Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

Chapter 604: Stay Calm and Break the Situation with Strength
Zhang Zhiwei can no longer see the crisis in the outside world.

In the dark and abyss-like environment, there are four huge stone statues of Oyamazumi standing in a row. Each of them is 20 meters high, with blurred and weathered features, only barely resembling a human figure. If you don't look closely, you would think they are towering rocks.

Outside this strange place, Tsuchimikado Yeguang held a black needle emitting foul energy and stabbed it towards Zhang Zhiwei's forehead.

Tsuchimikado Yeguang's movements were fast, but in Zhang Zhiwei's eyes they were slow. It was a curse, but more like a ritual, a ritual that deprived one of life.

Once the needle is inserted into the puppet's forehead, Zhang Zhiwei's life will be extinguished in this world.

If the person being cursed was an ordinary person, he might not be able to notice this scene at all and would just die in confusion.

In fact, even Tsuchimikado Yokogami didn't notice that when he stabbed Zhang Zhiwei with the needle, Zhang Zhiwei also looked at him.

"Onmyoji, Tsuchimikado!"

Zhang Zhiwei knew Tsuchimikado's identity from the five-pointed star family emblem on his luminous clothes.

He didn't have much dealings with the Tsuchimikado family and only killed a few of them in the dragon vein area.

Although in danger, Zhang Zhiwei did not panic, and thoughts flashed through his mind quickly.

"In this kind of situation, the best way is to use the Samadhi True Fire and burn this place down."

"But the situation outside is hard to judge. Once the Samadhi True Fire is used, the already weak golden light of protection will not be able to be maintained."

"The perception inside is different from the perception outside. It is impossible to determine the speed of time. It may be like heaven, where a long time passes inside but only a moment outside. It is also possible that the inside and outside are the same."

"If it's like the Kingdom of Heaven, then it doesn't matter. But if the speed of time is the same, if we rashly use the Samadhi True Fire to break the siege here, something might happen outside."

There is no way around it. The method of using it is not like casting skills in games, which can be activated by just a click.

There is only one set of meridians for the circulation of Qi, and the only methods that can be activated simultaneously are those with different Qi circulation trajectories.

The trajectories of the Qi interfered with each other. Even a hundred-year-old Zhang Zhiwei had to make a choice. He could not use the Golden Light Mantra to protect his whole body while using the Purifying Heart Mantra to wake up Lu Jin.

The Samadhi True Fire is much more complicated than the Purifying Heart Mantra, so it is even more impossible.

Once the Samadhi True Fire is used here, he outside will lose all defenses and can only rely on luck.

"It turns out that you can't rely on one trick to do everything. Complex situations require complex methods to deal with. You can't just rely on luck. You have to have both."

Zhang Zhiwei watched the needle tip above his head getting closer and closer, but there was no panic on his face and he was very calm.

Although his consciousness was pulled into this place, his body and soul were one. He could still sense and control his body, but he didn't know what was happening outside.

"In that case... that's the only way!"

Zhang Zhiwei ignored the needle tip above his head, closed his eyes, concentrated on one thing and did a horse stance.

While controlling the golden light to protect the head, internal organs, and some important blood vessels.

While sinking all the Qi in the body into the Dantian, he then vigorously pumped out a huge amount of Qi from the Dantian like a pump.

He was forcibly replacing his Qi in a rough manner to protect his vital points. Even if he got injured, he wanted to return to his peak state.

As long as you have enough Qi and the golden light protects your body, you will have nothing to fear.

At the same time, he also took back Tianpeng Zhenjun who was in the lineage of the Soul Summoning Society.

In the fierce battle just now, he had shattered the magic veins there, and many of the fighting spirits inside were destroyed.

The true spirits of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Oda Nobunaga were all severely damaged. If they were not enshrined not only in the Shokonosha but also in some other shrines, their heroic spirits might even have been completely destroyed by Zhang Zhiwei.

Although the Soul-Calling Society is disgusting, it is just a small and insignificant place in Shintoism. It can be destroyed in a few strokes. There is no need to stay any longer.

The powerful Qi poured into Zhang Zhiwei's limbs and bones like a floodgate opening.

Zhang Zhiwei was a little surprised. He had been prepared to exchange his injuries for Qi, but he didn't expect that no one would take action.

Actually, there were some, but those Japanese pirates who fired sneak attacks in the dark were dealt with by the people of the Tang Sect and the immortals.

Master Dehong was frightened and hesitated, thus missing the opportunity.

And the ninja leader is releasing the ultimate ninjutsu.

Qi has been restored. Zhang Zhiwei compressed the golden light into a layer as thin as a cicada's wing and covered his body surface. Without any worries, he looked up at the black needle that was stabbing towards him.

The black needle was already very close, and the patterns on it were clearly visible, but just when it was about to pierce his forehead, Zhang Zhiwei reached out and grabbed the black needle, preventing it from moving forward an inch.

In front of the altar at the back, Tsuchimikado Yoko put the needle between the eyebrows of the puppet that looked like Zhang Zhiwei in front of him.

He clenched his hands tightly and even put all his body weight on it, trying to push the needle into the puppet's forehead, but he encountered an invisible resistance. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't push it in. The curse-killing technique was stuck at the last step.

Tsuchimikado Yoko looked at the puppet in front of him with an expression of disbelief. He couldn't kill it with a curse. Such a thing was simply unheard of.

He pressed down like crazy, shouting, "Hit me, I've got him under control, hurry up, I can't do anything to him alone!"

Master Dehong, who was so frightened that he dared not go up again, was about to run away when he heard Tsuchimikado Yeguang's call. He turned around and saw that Zhang Zhiwei was covered by a layer of black film, with one hand clasped between his eyebrows, and he just didn't move.

"The killing curse! This is the effect of Tsuchimikado Yoroko's method."

He reacted instantly. This was like a shot of adrenaline, making him give up running away. He turned around and was about to continue attacking Zhang Zhiwei when he suddenly felt a bleak breath of death coming from behind him.

Looking back, I saw a deathly white figure appear behind the ninja leader.

"Mr. Ono's method is also good!" He felt relieved and the fear just now disappeared. With a roar, he put his hands together, forming a lion seal, and rushed towards Zhang Zhiwei.

And at this time.

At the back altar, the black needle in Tsuchimikado Yagami's hand could not bear the weight and made a slight "click" sound.

Tsuchimikado Yeguang looked at the black needle in his hand with a dull expression. This magical weapon that he had been refining for many years to use for cursing and killing was actually broken like this?
Then he noticed that the altar began to shake, and the statues of Oyamazumi at the four corners were also trembling.

"Even the mountain god can't control it?"

Tsuchimikado Yeguang was horrified and was about to remind Master Dehong to be careful when he saw that the puppet in the middle of the altar, which looked exactly like Zhang Zhiwei, suddenly moved.

It was clearly just a rag doll, but it opened its mouth and let out a roar, then expanded violently, as if the sleeping beast inside had awakened.

Thick white hair began to grow on the face, which was originally made of cloth. The face became more and more prominent and looked more and more like a monkey.

The monkey opened its bloody mouth, which was filled with white teeth as sharp as swords, and let out an even louder roar.

It stood up from the altar. It was more than 1.9 meters tall, covered with white hair, and its eyes were like flying stars. It was actually a ferocious demon ape.

The demon ape stared at the night light of Tugumen, his eyes spurting out scarlet blood, and said fiercely: "Can't the magic weapon be better? Can't the hand be stronger? You useless trash, you made me happy for nothing, you are the one who killed my little brother Baixian, you son of a bitch, for new and old grudges, I must tear you into pieces."

Tsuchimikado Yekou couldn't understand what the demon ape in front of him was saying at all. He felt a deep sense of malice, as if a poisonous snake was crawling on his back.

Run, run quickly, if we fall into the hands of this evil ape, we will be in great trouble... Tsuchimikado Yekou's heart was filled with panic and he ran away.

Screw loyalty to the emperor, that's a matter of bushido and has nothing to do with him. He just wants to revitalize his family.

But from behind, a big hand attacked.

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During this time, everyone else had their own things to do.

Liu Kunsheng, Hu Tianbiao and other immortals were dealing with the endless stream of shikigami and kamikaze death squads on the field.

Zhang Yi had already jumped off the altar and was heading towards Zhang Zhiwei under the protection of several guardian gods.

Aunt Lan performed water magic, and black water surrounded her body, accompanying her on both sides.

The Tang Clan members are fighting fiercely with the ninjas from Bihe Mountain.

Tang Mingyi's eyes were glowing red. Although she was an assassin, she was fighting head-on and was extremely frantic when she attacked. Wang Li would help her block some attacks from the dark from time to time.

Li Ding put on the black armor, his whole body covered in scale-like armor, making him invulnerable to swords and spears, and fought against a ninja who was also good at horizontal training.

Gao Yingcai is best at illusion and poison. He hides in the dark and gives the enemy a fatal blow from time to time.

Du Fusong and his wife Tang Tongbi fought back to back.

Dong Chang, Xu Xin and Yang Lie, on the other hand, dealt with some snipers in Goudan while guarding the retreat route.

As for Tang Clan's head lord Tang Jiaren, he was already about twenty steps away from the ninja head. It was easily within his reach, but he was stopped by two ninjas.

The people who stopped him were Lady Kyo and Shobei.

These two men, one is the next ninja leader of Bihe Mountain, and the other is the elder of Bihe Mountain. Both of them are very powerful. Even Tang Jiaren cannot take them down in just a few moves unless he uses Dan Shi.

But now is not the time to use Dan Shi.

Through the battle just now, he has discovered that there is a special way of communication among the ninjas.

If he used Dan Shi to kill these two people now, the ninja leader would definitely notice it, and it would be difficult for him to use it again.

And if it is not used, it will be difficult to get past these two people.

"There's still about ten steps to go. These two devils are too difficult to deal with!"

Tang Jiaren frowned, and then he looked at Shinobu, a long-lost palpitation lingering in his heart.

Behind the ninja stood a deathly white shadow, with its arms outstretched and its sleeves hanging down. Its arms and torso formed a huge cross, standing in the void and darkness.

The dark eyes turned and the dead white figure stared at the ninja leader.

The pale hair like a waterfall spread outwards without wind, pulling out the soul of the ninja leader like a soul-catching chain and tying it to his body in the shape of a cross.

The ninja leader suppressed the huge feeling of emptiness in his body after his soul was stripped away, and turned his head to take a look at his bound soul.

Then he looked upwards and looked directly at the terrifying and hideous face.

"What a powerful force, even if it's only for a moment!"

This is his ultimate ninjutsu and also a forbidden technique of Higashiyama. It is said that it originated from a small ninja school called Uzumaki.

During the Warring States Period, due to the endless wars, there were many ninja schools in Japan, and they were small military groups.

Later, Tokugawa Ieyasu ended the Warring States Period and established the shogunate. These military groups were undoubtedly a huge destabilizing factor, so they were wiped out one by one by his army. They acquired many methods from other schools, and this technique was obtained at that time.

When performing this ninjutsu, the practitioner will make a contract with the god of death and sacrifice his soul to the god of death in exchange for the opportunity for the god of death to take action for him.

After the spell is cast, the Grim Reaper will not only take away the opponent's soul, but also the user's soul.

This is a fatal ninjutsu and also a lose-lose ninjutsu. His elders used this technique to take away the lives of many powerful enemies for the shoguns of the shogunate.

But it was a one-way win for those big shots. After all, the ninjas of Higashiyama were just tools for killing, not human beings.

"The general was overthrown. I originally thought that I would not be able to use this ninjutsu anymore, but I didn't expect that it would be my turn. However, I did not die as a tool like my predecessors. I died for the freedom of Mount Higashi. It's worth it, everything is worth it!"

The appearance of the Grim Reaper attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield, and they felt oppressed and terrified.

"Teacher Ono, you... this is..."

Mrs. Jing and Shobei, who were trying to stop Tang Jiaren, noticed the deadly white figure behind Shinobu and were both horrified.

They are one of the very few people in Higashiyama who know this ninjutsu.

"Even though so many people have taken action, are you still forced to use this trick?" Zhuang Bingwei felt a sharp pain in his heart.

He looked around blankly. There were dead bodies everywhere, including many companions he had lived with day and night, but now they were lying forever in this strange land.

I swore to protect everyone, but in the end I couldn't even protect my own teacher.

"Shobei, go see Mr. Ono for the last time. He may have something to say to you alone. Leave this man to me to resist!" Mrs. Jing said in a deep voice: "It is hard to predict the outcome of the fight with this man, but it is easy to hold him back. Go ahead, don't forget, I am the least afraid of poison."

Ninpo Ren can indeed deliver messages, but it is a walkie-talkie-like mode and cannot be delivered on its own.

"Then it's up to you!"

Shobei nodded seriously, then used his ability to teleport to the ninja leader's side.

When he left, he vaguely heard a word "what a pity".

What a pity? He wondered in his heart, but then he put the thought aside and came to the side of the ninja leader.

"Teacher Ono..." Shobei came to the ninja head, his eyes filled with tears.

"Don't be afraid, kids. From today on, you will have a bright future and live freely under the blue sky like normal people..."

As he spoke, he pointed his head at Zhang Zhiwei and slowly raised his right hand. Behind him, the Grim Reaper standing like a cross also slowly turned his arm.

(End of this chapter)