The Kingdom of Water, across the sea from the Kingdom of Ghosts, also survived, but symbolically sent ninja troops to the coastal areas to set up defenses.

As the main war country, the Kingdom of Ghosts had already entered a state of war preparations before the major powers took action.

Various cities and towns are under the control of the military and implement a comprehensive blockade policy.

The central mountains, southern forests, and western coastal areas have become the main battlefields for fierce battles against the ghost army.

But even if it exists as the main battlefield, it is mainly a diversionary war.

The stone soldiers of the Ghost Legion are invulnerable to fire and water, and are invulnerable to swords and guns. It is not a wise move to fight them with the flesh and blood of ninjas.

You can only learn from the Iwagakure ninjas of the Earth Kingdom and use the Earth Release Ninjutsu to change the terrain and enter into a tug-of-war.

When the Demon Kingdom's military took action, Shiraishi, as the leader of the Demon Kingdom's military, had already left the Demon Kingdom as soon as possible and went to the Swamp Kingdom where the body of the demon sprite was located.

Compared to the Kingdom of Ghosts, the disasters suffered by the Kingdom of Swamps were more severe.

Many villages and towns were destroyed by the ghost army due to the lack of time to set up defensive measures and the lack of ninja power in the country.

Fortunately, the evacuation order was issued promptly and no large number of casualties were caused.

Moreover, the Swamp Country is originally a small country with a small land and sparse people, which greatly avoids all kinds of noisy and trampling incidents when taking refuge.

Smoke billowing villages, fields and roads were severely damaged.

A large number of stone soldiers passed through the deserted village, causing the earth to shake.

Standing on the treetops and watching the scene of these stone soldiers crossing the border, Shiraishi thought for a moment.

The shadow under his feet suddenly lengthened, flowing down the tree trunks to the ground, and then turned into a dark shadow blade, sweeping across the several stone soldiers marching directly ahead like lightning.

The shadow blade was like a sharp sword that cut iron like clay. Wherever it passed, the legs of the stone soldier's chassis were cut off.

The cut area was as smooth as a mirror.

Seemingly noticing something, hundreds of stone soldiers raised their heads at the same time, their scarlet eyes looking straight at the location of Bai Shi.

These stone soldiers raised their arms and made a throwing motion.

The hard stone blades were like raindrops, attacking towards Shiraishi.

Boom boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

The thrown stone blade itself had a terrifying weight, and it was projected with the power of a giant elephant, causing an explosion attack more terrifying than a ninja detonating talisman.

The trees fell one by one, causing a rumble of falling sounds.

Shiraishi's figure quickly shuttled between the woods, dodging stone blades thrown into the woods.

Although he was not used to frontal combat, Shiraishi relied on his physical skills to be able to cope with the stone blade's projectile attack.

Moreover, there were shadow dancers who blocked most of the attacks for him, making it very easy to deal with them.

"Has it been noticed?"

Shiraishi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Unlike the stone statue soldiers from the Kingdom of Ghosts, the stone statue soldiers from the Kingdom of Swamp can defend themselves and counterattack, and can also quickly find the enemy's position and launch a fierce attack.

Obviously, the soul of the sprite is located in the Kingdom of Swamp, so here, the sprite's attention is more concentrated, and it is easier to grasp the movements of the stone soldiers. The danger is far higher than that of the stone soldiers in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"But at this point, the intelligence collection is almost complete. Next, we only need to verify one point. Now it's time to go to the Volcano Temple to end everything."

Shiraishi murmured to himself.

Facing supernatural creatures like monsters and sprites, it is impossible to defeat them using the ninja's fighting style.

He has tried many times in the past, and even the Four Symbols Sealing Technique used by the Uzumaki clan to suppress evil spirits has no effect on the monsters.

Of course, the evil spirit in the ninja's mouth refers to the existence of tailed beasts whose essence is chakra.

Chakra is just the external manifestation of the demon.

The essence of monsters is always the dark part deep in the human heart.

Only a special species with an 'inhuman' body like a witch can exert a suppressive effect on it.

But mikos have their own ways of doing things, and Shiraishi also has his own considerations.

After all, he is the adoptive father of Maitreya's daughter Shion. Maitreya Miko has also given him a lot of help over the years. At this time, he naturally has to contribute and cannot sit idly by.

It is really pitiful to let a witch alone bear this tragic fate for thousands of years for mankind.

"You are the ninja who often hangs next to Maitreya, right? I recognize your breath."

A creepy voice suddenly sounded in Bai Shi's ears.

Shiraishi dodged subconsciously, but it was still a step too late.

A purple-black mist appeared from the dark woods, arriving instantly and wrapping Bai Shi's entire body.

"Um?"

In the purple-black mist, a dull voice of doubt came out.

After receiving strong resistance from some force, the purple-black mist bounced off Bai Shi's body, and the color of the light mist also became lighter.

Shiraishi jumped back expressionlessly, staring at the purple-black mist with cautious eyes.

He knew that the demon's consciousness resided in that mist.

"Avoid my sensory ninjutsu and launch a sneak attack on me. Except for Byakugan, I'm afraid the sensory ninjutsu will have no effect on you at all."

"What a wonderful comeback. Human, you are more interesting than I thought."

A certain dark consciousness in the purple-black mist praised Shiraishi like this.

"You should know that your darkness is of no use to me."

"You are able to skillfully use natural energy and wrap it in the outer layer of your body. You are indeed qualified to say this. How about joining forces with me? I can give you more powerful power. Although natural energy is good, but the human heart is

Dark power is more interesting than natural energy."

The demon was so tempting to Shiraishi.

"I don't want to become a puppet in your hands. Besides, I have seen through your tricks."

Shiraishi said this as if he had seen through a monster.

"Oh, what an amazing self-confidence. Human beings are always so arrogant and hypocritical, and they are obviously scared to death. However, no matter how powerful the ninja is, they can't defeat me. Just a word of advice, don't come here to the ancestral hall. No one in this world can deal with me.

, there is only Maitreya."

The monsters that play with the darkness of people's hearts are not afraid of the so-called magical ninjutsu of ninjas.

Therefore, Shiraishi, who had mastered natural energy, could only barely protect himself in front of him.

Shiraishi did not refute.

Indeed, having mastered the energy of nature, I cannot seal the monsters.

There are too many selfish desires in his heart, which is a flaw of being human.

As long as these flaws exist, they will be exploited and devoured by monsters.

"Then, we'll see you later. One day, you will surrender. At that time, let's see the kingdom of darkness that I created with my own hands. That is the original appearance of the world."

The monster let out a weird laugh with unknown meaning. Under the gaze of Shiraishi's eyes, the purple-black light mist continued to fade, and finally dissolved into the air and disappeared.

The stone statue soldiers who originally attacked Baishi were also controlled by some kind of consciousness. They took a detour to avoid Baishi and headed in another direction.

Shiraishi did not stop the march of the stone statue soldiers. As long as the demons were not defeated, it would be meaningless to destroy more stone statue soldiers.

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night.

The huge mountains, shrouded in mist, look eerie and mysterious.

A red torii is framed at the entrance of the cave, and the sultry air is constantly being repelled from the cave.

When Shiraishi arrived, Liuli and Ayane had been waiting at the entrance of the cave for a long time.

"It's too slow. He obviously came to the Swamp Kingdom before us, but he arrived at this time."

This sentence came from Liuli's mouth.

"I wasted some time collecting information on the road."

Shiraishi explained.

Ayane glanced at Shiraishi and asked: "Is there anything that needs to be changed in the plan? If there is a problem, it will be troublesome."

Shiraishi shook his head and said: "No, continue to act according to the originally set plan. Judging from the intelligence I have collected so far, there is no need to make unnecessary changes to the plan. Even if there is an eventuality, I have a solution here

method."

Ruri and Ayane nodded.

Since Shiraishi said this, he must be fully confident.

This man never does anything he's not sure about.
To be continued...