After a while, the area outside the main hall returned to calm.

Before long, the ninjas from Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure returned to the temple one after another, and Ebizo, who was in charge, spoke.

"Most of the royalist believers have already been dealt with, and the rest are no longer a threat."

Han then said, "We can set off at any time."

Kakashi nodded without saying anything more.

Uchiha Ei glanced at the group of people who had entered. Although they all looked somewhat disheveled, none of them seemed to be seriously injured.

It is clear that although the battle just now was quite large in scale, the actual confrontation was not intense.

Chapter 183, Interception

For the elites from Konoha, Iwagakure, and Sunagakure who came to the Land of Demons, quickly dealing with the Yomi cultists outside the Shrine of the Witches was not difficult.

As if he had thought of something, Uchiha Sho asked.

"Where is the leader of the Yellow Springs Cult?"

Kai laughed heartily: "That guy took a solid hit from Chidori. Although he escaped, I don't think he'll survive."

Uchiha Xiang vaguely remembered that it was a remnant of the Yellow Springs Cult who caused the uproar of the resurrected spirit more than ten years later.

He just couldn't be sure if it was the Yellow Springs Cult Leader who had escaped this time.

However, none of this matters anymore. In a decade or so, he will most likely have already advanced to the Six Paths.

At that time, let alone the Yellow Springs Cult Master, even demons and monsters would be nothing more than ants in his presence.

With the return of Ebizo, Han, Kakashi, and others, the tense atmosphere in the main hall eased slightly, but everyone knew that the real test had just begun.

The priestess Miroku took a deep breath, her eyes filled with reluctance to part with her daughter Shion, but her determination to protect her overwhelmed everything else.

She gave her innocent daughter a final, gentle hug, then hid her in a secret chamber deep within the main hall, filled with ancient runes.

"Ziyuan, stay here obediently and wait for Mommy to come back."

She spoke softly, her fingertips brushing through her daughter's soft hair, then resolutely turned around, and the heavy stone door of the secret room slowly closed with the sound of a mechanism.

"set off!"

Ebizo's hoarse voice rang out. As the most experienced ninja present, he took the lead in commanding the breakout.

The palace gates burst open with a roar, revealing a sea of ​​terracotta warriors and puppets outside!

These ancient soldiers, made of mud, rock, and decaying wood, silently brandished their rusted weapons, surging forward like a tide, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.

They are lifeless, unaware of fear, driven only by pure and cold killing commands fueled by demonic energy.

"Sand Iron Boundary Law!"

Ebizo's withered hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals. Black iron sand surged from the ground as if alive, instantly forming several huge walls of iron sand covered with spikes, blocking the path of the charging terracotta warriors.

The sharp iron sand easily pierced through the terracotta warriors in the front row, producing a dull cracking sound, temporarily halting the surging offensive.

"Follow!"

With a low shout, the man from the Hidden Rocks suddenly emitted scorching white steam from his body, turning him into a human-shaped furnace!

He clenched his fists and took a sudden step forward—

"Boiling Release: Unparalleled Strength!"

A fist enveloped in ultra-high-pressure steam slammed into the ground!

Boom!

A large area of ​​the ground ahead was as if it had been struck by an invisible giant hammer, instantly cracking and collapsing!

Dozens of terracotta warriors were swept into twisted rock fissures and crushed into dust.

The Han army, like a steam tank clearing the way, forcefully tore a gap of flesh, blood, and earth into the impenetrable puppet lines!

"Leaf Whirlwind!" "Purple Lightning!"

Kai's figure transformed into a green whirlwind, his powerful kicks sending the approaching terracotta warriors flying and shattering them.

Kakashi followed closely behind, his purple lightning spear, condensed from lightning, precise and deadly. Each thrust pierced the core of the terracotta warriors, and amidst flashes of lightning, the terracotta warriors shattered one after another.

Uchiha Xiang carried the priestess Miroku on his back, his figure moving through the chaotic battlefield as if walking on flat ground.

His movements were concise and efficient, with the Kusanagi sword in his hand occasionally flashing with a cold light, instantly slicing through the few terracotta warriors that managed to break through the front defenses and rush forward.

He appeared to be focused on defense, but the vision of the Eternal Kaleidoscope had already pierced through the chaos, firmly locking onto the direction of the breakout and the priestess's condition.

The battlefield was divided by Ebizo's iron sand barrier, and Han's boiling power could split mountains and shatter rocks.

Kakashi and Guy eliminated the close-range threats, and this team composed of elites from the three major ninja villages carved a passage through the seemingly endless sea of ​​terracotta warriors!

They broke through the encirclement of the palace, leaving the roars of the terracotta warriors and the outline of the palace behind, and sped towards the direction of the Sealed Demon Mountain of the Swamp Kingdom.

However, the priestess Miroku's expression grew increasingly solemn as she hurried along.

With her eyes closed, her powerful senses, like invisible threads, connected her to a distant and vast source of evil.

"Stop!"

She suddenly spoke urgently from on the back of the Uchiha elephant.

Everyone stopped instantly and looked around warily.

This is a relatively open valley area.

Miroku slid off the Uchiha elephant's back, his face pale and weary from the long journey, but his eyes were unusually sharp.

"A demon...it's moving, incredibly fast! It's tracking us, and the distance is constantly closing!"

She took a deep breath, her tone heavy and unequivocal:

"If we go directly to Fengmo Mountain, it will catch up with us before we arrive, or even while we are performing the final sealing ceremony!"

At that point, we will not only have no chance to catch our breath, but our chakra will also be greatly depleted, leaving us exhausted and unable to withstand its full-force attack, let alone sustain the completion of the sealing technique!

A glint of light flashed in Ebizo's cloudy old eyes:

"What does Your Highness mean?"

"We must intercept it halfway! We need time!"

Maitreya said decisively.

"Find a suitable place, and I will set up a powerful temporary sealing barrier to temporarily trap the demon!"

Even if we can only delay it for half an hour, that's enough for us to reach Fengmo Mountain, recover our chakra, adjust our condition, and be in top form for the final battle!

She looked around at everyone:

"This is our only chance. Otherwise, we might be overtaken by it halfway through, wiped out in unfavorable terrain and conditions, or... forcibly interrupted before the seal is completed!"

Uchiha's lips, hidden beneath the elephant mask, twitched almost imperceptibly.

This was part of his plan, and the priestess's initiative was more natural and effective than him, a "Konoha ninja," speaking up.

Han said in a deep voice, "That makes sense. Carrying His Highness at full speed has also depleted our chakra. We need a buffer period."

The steam on his body slowly receded, revealing the strain caused by forcibly clearing the path.

Kakashi nodded, his Sharingan scanning the surrounding terrain:

“The terrain here is relatively open, which is not conducive to defense... We need a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, or a place that can limit its massive size.”

"follow me!"

With his extensive experience, Ebizo immediately pointed to the entrance of a narrow valley nestled between two mountains not far away.

"There it is! The valley entrance is narrow, but the interior space is ample, and the steep mountain walls on both sides restrict its movement!"

"As long as we guard the valley entrance, His Highness has set up a barrier deep within the valley. We'll lure it in, then work together to reinforce the seal!"

Their eyes met, and they instantly reached a consensus.

"go!"

They quickly moved to the valley.

Ebizo immediately ordered the Sand Village ninja to cooperate with him, using the terrain and remaining rocks near the valley entrance to set up simple puppet traps and explosive tag arrays.

Han, accompanied by the Iwagakure ninja, placed his hands on the mountain wall and activated Earth Release to reinforce the rocks on both sides, preventing the demon from crashing directly into the mountain wall.

Chapter 184, Wraiths

The priestess Miroku sat cross-legged in the deepest part of the valley, her hands forming a complex and sacred mudra.

A vast amount of pure chakra, imbued with a purifying aura, surged from her body like a golden stream, beginning to outline intricate and profound sealing runes on the ground and rocks.

A massive and stable temporary sealing barrier was slowly taking shape around her.

Uchiha Elephant stood beside her as a guard, and with his Eternal Eye, he clearly "saw" that in the distance, a huge, chaotic, and destructive dark purple chakra mass was hurtling toward their location at high speed, like an out-of-control meteorite, carrying overwhelming malice!

The earth began to tremble slightly, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur and decay.

The dull, unsettling footsteps approached from afar, each step seeming to pound on everyone's hearts.

"coming!"

Kakashi's Sharingan contracted sharply as he gripped the kunai in his hand.

Beyond the valley, a colossal, twisted monster, composed of countless writhing purplish-black tentacles, with a single, enormous eye burning with eerie green flames at its core—

The demon has finally revealed its despair-inducing true form!

Its enormous mouth, covered with spiraling teeth, opened, emitting a silent yet soul-piercing shriek:

"Insignificant insect! How dare you stand in the way of the great demon! Become my eternal servant!"

The mental shock was like an invisible tsunami, instantly sweeping across the entire valley!

Those with weaker wills will be instantly consumed by fear and chaos!

The priestess on the Uchiha elephant's back trembled violently, but the hand seals she used to form the seal became even more resolute.

Uchiha Eboshi's voice rang calmly in her ear, carrying a strange, soothing power:

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