Chapter 297: The Final Kotoamatsukami (3k Second Update)

Scarlet specks of light spiraled before Bai Cangshu, quickly condensing into a Drop Card.

He flicked his hand, and the Drop Card fell into his palm, where he crushed it.

【You have opened a Scarlet Drop Card】

【Drop opening…】

【Calculating target Killing Points. Target Killing Points: 7. No reward increase.】

【Calculating your Killing Points…】

【Detected that ex051 possesses Sin Points; you will receive 1 additional reward selection option.】

【Calculation complete. For this opening, you may select 2 items from the following rewards.】

【a: 50% of Dimension Points】

【b: 3 items from the Backpack】

【c: Obtain an additional 10% of Main Attribute added to your own attributes】

【d: Randomly extract 1 Specialty, retaining a maximum level of lv3】

【e: Randomly obtain 1 ability, ability can only retain a level of lv1】

【f: 5% probability to extract a Bloodline Item, bloodline optimization not retained】

……

【You have selected c · Attribute Extraction, extracting…】

【Your Agility +1, current: 29 (Wind Demon)】

【Your Spirit +1, current: 24 (Active Spirit)】

【You have selected d · Specialty Extraction, extracting…】

【You have obtained Dual-Wielding Mastery lv3】

Bai Cangshu flicked his finger, and the scarlet radiance, accompanied by the air, struck the ground with a "pop," leaving a palm-sized crater.

"Weak, so weak, too weak..."

Bai Cangshu could barely feel any improvement after killing this Reincarnator; they possessed neither a strong, cruel personality nor the power to support that naivety, being so weak that Bai Cangshu found it uninteresting.

The scarlet Killing Intent Wave was like a bone-chilling gale, constantly spreading outward from the individual named Tao Baibai; it was no longer something that could be described as a mountain of corpses or a sea of blood, as the opponent's killing intent had materialized, continuously battering the bodies of the two.

Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with inexplicable horror, especially Tsunade; this powerful ninja of the Senju Clan had already heard of Tao Baibai's strength from Jiraiya and other ninjas.

Yet, the scene before her now still made her feel her heart and soul tremble.

That was no longer human; whether it was the opponent's abnormal posture or this killing intent that seemed to pierce her skin and corrode her flesh and bone, it had completely transcended the scope of a ninja.

Even having seen her grandfather's terrifying state when he erupted with Chakra in her youth, she still felt a shudder at the sight of the person before her, with scarlet killing intent dissipating like flames from behind him.

Swoosh!

The barely audible sound of the Body Flicker Technique rang out; Tsunade and Jiraiya's bodies stiffened, lowering their centers of gravity with their hands hanging by their waists. They merely shifted their pupils, using their peripheral vision to see that the person who had arrived was none other than Shisui.

"Lord Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade, do not attack!"

Shisui, now facing Tao Baibai directly, also thoroughly felt the terrifying aura of the opponent at this moment.

It was no wonder that two top-tier ninjas of the Sannin were deterred on the spot; even though Tao Baibai had no defensive posture, neither dared to strike.

"All of this is my fault, and it must be me who makes amends..."

As Shisui spoke, intense Chakra began to rise from within his body.

Green Chakra, resembling flames, began to ignite around him; his powerful momentum instantly surpassed the two Sannin, and both Jiraiya and Tsunade realized something.

This renowned contemporary number-one expert of the Uchiha had mastered the legendary Susanoo!

Shisui was actually quite self-reproachful; in his view, a significant portion of the current calamity in this world was actually caused by him.

If not for his carelessness during his first strike, how could he have been instantly defeated by Tao Baibai before he even had time to use Kotoamatsukami?

Afterward, because Itachi fell into the opponent's hands, he became an accomplice to Tao Baibai, attacking the Mist Hidden Village to capture a Tailed Beast, and indirectly leading to the Akatsuki organization making contact with Tao Baibai, eventually resulting in the tragic collapse of Konoha.

Later, after the Golden Tree appeared, he was even attracted by the philosophy of the Golden Order and used Kotoamatsukami to send this beast to the side of the Golden Order.

This caused the Golden Tree to grow instantly, leaving the ninjas of all nations powerless to resist.

Now, it was time for him to end this tragedy himself.

Boom!

The intense impact allowed Shisui to refocus his mind; the white-hot cloud fragments before him sprayed outward like waves.

Under the insight of his Mangekyo Sharingan, Tao Baibai's figure seemed to drag out dozens of afterimages, appearing before him almost instantly.

Behind him, the scarlet gas spiraled like a ribbon.

【Burst】!

His right hand joined into a blade, thrusting out like a great spear.

Crack!

The massive form of the Susanoo had just taken shape when it emitted a crisp sound of fracturing.

The scarlet Killing Intent Wave passed through the Susanoo and struck Shisui directly in the face.

He instantly sobered up.

He had actually been distracted during the battle with Tao Baibai?!

Bang!

Amidst the intense impact, the lower half of the Susanoo shattered straight away; at this moment, Tao Baibai's power and speed had completely surpassed the Fourth Raikage's Strongest Lightning Release Armor from before.

Even the Susanoo could not withstand it.

Crack!

The hand-blade, wrapped in dense Wave, pierced the Susanoo and thrust directly toward Shisui's face.

At this moment, many plans flashed through Shisui's mind.

Body Replacement Technique to dodge?

Body Flicker Technique to create distance?

Or...

A scene flashed through his mind: in a state without Susanoo, he had been struck by Tao Baibai, whose speed was extreme, and had his entire body's bones shattered before he could even perceive it.

He raised his head, and the Shuriken-like pupils in his eyes spun instantly, as if a crow had flown out in an instant.

【Kotoamatsukami】!

Between life and death, Uchiha Shisui realized that no matter what method he used, once he left Susanoo, he would likely be severely injured by Tao Baibai's next strike before he even had a chance to attack.

Therefore, he chose to seek life through death, directly unleashing 【Kotoamatsukami】.

In Bai Cangshu's world, the Heaven and Earth seemed to freeze for an instant; a peculiar power turned the world black and white in a flash, and only that giant crow flapped its wings and entered his body.

Creak~

Bai Cangshu's muscles trembled, and scarlet Killing Intent Wave flowed through his muscles; the pain, as if his body were being torn apart, made Bai Cangshu's Spirit concentrate as never before.

【You have suffered a special attack: Kotoamatsukami】

【Exemption judgment in progress...】

Unlike the last time, during the previous release of Kotoamatsukami, Bai Cangshu had not even possessed the sensation of being hit by the technique before he was influenced by 【Kotoamatsukami】.

Only afterwards, through the space panel, could he perceive the fact that he had been hit by the technique.

But this time, after the Killing Intent Wave broke through level 4, although the substantial Killing Intent Wave harmed both others and himself, as energy, the power of the Killing Intent Wave was unquestionable.

Under the infusion of the Killing Intent Wave, 【Kotoamatsukami】 also began to suffer resistance.

The meridians on Bai Cangshu's forehead bulged one by one, as if they were about to burst through his skin at any moment, resembling small snakes coiled upon his brow.

Uchiha Shisui was also shocked; a technique like 【Kotoamatsukami】 could actually be resisted?!

Was the sign of him activating the technique too obvious? To the point that Tao Baibai infused that special power into his brain to resist?

No, he looked at Tao Baibai's crazed posture and guessed that it was likely because, at this moment, that red power had occupied his entire body, and any external force wanting to change him would be met with a counterattack.

Fresh blood began to flow from the corners of Uchiha Shisui's eyes, and his vision became increasingly blurred.

The massive consumption of ocular power caused the Mangekyo Sharingan to begin to fail.

He covered his left eye, which had already used 【Kotoamatsukami】 once, and poured all his ocular power into his right eye at this moment.

The thought in his heart also changed from controlling Tao Baibai to purge everyone and return the world to its original state, to letting Tao Baibai leave, to leave the human world, the further away the better!

The more intense and clear the goal, the more precise the adjustments that must be made to the opponent's will and brain.

At this moment, Shisui already clearly felt that he could not keep going; the casting of 【Kotoamatsukami】 was about to fail, and he could only use the most blurred will to "drive away" this wild beast.

He could no longer save this world; all he could do was drive this Monster, which no one had the power to control, out of the human world.

In the real world, that scarlet hand-blade from Bai Cangshu froze in mid-air half a meter in front of Uchiha Shisui.

Tsunade and Jiraiya watched this scene, their hearts relaxing; although they did not know exactly what had happened, it seemed...

Successful?

Pfft!

Uchiha Shisui's eyes suddenly burst, amidst the spraying of blood.

Uchiha Shisui collapsed to the ground listlessly.

The green Susanoo also slowly faded and disappeared.

Although the hand-blade Bai Cangshu thrust out had frozen in mid-air, the intense Force still passed through his body, carrying the scarlet Killing Intent Wave and impact, shattering Uchiha Shisui's eyes along the inertia and striking his brain.

Bai Cangshu slowly withdrew his hand.

He turned and glanced at Jiraiya and Tsunade; the fact that they were human suddenly made him look down on them.

Bai Cangshu looked at the panel and knew that he was actually influenced by 【Kotoamatsukami】, but that Arrogance and disdain appearing from his very bones did not seem fake at all.

He had lost interest in these fellows, who were so weak they didn't even possess the courage to attack him.

Bai Cangshu turned around, glanced at the wary Jiraiya and Tsunade, bent his knees, and suddenly stepped with force.

Bang!

Amidst the shattering of the ground, he jumped a hundred meters into the air, stepped again with both feet, and dragged a red trail, flying straight away into the distance.

Jiraiya and Tsunade stood quietly on the ground, watching that red trail crash into the Golden Tree, and amidst the violent vibration, it shattered a branch and disappeared into the sky.

Only then did Tsunade have the chance to lift up the unconscious Uchiha Shisui.

The other's aura was already incomparably weak, his right eye was completely shattered, and his brain had also suffered damage.

Tsunade placed the slug attached to her back onto Shisui's face, attempting to save this hero who had, in a way, saved Konoha and everyone.

Inside the giant Golden Tree, Uchiha Itachi watched the fallen, unconscious Shisui, his gaze lowered.

Shisui's path, after all, could not change this world...

He looked at the Toad Sage in the middle of the tree, as well as Sasuke, whose hair had already turned golden, and made his own decision.

At the same time, on the Moon, a youth looked at the giant planet in the distance, where nearly half had already turned into the color of gold; he was very puzzled about what exactly had happened there.

Perhaps, he should go and take a look...

(End of this chapter)