"Die, Shibai! You remnant of the old era, the new age has no place for you!" Black blood flowed from Kaguya's eyes, her delicate face contorted and collapsing, and her entire skeleton began to dissipate.
All that remained was the fiercely burning and exploding Baryon Chakra, madly scorching Shibai's Skeleton!
"This is meaningless… No need to resist my power, my kin… Why refuse to become a god?" Shibai's Skeleton seemed like a kindly elder, slowly trying to persuade the rampaging Kaguya.
But suddenly.
Shibai's Skeleton's voice suddenly turned painful, unable to maintain that indifferent demeanor, as if in disbelief: "What are you doing! Why seek death yourself, what kind of Chakra is this…!"
To Shibai's Skeleton, Kaguya's level and bloodline were too low.
Under normal circumstances, if there were other choices available, it wouldn't even have actively tempted Kaguya; this lowly shell wasn't fit to carry its power, nor sufficient to support its reincarnation.
Shibai's Skeleton truly coveted target was the vibrant, young, and full of future Aomi!
But Aomi resisted the temptation and even used Space-Time Energy to seal it, making Shibai's Skeleton unable to even send out a ripple…
Under such circumstances, Shibai's Skeleton, finally freed from its predicament, was no longer picky.
No need for a bicycle now? Let's just revive first!
But unexpectedly, the Kaguya it previously looked down upon was evidently a madwoman ready to self-destruct with it!
The special Chakra formed by Kaguya burning herself might not be top-tier in power, perhaps merely average, but there was a singular feature: the radiation from this Chakra's disintegration could wipe out the last remaining sliver of Shibai's Skeleton's life force!
"Die, Shibai! As long as you haven't escaped the reincarnation principle of Wedge, you will definitely die here…"
Kaguya's eyes burned with wrath, the entire beauty wrapped in scarlet flames, like a Valkyrie ready to slay demons: "I've disintegrated my Wedge as well, legendary god of the Otsutsuki Clan, today I invite you to your death!"
Crackle!
The sound of disintegration blazed explosively within Aomi's body space.
Using all her strength, Kaguya burned herself to ashes, letting the fire of life sear Shibai's Skeleton's life force to the fullest extent for Aomi…
"Impossible!" yelled the thread of consciousness within Shibai's Skeleton angrily.
In terms of depth of power and levels of existence… Shibai's Skeleton surpassed any Otsutsuki. As the residue left from transcendence, although not Shibai himself, it retained the height he once achieved.
In almost every aspect, if any creature contacted it, there's no chance of resistance against it!
But Kaguya took a shortcut!
She self-destructed first, targeting Shibai's Skeleton's only frail aspect of life force, plastering it with Baryon Jutsu!
"Aomi, you must win!"
"I still… I still want to lie in your embrace, quietly listening to you tell stories…" Kaguya became the last flame, the beauty turned to ash, disintegrating into scattered fragments within Aomi's body, dissipating away.
Meanwhile, Shibai's Skeleton shrank from arm-size to mere bone-sized charcoal, tenaciously leaving a trace within Aomi's body.
Most of its power flowed into Aomi's body along with Kaguya's burning, including its all-corroding consciousness.
But still, a final part was left…
"My descendant, truly impressive…"
The charred Shibai's Skeleton exhibited a smoldering consciousness: "But I haven't lost yet… as long as I remain alive, invading the spirit, I win!"
Shibai's Skeleton crawled within Aomi's body like a worm, seeking gaps within the spirit and soul.
For the god of Otsutsuki, capable of quickly replicating oneself, corroding and assimilating consciousness, once the usurpation begins, it signifies the end has already come.
And at this moment.
Another exceptionally powerful consciousness descended upon Aomi's body!
Having gained this planet's collective life recognition, Aomi boldly initiated Gaia Consciousness's divine selection, guiding planetary consciousness into his body!
This moment.
The vast, boundless, ancient planetary consciousness awakened beneath the power of ritual and covenant!
"Divine Art: Shumibishunu!"
Already akin to Aomi's external avatar, Senju Tobirama, wielding Aomi's authority, displayed a pair of crimson eyes radiating golden light, releasing stolen Dojutsu from the Spiritual Technique!
A golden Sun Circle Pattern surfaced at Aomi's soul, unfolding a special domain to absorb any malicious consciousness and energy directed at him!
This was why Spiritual Technique could suppress Akeshiki and disregard Gaia Consciousness…
Akeshiki's Shiva's Dance Curse, renowned for invincibility in single combat, cannot succeed under the protection of Shumibishunu! And having received the blessing of Gaia Consciousness, Planet Guardian, Spiritual Technique can ignore Akeshiki's oppressive force under Dojutsu's shelter…
In Senju Tobirama's hands.
This Dojutsu transformed into a filter helping Aomi fend off Gaia Consciousness and Otsutsuki Shibai's consciousness!
"Everyone, let our Chakra link together to resist the curse of Otsutsuki Akeshiki for Aomi!" Senju Tobirama connected senses with Aomi, counting down the arrival time of Gaia Consciousness.
As for whether filtering planetary consciousness or Akeshiki's curse for Aomi…
They're all the same!
"Understood!" The Ninja World Alliance Army shouted in unison.
When Aomi, without a second thought, self-immolated, willing to sacrifice everything to defeat the enemy capable of destroying Ninja World, all previous conflicts, battles, village disputes, and grudges automatically vanished before the planet's survival against invasion.
Replaced by a united desire for survival as a planet collective!
This moment.
Over a hundred thousand Ninja World beings, each holding hands without arms, whether snake, toad, or Katsuyu, used their tails, webbed toes, and antennae to touch their nearby companions.
On each creature's shoulder, a shimmering golden "忍" character appeared—that was Aomi's Soul Engraving!
From point to area.
Starting with Senju Tobirama, a tightly woven net assembled by over a hundred thousand beings firmly trapped Gaia Consciousness's violent, vast power and awareness!
Then, the filtering began.
Pure Power of the Planet, held within the planetary authority, flowed through this net into Aomi's body.
While the planetary consciousness potentially limiting Aomi's activities, assimilating perceptions remained locked within each Ninja World being's body.
Forcefully filtering for Aomi!
"This level of power…"
Aomi stood amidst a haze of steaming blood, eyes closed, experiencing the two supreme powers flowing within his body.
One was the force of this ancient planet.
The second was the residual power of the god of Otsutsuki.
Raider and Guardian, Invader and native, these opposing forces both appeared within Aomi's body, existing paradoxically yet harmoniously.
"Planetary consciousness? This…!" Shibai's Skeleton hadn't yet acted, but the suppression from planetary consciousness made this piece of skeleton difficult to move.
Then, under Aomi's guidance.
Within the web woven by Ninja World beings using their bodies and spirits, the not yet completely filtered planetary consciousness hurled fiercely towards Shibai's Skeleton, emitting an aggressive aura!
Two entities dangerous to Aomi as invasive threats, at this moment, engaged in battle!
Mere moments later, both perished together within Aomi's body, absorbed by Aomi as residue containing power…
Meanwhile, the beings of Ninja World, after enduring the bombardment from planetary consciousness, faced exhaustion and teetered on the brink of death.
"Moving!" Spiritual Technique watched Aomi pursue Akeshiki fleeing Ninja World, feeling relieved.
Being capable of leaving Ninja World and venturing into Otherworld meant not becoming an envoy of planetary consciousness…
And when Spiritual Technique followed, after a few breaths witnessed Akeshiki and Aomi's battlefield, his eyes widened!
From his perspective.
Aomi's arm had directly pierced through Akeshiki's chest!
How had this turned into a one-sided crush…