dmims Chapter 161 Weakness is the Original Sin
Chapter 161 Weakness is the Original Sin
Chapter 161 Weakness is the Original Sin
At this moment, Sasuke Uchiha, who had just recovered from the shock of the Lightning Release backlash, witnessed Obito Uchiha's miserable state, and his eyes turned bloodshot.
He slammed his hands onto the ground and shouted sharply, "Wood Release!"
Instantly, the earth churned, and countless thick trees burst forth from the ground like giant pythons, transforming into countless vine tentacles that swept towards Yuan Tuoye with overwhelming force, intending to bind and strangle him.
However, Yuan Tuoye's figure flashed away like lightning once again, leaving only a blurry afterimage in his place.
"Where is it?!" Uchiha Sasuke's three-tomoe Sharingan spun wildly, but he could only barely catch a trace of it.
The speed unleashed by the opponent using Lightning Release was so fast it was despair-inducing!
Fortunately, his incredibly powerful sensory abilities, stemming from his body's instincts, saved his life!
"Uchiha Sasuke" instantly locked onto the rapidly moving chakra fluctuation.
He immediately formed hand seals, and the familiar Fire Release hand seals were about to be completed.
"Fireball Technique - ————"
The movement suddenly stalled!
A terrifying thought flashed through his mind: "Could this Great Fireball Technique also be fake? Could it be something I can't truly control?"
The immense uncertainty made him hesitate for a moment.
He subconsciously thought of imitating the Wood Release technique used by the other party—but he had the potential to use Wood Release, yet he was completely ignorant of any complete Wood Release ninjutsu. At most, he could only create some rough branches and vines like before.
"I must create some distance first!" Uchiha Sasuke made a quick decision, pushing off with his feet to dodge to the side.
However, his ankle was as if it were locked in a cold iron clamp, nailed to the spot!
Looking down, his pupils contracted sharply. He didn't know when, but a layer of crystal-clear yet iron-hard ice had silently frozen his feet!
Beneath their feet lay a pool of water!
"Ice Release?!" Uchiha Sasuke recognized it in shock, his heart turning ice-cold.
late.
Yuan Tuoye's figure was like a deadly demon, almost within reach, his fingertips gleaming with a deadly light.
It wasn't that Gen Takuno didn't want to kill his opponent with one punch to conserve chakra.
Rather, he was acutely aware of this body's vitality, its physical strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, the defensive sealing techniques imprinted within its body, and its almost abnormal self-healing ability—
A hasty punch might not destroy it instantly, and could instead give the opponent an opportunity to counterattack.
"Wood Release: Wood Splintering Technique." The cold voice pronounced the end.
Thus, Uchiha Sasuke's body, amidst the blooming of countless cruel wooden spikes, followed in the footsteps of Uchiha Obito.
Having dealt with the immediate threat, Yuan Tuoye slowly raised his head. His cold, sharp gaze pierced through the billowing smoke and dissipating chakra, precisely locking onto the last remaining figure at the edge of the battlefield.
"Amidst the swirling sand and dust, Gaara's three-tomoe eyes remain as crimson as ever!"
Takuno Minamoto's figure gradually became clear in the swirling dust. He walked steadily, step by step approaching Gaara, who seemed to be going crazy.
"Why?!" Gaara's voice was as harsh as the grinding of sand, every syllable filled with intense resentment and incomprehension.
He glared at Gen Takuno, his bloodshot eyes seeming to spit fire, "You clearly—you clearly already possess such immense power! Why do you still torment us like ants?!?"
Yuan Tuoye paused in his steps.
He spoke calmly, his voice devoid of any emotion, yet carrying an unshakeable coldness: "Because it's not enough. What I crave is even greater power."
Your struggles, your despair, your very existence—all will become nourishment for my growth. Nothing more.
This seemingly simple reason reveals the cruelest truth.
"Ha-ha-haha!!!" He was met with a sudden burst of hysterical laughter.
Gaara seemed to have gone completely mad, his five fingers like hooks, fiercely clawing at his own forehead!
The force was so strong that it instantly tore the dough apart. Crimson blood mixed with fine sand, like a slithering venomous snake, gushed out from between his twisted fingers, staining half his face red and making him look even more ferocious.
"Just for this—this utterly insignificant reason?!" Gaara's voice trembled with pain and extreme rage. "You're going to subject us to a hellish despair?! How cruel of you!!"
"That's enough." Yuan Tuoye's tone remained indifferent, even carrying a hint of self-righteous sarcasm.
"Besides, no matter how much you deny it or struggle, you are still a part of me. What's wrong with me being a little harsh on myself?"
"Shut up!!! I am not you! I will never be you!!!" This cold pronouncement completely shattered Gaara's reason.
He roared like a wounded and trapped beast, his hands rapidly forming hand seals with a destructive and resolute gesture!
In those blood-stained eyes, the last shred of reason was completely extinguished, leaving only a pure, heart-stopping, burning desire for destruction!
"Hmm?!" Takuno frowned slightly, but in the instant the thought flashed through his mind, Gaara's body underwent a terrifying transformation!
Boom! Like an inflating balloon, Gaara's body began to expand wildly, his skin was torn apart, his muscle fibers were exposed and twisted, and he emitted an ominous red light.
Accompanying his physical transformation was his chilling, maniacal laughter, which echoed across the battlefield: "Die! Die together!!!"
In his desperate roar was his decision to give up completely. He knew that no matter how hard he racked his brains, he would never be able to surpass the terrifying entity before him in terms of strength and skill.
The other party was originally the owner of this body, and had been cultivating it for far longer than they had.
Whatever they can think of and grasp, the other side will definitely grasp even more deeply!
So instead of struggling in vain, it's better to give it your all and abandon everything!
Unleash every ounce of power that this body and this soul can squeeze out, without reservation, in its most primal form!
hum!
A terrifying, suffocating energy surge suddenly erupted from Gaara!
Space seemed unable to withstand the massive release of chakra in an instant, and began to twist and fold violently, with light breaking and deforming in the chaotic energy field.
This source of power, capable of distorting reality, is being pushed to its most violent tipping point at its destructive core!
It should be noted that Genji Takuno's chakra level had already reached Elite 10, and even after that, he did not stop.
He constantly honed his physique, and as a result, his chakra reserves increased day by day over time.
Perhaps the increase in chakra in a single day is not much, but with his daily routine and almost never slacking off, his chakra reserves have reached a terrifying level.
Even in the grand scheme of things, his chakra reserves are absolutely at the top of the pyramid, only lower than those of the Six Paths or Sage Bodies!
Therefore, the destructive power of such a terrifying amount of chakra being detonated instantly can be described as earth-shattering!
In the distance, another "Yuan Tuoye" and his two memory entities, who were engaged in fierce battle, simultaneously changed their expressions drastically and turned their heads in horror.
They never imagined that the Gaara personality fragment, separated from the original and carrying painful memories, would seek liberation in such an extreme and self-destructive way!
Facing the destructive storm that was about to engulf everything, Yuan Tuoye's eyes were terrifyingly calm, as deep and unfathomable as an ancient well.
Of course he could escape. He only needed to activate Swift Release, which was the result of his fusion of Wind Release and Lightning Release. He was absolutely confident that he could escape safely just before the shockwave of the explosion engulfed the area.
That's right. In these three years, he not only mastered Ice Release, but also further explored Swift Release and — another bloodline limit.
Just as he had thought, although the fusion process between the two types of chakra cannot be the same, the fusion itself has similarities.
With the help of his successful experience in mastering Ice Release, he was able to explore other bloodline limits more easily.
That's why I was able to successfully discover the other two bloodline limits in those three years!
In fact, he had used Swift Escape in previous battles, but it was done in a more subtle way.
He activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode and used his Lightning Armor to cover his entire body, then used this to move at high speed, making it impossible for them to clearly observe the timing of his actions, and secretly superimposed Swift Release.
Otherwise, if these memory entities were to see how to use Swift Release with their three-tomoe Sharingan, and thus also master and utilize this speed that exceeds the detection limit of the three-tomoe Sharingan, dealing with them would become extremely difficult.
Therefore, as long as he uses the extreme speed of Swift Escape, he will be able to escape the range of the explosion.
However, at this moment, facing the destructive radiance that was comparable to a small Tailed Beast Ball and could distort space, Yuan Tuoye did not make the slightest move.
He seemed to have given up resisting, or perhaps—he was waiting for something.
next moment.
Rumble! ...
The world lost its color! A destructive torrent of chakra transformed into a sphere of light that devoured everything, expanding and spreading in an instant.
In an instant, the still figure of Yuan Tuoye, along with the two memory entities beside him, were swallowed without a doubt by the endless light, heat, impact, and shattering core.
The devastating explosion that engulfed the four people did not cease its violent fluctuations even after the target disappeared.
The torrent of energy, like an out-of-control tide, surged and spread outwards until it completely engulfed the "Turtle Island" scene in the entire spiritual world.
However, Turtle Island is ultimately just a background projection in the spiritual realm, not a real, existing behemoth.
This destructive wave, though terrifying in its force and engulfing the entire island, was destined to be unable to harm the entity behind it in the slightest.
The laws of the spiritual world are revealed here; it is both a sandbox that can be used and a canvas that can be restored in an instant.
After a long while, the space-shaking roar finally subsided, and the distorted light and shadow and the rampant energy slowly faded away.
The water, air, and even the sky, torn apart by the explosion, quickly reformed like ink flowing backwards, outlining the familiar silhouette of Turtle Island.
The traces of destruction were erased by an invisible force, and the environment was restored to its original state, as if the terrifying self-destruction had never happened.
As the smoke and dust completely dissipated, the standing figure gradually became clear.
Yuan Tuoye still stands on the water.
His clothes, a symbol of power, were partially scorched and torn, and his exposed skin bore burn marks of varying depths and the imprints of energy impact.
These injuries appeared to be quite serious; the open wounds were throbbing with pain, and blood trickled down the arms, leaving faint red stains on the water's surface.
However, such an injury might be fatal to others, but for him, who possesses an extremely regenerative body, it was just a minor injury.
With his immense strength, he withstood the terrifying explosion that nearly engulfed the entire core area!
Not far away, another figure stood unharmed; it was his memory projection, "Yuan Tuoye".
Thanks to the subtle shift in the core area of the explosion, only Gen Takuno's main body suffered the most direct impact, and the wounds on Gen Takuno's body appeared to be lighter, indicating that his condition was significantly better than that of the main body.
But the other two present a completely different picture.
The two memory units were now kneeling awkwardly on the water.
Their bodies were covered with jagged cracks and charred marks, like terracotta figurines that might shatter at any moment.
Blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth, each heavy breath was mixed with a painful groan, and his body trembled violently due to the excruciating pain and exhaustion.
They tried to support their bodies, but could only barely maintain their kneeling position, their eyes filled with incomprehension and deep despair.
With steady steps, Yuan Tuono walked up to the two critically injured and dying memory entities. His gaze was calm as still water, yet carried an all-knowing indifference: "Have you felt despair?"
Two pairs of eyes struggled to lift, filled with confusion and resentment.
They stared intently at Yuan Tuoye before them, unable to understand why, despite originating from the same body and having the same starting point, they were so utterly helpless under his devastating attacks.
Why is it that the opponent, having withstood the core explosion, suffered less damage than I, who was only on the periphery? This is definitely not a fluke!
They growled hoarsely, "Why—what other power are you hiding?"
Yuan Tuoye's voice was not loud, but every word was clear, striking the other's heartstrings on the verge of collapse: "This is the root of my pursuit of power, at all costs."
He paused slightly, as if to let this cruel truth pierce deeper into the other's soul: "Do you see clearly? Even if you are willing to burn your lives and sacrifice everything to launch an attack, you still cannot kill me."
And I am here so that I may never again experience the despair and helplessness you are currently enduring, stemming from your own weakness.
This is the fundamental reason I created you.
"Weakness—" One of the memories seemed to be struck by an invisible hammer, repeating in a low voice, the light in its pupils flashing violently, finally turning into a deathly ashes of realization, "—Weakness is the original sin."
"That's right." Yuan Tuoye's voice was cold and certain.
"If your power surpasses mine, even if I had fixed your life trajectories, you could still tear off the shackles with absolute strength and overturn your predetermined fate—unfortunately, you are weaker than me."
A faint, pitying smile curved his lips as his gaze swept over two faces etched with pain and resignation.
Even if you are unwilling to admit it, deep down you will understand this persistence. Because—you are ultimately a part of me.
No matter how my memories are erased or reshaped, my deepest desire for power remains, the essential core of my pursuit of ultimate strength.
It can never be changed!
The two memory entities opened their mouths, as if they wanted to say something, but in the end, all the words got stuck in their throats, turning into silent sighs.
They closed their eyes resignedly, their bodies relaxed, and their last glimmer of life, like a candle flame that had burned out, quietly went out.
This time, they chose to end their own lives, without needing Yuan Tuoye to deliver the final blow.
Their once vibrant consciousness has fallen into complete silence, and they have vanished from this spiritual world.