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Aside from breaking off a fang-like rock, it didn't burn any of the intruders to death, which seemed to enrage the monster. It let out a furious roar and lowered its flight altitude. Since the flames couldn't kill these guys, it might as well tear them apart with its claws.

[Chapter 290. Forbidden Technique: Wrath of Heaven]

"Hey, Kazuma, what's going on? Weren't we here to find someone? Why does it look like we've stumbled into a monster's lair?" Tenmoku yelled, swinging his katana to deflect a crossbow bolt that was powerful enough to pierce through rock. But the problem was that the bolt wasn't fired from a ballista.

Instead, it shot out from the shoulder of a monster that resembled a hunting dog.

Do not know why,

As the enormous monster descended to attack them, it suddenly vanished, replaced by a multitude of smaller monsters that assaulted them: bone-armored hounds with crossbows mounted on their shoulders; two-headed, blue-scaled serpents capable of endless regeneration; and strange birds that rained down exploding feathers from the air…

too weird!

This is all so strange!

"That thing doesn't look like a natural creation at all!" Zizi spat. Her poisoned senbon was useless against the blue-scaled serpent that could regenerate endlessly with no end in sight. All it had to do was discard its poisoned body and then regenerate.

She was quite annoyed that her carefully crafted poison was countered by the other party in such an unreasonable way.

Is it an artificial product?

Kazuma raised his hand and punched the charging monster dog away. He then dodged the exploding feathers falling from the sky with the agility of a cat. He glanced thoughtfully at the monsters lurking around him. "Looks like we've definitely come to the right place!"

"So what is this? Is it the host's hospitality?"

Tenmoku couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

"What? Tianmu, do you still expect the owner here to serve us hot tea and yokan? If anyone dares to barge into my house without permission, I promise I will treat them with all my skills, and they'll have to take the blame if they can't finish it."

Since the poisoned senbon was useless, Zizi chose to switch to a small dachi to continue the fight.

He was, after all, a qualified Jonin.

Physical skills are not her weakness.

"That's true... but Zizi, isn't your stance a bit off?"

"Hmph, what's the problem? We're just uninvited guests, so stop trying to make ourselves look good. That's shameless."

"Fine! Unfriendly guest it is."

Tenmoku took a step back, not arguing with Murasaki. "But... Kazuma, what should we do next? Should we get rid of these annoying things?"

At the beginning,

The strange abilities of these monsters were indeed keeping them somewhat flustered.

However, after understanding the monsters' methods, the threat was actually reduced to a very low level. A dignified Jonin would not be defeated by a group of monsters that could only act on simple commands and instincts.

"You don't need to interfere."

Kazuma narrowed his eyes and said loudly, "You all step back. Since the host here wants to see our skills, then... we can't let them look down on us, otherwise we might not even get a chance to meet them."

"No way? You're going to use that move? Is your body... alright?"

Judging from Tianmu's expression, he seemed to be thinking of some not-so-pleasant memory.

"Hurry up!"

Kazuma, too lazy to waste words, formed hand seals and unleashed the [Earth Release: Earth Spear] technique. Thick rock spears suddenly shot up from the ground and cliff face, causing considerable damage not only to the surrounding strange dogs and snakes, but also to the strange birds in the sky, which were flying too low and were injured by the rock spears that sprang from the cliff face.

at this time,

Tianmu and Zizi have already made their escape.

They understand very well.

This advanced earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique used to buy time) is just an appetizer; the main event is yet to come!

Shadow Clone Technique

Kazuma performed hand seals again.

Three shadow clones appeared around him. Without needing to give any further orders, the shadow clones, who knew exactly what they were supposed to do, immediately sprang into action. They used their abilities to defend against the monsters that had recovered and launched a new attack.

To protect the true identity of Kazuma and buy as much time as possible.

Yes,

He needs time.

The forbidden technique, known as "Raging Heaven," was usurped from the Tsuchigumo clan. The strongest member of the Tsuchigumo clan, En no Gyoja, once used this forbidden technique to destroy a town that was not small in size. It can be described as an attack-enhancing forbidden technique that maximizes destructive power.

Furthermore, the destructive power of this forbidden technique can be freely adjusted according to the length of the preparation time. Of course, this also means that if he wants to exert enough destructive power, he needs a long enough preparation time, and during this period, the caster cannot move at will.

Because this forbidden technique called "Raging Heaven" requires drawing energy from the natural world, one must avoid moving as much as possible. After all, natural energy is not as docile and reliable as one's own chakra; it is easy to go berserk, and the consequences of going berserk... are what Kazuma is trying his best to avoid.

Fortunately, Marco and I are not here to wipe out Milou Mountain this time.

He came here for another purpose.

Therefore, it doesn't require a long preparation time.

About three minutes had passed. The shadow clones, which were already limited in their resistance to attacks and had little chakra, were destroyed one by one by the monsters in the battle. After clearing the last obstacle, the monsters quickly swarmed towards Mom's real body.

Then--

A bright white light shone.

It looked as if a miniature version of the sun had risen from the earth.

The dark world shrouded by layers upon layers of endless dark clouds was suddenly illuminated in an instant, and the monsters that had been screaming and growling fell silent, their lives and even their corpses disappeared in that instant.

When the bright white light dissipated

All that remained was Kazuma standing on the towering rock pillar, and the deep crater around him. Not only were the monsters wiped out, but the surrounding rocks and ground were also destroyed. The destructive power was no less than that of the Tailed Beast Ball.

The name of forbidden techniques

That's absolutely true.

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Deep within Milou Mountain, there was a palace complex built against the mountainside. However, the palace complex was deserted and desolate. Not to mention people, there was not even insects, birds, or plants to be seen. As far as the eye could see, only the palaces themselves, built of cold, hard stones, silently endured the erosion of wind and rain day after day.

but,

Judging from the age of this palace, it is unlikely to be an ancient relic left over from thousands of years ago.

Judging from the degree of wear and tear on the exterior wall,

Perhaps the history of this palace complex is no more than twenty years.

Indeed, the palace's owner did not actually go out; he remained inside the palace. It was only because the palace was too large and there were too few residents that it appeared to lack human presence.

Right now,

In a room marked with the sign "Monitoring Room," a man with white hair the color of early winter snow sat on a cold stone chair, silently watching the huge screen in front of him. The screen was showing the battle between Ma and the others and the monsters at the edge of Milou Mountain.

The images on the screen are captured and input by cameras mounted on the strange birds flying in the air, then transmitted to the palace and displayed on the screen in real time.

At the beginning,

The palace owner simply treated it as a long-awaited pastime.

However, the formidable skills displayed by Ma and his companions made him realize that these people were not the weaklings who had stumbled upon or passed by before. They had come prepared. After some consideration, he did not rush to make a move, but instead had his 'treasure' test the waters first.

Regardless of whether these people are friends or foes, there's no harm in trying to find out their background.

Unfortunately, Kazuma and his companions were all wearing straw hats, and the strange birds clearly lacked any photography skills, making it impossible for them to discern the true identities of these visitors with unknown intentions. Furthermore, Kazuma and his companions did not possess any unique or distinctive items to identify themselves.

Fortunately,

The palace owner was not puzzled for long.

"What is that...?"

The white-haired man could no longer maintain his calm and composed demeanor, as if everything was under control.

He suddenly stood up, staring in astonishment at the scene filled with endless white. Then the signal dropped, and the screen turned gray. After a moment's thought, he realized that the strange bird carrying the camera must have been killed, destroyed by the destructive power that erupted in that instant.

Of course, that's not important; those dead monsters and such are of no concern to him.

They're just consumables that can be cultivated with a little time.

The important question is: what is the true nature of the power that destroyed those consumables? That destructive power... it's simply unheard of! Wait a minute! It's not like I've never heard of anything like it before. It seems... I heard about similar incidents back in the village.

The man recalled deeply buried memories and used them as clues to connect the fragmented information stored in his mind, and then... he made a deduction about the identities of these uninvited guests.

"Let me see who you really are!"

The sound echoed in the monitoring room.

However, the palace owner who was originally in front of the display screen had disappeared without a trace.

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Is it over?

"It appears to be temporarily over for now."

"Only temporarily?"

Standing at the edge of the deep pit, looking at Kazuma atop the solitary rock pillar in the center, Murasaki asked loudly, "Are we going to fight again later?"

"Wait, let me come over and we'll talk."

With his hands forming a hand seal, Kazuma used a [Earth Release: Earthquake Core] technique, forcibly lifting a piece of rock and soil from the bottom of the deep pit, forming a path leading to the edge of the pit. Stepping on this man-made path, he walked to the side of Murasaki and Tenmoku.

"Zizi, you just asked why it's only temporary. Is it even necessary to ask such a question? Whether we fight or not depends on the other side's attitude."

"Stop talking nonsense. Is that what I'm asking? I'm asking... whether your body can handle it!"

The sound abruptly dropped at the end.

They were on guard against being eavesdropped on. Although the Heavenly Eye was there, ensuring that someone could get within five meters of them without being detected, who could say for sure? The ninja world was full of strange and forbidden techniques, and there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be some unknown eavesdropping methods.

It is essential to remain vigilant.

Even Kazuma could only barely make out what Murasaki was saying.

"It's alright! I controlled the force, so there's no major problem." Kazuma replied simply, without saying anything more; this wasn't a good place to exchange information.

"Is this still under control? Haha! How terrifying! Forbidden technique..." Tianmu looked at the deep pit at his feet and chuckled twice. It wasn't the first time he had seen this thing, but every time it did, it still gave him a great shock.

This destructive power,