Xia Yuan hovered in midair, the Six Paths Staff angled toward the ground, utterly indifferent to the fierce battle below.
The dark red tomoe on the Ten-Tails' forehead glimmered with an eerie light beneath the cold moonlight.
Xia Yuan raised his eyes to the full moon overhead, a trace of amusement flashing through his Rinnegan.
"Ten-Tails, reveal your true form."
His voice was not loud, yet it carried an unquestionable power that spread clearly across the entire wasteland.
The Ten-Tails, which had been locked in combat with Tyrant and Decay, suddenly froze. Fanatical obedience flashed through its blood-red eyeball.
The next second, its bloated body began to writhe violently. Its ten tails lashed wildly against the ground, kicking up towering clouds of dust.
With several sharp cracks, the Ten-Tails' shell split apart inch by inch, and a colossal tree emerged from within. Its entire body was crystalline white, wound with dark golden patterns.
The God Tree took root. Its thick roots burrowed deep into the wasteland like giant pythons, shattering rocks and churning up earth wherever they passed.
Its trunk shot upward at a visible rate. Within only a few breaths, it had surpassed the Spirit Tamer Great Wall in height and pierced straight into the clouds.
The flower bud atop the tree slowly bloomed, and a massive Rinne Sharingan slowly turned at its center.
Its scarlet gaze echoed the bright moon overhead, radiating an oppressive force that made souls tremble.
"What the hell is this? You brought out a lousy tree?"
A savage smile appeared on Tyrant's blurred face. He slammed his greatsword into the ground, sending shattered stones flying everywhere.
"I don't have time to play gardener with you! Die!"
Decay's black robe billowed violently, and a sinister laugh came from beneath it.
"Such a cheap trick. You