Orochimaru looked at the portion of the Ōtsutsuki Clan Head's corpse under research.
His eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Back then, he had fought a fierce battle against Aizen and Sasori to seize this corpse.
The three of them had been evenly matched in strength.
It could be said that battle had forced them to use every means at their disposal.
None of them had dared to hold back.
The final result was that Orochimaru could no longer properly control his body. Sasori and Aizen's power lingered within him, preventing him from recovering.
The other two had not fared much better either. Their conditions were all more or less the same now.
But Orochimaru was about to break free from this state.
"Origin."
After analyzing the Ōtsutsuki Clan Head's body, he had learned how the other party had become an Origin-level expert.
The other party's power was the Ōtsutsuki Clan. As the Ōtsutsuki grew stronger, his own power would continuously increase as well.
It was very similar to Madara Uchiha's path to Origin. Both had ascended through bloodlines.
"So this is Origin."
At this moment, Orochimaru fully understood what Origin power was.
"To become Origin, one must find the end of a path."
By becoming the end of that path, they could become Origin experts.
"And what is my path?"
Orochimaru curled his lips into a smile and extended his tongue to lick the corner of his mouth.
He had actually possessed his path long ago.
"Knowledge. Endless knowledge. So long as life still exists, I will pursue it forever."
Green light rose from Orochimaru's body. He had long since realized what his power truly was.
It was to constantly pursue knowledge and turn it into his own strength.
Within the illusion.
Books condensed one after another around Orochimaru's body.