuki capturing the Yomi Guide.
He arrived at Jiro Butsuma's estate.
Shaw Naizi had been taken away by Heiluyi, and he had seen it himself. There was no doubt she was here now.
He walked in without hesitation.
"What's going on?!" The guards barely got a word out before Ye Liang flicked a finger. A bolt of Lightning Release shot forth, knocking both of them cold. One after another, waves of guards collapsed in the courtyard, not even able to cry out.
Ye Liang glanced toward Butsuma Jiro's guest room and spoke lightly, "Long time no see."
The door to the guest room pushed open.
"Well, well, Mr. Ye. Didn't expect you back so soon!"
Butsuma Jiro stepped outside. He wasn't frightened at all by the fallen guards. Instead, he solemnly carried a teapot, a table, and two stools from the guest room.
"Please, have a seat, Mr. Ye."
Ye Liang's eyes flickered slightly.
From the look of things, this old man must have known he was coming. His eyes scanned the room—there was Shaw Naizi, but she was out cold.
But he didn't go rushing to save her. Instead, he sat down side by side with Butsuma Jiro.
"Then let's have a chat."
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