'Fusion' was the first word that jumped out of Orochimaru's mind when he saw Nine Tails. Immediately after, boundless waves surged in Orochimaru's heart.
Although Orochimaru had not reached the Form Synthesis Stage in this life, as a master of the Great Vehicle Stage who had passed the Heavenly Tribulation in his previous life, Orochimaru could not be wrong. Nine-tailed might not have reached the stage, but his combat power was definitely at the level of the Form Synthesis Stage. This could be felt from the aura that was exposed on his body.
The Form Synthesis Stage was the sixth stage of the nine cultivation stages. It was two stages higher than Orochimaru's Nascent Soul Stage. It was already a cultivation stage that was very difficult to reach on the path of cultivation.
Orochimaru's current Nascent Soul cultivation was to let the Nascent Soul absorb enough energy and then slowly grow until it almost filled the Dantian. It would turn into the Primordial Spirit, which could be released to fight at the critical moment. Moreover, the Primordial Spirit could also release some powerful Primordial Spirit divine arts that directly attacked the soul. It was many times stronger than the current illusion.
After the Soul Separation, the primordial spirit became more and more condensed. When it merged with the body, it was the Form Synthesis Stage. The various benefits of the primordial spirit were added to the body, and the body was strengthened by leaps and bounds. At this point, it could fight in close combat and far combat. The divine arts were not mentioned one by one.
With Orochimaru's current combat strength, he might be able to rely on the magical power of the Heavenly Serpent Scripture to fight against a Divinity Branching Stage cultivator. However, facing Nine-Tails, who had the combat strength of a Form Synthesis Stage cultivator, he might be able to kill him with just a lift of his claws.
When Orochimaru sensed the combat power of the Nine-tailed Demon, he immediately chose to open his Snake Eyes to the maximum. Usually, Orochimaru would only open it normally, and could only observe the details and detect the flow of chakras. However, when he truly opened the Snake Eyes, he could observe the other party's soul, just like Uchiha Weasel usually opened the Three Hook Jade Wheel Eye and opened the Kaleidoscope at the critical moment.
As if he had discovered something, Orochimaru revealed an inexplicable smile and said to Nine-Tailed,"" You must be the most powerful and evil Nine-Tailed Demon Fox of the legends. I'm Orochimaru from the Woodleaf Village. Nice to meet you."
Seeing Orochimaru's appearance, Nine-Tailed bared his sharp teeth and leaned his head close to the iron cage. He said fiercely,""Brat, you're quite bold to dare come here. Do you think a mere Shadow Grade like you can talk to me on equal terms?”。
" Of course I can't, but I didn't come here on my own accord. If I have to answer how I came in, I think I should ask you, Nine-Tailed." As he spoke, a white snake phantom gradually appeared behind Orochimaru, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as it roared at Nine-Tailed.
"Hmm, Hakone Serpent?" Sensing Orochimaru's aura, Nine-Tailed retracted his aura, and his huge beast eyes revealed a sense of nostalgia.
Orochimaru recalled the white snake phantom as he watched Nine-Tailed withdraw its aura. He had released it just now because he suddenly remembered that he had read in the clan's ancient records that the Nine-Tailed Beast and the Hakone Serpent were the subordinates of a certain Shinobu level magical beast in ancient times. As for what magical beast it was, the clan's ancient records did not mention it. However, Orochimaru, who had seen later anime, speculated that it should be Ten-Tailed.
"Roar!" Nine-Tailed suddenly roared and said,"Kid, how about a deal?"
"Deal?" Orochimaru suddenly froze, his mind filled with disbelief. A deal? Nine-tailed, the strongest of the nine tailed beasts, actually wanted to make a deal with him.
"Yes, it's a deal." Nine-Tailed nodded his huge fox head, proving that Orochimaru had heard correctly." I've known Orochi since ancient times, so I know him very well. He's filled with cunning, and since you inherited his power, he definitely wouldn't be so kind as to give it to you. Therefore, there must be a hidden danger in your body. I'll help you get rid of this hidden danger, and you'll let me out. How about that?"
"Don't think about it!" Orochimaru refused without thinking." Don't think that I don't know what will happen if I let you out. First, you'll kill my woman, Kyocinna."
" Hahaha…" Unexpectedly, after hearing Orochimaru's words, Nine-Tailed actually burst out laughing. Then, he looked at Orochimaru and said,""Kid, those people outside told you, right? Haha, we tail beasts don't have a physical body. We were born from the hatred and slaughter of humans. "It was you humans who borrowed our power time and time again. In the end, you couldn't control it and died. Haha, your words make me laugh." After saying that, Nine-tail was still laughing.
" Shut up, do you still want to trade?" Orochimaru was a little angry from being ridiculed. It had to be said that Nine-Tailed was indeed an old monster who had lived for thousands of years. His thoughts were rich and he had many schemes. It was not something that Orochimaru could figure out. Just a few words and laughter made Orochimaru a little angry.
In fact, this was not Orochimaru's fault. After all, although Orochimaru was powerful, he had not lived for more than 40 years in his previous life. In everyone's eyes, Orochimaru was mature only when compared to his peers or even those who were a generation older. Once he met those old monsters, Orochimaru would not be able to fool around.
Nine-Tailed finally stopped laughing when he saw Orochimaru's embarrassment. He stared at Orochimaru with his huge beast eyes. After a while, Nine-Tailed said faintly,"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to release me now. With your current strength, I'll probably be locked up again before I can get out, and you'll be reduced to ashes. What I want is a promise from you. When your strength breaks through Shadow Grade and reaches Super Shadow Grade, you'll release me."
"Hmm? Are you so sure that I will save you in the future?”Orochimaru was a little puzzled. No way, Nine-Tailed was an old monster, a combination of human hatred and slaughter. How could he trust humans? Orochimaru would never believe this.
" Hahaha, trust, trust, haha!" Hearing Orochimaru's question, Nine-Tailed raised his head and laughed loudly. However, he no longer had that powerful and confident confidence. His tone was filled with desolation.
Pausing for a moment to adjust her mood, Nine-Tailed said," It's not that I trust you, but I have no choice and can't afford to wait." As she spoke, she saw Orochimaru listening to her quietly and continued,""Ever since the ancient times, when the king of the Beast Clan was defeated, the status of the Beast Clan began to decline. A portion of them became the lackeys of humans, while the other portion of the current Spiritual Beasts are still magical beasts. However, under the oppression of humans, they are fleeing everywhere. The Nine Tailed Beasts are different from other magical beasts. Our name in the ancient times was the Nine Guardian Magical Beasts. We are the guards of the King of Magical Beasts. Our existence is because the King of Magical Beasts used his chakras to mix with the slaughter caused by humans. It was born from hatred, and because of our tails, humans call us tail beasts.
" This is the biggest difference between us and the other demonic beasts. Originally, even if the king of demonic beasts was defeated, we could still live well. However, the strongest human at that time, the ancestor of ninjutsu, the Immortal of Six Paths, created a sealing technique that sealed the king of demonic beasts into his body and increased his strength.
"After that, the miserable life of us nine tailed beasts began. Because we had the origin of the king of magical beasts, Chakra, in our bodies, we were different from other magical beasts. We could be sealed and transformed into human strength. Just like that, we were captured time and time again. In addition, we were born from human slaughter and hatred. We couldn't die at all. Every time after the human who sealed us died, after a period of time, we were resurrected and captured again."
"Just like that, time and time again, we were constantly sealed, and the strength in our bodies kept decreasing. Your eyes that are similar to snake eyes should have already seen through it. Although my aura is very strong, the chakra has already weakened to a very small extent. This also means that my strength has also weakened to an extremely low level. This is also the reason why you were shocked at first and then smiled." Only Orochimaru dared to speak up. Otherwise, with the strength of the Original Infant Stage and the stubbornness of the Form Synthesis Stage, he would be a fool.
Seeing Orochimaru's silence, Nine-Tailed lay down and said lazily,""Although my strength has decreased, I'm not willing to accept the current situation. Furthermore, I can feel that the Magical Beast King has awakened. The sealed Magical Beast King is showing signs of awakening. Although I don't know how much it has awakened, if the Magical Beast King wants to unseal it, it will have to absorb enough Chakra Origins to recover most of its strength. The Chakra Origins are only found in us nine tailed beasts."
" I don't doubt that there are some powerful humans among you who will come and capture us nine tailed beasts if you find out about this. Therefore, I have to protect myself. I don't want to die. Originally, under the tight seal of the powerful humans, I wouldn't be able to come into contact with outsiders. However, today, you and I, the host, are the combination of the human pillar strength that you all speak of. That's why I have the ability to call you in. How about it? Think about it. Working together is beneficial to both of us."
Orochimaru remained silent after hearing what Nine-Tailed said. At first, Orochimaru was still analyzing whether Nine-Tailed was telling the truth or not. However, when Nine-Tailed said the same thing as the information Orochimaru had obtained in his previous life, Orochimaru finally stopped doubting.
Orochimaru was in deep shock. He knew who was the King of Magical Beasts that Nine-Tailed Beast was talking about. The one who created the Nine-Tailed Beast was Ten-Tailed Beast. Orochimaru thought that it was as simple as Hoodlum controlling Ten-Tailed Beast in the manga of his previous life. However, after hearing Nine-Tailed Beast's words, Orochimaru's first impression was that it was a conspiracy. A conspiracy that Orochimaru still didn't know about.
Orochimaru had an intuition, a unique intuition as a cultivator. As long as he continued to develop, this conspiracy would eventually unfold to him, but the premise was that his strength had to be able to deal with everything. Thinking of this, Orochimaru looked at Nine-tailed and said,"Sure, I can agree to your request. However, I have a condition."
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