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Chapter 225: Evil God, Captured
Chapter 225: Evil God, Captured
The sole purpose of the Evil God Cult was simple and brutal: kill.
Kill endlessly.
Kill your family, your friends, your neighbors, and anyone else you desire.
According to them, it was better to end the suffering of the world.
The followers of the Evil God Cult were taught to empathize with the pain of others and transfer that pain to themselves, forever freeing others from their torment, and thus, offering salvation.
Hence, killing was salvation.
With fervent zeal, Hidan preached the doctrine of the Evil God Cult, a doctrine he firmly believed in.
He practiced what he preached.
After achieving immortality, he had slaughtered every member of the cult with his scythe to fulfill the cult's teachings.
After each enemy he killed, he would lie on a curse formation for half an hour, performing intricate prayers.
Even when Kakuzu repeatedly told him to skip this step and finish quickly, Hidan refused, considering it blasphemy.
Yuyi Xuan Yue paid little heed to Hidan's fervent preaching about the doctrines of the Evil God Cult; one ear in and out the other.
The concept of killing as salvation was merely a veil to justify their blood sacrifices to the Evil God.
Yuyi Xuan Yue cut to the chase, urging Hidan to get to the point about joining the Evil God Cult and absorbing the power of the Evil God.
Hidan bristled with indignation, but seeing Yuyi Xuan Yue's unmoved expression, he reluctantly complied.
Soon, with Hidan's guidance, Yuyi Xuan Yue used Earth Release Ninjutsu to mold a statue of the Evil God.
"Now we need a blood sacrifice," Hidan said eagerly, his eyes fixed on Yuyi Xuan Yue.
Without a word, Yuyi Xuan Yue drew his blade and slashed Hidan's chest, now stitched back together, dousing the statue with blood.
"Is that enough?"
Yuyi Xuan Yue indicated that he could deliver another strike if it wasn't sufficient.
"Enough! Enough!" Hidan exclaimed, not wanting to offend Yuyi Xuan Yue any further. He quickly began the invocation ritual.
After performing a series of incomprehensible rituals, Hidan held up the Evil God Cult necklace around his neck and shouted, "Oh God! Descend upon this world and guide the new initiate!"
To be fair, Hidan was a latecomer to the cult. He had killed all the high-ranking members of the Evil God Cult who truly understood the rituals and prayers, so he had no one to teach him more.
Although his rituals and prayers were infused with his subjective interpretations, the fact that he was the only one who achieved immortality indicated that he was favored by the Evil God.
And indeed, as Hidan prayed with all his heart, the once ordinary statue of the Evil God suddenly emanated an eerie, sinister light.
"The God has descended!"
In that moment, Hidan's chest swelled with pride, and he felt a sense of vindication. He instinctively glanced at Yuyi Xuan Yue, anticipating his moment of triumph.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and his vision tilted.
"I haven't even introduced you to the God yet!"
Filled with confusion and resentment, Hidan collapsed, losing consciousness.
A clone of Yuyi Xuan Yue appeared behind Hidan, and with a sweep of his Rinnegan, he could clearly sense that at the statue of the Evil God, a rift to another dimension was slowly opening, and a malevolent presence was flowing into the statue.
The Evil God's perception was keen, and it seemed to sense that something was amiss. Even before Hidan lost consciousness, the speed of its descent had already slowed.
Realizing that further delay would jeopardize his plan, Yuyi Xuan Yue decisively summoned his clone, knocked Hidan unconscious, and then extended his right hand toward the rift, chanting,
"Banish Revival!"
An incredibly powerful suction force erupted from the palm of Yuyi Xuan Yue's clone.
The being known as the Evil God sensed that something terrible was happening and desperately tried to break free from the All-Directional Power Seal.
But it was futile.
As Hagoromo Otsutsuki channeled his chakra into his clone, the power of the All-Directional Power Seal became even more formidable.
Soon enough.
With an unwilling roar, the Evil God fell through the rift in the other dimension and descended upon the Ninja World.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki surveyed his handiwork, and indeed, the appearance of the Evil God matched the statue he had just molded, except that it lacked a physical form.
Having encountered the Shinigami in the past, Hagoromo Otsutsuki was unfazed by this new entity.
After all, the Ninja World had been rife with all sorts of strange and malevolent creatures in the past.
Thanks to the Six Paths Sage's cleansing, most of the anomalous beings with physical forms, who couldn't resurrect themselves like the tailed beasts, had perished.
The few that managed to survive until now existed in other dimensions, akin to spiritual entities.
Just like the current Evil God.
At that moment.
The Evil God, who had been comfortably seated in its realm, occasionally indulging in offerings from its followers, was abruptly yanked out of its realm, turning its world upside down. Upon realizing that it had been transported to the Ninja World, it glared furiously at the perpetrator of this act.
"How dare you affront a god!"
The Evil God could speak.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki's response was succinct:
"Fool!"
Having been revered for so long, the Evil God had truly begun to believe in its own divinity.
Without waiting for the Evil God to act, Hagoromo Otsutsuki clapped his hands together.
Instantly.
Countless sealing techniques lit up the area within a ten-meter radius of the Evil God.
Just as the Evil God was about to tear Hagoromo Otsutsuki limb from limb, its emotions underwent a violent upheaval, and it frantically tried to escape. But it was too late.
Black, tadpole-like sealing marks rose swiftly, forming an impenetrable barrier that trapped the Evil God within.
Following Hagoromo Otsutsuki's command, the sealing techniques contracted, forcing the Evil God to curl up and compress itself.
Eventually, the sealing techniques condensed into a small ball the size of a fist, sealing the Evil God within, reduced to its most minuscule state.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki walked forward, picked up the sealing ball with one hand, and smiled faintly at the futile struggles of the Evil God within.
"Evil God, captured."
Hagoromo Otsutsuki was well-prepared for the summoning of the Evil God by Hidan.
This was his stronghold, replete with various sealing barriers, and with his full power, he could even seal tailed beasts, let alone malevolent entities like the Evil God.
"Now, it's time for some thorough research."
As the Evil God displayed an expression of anxiety akin to Hidan's, Hagoromo Otsutsuki began his investigation.
Time passed, and when Hidan regained consciousness, he felt a chill running through his body.
It was a result of lying on the cold floor for too long.
"Tsk, couldn't you have laid me down somewhere more comfortable?"
Hidan grumbled as he slowly got up, rubbing the back of his head while surveying his surroundings.
Soon, his eyes landed on Hagoromo Otsutsuki, who was holding something that Hidan couldn't quite make sense of.
"Huh? Am I seeing things?"
Hidan rubbed his eyes vigorously and looked again.
"Maybe my brain isn't fully awake yet."
Hidan waited a while longer before looking for the third time with a grave expression.
And then...
"It really is the Divine Being!"
In that moment, Hidan's spiritual foundation crumbled.
(End of Chapter)
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