The sealing site was covered in countless powerful, interwoven Sealing Formulae, firmly imprisoning Moryo within.
A jet-black malevolent aura continuously seeped out, faintly yet unmistakably shrouding the space.
Any ordinary villager standing nearby would certainly have their mind seized and be controlled like a puppet.
Yet to Satori Hyūga's eyes, these were nothing more than drifting wisps of energy floating through the air.
But he did not focus on the unstable evil energy lingering in the atmosphere. Instead, he set his gaze upon his true prize.
Moryo.
An ancient monstrous creature that had once brought great calamity to this world after being sealed away for countless years.
It possessed a mighty soul and an indestructible physical body. Even with its soul severed from its body, it could still unleash cataclysms.
"Cursed brat! How dare you appear before me again—I'll tear you apart!"
Moryo's furious roar echoed from within the seal, accompanied by deafening crashes as it battered the barrier.
Unfortunately, having already lost most of its power, Moryo could no longer break free from these Sealing Formulae.
Its actions, however, caught Satori Hyūga's attention regarding the current seal.
This was a completely different kind of Sealing Technique—one that followed another unique path entirely.
Upon it, Satori could sense a power seemingly originating from nature itself—calm and peaceful, bridging heaven and earth—to suppress evil forces.
"This energy isn't like Chakra... Could this be the power of the shrine maiden?"
"No. More accurately, it should be Natural Energy."
Since awakening his Tenseigan, Satori had gained the ability to perceive the fundamental nature of all things.
Ignoring Moryo's continued rage, he spent some time studying the Sealing Technique, gaining deep insight from it.
Once he felt he'd learned enough, he finally raised his head, reaching out toward the gate covered in Sealing Formulae.
"Seal, release."
Though facing unfamiliar Sealing Formulae, Satori originally hadn't been 100% confident about breaking them—but the evolution of his Tenseigan gave him confidence.
In an instant,
space twisted into a whirlpool, instantly severing the seal tethered to the power of heaven and earth.
Within moments, the sealing force within the gate had greatly diminished.
Seeing this, Moryo let out maniacal laughter while rushing out, dark mist billowing from its entire body.
After being trapped for so long, it had longed to escape—and now, sensing an opening, it seized the chance without hesitation.
Breaking free from the seal, Moryo immediately turned its attention toward Satori Hyūga, its eyes glowing red with terrifying intensity.
"Though you've freed me, you must still die—you shall become my new vessel."
It discovered with delight that Satori had absorbed much of its own power, causing astonishing changes to his body.
A normal human couldn't possibly contain it—but Satori's body could—and it was perfect.
How could it not feel elated?
Originally planning to rely on Yuyan Sect to escape this prison first, then go to the Land of Zetsu to find a suitable body and reunite both flesh and spirit.
Now, right before its eyes stood an ideal vessel with even greater potential.
If properly harnessed, perhaps it could achieve ultimate fusion, gaining even greater power.
Watching the black mist shaped like Moryo rush toward him in a surge, Satori remained calm, his pitch-black eyes flashing with a sinister gleam.
A brilliant light enveloped the area, pinning Moryo in place instantly.
One of the Tenseigan's powers: Soul Control.
"You've been sealed for too long. Did your mind go soft in that silence?"
"Your naked soul floating before me is practically inviting manipulation."
Normally, Soul Control wouldn't stand a chance against someone as powerful as Moryo.
But deprived of its physical form and with most of its strength siphoned away, and now standing within arm's reach of Satori Hyūga, all these factors combined to subdue it instantly.
"Damn it! Your eyes have absorbed my power and evolved into something so unsettling. And you used it against me first?!"
"But you're mistaken. When it comes to the domain of souls, you're no match for me."
With those words, Moryo exuded a pitch-black mist brimming with malice, attempting to break free from Satori Hyūga's Soul Control.
But Satori wasn't about to give it a chance. He immediately intensified his dōjutsu, amplifying his Soul Control further.
The two entered a stalemate, locked in fierce opposition.
While keeping it immobilized, Satori's eyes flickered again as he began scanning—and rewriting—its memories.
Reading memories. Rewriting them.
These were also among the terrifying powers of the Tenseigan.
With such power, one could command all living beings in absolute silence.
Yet when facing Moryo, the results weren't particularly strong.
The speed at which he scanned its memories wasn't just slow—it was astonishingly sluggish.
Moreover, Satori quickly realized much of Moryo's memory was useless—sequestered in captivity for so long, its recollections were little more than hollow fragments.
Moryo also sensed Satori's efforts and shouted mocking words.
"That eerie eye of yours does hold some power, but it means nothing to me."
"I have endured for a thousand years. My memories flow like an endless river. You—a mere mortal—can never freely access them."
Saying so aloud, deep inside, Moryo was astonished.
It was the embodiment of evil itself, the source of calamity. Yet even it felt unease gazing into those jet-black eyes.
More than anything, that unnerved it.
Since when had mortals gained the ability to harm it?
Its greatest pride had always been its undying soul and flesh.
And now, someone stood before it capable of manipulating its soul—an undeniable sign that this human possessed true leverage over it.
That thought was unbearable. Only deepening its urge to kill.
"Useless memories are like silt—they won't bring you any benefit."
"Once I understand these eyes, I will wield their full power. Defeat will be your only fate."
To Satori's Tenseigan, Moryo appeared like a thick book filled mostly with chaos and disorder.
Trying to read page by page would get you nowhere.
But if you could skim ten or even a hundred pages at once, efficiency skyrocketed.
Before long, Satori found useful memories and knowledge buried within.
Yet the moment he clearly saw them, Satori couldn't help but freeze.
He realized the truth—the memories within Moryo belonged to the former shrine maiden. It was a staggering revelation.
Recalling the original series, where Moryo claimed that it and the shrine maiden were one being, Satori quickly realized there must be a deep and profound connection between them.
Satori Hyūga carefully searched through the memories of the previous shrine maiden, hoping to find useful clues.
Yet after reviewing everything, he found nothing about the relationship between the shrine maiden and Moryo. All that remained were inherited sealing techniques passed down through generations.
Perhaps most of the shrine maiden's ancient teachings had already been lost, and this part was completely absent.
Although he found no useful clues, Satori did receive the shrine maiden's inheritance.
In truth, despite being secluded in the Land of Demons, the shrine maiden's lineage preserved rare and ancient knowledge, some of it dating back a thousand years.
At that time, the Otsutsuki Clan had not yet arrived.
The shrine maiden's inheritance contained secret techniques designed specifically to counter Moryo's soul. Without hesitation, Satori began his training in them.
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