Warlock Invasion of Naruto.

"According to the Book of Grell, the energy in the mine is exceptionally strong. If attacked, the entire mine could potentially explode in a chain reaction."

The Grell mine is too important; it must be guarded. However, there are only two pairs of Mangekyou Sharingan as the core of the teleportation array. One pair was left at the dragon vein seal in the Loulan ruins, and the other pair was left in the underground laboratory in the Land of Whirlpools. Neither location can be easily changed.

Since that's the case, I might as well stay here and absorb the energy contained in the Grell Stone in the vein first, and then we'll talk about it when I reach the bottleneck period.

Anyway, the situation is basically stable now. With Kushina and the Nine-Tails in the Land of Whirlpools, they can handle most situations.

Bai Yu pondered to himself, his body slowly flying out from beneath the mine, already having a plan in mind.

"Lord Baiyu, how is it?" Rank came to Baiyu's side and bowed respectfully.

Bai Yu looked at Rank and smiled, "I feel great!"

As she spoke, Bai Yu took out a glass syringe and handed it to Rank, indicating that she should give Timsi an injection.

The syringe contained Bai Yu's diluted blood.

Since Timothy possesses the royal bloodline of the Grell Empire, it might be necessary to utilize his royal bloodline when absorbing the energy from the Grell Stone. Subduing him beforehand would save trouble later.

"Yes!" Rank took the glass syringe, feeling the aura emanating from it. His body instinctively felt a burning sensation, as if every cell in his body was craving the scarlet blood filling the syringe—it was an almost instinctive reaction.

Of course, compared to instinct, Bai Yu's orders were the highest priority in Rank's mind.

Rank knelt down next to Timothy.

At this moment, Timothy was severely injured by Bai Yu. Although he regained his mobility under the powerful life force of the Grell Stone, he still felt pain all over his body.

However, more than the physical pain, what Timothy found hardest to accept was the cruel truth before him.

Lord Hyde, whom he regarded as a believer, turned out to be the murderer of his relatives, and his so-called lofty ideal of bringing peace to the world was nothing more than a pretext to find the Grell mine.

Having been betrayed by the person he trusted most, Timothy, who was deeply hurt both physically and mentally, had almost lost the will to live.

So when Rank grabbed his arm and pierced his skin, Timothy remained sitting there, stunned.

As the crimson liquid that had been injected into his body flowed through his meridians, a burning sensation quickly filled his entire body.

Soon, Timothy felt his whole body getting hotter and hotter.

"Ah~!"

The terrifying burning sensation emanating from his meridians surpassed the pain caused by both physical and emotional trauma. Timothy finally snapped out of his daze and rolled on the ground in agony.

After an unknown amount of time, Timothy lay motionless on the ground, his inner lining under his armor soaked through, looking as if he had been pulled out of the water.

He could clearly feel his body brimming with power, and his previously severe external injuries had completely healed—an effect that the Grell Stone could not achieve.

"This is..." Timothy sensed the changes in his body and looked at Bai Yu in front of him. He suddenly felt like he was a small snake that had just hatched from its egg, while Bai Yu was a giant python that could support the sky. The shock from the depths of his soul made him feel awe for Bai Yu, and a feeling of absolute invincibility filled his heart.

What did you do to me?

Timothy originally wanted to question Bai Yu, but when the words came out, he changed to a gentle questioning tone.

As Bai Yu advanced to the second level "Summoning Sorcerer", his control over his bloodline descendants, especially his relatives, became stronger and stronger.

In this face-to-face situation, where control is at its peak, he doesn't even need to actively manipulate the power of his bloodline. The sheer difference in bloodline origin and the innate suppression of the superior over the inferior is enough to render his subordinates powerless.

"Wouldn't it be good to be my subordinate?" Bai Yu smiled slightly, squatted down, and gently stroked Timothy's slightly immature face.

"Yes, Lord Shirayu."

Timothy couldn't help but smile. Bai Yu gave him the feeling of being a baby lying in his mother's arms again, warm and comforting.

“Now you can go and avenge your loved ones.” Bai Yu stood up and looked at Hyde behind Timothy.

Bai Yu obtained all the information that Hyde possessed through illusion magic. This guy only learned about the Grell Empire by chance, so he slaughtered all the remaining people of the Grell Empire, seized the Book of Grell, and then devoted his life to finding the Grell mine.

After all, the Book of Grell states that fusing a large amount of Grell Stones can even grant one the ability to live forever.

If it were merely about immortality, the Grell Stone wouldn't be so appealing.

Immortality, however, leads to aging, making it a despairing solo journey. But not aging is a different story; with the body in its prime, there are many things one can do.

This is similar to the wizarding civilization, where many formal wizards, excluding those who died unnatural deaths, actually have lifespans that exceed the lifespan limit of their realm.

Star-level wizards can live for up to a thousand years, and most star-level wizards can live past a thousand years, but their souls will rapidly weaken after a thousand years. This kind of weakening of the essence is something that no wizard can accept.

Because of their bloodline origins, warlocks' souls are imbued with the characteristics of extraordinary beings, so their lifespans generally exceed those of wizards of the same level. However, due to the existence of bloodline constraints, when a warlock's lifespan reaches the limit of the current level of their bloodline origin, their soul will perish within a short period of time.

This is another limitation for warlocks besides the bloodline constraint.

However, the Grell Stone seems to possess a powerful life force that directly affects the soul, a fact that Bai Yu personally experienced after entering the mine.

Although this force is not large, given the sheer size of the mineral vein, its vitality is quite remarkable.

"Yes!" After receiving Bai Yu's approval, Timothy came to Hyde's side, drew the short sword from his waist, and forcefully stabbed it into Hyde's heart.

Having suffered a fatal injury to his vital parts, Hyde's life force rapidly drained away amidst excruciating pain. In his dying moments, he broke free from Bai Yu's illusion and stared wide-eyed at the short sword embedded in his chest and the person wielding it. However, the massive loss of his life force rendered him unable to utter a sound.

thump!

Hyde fell to the ground and died.

Timsey removed the Grell Stones from the backs of Hyde's hands, wiped the blood off them, and then presented them to Bai Yu with both hands.

Bai Yu took the Grell Stone, put it away, and then used a summoning technique.

Bang!

Large plumes of white smoke rose up.

The next second, the white snake's enormous body appeared, its length now exceeding fifty meters.

If the underground hall weren't so spacious, it probably wouldn't have been able to accommodate the white snake's body.

Bai Yu summoned the Green Serpent because the Green Serpent was over 100 meters long.

The moment the white snake appeared in the underground hall, it sensed the limited space it was in. It immediately shrunk its size, eventually becoming a small white snake less than half a meter long and only as thick as a thumb. It fell from mid-air and landed steadily in Bai Yu's palm.

"Lord Baiyu, you haven't summoned me in so long." The white snake's feminine voice rang in Baiyu's ear, and it affectionately nuzzled Baiyu's palm with its head.

“Because I haven’t fought much in a long time.” Bai Yu smiled slightly, gently poked the white snake’s head with his index finger, and then added, “I summoned you here because I hope you will go to the Land of Whirlpools and pass on the information to Kushina.”

Tell Kushina that I may be staying overseas for a long time to come. If she has any urgent matters, she can contact me through Kashin Koji, and I will return to the Land of Whirlpools immediately.

"Yes, Lord Baiyu," the white snake replied respectfully, then added cautiously, "After the message is delivered, may I return here to serve by your side, Lord Baiyu?"

Bai Yu paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "This... of course."

"Thank you, Lord Baiyu." The white snake's joyful voice rang out.

Bai Yu poked the white snake's head again, channeling chakra and magic into its body.

Through the memories transmitted through chakra, the White Serpent quickly figured out the route back to the Land of Whirlpools.

The magic power flowing into her body will further enhance the White Snake's physique and talents.

"Go." Bai Yu lowered his hand slightly, and the white snake landed on the ground and quickly left the underground hall.

With the White Serpent's current strength, even if it encounters a top-tier Kage-level ninja and can't defeat them, it can still escape. Especially at sea, it can swim freely in the deep sea, a realm inaccessible to ordinary people.

After the white snake left, Bai Yu turned to Lank and Timothy beside him and said, "You two should stay a little further away."

"Yes!" Rank and Timsey replied in unison and quickly moved towards the outer edge of the hall. Rank even took Hyde's body with him.

After the two reached the outer perimeter of the hall, Bai Yu took out a large number of bottles and jars, as well as some experimental equipment, from his storage scroll.

Refining Grell ore also requires tools, and fortunately, Bai Yu has a habit of carrying experimental equipment with him.

The energy fluctuations of the mine in front of him are huge, and the force field is unstable. Bai Yu will be staying here for quite some time. Given the intensity of radiation emitted by the Grell mine, if an accidental explosion were to occur, even with his defenses, he might not be able to withstand it.

To prevent any accidents, Bai Yu decided to set up a barrier and defensive magic array around the Grell mine.

In about half a day, Bai Yu set up a double barrier and a triple defensive magic array, which basically suppressed the mineral veins under the entire underground hall.

The next step is mining, and then extracting the crystals from the ore veins.

As Bai Yu absorbed a large amount of the life particles that had escaped from the ore vein, his perception and mental power were already able to detect part of the ore vein. However, the life particles deep within the ore vein were too active and still blocked his perception. Therefore, he still had to dig deeper to find out what was inside the core of the ore vein.

After setting up the barrier and defensive magic array, Bai Yu did not rush to mine. Instead, he first set up a small laboratory in a corner of the hall and began to extract Timsi's bloodline for research.

Because Hyde has already studied Timothy's bloodline and achieved initial results, but has not yet found a way to perfectly fuse it with the Grell Stone, Bai Yu needs to conduct further experiments.

Hyde's so-called way of achieving world peace is actually to create more powerful weapons using the Grell Stone.

The steel warships he commands are still deep in the mountains on the ground. If energy weapons are created using a large amount of Grell Stones, even top-tier Kage-level powerhouses would probably be unable to withstand the energy cannons released by the warships.

Excluding those at the level of Shadow-level combatants, if Hyde were to acquire this power, he could certainly establish a regional power base, on par with the original five great nations, if not rule the entire world.

Hyde has combined technological power with supernatural power to create a completely new weapon.

"If we have some spare time, we could combine the Grell Stone with technological power, which would be a major inspiration for the development of the Snow Country's heavy industry."

Bai Yu pondered to himself, and then began his research on the Timothy bloodline.

In the following period, Bai Yu conducted research while having Rank and Timothy mine, then began refining the ore, condensing the Grell Stone, purifying the bloodline purity, and conducting other experiments.

On the other hand, Issei continued to secretly support the Hyuga branch family's independent actions, but the progress was slowed down because Shiraha remained in the open sea.

......

Time flies, and four years have passed quietly.

Konoha 60th year.

Sound Village.

Underground stronghold.

In the innermost room of the dark laboratory, Orochimaru and Isshiki stood in front of a huge petri dish.

A tall male body was soaking in a light green nutrient solution; his skin was deathly pale.

Over four years, Orochimaru not only mastered cloning technology, but also, through continuous experimentation, finally cloned a completely new body using Shin's special physique and highly active Hashirama cells.

"Orochimaru, according to the timeline, this clone should be fully developed by now, right?" Isshiki couldn't help but ask, his gaze fixed on the body in the culture dish.

Shennong's body was too weak. In four years, he barely recovered any chakra. Although the main reason was that he did not absorb any source of chakra, the more important reason was that the vessel he was using was of very low quality.

Isshiki urged Orochimaru to research a new vessel in order to regain his strength as soon as possible.

The container before him was of extremely high quality, far superior to the Cixuan container he had used for over a thousand years.

For more than a year since the container began to be cultivated, Isshiki had been using his own primordial chakra to nurture the container when Orochimaru wasn't looking, so that he could be completely compatible with the container when it was replaced.

"To allow cell activity to reach its peak, it's best to wait another two weeks. We're running out of intercolumnar cells, so I'll go to other sites to get some more."

Orochimaru's hoarse voice rang out, and his gaze swept toward 'Shennong'.