Why didn't you die?

It was just like knowing an infant would grow up to be the king of the world, so one decides to crush that infant underfoot, ending the life of the future king with ruthless, despicable decisiveness.

Following the death of Uchiha Yue, for some reason, the Dead Silence Domain did not dissipate. Ōtsutsuki Isshiki raised his hand, staring at the two Mangekyo Sharingan in his palm with an expression of utter obsession, as if they were not mere eyeballs, but some supreme treasure.

"Oh, such miraculous power. Now, you are mine! Hahaha!!!"

He looked at the eyes in his hand, feeling the characteristics of the Ōtsutsuki Clan gradually fading from his body. He gazed at the surrounding Dead Silence Domain, sensing the Chakra that had been continuously draining from him ever since he entered, and he understood.

All of Uchiha Yue's power was anchored within these eyes; as long as they were not destroyed, the Dead Silence Domain would not vanish.

After withdrawing the power within his body, Jigen's physical constitution would not be able to endure in this Dead Silence Domain for long, but it did not matter; he had already obtained these eyes.

He immediately raised his hand, intent on gouging out Jigen's eyes to implant those of Uchiha Yue.

He was certain that these eyes possessed incredible growth potential, capable of strengthening a normal human's physical constitution to the point where they could offer him some resistance—it was simply inconceivable!

If Uchiha Wado had been allowed to continue growing for a while longer, he feared that even if he exerted all his power, he would be no match for Uchiha Yue. Fortunately, he had killed this divine larva ahead of time.

And seized the divinity of this god!

His Karma had long since finished upgrading, yet Jigen's physical strength was insufficient and entirely unsuitable to serve as his vessel. He had been searching for a new vessel to facilitate his resurrection until now, and finally, the opportunity had arrived. Once Jigen had these eyes implanted and his physical strength increased, he could directly use this body to resurrect.

However, the very moment he was about to gouge out Jigen's eyes, he suddenly sensed something was wrong. The Sharingan he had been holding in his hand vanished, as if it had never existed at all.

"Die!"

The instant he reacted, a figure appeared abruptly before him, as if refreshing into existence. He raised a hand, and a Dust Release light sphere slammed into his chest.

"How is this possible!!!!"

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki was startled. In the next moment, the power within Jigen erupted, and he fiercely grabbed Uchiha Yue's wrist. A violent surge of power exploded, crushing the wrist as if it were foam, while simultaneously, a heavy punch landed squarely on Uchiha Yue's head.

Bang!

Uchiha Yue's skull instantly burst open and flew off, his grey-white brains reduced to tofu-like mush. Half of his head exploded under the force of the strike. Under this violent impact, Uchiha Yue's body was sent flying, crashing heavily into the ground in the distance and forming a crater.

"Genjutsu? No, that's impossible! Could it be some kind of resurrection technique?"

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki looked toward the ground in the distance with a grim expression, tossing aside the mangled flesh he had been holding. His figure flashed, appearing inside the crater.

He was absolutely certain that the previous strike had shattered Uchiha Yue's head. Everything that just happened could not possibly be a Genjutsu, yet the Uchiha Yue appearing before him now was completely unscathed, as if his previous attack had been nothing more than an illusion.

Boom!

Taking advantage of the fact that Uchiha Yue had not yet reacted, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki stomped on his chest, crushing it instantly. Ignoring Uchiha Yue's resistance, he blasted his head apart once again.

Over the next few seconds, Ōtsutsuki Isshiki killed Uchiha Yue dozens of times, yet each time, Uchiha Yue reappeared before him completely unharmed.

Furthermore, because he was staying too close to Uchiha Yue, he felt the Chakra within him draining away even faster. He could also perceive that Uchiha Yue's power was not weakening with the passage of time; rather, it was growing stronger.

One must realize that only twenty-one seconds had passed since he first blew Uchiha Yue apart.

"Why... why are you still able to resurrect!"

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki gripped Uchiha Yue's throat tightly, feeling utterly bewildered. No matter what kind of resurrection ninjutsu it was, having suffered so many fatal attacks, it should have failed by now. Why... why was this monster still perfectly fine?

"Heh... you cannot kill me!"

Uchiha Yue looked at Ōtsutsuki Isshiki with an indifferent expression. For anyone who knows they cannot truly die or suffer real injury, so-called pain, or even torture, is nothing more than a fleeting cloud. Uchiha Yue clearly understood that the reason some beings beg for mercy in extreme pain is essentially the activation of their instinctual, desperate craving for life.

And in the depths of extreme agony, the body develops a consciousness that it has suffered irreversible damage; only to preserve the integrity of its functions does it beg for mercy.

However, once he clearly realized that no matter how much pain or damage he suffered, it was all just a fleeting cloud, that so-called pain became insignificant.

He was indeed no match for Ōtsutsuki Isshiki right now, but that was only temporary. As Ōtsutsuki Isshiki entered his domain and his own energy was continuously absorbed, his power kept growing, while Ōtsutsuki Isshiki began to steadily weaken.

It was a pity that the time was still too short; only forty seconds had passed since his first death—not even a full minute.

"How is this possible! I don't believe you are truly immortal!"

Ōtsutsuki Isshiki gripped Uchiha Yue's throat and began to devour the energy within his body. However, the moment the energy from Uchiha Yue entered him, his expression shifted. He abruptly let go, throwing Uchiha Yue aside.

He spat out all the Chakra he had just absorbed.

He stared at the dissipating mass of Chakra with a hideous expression, his face deathly pale. He had never imagined that the Ōtsutsuki Clan, who fed on Chakra, would ever encounter Chakra that could not be absorbed.

Uchiha Yue...