Kaguya raised her head, glanced at the distant God Tree, and said calmly:
"So you do know this is the Ten-Tails. But it doesn't matter. I no longer care about any of that. One God Tree is enough for this world. With another, the entire world would only become a barren wasteland, so I don't intend to plant another God Tree. This Ten-Tails is of no use anymore."
Ye Feng did not take the Ten-Tails. Instead, he asked again:
"Aren't you afraid I'll find somewhere to plant the God Tree too?"
Kaguya shook her head and said again:
"The energy in your body is different from chakra. You don't need the Ten-Tails' fruit to increase your strength. The Ten-Tails itself should be more helpful to you!"
Ye Feng froze at her words. Seeming to think of a possibility, he snatched the little Ten-Tails and carefully examined its power with his divine sense.
After a long while, Ye Feng suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the little Ten-Tails in his hands in shock.
He had sensed no chakra at all within the little Ten-Tails. Instead, he had sensed a more advanced form of energy, one even more advanced than his true qi.
How could Ye Feng not be shocked? All this time, he had believed his method of cultivation was the very best. It was also what had given him the confidence to look down on the Shinobi World.
Yet reality had overturned Ye Feng's worldview, leaving him unable to help sinking into self-doubt.
He unconsciously murmured to himself:
"So all of this was just my own conceit! I'm nothing more than an ant myself!"
Just then, Kaguya's voice suddenly reached him:
"To the Ōtsutsuki Clan, this is merely a world of natives. That you could cultivate as a native