pjbooks Chapter 630 Space Journey 2
Chapter 630 Space Journey 2
"I finally understand." Orochimaru's voice came from the side, much calmer, but what was pressing down on that calm was more terrifying than his previous madness.
"I finally understand why the Otsutsuki clan can be so ruthless and merciless, able to absorb the life of an entire planet without any scruples."
He turned to look at Aburame Shicheng, his golden snake eyes reflecting the distant starlight.
"If I were born in this vast sea of stars, and knew from a young age that there are planets beyond planets, and universes beyond universes, then the people of the ninja world would be, to me, a bunch of ignorant monkeys."
Orochimaru was right in part: when you stand at a high enough place and look down on all living beings, they cease to be human.
"Perhaps I am too." Aburame Shisei was equally shocked, because it was also his first time in space. He had heard that people's values would be reshaped before and after entering space.
Now it seems that this is indeed the case; only by standing in a higher position can one realize how narrow-minded one's previous thinking was.
Aburame Shisei withdrew his gaze and sensed the changes around his body.
Without the protection of an atmosphere, the solar wind, carrying high-energy particles, constantly bombards his body.
Those particles penetrated his skin, muscles, and bones, rampaging through his cells, but it was precisely this scouring that made his body slowly, at an almost imperceptible pace, become stronger.
Cells die and are reborn, and each rebirth is more resilient than the last.
"I feel like I'm getting stronger!" Shisei Aburame whispered.
"It's not just a feeling, it's a real process of getting stronger! Our bodies are evolving!" Orochimaru also noticed the changes in his own body. His snake-like eyes narrowed slightly, and he was so excited that he couldn't wait to start studying it.
Unfortunately, this place is a void, there is nothing here, and the only thing available for research is his body.
Moreover, the three of them cannot let go of each other for the time being, because apart from Shisei Aburame, the other two are unable to sense directions in space.
Their Flying Thunder God technique is still in its first stage. If they release their grip or teleport prematurely, they could become space debris.
They couldn't guarantee that Yu Nu Zhicheng would find them.
"It's not exactly evolution." Shigeaki Aburame raised his hand, looking at his palm. "Just some minor changes. The energy here is pure, unpolluted by anything."
"Purity is strength." Crimson Scorpion repeated this sentence thoughtfully, then suddenly asked, "Where to next?"
Aburame Shisei turned his head to the other side and said, "The moon."
"The moon?" Crimson Scorpion spoke again, a hint of confusion in his voice. "There's nothing there but rocks and dust. What's there to see?"
Orochimaru laughed and said, "I heard that Kaguya Otsutsuki is imprisoned there. Perhaps Shicheng-kun has a way to get inside; she's a very valuable experimental subject!"
Upon hearing this, the Crimson Scorpion was extremely excited.
Aburame Shisei held the two of them close by, then reached out and tore through space again, taking them away from where they were.
The landing point after the spatial jump was unexpected by Orochimaru and Sasori.
They stood on a silvery-white wasteland. Beneath their feet lay fine, flour-like lunar soil, leaving deep footprints with every step.
The sky above was pitch black, with no atmosphere to obstruct it, and the distant stars were so clear they seemed within reach.
But ahead of them, on the lunar horizon, something appeared that shouldn't be there.
It was a group of ancient buildings, constructed of gray and white stone, with a simple and solemn style.
The building's surface is engraved with intricate patterns that resemble either some kind of writing or the runes of some kind of sealing technique.
The passage of time has made them mottled and blurred, but the overall structure remains intact, standing quietly under the moon's gravity for countless years.
Orochimaru's eyes suddenly lit up.
He strode toward the nearest building, reached out, and gently stroked the patterns on the wall.
"Before the Warring States period. No, even earlier than the Warring States period. These characters... are from the time of the Sage of Six Paths, or even earlier. I have seen similar records in those fragments that have been passed down from ancient times."
He turned around and said, "So the moon really was created by the Sage of Six Paths and his brother? And this place was used to imprison Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki?"
Aburame Shigeaki: "That's right."
Orochimaru took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress his excitement: "Then there should still be something alive here. Kaguya's seal... its guardian... or something else."
"Yes." Aburame Shisei looked into the depths of the complex. "There is still one person alive, a descendant of the Otsutsuki clan, whose name is Otsutsuki Toneri."
Red Scorpion frowned slightly: "A descendant of the Otsutsuki clan? Why would they be on the moon?"
"Because his ancestor was Hamura Otsutsuki," Zhicheng said. "The younger brother of the Sage of Six Paths. After Princess Kaguya was sealed away, Hamura led his descendants to the moon to guard the seal. For thousands of years, they have lived here in isolation."
"So now..." Orochimaru looked around; the ancient complex was as silent as a tomb. "Only one person is left?"
"Only one remains." Zhicheng strode deeper into the complex. "The others are all dead. They killed each other in their pursuit of the Tenseigan's power, ultimately leading to the extinction of their race. Only Otsutsuki Toneri survived, clinging to life thanks to the enormous Tenseigan left by his ancestor."
"Is the Tenseigan very powerful?"
The two were very puzzled, because they had also witnessed the power of the Tenseigan, and in their eyes it was nothing special.
Without any mechanism, it's all about numbers. The extreme explosiveness and impact can indeed tear everything apart, but the energy utilization rate is too low, and it's too brutal.
At first, it was quite impressive, but after a while, it became boring. Gold wheels, silver wheels, bronze wheels—they were all the same thing.
The Crimson Scorpion followed silently behind, its eyes surveying the surrounding buildings.
For him, the Tenseigan and the like were things that had already been thoroughly studied and had no value in attracting him.
What caught his attention, however, were the puppet-like objects on the building; perhaps the Otsutsuki clan also possessed their puppetry techniques.
This discovery surprised him greatly. If he could obtain the puppetry techniques of the Otsutsuki clan, he might be able to advance even further.
However, if one wants to completely transform into a Golden Core, which can give rise to a physical being, one needs to comprehend the Yin-Yang Technique, which combines the body and soul.
This is a threshold he can never cross, but once he does, he will break through to the Six Paths level, far surpassing Orochimaru in strength.