Just as the seal was broken and the roots loosened, the soul of the demon let out a roar of extreme joy, transforming into a dark purple lightning bolt and rushing impatiently into the giant cocoon!

Boom!

The giant cocoon burst open instantly! Countless pieces of cloth containing evil chakra scattered and flew in all directions like black butterflies.

The enormous demonic body, entangled by the roots of the World Tree, suddenly opened all its scarlet compound eyes!

A terrifying chakra storm erupted from its center, and a dark purple energy surge swept outwards like a tsunami, impacting the chakra galaxy flowing at the edge of the platform and attempting to shake the world!

"Hahaha! Foolish humans! What do you think this place is?! You think a mere psychic contract can bind gods and demons?!"

The demon's voice was like the howl of a thousand evil spirits, filled with extreme mockery and smugness. Its massive body twisted and struggled wildly, and the World Tree roots wrapped around it creaked under the strain. Dark purple evil chakra, like viscous venom, fiercely corroded the dark golden light flowing on the roots.

"In this place, my power will surpass its limits! I will tear your world apart and devour your soul! And you, priestess! The millennia-old feud will end today!"

Chapter 192, Goddess of Spring? Buy One Get One Free

The demon's compound eyes flashed with a mad light of revenge and devouring. A huge claw, covered with a hard shell and viscous demonic energy, tore through space with the momentum of destruction and slammed down on the tiny Uchiha elephant and Miroku in the center of the platform!

Wherever the claw-like wind passed, even space itself distorted and groaned!

"Elephant Lord!"

Miroku's face turned deathly pale. He instinctively tried to stand in front of Uchiha Enoki, while simultaneously mobilizing the last of his priestess power to prepare for a desperate fight.

However, Uchiha Sho simply stood still, without even blinking.

Faced with the demonic claws that obscured his vision and carried the power to destroy the world, he simply raised his right hand casually.

"Welcome to my world, Wraith."

His voice was calm and even, as if he were stating a very simple fact.

As he raised his hand, the entire Great Luo Cave Heaven instantly "came to life"!

At the edge of the platform, the dozens of World Tree roots that were originally just entwined and fixed, absorbing energy, suddenly burst forth with dazzling dark golden divine light!

Like ancient dragons awakening, they no longer gently coil around, but instead, with the power to shatter stars, violently strangle and tighten!

The immense life energy and spatial laws contained within the roots instantly transformed into the strongest shackles and the sharpest blades!

Click! Click!

The sickening sounds of bones cracking and shells splitting rang out in rapid succession!

The giant claw that the demon slammed down, along with its body that had just broken free of its restraints, was instantly tightened, squeezed, and pierced!

Dark purple demonic blood gushed out from countless wounds like a waterfall, and was greedily absorbed and transformed by the World Tree!

Its violent chakra storm, upon contact with the Root Divine Light, was like ice meeting boiling water, making a "hissing" sound, and was quickly purified and annihilated!

"Ugh—!!!"

The demon let out an unprecedentedly shrill and miserable howl, its voice filled with unbelievable pain and horror.

It felt that its proud demonic body was as fragile as rotten wood in front of these seemingly supple tree roots!

Its terrifying power, comparable to that of a tailed beast, was as insignificant as dust in the face of the entire Great Luo Cave Heaven's laws that had been mobilized!

It frantically urged its primal power, trying to break free and fight back, but each struggle only resulted in the roots strangling and draining it more cruelly, making it feel the despair of its power rapidly slipping away!

"No! This is impossible! You... what are you?!"

For the first time, a deep-seated fear appeared in the compound eyes of the demon. It stared intently at the black-haired youth who still stood calmly, as if looking at a cosmic abyss in human skin.

"I?"

Uchiha Elephant's smile widened, and his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan suddenly spun to its limit, its eerie crimson light like two blood moons, instantly illuminating the entire platform!

"I am the ruler of this realm. And you are nothing more than a disobedient...little pet in my garden!"

The moment the words fell, two blood-red chains, condensed to a tangible form and seemingly composed of the purest will to destroy, burst forth from Uchiha Sō's Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan!

These two chains ignored the barriers of space and the filthy yet sturdy demonic energy defense on the surface of the demon's body. Carrying the most direct power of soul imprinting, they pierced through the demon's massive demonic body instantly, like a red-hot iron piercing into butter!

"Roar! Ro ...

This time, the screams were no longer physical pain, but the ultimate torture of having one's very soul forcibly torn apart and branded!

The enormous body of the demon convulsed and spasmed wildly as if struck by billions of volts of electricity. The light in its compound eyes quickly dimmed and became chaotic, leaving only pure pain and a fear of being forcibly dominated by a higher being imprinted deep in its soul.

The two blood-red chains were deeply embedded in its demonic soul core, radiating the inviolable will of Uchiha Eboshi.

At the very instant the blood-red chains pierced through the core of the demon soul!

"what!"

Suddenly, the priestess Miroku let out a suppressed groan of pain, her body swaying violently as she nearly lost her balance.

She clutched her chest with both hands, her beautiful face draining of color instantly, revealing an expression of disbelief and shock.

An indescribable tremor erupted violently from the depths of her soul, as if another being closely connected to her was suffering the cruelest punishment!

Within her body, the pure and sacred power of the priestess surged uncontrollably, emitting a soft yet equally powerful white halo!

"This is... my power... resonating with the power of the demons?!"

Maitreya cried out in shock, her voice trembling. She stared in horror at the wraith piercing through her blood-red chains, howling in agony.

Looking at her body, which was uncontrollably emitting light, a secret belonging to the most core lineage of priestesses, which had been sealed for thousands of years, exploded in her mind like a thunderclap!

With her Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, Uchiha Elephant could clearly see the throbbing of Miroku's soul, the loss of control over her power, and the invisible yet incredibly strong soul link between her and Moryo!

A knowing glint flashed in his eyes, and the smile on his lips deepened into an unfathomable depth.

In the instant that Maitreya's mind trembled violently and his power spiraled out of control, in the instant that the demon's soul was completely pierced and branded by the blood-red chains—

hum!

A vast will, transcending the mundane and containing endless vitality and the concept of reincarnation, descended without warning at the center of the platform!

The pure white light that burst out of control from Maitreya's body and the dark purple demonic energy that was forcibly squeezed out of the demonic body, which contained the potential for destruction and new life, broke away from the body uncontrollably and, as if attracted by a magnet, frantically converged and intertwined in the void!

The light twisted and expanded, and a blurry yet incredibly sacred and majestic female phantom quickly coalesced into shape amidst the interplay of light and darkness!

She wore a long robe woven from countless vines and newly blooming flowers, holding a tender green bud that symbolized life in one hand, while the other hand was entwined with dark purple thorns that contained the essence of decay and rebirth.

Her face was blurred, yet it carried a divine radiance that showed compassion for all things and disregard for reincarnation. She was none other than the long-lost Goddess of Spring from the legends of the ninja world!

At this moment, the power of her two halves, the power of good (shrine maiden) and evil (demons), under the extreme conflict and violent intervention of Uchiha Eboshi, briefly and passively revealed their common source essence!

"Sure enough!"

Uchiha Zang's eyes flashed with a sharp light!

Fragments of legends about the Sage of Six Paths left behind in the Land of Demons within the Uchiha clan were instantly pieced together.

Legend has it that the Sage of Six Paths of the Ninja Sect once "dealt with" many "gods" in order to end the chaos of the world!

This is the moment he's been waiting for!

Just as the phantom of the Goddess of Spring was about to solidify, and the souls of Maitreya and the demon were at their most unstable and vulnerable point due to the resonance of their origins—

"Eternal Twin Imprint!"

Uchiha Makoto silently shouted, pushing the power of his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan to an unprecedented peak!

The two blood-red chains deeply imprinted on the core of the demon soul suddenly erupted with a scarlet light ten times stronger than before!

This light did not spread outwards, but rather, along the invisible primordial bond connecting Maitreya and the spirits of the demons, it spread, permeated, and penetrated in an instant, like the most precise fuse!

"Do not--!!!"

The demon let out a final, desperate wail, feeling as if the very foundation of its existence had been completely rewritten and overwritten!

An absolute and irresistible mark of domination, originating from a higher dimension, has been deeply engraved in the deepest part of its soul, becoming one with the will of that black-haired youth.

"Uh!"

Maitreya let out another painful groan, a hundred times stronger than before!

She felt as if her soul had been thrown into a furnace, where a domineering, complex, blood-red brand, imbued with the cold will of the Uchiha Elephant, was forcibly imprinted on her pure priestess essence, ignoring all her resistance and will!

The brand and the chain that pierced through the soul of the demon were of the same origin, like two sides of the same coin. Through that invisible primordial bond, they firmly and permanently bound the core of her soul and the demon's soul to the will of Uchiha Sō!

The phantom of the Goddess of Spring had just condensed and had not yet had a chance to display her divine power when it burst like a bubble.

Under the interference of Uchiha Sho's domineering and unparalleled eye power, it flickered violently for a moment, let out a silent sigh, and then completely collapsed, turning into countless fragments of light and darkness, which dissipated again into the void of the Great Luo Cave Heaven.

There was a deathly silence on the platform.

The roots of the World Tree still entwined tightly around the massive, wounded, and blood-soaked body of the demon, but at this moment, all the scarlet compound eyes of the demon had lost their ferocity, leaving only utter submission and deep-seated fear.

Its massive body lay docilely, not even daring to utter a heavy breath, like a vicious dog whose fangs had been pulled out.

Maitreya staggered a step, barely managing to steady herself. She clutched her chest, which still ached faintly, her face as pale as paper.

Deep within his soul, that cold and domineering blood-red brand remained crystal clear, like the deepest shackles.

What made her even more terrified was that, through this brand, she could clearly "perceive" the soul state of the demon next to her, who was also branded—fear, submission, and a trace of... twisted dependence?

This bizarre connection, transcending the understanding of a millennium-old sworn enemy and reaching the level of the soul, left her feeling dizzy and disoriented.

Uchiha Sho slowly lowered his hand, and the eerie red light of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan subsided, returning to its deep black eyes.

He felt two powerful and clear connections appear in his soul, one from the groveling demon beneath his feet, filled with the trembling of being tamed.

The other came from the pale-faced priestess beside her, her expression a mixture of fear, bewilderment, and an indescribable complex emotion.

He turned around, his gaze falling on Maitreya. His eyes were calm and undisturbed, yet they seemed to penetrate her soul and look directly at the newborn mark.

Maitreya's body tensed instantly, and an indescribable tremor came from the imprint on his soul, as if he were being pulled by invisible threads.

Two faint blushes rose uncontrollably on her cheeks. Her eyes instinctively tried to look away, but were held firmly by the pull of the brand. In the end, she could only meet Uchiha Sō's gaze with a hint of shame and indignation and a deep sense of powerlessness.

For millennia, the sacred priestess who has protected the land of demons and sealed away monsters has felt the same panic as a young girl experiencing love for the first time, all under the gaze of a man (or perhaps a newly ascended god?).

Uchiha Enoki's lips slowly curved into a commanding smile, and his deep voice broke the silence, carrying a hint of amusement, echoing clearly within Miroku's soul imprint:

“It seems this time it really is ‘buy one get one free,’ Miroku Shrine Maiden.”

Chapter 193, Major Infrastructure Construction, Departure, Shocking Change

Within the Great Luo Cave Heaven, the demon has been using its immense spiritual power to control millions of terracotta warriors and puppets, like a meticulous and tireless ant colony, to begin transforming this vast divine realm.

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