Finally, they arrived before an open underground plaza.
"It's right there!"
Darkness enveloped the far end of the plaza.
The strange pillar of light that shot straight toward the dome of the Underground Palace seemed to herald something.
Within the transparent curtain of light... was the shrine of the sealed monster, "Mōryō."
The Daimyo of the Land of Demons, along with Yomi and the others, stepped onto the stone stairs within the pillar of light and easily passed through the curtain.
On the shrine before them were various Sealing Jutsu formulas placed there by previous shrine maidens.
For 1,000 years.
Generation after generation of shrine maidens had sacrificed themselves to seal Mōryō.
The Daimyo of the Land of Demons found it utterly baffling.
Why seal away such powerful strength?
Wouldn't it be better to use it?
Because their long-cherished wish was about to come true, everyone trembled uncontrollably.
"You whom we have longed for day and night! Mōryō~!"
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Strange sounds came from the Daimyo of the Land of Demons' right arm. Veins bulged across it as he aimed his palm at the shrine.
"The formula... begins!! Power of darkness...[incantation...]"
As he recited the incantation, the sealing talismans on the shrine rapidly burned away one after another.
Finally... the seal was completely undone.
The stone walls of the shrine shattered with a boom. A sinister wind surged out, and streams of purple-black Chakra leaked from within.
"Truly... nostalgic. Have I returned to this world once more?"
A low, evil voice emerged from within, like the muttering of a demon from another realm.
"Mōryō...!"
Facing the waves of sinister wind, the Daimyo of the Land of Demons wore an ecstatic expression.
"You are..."
"I am the current Daimyo of the Land of Demons. I possess the bloodline that allows