"From here on, it's up to you."
After returning to his Edman Suitcase, Hawking temporarily set aside his calculations and threw himself back into training.
He had already done everything he could. Under normal circumstances, the Allied Shinobi Forces would certainly be able to hold out until he appeared tomorrow afternoon. If something unexpected happened, then so be it.
In truth, he was not in such a hurry to find Otsutsuki Isshiki.
It would be best if Isshiki could be lured out through this great battle. If not, then waiting another two years would not be a problem.
After all, even if he obtained the Ten-Tails and an Ōtsutsuki body now, he still could not immediately grow a Divine Tree Fruit.
Because one crucial thing was still missing: a planet and life.
Not just any planet could be used to grow a Divine Tree Fruit. There were so many planets in the universe; if any random one would do, the Ōtsutsuki Clan would not have needed to go to such lengths.
A planet used to grow a Divine Tree had to be teeming with vitality and possess enough intelligent life.
Only then could the Divine Tree absorb enough life energy and soul energy to bear a fruit that could evolve.
In fact, this was the same principle behind the birth of the Celestials. For a Celestial Embryo to fully develop and be born, it also had to draw energy from a planet and every life-form upon it.
If all life on Earth were moved away, the Celestial Embryo would be unable to emerge.
That was why Thanos's snap, which wiped out half of Earth's life, had actually saved the planet to some extent.
It was precisely because half of Earth's population had vanished that the Celestial Embryo could not absorb