The moment the Final Truth-Seeking Orb was released, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki could no longer maintain her tailed beast form and reverted to her human form, even losing the ability to stay airborne.
As her body plummeted toward the ground, a wave of relief washed over her heart.
In truth, she had been leading Lin Xuan through a relentless chase, allowing him to destroy the first five dimensions—just to prepare this ultimate attack: the Final Truth-Seeking Orb!
At the same time, she was feigning weakness, hoping this final and most powerful strike would land successfully.
Now that she had finally released it, she felt her plan had succeeded.
She was confident—under this one move, Lin Xuan was doomed!
But in that very instant, her pupils suddenly shrank.
Because she saw Lin Xuan's golden thunder dragon rapidly shrinking in size, while a brilliant golden thunderlight began forming in its open maw—growing more and more dazzling.
"This aura… it's so similar to the Final Truth-Seeking Orb!" Kaguya froze, confused.
What she had thought to be a sure-fire victory suddenly became uncertain.
If Lin Xuan really had a technique that could rival her Final Truth-Seeking Orb, then she might be the one to lose!
But it was too late to do anything—her chakra was nearly depleted, leaving her powerless to act. She could only watch as the now-hundred-meter-long thunder dragon suddenly launched a massive golden thunderball from its mouth!
Compared to her own Final Truth-Seeking Orb, it didn't look as large… but when the two forces collided—
Boom!
Kaguya's dark Final Truth-Seeking Orb was instantly shattered!
A horrifying destructive force swept outward in all directions!
The entire Genesis Sphere space collapsed along with it, and the explosive force continued to intensify!
Destruction!
Everything was being destroyed!
In the blink of an eye, even Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Master Roshi could no longer see Lin Xuan or Kaguya amid the chaos—only the violent explosion.
A long time passed before the live broadcast shifted perspective.
They saw Lin Xuan and Kaguya had returned to the sky island world of One Piece, floating above the cloud sea.
In front of them, a massive black hole continued to collapse in on itself, radiating terrifying energy that kept exploding, sucking in huge portions of the surrounding clouds—stirring the entire sky into a tsunami-like surge!
Clearly, this black hole was caused by the collapse and explosion of Kaguya's Genesis Sphere dimension.
It was easy to imagine: had that battle taken place outside, the entire Sky Island would have been annihilated!
Looking at Lin Xuan and Kaguya now—Lin Xuan had returned to his golden Susanoo form, one large hand gripping the dazed and defeated Kaguya.
Seeing this scene, the others knew the outcome was settled.
There was no doubt: Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had been defeated!
Not only defeated—but if Lin Xuan hadn't pulled her out in time, she likely would have perished in the explosion.
Although this was the outcome Madara and Hashirama had hoped for, witnessing it in reality still left them stunned.
Even though Kaguya's current power was diminished—nowhere near her peak with the Ten-Tails' chakra—both Madara and Hashirama felt that even a full-powered Kaguya might not be able to defeat Lin Xuan!
Only now did they understand why Lin Xuan was so confident in taming Kaguya.
(Though they had no idea, Lin Xuan's god-tier combat card was about to expire. The destructive explosion just now was barely enough to end things in time.)
Lin Xuan, still holding Kaguya, flew toward the nearest floating island and landed on the beach, tossing her down without ceremony.
Then, looking at her calmly, he said, "I'll give you two choices. First, I can send you back to your world right now. But I imagine that in your current weakened state, there are many who'd be eager to eliminate you."
Kaguya's expression instantly darkened.
Clearly, what Lin Xuan said struck at her deepest fears.
After this exhausting battle, having used up all her chakra without the Ten-Tails, casting Heaven's Grasp and the Final Truth-Seeking Orb had drained her entirely—she was no different from a normal human now.
If she returned to the Shinobi World now, she'd be walking into a death trap.
Seeing her silence, Lin Xuan smiled faintly and continued, "Seems you're not fond of that choice. Then here's the second one. Considering you still have some value, I'll allow you to become my servant from this day forward. As long as you serve me well, I won't kill you—and I'll provide protection. At the very least, if you stay in this world, the Ōtsutsuki clan won't be able to hunt you down."
"What?!"
Kaguya gasped, eyes locked on Lin Xuan. "Who… who exactly are you?! Why do you know about the Ōtsutsuki clan?!"
Even Madara and Hashirama, watching the live stream, were surprised at her reaction.
The Ōtsutsuki clan?
Wasn't that Kaguya and the Sage of Six Paths' ancestral family?
From what they had recently learned from the Sage's brother, the descendants of the Sage formed the Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki clans—none retained the Ōtsutsuki name, except for those left behind on the moon, led by Hamura.
But if it were only the lunar Ōtsutsuki, Kaguya wouldn't react so strongly, right?
Seeing her shaken expression, Lin Xuan merely smirked and said, "Who I am doesn't matter. Just know that from today on, I'm your master. And as for how I know about the Ōtsutsuki clan—don't worry about it. Just know that I could send you back to the Shinobi World at any time… or even directly into the hands of Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki."
That last statement was clearly exaggerated.
But neither Kaguya nor the others noticed any flaws in his words.
And when Kaguya heard Lin Xuan mention Momoshiki by name, her whole body trembled with fear.
Somehow, Lin Xuan's calm threats were more terrifying to her than the overwhelming power he'd just used to crush her.
Lin Xuan looked at her silently and asked, "So? Have you decided?"
Kaguya bit her lip. In the end, she bowed her head in resignation and said, "I… I agree to become your servant."
A bright smile spread across Lin Xuan's face. "Excellent. I think you'll soon realize just how wise that decision was."
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