Tens of thousands of years ago, after Deva Path created heaven and earth, Ōhikasuchi-no-Mikoto entered extinction, becoming three hundred and sixty radiant suns that shone over the lands of the world, awaiting the birth of living beings. When parallel space-times later emerged, these radiant suns were replicated as well, bringing their total to two thousand five hundred and twenty. Because of the Ōtsutsuki's plundering, however, these suns had either been destroyed or burned themselves out. Now, only a little over five hundred remained across the seven space-times, with more than three hundred of them in the Ōtsutsuki's Ancestral God Realm!
In other words... Sunflare was a nonrenewable resource! Unless someone could awaken the Shikigami "Ōhikasuchi-no-Mikoto" again!
That was why Youtan Poluo was so shocked to hear Hanging Root speak that Shikigami's name. "Impossible! That Shikigami entered extinction long ago! Besides, awakening that Shikigami requires someone born with a spirit of self-sacrifice. At the very least, it couldn't possibly be you!!!"
Root King smiled. "Of course it couldn't be me... but could it be someone else?"
Youtan Poluo said, "Don't tell me...!!"
Root King said, "You aren't the only one who plans ahead!"
Hum...!
A halo of sacred golden light appeared in the sky. When Yu saw the figure emerging from it, he was almost too shocked to move!
Because... that was his most beloved and respected teacher-Ubiji!!
Root King said, "He is the Ubiji of Primordial Space-Time. After he caused the catastrophe at Uda Blood Plain back then, I immediately hid him away in my Intrinsic Pure Land and made him my avatar!"
Youtan Poluo said, "But... why? Your power is unrivaled. Why go to all that trouble?"
Root King said calmly, "I know full well that our race's plundering will sooner or later bring about the extinction of all