Chapter 358

Chapter 358

As the myriad serpents gathered natural energy, they advanced toward the Wet Bone Forest. The earth, rocks, and stones ahead were imbued with life, dancing wildly like a swarm of serpents, clearing a path for them.

This is the "Sage Art: Inorganic Rebirth" that Manda obtained after devouring the White Snake Sage. It is a ninjutsu that can give life to inanimate objects and control them, making it extremely convenient.

Because the slug had already left, they encountered no obstacles along the way, and the monstrous creature easily entered the Shikkotsu Forest.

"This is the last place where natural energy gathers... The Slug Immortal truly lives up to his reputation as the most mysterious of the three holy sites; the natural energy concentration in the Wet Bone Forest is much higher than that in the New Dragon Cave."

"I can feel what I'm missing; the last quarter of my natural energy control is right here!"

Wanshe's face revealed a human-like intoxication, not only because he was happy about the concentration of natural energy, but also because he was about to achieve his goal of "transforming into a dragon".

"Let's get started without delay!"

The Thousand Serpent opened its blood-red maw and inhaled deeply, drawing in the natural energy of the Wet Bone Forest, greedily trying to absorb all of it into its body!

Looking down at the entire Shikkut Forest, you can see that the flow of natural energy presents a funnel-shaped vortex, and at the bottom of the vortex is the gaping maw of the myriad snakes!

After consuming all the natural energy of the Wet Bone Forest, the Thousand Serpents curled up, looking somewhat upset.

The natural energy in Shikkut Forest, after being imbued by the Slug Immortal for thousands of years, has long been marked with the Slug Immortal's imprint.

But this was ultimately just a minor difficulty. With the efforts of the giant snake, this natural energy gradually took shape.

Until Manda digests all the natural energy and obtains the final piece of the puzzle to gain access to the natural energy of the ninja world.

"It feels so good... I can feel natural energy filling my entire body! It's propelling me to evolve!"

After his initial stomach upset, Manda felt nourished by natural energy, and the natural energy of the entire ninja world was converging on him!

"I'm about to begin my 'Dragon Transformation'."

The myriad snakes roared and merged into the earth's veins, perfectly in harmony with the land from the very beginning, and now they can roam freely within the veins.

Moreover, there, the serpent can more smoothly undergo its 'dragon transformation'!

Its massive form vanished from the earth, leaving behind only a chilling aura.

……

"Are we about to begin?"

The giant toad immortal half-opened his eyes, looked at the place where natural energy gathered, and murmured:

"I wonder if I'll be able to successfully 'transform into a dragon'..."

The Great Toad Sage had anticipated Manda's scheme. In fact, the moment Manda began collecting the power of natural energy, the Great Toad Sage knew that Manda's goal was the same as the White Snake Sage's: to transform into a dragon!

The Great Toad Sage's feelings about this were complex, including anger and helplessness at Manda's plunder of Mount Myōboku, as well as anticipation for the emergence of a Six Paths level being native to the ninja world.

Although the Great Toad Sage and the Sage of Six Paths had a good relationship, and it's believed that the Sage of Six Paths genuinely protected the ninja world, it would still be beneficial for the ninja world to have another native Six Paths-level being. At least it would provide more strength in future battles against the Otsutsuki clan.

However, when the Sage of Six Paths dispersed the authority over natural energy, the Great Toad Sage understood that the Sage of Six Paths did not want natural energy to be concentrated in one being.

Because that would mean enormous risks. If the Otsutsuki were to descend, all that would be needed is a surprise attack at all costs to capture the being that gathers all the natural energy of the ninja world, and then feed it to the God Tree, and the ninja world would be finished.

If we disperse the natural energy, even if the Otsutsuki descend, they won't be able to destroy the ninja world in a short time, thus buying us a precious period of time!

"I wonder if Hagoromo will stop Manda from transforming into a dragon..."

The Great Toad Immortal shook his head. The future was already a blur; he couldn't see anything clearly, nor could he be certain whether the myriad snakes could successfully transform into dragons.

"Sigh... I hope the ending won't be too bad."

The giant toad sage closed his half-open eyes again and fell into a deep sleep once more.

……

"So annoying."

The slug immortal rolled over and said with a look of utter despair.

"Seizing the natural rights of the Shikkotsu Forest is one thing, after all, it's a law of the jungle, but couldn't you find another place to undergo 'dragon transformation'?"

"So you're going to 'transform into a dragon' in my house, huh?!"

The Slug Sage originally thought that the monstrous creatures would leave after obtaining the natural energy of the Shikkotsu Forest.

Then it can go back to sleep in Shikkotsu Forest.

Natural energy and such are not important; what's important is that the Slug Fairy is picky about its bed and doesn't like sleeping in other places!

But the Slug Immortal never expected that the Ten Thousand Snakes would actually stay in the Wet Bone Forest and refuse to leave!

"I hope that after all this is over, my home won't be torn to pieces!"

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The slug fairy seemed to have encountered some terrible scene, looking with a pained expression in the direction of the Wet Bone Forest, its home that it could only long for but never reach!

……

Pure Land.

"Has it really come to this?"

The Sage of Six Paths sighed and said somewhat helplessly that he had noticed Manda a long time ago, after all, his three-quarters natural energy authority was indeed worth his attention.

However, after Manda occupied three-quarters of the natural energy authority, it stopped acting. It was still within the limits of the Sage of Six Paths' patience, so it didn't make a move.

In fact, the Sage of Six Paths was quite pleased that someone in the ninja world could break through to the Six Paths level, which meant that the ninja world's resistance was becoming stronger and stronger.

Take Tesla, for example.

The Sage of Six Paths still vividly remembers the traces left by Tesla's battle with Isshiki Otsutsuki.

In the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, Tesla was extremely powerful. Even in the history of the ninja world, he was among the top, and even stronger than his two sons!

However, chakra cannot increase life level, and Tesla himself is not of high 'essence', meaning his connection with the Otsutsuki is not strong enough.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths, if nothing unexpected happens, the Pure Land will soon welcome a soul of the Six Paths level!

The spiritual foundation of Pure Land will become even richer!

However, there are some differences between Wanshe and Tesla.

The myriad serpents desire to gather all the natural energy, to achieve immortality, and to transform into a dragon! This clashes with some of the Sage of Six Paths' plans.

"According to the rules, I am just a ghost now and cannot interfere in the affairs of the ninja world."

"But natural energy is related to the safety of the ninja world. Although the chances are slim, we should still try to persuade them..."

The Sage of Six Paths couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)