Buzz——!!!
A pillar of silver-white light, even more terrifying than before, shot up from within his body toward the sky!
The pillar was as thick as a mountain, piercing through heaven and earth, illuminating the entire night sky as bright as day!
Within the light, Yang Jiu's body began to undergo a change—
It wasn't swelling, but a metamorphosis.
His silver-white fur began to fade, transforming bit by bit from the Roots into a pure... silver-gold, as if condensed from moonlight!
It wasn't silver-white, nor was it pure gold, but something in between—more dazzling than moonlight and more noble than gold—silver-gold!
Beneath that silver-gold fur, his muscles began to restructure. They didn't grow larger, but became more compact and perfect; every line seemed to have undergone the most rigorous carving, containing power that could destroy heaven and earth.
A silver-gold mane began to rise along his spine, extending from his neck all the way to the tip of his tail.
Those hairs shimmered with a dreamlike luster under the moonlight, fluttering gently in the wind like the cloak of a deity.
The most startling part was his forehead.
The original lightning pattern now began to spread, expand, and differentiate—finally forming a complex sigil on his forehead. It was a totem woven from lightning and moonlight, faintly emitting a golden glow.
Then there were his eyes.
Those golden pupils now began to burn.
That wasn't a metaphor; they were truly burning.
Golden flames danced within his sockets, scorching the surrounding space until it slightly distorted. Within the flames, two tomoe slowly rotated, and the faint outer halo had now turned into a dazzling golden ring.
A ten-meter-tall frame, silver-gold fur, a flowing mane on his back, a burning totem on his forehead, and those eyes dancing with golden flames.
But the greatest change was his lightning.
With a thought from Yang Jiu...
Zzzzt——!!!
Countless bolts of lightning surged frantically from his body!
It was no longer the previous blue.
Instead, it was pure, dazzling, and sun-like—gold!
That golden lightning leaped, coiled, and roared around him, completely enveloping his ten-meter-tall silver-gold body as if he were draped in a divine robe woven from thunder!
As each bolt of golden lightning leaped, tiny black cracks were torn into the space around it!
As each bolt of golden lightning boomed, the surrounding air was ionized into nothingness!
This golden lightning was more than ten times more violent than the previous blue lightning!
They were no longer simple bolts of electricity, but carried an aura of total destruction—it was divine punishment, heavenly majesty, a power that would make any living creature tremble instinctively when faced with it!
Yang Jiu raised a front paw.
At the tip of his claw, a bolt of golden lightning danced.
He gave a light swipe.
Boom——!!!
A beam of golden lightning swept out, instantly blasting a giant rock tens of meters high a kilometer away into fine powder! Not even a scrap remained!
The corners of Yang Jiu's mouth slowly curled up.
"How terrifying!"
"With my current strength, even if I haven't reached Beyond Kage level, I must be close, right?"
Before his evolution and enhancement, he had been able to fight Hiruzen Sarutobi to a draw without using his full strength. If he had gone all out, defeating him shouldn't have been a problem.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi was only an ordinary Kage level.
Beyond Kage level was already the tier of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
However, with his current strength, he could easily crush Hiruzen Sarutobi even without using his full power.
Just as the golden lightning receded...
Yang Jiu's ears twitched slightly.
In his electromagnetic wave perception, a weak Chakra fluctuation appeared behind some jagged rocks three kilometers away.
The corners of his mouth hooked up slightly.
"Interesting."
This desert was uninhabited for a hundred miles around, yet an 'audience member' had appeared at this exact moment.
Yang Jiu didn't move.
He simply closed his eyes, and his electromagnetic waves spread out like invisible ripples toward that direction.
Three kilometers away.
Behind a massive jagged rock.
A black figure was lying prone on the ground, suppressing even his breathing to the minimum. He wore a cat-faced mask, and his black skintight suit blended into the night; he remained as motionless as a stone.
A Root Ninja.
His heart was pounding wildly.
He had seen everything that just happened.
That silver-gold pillar of light shooting into the sky, that ten-meter-tall giant wolf, that world-destroying golden lightning—
His mind was a complete blank.
"Was it a good show?"
Just then, a voice rang out behind him.
The Root Ninja's body froze, and he slowly turned his head.
Golden light illuminated the side of his face.
A terrifying giant beast entered his vision, enveloping him entirely in a massive shadow.
A ten-meter-tall silver-gold body, golden electric arcs leaping around it, and those eyes burning with golden flames—looking down at him from above.
The Root Ninja went stiff all over, his throat bobbing with difficulty.
"Wolf... Wolf King?"
His voice was hoarse and trembling, filled with instinctive fear.
Yang Jiu raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?"
"Are you a Root organization Ninja who stayed in Wolf Valley?"
He lowered his head, carefully sizing up the cat-faced mask. That build, that aura—it felt vaguely familiar. Indeed, he was one of the twelve Root Ninjas who had been captured in the cages and then secretly signed a contract.
The Cat-faced Ninja nodded hurriedly, his voice carrying a hint of relief:
"Yes, yes, Wolf King."
"Tsk."
Yang Jiu's tone relaxed slightly, but that sense of pressure still loomed over the other man.
"What are you doing here? This isn't Yufu Forest."
Seeing that he didn't seem to intend to blame him, the Cat-faced Ninja's tense body relaxed a little. He bowed his head respectfully and answered honestly:
"Wolf King, I am here on Lord Danzo's orders to wait for Lord Orochimaru's arrival."
Yang Jiu's eyes lit up slightly.
"Oh? Orochimaru is coming?"
A hint of playfulness flashed in his golden pupils.
The Cat-faced Ninja nodded and continued:
"Yes, Lord Danzo wants to cooperate with Lord Orochimaru to... to deal with..."
His voice grew lower and lower, and he nervously looked up at Yang Jiu.
A mocking curve appeared at the corner of Yang Jiu's mouth.
"Deal with me?"
The Cat-faced Ninja shuddered and quickly lowered his head.
He didn't dare speak.
Nor did he dare nod.
But that silence was the best answer.
Looking at him like this, Yang Jiu couldn't help but chuckle.
The laughter was low like rumbling thunder, yet it made the Cat-faced Ninja's scalp tingle.
"Orochimaru..."
Yang Jiu murmured, his golden eyes flickering with thoughtful light.
That mad scientist, one of the Sannin, the guy who loved researching forbidden techniques and immortality.
Coming to cooperate with Danzo?
To deal with him?
Yang Jiu licked his lips.
Interesting.
"Then I'll wait here with you. When will he arrive?"
He wanted to see exactly what Orochimaru intended to do to him.
If possible, he intended to take Orochimaru for himself. The man was undoubtedly a genius. With Orochimaru, the growth speed of the Wolf Ninja Village would be much faster.
"I'm not sure. We cannot control Lord Orochimaru's movements."
The Cat-faced Ninja said with his head lowered.
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