Chapter 421: Tempting Oneself to Commit a Crime

"Direct Impurity God!"

Lian Ye's cold voice seemed to explode directly in Lao Zi's mind.

Lao Zi, who was about to muster all his strength to resist, suddenly froze in place.

A pair of crimson beast eyes instantly lost focus, and the powerful Spiritual Torrent directly invaded consciousness.

"Ugh—ahhh—!"

Countless extreme negative emotions continuously battered his mind, and Lao Zi clutched his head, emitting a harrowing scream.

The Battlefield vanished before his eyes, the lava disappeared, everything vanished.

In its place were countless twisted, painful, desperate hallucinations.

Lian Ye brutally forced the Second Personality's tragic experience in the spiritual space onto Lao Zi.

And the negative emotions were amplified severalfold.

What's more terrifying is that this mental assault affected not only Lao Zi.

As a perfect jinchuriki, Lao Zi had long been tightly linked in spirit with Si Wei Sun Wukong.

"Roar!!!"

Inside the Sealed Space, Si Wei Sun Wukong did not expect that he too was attacked by Genjutsu.

"What is this? Human... pain... so filthy!"

Si Wei Sun Wukong clutched his head with both hands, shaking desperately, trying to rid himself of this mental contamination.

Beast Tail Chakra overflowed uncontrollably from the Sealed Space, dense chakra enveloped Lao Zi, and the two molten lava tails behind him became three.

The jinchuriki showed a faint tendency to go berserk.

Lao Zi's outer layer of Beast Tail Chakra became extremely unstable, swelling then contracting, and the three molten lava tails thrashed the ground erratically.

He clutched his head, knelt on the ground in agony, emitting an unintelligible howl.

He could not even tell which emotions were his own and which were imposed by Lian Ye.

Lian Ye did not let Lao Zi continue suffering, fearing he might fully undergo Tail Beast Transformation...

He did not hesitate, fully aware of the dreadful consequences of a Tail Beast's complete rampage.

A chakra-wrapped hand slash landed precisely on the nerve hub at Lao Zi's back of the neck.

Lao Zi's scream abruptly ceased.

The madness and pain in his eyes were instantly replaced by a void, and the surging Beast Tail Chakra swiftly receded inward like the tide going out.

The molten armor on his body cracked and peeled away piece by piece.

His body went limp, falling straight forward.

Lian Ye seized the opportunity, reaching out to grab Lao Zi's collar, and his figure instantly vanished from the Battlefield.

Got it!

Ban Daye, I'm here to find you!

The surrounding ninja who noticed the fight fell into a deathly silence.

The Four-tailed jinchuriki that had just raged like a natural disaster was suddenly subdued?

The Rock Hidden Ninja were dumbfounded, hardly daring to believe their own eyes.

The invincible Lord Lao Zi on the Battlefield was defeated like this?

And he was directly knocked unconscious, losing his combat ability.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Deep underground, dozens of meters below.

"Lord Ban, I've captured the Four-tailed jinchuriki Lao Zi."

Lian Ye hoisted the unconscious Lao Zi, feigning excitement as he said.

He knew Ban Daye had sent Bai Jue to trail him, and now was not the time to break with him.

He could only sacrifice Lao Zi.

On the Battlefield, everyone is an enemy; if they die, let them die.

Jinchuriki are too powerful; it's better if other villages don't have any.

When the Commander asks later, just say Lao Zi revived midway and I happened to cut him down.

Anyway, with no proof of death, no one can say anything.

No one would dare say anything!

Lian Ye casually placed the still-unconscious Lao Zi on the ground.

Madara Uchiha slowly stepped out of the shadows, still sustaining his life by leaning on the Outsider Demon Statue.

But the power contained in those Rinnegan prevented him from mustering any rebellious will.

Of course, Lian Ye was not afraid, his heart full of longing for those eyes.

Just like Orochimaru the first time he saw Pain's Rinnegan.

One can only say, they truly are a master and disciple pair.

"Well done, Lian Ye." Madara Uchiha looked at Lao Zi on the ground, his expression calm, and said, "It's time to return the Four-tailed to where it belongs."

It slowly raised its withered hand, forming several complex seals.

The massive Outsider Demon Statue behind it seemed awakened, emitting a low humming sound.

Several Lock Chains made of chakra whistled out from the Outsider Demon Statue's mouth, piercing Lao Zi's body and precisely binding the Four-tailed within the Sealed Space...

"Roar!"

Even in deep unconsciousness, Lao Zi's body convulsed violently.

An expression of extreme pain appeared on his face, and his throat involuntarily emitted a ho-ho sound.

A powerful, scorching chakra was forcibly pulled out of his body.

Si Wei Sun Wukong saw the Outsider Demon Statue before him, and his face showed unmistakable fear.

Especially after seeing Madara Uchiha's eyes, as still as ancient wells.

The fear in his heart reached its peak.

Why does this guy have eyes just like the old man's?!

But no matter how it struggled, it was of no use.

The Outsider Demon Statue, like parched land meeting sweet rain, greedily absorbed this massive Beast Tail Chakra.

Its body seemed to swell a bit, and the pressure it exuded became even more terrifying.

In fact, the Outsider Demon Statue is the husk left after the Ten-Tails' chakra was extracted; gathering the chakra of the Nine Tailed Beasts would revive the Ten-Tails.

And once one becomes a Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, one can reach the threshold of Six Paths Level.

As Four-tailed chakra was continuously drawn out, Lao Zi's life force visibly withered, his skin turned ashen, and his body grew gaunt.

Soon, the last trace of Four-tailed chakra was also sucked into the Outsider Demon Statue.

The Outsider Demon Statue's nine tightly shut eyes, after absorbing Four-tailed, slowly opened one eye.

At the same time, Lao Zi on the ground turned completely into a cold corpse.

With the Tailed Beast extracted, the jinchuriki has only death ahead.

Madara Uchiha's Rinnegan swept over the corpse on the ground, showing no emotion.

Trading a few lives for Ninja World Peace is an extremely profitable deal.

One could say they died in the right place.

His gaze fell on the Outsider Demon Statue with one eye opened, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

"Four-tailed, retrieval complete."

"Lord Ban, if there's nothing else, I'll go back now."

Lian Ye, seeing that matters were settled, intended to take his leave, as he still needed to return later to explain Lao Zi's whereabouts.

"Hmm, remember to bring the Eight-tailed as well."

Madara Uchiha looked toward Lian Ye with considerable satisfaction and said in a deep voice.

Having captured Four-tailed, it seems this kid hasn't betrayed me.

"I'll do my best; if I encounter it, I'll bring it to you."

Lian Ye could not guarantee catching Eight-tailed on the Battlefield, he said softly.

Once news of the Four-tailed jinchuriki's death spreads, Cloud Hidden Village will surely strengthen protection of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

Capturing a single person among ten thousand troops is far from easy.

"No matter what, you must capture it; there's little time left." Madara Uchiha looked at Lian Ye with a serious expression.

"I understand, Ban Daye."

Lian Ye knew Ban Daye was deliberately misleading him, while outwardly saying his time was short.

In fact, he was trying to lure him into crime!

It seems Ban Daye really discovered something…