"His life force is truly strong."
Kei Yamanaka turned and strode toward the fallen body of Isshiki Otsutsuki sprawled on the ground.
In just under ten seconds, most of the wounds inflicted by blade strikes across his body had already closed up, while the remaining injuries were visibly knitting together at an incredible speed.
This regenerative ability was unquestionably even superior to Hashirama Senju's Sage Transformation!
However…
The opponent's broken neck and bisected head showed absolutely no sign of healing whatsoever.
A Conceptual-Tier Severing Blade strike, before the conceptual force fully dissipates,
No amount of regeneration could save him!
"Conceptual-Tier slashing techniques, once locked on, there's no way you can escape with your abilities."
Kei Yamanaka caught sight of the faint tremor in Otsutsuki Isshiki's pupils and the seething resentment in his gaze, and scoffed inwardly.
Although this guy's combat experience and ruthless slaying skill far exceeded those of Kaguya Otsutsuki, during their earlier fight, he likely hadn't even tapped into half his full strength yet.
From the moment his neck got slashed when he was still in the shrunken form of Sukunahikona,
This guy completely lost control!
A bewildering attack paired with a severed neck showing no sign of healing left him virtually defenseless against the subsequent onslaught.
Such a massive gap in real strength, plus his shaken mind and panic,
There was no way Otsutsuki Isshiki could survive!
Kei Yamanaka waved his palm, enveloping Otsutsuki Isshiki's severed head and body within the Boundless Realm, seeking to draw them into the Boundless Realm.
He felt the resistance coming from the enemy's soul, instinctively resisting being drawn in, clinging to its body with sheer willpower.
He clicked his tongue.
With a quick motion of his hand, he retrieved a brush and a large sealing tag inscribed with the three characters "Otsutsuki".
Underneath these characters, he wrote two more large characters—"Isshiki".
Performing a single-handed seal, he held the paper between his index and middle fingers.
[Soul Severance!]
Blood-red arcane sigils expanded outward.
The soul trapped within Otsutsuki Isshiki's body began gradually separating from the physical remains, drawn out by the surge of spiritual energy powering the Soul Severance technique.
Kei Yamanaka felt the resistance radiating from the soul.
Glancing at the sealing tag which, due to material limitations, could no longer hold any more spiritual energy,
He grabbed a long blade nearby.
Focusing spiritual energy through his body, he activated the Conceptual-Tier Severing Blade again!
After a dozen relentless slashes—
Otsutsuki Isshiki's soul could no longer cling to its damaged body. With one final glare brimming with hatred at Kei Yamanaka, it was violently sucked into the sealing tag!
"Damn it, glaring at me! I'll destroy your soul next time!"
Grumbling under his breath, Kei Yamanaka raised his hand. The replica Kohaku no Johei, resting in a corner of the Infinite Martial Domain, flew toward him as a streak of light.
The Infinite Martial Domain could replicate any martial weapon he had ever seen.
Of course, the Six Paths divine tools were included too!
Tossing the sealing tag containing the Soul Severance spell into the replicated Kohaku no Johei,
Like a set of nested Matryoshka dolls, Kei Yamanaka then hurled the replica Kohaku no Johei back into the Boundless Realm for containment!
With a wave of his hand, he gathered all the scattered remains strewn across the battlefield into the Boundless Realm.
Kei Yamanaka was on the verge of unlocking the Infinite Martial Domain when a system notification rang out unexpectedly.
[Beep~ Early elimination of hidden boss detected. World line collapse intensifies, reorganization time extended. Received: Keyword Copy opportunity x1, three remaining Keyword Draw opportunities, three Keyword Gift opportunities, Keyword Downgrade opportunity x1, Skill Reset opportunity x1, and Keyword Detach opportunity x1.]
[Beep~ Original world line trajectory collapse intensifies. Rewards will become significantly harder to obtain before reorganization completes. Estimated world line reintegration completion time: 1 year, 162 days, 18 hours, and 31 minutes.]
"Dog system, you never warned me before that earning another reward would accelerate the world's collapse! And now you've added half a year to my timeline!"
Looking at the system prompt flashing in his mind, Kei didn't know what expression to make.
Wasn't it supposed to be one reward per year?
Yet barely over twenty days had passed, and now he'd been saddled with an extra six months?
But considering how generous the rewards were...
Was it worth trading six months for these rewards?
"...Forget it, forget it. At worst, I'll just take the entire family on a long vacation."
Kei's expression shifted several times before finally forgiving the system.
If he had fought hard only to walk away empty-handed, he'd probably have beaten his own thighs until they were black-and-blue!
A delay was still much better than gaining absolutely nothing!
Still…
The Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya Otsutsuki still hadn't been taken care of!
Would the world line reintegration deadline be pushed back again after he uncovered the Sage's secrets and dealt with those threats?
Kei rubbed his face.
He reviewed the [Interdimensional Traveler] capture records and pinpointed two World Portals.
After taking a deep breath, he cast all annoyance aside.
Two entire worlds!
One of them even seemed to possess considerable power levels.
No matter how reckless he was, surely he wouldn't end up breaking both worlds' timelines within a year or two!
"System, let's use up those three Keyword Draw opportunities first."
Kei watched his personal fortune shift under the influence of the Red-Rank Skill [Fate Mechanism Sundial], shifting from deep purple to a faint shade of crimson energy.
His focus shifted to the newly obtained Keyword Draw opportunities.
With luck this good, time to draw!
[Congratulations, Host! Gained Purple-Tier Trait 'Seven Days of Unyielding Love', White-Rank Skill 'Trident of the Sea King', and White-Rank Skill 'Canine Tongue'.]
Seven Days of Unyielding Love (Purple): What is love? It silently bridges longing across galaxies, entwines souls through metamorphosis, dares defy gods and return home hand-in-hand, enduring countless reincarnations for one meeting. Consumes energy to bind two individuals—neither stronger than yourself—to hold hands for seven days; during those seven days, likelihood of mutual affection, forming a bond, emotional development, and reconciliation increases dramatically.
Trident of the Sea King (White): Even the life of a mighty sea king has its inconvenient moments. Slightly boosts flirtatious banter effectiveness, success in romantic pursuits, and chances of serendipitous encounters; greatly increases the risk of kidney deficiency, leg and waist weakness, urinary frequency, and urgency; urine flow always splits into three streams.
[Canine Tongue (White)]: Prolonged communion with nature and animals has granted you the ability to communicate seamlessly with canine beings; your affinity with canines is heightened, while your affinity with felines wanes; conversations with humans occasionally slip into involuntary "wang-wang" sounds.
"...These descriptions are surprisingly solid. Did you swipe them from SuSu?"
Kei Yamanaka fell silent for a moment before pushing past the last two White-Rank skill listings, rereading several times the introductory text of the skill [Seven Days of Unyielding Love].
He had to admit...
Yeah, there was no way he could've written something like this on his own!
At first, he thought this skill might have some connection to that Da Chun fellow from Wuliuqi.
Never expected it would actually be a special-effect type skill!
A Purple-ranked special-effect skill—currently, its effects seemed to be exactly what he needed.
Although each activation only lasted seven days and merely increased probabilities, with repeated use even the most iron-willed man would eventually soften into tenderness.
But...
Since he had drawn this skill, so why had his future self been so desperate to get him to bring Hebihime and Jiraiya together?
What was the meaning behind that?
He blinked at the sudden appearance of a system notification.
Kei Yamanaka stiffened slightly in mild shock before slowly realizing—the system must exist beyond the very laws that govern the Ninja World.
Every lottery draw or skill advancement from now on would lead to unpredictable outcomes!
And every unknown result would give rise to infinite alternate futures!
"This is getting too complicated."
Kei shook his head and stopped thinking too much about it.
The path they walked was one they carved themselves; considering his current situation, the future still lay in his own hands!
[Seven Days of Unyielding Love] has been activated.
A torrent of information surged into his mind.
Drawing upon the extraordinary memory and comprehension bestowed by Source Seer, he swiftly absorbed and mastered the knowledge.
Then, Kei waved his hand to dispel Infinite Martial Domain.
He turned toward where Tsunade and Hikaku Uchiha stood.
When he saw the figure sitting cross-legged midair, hovering amidst several Truth-Seeking Balls beneath him, his soul nearly solidified into tangible form, Kei couldn't help but feel a slight jolt inside.
Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths—had emerged from the Pure Land!
Even more shocking—before laying eyes on him, Kei hadn't sensed Hagoromo's presence at all!
His gaze quickly scanned Hagoromo Otsutsuki's skill listings.
Kei stepped forward, placing himself between Tsunade, Hikaku Uchiha, and the incoming threat.
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