The Ink Flood Dragon excelled at spitting venom and possessed a powerful body. It would become a formidable helper for Naruto.
Most importantly, it could fly, which would make Naruto look far more impressive in the future.
After drawing the Ink Flood Dragon into the Different Dimension, Naruto opened the golden chest. A translucent blue jade token lay quietly inside.
Grinning, Naruto picked up the blue jade token, and a stream of information immediately entered his mind.
Feeling the jade token's smooth surface, Naruto was rather pleased. He could not help looking toward the tower at the innermost part of the central region's third layer.
The jade token was actually a "restriction switch" for the Forbidden Grounds. It could activate and deactivate certain restrictive seals, including the one outside the Central Tower.
After taking one last look around and confirming that nothing valuable remained, Naruto went to the passage entrance that the [Lesser Sumeru Five Elements Forbidden Technique] had sealed earlier and pressed the blue jade token against it.
Crack, crack, crack.
Something seemed to shatter. Azure light appeared again, and the walls of the passage slid apart, revealing the route he had taken in.
As soon as Naruto left the Stone Hall, he suddenly sensed an astonishing surge of Spiritual Power from the southwest.
Then, far in the distance, a white pillar of light shot into the heavens, forming an enormous ball of light above the vast sea of mist.
Even after the ball of light formed, the pillar showed no sign of stopping. It continued pouring energy into the sphere.
The ball grew larger and brighter until it resembled a newly risen sun, too dazzling to look at directly.
A moment later, the pillar suddenly vanished, leaving only the enormous ball of light floating high in the sky.