Kushina had not died, but the Nine-Tails' Chakra had indeed been extracted. Once a Jinchuriki had the Tailed Beast inside them removed, death was the only outcome, with no exceptions. Yet Kushina had actually survived?
Ye Zi's eyes showed confusion, but he had no intention of asking. He released Kushina with both hands.
"Bang!"
The moment Ye Zi let go, Kushina happened to be covering her forehead in speechless exasperation, so she fell straight to the ground, kicking up a little dust. However, she had not fallen from very high, so the impact merely dirtied her clothes.
Such an inconsiderate action, and the drastic contrast between before and after, left Kushina stunned when she hit the ground.
Ye Zi paid no attention to Kushina. Instead, he stood up and looked toward the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, which was in the middle of transforming.
Using ordinary sensory methods, he could not sense the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's Chakra at all, as if it had become a completely silent dead object. However, when he sensed it through Natural Energy, Ye Zi's expression darkened at once.
"This energy... Hahaha, it's truly unbelievable!" Devourer's voice suddenly rang out in Ye Zi's mind.
"That's enough, isn't it?" Ye Zi asked with a slight furrow of his brows.
Though it was not yet obvious, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path had undergone a world-shaking change after absorbing the Nine-Tails' Chakra. The energy it contained felt almost boundless, while it also held an astonishingly vigorous vitality. It gave people the impression that no matter how it died, it would never truly die.
Gathering all the Tailed Beasts should have produced a qualitative change through sheer quantity. Yet now, it seemed that this was not merely a qualitative change—it could also be described