The entire universe was disintegrating, and fragments of space shattered as frequently as ordinary glass.
Above the Supreme Heaven, three rivers that ran through the entire universe were like breached dams, pouring down in torrents.
Time flowed backward, worlds overlapped, countless living beings were born and went extinct, and vast amounts of resentment festered from within.
Yet Utaka turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to all of it, because he had already felt it—the sensation of being stripped away.
"Faster! Go even faster!"
Utaka could clearly feel his connection to this universe weakening. That was precisely what he wanted.
The River of Heaven collapsed, stars fell, and the entire starry sky became a chaotic wreck. Countless planets exploded, presenting a scene of world-ending destruction.
At that moment, Utaka surged upward, breaking through several barriers in succession. The shackles that had once restrained him finally snapped.
"Hahaha! A mad demon is still a demon! A crazed Buddha is still a Buddha!"
"Time refuses to submit to fate! There is only me!"
Utaka laughed as he flew higher and higher, charging into the end of endless darkness.
The scattered starlight no longer shone, and the brilliant Galaxy no longer glimmered.
At that moment, the trembling universe suddenly calmed down, as though a broken jar had finally shattered completely, or a taut string had finally snapped.
Inside Utaka's body, countless soul fragments struggled into his flesh and blood. The Formation Disk's glow suddenly erupted, and the markings upon it spun madly.
Whoosh!
Uchiha Gen appeared within the Formation Disk in soul form. His appearance had changed drastically: not only had horns grown from his forehead, but his body had also become tall and slender.
Upon closer comparison, he was clearly identical to Utaka.
"Devouring a wisp of your soul makes our