Tianchi's body heaved violently.
His earlier battle against Ōtsutsuki Haishiki and the others, along with his use of the Blue Rinnegan, had consumed a tremendous amount of his chakra.
But it had all been worth it.
"The God Tree Fruit hasn't ripened yet. Do we need to wait longer?"
Huameng was also panting heavily. That lowly servant, Ōtsutsuki Yataku, had not been easy to deal with either.
Otherwise, they could have used his body directly to nourish the God Tree.
But now they had all been sent to the Nine Provinces World.
"We can't wait any longer. What if, by the time we return to the Nine Provinces World, Ōtsutsuki Haishiki or that human has already harvested that world?"
"Then our losses would outweigh our gains!"
"We have to ripen the God Tree Fruit as quickly as possible!"
Determination shone in Tianchi's and Huameng's eyes.
Their only option now was to abandon their own bodies. These two bodies, which had inherited the power of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, could accelerate the God Tree Fruit's growth.
They acted on the thought immediately, heading straight for the top of the God Tree in the sky.
As they approached the top of the God Tree, two spirit forms emerged from Tianchi and Huameng, then merged into one.
It took on the appearance of the former Ōtsutsuki Ikeshiki.
They threw Tianchi's and Huameng's physical bodies straight into the God Tree's flower.
What seemed to be a gaping, blood-red maw emerged from the flower and devoured the two corpses.
Then the entire God Tree flower withered at a visible speed, and a red fruit rapidly swelled!!
The process was completed in mere seconds. The God Tree had obtained what it wanted, so it bore fruit immediately.
Ōtsutsuki Ikeshiki's spirit form smiled happily, then stepped straight onto