Ye Liang descended between the two opposing forces, radiant light trailing behind him. He could have fled, but seeing Konan on the verge of death, he couldn't bring himself to leave her behind.
Women... that was his weakness.
"Run now, don't look back!" Ye Liang shouted toward Konan. Then, his aura surged once again, shifting from white light into a red mist —
accompanied by a faint scent of blood!
All Eight Gates had been opened!
This was the Death Gate state of the Eight Gates technique!
By burning all his chakra, his body cells remained in a constant high-temperature state.
The red mist was the result of his blood evaporating due to the intense heat.
This move was Ye Liang's final ace! He never intended to use it unless absolutely necessary — if not for Kaguya, he would've kept it buried forever. Activating the Eight Gates practically meant sacrificing his entire life!
"I must end this quickly, or my body will burn away all its blood!" Ye Liang thought rapidly as he launched himself straight into the air.
[Night Guy]!
He roared, his right foot suddenly lashing forward!
In that very instant, the red steam around him vaporized again, all its essence condensing onto his right foot.
In an instant —
his body vanished!
Kaguya Hime hadn't even finished tracking Ye Liang's movements when she felt a chill sweep over her — her lower body completely gone!
She gasped in horror as Ye Liang appeared before her — and then another radiant white tiger came charging straight at her!
[Daytime Tiger]!
This was the seventh move of the Eight Gates!
By rapidly striking the surrounding air with immense force, colossal friction flames were created. These flames coalesced into a white tiger, instantly illuminating the surroundings!
Ye Liang had no choice!
He hadn't intended not to smash Kaguya's head directly; however, during the moment of launching the Daytime Tiger, Kaguya Hime strangely shifted her position!
It was an instinctive reaction every elite martial artist possessed — a reflexive step back without thinking!
The white tiger struck again — the target indeed Kaguya's head — but just as the tiger approached, she immediately vanished!
[Amenominaka]!
This was Kaguya Hime's spatial ninjutsu.
She could drag herself and anything nearby into her personal spatial dimension.
"Damn it! She escaped!" Ye Liang hurriedly packed up, yet before taking even one step, his legs weakened and buckled — he knelt helplessly to the ground!
The side effects of the Eight Gates were starting to kick in!
Right now, Ye Liang not only suffered severe blood loss, but the bones in his right leg had turned to powder, leaving his entire leg limp and useless like soft tissue!
"Terrible!" He had already activated [Creation Rebirth], yet the healing speed couldn't possibly match the rate of damage! At this pace, he'd soon die completely from nutrient depletion!
"I must find a safe place to recuperate!" Realizing this, he looked around — only to find the surrounding mountains shattered beyond recognition. At that very moment —
The perfectly intact Kaguya Hime reappeared from the sky!
Kaguya Hime possessed an [Immortal Body]!
As long as even one living cell remained in her body, she could quickly regenerate her entire form.
That was exactly why Ye Liang had insisted on shattering her skull!
"Damn it! All skills used up! I'm done for!" Suddenly, Ye Liang activated the System Space. Within his inventory lay one final escape tool — the ultimate survival item he'd saved till now!
[Turtle Time Travel]!
"Old Turtle..."
"Quickly activate it for me!" he shouted as he raised the turtle high without specifying a destination.
A golden light flashed, and he was gone...
The next moment!
Ye Liang found himself inside a spatial portal.
Everything looked the same as always. Ye Liang had become quite experienced in traveling through time and space.
He checked the destination the turtle had picked for him—it was way off in the distance… all the way at the end of the tunnel.
At a glance, it must have been a few hundred meters!
Ye Liang felt miserable.
He didn't have legs; how was he supposed to get that far!
He gave himself a push and began to roll forward…
The passage created by the time-space turtle was extremely stable. As long as one walked straight through the center, there wouldn't be any problems!
Ye Liang rolled slowly. On both sides of the passage were dangerous spatial currents. If caught in one of them, one could easily be pulled into another dimension.
These dimensions were completely random. One could end up inside a volcano and it would still be considered normal!
He carefully rolled for a while.
Suddenly, his body slipped!
"Damn it!"
He had still made a mistake in rolling.
Several hours had passed.
Ye Liang awoke lying on a bed.
He opened his eyes and looked around. It was a small wooden hut. Inside, there were only a few scattered pieces of furniture. Next to him stood a young child. Seeing Ye Liang awaken, the child happily ran out.
Soon after, an old man walked in.
"Young man, you're awake."
"Yeah," Ye Liang nodded stiffly.
From the accent, this should be The First Hidden Leaf Village. Judging from the architectural style, though, it must be a very early era—likely the farming age.
"Oh hell! This place is seriously out of date." Ye Liang noticed a bamboo strainer standing upright in the corner of the hut. That kind of item wasn't used anymore—not in the Hokage era anyway.
"Old sir, where is this place? And what time period is it?" Ye Liang asked.
He spoke in the most authentic Hidden Leaf Village accent, confident the old man would understand.
"Are you a local, young man?"
"I left my hometown as a child."
"I see," the old man nodded. "No wonder your accent sounds a bit rusty.
My grandson picked you up at the village entrance. When we found you, you barely had a breath left. No one expected you to wake up."
"Is that so?" Ye Liang rubbed his stomach—he was definitely feeling hungry.
The old man seemed to understand Ye Liang's situation and immediately stood up and went outside—most likely to prepare some food for him.
Ye Liang looked at his back as he left. Such a down-to-earth old man.
Just then, the little boy who had come in with the old man peeked over curiously.
"Hey mister! Are you some kind of god?"
"Why would you think that?" Ye Liang found it strange but playfully reached out and ruffled the boy's hair, fondling his head affectionately.
"When I first saw you, brother, you were covered in wounds, but now you seem completely healed," the boy said, curiously inspecting Ye Liang's body. His skin looked soft and smooth—except for that useless-looking right leg.
This smoothness was even more beautiful than Auntie Li next door.
Upon hearing this, Ye Liang pondered.
This must've happened while he was unconscious—the Yin Seal must've released itself automatically.
Since he cultivated Sage Art Chakra, the Yin Seal—Creation Rebirth—could automatically repair his body while he was unconscious.
He patted the boy's head.
"Big brother is just an ordinary person like you." He pointed at his own leg, "See? Big brother's leg is still lame. If I were a god, how could I end up being a cripple?"
The young boy shook his head in confusion.
Makes sense!
Suddenly, the furious barking of a watchdog came from outside, followed by angry shouting. Finally, accompanied by the scream of an old man outside in front, all sounds fell silent!
"Grandpa!"
Upon hearing his grandfather's voice, the boy raced out.
Ye Liang also frowned. Within the elder's scream, he had also heard the sound of a rice bowl dropping onto the ground.
Limping heavily, he stepped outside.
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