The fighting outside is still going on.
And Shion, who is inside the body of Mōryō, is falling into this endless and oppressive darkness.
She didn't know how deep she was dragged in, she could only feel the evil Chakra that was constantly crawling around her, as well as the disgusting aura.
She curled up and hugged herself tightly with her arms, the bell still glowing faintly on her chest, making a final resistance, but it could no longer dispel the despair that enveloped her.
Through Mōryō's eyes, she could see the battle outside.
She saw Ning Xue being hit by three tentacles at the same time and smashing into the rock wall, but she gritted her teeth and stood up again.
She saw Ning Xue trying to rush to where she was imprisoned again and again, but was repelled by the tentacles time and time again.
His ice became weaker and weaker, from the initial Ice Wall to only a thin Ice Blade, and finally, even Ice Blade became incomplete.
She saw his mask shattered.
That childish face was covered with stains and sweat.
The excessive use of Byakugan, even when it is not turned on, the veins are still popping up.
There was hollowness and unwillingness to be stubborn in those pure white eyes.
He is still rushing.
It's obvious that Chakra has bottomed out, it's obvious that his body is covered with wounds, it's obvious that every step is staggering, but he's still rushing.
"Fujiwara..." She murmured, silently reading his name in her heart.
"Why..." Her eyes were moist, "We just made a deal, you are just my guard... You can obviously run away... You can obviously ignore me..."
No one answered her.
Only the fierce battle outside is still going on.
"Bang!"
Ning Xue was swept away by a tentacle, and the whole person flew out, hit the rock wall hard, and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
He slipped to the ground, his limbs and bones seemed to be shattered, and his consciousness began to blur.
And just then...
"Ning Xue..."
Two gentle voices came into his mind, making him stunned.
He seemed to see himself as a child, following his parents awkwardly.
I saw the desperate beating of the 12-year-old again.
That look is so similar to Shion just now...
Empty, hopeless.
"No..." Ning Xue gritted his teeth, put his hands on the ground, and tried to stand up again, but his knees weakened and he fell to his knees again.
Whatever you promise, you must do it.
Even if it's just a transaction.
Besides, his revenge has not yet been avenged.
So she can't die.
And I can't fall.
"Ahhhhhh--!!!"
He roared, drained the last bit of strength from his body, and stood up again.
This scene, through the eyes of Mōryō, was clearly reflected in the sight of Shion.
That blood-stained face, those pure Byakugan eyes that remained firm even when they were on the verge of the limit, that figure that fell down again and again and got up again and again.
Tears finally burst out of her eyes.
"That's enough... that's enough..." she murmured in a low voice, "Don't do this to me anymore... I don't deserve it..."
But that figure was still moving, still trying to rush over.
Shion held the bell on his chest tightly, feeling the last trace of warmth.
Many images suddenly flashed through my mind.
When they first met, the figure descended from the sky to save her.
At the campfire, he handed over the roasted rabbit with a faint "yours".
When he told about his life experience, he said, "Some people have long been confused about who they are and where they should go."
His calmness and decisiveness when fighting, his silence and tenacity when injured.
And just now, when he rushed to the tentacle to save her, he made that short and urgent cry.
"Shion!"
The time is very short.
Only a few days.
But she knew that she would never forget it in this life.
"Mother..."
She closed her eyes and tears fell down her cheeks.
"The power you left me... is it for me to protect myself... or to protect others?"
The bell seemed to feel her call, and the faint purple light gradually became brighter.
"If it's to protect myself, then I don't need it anymore."
A hint of relief appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"If it's to protect others..."
She opened her eyes, and in those lavender eyes, there was no more despair, no more emptiness, no more resignation.
There is only determination.
"Then now is the right time."
She held the bell tightly, and a huge and warm power surged out from the small bell and poured into her body!
That is the purest power sealed in the bell by mother Miroku, as well as the memory of the mikos of all generations.
"Mōryō!!!"
Shion's voice is so firm and loud for the first time, echoing in this endless purple darkness!
"Don't you want me to watch you destroy everything with my own eyes?"
Her body began to glow, and the light became brighter and brighter, dispelling the surrounding darkness, tearing apart the squirming flesh and blood, and rushed straight up!
"Then I'll show you the true power of the miko!"
Mōryō's movements suddenly stopped.
Its countless dragon heads showed frightened expressions at the same time.
"This Chakra... how is it possible! Miroku that bitch! She actually...!!"
It felt that its body was being burned crazily by a pure and pure power, and that power was spreading to all directions from the position where it imprisoned Shion.
"What are you going to do?! You are crazy! You will die too!!"
Mōryō's voice was filled with panic for the first time.
Shion ignored it.
She just raised her head and looked through the barrier of flesh and blood at the young man outside who was covered in blood but still trying to stand up.
She smiled slightly.
"Fujiwara... Thank you."
"Although it's only a few days, but..."
She closed her eyes, ready to completely detonate the power in her body.
"Shion!!!"
Ning Xue's hoarse roar penetrated the barrier of flesh and blood and reached her ears clearly.
Shion opened his eyes suddenly.
Outside, the man covered in wounds was standing closest to her, looking up at the direction where she was imprisoned.
In those pure white eyes, there was no longer the calmness and indifference during the battle, but something she had never seen before... anxiety and anger.
"Listen!!!"
Ning Xue's voice was clear and hoarse, roaring like sandpaper.
"There are many ways to break your destiny!!!"
"It doesn't have to be so extreme!!!"
"If you believe me--"
He held out his bloody hand.
"Just lend me your power!!!"
Shion was stunned.
She looked at that hand, at the person who was still reaching out to her even though his energy was exhausted.
Her eyes were moist again, but this time, they were not tears of despair.
She nodded vigorously.
"Okay."
In an instant, Mōryō exploded inside his body.
Shion regrouped not far away, looking at the body just now with a look of shock and anger.
I saw a bright purple light rising into the sky from Mōryō's body, tearing apart its body, tearing apart the dome of the cave, and shooting straight into the sky!
And in the center of the light, the figure of Shion slowly came to Ning Xue.
She held up Ning Xue's bloody right hand and said softly.
"Go ahead, this is all my... power."
Ning Xue felt a heat in the palm of his right hand. Looking down, wisps of purple Chakra gathered in his hand.
Feeling the gentle power in his hands, he condensed the few Chakra in his body into an ice seed.
Suddenly the light shone brightly, and the two strands of Chakra began to merge.
The coldness of the ice and the sanctity of the seal are intertwined, gathering the power to break all fate.
The seeds... blossomed.
It was shaped like a budding lotus. Each petal shone with a cold light, and in the core of the petals, the soft purple light was slowly flowing.
Ning Xue held his hands empty, and the ice lotus slowly rotated in the sky above his palm.
His face was as pale as paper, and his consciousness was somewhat blurred due to excessive overdraft.
But he didn't let go, and he couldn't let go.
Because this is all Shion's trust and the only hope at this moment.
"Ahhhhhhhhh--!!!"
Ning Xue let out a roar that echoed throughout the cave, and pushed forward with both arms!
The ice lotus flew towards Mōryō.
It rotates and expands. Reflected in Mōryō's eyes, the light becomes brighter and brighter.
"No--!!!"
Mōryō roared in terror, and for the first time a look of fear appeared in its dense eyes.
It frantically retracted all its tentacles, trying to defend and escape.
But it's too late.
The ice lotus bloomed.
No roar, no explosion.
There is only silence and extreme cold.
When the ice lotus bloomed, a biting cold current swept out.
The cold current touched Mōryō's tentacles, and they froze instantly.
Touching its body, the body was instantly covered with ice. Touching those densely packed eyes, the eyes froze in fear.
In just a moment, the monster that had just broken out of the seal and laughed wildly to destroy the world had turned into a huge and strange ice sculpture.
Within the ice sculpture, purple light is still flowing.
That's not the power of Mōryō, that's the power of Shion.
The ice sculpture was shattered inch by inch, leaving Mōryō's final unwillingness.
"No... I'm not willing... I'm not willing...!!!"
Mōryō's frozen giant mouth emitted intermittent sounds, like an old radio.
"Four hundred years... I've been waiting for four hundred years...! It's hard... it's hard to break the seal...!"
"How could I... how could I have failed...!!!"
In its huge consciousness, the last thought flashed crazily.
Stay alive!
Even if you pay any price, even if you use any method.
And... and one last chance...
At the last moment before the ice was completely sealed, a tentacle, an extremely small, almost transparent tentacle that could barely move, quietly poked out from the edge of the ice sculpture.
It silently bypasses all sight and sticks to the ground, like an invisible snake, heading towards...
Ning Xue's neck was wrapped around his neck silently.
Ning Xue gasped for air and fell to his knees exhausted.
He looked at the completely frozen ice sculpture, looked at the gradually dimming purple light in the ice sculpture, and let out a long breath.
"Is it over...?" he murmured.
But before he finished speaking, a cold feeling suddenly hit the back of his neck, and an extremely vicious voice suddenly exploded in his mind!
"Hahahahahaha--!!!"
Mōryō's familiar laughter exploded in his mind!
"Ant!! Do you think this is the end?!!"
"Stupid!! Extremely stupid!!!"
"Since that body is destroyed, I will replace it with another one!!!"
Ning Xue's pupils suddenly contracted.
He felt that the evil consciousness was frantically impacting his spirit, his soul, and everything about him!
"Your body!! I want it!!!"
"From now on... you are Mōryō!!!"
Ning Xue's body trembled violently, and his pure white eyes were being eroded by the strange purple color at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the distance, Shion, who had lost all power, looked at this scene in horror.
She saw the almost invisible tentacle, which was tightly wrapped around Ning Xue's neck, and the purple-black evil Chakra, which was crazily pouring into Ning Xue's body!
"No--!!!"
She let out a heartbreaking cry.
But it's too late.
Ning Xue's body is being eroded inch by inch by Mōryō.
Half of his young and pale face still had his own expression, and the other half was Mōryō's ferocious smile.
In the other corner of the cave, Sasuke, who was covered in injuries, barely opened his eyes. Looking at this scene, his expression suddenly changed.
"Damn... that thing... is going to take over his body?!"
He suddenly touched his neck and broke into a cold sweat.
Shion wanted to step forward to help Ning Xue, but was held back by Sasuke who came over.
"What are you doing!"
Sasuke was speechless. He knew very well that the woman in front of him who had lost her power would only die if he went up to her.
This kind of thing can only be done by himself.
Even if it is to help a former classmate.
When he saw the opponent's eyes after the mask was broken, he was honestly surprised. After all, Hyuga Clan's rebellious ninja was quite novel.
At this moment, there was nothing else in the cave except Shion's anxious voice and Ning Xue's painful groan.
(Today is such a bad day. I wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day.)