Konoha's Hextech Ninja

"Fusion?" Ziyuan exclaimed in surprise.

From the information left by the previous priestesses, she naturally knew the origins of priestesses and demons. The two were originally one, but were separated into two by the 'first priestess' a long time ago.

The evil side is the immortal demon.

The kind side, however, is the shrine maiden passed down through generations.

It wouldn't be difficult for the priestess to seal away the demon.

However, it is very difficult to seize the power of the demons while maintaining one's own dominant consciousness.

If things go wrong, after the two merge, the dominant consciousness could very well be that of the demon, while the priestess's consciousness would completely disappear.

When the time comes, the demon, having gained its full power, will bring immense disaster to this world.

“Taking the power of the demon is very dangerous. It might cause the demon to completely lose control and destroy the world.” Ziyuan expressed her concerns: “The message left by my mother is that I should seal the demon.”

Yagami Yoruichi thought for a moment and asked, "If we erase the consciousness of the demon and only retain its power, will there still be risks in fusing it?"

"Erase the consciousness of the demon?" Ziyuan was taken aback.

Is it really possible to do this?

Seeing Shion's somewhat dazed expression, Yagami Yoruichi smiled and didn't press further, simply saying, "Go down first, leave everything to me."

Hearing the strong confidence in Yagami Yoruichi's words, Shion felt a sense of peace for some reason and immediately said, "Yes, thank you, Ninja-sama!"

"My name is Yagami Yoruichi, you can just call me by my name." Yagami Yoruichi said casually, leading Shion into the depths of the cave.

This is a platform formed of black rock, with molten lava filling the crevices, resembling an irregular chessboard.

A middle-aged man with long hair, dressed in a black robe, sat in a large chair, seemingly having waited for a long time.

Sensing their arrival, he looked up at Shion: "Miko, you've finally come!"

"Indeed, a Protoss favorite."

Yagami Yoruichi sensed the presence of the 'Mouryou' and confirmed her guess.

The nature of the opponent's power is completely opposite to the 'shrine maiden power' within Shion's body, but upon closer inspection, there is a feeling of 'two sides of the same coin'.

Just like the power of 'Angel of Justice - Kayle' and 'Fallen Angel - Morgana'.

Hearing the demon still rambling on about its grudges with the previous priestess, Yagami Yoruichi felt increasingly impatient.

"That's enough of the nonsense."

As Yagami Yoruichi drew his Kusanagi sword, a thick black mist emerged from his body and coiled around it, transforming the straight-bladed katana-like sword into a dark blue double-edged greatsword with a massive hilt.

It clearly resembled the 'Ruined King's Blade'.

With a thought, Yagami Yoruichi caused the black mist to suddenly spread out, filling the entire cave space.

He raised his hand and drew his sword.

The massive sword pierced through the body of the 'Wangliang'.

This is not the true form of the demon, but merely a temporary 'container' for its soul.

However, the black mist swirling around the blade also imprisoned the soul of the demon.

"This is..." the demon cried out in disbelief, "What kind of power is this that can hurt me?!"

The 'black mist' of the Shadow Isles contains a powerful curse, with properties that corrode life and imprison souls.

As the 'King' of the Shadow Isles, [Foygo the Ruined King] has complete control over this terrible curse.

Even in theory, all the 'spirits' are subject to the black mist of Feuergo.

Although the Wraiths are special, they are essentially the same as their undead legion – they are 'undead'.

The Black Mist Domain is its natural counter.

The next instant, a dark blue 'lantern' appeared in Yagami Yoruichi's hand.

"Soul Lock!"

Yagami Yoruichi flung the lantern at the demon.

A beam of green light flew out from the demon's body and was collected by the lantern.

Only a shell of empty strength and devoid of consciousness remains.

After doing all this, Yagami Yoruichi withdrew the black mist, looked at Shion who was still frozen in fear beside her, and said, "Now it's alright. The demon has lost its self-awareness, and you can take its power."

"Really...really do we have to do this?" Ziyuan was a little scared and stammered, "Mom...Mom said that we have to seal...seal the demon to ensure the peace of the ninja world."

"The demon is no more. By merging with its power, you will become stronger." Yagami Yoruichi, like a seductive devil, used a wisp of illusionary magic to whisper in Shion's ear, "With greater power, you will be able to protect yourself and those around you when you encounter stronger enemies in the future..."

"A stronger power to protect those around me..." A hint of confusion flashed in Ziyuan's eyes as she walked towards the 'corpse' of the demon.

This wasn't about directly controlling Shion with illusion magic, but rather using mental suggestion to guide Shion's actions.

She recalled the abilities passed down from previous generations of priestesses and made a gesture similar to hand seals, but the hand seals she formed were not any known ones.

It seems to be a special ability belonging only to the lineage of priestesses.

At the same time, Ziyuan uttered a series of syllables that sounded meaningless.

With the hand seals and incantations, Shion's 'shrine maiden power' grew stronger and stronger, her aura rising steadily.

At the same time, the chest of the demon's 'corpse' split open, and a dark purple, smoke-like shadow flew out and was absorbed into Ziyuan's body.

With her senses fully activated, Yagami Yoruichi carefully observed Shion devouring the power of the demon.

The two are two sides of the same coin. Now, the part belonging to 'Wangliang' has lost its consciousness and is completely dominated by Shion's consciousness, so the fusion is going very smoothly.

The malevolent power, filled with the aura of death and decay, fused with the vibrant power of the priestess, giving rise to a unique energy that was both intimately familiar to Yoruichi Yagami and subtly different.

"Natural energy? No, it's mutated natural energy..."

"Its nature is very similar to that of ordinary natural energy, but it also possesses the characteristics of death and life."

"After fusion, will the original characteristics still be fully preserved?"

"There's this kind of fluctuation...time?"

Yagami Yoruichi's eyes widened in surprise.

Within the special energy fused with Shion, Yagami Yoruichi sensed an aura similar to that of the Book of Time.

And as the fusion process continues, this special aura grows stronger.

Ziyuan's aura was also rising steadily.

He quickly broke through the limits of the Kage level and entered the realm of the Super Kage level.

After more than two hours, the fusion finally ended.

Shion's aura did not break through the 'Six Paths Level', nor even reach the peak of the Super Kage Level, still falling short of Yagami Yoruichi.

But compared to her just over two hours ago, she is completely different now.

Based solely on energy intensity, Yagami Yoruichi estimated that Shion's current level was roughly equivalent to the upper limit of 600,000 chakra.

As for the combined power of the priestess and the demon, it remains to be seen what kind of combat power they can unleash with this intensity of energy.

"This approach to integration... does have aspects that we can learn from."

"I'll give it a try when I get back."

Thinking to himself, Yagami Yoruichi walked towards Shion and asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired, I'll be fine after a rest."

Shion raised her head, looked at Yoruichi Yagami, and said, "I seem to have awakened a very special ability, which is to see the 'past' and the 'future'."

"Oh? You can see the past and future?" Yagami Yoruichi became interested.

Originally, Shion possessed the ability to 'prophesy,' though it was rather unstable.

It seems that after merging with the power of the demons, this power has become stable, and in addition to predicting the future, it can also peek into the past.

The latter may not seem as powerful as predicting the future, but it has an extremely strong advantage in obtaining intelligence.

“However, I can’t see your future.” Ziyuan’s eyes showed doubt: “Neither can I see your past.”

Upon hearing this, Yagami Yoruichi began to speculate.

This ability to glimpse the past and future is probably limited by one's own strength.

You cannot investigate those who are stronger than yourself.

This is just speculation, but Yoruichi Yagami is about 70-80% sure.

After probing with my senses, I found that Shion's aura had changed significantly after the fusion was completed.

But it seems that it has not transformed into a true 'Protoss', and is still just a 'Protoss Favored One'.

Is it due to insufficient accumulation of knowledge or incomplete integration?

A question arose in Yagami Yoruichi's mind, but he had no intention of investigating it immediately. He reached out his hand to Shion and said, "Let's go, let's leave here first."

Yagami Yoruichi picked up the exhausted and weak Shion and walked towards the cave exit.

Shion looked up at Yagami Yoruichi's face, her eyes filled with gratitude and curiosity.

Back in the valley, the 'Undead Legion' outside had turned back into ordinary stone statues with the defeat of the demon.

Ziyuan's gaze swept over the stone statues, and she suddenly said, "I think I can control these stone statues and give them power."

"Want to stay and give it a try?" Yagami Yoruichi asked Shion.

"Is it okay?" Ziyuan's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Then let's stay here. I also have some things to do." Yagami Yoruichi put down Shion, gathered the others together, and instructed, "Let's set up camp and rest for a few days."

Shion wants to try controlling the 'Undead Legion'.

Yoruichi Yagami also wanted to take advantage of the fact that she had just finished observing the fusion process of Shion and Mouryou, and before her inspiration disappeared, to try to make her own breakthrough as soon as possible.

Chapter 248 Breakthrough to Demigod! Six Paths Level! A Heaven-Defying New Skill

On a mountaintop.

Yoruichi Yagami deliberately chose a place that was a little far from the camp.