Blood Fiend Mine: A Slaughter!

Thick smoke billowed from the Blood Fiend Mine in the dead of night.

Several watchtowers cast from black iron stand high above, overlooking the entire valley.

Squads of Patrol assassins, armed with heavy weapons, were enveloped in a blinding crimson aura.

The entire canyon was completely shrouded in a dense, bloodthirsty array, making it difficult even for birds to infiltrate.

In the shadows atop the cliff, Shisui and Itachi stealthily crept in, taking advantage of the darkness and their Body Flicker Technique.

Their breathing was barely audible, and the Sharingan in their eye sockets moved silently.

The crimson pupils pierced through the thick layers of rock, revealing the underground landscape.

Deep inside the dimly lit mine, hundreds of emaciated miners were being brutally whipped.

Numbly, they swung their pickaxes, desperately mining the blood crystals embedded in the rock face.

Each lash brought forth a spray of blood.

The vital energy and blood in the miners' bodies were continuously forcibly extracted by the underground array and flowed towards the center along the array patterns.

Several elderly men, exhausted, collapsed on the spot, instantly turning into withered corpses.

The entire mine floor was like a living hell, utterly horrific.

"Using the lifeblood of living people to nourish the grand formation, the Nine Swords Kingdom's methods are truly ruthless."

Shisui lowered his voice, a chilling aura rising in his eyes.

Itachi didn't say much, his gaze fixed on the command tent, the most central part of the mine.

Inside the commander's tent, the lights were on full display.

The burly mine commander, with his arm around Mei Ji, was drinking heartily from a golden goblet.

"Those big shots from the Golden Cauldron Pavilion have spoken: tomorrow morning, chop that old bastard at the bottom of the well into pieces and feed him to the dogs!"

The commander laughed heartily and drank the blood wine in his cup in one gulp.

Just as he put down his wine glass, a gentle breeze swept across the top of the tent.

The weasel's figure fell silently into the center of the camp like a withered leaf.

The commander's expression changed drastically, and he grabbed the heavy sword beside the table, ready to leap up and cry for help.

Who goes there!

He had just raised his head when he met Itachi's cold, piercing eyes.

The Three-Tomoe Sharingan instantly connected and spun, transforming into an eerie Mangekyo pattern.

"Tsukuyomi"

The commander froze in mid-air, his entire body instantly falling into a Genjutsu space interwoven with black and white.

During the long torment in the illusion, endless blades slowly tore at his flesh and blood again and again.

In reality, only one second had passed.

Bang!

The wine glass fell to the ground, and the notorious mine commander, drenched in cold sweat, collapsed limply at his feet.

His pupils were dilated, and he was breathing heavily, unable to muster even the slightest thought of resistance.

Where is Zhao Chen?

Itachi looked down at him, his voice devoid of any warmth.

"At... at the very bottom of the deep well in the back hill, where death row inmates are!"

The commander's teeth chattered as he confessed everything, pouring out his confession like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

"The key and the array's core are in the hands of the guard on the east tower. Spare me... don't kill me anymore..."

Itachi raised his hand and delivered a swift chop, knocking him unconscious.

Meanwhile, at the top of the core array tower on the east side.

Shisui's figure emerged from the shadows, his Mangekyō Sharingan suddenly meeting the gaze of the array eye guardian.

"Kotoamatsukami."

The invisible ultimate eye power instantly invaded the guard's mind, briefly altering his will.

The guard's eyes glazed over slightly, then, as if he had received a death order, he turned around without hesitation.

Click!

He drew his sword and severed the Spiritual Energy hub of the core array plate with a single strike.

The buzzing stopped abruptly.

The crimson protective array that enveloped the entire mine silently cracked open with a huge gap in the night.

Sasuke had been lying in wait in the shadows at the valley entrance, narrowed his eyes upon seeing this.

Sizzle!

A faint arc of electricity flashed beneath his feet, Sasuke transformed into a blur, dashing into the dungeon behind the mountain like lightning.

Several drowsy jailers along the way didn't even see the person clearly before their throats were shattered one by one by the hilt of the sword.

The lowest level of the dungeon was dark, damp, and reeked of a foul stench.

Inside a cage made of century-old black iron, a huddled figure was imprisoned.

Hearing footsteps, Zhao Chen, covered in blood, weakly raised his head.

His two collarbones were pierced by rusty iron hooks as thick as bowls, leaving him hanging in mid-air.

Even after years of torment and despair, he still clung tightly to a broken piece of Exchange Tower black and white ancient jade between the cracks of his broken and twisted right fingers.

"Who... who are you?"

Zhao Chen's voice was hoarse like a broken bellows, and his cloudy old eyes were full of vigilance.

Without a word, Sasuke took out the Void Link Ring and waved it in front of him.

Upon seeing those familiar black and white Pattern, Zhao Chen shuddered violently, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"It's Exchange Tower... People from Exchange Tower have arrived!"

Sasuke drew his Kusanagi Sword, and purple-gold lightning surged forth as he cleaved the black iron prison door with his sword.

Boom!

The iron chain flew away, and the iron hook that pierced Zhao Chen's collarbone was precisely broken by the sword energy.

However, the series of restrictions hidden inside the prison door were also completely triggered at this moment.

Ugh--!

A piercing alarm suddenly blared throughout the Blood Fiend Mine.

"You audacious madman, daring to break into death row!"

Several furious roars echoed from all directions of the mine.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Five high-level Soul Sage from the Nine Swords Kingdom, who were stationed at the mine, flew in and instantly surrounded the exit of the pit.

Seven dazzling Soul Ring lit up beneath each person's feet, and the intense light of their Soul Skill illuminated the entire dark mine as bright as day.

Thousands of elite assassins, having heard the news, crowded the cliff face, bows drawn and arrows nocked, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

"No matter who you are, trespassing in the Blood Fiend Mine will result in your death!"

The leading Soul Sage elder had a ferocious expression, and with a wave of his hands, a ten-zhang-long blood-red giant sword slashed down from above.

The other four Soul Sage simultaneously unleashed their strongest killing moves, with a sky full of sword energy and violent gales sealing off all escape routes.

The assassins on the cliff face revealed cruel, sinister smiles.

Under the combined attack of five high-level Soul Sage, even a seventh-tier Desolate Beast would perish on the spot!

Sasuke the weakened Zhao Chen behind him, while Itachi and Shisui simultaneously Body Flicker Technique into the deep pit.

The two brothers stood back to back in the center of the deep pit, their Mangekyou Mangekyō Sharingan spinning wildly in their sockets.

Boom!

Two enormous, suffocating Chakra shot into the sky.

Two half-body Susanoo rose from the ground, forcefully pushing aside the falling sword energy.

"What... what kind of Monster is that?!"

"How can someone possess such terrifying pressure if it's not Martial Soul True Body!"

The sinister smiles on the faces of the five high-level Soul Sage froze instantly, their pupils shrinking to the size of pinpoints.

Before they could retreat, the crimson Susanoo wielded a massive Chakra blade, sweeping across the entire army.

"Amaterasu!"

A tear of blood streamed down Sasuke's left eye, and jet-black flames surged forth from the purple greatsword.

Boom--!

Chakra light blades intertwined with undying black flames, crashing into the crowd with overwhelming force.

The two high-level Soul Sage at the forefront didn't even have time to scream before their protective aura shattered on the spot, and they were burned into flames by the black flames.

The cliff face collapsed, and boulders flew through the air.

Hundreds of assassins were grazed by the aftershocks of the light blades and instantly turned into a cloud of blood mist.

The two joined forces and tore a bloody gap through the encirclement of thousands!

Shisui hoisted Zhao Chen onto his back, and the three of them sped away without stopping, following the blood-soaked path they had torn open.

Only a group of terrified mine guards remained, staring at the burning black flames, too scared to even give chase.

The three of them sped along, escorting the critically injured Zhao Chen back to Chaotic Star City overnight.