Advancement Craving

Contrary to Li Yu's expectations, the God Tree did not wither away and vanish after losing its fruit. It still stood tall and unfallen; only the blue light within the flower bud at its peak had dimmed, though faint wisps of it still leaked out.

On Earth, Kaguya had consumed the Chakra Fruit and become the progenitor of chakra, yet the God Tree had remained and Earth had continued to exist. Looking at it this way, the fruit Kaguya had eaten had not been fully mature. The God Tree would continue extracting the power of the land and its life, bearing new Chakra Fruits until every last bit of the planet's energy had been drained.

Ōtsutsuki Anshiki could only gaze at the God Tree and sigh helplessly.

"We can't wait for the God Tree to bear fruit again. Set out for Koro Planet."

"The millennial grand competition is coming up. I need to reach the second tier as soon as possible and find a way to improve my strength along the way."

Ōtsutsuki Anshiki secretly glanced at Li Yu, who was still blankly staring at the God Tree. He left four people behind to continue guarding the tree, while the rest shot out of the red planet and sped off in one direction.

"They left without even saying goodbye? That urgent?"

"But this Ōtsutsuki Anshiki really did act with remarkable decisiveness."

"Or perhaps the main Ōtsutsuki family was simply so wealthy that losing one God Tree Fruit didn't even hurt their foundations."

"Maybe I'm just some country bumpkin who's never seen the world. That actually makes a lot of sense."

"It had to be that bitch Kaguya. Over a Chakra Fruit from an Earth God Tree, she created a White Zetsu army and pulled all sorts of stunts, giving people