ACSP: Chapter 171 — He is already under the Kotoamatsukami!
"What? We're going to Jinghai City… to wipe out all the East Island Contractors?"
"And just the few of us?"
"You're kidding, right?"
Everyone was completely stunned.
None of them had ever imagined that Jiang Chen's true objective would be this extreme.
"Leader, I understand you're anxious right now, but this matter is far too serious. You mustn't act on impulse."
Lei Li hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.
The others quickly echoed his concern.
"Yeah, Boss, if we really want to deal with those East Islanders, we can gather all the Contractors in Kang City. I'm sure once they hear about it, they'll all respond."
"Exactly. This involves the blood feud between Great Xia and East Island. If we organize properly, hundreds of people could join us."
"Right, that's what I was thinking too."
After all, for East Island Contractors to take control of the entire Jinghai City so quickly, their numbers had to be substantial.
And there must be high-level Contractors among them.
Otherwise, Ronan wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss earlier, even losing an arm.
There weren't even ten of them here; wouldn't going there be suicide?
However, facing everyone's concerns, Jiang Chen didn't care at all.
"There's no time. Speed is essential in war. I'll send you over first. We'll talk about everything else once we get there..."
He gave the command to Lei Li and the others in an authoritative tone.
Then he immediately turned to look at the Yamato Contractor, He Gen: "Use Wood Release to make a shield to protect everyone immediately."
"Okay."
Although He Gen didn't know what Jiang Chen was planning, he immediately followed instructions and used Wood Release to create a circular barrier, protecting himself and Lei Li's group.
—Ninjutsu: Heavenly Transfer Technique!
The moment the Wood Release barrier took shape, Jiang Chen activated the teleportation skill without hesitation!
The next second.
As a blinding light of Chakra soared into the sky.
The figures of Lei Li and the others instantly vanished from the spot.
...
On the outskirts of Jinghai City, near the entrance of the Forest of Death secret realm, a group of East Island Contractors were conducting a routine patrol through the dense woods.
Since Jinghai City had fallen, this secret realm had already been completely occupied and divided among East Island forces.
"Have you heard? Captain Shimura personally took action and defeated that famous Ronan from Great Xia."
"Heavens, isn't Ronan a level 95 Kage-level Contractor? I can't believe Captain Shimura actually beat someone of that caliber. That's insane."
"What's so surprising about it? Captain Shimura's Dojutsu can erase all unfavorable factors, even death itself. With a skill like that, killing a level 95 Kage-level Contractor is nothing."
"Oh right, I heard an Elite Jonin Contractor from Great Xia just defected to our side."
"Those Great Xia Contractors are a joke. They brag online all day about how strong they are, but in reality, they're just cowards afraid of death."
"Hah, exactly. During the surprise assault on Jinghai City, many of them surrendered immediately. Otherwise, we wouldn't have taken the city so easily."
"Pathetic. They probably don't even realize that surrender only buys them a temporary breath. In the end, none of them will escape death…"
The East Island Contractors laughed as they spoke, their voices filled with disdain and mockery.
At that moment—
Whoosh!
Several streaks of brilliant white light sliced through the darkness near the secret realm, instantly putting the East Island Contractors on high alert.
"What's going on?"
"Stay sharp, it might be an ambush..."
They braced themselves, but before they could even draw their weapons, a figure cloaked in crackling blue lightning erupted from the flash. Moving like a bolt of thunder, the newcomer kicked two contractors clean off their feet.
"Ambush!"
"Scatter! Fall back!"
The remaining Dongdao Contractors scrambled to retreat, desperate to put distance between themselves and the eerie white lights.
It was already too late.
Before they could take a single step, massive Eight-Tails tentacles slammed down from above, obliterating them into a bloody pulp. In a single breath, the entire guard detail sent by Shimura Kenta to secure the entrance was completely wiped out.
"Cai Kun, you made way too much noise," Lei Li warned in a low, serious voice. "Keep it down, or you're going to draw the whole map to our position."
Cai Kun retracted the giant tentacles and opened his mouth to reply, but caught himself.
Two more figures materialized out of thin air right beside them. It was Jiang Chen and Ronan, who had just closed the distance using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"Whoa, Boss!" Li Dala gasped, his eyes wide with admiration. "That combo of the Heavenly Transfer Technique and Flying Thunder God teleportation is absolutely insane!"
Seeing how effortlessly Jiang Chen and Ronan had caught up, Li Dala was thoroughly impressed. Jiang Chen's long-range tactical teleportation—linking two Space-Time Ninjutsu back-to-back—was vastly superior and far more practical than his own idea of using explosive clay for long-distance transport.
This kind of method was something an ordinary person could definitely never come up with.
It was brilliant.
Jiang Chen smiled.
He didn't pay attention to Li Dala.
Instead, he turned to look at Ronan, who had brought him over: "Thanks for your hard work."
Ronan smiled and waved it off: "Boss, why are you being so polite with me? This is what I should do. By the way, are we going into the city to save people next?"
"Yes, but you have to stay here."
Jiang Chen's eyes snapped open, and the pupils in both eyes instantly transformed.
A blood-red light surged.
——Mangekyo Sharingan!
Caught off guard, Ronan was instantly hit by his [Mangekyo Sharingan] genjutsu, and his eyes began to grow dull.
Taking advantage of this, Jiang Chen immediately had He Gen use Wood Release skills to firmly bind Ronan in place.
By the time Ronan woke up from the Sharingan genjutsu,
his body could no longer move.
This sudden turn of events startled everyone.
Li Dala asked with a face full of confusion: "Boss, what are you doing?"
Jiang Chen explained calmly, "He fell under someone else's Sharingan genjutsu. We can't afford to have him on this mission."
Lei Li's brow furrowed in disbelief. "How is that even possible? He was perfectly fine a moment ago. He didn't show a single symptom of being under a genjutsu."
"That's because it isn't a standard Sharingan technique," Jiang Chen replied. "It's Kotoamatsukami."
Li Dala's eyes narrowed. "Kotoamatsukami? Is that what it's called?"
"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded calmly, breaking it down for them. "Kotoamatsukami is the absolute pinnacle of genjutsu. It directly invades the target's mind without triggering any alarms, subtly rewriting their thoughts so they obey the caster completely, all while believing they are acting on their own free will."
He paused, his voice dropping. "Worse yet, it is essentially irreversible. If I'm right, someone has already deeply embedded a directive in his mind: to serve the East Island."
A collective chill ran down the spines of Lei Li and the others.
They were well-acquainted with regular Sharingan genjutsu, but this was the first time they had ever heard of a technique like Kotoamatsukami. To completely brainwash someone without a trace, leaving them permanently altered—it was terrifyingly monstrous.
Did the East Island Contractors really have someone that ridiculously overpowered in their ranks?
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