Who are you calling a stable boy?!

Pain suddenly spoke up and asked.

"Hmm? You're well-informed. That's right, it's me, Old Zheng!"

Zheng Jing patted his chest and gave himself a thumbs up with a grin: "No matter what happens in this world, it all comes down to reason! I, Old Zheng, have studied some Mahayana Buddhism. With me in charge, hehe! They will naturally lay down their butcher knives."

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who takes advantage of kindness. Let's keep things separate. Today, I, Old Zheng, am just here to talk about our business."

Upon hearing this, Pain asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

"Simple, simple! I say, Brother Changmen, Sister Xiaonan, you two stop arguing and just lead your men into my Qitian Prefecture. What's wrong with that? Hmm?"

"You really are from Qitian Prefecture... no, Qitian Prefecture is under your control!"

Nagato and Konan had actually noticed the relationship between Zheng Jing and Qitian Mansion long ago.

It wasn't difficult to make contact, after all, even Jiao Du, who had once been captured by Zheng Jing, had directly contacted them under the name of Qitian Prefecture.

What exactly do you want to do?

"That's strange. Didn't Lao Lan send Xiao Duzi to see you? Why do you insist on hearing those words from me again?"

Pain fell silent.

Xiao Nan looked hesitant.

She absolutely did not want Nagato Shin and Jung Kyung to fight.

Regardless of whether the man and Jue were actually killed by Zheng Jing, Zheng Jing is very likely the reason why they have been missing to this day.

If they were to actually fight such a dangerous person, Konan estimated that, given Nagato's increasingly weakened body, even if Nagato were to win this battle, he would likely end up with little time left.

She just knew Nagato too well.

With the disappearance of that man and Zetsu, coupled with Danzo's sentencing, Nagato is no longer so obsessed with the so-called ultimate tailed beast weapon.

However, he still believes that the root cause of the constant conflicts in the ninja world lies in the lack of an absolutely invincible and unquestionable "Suppression Force".

This is why he has always insisted on personally taking control of the nine-tailed beast.

Nagato is willing to accept Qitianfu as the administrator of this unified ninja world.

However, he did not believe that Qitian Palace could become a suppressive force capable of permanently suppressing the ninja world.

To gain Nagato's approval, the most basic thing is—

"I understand."

Pain nodded.

—Then, the remaining six Paths of Pain, who had been hiding below, revealed themselves.

"Then let me see the true power of Qitian Prefecture."

"Nagato!"

Xiao Nan cried out.

"Xiao Nan, step back."

"But you..."

"Go back."

"Alright, don't rush me, I, Lao Zheng, won't take advantage of you."

With that, Zheng Jing pressed down on the cloud and landed on the ground.

Seeing Zheng Jing land, Pain naturally followed.

Xiao Nan was left alone, flying in the air with a worried expression, looking down at the field below that was about to become a battlefield.

"Why didn't you tell Lao Lan this earlier? It would have saved him from worrying about it."

Zheng Jing shook his hands, stood on tiptoe, and jumped around to warm up.

"...Aizen the Glasses Shinigami, I see. I have indeed heard of Zheng Jing's martial prowess and Aizen's wisdom. Qitian Mansion has managed to change the landscape of the ninja world to what it is today. I have witnessed Aizen's wisdom. I hope your martial prowess, Zheng Jing, will not disappoint me."

"Of course, of course!"

Zheng Jing pulled out the golden cudgel from behind his ear, unfolded it, and draped it over his shoulder. He then raised his hand and beckoned to the Six Paths of Pain.

"Don't say I, Old Zheng, didn't give you a chance. You decide how to start."

"It has already begun."

Before Pain could finish speaking, a giant chameleon that had been lying in wait behind Zheng Jing sprang out its long tongue and bound Zheng Jing.

At the same time, Pain from the Human Path leaped over and placed a palm on Zheng Jing's head, intending to extract Zheng Jing's soul!

"Well?!"

However, the sudden heaviness in his palm caused Human Path Payne to let out a muffled groan.

He had extracted at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, souls, but he had never touched such a heavy soul.

This feeling is almost like—

"You like to catch them?"

A large hand suddenly grabbed Pain's face.

Meeting Pain's gaze, Zheng Jing grinned.

"Having fun, little bro?"

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Seeing that the Human Realm had been captured, the Asura Realm and the Hungry Ghost Realm, who were skilled in close combat, immediately set off and pounced on Zheng Jing together.

"Oh!"

However, the moment they moved, Zheng Jing's unparalleled internal force blasted Renjiandao's body apart.

"Don't worry, we've saved you the trouble of cremation."

Seeing that the Asura and Hungry Ghost realms had stopped, Zheng Jing laughed out loud.

"You're quite polite."

He picked up the stick: "Everyone gets a share, let's all go!"

When Zheng Jing attacked, Payne and his men had no choice but to meet him.

Watch this chaotic battle:

The rain was continuous and the cold wind was chilly.

Rain curtains weave through the years, each year painting the face crimson.

The wind blows day and night, and every night a mournful song is heard.

The Land of Rain, where Pain emerged, is truly boundless in the cycle of the six realms of reincarnation.

In the Qitian Palace, there lived Zheng Jing, whose six arms shook the heavens and earth.

The Asuras are enraged, the hungry ghosts pounce, and the fierce gods and demons fight endlessly.

A journey to hell, terrified the beasts, and surrounded Zheng Jing by demons and monsters.

With a magic staff, heaven and earth are transformed; with a golden body unobstructed, light shines forth.

People say that Heaven is merciless, yet it shows no mercy when a mighty rod falls.

How can a lonely soul in this mortal world be called a god? Only those with a clear conscience can ascend to sainthood.

If Heaven doesn't help people, people must help themselves.

My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven!

"Boom!"

The countless shadows of the staff suddenly merged into one, and the animal's body, unable to dodge in time, was instantly broken and torn to pieces, becoming yet another lump of flesh under the golden cudgel.

At the same time, the hellhound, which had been given the ability to multiply and was entangled with its four hairy clones, suddenly froze.

As the most resilient of all the summoned beasts in the animal realm, it is also the only one that has survived to this day without being killed.

However, with the destruction of Pain's animal form, it was naturally affected as well.

"The fourth one."

With a flick of his wrist, Zheng Jing brushed the blood off the staff, hoisted the golden cudgel onto his shoulder, raised an eyebrow, and looked down at the Heavenly Path and the Hell Path not far away.

"Little brother, wanna fight again?"

"..."

Nagato should perhaps be grateful that Pain and his allies couldn't fully reveal his emotions on his face; otherwise, his current solemnity and weakness would have been impossible to conceal.

The two sides have fought for only twenty rounds so far, and despite being outnumbered six to one, Zheng Jing has destroyed four of Pain's bodies without sustaining any damage.

After the Human Realm, among the remaining Pain, the Hungry Ghost Realm was the first to be destroyed.

The Hungry Ghost Path intended to absorb the energy within Zheng Jing's body through physical contact, but upon actually making contact, it discovered that the power within Zheng Jing's body was just like his soul, completely unshakeable.

This caused the hungry ghosts' movements to slow down for a moment.

In that instant, the hungry ghost realm followed in the footsteps of the human realm.

Next, in order to protect the Hell Path, the Asura Path was shattered after only two moves in close combat with Zheng.

Then, it was the animal path that, through the efforts of the spirit beasts and in cooperation with the Heavenly Dao, managed to hold off Zheng Jing for about ten rounds.

Faced with such a powerful opponent, the Hell Path's abilities are insufficient for direct combat.

In other words, at this moment, the only one who can still fight Zheng Jing is Pain, who is made from Yahiko's body.

However, in the previous exchange, the normal intensity of Shinra Tensei and Bansho Ten'in had almost no effect on Zheng Jing.

In other words, if the fight were to continue, and if Nagato truly harbored the desire to defeat Zheng Jing—

"I haven't lost yet."

"Nagato!"

In the sky, Xiao Nan shouted, "That's enough! His power is already strong enough!"

No, that's not enough.

Pain's words, spoken coldly and clearly, revealed Nagato's inner thoughts: "An absolute restraint that surpasses everything, allowing no room for even the slightest error."

"Zheng Jing! I acknowledge your strength, and I acknowledge Aizen's wisdom, so this is the last chance..."

"what!"

Zheng Jing's laughter interrupted Nagato's words.

He pointed his staff at Pain, as if across time and space, directly at Nagato, who was the next Pain.

"Stop talking nonsense, show me what you've got!"

"it is good."

Pain clasped his hands together in prayer.

"Earth Explosion - Heavenly Star!!"

A jet-black, high-density chakra sphere, manipulated by Pain, flew into the sky.

"drink!"

With a focused mind, Pain extended one hand towards Zheng Jing, and the tumbling rocks immediately enveloped Zheng Jing.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Jing was pulled up rapidly by the chakra ball in the sky, and the surrounding earth was also pulled up with him.

It was as if a deity from beyond the heavens had stretched out his hands, grabbing the earth like clay and kneading it at will. The fragmented rock fragments were thus gathered in the sky and formed a new shape.

It was a huge sphere with a diameter of nearly one kilometer.

"..."

Pain stared silently at the enormous sphere suspended in mid-air.

Through his eyes, Nagato in the distance stared wide-eyed, tears of blood streaming down his face. Saliva mingled with the blood flowing from his nose, yet he couldn't taste the saltiness at all.

ended.

Nagato had to admit that this was the most arduous battle he had fought since he acquired the Rinnegan.