The coordinates, after Tsubasa's relentless calculations at the cost of his Saint Power, have finally become more precise. Although they still cannot directly teleport a large army, they are sufficient to provide Kaguya with a relatively safe landing point for her infiltration.
The day of departure is just around the corner.
Before the secret teleportation array deep within the Immortal Venerable Hall, only Tsubasa and a few core members saw off Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Kaguya changed into a slightly antique outfit, reminiscent of the Otsutsuki Branch Family's style, and her aura was also adjusted through a secret technique, becoming more restrained and ancient.
" Kaguya, prioritize your own safety." Tsubasa looked at this ancestor who once sought to destroy the Shinobi World, now his comrade-in-arms, and solemnly instructed, "Your primary task is to pinpoint the location of the Tian Yu Crystal and the core defenses of the Ōtsutsuki Homeworld. Do not act rashly unless absolutely necessary."
"I understand." Kaguya nodded, her long white hair moving without wind. "I will use my spatial domain to maneuver; they will think I am still wandering in the spatial rifts."
"Mom... be careful." Hagoromo Otsutsuki and Hamura Otsutsuki bowed to Otsutsuki Kaguya, their voices filled with worry.
"Don't worry, Hagoromo Hamura." Kaguya gently patted Hagoromo's shoulder.
She then looked at Tsubasa, her gaze complex. "If I... fail to send back a message, or confirm that I have encountered misfortune, there is no need to rush to rescue me. Conserving our strength is the best course of action."
Tsubasa didn't answer, but simply raised his hand, and a point of golden light entered Kaguya's brow. "This is a mark of Saint Power. It can be activated at crucial moments to form an absolute defense, or help you Sky Splitter to escape. At the same time, it is also the most secret communication channel between us, which only Saint can detect."
Kaguya felt the warm and vast Saint Power between her brows, and with a sense of certainty, she nodded.
Without another word, Kaguya turned and stepped onto the spatial teleportation array. The array glowed, her figure gradually blurred, and finally disappeared.
Those who saw her off were heavy-hearted. They all understood that Kaguya's journey was fraught with peril. But she carried with her the hope of the Shinobi World's counterattack, and the crucial first step in saving the Tian Yu Immortal King.
Tsubasa gazed at the empty teleportation array, his eyes seemingly piercing through the endless void, landing on the star sector known as the " Void Black Domain ".
"The chess piece has been placed. Now, it's just a matter of waiting, and... the final preparations."
The forbidden zone of Crimson Sky City, the Ōtsutsuki Homeworld Otsutsuki clan.
The forbidden zone had shrunk to include only Crimson Sky City itself and the iconic, towering Crimson Sky Peak at its center. The dense aura of corpses and deathly energy had almost solidified, transforming into black clouds that enveloped this last fortress.
However, even this last bastion is already teetering on the brink of collapse.
"Boom--!"
Above the sky, Ōtsutsuki Enmu manifested a ten-thousand-foot-tall Dharma body, like a god of fire. With a wave of his hand, endless Heaven-Burning Holy Fire transformed into a raging sea of fire, pouring down. The black corpse-like clouds sizzled and rapidly melted under the scorching of the Saint Fire.
Inside the city, countless zombies howled and turned to ashes in the flames. These undead monsters, which once struck fear into the Ōtsutsuki Clan, were as fragile as paper before the true power of the Saint.
Deep underground, Orochimaru's main body trembled violently once more, his aura weakening further. He sensed yet another batch of elite clones being purified, and his heart bled. His consciousness raced frantically, searching for any possible glimmer of hope.
"No... I can't just sit here and wait to die..." He tried to activate all the corpse energy in his body to make a final stand.
However, Ōtsutsuki Konkei his move. He did not manifest his Dharma body, but simply raised his hand slightly and made a grasping motion towards the direction of Crimson Sky City.
"O soul... return..."
The invisible fluctuations of the soul's laws, like mercury spilling onto the ground, ignored physical defenses and penetrated directly into the earth, affecting Orochimaru's Zombie Monarch form.
"Ah--!" Orochimaru let out a shrill scream, feeling as if his soul was being forcibly torn from his body, and countless chaotic memories and obsessions began to boil and go out of control.
At the same time, Ōtsutsuki Sōichi also made his move. He pointed his fingers like a knife and lightly slashed at the void surrounding Crimson Sky City.
"Vast expanse... the Severing Seal!"
An invisible barrier of Nine Nether Fire appeared, completely severing Crimson Sky City from the surrounding space. This meant that Orochimaru's last chance to escape using spatial techniques had been cut off.
The three Ōtsutsuki Clan Saint clearly no longer intended to play the "cleaning" game with him, but rather to finish the job in one fell swoop and completely eliminate this cancer that had plagued them for many years.
Under the dual blows of the Saint Fire and the soul storm, Crimson Sky City began to crumble. Towering buildings collapsed in swathes, and sturdy city walls turned to dust. The number of zombies within the city decreased at a visible rate, and the aura of corpses was extremely compressed, eventually only able to tightly surround the central crimson God Tree peak.
Orochimaru's true form was forced to manifest from the depths of the earth. It was a monster shrouded in almost solidified black corpse energy, with a ferocious face and covered with strange runes and scales. His golden snake eyes were filled with despair and madness.
" Ōtsutsuki...!!" He roared in despair, fighting like a cornered beast, gathering all his remaining strength, transforming into an eight-headed giant python with overwhelming corpse energy, charging towards Ōtsutsuki Enmu in the sky.
Although his cultivation level was lower than the three Saint, only at the Peak Zombie King, Orochimaru's zombie body, tempered by countless dead energies, was far more sturdy than ordinary divine iron. Even more terrifying was that the almost endless domain of corpse energy could provide him with a continuous source of regenerative power as long as it was not completely purified instantly.
" Ōtsutsuki Sōichi trying to shake a tree." Ōtsutsuki Sōichi spoke indifferently, flicking his finger. A wisp of condensed, extremely pure white flame shot out, instantly piercing the head of the giant corpse-qi python and igniting it, turning it into a huge torch.
Orochimaru's main body was severely injured, letting out a painful roar as a charred hole appeared on his massive body. However, the dense corpse energy that permeated the surroundings seemed to be summoned, surging back wildly, filling and writhing like black flesh and blood. The terrifying wound healed completely in the blink of an eye, though his aura dimmed slightly.
Ōtsutsuki Enmu. His divine power Heaven-Burning Holy Fire, was extremely yang and strong, best able to suppress yin and evil. However, he found it troublesome to deal with Orochimaru, the Zombie Monarch, whose body was almost immortal. The Saint Fire could burn and purify him, but it could not completely burn him to nothingness before the corpse energy was exhausted. Every seemingly fatal blow was quickly repaired by the vast corpse energy.
"His essence has deeply merged with the desolate land of Crimson Sky City. As long as the corpse energy remains, his body will not perish." Ōtsutsuki Konkei deep voice. Although his soul attack could shake Orochimaru's soul, the opponent's twisted soul, which had merged with countless chaotic obsessions, was extremely tough and difficult to destroy. It was also impossible to kill him with one blow.
The three Saint exchanged a glance, each seeing the resolve in the other's eyes. Although their strength far surpassed Orochimaru's, and they could suppress him in a one-on-one fight, completely annihilating this strange and unpredictable Zombie Monarch was extremely difficult. Continuing to wear him down, even if they could win, they might be injured by his dying counterattack, or even allow him to find a sliver of hope to escape.
"Seal him quickly; this fiend cannot be eradicated by killing him." Ōtsutsuki Sōichi ordered, his voice carrying an unquestionable tone.
In an instant, the auras of the three Saint merged, and their vast Saint Power intertwined to form a huge triangular sealing array that enveloped the entire sky above Crimson Sky City. Ōtsutsuki Konkei and Ōtsutsuki Enmu attacked simultaneously, their soul laws transforming into invisible chains that entangled Orochimaru's soul, Heaven-Burning Holy Fire transformed into tangible chains of fire that bound his body and continuously purified and weakened the corpse energy surrounding him.
"No--! I am immortal! You can't seal me!" Orochimaru struggled frantically, his corpse energy erupting, causing the chains to vibrate and hum. His powerful zombie body even left deep dents on the flaming chains, but how could the seal set up by the three Saint be easily broken? The soul chains tightened more and more, and the flaming chains scorched the corpse energy, causing it to hiss. His space for movement was rapidly compressed.
Finally, amidst endless resentment and roars, the Zombie Monarch Orochimaru's struggles gradually weakened. His massive body was completely enveloped and compressed by countless chains shimmering with holy runes and dark flames, transforming into a black cocoon about the height of a person, suspended in mid-air. On the surface of the cocoon, soul runes and Nine Nether Fire patterns flickered alternately, radiating an aura of eternal imprisonment.
Despite the combined efforts of the three Ōtsutsuki Saint, they were ultimately unable to completely annihilate this bizarre Zombie Monarch. They could only choose the safest, yet most troublesome, method—to seal it away eternally.