"No wonder you're my master. You easily accomplished something beyond my comprehension."
She could not understand what Uchiha Gen was doing, but she knew his current state was crucial. Her vigilance rose once more as she guarded against outside interference.
Half a year passed slowly. On the Barren Star, Uchiha Gen stood in one corner of the planet like a tiny sun.
Princess Kaguya had already moved beyond the planet. It could not be helped; the entire Barren Star had become terrifyingly hot. If there had been anything left to burn, it would have long since become a fireball.
"What a freak. But it should be almost over, right?"
The moment she spoke, the Barren Star seemed to reach its limit as well. Sparks erupted from its core, but just as its fury began to rise, the entire planet turned into a cloud of black dust.
Princess Kaguya activated an energy barrier to block the black ash flying toward her, never taking her eyes off Uchiha Gen.
"Fin—ished!"
Uchiha Gen opened his eyes. Starlight flickered within his pupils, and his aura became even more unfathomable. It was as though he had merged with the universe itself, an air of unreality covering his entire body.
Seeing this, Princess Kaguya immediately flashed to Uchiha Gen's side.
"Master?"
"It's me."
"Have you returned to your original state?"
"More or less." Uchiha Gen moved his limbs and sensed his current body. "I consolidated my power. Calling it a return to the original state wouldn't be wrong."
This cultivation had taken his strength a step further, but it had also given him several double-edged swords.
The first was his space. After the fusion was complete, his original space had become a void. It was rather different from the fusion he had imagined.
Originally, he