Otsutsuki Ginshiki (2)

"My lord, by my estimation, this planet has already had a vast amount of its essence drained by the God Tree. All plant and animal life on the planet is degenerating."

"As more complex animals, they die off and go extinct first. Their remains nourish the plants, followed by a period of false prosperity before everything finally sinks into a slow death."

Li Yu remembered some of this and continued the explanation.

"Then the planet becomes unstable, with all kinds of natural disasters. Once the energy in its core is exhausted, it automatically falls apart."

"Yes, my lord."

"This is the entire process of slowly draining a planet's life and guiding it gradually toward death."

It was not like in disaster movies, where a sudden cataclysmic disaster brought extinction. Those were merely excessive stress responses caused by external factors—the planet's self-protection.

This method of draining a planet's life inflicted damage one stage at a time, keeping the planet from noticing until the final stage, when it no longer had any ability to resist.

"Such a fine planet, drained completely dry. What a pity."

Li Yu still felt a certain fondness for planets suitable for human habitation.

"Which direction?"

Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki quickly pointed in one direction.

"The God Tree is over there."

Only Li Yu, the fake Otsutsuki, could not sense the God Tree's location. The other legitimate Otsutsuki could detect it through some sort of innate connection.

"Let's go."

The four of them flew rapidly toward the God Tree. The closer they got, the more clearly they could see the massive tree piercing the heavens, like a pillar holding up both sky and earth.

At that moment, inside a palace near the God Tree, a youth with long horns, snow-white skin, and the standard Otsutsuki attire opened his Byakugan.

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