After sending them away, Yechen did not leave. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the collapsing edge of the world, peered into the darkness beyond, and walked toward it.
Kaguya Otsutsuki's body was breaking apart. Although it was still regenerating, it no longer recovered as quickly as before.
Even her aura had weakened considerably, a consequence of expending too much energy.
"Kaguya, you lost."
Yechen stared at her and slowly uttered those words.
Yet Kaguya did not respond. A trace of lifeless gray had crept into her once-pure Byakugan. Clearly, she could not accept her defeat and had begun to wish for death.
This surprised Yechen. Kaguya Otsutsuki had never harbored such thoughts even after being sealed for over a thousand years. Why would a single defeat make her feel this way?
Was she really that mentally fragile?
That was not the case. She was a strong-willed woman who had chosen to consume the God Tree Fruit herself to escape her clan's control.
She yearned for freedom and soon fell in love with this land. Through the power of the God Tree Fruit and the people's prayers, she gave birth to two children. That alone showed how much she wanted to put down roots here.
But her own children's betrayal had subjected her to over a thousand years of imprisonment. She was furious and wanted to reclaim all the power that belonged to her.
Yet this battle had shattered her confidence. She no longer saw any hope of standing against the Ōtsutsuki, and her heart felt as though it were dying.
Seeing this, Yechen grew anxious. This space had already collapsed completely and would soon be destroyed. If they did not get out, even immortal bodies would vanish along with it.
"Kaguya, what's wrong? Are you going back on the