Having revealed what she believed to be the truth, Tengen nodded, took a sip of meaningless tea, and admired the expression of the reincarnated man across from her.
She didn't know why, but it was strange—she, who had nearly lost her sanity, had regained some of the emotions she had as a human after yesterday.
As for Locke, whom Tengen considered shocked, he was indeed shocked.
He now subconsciously recalled a scene from his past life—a young actor so good that two veteran actors could barely keep up with him. Now, Locke was like those two veteran actors, struggling a bit to follow the performance.
To prevent the play from falling apart, Locke immediately rehearsed a few lines from "The Actor's Art of Self-Cultivation" in his heart. Calming himself, he immediately entered character and began to interrogate Tengen.
"Then, old man, I don't understand. If you erased the evidence of Kagetatsu's existence, what difference does it make to this old man? Did I, Nara, wrong you somehow?"
This time, Tengen was stunned. She only had an impression of Nishida Kagetatsu. As for Nara Locke...
Sorry, I'm not familiar with that.
"From my impression, the Zen'in clan split off from the Abe clan. The past users of the Ten Shadows Technique were unable to tame Mahoraga. As for this so-called Shadow Flow... sorry, I've never heard of it either."
In an instant, Locke flew into a rage and smashed the coffee table with his fist. Shadows transformed into spikes and exploded everywhere, startling Gojo Satoru into a stress response.
The reason was simple: Locke had thought for a moment and deliberately attached his shadow spike technique, combined with Armament Haki, to the shadow sewing technique. As a result, he managed to break through Gojo Satoru's Limitless technique.
Although Gojo Satoru hadn't reacted and Locke had succeeded, his response was already very telling.
Gojo Satoru, who had jumped five meters away, subconsciously touched his neck. The last time his Limitless had been breached was by Megumi's dead-beat father, who had nearly cut off his head with the Inverted Spear of Heaven.
Although the other party had just attacked subconsciously, and those shadow spikes hadn't touched him, he still subconsciously felt phantom pain.
But he quickly reacted. The other party's attack had only subconsciously touched the flow of cursed energy of the Limitless. It was still far from truly breaching the Limitless to break his body. If he was careful, it was unlikely the opponent could break his technique.
And Locke certainly noticed this, but he wasn't in a hurry. When he had free time, he would talk to Satoru Gojo about it. There was no such thing as an unadaptable Limitless in the shadows.
He didn't have much else, but he had plenty of time. And Mahoraga didn't need to worry about it; if it finished one cycle...
Would it adapt? It would adapt.
"Boy, why are you still hiding? This old man hasn't even broken your technique. When did you onmyoji become so bold?"
Gojo Satoru smiled, scratched the back of his head, and said with a grin:
"Sorry, sorry. I have a little bad memory. But old man, you really have a bad temper. Aren't ninjas supposed to be very patient? How can you be such an old man in the ninja world? Are you different?"
"Hmph! This old man is a strong man. Strong men are inherently not obligated to be bound by so-called rules. But you people are regressing more and more."
Withdrawing his shadows, Locke looked at Tengen, folded his hands, and asked seriously:
"Forget it. I won't mention Kagetatsu or Nara. That is lost. But what do you mean by saying that no past user of the Ten Shadows Technique has been able to tame Mahoraga?"
Tengen was momentarily stunned and began to recall her thousand-year memories. But because she had lived so long, she couldn't remember those memories that were too distant. They were very vague without stimulation. So she had to explain:
"The users of the Ten Shadows Technique I've known over the years have all been talented. Some were untalented, some were geniuses. But they couldn't change the fact that they couldn't tame Mahoraga. I believe it's truly impossible to tame Mahoraga relying solely on the first nine shikigami of the Ten Shadows Technique."
Hearing this, Locke frowned, recalling that the Third Raikage A didn't possess cursed energy and wasn't considered a third party interfering with the amplitude adjustment ritual. He began to fabricate nonsense.
"Even if our Shadow Flow secret technique is lost, it would greatly help with Mahoraga. But if the Heavenly and Cursed Binding Vow could assist in taming Mahoraga, it shouldn't be completely impossible. Why has no one succeeded in all these years?"
Locke's words immediately stopped Tengen in her tracks. Gojo Satoru suddenly remembered that he seemed to have heard the old man of the Zen'in clan, Naobito, say that each generation of the Ten Shadows Technique would be accompanied by a Heavenly and Cursed Binding Vow.
Combined with what Locke had said, an idea instantly formed in his mind, and he couldn't help but ask Locke to confirm it.
After all, if this idea was confirmed, then the Zen'in clan really... would be a big joke.
"Hey, old man, can the Heavenly and Cursed Binding Vow participate in the amplitude adjustment ritual of the Ten Shadows Technique?"
Faced with Gojo Satoru, who had taken the initiative to play along, Locke was so moved he almost cried. Who said this sorcerer was bad? This sorcerer was amazing! Where could you find such a good partner who takes the initiative to play along?
Lord Prison, I swear I'll never play 2.5 again.
"Of course. The Ten Shadows Technique and the Heavenly and Cursed Binding Vow are essentially blood relatives. Once the Heavenly and Cursed Binding Vow removes the last traces of cursed energy and fully awakens, it can participate in the amplitude adjustment ritual as a non-third party. Don't these dogs called the Zen'in clan know that?!"
Locke pretended to be very angry. Gojo Satoru finally couldn't hold back his laughter. He laughed so hard his stomach hurt. After a moment, he said to Tengen:
"Lord Tengen, I can't take it. Let me out quickly. I'm going to tell old man Naobito. This is so funny, hahahaha."
Looking helpless, Tengen could only send Gojo Satoru away, then seriously discuss another matter with Locke.
"I just sensed a power within your energy that is similar to but different from cursed energy. What is it?"
"Are you talking about chakra or Haki?"
"I don't know. What are those two?"
Locke was silent for a moment. After some hesitation, he decided to follow the original plan.
According to the original plan, Locke was prepared to fabricate a false history that did not exist, to create an incomparably brilliant stage for this role and earn points.
The key to deception was how to fool these people from a thousand years ago: Sukuna, Kenjaku, and Tengen.
But he hadn't expected that Sukuna and Tengen would directly incriminate themselves. He didn't need to use his original plan to deceive them, which made his further plans quite risky.
However, now he was ready to follow the original plan.
After all, this way, he could maximize the popularity he would earn later, and... now he was starting to enjoy this acting feeling a little.
For some reason, he always wanted to put on a monocle and a mahjong hood, point at them, and shout:
"They believed it!"
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