I'm doing Jujutsu Kaisen in the ninja world.

The scholarly-looking Imperial Advisor didn't stand on ceremony and sat directly to the left of Hiramatsu Takehiko.

He was the only one qualified to dine with the daimyo here.

It can be said that the Claw Kingdom's achievements today are entirely due to its Grand Preceptor.

But amidst the clinking of glasses, the two harbored their own ulterior motives.

As a daimyo of a country, how could Hiramatsu Takehiko easily trust others?

He was just a few degrees more ruthless than Yoshiaki Ishikura.

You have to give to receive!

There's an old saying: "When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked; when the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away."

Hiramatsu Takehiko was also using this national advisor to build his own empire.

He had already planned that if the Grand Preceptor were smart enough, after annexing the Kingdom of Fang, they could continue to annex other small countries in the surrounding area.

But if the other party shows even the slightest sign of being out of control, he will do everything in his power to kill this 'great contributor' right before his eyes.

After this period of probing, he has discovered the other party's weakness.

The young man, known as the Imperial Advisor, sneered inwardly.

His real name is Takenaka Kento. He was originally an ordinary, down-on-his-luck painter who made a living by painting portraits for others. He considered himself superior and believed that his talents were not recognized.

Then one day, he suddenly discovered that the paintbrush in his hand had mutated, not only changing its shape but also gaining incredible power.

For example, he can make the objects in a painting come to life.

Overjoyed, he began to study the power of the paintbrush day and night.

Finally, several patterns were summarized.

Firstly, if the object he paints is an inanimate object, he can directly transform the fake into the real.

Secondly, paintings that transform fake objects into real ones have a limited lifespan. The more realistic the painting, the longer it will exist, but it will eventually disappear.

Thirdly, if the subject of the painting is a living being, then a living sacrifice must be offered for the painting to succeed. Among these sacrifices, a living person is the most important, suggesting a connection to the soul.

Fourth, he can endow the objects in the painting with incredible abilities, such as creating spatial portals connecting two places. However, this requires the sacrifice of more living beings.

Fifth, any living creature that comes to life from the painting does not possess the ability to think for itself, but will obey his commands 100%.

So, with this magical paintbrush, he began to strive for something extraordinary.

However, to fully unleash the power of this paintbrush, a great many living people are needed as sacrifices.

How many people could he kill on his own?

That's why they set their sights on the two neighboring countries that have been at war for years.

He originally favored the Land of Fangs, but unfortunately, that short-sighted daimyo rejected him and drove him away as if he were a fraud.

Only then did he turn around and go to the Land of Claws to recommend himself.

Moreover, having learned from his previous experience, he used his magic brush to put on a spectacular show, which shocked the great name of the Claw Kingdom. He then successfully became the national advisor and began the plan to cultivate monster soldiers.

With the cooperation of a great lord, all the vagrants, slaves, condemned prisoners, and others were sent into the world of the painting and devoured by the divine brush.

And with each victory, the daimyo of the Claw Country increasingly 'trusted' him, capturing and sacrificing more and more people.

Many of them were innocent civilians.

However, such things cannot last forever. Fearing that the matter would be exposed, Hiramatsu Takehiko began to refuse to provide offerings. But Hiramatsu Takehiko promised that as long as he conquered the Land of Fangs, he would hand over the 10,000 people of the Land of Fangs to him for disposal.

This was the only way the cooperative relationship between the two could be maintained.

Kento Takenaka knew that the day the Land of Fangs was destroyed would also be the day he and his opponent completely turned against each other!

Ten thousand people?

Ha ha!

Without him, even if the Claw Kingdom had another ten years, it might not have been able to destroy the Fang Kingdom.

Giving him only 10,000 men is practically throwing money away like a beggar.

Very well, since Hiramatsu Takehiko won't give it to him, then he'll come and get it himself.

He wants both the Claw and the Tooth!

He intends to sacrifice everyone in both countries!

By then, how powerful he will be.

I guess those so-called immortals are just like that.

Influenced by the magic pen, Takenaka Kento seemed to have gone mad, even wanting to do such a heinous thing.

If this were to become known, Hiramatsu Takehiko, who revered him as the national advisor, would probably be the first to jump out and kill him!

Unfortunately, Hiramatsu Takehiko was still completely unaware of what was happening.

They even fantasized about becoming the sixth great nation with the help of Kento Takenaka.

However, just as the two were lost in their fantasies, the situation once again took a dramatic and earth-shattering turn!

Suddenly, blood rained down from the sky.

This is an ominous sign, a very bad omen!

Even more bizarrely, the area covered by the blood rain was limited to that one patch...

[Chapter 354. Those with the surname Ma are all extraordinary]

Because Takenaka Kento's orc soldiers were arrayed separately, they were strangely all shrouded in blood rain.

Then the orc soldiers began to howl in pain, scratching their bodies in agony.

"what happened?!"

Takenaka Kento instantly stood up in shock, staring at the orc soldiers who were caught in the chaos.

"Blood rain, it must be the problem with that blood rain!"

He immediately realized the problem, so he grasped the magic pen, calmed his mind and communicated with it, controlling the numerous orc soldiers to quickly leave the area covered by the blood rain.

The orc soldiers began to move quickly, but before Takenaka Kento could even show a hint of joy, the orc soldiers who first came into contact with the blood rain began to fall one after another.

The fallen orc soldier's body convulsed continuously, foaming at the mouth.

Despite this, they continued to carry out orders, crawling and wriggling, trying to escape the area shrouded in blood rain.

However, their bodily functions have already been damaged, so this effort, apart from looking more horrifying, is actually of no use.

"Who exactly is plotting against me in the dark?!"

Takenaka Kento was both shocked and furious upon seeing this.

He had already realized that the blood rain might contain a terrible toxin.

However, when he drew these orc soldiers, he only gave them strong physiques and brute strength, while in other aspects they were no different from ordinary people.

If your head is cut off, you will die, get sick, and need to eat.

It's not that he doesn't want to create an 'invincible' creature without any weaknesses, but simply that he can't.

Perhaps the magic brush possesses such power, but where would it find so many living people to sacrifice?

Perhaps he could succeed after he sacrifices everyone in both the Claw and Tooth kingdoms.

While he was still in shock and hadn't figured out what to do next,

Shinji, who had been hiding in the shadows and had taken down all the orc soldiers with a single move, frowned deeply.

As these orc soldiers died one after another, he didn't receive a single point of cursed soul value.

This shows that these orc soldiers are not cursed spirits at all, but some kind of created entity.

The last time I encountered a similar situation was when we were dealing with the Dark Cursed Spirits on Black Mountain, those cyborgs were 'stingy'.

What a loss!

Shinji suddenly felt a toothache.

After traveling such a long way to this run-down place, all I got was a yo-yo?

Displeased, Shinji couldn't help but turn his gaze to the daimyo of the Land of Claws... the guy next to him.

Clearly, in his observation, the guy with the calligraphy brush was the real culprit.

"Hopefully I can earn back some of my travel expenses..."

After muttering something, Shinji's figure quickly disappeared.

crisis!

A massive crisis!

Kento Takenaka felt like his scalp was about to explode.

But he was just an ordinary person. When he came to his senses, a stranger was standing a few meters away from him, holding a severed hand and a... pen!

"Hmm? Why does it look so familiar?"

"That's my magic pen!"

Takenaka Kento looked down and realized that his right hand had disappeared.

It was clear that the other party had just taken his hand and the magic pen.

Strangely, not a drop of blood flowed from his severed wrist; instead, something resembling ink flowed out.

Furthermore, Takenaka Kento remained oblivious to this, completely unaware that anything was amiss.

It seemed that in his mind, his current state was normal.

Shouldn't ink flow through the human body?

An ordinary person?

He's no longer an ordinary person!

Because the price of using this magic pen is sacrifice, and the first one to be sacrificed was himself!