At this very moment, within Uya's Soul Space, pale blue Dragon Vein energy was swirling and dancing before him.
But in the next moment, Uya let out a low shout, Power of Tremors suddenly descended, fiercely suppressing the Dragon Vein energy!
After the Dragon Vein energy twisted, it was firmly suppressed by Uya's Power of Tremors.
Uya stared intently at the pale blue Dragon Vein energy that he had fixed in the air and stopped writhing. He slowly manipulated his Soul Space with his mind, and at the same time stretched out his hands and tore it apart fiercely!
Click!!
A white light suddenly appeared at the center of the Dragon Vein energy as Uya tore it open with both hands!
Buzz!!
The Dragon Vein's energy was stimulated, causing it to surge wildly as if it were about to explode. However, Uya gave a solemn low shout, and the Power of Tremors crashed down.
The ability to utilize the Power of Tremors within the Soul Space is so remarkable that this Secret Technique was practically created specifically for Uya. If Orochimaru dared to use the Living Corpse Reincarnation to seize Uya's body, encountering the Power of Tremors within the Soul Space would be no better than encountering the Sharingan, and might even be worse.
Click!!
Under Uya's overwhelming power, even the power of the Dragon Vein could hardly cause any significant disturbance in Uya's Soul Space.
At the center of the Dragon Vein's energy, the white light was actually a crack. This crack spread rapidly, splitting the entire Dragon Vein's energy in two!
Seeing this, Uya forcefully pulled his hands to the sides, causing the Dragon Vein energy to completely split apart. It could no longer maintain its dragon shape and instead transformed into two pale blue energy pillars that floated in the air.
This is what Uya is going to do. Since it is difficult to gradually loosen the restrictions on the Dragon Vein and absorb its energy, then he will first split it in two, and then start from one half and absorb it little by little.
As expected, Uya's idea was correct. The separated Dragon Vein energy seemed to have completely transformed into two independent entities, and the pressure it brought to Uya's Soul Space was greatly reduced in an instant.
Uya easily released a slight restriction on one of the pale blue energy pillars. Subsequently, a wisp of even fainter blue energy overflowed from this energy pillar and continuously merged into Uya's Soul Space.
The power of Dragon Vein is, after all, the power of Dragon Vein. Even if it is split in two, the wisp of energy released far exceeds that of a wisp of meteorite energy.
This wisp of energy was just the right amount, perfectly within the range that Uya's soul could withstand.
Sensing all this, Uya nodded inwardly. In this way, there was no need to divide it again; dividing it once would suffice.
The complete absorption of the meteorite's energy nearly doubled the strength of Uya's soul!
Now, as he absorbs the power of the Dragon Vein, even though he has only just begun, Uya already feels a sense of spiritual fulfillment!
"The transformation of the soul is not far off..."
At this point, Uya himself was also somewhat excited. After all, although he was very strong now and believed that he could protect himself in front of Six Paths Level expert, that was only self-preservation.
Only by truly opening the Seventh Gate can one truly transcend the Six Paths!
During the time Uya was training, Iwagakure kept putting pressure on Konoha because the Tsuchikage Ōnoki, was now certain that Uya's relationship with Konoha was not what people imagined.
Uya's intervention during the Third Shinobi World War was likely due to Konoha offering something in exchange. Under such circumstances, the Uya Tsuchikage Ōnoki had no fear of Konoha.
Because the war had just ended, no one wanted to start another war immediately, so it was impossible to start a war over a mere disagreement. In this matter, Konoha was completely in the wrong. The Jinchūriki was kidnapped within the territory of the Land of Fire, and the Konoha ninjas who escorted him did nothing to help.
If strength is the most important thing during wartime, then reputation is the most important thing during peacetime. Once a village's reputation is damaged, the number of missions issued to that village will be greatly reduced.
While this might not cause problems in the short term, it would greatly weaken a village's power in the long run. The Chunin Ninja Exams, a joint effort by several major ninja villages, were established precisely to establish their authority.
In reality Chunin Ninja Exams are a very cruel system. The smaller ninja villages invited are just there to make up the numbers, but even though they know they are just there to make up the numbers, they still have no choice but to bite the bullet and participate.
Because of the abduction of the Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Iwagakure put pressure on Konoha, and Konoha's prestige had already begun to decline since the Third Shinobi World War.
In addition, the previous incident of Danzo's death was also secretly brought up by several major ninja villages and continued to ferment.
As a result, Konoha's prestige began to decline continuously, and eventually the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, decided to step down from the position of Hokage and elect the Fourth Hokage!
The process of Fourth Hokage was almost entirely without selection. Jiraiya had no desire to become Hokage, and as for Orochimaru, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't even consider him. He could see Orochimaru's ambition and wouldn't allow Orochimaru to become Hokage.
Thus, Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze who rose to fame in the Third Shinobi World War, became the Fourth Hokage!
The succession of the Fourth Hokage attracted even more attention, and Iwagakure could no longer use the Jinchūriki kidnapping incident to attack Konoha in the short term, since the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, had already taken the blame and stepped down.
Looking at the power Konoha possesses, it must be said that its rise and fall have been extremely rapid. This is also why Tsuchikage Ōnoki of Iwagakure, remained inactive and dared not launch an attack during the Third Shinobi World War, but now dares to confront Konoha head-on.
During the Third Shinobi World War, the Sannin Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade were all capable of standing alone. In addition, there was Hatake Sakumo Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was at his peak, Sakumo Hatake, who was at his peak, and Minato Namikaze, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze.
This is a strength that would terrify any major ninja village!
Such Konoha village could hold its own against the four great ninja villages in the Shinobi World, and without the power of the Tailed Beast, they would hardly have any advantage.
However, in a short period of time, with Tsunade leaving Konoha and joining Amegakure, Hatake Sakumo and the Fourth Kazekage dying together, Danzo being killed by Uya in Konoha, the relationship between Uya and Konoha deteriorated further.
The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, could not defy the passage of time, and his body gradually began to decline.
All these factors combined to cause Konoha, which was the undisputed number one ninja village in the Shinobi World during the Third Shinobi World War, to experience a significant decline in just a few years.
Of course, although Konoha's strength has been weakened considerably, the presence of Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Minato Namikaze still represents an extremely powerful force, and no single major ninja village could defeat Konoha alone.
But at this very moment, Konoha was once again thrown into turmoil! (To be continued.)