With the support of his immense spiritual power, Uchiha Madara's genjutsu had reached an unspeakable level.
To give an example, in the original work, Obito Uchiha's single Mangekyo Sharingan could control the Third Hokage for who knows how many years.
So now, Uchiha Madara, with his terrifying spiritual power and his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, which was already perfectly refined, his genjutsu's power could already reach the level of Shisui Uchiha's ultimate technique, Kotoamatsukami, in the original work.
Of course, unlike Shisui Uchiha's Kotoamatsukami, Uchiha Madara's genjutsu needed a little more time to completely control a person. In addition, it did not have the drawback of Kotoamatsukami's ten-year cooldown per use.
With his scarlet Mangekyo Sharingan open, Uchiha Madara, relying on his peerless genjutsu, gradually modified Grand General Buder's thoughts and consciousness, turning him into a puppet for Uchiha Madara!
About a minute later, Uchiha Madara's genjutsu was complete.
He let out a long breath, retracted his Mangekyo Sharingan, stood up, and turned to Esdeath, making a gesture that indicated "everything is ready."
"Alright, this fellow Buder has been completely controlled by my genjutsu. From now on, he will be my loyal dog!"
Esdeath tilted her head, a rare look of surprise on her face:
"What? Madara, you possess such a formidable technique?"
"Heh heh, my techniques are far more than this. You'll need to slowly uncover them, Esdeath!"
"Since that's the case, then I'll retract Maha Patama, alright? Maintaining this frozen space-time also requires a lot of consumption and spiritual energy."
"Retract it, retract it!"
In that instant, the surrounding frozen space-time immediately returned to normal. The ice-blue dissipated instantly, and the Imperial Army soldiers, who had just been completely frozen, also returned to their original state. They could move freely again.
Of course, these irrelevant fellows had no idea what had just happened.
In their eyes, General Esdeath had originally walked towards Uchiha Madara with a powerful aura. Suddenly, for some unknown reason, General Esdeath now stood beside Uchiha Madara, her state no longer displaying her previous fighting spirit, but rather appearing to cling to Uchiha Madara like a timid sidekick.
All the soldiers were instantly bewildered.
What exactly happened just now? How did General Esdeath turn into such a state in a moment of panic?!
The soldiers looked at each other, utterly at a loss.
It was still the same general who had been leading them earlier. He bravely stepped forward, tentatively asking Esdeath:
"General Esdeath, what... what just happened? And why are you... with him...?"
With hands on her hips, Esdeath, facing them, once again transformed into that heroic and spirited female general.
"Oh, you mean just now? Just now I unleashed my strongest move, Maha Patama, which is a technique that instantly freezes the entire space-time. I never expected that even such a technique couldn't deal with him!"
"Freezing the entire space-time... and still couldn't deal with him..."
The general muttered, and after he fully comprehended Esdeath's words, his face turned pale.
"No wonder everything seemed to happen in a flash of panic just now. But... even General Esdeath is not his opponent? Even such a perverted technique couldn't deal with this fiend?"
The general's heart sank into despair. However, Esdeath's next words dealt him another heavy blow!
"Also, just now, when space-time was frozen, I was captured because I was not his match. Now, I have pledged myself to him and become his woman!"
"What!?"
It wasn't just this general; almost all the soldiers in the entire army, after hearing this absurd news, screamed out in disbelief, their eyes wide and stunned.
"What exactly just happened?! General Esdeath, she..."
"She said... she accidentally got captured just now!"
"Fool! That's not the point! The point is, General Esdeath, she..."
"She became this guy's woman!"
"How is that possible!? That's General Esdeath! How could she become someone else's woman?! And this person is currently our greatest enemy! Even a defector wouldn't surrender like this, right!?"
Hearing these words, Esdeath's face showed no displeasure:
"What's so strange about this? Shouldn't the weak be dominated by the strong? I was defeated, so naturally I became his possession. Isn't this natural?"
Esdeath's matter-of-fact words once again greatly shocked the soldiers present, especially their own values.
...
Those who didn't know Esdeath very well never expected, even if they were beaten to death, that Esdeath's values would be so... direct and strange! It left them speechless!
In his helplessness, the general, somewhat confused and on the verge of collapse, advised Esdeath:
"General Esdeath, you cannot do this! This fellow severely injured Grand General Buder and is currently our great enemy! It's one thing for you not to avenge Grand General Buder, but to pledge yourself to the enemy—you are betraying the nation by doing so!?"
Perhaps there was a hint of threat in the general's tone, and Esdeath instantly became displeased. Her brow furrowed, on the verge of an outburst.
At this crucial moment, Uchiha Madara reached out and stopped her, signaling Esdeath to calm down:
"Wait, Esdeath, calm down first. Let me talk to him..."
Saying this, Uchiha Madara pulled Esdeath behind him and stepped forward.
As Uchiha Madara stepped out, all the soldiers instantly reacted as if facing a great enemy. They cautiously took a step back together, and all their weapons clattered as they aimed them at Uchiha Madara.
Uchiha Madara didn't care. He stood in front of the general, calmly looking at him.
Just as the general's entire body bristled under Uchiha Madara's gaze, Uchiha Madara spoke:
"You just said that Esdeath is defecting to the enemy and betraying the nation, correct?"
Although startled, the general still stubbornly nodded.
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