I Lived for a Hundred Million Years!

"What do you mean? What do you mean by 'the enemy is themselves'?"

Uchiha Kei was terrified and quickly pressed for an answer.

You'll understand later. Even if you did know now, you'd forget.

The old man shook his head.

"They are all dead, all kinds of living beings, all kinds of gods, all powerful beings from all realms, all died by their own hand."

"Except for me."

Uchiha Kei looked at him with an uncertain expression.

The old man ignored him and continued his story.

"Over the years, I've often wondered why I'm the only one who survived?"

"Is it because I am the chosen one? Destined by Heaven?"

"Is it because I have had extraordinary opportunities and countless blessings?"

A deep, unyielding sorrow flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes.

"I found out later."

"Because they all know far too much, they know the enemy..."

"It is invincible, therefore..."

"They chose me, the one who knew the least."

The old man turned his gaze to Uchiha Kei, "Do you know how long I've lived?"

Uchiha Kei remained silent.

He is still reeling from the shock he experienced earlier.

"I've lived for a hundred million years."

"Full..."

"One hundred million years!"

Uchiha Kei suddenly looked up at the old man.

One hundred million years!

Are you kidding me!

Do you know how huge that number is?

"For a hundred million years, I went from one despair to another, searching for the last vestiges of hope within despair, and finally..."

All that's left for me is despair.

The old man's eyes sparkled like a river of stars, as if countless people had passed through them.

"In despair, I tried every possible path, creating one world after another, and witnessing the Destruction of one world after another."

"I've become numb to despair."

"Finally, I have arrived here, the final resting place for the dead."

"Many people call it the Netherworld, but when I created it, it was called..."

"Return Ruins!"

Uchiha Kei felt the amount of knowledge was a bit too much.

It was so big that he felt like his brain was about to explode.

"Did you build this place?"

Uchiha Kei stared at him in disbelief.

"That's right, I built this place, and I also built the Naruto World."

Even the Naruto World is...

Uchiha Kei staggered back a step.

Before coming here, he thought that with his current strength, he could at least escape unscathed from any enemy, if not be invincible.

But when facing 'him', another Uchiha Kei!

He then realized that his current strength was no more than that of an ant.

"So, you are the real one, right?"

Uchiha Kei considered a terrifying possibility and looked at the old man with trembling eyes.

"The real body? Why would you think that?"

The old man smiled, revealing the deep wrinkles etched by time.

"Humans have three souls and seven spirits; I am merely Heavenly Soul."

Uchiha Kei's mind raced. "So, I'm just one of the three souls and seven spirits?"

"You are Human Soul."

The old man readily revealed the answer, "However, you now possess one soul and three spirits, making you the most complete among us."

"Us?"

"Yes, besides you and me, there's also the Earth Soul. Like me, he also possesses one soul and two spirits."

The old man answered.

"Therefore, only when the three of us merge are we complete..."

"I?"

Uchiha Kei pointed to his face.

"That's right, only when the three of us merge can we find our true selves."

The old man nodded with a smile.

Uchiha Kei collapsed to the ground as if all his strength had been drained, a sarcastic smile on his face.

"I always thought I was just a lucky time traveler, but I never imagined that everything was preordained."

"So, what exactly is a system?"

Uchiha Kei asked the question that had been lingering in his mind.

His rise to power was entirely due to the system.

Perhaps the Blade Intent and Will of the Sword he later comprehended were accidental.

This is why the system's presence has become increasingly rare over the years, and now he rarely uses it.

"The system is A-Yi's doing; she likes to read strange and unusual books."

A hint of nostalgia and... flashed in the old man's eyes.

A deep-seated hatred!

"You know A-Yi too?"

Uchiha Kei was startled again, then realized something and let out a wry smile.

"Yes, you must be Jiang Hao from the modified timeline, so naturally you know A-Yi."

The old man neither admitted nor denied it; he simply looked at him.

"So, can you tell me the truth now?"

The old man shook his head. "Even if I tell you, you'll forget. Only when you become your true self will you know everything."

"What will I gain by merging with you?"

Uchiha Kei didn't hesitate and asked directly.

"A complete comprehension of the Will of the Sword and the strength of a True Immortal."

"True Immortal strength?"

Uchiha Kei sharpened.

"What you possess now is pseudo-immortal strength; you have not yet condensed an immortal status."

"A true immortal possesses the status of an immortal."

The old man answered truthfully.

What is the use of the rank of immortal?

Uchiha Kei pressed for an answer.

"You will have your own world, just as we built the worlds before."

Uchiha Kei was startled.

"The strength of that Earth Soul..."

"You guessed it?"

The old man looked at him with some surprise.

"I'm not stupid."

Uchiha Kei shook his head with a wry smile, "You... or rather, the 'me' of the past, felt that no matter how much you trained, you could not defeat the enemy, so you separated your three souls and seven spirits, each seeking a new path."

"The path of creation you chose has given rise to countless worlds, such as the Naruto World and the Netherworld."

"As for me, as Human Soul, I should theoretically possess one soul and three spirits, making me the strongest among the three souls of Heaven, Earth, and Man. However, for some unknown reason, an accident occurred, and I ended up in the Naruto World you created. Moreover, I lost my three spirits, leaving only my Human Soul."

"The Earth Soul... naturally, it has taken another path."

"When the three souls meet, the one with the stronger path will merge with the other two souls."

"Is it right?"

The old man nodded repeatedly, "That's right, no wonder A-Yi said the Human Soul is the strongest of the three souls."

"I was unconvinced before, thinking my Heavenly Soul was no less powerful than your Human Soul, but I never expected..."

"Heh, it's all about timing and fate!"

Not wanting to waste time, Uchiha Kei asked directly, "Where is the Earth Soul? What is his current strength?"

After closing his eyes and sensing for a moment, the old man said, "The Earth Soul is also in a great world. His strength..."

"Far surpassing even a true immortal!"