nownovels Chapter 346 Those who rely on others for immortality are useless.
Chapter 346 Those who rely on others for immortality are useless.
Huang Quan began to resist, began to struggle, and began to use the concepts in Tsunade's book to fight against the corruption of the demons.
But that force was too strong, so strong that every time he resisted it felt like he was using his body to block a speeding carriage.
"It's useless." The demon's voice rang out again, this time not in his dream, but while he was awake. "Your body is already my vessel, and your consciousness will be swallowed up by me sooner or later. Give up resisting, become a part of me, and you will gain eternal life and infinite power."
"Shut up!" Huang Quan gritted his teeth, clutching his head tightly with both hands. "I won't let you succeed!"
"Hehehe..." The demon's laughter echoed in his mind. "You have no choice. From the moment you accepted my power, you have been mine."
Black lines began to spread in Huang Quan's pupils.
He desperately tried to recall every sentence and every word in Tsunade's books, using those ideas to build a mental defense line.
But the defensive line was crumbling under the onslaught of the demons, like a castle built on sand.
"The mission of a medical ninja is to save lives, not to fight," he murmured, his voice trembling.
"A medical ninja's first priority is to save themselves," the voice of the demon corrected sarcastically. "You can't even save yourself, so what are you talking about saving others?"
Huang Quan's hands began to tremble, and black chakra overflowed from his palms like venomous snakes, coiling around his arms, crawling up his shoulders, and spreading toward his heart.
"No..." He bit his lip until it bled, using the pain to maintain his last shred of consciousness, "I will not... become you..."
Just then, several figures appeared outside the clinic.
It was Aburame Shisei and Orochimaru's group, along with three blind demons who had come to pursue them.
Orochimaru kicked open the door and saw that the books Tsunade had forged were still displayed in the dilapidated medical clinic.
He couldn't help but laugh and said, "I didn't expect to see Tsunade's followers in such a far place. She truly deserves to be the most famous of the Sannin."
Unfortunately, Huang Quan was no longer able to respond to him. He held his head, his body emitting black mist, and when he opened his eyes again, his pupils had turned completely black.
He tilted his head, like a pseudo-human imitating a human, and chuckled.
Aburame Shisei said, "He's being corrupted by demons. But his willpower is quite strong; he's managed to hold on for so long without completely succumbing."
"Hehe, I didn't expect it to be pastries delivered to my door." Wangliang looked at the three ghosts behind the four people, stuck out his long tongue, and licked his lips.
But when he was about to extend his sharp claws and take a step forward, he found that his body was already unable to move.
At that moment, light shone from the ground, and a series of shackles sealed it in place.
"What? When?!"
"Damn ninjas, how could you use a witch's sealing technique?"
Orochimaru said, "Is it that difficult? It's not as simple as just having hands."
"Stop playing around, start the ritual. The sooner we capture it, the sooner we can finish this."
"Capture me? What a joke you humans have to make!"
Just then, Huang Quan's expression suddenly changed. He seemed to have regained control of his body and managed to say with difficulty, "Save...save me..."
Before he could finish a complete sentence, the voice of the demon suddenly came from Huang Quan's body, "Two ninjas, you are very strong, I can feel it."
"Help me break the seal, and I can give you everything you want. Power, wealth, status... even the power to rule the world."
Orochimaru laughed, and Shisei Aburame couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth as well. The two laughed at the same time, leaving Mōryō somewhat bewildered.
"Rule the world?" Orochimaru wiped away tears of laughter from the corner of his eye. "How useless would we be if we needed to borrow the power of others to rule the world?"
Is it easy to rule the world?
He invaded the ninja world from the demon realm and plotted for nearly a thousand years, but he was still sealed here by the witch.
How come you treat it as casually as eating or drinking water?
I don't believe you, you're definitely bragging!
Now was not the time for doubt, so the demon immediately switched to another tempting offer: "What about immortality? I can grant you eternal life, making you never die."
"Oh?" Orochimaru raised an eyebrow, seemingly intrigued. "What's the method for achieving immortality?"
"Become one with me." The demon's voice grew even more seductive. "By becoming a part of me, you will gain eternal life. Your bodies will not age, will not fall ill, will not die. You will become gods who transcend humanity."
Orochimaru's smile deepened: "And then? Become a demon like you? Lose your self-awareness and become a monster that only knows how to kill?"
The demon fell silent again.
"Stop pretending. Your immortality is flawed. Those who are corrupted by you will eventually lose their humanity and become your puppets. It's less about immortality and more about being devoured by your will."
Moreover, both he and Zhichengjun have their own methods of achieving immortality, so they don't need to ask others for help. If one has to rely on others to achieve immortality, wouldn't that be useless?
"You—" For the first time, anger appeared in the voice of the demon.
"Enough with the nonsense." Shisei Aburame looked at Orochimaru. "Let's begin."
Orochimaru took a white mask from his sleeve and put it on.
The mask was engraved with intricate witchcraft patterns, a simplified version of the sealing ritual he had replicated after studying the sealing techniques given to him by the witch overnight.
He formed hand seals and chanted ancient incantations.
This is witchcraft; after all, a scientist who doesn't know witchcraft isn't a good ninja.
Huang Quan's body began to tremble violently, and black emotional energy surged out from his body, condensing into a huge vortex above his head.
At the center of the vortex, the seal was being forcibly torn open by witchcraft, and the true form of the demon was being squeezed out of the crack bit by bit.
"You'll regret this!"
The voice of a demon emanated from the vortex, filled with frenzied rage: "When I emerge, I will tear you to pieces! I will imprison your souls in darkness forever!"
Orochimaru remained unmoved and continued chanting the incantation.
Aburame Shisei took out the white eyeball from his pocket; it was the same one he had used to filter the Tenseigan power for Hyuga Kagami.
However, this eyeball has now grown to the size of a fist, covered with golden patterns, and it is impossible to tell that it is an eye unless you look closely.
"Get ready," said Shisei Aburame.
Orochimaru sped up his incantation, and the vortex grew larger and larger, eventually causing the previous seal to break down.
The demon had no idea that these people were not preparing to strengthen his seal, but rather to release him.
Overjoyed, he thought, "Foolish humans, to thank you for releasing me, offer up your souls."