Chapter 47: Incident During the Sacrifice

For Yuan Long's ritual, only the final, most crucial step remains: a girl who meets the Evil God Sect's doctrine, using her blood together with a massive amount of chakra, can create a true Immortal Body.

After I obtain a true Immortal Body, perhaps I can devise a similar technique to grant my subordinates comparable power, giving them a weakened version of the Immortal Body and keeping them in my hand………

One true Immortal Body is enough for me!

The Evil God's power also only needs me alone to wield!

The blood-red vortex has dissipated, Yuan Long's whole body is now stained black by unknown chakra; when the girl's blood grants me the white representing the sun, this technique and ritual will truly be complete!

"Speaking of it, how much longer until the little girl from the Caiqian Family and her two bodyguards are sent over? Right now, the only ones on the island who can act are probably us, the Evil God's faithful followers."

Standing on the altar, Yuan Long raises a scythe; its blood-red blade reflects an astonishing light under the moon, as if a deity were bestowing power.

Hearing Yuan Long's words, the subordinate who had been standing nearby whispered, "Pope, I have just dispatched two more squads; I believe they will bring them over soon."

"Good!"

Yuan Long laughs, "You did well. Once I fully master the Evil God's power, you will be the top contributor; then I will grant you an Immortal Body. At that point you will be my number one under the Pope, second to none, above ten thousand, and we will unify the Ninja World, destroy the Five Great Nations, and have everyone worship our deity!"

"I would gladly risk fire and water for the Pope!"

The loyal subordinate immediately knelt on one knee, expressing his intent to Yuan Long. He said "for the Pope" rather than "for the Evil God", because he claimed loyalty to Yuan Long over his own faith, or perhaps he was merely loyal to the position Yuan Long bestowed upon him?

Those words of loyalty made Yuan Long burst into hearty laughter; he wanted not only himself to laugh, but all the followers to laugh with him.

Before the laughter could begin, a violent explosion rang out, and the arena's massive iron gate was torn to pieces like scrap paper and flung to the arena's center, along with the corpses of the two squad leaders who had just been sent to receive the offering.

"Who are they?!"

The guarding followers, hearing the sound, tried to block the intruder, but in the shadows they could not even see a silhouette and were blasted away; their exploding chests exposed bone and organs, and the wounds on their bodies turned into specks of unknown material that floated in the air.

Facing this sudden upheaval, Yuan Long showed no sign of panic, instead turning his gaze toward the shadows in the arena's passage, where a figure exuding terrifying killing intent stood…

A youth?

Qimu Chao still clutched a follower's neck, the body dragged on the ground like a torn rag; he tossed the severed corpse aside and said, "Seems you're the boss here? No, I should call you Pope."

"What is your name?"

This question, which should have been asked by Yuan Long who controlled the scene, was instead spoken by Qimu Chao, as if he were the one in charge.

Although he stood beneath the altar, in a lower tier, his overwhelming aura made Yuan Long feel as if this youth, like a giant, was looking down at him.

His single presence overwhelmed the thousand-plus followers present.

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Long tried to regain control, about to speak, when he saw Qimu Chao had somehow moved to the side of the sacrificial offerings he had just slain, staring pensively at the blood on the ground.

Hidden in the shadows, Orochimaru froze the moment he saw Qimu Chao rush in, "Qimu Chao? Where is Shui Men?"

He did not step forward to stand with Qimu Chao; he wanted to observe how events would unfold.

In his decades of Ninja Career, he had often watched from the shadows as a perverse hobby; even if the intruder were Shui Men, he would still choose to observe from the side.

A different kind of voyeurism.

Thus Jiraiya would consider them lifelong close friends; from a certain angle, their bad habits are of the same lineage.

For a genius like Qimu Chao, he also wanted to see what kind of power he could unleash in such a dire situation.

As one of the Legendary Sannin, he is confident he could intervene to save Qimu Chao if danger arose.

What he didn't know is that Qimu Chao's power would far exceed his imagination!

In another corner of the arena, a middle-aged man with graying hair—physician Shen Nong—watched Qimu Chao with slight surprise, "That Headband, a Konoha ninja? Damn it, why would a Konoha ninja cause trouble at the crucial moment?!"

At this point, he no longer intends to watch; he plans to head to the Evil God Sect headquarters in Chuan Zhi Guo to seek the profound secrets of the Immortal Body and the sect's hidden techniques.

"You insignificant brat, when I obtain the strongest flesh and gain the power of the Zero Tail, even Konoha cannot block my steps, but you probably won't see that day."

Shen Nong slipped away quietly, doubting that Qimu Chao could leave surrounded by so many Evil God Sect followers.

"Damn brat, what are you doing here? Do you know what fate awaits you for sabotaging our deity's ritual?"

"Kill him and offer his head and blood to the deity!"

"Pope, act!"

Amid the clamor of the followers, Qimu Chao flashed a toothy grin, his sharp canines looking rather dangerous:

"Could you please… be a bit quieter!"

Although Qimu Chao's voice was not loud, the Magnetic Field Rotation amplified it hundreds of times!

The force precisely reached every follower's ears, causing them to collapse in agony, blood streaming from both ears.

Those with weak will clutched their heads and writhed on the ground, like maggots in black robes.

As for the hidden lurkers in the arena, aside from one individual, Qimu Chao did not strike them directly.

Because he sensed Orochimaru's presence, and for now, aside from these Evil God Sect followers, others seemed not hostile.

And Shen Nong, who was about to leave, also had his eardrums bombarded by the Magnetic Field Rotation, the vibration nearly causing him to collapse.

"Wha… what's happening?!"

Sensing something amiss, Shen Nong gritted his teeth, stood up, and left without looking back.

The murderous intent behind him grew clearer; now he could not expose himself to other forces in the Ninja World.

"One left? Is that guy an enemy of Konoha? Never mind, I'll eventually encounter him."

Unfazed by Shen Nong's departure, Qimu Chao looked around, "Why aren't you barking? Continue, I'm still waiting to hear."

Spreading his hands, he faced Yuan Long, who was cowed into inaction, and posed, "How about it, Pope, you…"