Jing Xiu was not surprised when he sensed that spiritual fluctuation.
"This method is somewhat like the Ōtsutsuki Clan's 'Karma,' but it still falls far short!"
Jing Xiu tapped the air, and talismans materialized one after another.
They swarmed toward Kimimaro's body, soon wrapping him up like a rice dumpling.
His spiritual fluctuations also reached deep into Kimimaro's sea of consciousness at that moment.
"He who understands others is wise; he who understands himself is enlightened."
"He who overcomes others has strength; he who overcomes himself is truly strong."
Swallowed by darkness, Kimimaro retained only a single spark of light within his mind.
It was his reason to live, and the light that had saved him.
"Lord Jing Xiu!"
As he called out that name, dazzling light shone from every part of the dark Kimimaro's body.
That light was as brilliant and blinding as the sun in a clear sky.
"To face your dark self is to understand yourself."
"That is self-knowledge!"
The wisp of Kiyoteru Otsutsuki's consciousness watched everything before him in disbelief.
Kimimaro, who had been swallowed by darkness, had undergone a transformation in an instant.
The darkness was like an eggshell, nurturing light within.
"To overcome your dark self and cast off your shackles."
"That is self-mastery!"
The radiant Kimimaro merely extended both palms.
That speck of light belonging to Kiyoteru Otsutsuki entered the radiant Kimimaro's body like a swallow returning to its nest.
Jing Xiu looked at the Byakugan that had opened once more and smiled in satisfaction.
"Good!"
"If you can understand yourself, you should not be misled by external things."
"If you can know yourself, you can know others."
"If you can overcome yourself, you should have a fierce tiger in your heart and extraordinary strength."
"If you can overcome yourself, you can overcome