Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 267 Turning Against Each Other

"What's going on? Uchiha Touya!"

Sengoku, observing the anomaly below, quickly noticed the blood mist permeating the entire Marine Headquarters. He immediately connected it to Uchiha Tou and asked in shock and anger.

"Hehe... I'll make it a little more difficult for you guys... No need to thank me!"

With a smile on his lips, Uchiha Touyu said something, and his figure flashed, dodging the furious attack of the Marine Admiral.

"Why?! Uchiha Tou... what exactly do you want to do?"

The body of the Warring States period faintly emitted golden light, and finally continued to expand, transforming into a golden Buddha, which loudly questioned him.

Uchiha Touyu looked at Sengoku in front of him, his expression becoming slightly serious, and spoke earnestly:

"Marshal of the Warring States Period, isn't it clear to you? I increase my power through bloodshed and slaughter."

Sengoku's eyes widened, and he roared:

"So, you're going to turn against the Navy on this crucial occasion?!"

"Does increasing power through bloodshed and slaughter necessarily mean taking action against the Navy?"

"Heh... In my opinion, there's not much difference between the Navy and pirates. One is a locust that burns, kills, and plunders, while the other is a lackey of the World Government that oppresses ordinary people."

"While I'm not really in a position to say this, if I had to choose, I wouldn't want to let the Navy, the pirates, or the World Government go!"

"After all, when you took up arms, you were already prepared to die on the battlefield, weren't you?"

After transforming into a giant Buddha, Sengoku seemed to have calmed down considerably. Hearing Uchiha Tou's words, he wasn't overly agitated, but simply gave him a deep look.

"That's right, the navy's destiny is to die on the battlefield. But if that's the case, have you, who have also taken up arms, prepared yourself for death?"

"The Buddha's Palm!"

A giant golden arm descended from the sky and pinned down Uchiha Hiu. Just as Sengoku was about to unleash a Buddha Shockwave, he suddenly felt his Devil Fruit power being drawn to something and beginning to dissipate.

"This is……"

Sengoku's expression changed drastically. At the same time, the huge golden Buddha continued to shrink, returning to Sengoku's original appearance. Uchiha Hiyu grabbed one of Sengoku's arms, and the dark aura completely wrapped around his arm.

"What... ability is this...?"

As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, Sengoku sensed that something was wrong. Not only was his Devil Fruit ability draining away, but his life force was also constantly being lost. In just a moment, the once robust Sengoku had transformed into the appearance of a true octogenarian.

"Hehe, it's the combined effect of the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit and the Mythical Zoan-type Vampire Fruit, plus the Momo-Momo Fruit's speed boost."

"However, I didn't expect that the Momo-Momo Fruit's hundredfold speed could also enhance the fruit's power, increasing my absorption speed by 100 times. It wouldn't be so easy to deal with a top-tier combatant like you from the ocean."

Whether it's the vampire's ability to suck blood and absorb life essence, or the Dark-Dark Fruit's ability to draw upon the power of Devil Fruits, both require a certain amount of time to activate. The overwhelming aura of the top-tier powerhouses in the ocean can cause even greater interference.

However, with the acceleration of the Momo-Momo Fruit, the two Devil Fruits operated 100 times faster, which led to Uchiha Touya instantly killing and wiping out Sengoku in a very short time.

With a flick of his wrist, Uchiha Hiyu threw the aging Sengoku directly at the charging Garp, chuckled, and ignored Garp's anger, transforming into a bloody shadow as he rushed downwards.

Garp had at least taught Uchiha Touyu, and out of consideration for that, Uchiha Touyu decided not to fight him this time.

Given his cold and indifferent personality, it's already quite impressive that he's managed to do this.

Before rushing down, Uchiha Hiyu casually swung his hand, sending a flying slash across the execution platform and striking Ace's sea stone handcuffs.

With a snap, the sea stone handcuffs shattered into pieces, and the force of the flying slash dissipated at the same time. The control of the force was so superb that Ace was freed in an instant.

Having broken free of his restraints, Ace transformed into a fiery meteor and soared into the sky. It was from the sky that he witnessed the magnificent scene on the ground.

Thick blood mist filled the entire naval headquarters. Amidst screams beyond human imagination, the dried-up skeletons that had once been dead rose up one by one and charged at all the living people like madmen.

At the same time, many marines and pirates fighting in the blood mist screamed madly, their bodies as if drenched in blood, turning into terrifying blood-red skeletons that attacked all the living people around them.

This is Uchiha Touyu's River of Death! Just like the Vampire King, all enemies killed by Uchiha Touyu will turn into ghosts, and their power will be completely used by Uchiha Touyu, which is very similar to the legendary River of Death's unfolding pattern.

However, there are also different locations. In the original work, Alucard's River of the Dead's most powerful effect is not to release those undead, but to use those undead to pay with their lives!

The owner of the River of Death gains an extra life for every person they kill. The more people they kill, the harder they are to kill. For example, Alucard in the original story, after countless battlefield massacres, has millions of lives. Putting aside his combat power, his vitality is so tenacious that he is completely impossible to kill.

If he hadn't finally broken the River of Death, releasing millions of undead and giving his opponents the opportunity to use a decapitation tactic, Alucard would never have died.

To put it bluntly, Alucard's death could be entirely attributed to suicide because he was tired of living. Otherwise, even if nuclear weapons were used, it would only have been a matter of a few lives for this vampire king.

Uchiha Touya's River of Death, once unleashed, is even more powerful than in the original story. In addition to releasing the dead to fight, the pervasive blood mist itself has the ability to corrode the living. If the battle lasts too long, even the living can turn into the dead.

However, in terms of immortality, it is far inferior to Alucard's River of Death. At most, it can only use the pure life force in the River of Death to regenerate at supersonic speed, forming a pseudo-immortal body.

However, once this conceptual life force is converted into pure life force, its effectiveness is greatly reduced. At best, it becomes a replica of Wolverine's immortality, or even less effective—at least Wolverine, even if thrown into the sun and left with no flesh or blood, can be reborn thanks to his indestructible adamantium skeleton.

However, having developed it to this extent, all the potential of the Vampire Fruit had been exhausted, and even the soul of this Devil Fruit had completely disappeared, merging into Uchiha Tou's body.

If Uchiha Touyu dies in the future, this Devil Fruit will never appear again, as it has been completely digested by Uchiha Touyu.

"Alright, the River of Death is a pretty overpowered move, so it's not surprising that the Vampire Fruit can't do it. The remaining faith can be used to nourish the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Momo-Momo Fruit. So first—let's balance things out now!"

Amidst the pervasive blood mist, shadowy figures coalesced, and soon, one after another, crimson bats emerged from the blood mist. These bats emitted shrill screams and launched an attack on all the living people in an instant.

"This is...this is the bat from before, the Blood Demon's bat!"

"The Blood Demon has betrayed us! This is terrible! Everyone, run!"

"How could this happen? Damn it, is that guy crazy?"

"All Marines who don't know dual-color Haki, leave immediately! Damn it, it's too late!"

How many bats were there in the blood mist? Keep in mind that Uchiha Touya did not draw back this blood. The entire Marine Headquarters could basically be described as a river of blood. The number of bats that blotted out the sky was at least 100, if not 80 million, and they had devoured the ordinary Marines in an instant.

After a large number of Marines died, they became the undead under Uchiha Touyu's command, and turned around to attack their own comrades, causing casualties to rise rapidly.

"Kizaru! Go stop that guy!"

Aokiji shouted and leaped into the air, unleashing a powerful burst of cold air that froze Marco instantly. The Phoenix Fruit user struggled for a moment before flying out of the ice, but Kizaru had already abandoned his opponent.

Marco glanced around, and surprisingly, didn't continue the attack. Instead, he shouted, "Dad, let's retreat!!! Ace has been rescued, and the casualties were just too heavy!"

Whitebeard took two steps back, panting, and looked at Akainu with a wary expression. Akainu did not continue to attack—if the fight continued, the Marine Headquarters would probably be completely wiped out!

At that moment, a flame descended from the sky and condensed into the shape of Ace:

"Dad, I'm sorry, it's all because of me..."

"Gurara, what nonsense are you talking about?"

The white-bearded man shook his head and spoke with a hearty voice:

"If there's any fault to be found, it's definitely mine as captain! Attacking the naval headquarters was an order I personally gave!"

"As for now... children, prepare to leave!"

Marco, who knew Whitebeard best, frowned. He sensed a hidden resolve in Whitebeard's words and had a bad feeling.

"Dad, let's leave together. Let the Navy and that Blood Demon dog fight it out!"

"No need! The Whitebeard Pirates' grudge should be avenged by Whitebeard himself! He killed so many people on his ship, I certainly won't let him get away with it!"

"But...Dad..."

Whitebeard turned his head and looked at Ace and Marco, who then noticed that Whitebeard's originally pure white crescent beard had been completely stained with blood.

In addition, his body was covered with numerous wounds, large and small, including gunshot wounds, knife wounds, burns, and scalds, which almost covered his entire body.

In the battle just now, Whitebeard, as the flag bearer of the entire Whitebeard Pirates, withstood the most attacks in order to protect his sons, and naturally suffered the most serious injuries.

Although Whitebeard was not seriously injured by the giant vortex spider's backstab this time, after such a long battle, the elderly and ailing man was already at his limit.

Whitebeard knew very well that his body was already riddled with wounds. He was fighting on the battlefield by sheer willpower. If he didn't lose that fighting spirit, he might be able to fight for another day and night. But if he lost that will, his injuries might flare up on the spot, and he might die instantly.

"Let's go quickly. There's no ship left in this era that can carry me. Besides, as a pirate, dying on the battlefield is the best end for me. I don't want to die of illness in my bed!"

Whitebeard clenched his fist, veins bulging and muscles bulging, and threw a backhand punch. A terrifying white light erupted instantly, and the entire Marine Headquarters was shaken and split in two, creating a huge crack tens of meters long in the middle, which separated Whitebeard and his men.

"Leave here, my sons! Now, as captain, I issue the final order: Mission accomplished, evacuate Naval Headquarters!"

After speaking, Whitebeard ignored his sons behind him and looked at Uchiha Touu in the sky.

At this moment, the three admirals and a group of vice admirals had all stopped fighting. They ignored Whitebeard and looked at Uchiha Tou.

The weak on the battlefield had almost all died or been wounded; those remaining were either officers who knew both types of Haki, or—acquaintances of Uchiha Touyu.

For example, Tashigi, who was nearsighted, was spared by Uchiha Touyu and is now looking at Uchiha Touyu in the sky with disbelief.

"That's about enough... These remaining guys can't be taken down by techniques like those used by the Blood Bats."

Uchiha Touyu glanced down, made a quick mental assessment, and then made his decision.

With a thought, the blood bats that had covered the entire Marine Headquarters and the blood mist that permeated the entire headquarters all transformed into an endless river of blood, soaring into the sky and merging into Uchiha Tou's body.

The endless blood energy was transformed into blood nerve magic. Although it could not stay for a long time, it continuously strengthened Uchiha Touyu's body in a short period of time. At least his Human Immortal Martial Arts would make rapid progress after each large-scale blood sacrifice.

Needless to say, this time there are hundreds of thousands of marines and pirates, either elite marines from headquarters or pirates from the New World. Although they are insignificant on this battlefield, in reality, these "grunts" could all earn a bounty of over a million Berries in the four seas. The life force and blood energy in their bodies would be comparable to Jonin in the Naruto world.

Moreover, these are top-tier Jonin who specialize in taijutsu. If we disregard chakra energy and rely solely on physical abilities, ordinary Jonin would be easily defeated by these ordinary soldiers and pirates!

For Uchiha Touyu, such a large sum of money, even from his original body in the Naruto world, was no less than a harvest that only happens once every ten years!

(End of this chapter)