Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 558 Entering the Realm of Demons and Ghosts

Aburame Shisei's gaze remained fixed on the long-haired corpse demon. "You say you come from the demon realm, what proof do you have?"

"Yes, yes, I am actually a member of the Shiki clan."

Immediately afterwards, the clumps of long hair on the beautiful woman's head jumped straight off his body, and his flesh turned into a pile of grayish-white corpses.

After reverting to its original form, the sounds it emitted became strange.

Orochimaru's eyes lit up at the sight. "Constantly changing shape and able to use five types of chakra, he's practically a carbon copy of Kakuzu. Shicheng-kun, after you're done using him, could you just hand him over to me? I really want to study the principles behind his movements! Is there something supporting his soul?"

"No, no! No, sir! Save me, save me!"

"I'm useful! I'm useful!"

She—or rather, it—pounded on the barrier, its voice growing shrill: "I can take you to the realm of demons and ghosts. Really, just give me a chance to live!"

"My lord, I've actually heard of you before. I've heard that in recent years you've been collecting demons and monsters, using their souls to cultivate a kind of insect. We demons and monsters have plenty of those!"

"I guarantee you'll be successful in ten years—no, in just one year!"

"The demons and monsters are not even ranked in our demon and monster realm. Did you really think that he came to the ninja world a thousand years ago to rule it? No, he couldn't survive there anymore."

Aburame Shisei walked slowly to the barrier, looking down at her, staring intently at her.

The ghoul felt as if it were being stared at by some high-ranking demon, unable to breathe at all.

Of course, he doesn't actually need to breathe.

After a long while, Aburame Shisei slowly spoke, "Alright, I promise you, as long as you take me to the Demon Realm, I promise to let you go."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" A clump of hair made a kowtowing gesture, looking quite comical.

He then added, "However, sir, you must give me some time to recover my strength. This will allow me to better pinpoint the timing, and I will also need a wizard proficient in rituals."

"The Demon Realm is different from other dimensions; it's easy to get out, but difficult to get in."

Hearing this, Orochimaru, who was about to leave, licked his lips, turned back, and said, "Isn't it a coincidence? I am a wizard!"

"What?!" The long-haired ghoul was stunned.

In fact, the long-haired corpse demon and his companions were not very strong, at most they were at the level of elite Jonin. His only characteristic was that his body was not his own and therefore he had no fatal flaws.

This led to the repeated failures of the forces that had previously tried to capture him. However, after the witches joined the group, they could easily see his true form and then capture him.

The two ninjas who were proficient in earth-escape techniques, even though they had been taking medicine to enhance their mental strength and physical resilience over the years, were no match for the Vajra Sealing Technique and were caught by the Purple Flying Granny who was passing by while buying groceries.

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Time flies, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, because I was not very familiar with their rituals, I did not follow up on the progress or interfere.

He never interferes in things he doesn't understand; he leaves professional matters to professionals.

When he saw the long-haired ghoul again, he had already changed into a different body. This body was pure-looking and very cute. He didn't know where the ghoul had found it.

Or perhaps it was made by Orochimaru himself, handcrafted.

The ceremony took place at an underground altar belonging to the organization.

To ensure the ceremony went more smoothly and successfully, Shisei Aburame also summoned three female witches: Kaori, Ryoko, and Ran.

As they grew older, the three witches became more and more composed, especially after getting married, when they exuded a maternal aura.

They never expected that their lord would need their help, because they had always thought they were weak.

Orochimaru stood at the edge of the altar, his golden vertical pupils fixed on the hairy corpse that was drawing a circle on the ground, a meaningful smile on his lips.

"Interesting! This kind of reverse spirit communication formation is actually outside the scope of my knowledge and understanding!"

The corpse demon said, "This is normal, because this is our knowledge."

"Can we begin?" A huge, fat worm with black spots wriggled its body and came closer to ask, standing next to Aburame Shisei.

In fact, he had been waiting impatiently for a long time. If it weren't for Aburame Shisei's restraint, he would have already been drooling over that tuft of hair.

"Wipe your drool," said Aburame Shisei, unable to bear looking at him.

Of all his immortal insects, he was the most gluttonous, yet he ate the most but evolved the slowest.

The once-anticipated transformation into a cactus within ten years now seems, barring unforeseen circumstances, to be a distant dream.

In short, hopefully this trip to the demon realm will bring them some surprises.

The Ghost Immortal Insect said, "My lord, as the saying goes, the more you eat, the more you poop... no, the more you eat, the stronger you become! I'm not exaggerating at all. Once I transform into an Immortal Insect, I can easily defeat them with one hand."

Yu Nu Zhicheng said, "So what you have isn't a hand, it's an antenna."

"Alright, it's done." The ghoul jumped up and said to the two, "Now we can begin the ritual!"

Orochimaru, the great sorcerer, started dancing again.

However, before dancing this time, he said that he would go and take a look after the passage opened.

Yu Nu Zhicheng did not refuse.

While the two were jumping, singing, and dancing, he opened his petri dish and sent all the unused fairy insects back to their fairy palace.

At the same time, only a large number of level one and level two Soul-Eating Insects are summoned, as well as the Time Insect that is always on the body and worn on the wrist—because with it, the spatial channel can be more stable.

He even kept Scorpion Xiao Lai with him.

The main purpose is to leave some cards up for others, just in case.

Who knows if the Kara organization and Konoha will cause trouble again while he's away?

Although the threats they've created so far aren't enough to cripple him, they're quite annoying.

Soon, the air began to tremble.

The space in the center of the altar seemed to have been torn open from both sides by an invisible hand, revealing a dark, constantly writhing crack.

A chilling aura, carrying the smell of decay and dampness, wafted from the crack.

"The passage...the passage is open!" the ghoul shouted excitedly. "Lord Aburame Shisei, hurry! The passage won't hold for much longer!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Yu Nu Zhicheng grabbed the large fat worm and stepped into the crevice first, followed closely by the Soul-Devouring Insect swarm.

Following them was the organization's witch troupe. Ran, Xiangzi, and Ryoko, dressed in white robes and carrying exorcism bells, filed in one after another.

Orochimaru grabbed the corpse demon and entered it before the rift closed.