future.
These two words are like two red-hot iron awls, deeply imprinted in the depths of Uchiha Xuan's mind.
Time paradox? Inversion of cause and effect?
No, for him who has swallowed part of the essence of Space-Time Ninjutsu, the logic hidden behind this is far weirder than simple time travel or prophecy.
He combined the perfect "answer sheet" of Chiyo Saori, the system's "evaluation pause" of 0.5 seconds, and the "Final Lesson Plan" source file with confusing timestamps. The three were like three independent stars, forcibly pulling and colliding in the sea of consciousness.
In an instant, a bolt of logical lightning across ancient and modern times tore through all the fog!
He finally understood.
"Gate"... the root consciousness that gave birth to all the madness and curse of Flame Master lineage. It neither comes from the past nor the future.
It was born "right now"!
It is conceived by the "remembered death ritual" itself!
Every time, when someone retells the story of First Flame Master Ghost Cleaver's self-immolation; every time, when a student recalls the disaster out of fear; every time, when enemies from the outside explore the secrets of this place out of hatred or fear... all these gathered thoughts, emotions, and memories are injecting nutrients into that "door" of nothingness.
Flame Master lineage The so-called "seal" is just an attempt to cover up a period of history with stronger restrictions.
How ridiculous!
It's like trying to put out an oil well fire with water. Every effort only makes the flames burn brighter.
The real seal is never forgetting, but the final interpretation right to completely control this memory!
"That's it..."
On the throne, Uchiha Xuan whispered to himself, and the sinister arc at the corner of his mouth slowly expanded, eventually turning into an almost pathological fanaticism.
He raised his hand as if he wanted to hold the entire ruins in his palm.
"A fire that has been burning for hundreds of years, it's time to change the way it is burned."
His will was instantly conveyed to every corner of the site through spiritual links, and was clearly imprinted on Chiyo Saori's mind.
"Pass my order, all students will gather in the central square on the first floor of Flame Master Ruins in one hour."
"Prepare...'Rite of Rekindling'!"
One hour later.
Flame Master Ruins A huge fire was built again in the middle of the empty square on the first floor.
But this time, the fire was not made of wood soaked in kerosene, but twelve taboo puppets that exuded an ominous aura.
They were bundled and stacked in a humiliating manner, like a pile of garbage about to be disposed of.
The Kage Level chakra fluctuations in their bodies that once frightened all students have now become the best accelerant.
Dozens of surviving Flame Master lineage students stood at the edge of the square, their faces filled with surprise, fear and a hint of blank expectation.
They don't understand why this new master wants to burn their former "instructor" and nightmare.
In their past understanding, this kind of behavior was tantamount to blasphemy.
Chiyo Saori was dressed in a solemn black sacrificial robe and stood expressionlessly in front of the fire.
She became the officiant of this strange ceremony.
On her finger, she wore a ring that had just been made by Gen Uchiha himself.
It was a replica, made of the most polluting material in Flame Master Ruins, with a "pseudo-obsession core" simulated by the system embedded in its core.
[Warning: The imitation ring worn by target "Chiyo Saori" has resonated.]
[Resonance frequency: 99.7%, exactly the same as "Newborn Skull" at the bottom of the ruins.]
[Status assessment: The target has become the highest interface for legality of "Gate" identification.
During the ceremony, if the spirit is shaken at all, its consciousness will be instantly eroded and replaced.]
Uchiha Xuan sat on the top of the tower, staring indifferently at the red alarm on the system's light curtain.
This is also a test.
A more dangerous and spiritual ultimate test than before in "Chamber of Extinction".
What he wants is a knife that can confront Weirdness for him and seize power from Weirdness's hands.
"Light the fire."
A cold order was given.
Chiyo Saori raised her hand, and a pale flame ignited from her palm and landed lightly on the pile of puppets.
Boom--!
The flames soared into the sky, but took on an extremely strange shape.
The wind has stopped.
All the airflow in the square seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand and forced into the flames.
The flames did not rise upwards as usual, but instead formed a violently rotating, counterclockwise flame tornado with the fire as the center!
The students let out suppressed exclamations because this scene was exactly the same as the legendary vision of First Flame Master when he set himself on fire!
That "Wind of Reversal", which represents curse and ominousness, has arrived again!
Chiyo Saori Standing in front of a violent tornado of flames, his black sacrificial robes were blown loudly, and his whole body seemed to be sucked into it at any time and burned to ashes.
But she was like an eternal statue, unmoving.
Just when the fire reached its peak and the spiral flames were almost touching the dome of the square, a sudden change occurred!
A wisp of extremely black smoke broke free from the rotating flames, condensed and twisted in mid-air, and finally turned into a vague and painful male face - the origin of Flame Master lineage, Ghost Cleaver!
That face made of smoke, his eyes filled with endless malice and madness. He stared at Chiyo Saori and whispered in a hoarse voice that seemed to penetrate deep into the soul:
"Betrayer... you could have been my perfect blade of revenge... why... serve the new tyrant?"
That sound contains a strange magic power that directly affects the spiritual level.
The faces of the students present instantly turned pale and their hearts were shaken, as if the deepest resistance and unwillingness in their hearts had been aroused.
Chiyo Saori's body also became stiff for a moment.
On the throne, Uchiha Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan's light flashed away.
He saw that at the moment when Ghost Cleaver's illusion appeared, a ripple appeared in Chiyo Saori's soul. The "pseudo-obsession core" on the imitation ring was shining brightly, and invisible tentacles of consciousness were trying to invade her sea of consciousness along these ripples!
However, the next second.
Chiyo Saori slowly closed his eyes.
She didn't retreat, didn't resist, and didn't show any struggle.
She just made a simple action.
She raised her hand and took off the ring, which was so hot that it was almost blending with flesh and blood. She calmly and decisively took it off.
Then, facing Ghost Cleaver's resentful face, she flicked her finger.
Phew--!
The ring turned into a stream of light and accurately plunged into the core of the flame tornado!
"No--!"
An extremely shrill scream, no longer the voice of Ghost Cleaver, but an inhuman roar mixed with billions of resentments, spanning countless time and space, suddenly erupted from the flames!
Boom!
The entire flame tornado seemed to be injected with fierce poison, and the color suddenly changed from red to a cold blue!
The face of Ghost Cleaver twisted crazily in the blue flames, and finally collapsed and dissipated with endless "betrayed worship" and unwillingness.
"Gate" felt for the first time the feeling of being betrayed by his most devout "believer".
This kind of damage is far more deadly than any physical or energy level attack.
On the throne of the high tower, Uchiha Xuan finally had a satisfied smile on his lips.
[Analysis of the concept of "fear"...]
[Analysis of the concept of "betrayal"...]
[The "Cult of Abandonment" emotion model captures...]
On his retina, the system light curtain that no one could pry into was refreshing crazily.
He did not choose to swallow the consciousness of the "door" directly. That would be too rough and wasteful.
He just watched this "betrayal" drama with cold eyes, and the Myriad Phenomena Devouring System in his body was like the most efficient signal receiver, quietly turning on the passive absorption mode.
Every trace of resentment escaping from the ceremony, every reverberation contained in the scream, the fragments of consciousness that collapsed in the blue flames... all these intangible and immaterial things were systematically and accurately collected and analyzed, and finally transformed into lines of brand new data, which were classified into a special database called "Fear Gene Template".
This will be the top psychological weapon he will use to create, control and suppress other potential rebels in the future.
The flames gradually subsided.
The faint blue light slowly faded away, leaving only a flawless ring made of pure white ash on the ground in the center of the square.
The twelve taboo puppets, along with the hundreds of years of fearful memories they carried, vanished into nothingness.
The figure of Uchiha Xuan appeared quietly in front of the Ring of Ashes.
He stepped forward slowly, bent down, and picked up the only thing that had not been burned out from the warm embers - a crystal-clear jade finger bone.
He gently placed the finger bone into Chiyo Saori's cold palm.
"From this moment on," his voice was calm and indifferent, "You have become a part of this legend."
Chiyo Saori clenched the phalanx, which still had a strange tremor, and the knuckles turned white from the exertion.
She looked down at this relic that symbolized rebirth and end. After a long time, she suddenly let out a very light laugh. There was a hint of self-mockery in the laughter, and a hint of unprecedented relief.
She raised her head and looked directly into Uchiha Xuan's bottomless eyes. For the first time, she asked in an almost equal tone:
"What about you? Who will burn you when you become a legend?"
Uchiha Xuan did not answer.
In this silent gaze, no one knew that Flame Master Ruins was at the bottom of the stone platform that was heavily sealed.
The skull of the newborn baby, which had always been silent, had two rows of dazzling blood and tears slowly and silently flowing out of its empty eye sockets.
The crimson liquid did not drip or evaporate, nor did it stain the ancient bones beneath him.
They just hovered under the eye sockets, like two solidified curses, quietly absorbing the last ray of light around them, rendering the absolute darkness even deeper.