In Jianzhou Country, amid the blizzard, Yu gazed into the empty space before him with his Golden Tenseigan and murmured, "When I activated Six Paths Ten-Tails Tenseigan Chakra Mode earlier, this was the only area my senses couldn't reach."
By thinking in reverse, Yu had pinpointed the area where Queen Shinshiki resided.
Whoosh!
Yu activated Netherworld Sage Mode, donned Amatsu-Mitsuba, and put on the Hell Mask!
Netherworld Sage Mode was rather unusual, like a standalone plug-in, and was not yet compatible with Tenseigan Chakra Mode.
So, for now, he could only choose one or the other.
This mode might not offer as much combat power as the mode he had used against Hun Shi, but it was the best choice for dealing with Shinshiki.
Because in Netherworld Sage Mode, all negative interference, including genjutsu, was rendered ineffective.
It wasn't recklessness. This was what gave Yu the confidence to approach Shinshiki alone!
The Hell Mask had four expressions: joy, anger, sorrow, and resentment. But as Yu grew numb to his duties, it developed a fifth expression, "nothingness"-neither joy nor sorrow, neither grief nor resentment, utterly devoid of emotion.
That was the expression he wore now.
With none of his loved ones around, he could finally face his true self-the self that had long since grown numb!
With his preparations complete, Yu took a step forward.
Light swept past... and the scene before him changed.
He was still in Jianzhou Country, but there was no wind or snow. A moon hung in the sky, along with a small Artificial Sun.
Beneath the moonlight, a magnificent white palace floated high in the air.
"As I thought, someone tampered with the space. With the Tenseigan's ocular power, I suppose."
"That moon is a real moon. Jianzhou Country originally had ten moons-nine outside and one