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Seeing that his attack was easily countered, Moryo frowned.
He had not yet fully regained his body and could not use all his power. But yet, it shouldn't be that easy.
At this time, Shion performed the sealing technique, preparing to seal the demon.
A huge purple formation emerged, enveloping all three of them within it.
Moryo was overjoyed, and his expression changed for a moment.
"Look at who I am?"
Shion raised her head instinctively and exclaimed.
"Mother?"
There were loopholes that can be exploited in the mind, and there were also loopholes in the seal...
Moryo took this opportunity and fused most of the power sealed in the underground space to form a complete body.
"Don't panic, that's definitely not your mother."
Seeing that Shion had a tendency to move forward, Colt hurriedly stopped her and took off the pendant from her body.
An incomparably huge pure Chakra poured out from the small red stone above at that moment and flowed into Shion's body.
A figure appeared at the same time.
"Miroku!"
After seeing the figure, Moryo was very shocked, and there was even a trace of fear in his eyes.
"Shion, you have grown up."
Miroku looked at Shion gently.
With the influx of Chakra in her body, Shion's aura was also constantly growing stronger.
At that moment, Miroku explained the strange relationship between her and Moryo, both of which were one and the same.
She couldn't kill Moryo, and could only seal his body here.
"Why now?"
Colt frowned.
He was thinking that the seal had held on for thousands of years, so why should it be removed now?
A trace of apology flashed in Miroku's eyes.
"I made the wrong choice to protect the citizens of the Demon Country back then, but now is the time to end it."
"I also ask for your help in this matter, sir"
After speaking, she bowed deeply to Colt.
"Mother..." Shion had tears in her eyes.
She didn't know how to choose.
If the demon was killed, her mother would die completely.
"Shion, you don't want me to live in this ugly state forever, do you?" Miroku pointed to Moryo, whose aura was soaring.
Shion grew silent, tears in her eyes.
"Okay." After struggling for a while, Shion finally made up her mind.
"I also ask you, Colt-san to lend me a hand."
But Colt halted both of them with one hand raised.
"I have an idea."
"Why don't we seal the demon in Shion's body and make her a special Jinchūriki? That way it's a win-win,"
After speaking, afraid that the two of them would be worried and object, Colt put his hand on his chest and assured them:
"Don't worry, I have experience in this matter. I have done something similar with a friend of mine, so this will work 100%"
Shion shared a look with her mother, and then looked at Colt, for some reason she decided to trust him.
"Okay," Shion said suddenly, and then put a hand on her stomach.
"This way I can be with my mother all the time."
This made Colt's scalp tingle.
What's with this kind of unsettling declaration? What the hell do you mean by that?
During the conversation between them, Moryo had also completed the fusion of power and released countless black dragons to attack the three of them.
"Shion, you can talk more with your mother. Leave this guy to me."
After he finished speaking, his feather blades were sent forth together and attacked the black dragons.
Explosions started sounding as the dragons were destroyed.
Making a seal, the [Mangekyō Sharingan] in Colt's eyes shone with a terrifying red glow.
"Let's go!"
Along with the shout, the light wings behind him exploded, and the scattered light merged with each Chakra metal feather to form a small flying sword with a handle.
As such, each feather became a sword filled with nature energy.
All the flying swords burst forth at that moment.
The most terrifying aspect of Moryo was that he was immortal and indestructible, able to continuously absorb the negative emotions of the outside world and become infinitely stronger.
But each flying sword was infused with extremely rich nature energy, which was the nemesis of demons.
Accompanied by Moryo's constant screams, his body kept getting smaller, and the black substance on his body kept evaporating.
Seizing an opportunity, Colt directly used [Flying Thunder God Technique] to reach Moryo.
"Sage Art: Gate of the Great God"
Eight huge torii gates blocked Moryo's body, immobilizing him.
The negative emotions possessed by Moryo were too powerful, and Colt feared that the effectiveness of the sealing technique alone would not be enough, which could affect Shion's body.
It took so much effort to get rid of half of it until he considered it safe then.
"Come here, it's time."
Colt beckoned to Shion, and at this moment, Miroku's figure also became illusory.
"Go Shion, a bright future is waiting for you."
Miroku smiled and looked deeply at Colt, then turned into starlight.
"Mother..." A glint of sadness flashed in Shion's eyes.
She then came to Colt's side and began to absorb Moryo.
Half an hour later, the last trace of Moryo's power disappeared, and Colt also completed the sealing technique.
He used the [Eight Trigrams Sealing Style] formed by the Four Symbols Seal, the same method that Namikaze Minato used to seal the Nine-Tails.
That seal was quite high-level.
At the same time, the formation in the outside world was finally released.
As Moryo was sealed, the stone warriors lost their source of power and turned into clouds of black smoke that dissipated.
"Woof!"
Exhausted to the point of sticking out his tongue, Ichibi glanced resentfully in the direction of the temple again before the [Summoning Technique] was dispelled.
After solving the demon problem, the crisis between the Demon Country and the Swamp Country was also resolved.
Relying on the [Flying Thunder God Technique] markers left along the way, the two soon returned to the Demon Country.
After seeing that Shion was safe and sound, Taruho directly sat down and offered Colt a grand gift.
"Thank you for your help. The Demon Country will never forget your kindness!"
Colt waved his hand; he didn't care about these intangible things.
"Do you have any specialties in the Demon Country? I'd like to bring some back for my family."
This had become Colt's habit.
Every time he went on a mission, he bought some small gifts with local characteristics to give to Hinata and the others.
Just as Taruho was about to say something, Shion spoke first.
"I'll take you there, Colt-san."
Colt agreed without thinking much.
Walking on the streets in the Demon Country, they had not been damaged by the stone army, and most of the shops were still open.
As a country with a strong tradition of priestess worship, most of the specialties here were also related to temples and offerings.
Seeing some nice trinkets, Colt bought them.
It was a worthwhile trip.
He had to bring a gift for: Hinata, Ino, Kurenai, Yakumo… and he also should bring some for Tsunade and Shizune.
This amount was not small.
He bought one of each item.
By the end of their trip…
Shion looked at Colt, who was in high spirits, bit her lip lightly, and then said:
"Colt-san, actually, there is still the most famous of the specialties of the Demon Country that you haven't obtained yet."
"Oh?" Colt became interested.
"What is it? I thought I had gotten everything here."
Shion's fair face was a little flushed, but she still leaned over and exhaled a hot breath from her mouth.
"The biggest specialty of the Demon Country, of course, is me as the priestess..."
Hiss!
Colt inhaled sharply, startled by Shion's sudden boldness.