"Tsk, this appearance is really ugly."
Gojo Satoru admired Bai Cangshu in all aspects, but when it came to aesthetics and fashion, he felt his host still had a lot to learn.
This appearance, as if some organs were forcibly pieced together, made Gojo Satoru unable to look directly at it.
Uchiha Madara also snorted coldly; he was displeased that after this guy took control of the body, he actually installed the Hyuga Clan's eyes onto this body as well.
"What use is that kind of thing?"
Bai Cangshu, like a teenager who had found a new toy, swayed slightly as he walked out of the forest. Strange visions overlapped, combining 360-degree panoramic vision, X-ray vision, long-distance vision, super dynamic vision, and other eye characteristics crudely into this body.
And because these eyes he obtained were actually 'temporary items' that could not be taken out of this world, he almost used a method akin to 'illegal modification' to forcibly add these things to himself.
What he sought was not power, but an experience.
As Bai Cangshu became more aware of his extraordinary essence, he began to pursue non-human experiences across various dimensions.
For example, jumping directly from a high place without using any abilities, because he would no longer die from such damage. The healing of such injuries, and even the resurrection of life, were all part of his extraordinary abilities.
Just as humans exercise their muscles, he was also familiarizing himself with these new physical characteristics and instincts.
Furthermore, Bai Cangshu believed that he would definitely gain more extraordinary qualities in the future. What he was doing now was merely experiencing them in advance.
Of course, in Gojo Satoru's view, Bai Cangshu's actions did not contain that much underlying Logic. Ever since that strong Killing Intent Ripple entered his body, his host had become increasingly deranged.
This current behavior was precisely one of the manifestations of his increasing 'madness'.
But Gojo Satoru would not remind him. He really wanted to know what lay at the end of this madness.
Would he ultimately become a rampaging beast and walk into a dead end, or would he transcend everything and become a demon?
"Tao Bai Bai, what exactly do you want to do?!"
Fourth Raikage stood in front of the Eight-tailed Ox Ghost. He and Qi La Bi had perfect synergy, standing together like two Tailed Beasts.
But at this moment, he truly felt somewhat unable to comprehend the situation before him.
Tao Bai Bai, who had been chasing Ōnoki, suddenly returned, but his appearance had inexplicably changed drastically. And the surging Killing Intent now was not directed at himself and Qi La Bi.
Instead, it seemed to be... directed at that Elden Beast.
"Tao Bai Bai, as long as you and I work together, the Golden Tree Era will surely arrive."
The Elden Beast's body had now exceeded a hundred meters, its form floating weightlessly in the air, constantly moving. A low voice emanated from the sky.
Within it, there was no longer any trace of Ping Zhongshi's ordinary human emotions.
"The pain and hatred of this world, everything arises from death, and everything will be resolved by death."
"I know, Tao Bai Bai, you have captured the God of Death, you possess the Underworld. As long as we unite, the supreme will will eventually completely seal the 'Destined Death' of this world..."
Puff!
A whooshing sound echoed, and ripples spread in the air. A flash of lightning carrying a piece of rubble instantly pierced through the wing-like limb on the Elden Beast's back, and golden blood splattered mid-air.
This made Uchiha Shisui, who was approaching from a distance, look solemn.
"He actually broke through the influence of [Heavenly Hand Power]?!"
To Zhi Shui, [Heavenly Hand Power] was the most powerful genjutsu. This power wasn't about being unstoppable or anything else.
Rather, this jutsu left no trace.
Those who fell under [Heavenly Hand Power] would not even realize their thoughts had been altered; they would only feel that the thoughts originated from their own hearts.
Just like Tao Bai Bai at this moment, theoretically, he should have convinced himself that he had many reasons to stand on the side of the golden law.
If self-interest couldn't convince him, he would use morality, rules, whatever it took. A person always has many ways to convince themselves.
What people find most difficult to break is stubbornness, the concepts within their own hearts.
[Heavenly Hand Power] was precisely this kind of jutsu that could reshape the inner thoughts of others.
In a sense, this was the ultimate expression of his [non-lethal ninja way]; as long as the target was chosen correctly, he could achieve his goal without bloodshed.
But now, Tao Bai Bai had clearly broken through this limitation.
He attacked the representative of the golden law!
Uchiha Itachi's expression softened slightly, but seeing the hundreds of ninjas and even more ordinary people who had died on the battlefield, his expression remained grim. He ultimately turned and walked towards the Golden Tree's massive trunk.
Hundreds of meters behind the two, Jiraiya, with his white hair, stood beside a voluptuous woman.
"Lord Jiraiya, Lady Tsunade, let's go."
Uchiha Itachi did not call out to Zhi Shui; he couldn't be sure where Zhi Shui's path in his heart truly led at this moment.
Tsunade saw so many fallen warriors, many of whom were Leaf Village ninjas. She frowned, wanting to try and save them.
But Uchiha Itachi said,
"I advise you not to do that, Lady Tsunade."
"Tao Bai Bai is a madman. The best way to deal with him is not to attract his attention."
Tsunade had not encountered Tao Bai Bai, but after she was brought back, she had heard too many rumors about him. She looked at Jiraiya, who could communicate with the Toad Sage, and he nodded with a solemn expression.
The three decided to completely destroy the Golden Tree. Regardless of Tao Bai Bai's true intentions, as long as he could be kept here at this moment, they would have a chance to achieve their goal.
—
Moo!
The Elden Beast tumbled once in the air. Ping Zhongshi could not suppress that beastly nature. The golden greatsword was raised high, then brought down towards Tao Bai Bai's location.
A golden slash, accompanied by flames and radiance, crashed down.
Bai Cangshu's shadow suddenly shifted. A tall, slender shadow appeared at his feet, and Bai Cangshu, taking advantage of the momentum, clasped his hands together.
Clap!
Bai Cangshu's figure suddenly vanished. Dark Cursed Energy continuously emerged from his soul and bloodline.
The Cursed Energy emitted by Bai Cangshu was extremely intense. The Killing Intent Ripple seemed to be intertwined with this power, fermenting like dry tinder and raging fire.
He appeared hundreds of meters in the air, wind howling. Bai Cangshu himself was in an unusually high spirits, but Gojo Satoru couldn't smile at all at this moment.
Because he discovered that even though he was controlling this body, that guy's will was continuously emanating.
The opponent's intense Killing Intent was like strong liquor, immersing his soul body.
"Ha~ So it means just go on a rampage here and not care about anything else, right..."
As Bai Cangshu's face changed, Gojo Satoru's voice also became strange. The violence hidden in his heart, that destructive desire unique to higher beings, was awakening.
It was Gojo Satoru's true nature, which he had always suppressed with his humanity, Logic, and the philosophy of 'the strong should protect the weak' he learned from Xia Youjie. It was slowly revealing itself.
Bai Cangshu was naturally pleased, just as he had predicted. Wanting to help bring about the golden law required much thought, but when you only want to destroy, there are many ways to circumvent the influence of [Heavenly Hand Power].
For example, when any content related to the golden law is involved, forcibly switch his main control to Gojo Satoru or Uchiha Madara.
For example, through continuous slaughter, to make his Killing Intent Ripple approach or even break through the critical value, allowing himself to be dominated by Killing Intent.
What he was doing at this moment was a combination of these two methods: on one hand, letting Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Madara dominate the body, and on the other hand, letting that insane Killing Intent immerse the two of them.
Gojo Satoru stretched his arms in the air. The absolute spatial perception granted by his Six Eyes allowed him to still pinpoint his and his enemy's positions even when spinning dozens of times and standing upside down in the air.
Rumble!
The golden slash instantly cut down all the trees outside the meteorite crater. The ground instantly cracked, a corner of the mountain began to collapse downwards, and golden flames then rained down from the sky onto the ground.
Trees, corpses, and rubble, everything began to ignite.
The Water Release previously unleashed by the ninjas was evaporated, creating a large amount of steam.
Gojo Satoru, however, stood upside down in the air, arms spread, like a crucified figure hanging upside down in the sky, purple light rising in his eyes.
He remained frozen in the air for a moment. After hearing the sound of the mountain being blasted apart, he looked down, lowered his hands, and suddenly accelerated his descent.
Limitless was incredibly refined in his hands; gravity and repulsion intertwined around his body, allowing him to instantly surge to terrifying speeds.
A sonic boom cloud exploded, and he directly burst out of the sound barrier cloud.
Bang!
With a booming sound, there was no time to recoil from the sword slash. The air in front of his body exploded, and a fist suddenly shot out from within.
Roar!
A Black Flash appeared in an instant. Gojo Satoru rarely pursued Black Flash, but this body was extraordinary. Soul power flowed within it at all times, and the fluidity of Cursed Energy circulation was even more miraculous than his previous body.
Black Flash was almost naturally unleashed.
Puff!
A golden barrier lit up in front of the Elden Beast. Magic defense, lightning defense, and other special protections were useless. Only general protective incantations could be effective at this time.
The dark Cursed Energy drilled in from the front, then exploded the flesh and blood inside, bursting out from the back, spraying a large amount of golden blood everywhere.
The Elden Beast wailed and turned to disappear into the void. Golden flames, meanwhile, fell from the sky, engulfing Bai Cangshu's body.
Gojo Satoru didn't want to dodge, but the shadow beneath his feet instantly shifted again.
The soul of the long-haired, arrogant man took the dominant position.
Bang!
Smoke exploded, and Bai Cangshu's body disappeared.
Uchiha Madara, feeling the powerful Chakra within his body and the Reincarnation Eye he had regained, laughed heartily.
Buzz!
A Tailed Beast Bomb happened to rip through the air at this moment, knocking down the Elden Beast, which had just appeared from the void, from the sky.
The Chakra from the Tailed Beast Bomb's explosion stirred the air like a Category 12 hurricane. The meteorite crater was instantly flattened, and the terrain, already shattered by the battle of the two giant beasts, began to completely collapse.
But Uchiha Madara, standing on the ground, merely stood still, raising one hand horizontally or vertically, blocking all the flying sand and stones.
The strength of this body delighted him, but at the same time, the involvement of that Tailed Beast and the Cloud Village ninjas in his battle made him very unhappy.
Purple Killing Intent surged. Uchiha Madara suddenly turned, hands clasped behind his back, and sprinted towards Fourth Raikage.
Ai's heart jolted. He wasn't clear about Tao Bai Bai's current state, but instinctively, in his strongest Lightning Release Armor form, he dodged like lightning.
As he ran, he looked back to observe Tao Bai Bai's movements, only to meet the gaze of the purple eye in the center of the opponent's forehead.
In just an instant, he suddenly felt as if his body had frozen.
"Is it genjutsu?!"
He realized this in an instant. Above, one of the Eight-tailed Ox Ghost's tails instantly dropped, and the Tailed Beast Chakra immediately dispelled the genjutsu he was under.
But in a flash, Tao Bai Bai had appeared in front of him. A fist came flying, and Ai instinctively put his hands up to block. Tao Bai Bai's center shifted, his punch swept past him, and he turned sideways, delivering a kick directly to Ai's unprotected abdomen.
This precise taijutsu movement reminded Ai of the Uchiha Clan.
Uchiha Madara kicked Fourth Raikage away, but the opponent's Lightning Release Chakra also made him realize that the opponent could not be easily killed with taijutsu.
He instantly formed hand seals, and in the next moment, a torrent of flames erupted again, engulfing Fourth Raikage and the Eight-tailed Ox Ghost.
A dark Chakra orb appeared between his hands.
[Earth Explosion Star]!
Uchiha Madara, using the Byakugan's X-ray vision on this body, easily pinpointed the Tailed Beast and Ai's whereabouts within the flames.
He threw the Chakra orb, then changed his hand seals.
[Cosmic Pull]!
Uchiha Madara used these abilities even more cruelly, instantly pulling the Eight-tailed Ox Ghost and Ai, causing them to make contact with the black Chakra orb in an instant, and a terrifying gravitational force immediately appeared.
The collapsing mountains and rubble all converged towards the sky.
Moo!
Behind him, the Elden Beast tumbled twice in the air, then swooped down again, its dozens of meters long golden greatsword slashing horizontally.
Uchiha Madara was rich in combat experience. With the Byakugan's enhancement, it was impossible for him to be ambushed by such an attack.
He instantly dodged with Body Flicker Technique, coldly watching the Elden Beast.
"Beast from beyond the heavens, let the stones from beyond the heavens bury you."
Intense Chakra shot into the sky, and the sky instantly darkened. A terrifying pressure suddenly descended from the heavens.
The Elden Beast also sensed that oppressive feeling and looked up at the sky. A massive meteorite, seemingly shattering the sea of clouds, probably over ten kilometers in diameter, was crashing down from the sky.
The sheer powerful air pressure it generated was enough to force everything to seemingly prostrate on the ground.
Uchiha Madara unleashed his power wantonly. He spread his hands, looking at the giant meteorite descending from the sky, completely obscuring the Golden Tree's light, and was about to burst into maniacal laughter.
But a powerful will instantly seized control of the body. He took a step, already stepping into the wind, and in the next moment, appeared in front of the frantically struggling Eight-tailed Ox Ghost.
The dark dragon slayer sword was held in his left hand. The moment he appeared from the wind, he raised the sword and slashed!
"Don't waste it, Uchiha Madara, this is a rare and delicious food among the Tailed Beasts!"
Puff!
A massive octopus tentacle was directly severed, then he picked it up and brought it down.
He casually tossed it up, then formed hand seals with both hands.
[Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique]
A huge fireball instantly roasted the octopus tentacle.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
Amidst a series of impacts, the collapsing mountains transformed into massive rock spheres, encasing Fourth Raikage and Eight-tailed Qi La Bi within them.
And after the giant meteorite fell from the sky, accompanied by the Elden Beast's wail, the giant beast flew towards the sky. Countless golden rays of light emitted from various parts of its body, collectively striking the meteorite.
Crack~ Boom!
As the meteorite shattered, countless massive pieces of rubble fell from the sky. But another, even larger meteorite, suppressed the Elden Beast, which was unable to react in time, and fell from the sky.
Bai Cangshu stood at the spot where the meteorite was about to strike, simply grabbing the giant octopus tentacle and taking a bite. The fresh, tender taste of meat filled his nostrils.
Boom!
Everything was covered by the giant meteorite.