It was likely a base personally established by Boro, which explained why the construction was so crude.
The dark walls were covered in frost. If it weren't for the frigid weather of the Land of Snow, the inside of the cave would probably have already turned into a slushy mess.
After walking in for less than a hundred meters, the narrow tunnel suddenly opened up into a wider space.
A single old incandescent lamp provided dim lighting. Two nutrient pods were connected to a massive energy generator.
Uchiha Mirai stepped closer and glanced inside the pods. Inside each one lay a person.
One was a woman with blue hair—this should be Ada, the one Amado had mentioned.
The other was a green-haired boy—Ada's younger brother, Daemon.
Mirai gave them only a brief look before directly opening the pods.
Ada and Daemon immediately woke up.
They stared at Mirai, confusion written all over their faces.
Daemon, looking every bit the innocent child, stepped up to Mirai with wide, curious eyes.
"How come I've never seen you before?"
As he spoke, he naturally reached out and grabbed Mirai's hand.
Mirai looked down at him impassively and said calmly, "Boro is dead. From now on, you're under my command."
Daemon let go of Mirai's hand, the innocent smile vanishing from his face. In its place appeared a mocking sneer.
"We've been wanting to get rid of that guy for a while now. Didn't think you'd beat us to it."
"But just because of that, you think we're going to follow your orders? Don't flatter yourself."
"Baka~"
Daemon's ability was Reflection—a divine art derived from the cells of the Ōtsutsuki Shibai within him.
He could use pure intent to strike down enemies, and any killing intent directed at him would automatically be converted into a mental attack and sent back at double the force.
It was similar to Gaara's sand—an innate, passive defense.
Even without actively defending himself, Daemon's power would trigger on its own.
It was an exceptionally powerful divine ability.
However, it had one prerequisite: the target of Reflection had to be someone Daemon had physically touched with his palm.
Just now, his act of childlike innocence and reaching for Mirai's hand had been purely to fulfill that condition.
By all logic, now that he'd touched him, Daemon should be in an unbeatable position. There was nothing to worry about.
Seeing the smug look on Daemon's face, Mirai's lips curled ever so slightly.
He slowly stepped forward, grabbed Daemon by the throat, and lifted him off the ground.
"Everyone who's disrespected me is already dead. Do you want to be next?"
Daemon didn't struggle. He just smirked. "You won't scare me. You can't kill me."
Even with Mirai's hand clamped around his neck, Daemon remained calm.
His Reflection hadn't activated—meaning this man hadn't shown any killing intent.
"Is that so?"
Mirai's grip began to tighten.
Panic gradually crept onto Daemon's face.
A cold sense of death enveloped him. It wasn't an act—this man was seriously trying to kill him!
"H-How... how is this possible?! Why isn't my ability activating?!"
Dangling mid-air, Daemon panicked and lashed out with a kick aimed at Mirai's chest.
Mirai casually sidestepped, then slammed him hard into the ground.
Boom!
The entire mountain shook under the force of the impact.
Daemon coughed up a mouthful of blood, his wide eyes full of disbelief and fear.
His divine art didn't activate, and even his prized taijutsu was utterly overwhelmed.
He had never experienced anything like this.
"Daemon!"
Ada, seeing her brother gravely injured, immediately rushed to shield him.
Her eyes glinted as she stared directly at Uchiha Mirai.
Through her ability, Ada could seize control of others' minds and hearts.
She had used this very power on Boro once, bending his will and making him abandon the idea of killing her and her brother.
But against Uchiha Mirai, her charm had no effect.
Worse still, the moment she activated it, her own mind was thrown into a daze.
Wham!
Mirai launched a powerful front kick and sent Ada flying.
Seeing this, Daemon struggled to his feet and charged at Mirai.
"Freeze!"
Daemon's body halted mid-air, completely immobilized.
Boom!
As if his words carried the weight of divine law, Daemon was sent crashing into the ground once more.
"Damn it... This guy..."
Ada looked at Uchiha Mirai, shock flooding her eyes.
She had just activated her divine art..
With it, she could observe any scene in the present or past in real-time.
She had intended to use it to gain intel on this mysterious enemy.
But it failed.
Completely.
The man before her seemed shrouded in an impenetrable fog. She couldn't glean a single piece of information.
"I have no choice... I'll use everything."
Chakra surged wildly through her body. Her expression grew frenzied.
This was her ultimate divine technique—where thought became reality, manifesting anything she imagined into existence.
It was the very power the gods used to create the world—something only deities could wield.
"I went through so much to shape the world into what it is now... You won't destroy it."
Mirai whispered softly, and an invisible force burst forth from his body.
Immediately, Ada felt her divine power short-circuit and vanish.
"What... how?! Who are you?!"
Terror filled Ada's heart for the first time as she stared at Mirai.
Even working together with her brother, they hadn't been able to put up the slightest resistance.
Not even Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's reincarnation should possess power like this!
"Now then... will you serve me?"
Ada dropped to her knees without hesitation, bowing deeply. "I will."
Daemon scrambled to follow her lead. "I-I will too!"
Mirai smiled, pleased by the sight of these two once-proud beings now completely subdued.
"Good. Then come with me."
As he turned and walked away, Ada and Daemon exchanged glances, both still shaken.
If that man had truly wanted to kill them, they wouldn't have stood a chance.
And to think—they were both awakened wielders of divine arts. Not only that, but their powers complemented each other perfectly.
Yet now, they hadn't been able to do anything.
He was terrifying.
Just who was this man?
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