bookbashuk Chapter 320 Capturing Death, the First Battle of the Divine Weapon
Chapter 320 Capturing Death, the First Battle of the Divine Weapon
With the arrival of underworld officials, the divine system of the ancestral star's underworld was finally complete.
A golden light emanated from the underworld, and two illusory artifacts hovered in front of the Uchiha Sanfeng.
He raised his right hand, and as soon as his fingertips touched the Soul-Hooking Rope, which gleamed with a dark luster, he felt a cold sensation spread from his fingertips.
The black energy wrapped around the rope moved along his fingers like a living thing, as if it could penetrate his body and bind his soul at any moment.
He stretched out his left hand and grasped the dark red Soul-Slaying Whip. A slight tremor came from his fingers, and the runes lit up, bringing a sense of oppression on the soul level.
"This is... a divine artifact from the underworld?"
Uchiha Sanfeng held a divine weapon in each hand and instantly established a connection with them.
These two divine artifacts appeared after the rules of the underworld were perfected, and they are in harmony with his mind as the "creator".
"Master, the Soul-Hooking Rope can bind souls and immobilize powerful enemies, while the Soul-Striking Whip can punish evil spirits and purify sins. They are the core artifacts of the Underworld. With them, your control over the soul will be stronger."
Holding two divine artifacts in his hands, a sharp glint flashed in Uchiha Mitsunori's eyes as he recalled some amusing things.
"Yashiro, manage the underworld well for me. I'm going back now."
He nodded slightly to the eighth generation on the judgment platform, then closed his eyes, his consciousness leaving the underworld like a wisp of smoke and returning to his body on the ancestral star.
Uchiha Mitsunori couldn't wait to open the portal and return to the royal palace of the Land of Water.
"Number 4, use 'Dead Demon Sealing' immediately!"
A male member of the Uzumaki clan emerged from the shadows and bowed respectfully: "Yes, Your Highness!"
The Reaper Death Seal is an S-rank ninjutsu that requires the user's own soul as a sacrifice to summon the Grim Reaper. Therefore, using this ninjutsu usually means the death of the user.
But faced with such terrifying ninjutsu, this young Uzumaki clansman did not hesitate at all.
His gaze was resolute, and his hands swiftly formed hand seals: "Snake-Pig-Sheep-Rabbit-Dog-Rat... Corpse Demon Sealing!"
As the last hand seal was cast, the hall instantly turned cold and gloomy, and a huge, transparent black shadow slowly emerged from the mist.
The Grim Reaper is over 14 meters tall, wearing a wide white robe, with his skin clinging tightly to his bony frame.
Six white ghostly flames hovered around him, flickering and making his pale face appear even more sinister.
When death arrives, the first thing it seeks out is its summoner, since that person is its sacrifice.
When they discovered that the summoner was a red-haired member of the Vortex clan.
His gaze turned somewhat greedy; it had been a long time since anyone had summoned him since the vortex clan's kingdom was destroyed.
In his memory, the souls of the Whirlpool Clan were full of vitality and tasted exceptionally delicious.
He gripped the red prayer beads in his right hand tightly, struggling to suppress the urge to devour the offering right now.
According to the summoning contract of "Dead Demon Seal", once he takes action, he has the right to devour the summoner's soul regardless of whether the mission is completed.
So Death, suppressing his desires, began to look around, searching for his enemy.
When he saw Uchiha Mitsunori, his large pupils suddenly contracted.
This enemy actually possesses the golden Rinnegan with six tomoe.
"Damn it, how did we end up with an enemy like this!"
He let out a low "hoarse" sound from his throat, and the short knife in his mouth made a slight clenching sound due to tension.
The six white will-o'-the-wisps around him instantly swelled to the size of buckets, emitting a chilling aura.
Sensing the Grim Reaper's tension, Uchiha Mitsunori activated his golden Rinnegan, displaying an air of arrogance.
"Death, this is our first meeting, but perhaps our last!"
He flicked out the Soul-Hooking Rope with his right hand, and the black rope shot out like a venomous snake, carrying black underworld energy, and precisely wrapped around the ghostly soul of the Grim Reaper.
A powerful binding force erupted instantly, fixing the Grim Reaper's soul in place.
Death's movements came to an abrupt halt, his face filled with astonishment.
The power within his body seemed to be imprisoned by the other party, an experience he had never had before.
But just a second later, Death broke free of some of its restraints.
He let out a piercing roar: "Human! How dare you bind Death! Release me now! Or I'll make sure you never reincarnate!"
It seemed to have not spoken for a long time, and its voice was somewhat hoarse and unpleasant.
Uchiha Mitsunori's lips curled slightly, as if he had anticipated the situation, and a calm and composed smile appeared on his face.
"As expected, the Soul-Hooking Rope's immobilization effect is still not enough to deal with a powerful opponent like you."
He suddenly raised his right hand backward, as if wielding a fierce venomous snake, and forcefully swung the Soul-Slaying Whip.
"Smack..."
With a crisp sound, the Soul-Striking Whip lashed fiercely at the soul of the Grim Reaper.
The moment the whip struck, dark red runes lit up, seemingly having some special effect.
Death let out a piercing scream: "Aaaaah...it hurts so much...what kind of evil weapon is this? Foolish human, how dare you use something like this to whip me! You'll regret it!"
However, facing the threat of death, Uchiha Mitsunori's eyes gleamed with excitement.
He sneered with amusement, "Oh, you're pretty arrogant! Looks like this whipping wasn't painful enough, you still have the strength to struggle."
Upon hearing this, Death sensed something was wrong and tried even harder to break free of his restraints.
As Death struggled, black mist continuously emanated from its body, and its illusory soul began to shake violently.
"This time I've been tricked, human! Please, let me go!"
Uchiha Sanfeng remained unmoved and gave it no chance to breathe. He continuously swung the Soul-Slaying Whip with his right hand. Each swing produced a crisp sound in the air before lashing the Shinigami hard.
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
Accompanied by a series of crisp whipping sounds, the invisible screams of death echoed throughout the entire space.
Each lash made Death's soul weaker and dimmer.
Suddenly, Death transformed into a cloud of black mist and attempted to escape.
Uchiha Mitsunori's eyes were as cold as ice: "Still trying to escape? You've already missed your chance!"
His eyes flashed, and he swung out the Soul-Hooking Rope in his right hand again, precisely wrapping it around the core of the black mist; at the same time, the Soul-Slaying Whip in his left hand coiled around it like a serpent, tightly enveloping the black mist and instantly reforming it into the shape of the Grim Reaper.
"Accept your fate obediently, come with me to a place, and receive purification!"
With his left hand gripping the Soul-Slaying Whip and his right hand pulling the Soul-Hooking Rope, Uchiha Mitsunori dragged the Grim Reaper to his side and reopened the spatial gate.
He dragged the bound Grim Reaper, stepped into the spatial gate, and his figure disappeared into the ninja world.
When it reappeared, it was already in the eighteenth level of hell in the underworld of its ancestral planet.
Here burns black, purifying flames, and as the flames flicker, one can hear the faint sounds of souls being burned by sin.
In the center stands a huge stone millstone, which, as it turns, always crushes evil spirits into fragments between its stone teeth.
Upon seeing Sanfeng arrive, the judge in charge of hell immediately stepped forward, his hands hanging at his sides.
"Throw it into the millstone and purify it until only pure energy remains."
Uchiha Mitsunori raised his hand and pushed the bound Shinigami forward.
A ghost general immediately stepped forward, formed a hand seal, and pointed his finger at the millstone.
The millstone began to spin instantly, and a black light shone between the stone teeth.
Death was pulled by a suction force and involuntarily flew towards the millstone.
It struggled weakly, the black mist constantly pounding against the rope, but it couldn't even create a ripple.
"No! I am Death! You can't treat me like this!"
It let out a final, desperate roar, but was still caught in the millstone.
"Ah...ah..."
The moment Death was swept into the millstone, a piercing scream echoed through hell, but was quickly drowned out by the sound of the millstone turning.
The millstone spun faster and faster, and the soul of Death decomposed between the stone teeth, leaving only pure, pale blue energy.
As the millstone continued to turn, this pure energy flowed out slowly like a stream, flowing along the groove at the bottom of the millstone and into the earth of the underworld.
Standing to the side, Uchiha Sanfeng could clearly feel that the energy fluctuations of the underworld were becoming more and more stable, and the underworld land beneath his feet seemed to be becoming more solid.
The soul-hooking rope and soul-beating whip in his hands trembled slightly, the energy on the rope became more concentrated, and the runes on the whip shone even brighter.
Clearly, the power of the two divine artifacts has also increased considerably.
He nodded slightly, his fingers caressing the soul-reaping rope, thinking to himself: Strengthening the energy of the underworld was indeed the right choice.
But at that moment, he compared the two 'gods' in his mind.
The Grim Reaper's soul is illusory, while the Sage of Six Paths' soul, with its white robes fluttering in the air currents, looks almost exactly like a normal person.
"The Sage of Six Paths' soul is practically like a living person; it can actively appear in the ninja world, and can even condense Truth-Seeking Balls to use various ninjutsu..."
This all demonstrates just how powerful the Sage of Six Paths had become, having lingered in the Impure World for over a thousand years.
Even if it is just a soul, it far surpasses an existence like the Grim Reaper.
"But what exactly is this Sage of Six Paths plotting? Is he trying to prevent retaliation from the Otsutsuki clan?"
He looked up at the sky of the underworld, where the projections of the sun, moon, and stars were still bright.
Now, the Ancestral Star Underworld is largely complete, and his strength has increased thanks to the Underworld artifacts and the rules of the Underworld. However, he is not yet 100% confident that he can defeat a powerful enemy like the Sage of Six Paths.
As his strength grew, he was able to experience the terror of the Sage of Six Paths!
However, he still has a chance!
In the future, the natural energy of the ancestral star will become more abundant, the rules of the underworld will become more perfect, and his strength will reach a new level.
Then, he will accompany Kaguya Otsutsuki to teach the Sage of Six Paths a lesson and show him what a stepfather's love is like!