28. The Ritual Ceremony

The black exoskeleton on Shiraishi Mori suddenly surged, its surface reflecting a dark purple light, releasing explosive power, and directly tearing apart the steel cage in front of him!

Seeing this, Sakamoto was naturally enraged.

"Where did this monster come from? Kill him immediately!"

At Sakamoto's command, his subordinates quickly sprang into action, with the first to attack being Abu, who was closest to Shiraishi Mori.

"Do you really think you can leave here? You're a bit too naive."

Abu appeared behind Shiraishi Mori in an instant.

After a brief hand seal, the chakra in his body quickly gathered in his palm, and he slammed it down hard onto the ground.

"Earth Release: Earth Flowing River."

The Earth Release chakra rapidly spread out, instantly transforming the ground beneath Shiraishi Mori into quicksand.

He struck the ground with both hands, but it was futile.

The thick exoskeleton on his body provided immense strength and defense but also significantly increased his weight.

Faced with the quicksand, he could only watch as he slowly sank.

However, his parents behind him would not just stand by helplessly.

"Keiko, hurry up and help Mori!"

"Okay."

Keiko nodded and immediately shot out eight limbs from her back, firmly grabbing her son.

Shiraishi Ao jumped high from the gap in the octagonal cage, and his thick centipede-like tail swung down like a giant sword, slashing at Abu.

Without hesitation, Abu quickly performed another hand seal.

"Earth Release: Earth Wall."

A massive and thick earth wall rose from the ground, blocking the powerful blow.

The intense collision caused cracks to appear in the earth wall.

Sensing the overwhelming force coming from above, Abu's face became serious.

"Only a few hours, and they've already gained such powerful strength?"

He was quite surprised. After all, it had only been two or three hours since Shiraishi Ao and Keiko had implanted the Kakuza.

If they could fully master the Kakuza, as Sakamoto had said, they might actually be a match for the ninja villages.

While Abu was lost in thought, another attack from Shiraishi Ao came.

The thick and sturdy tail Kagune directly shattered the earth wall, and Shiraishi Ao charged out from the debris.

In the smoke, several shuriken were thrown by Abu, cutting through the dust, and as they reached Shiraishi Ao, the explosive seals on them were triggered.

"Boom!"

The shockwave from the explosion dispersed the smoke and dust, but it also released a terrifying burst of fire and black smoke.

Even though Shiraishi Ao had used his tail Kagune to defend, the intense explosion still scorched and broke it into pieces.

The impact of the explosion sent him flying toward Shiraishi Mori.

At the highest VIP seats, Hidan, wearing a black long coat, swung his legs carelessly in the air, watching the chaotic scene below with a bored expression.

"Shiki, looks like your centipede tail Kagune isn't that great either. It shattered when the explosive seal hit it."

Shiki, standing beside him, was observing the scene as well.

"The power of the Kagune is inherently dependent on the person. The more power the host can provide, the stronger the Kagune becomes."

Hidan clicked his tongue. "I thought every Kagune was like yours."

At the mention of the time Shiki used his praying mantis Kagune to decapitate Hidan, he trembled slightly.

Shiki glanced at him with a look of disdain on his face.

Below, at Sakamoto's urging, more subordinates joined the battle against Shiraishi Mori's family.

A large number of shuriken and kunai were thrown.

To protect his parents from harm, Shiraishi Mori had no choice but to use his own exoskeleton as a shield, blocking all the incoming weapons.

Though his exoskeleton was indeed tough, the dense barrage of attacks eventually caused numerous wounds to appear on his body.

"If this goes on, they won't be able to hold out much longer," Hidan remarked nonchalantly.

Shiki adjusted his glasses, uninterested. "Shiraishi Mori is just an experiment. If he survives, that's great; if he dies, then he dies."

A cold glint flickered in his eyes, as if the ones fighting below weren't living beings, but a bunch of emotionless data.

"Though I'm looking forward to his performance, in an experiment, failure is the most common outcome."

"Tsk."

Hidan glanced at Shiki. "You're really cold-blooded."

"After this experiment is over, I’ll offer these guys up as a sacrifice to the Lord Jashin, should be no problem, right?"

"Of course."

Shiki said without hesitation, "This is a ritual ceremony held for the Lord Jashin."

At this point, Shiki casually teased Hidan, "This kind of sacrificial ritual is far more advanced than those who just kill, kill, kill."

"Bastard Shiki! You want to die?"

Just as Hidan was about to settle the score with Shiki, something unexpected happened below.

The panicked audience members who had rushed to leave the scene suddenly returned, their faces filled with terror.

"Monsters!"

"They're all monsters!"

They were running in fear.

Outside the shattered door of the arena, in the endless darkness, countless red lights suddenly appeared.

A thick, nauseating smell of blood rushed into the arena from the door!

One of the audience members, who had just returned to the arena, was abruptly sliced in half from shoulder to waist as she ran!

The female audience member died with a terrified and disbelieving expression on her face.

"The scent of these nobles is so sweet!"

From the darkness, countless ghouls in torn prison uniforms appeared.

They all had various Kagune growing on their bodies, covered in foul-smelling blood.

The one who had just killed the woman was a female prisoner fused with the [Scales Kakuja: Mantis].

In addition, other ghouls with [Tail Kakuja: Mantis], [Arm Kakuja: Ant Man], [Arm Kakuja: Spider], and more also emerged.

They had various forms, but the one thing they all had in common was the burning anger of vengeance in their eyes.

The battlefield fell eerily silent for a moment.

Sakamoto looked at this scene in disbelief. Just a second ago, he had been imagining how he would use the Kagune to conquer the world, but now he was facing this terrifying force.

The disparity made him incredibly furious!

After a brief search, he finally spotted Shiki and Hidan, who were lounging casually at the edge of the stands.

"Shiki! What is the meaning of this?!"

"Are you betraying the Sakamoto Trading Company and the Lord Jashin cult's alliance?"

He angrily questioned Shiki, but the latter didn't care at all.

"Mr. Sakamoto, I didn't break our agreement. I've handed the Kagune over to you; how you arrange it is your business."

"As for these people, our agreement never said I couldn’t give the Kagune to others."

At this point, Shiki slowly stood up, looking down at everyone with a calm expression.

It was as if the ones fighting below weren't living beings at all, but just emotionless data.

"Mr. Sakamoto, only those who survive this ritual ceremony are qualified to obtain the power of the Evil God."