Breaking Mōryō's Dog Legs

Ignoring Mōryō, who looked like a lump of mud as it struggled to regenerate before him.

Uchiha Makoto turned to Miroku, who had long since been left dumbfounded, and explained, "This is the legendary power of the Uchiha—the Susanoo!"

So the Uchiha possessed such terrifying power...

All things in creation could be reduced to ashes.

Miroku thought blankly.

The complete Susanoo Uchiha Makoto controlled had utterly shattered everything she thought she knew.

At the same time, it raised a question she had never considered before—just how powerful was the legendary Uchiha, Madara Uchiha? And what about Senju Hashirama, hailed as the God of Shinobi?

"Perhaps only by truly facing them can one glimpse even a fraction of it..."

Miroku muttered to herself.

She took a deep breath and steadied herself. Looking at Uchiha Makoto, a hint of determination flashed through her eyes.

"What do you plan to do with Mōryō next?"

Miroku asked tentatively.

Although Mōryō was a demon from another world, the fact that Mōryō and the shrine maiden were two sides of the same whole could not be changed.

How Mōryō was handled now was closely tied to the fate of every shrine maiden throughout history!

Uchiha Makoto smiled slightly, revealing several neat, white teeth.

"Of course, I'll break its dog legs! Make it unable to resist ever again! Then, just as your prophecy said, end the shrine maidens' destiny."

In theory, it took generations of evolution for a purebred beast to become a pet.

In reality, all it took was a glance from a pair of Mangekyō Sharingan.

Even for a demonic beast from another world!

Without comparison, there was no harm.

When Mōryō, who had proclaimed it would rule the continent and establish a dynasty lasting a thousand years, faced the complete Susanoo, it too became nothing more than a weakling!

Forget the Susanoo, which looked like a war god descending into the world—even its Susanoo katana was a hundred meters long!

That was two and a half times the size of a forty-meter blade!

With a single slash, the famed demon Mōryō had nearly been finished off and could only curl up in the ruins to regenerate.

Looking at the now harmless Mōryō, Uchiha Makoto felt little emotion.

He turned to Miroku with a faint smile at the corner of his lips and asked, "What, are you reluctant to part with it?"

Miroku shook her head, brushing back the loose strands by her temples. A trace of melancholy showed in her eyes.

"With this, I suppose I've fulfilled my mission... I just never expected it to be so easy."

Uchiha Makoto rolled his eyes and could not help scoffing inwardly.

How was that easy?

Mōryō was no weakling. It was genuinely powerful.

Just look at its massive hundred-meter body and the enormous amount of chakra it used to command the Undead Legion without restraint. It was undoubtedly a replica of a Tailed Beast!

It was only because he had already equipped divine artifacts that he was invincible in the current era, in a sense. Energy attacks like Mōryō's were especially meaningless before him!

If he did not have the Yata Mirror, then dealing with it using only Susanoo might actually have been a little troublesome.

But only a little.

Even if he did not use the Yata Mirror to block its attacks, he still had Ushima and the Hidden World. The ocular power of his Mangekyō Sharingan was enough to make Mōryō suffer defeat!

Ignoring Miroku's complicated emotions.

Uchiha Makoto looked down into the pit and called out, "Mōryō, now that you've recovered, come out!"

"If I have to go down there and find you myself, the outcome won't be this simple!"

As Uchiha Makoto's voice fell, Miroku held her breath and quietly waited for Mōryō's response.

A deafening boom came from the bottom of the pit, and Mōryō slowly crawled out.

Its once imposing appearance was gone. It now looked utterly miserable, its body badly mangled.

Mōryō stared fixedly at Uchiha Makoto, its eyes filled with fury and unwillingness.

"Human, you cannot kill me!"

Mōryō roared, then burst into wild laughter. "The shrine maiden and I are two sides of the same whole. As long as the shrine maiden's bloodline continues, I am immortal!"

Uchiha Makoto's lips curled upward as he silently strengthened Fearful Reverence. His voice was teasing as he said, "Is that so? Then let's give it a try."

At the same time, he formed hand seals, seemingly preparing to activate Susanoo once more.

Mōryō's pupils suddenly contracted. Sensing the threat, its resolve began to waver...

"Human, I..."

"Too late!"

Uchiha Makoto's gaze was cold as powerful chakra surged through his body.

"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"

He shouted softly.

Mōryō struggled desperately, but before this power, it was insignificant.

Feeling Mōryō become completely suppressed, Uchiha Makoto walked up to it and looked down at it from above.

"I gave you a chance, but unfortunately, you chose the wrong answer."

Uchiha Makoto said flatly.

Madness and dullness alternated in Mōryō's eyes. It tried to reclaim control of its body, but its resistance was meaningless.

Any non-humanoid behemoth containing massive amounts of chakra was merely a slightly larger pet before the Mangekyō Sharingan.

These giant beasts, which only knew how to solve problems with brute force and had weak resistance to genjutsu, posed no threat to him at all.

"Ōmuchi Tenjin: Control!"

Uchiha Makoto turned sideways and glared sharply with his right eye. Mōryō's massive body immediately began to tremble uncontrollably.

Strands of deep purple energy gradually emerged from all over its body, swirling through the air before finally gathering into an orb of energy in Uchiha Makoto's right hand.

Glancing at the nervous Miroku beside him, Uchiha Makoto explained, "This is the power inside its body. Drawing it out won't kill it, and it'll temporarily render it unable to resist."

"Come on. Seal it completely and fulfill your mission."

Miroku nodded, then stepped forward. She formed hand seals with both hands and began chanting an incomprehensible incantation.

Pale purple light poured from her body and gathered on the ground, forming a complex sealing pattern before covering Mōryō.

Mōryō's body gradually shrank, eventually turning into a streak of light and becoming sealed within a small jade-bead pendant around Miroku's neck.

Miroku carefully tucked it away, her expression relaxing considerably.

"Thank you, Makoto-kun," Miroku said sincerely.

"You're welcome. By the way, this is...?"

"This pendant was originally used by us shrine maidens to suppress our own power. It has powerful sealing properties and also makes it easier to reinforce the seal whenever necessary."

Uchiha Makoto nodded in understanding.

Looking at the energy sphere he was constantly controlling in his hand, he could not help frowning—his Hidden World was currently filled with Dragon Vein energy, leaving no room for this strange energy.

Keeping it restrained like this all the time was too troublesome.

He looked at Miroku and asked, "Does your shrine maiden lineage have a way to deal with this energy?"

Miroku shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness and sorrow.

"As far as I know, there is no way to eliminate it. It can only be continuously consumed."

Uchiha Makoto fell silent for a moment before saying, "In that case, I'll deal with this energy myself."

Before his words had even faded, Uchiha Makoto raised his head and looked into the distance, joy appearing between his brows.

The person who could consume this energy had arrived!