Thousand Eyes (3K)

"Oh~ You’re quite capable."

Satoru Gojo’s voice remained flippant, but he had already become serious.

This guy, whom that host had gone to considerable trouble to take into his body, was indeed no ordinary person. He had actually used abilities that Gojo considered nothing special to defeat an enemy who seemed to have received an additional boost compared to when he fought Gojo.

That kind of combat intelligence forced even Satoru Gojo to regard him more highly.

Uchiha Madara looked at Uchiha Obito, who had fallen like a piece of charcoal, his expression growing colder. Obito’s easy defeat only made Madara’s assessment of him feel all the more insulting.

Madara’s voice dropped from high-pitched to low.

"Obito, my assessment of you has not changed in the slightest. You are a talentless ninja."

"Even after obtaining such powerful abilities, you are still so… weak."

Uchiha Madara stepped over Obito’s corpse, his gaze sweeping around. He was searching for the hidden Six Paths-level powerhouse. He wanted to know exactly what the so-called Sage of Six Paths possessed that he and Hashirama did not.

And what mysteries that power known as the Six Paths-level truly held.

Ever since his soul had been taken into that pure white Consciousness Space, he had known that his plan had likely failed completely. Neither Uchiha Obito nor Nagato had revived him with the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. They had not even used Impure World Reincarnation.

The one who had truly used Impure World Reincarnation on him was Mercenary Tao, the man capable of devouring souls.

Uchiha Madara himself had not realized that he was overlooking something. Just as Satoru Gojo was about to speak, he suddenly felt his soul being squeezed again.

An incomparably brutal, incomparably solid soul forced its way into this body.

For an instant, he felt as if he had been flattened.

"You bastard!"

Even with Satoru Gojo’s temperament, he felt both shock and fury at that moment.

That alien soul identical to his own—the body’s true owner—had returned to his body.

Bai Cangshu suddenly stopped walking. One of his eyes was a Sharingan, the other a Six Eyes, and both stopped turning at once. The astonishment in his gaze quickly faded.

Uchiha Obito’s body reappeared, completely unharmed, as though time had reversed. The corpse Bai Cangshu had been carrying had vanished without anyone noticing.

Uchiha Madara was equally shocked and enraged that his soul had been completely suppressed in an instant. He had only just taken control of the powerful Chakra that had suddenly appeared in this body, restored both hands, and used a single Sharingan to defeat Uchiha Obito with both Rinnegan.

He had been about to continue his grand ambitions. Whether it was the hidden Sage of Six Paths or the golden monster now running rampant, Uchiha Madara could fight either of them.

Yet at such a moment, that host had forcibly seized control of the body back.

Not only that, he even intended to use Madara’s soul to cast Madara’s technique.

A smile curled across Bai Cangshu’s lips as he sensed that intense killing intent.

He realized that he might have found a way to exploit a loophole in Yin Spirit Possession.

The characteristics of the Myriad Tribulations Yin Spirit Yellow Springs Physique allowed Bai Cangshu’s body to contain a large number of Yin Spirits. As his bloodline was refined, he gained the powerful trait of attaching the Yin Spirits within him to himself and using their innate abilities.

However, this ability was supposed to be random. In other words, under normal circumstances, he might only attract an ordinary Yin Spirit to possess him. Aside from granting him some soul energy, it would have no further use for the time being.

Yet through their previous encounters, Bai Cangshu had realized that because these Yin Spirits had no chance of reincarnation, they craved his body terribly.

Therefore, at certain times, he could draw in specific powerful Yin Spirits through communication or temptation.

And now, after Kotoamatsukami, Bai Cangshu had mastered a method that could practically be called actively selecting which Yin Spirit entered his body.

First, his own consciousness would return to the Consciousness Space, leaving the Throne of the Heart vacant. Then, he would find a way to make the soul he wanted—such as Satoru Gojo or Uchiha Madara—enter the Throne of the Heart.

He would let the other party take control of his body first.

Then, using his more powerful and solid soul body, he would forcibly sit upon the throne and squeeze their souls to the edges. It was much like how God Hand: Roland had forcibly squeezed both him and Satoru Gojo out before.

Bai Cangshu knew that after this, neither Satoru Gojo nor Uchiha Madara would ever fall for it again. Before then, he had to obtain power sufficient to command other souls!

Behind Bai Cangshu, Uchiha Obito reappeared completely unharmed. It was as if he had been preparing for this all along. A Kamui struck Bai Cangshu’s body from almost point-blank range.

The distorted space instantly twisted Bai Cangshu’s head and body.

Within Bai Cangshu, Uchiha Madara and Satoru Gojo stopped struggling, both somewhat stunned as they sensed the scene. They had not expected their usually perceptive host to be struck directly in the head.

The two could still perceive everything outside. Then, they suddenly sensed their host forming hand seals.

This was… Izanagi!

The ultimate Pupil Technique of the Uchiha Clan. A technique that could rewrite reality at the cost of permanently losing one Sharingan.

At any time, it was the key for the Uchiha Clan’s top ninjas to reverse the outcome of battle.

Uchiha Madara naturally knew this technique. In fact, he had taught Uchiha Obito this very technique.

He now realized that before he had killed Uchiha Obito, Obito had already activated Izanagi. He had altered the reality in which he was killed into one where Madara would be struck by Kamui instead.

Because of its peculiar ability to rewrite reality, Madara had failed to notice the abnormality with that corpse right away.

Pfft!

No matter how sturdy a head was, it shattered instantly under the distortion of spatial transportation.

Bai Cangshu’s headless body remained standing. The next moment, his body reappeared on the other side, equally intact.

A slightly unhinged smile rested on his lips.

"To be honest, I’ve never experienced having my head shattered before. It really is… novel."

The agonizing pain of torn nerves had been brief, followed by a momentary blackout of his consciousness.

But even without Izanagi, Bai Cangshu would not have died from having his head torn apart.

The moment he sensed that Uchiha Obito had used long-range Kamui, he completely let down his guard. He knew he had already won.

He was tall, and at that moment he looked down upon Uchiha Obito.

"Two eyes against one. With both of us having Izanagi, you seem to think you have a huge advantage."

Izanagi’s reality-altering ability worked by recording the user’s state, then modifying reality for a period after the technique was activated. It erased every reality unfavorable to the user, allowing only realities favorable to the user to occur.

When used properly, this ability not only granted the user a single instance of an Immortal Body, but also allowed them to launch a powerful attack that was nearly impossible to evade.

But Bai Cangshu still shook his head, deeply dissatisfied with Uchiha Obito’s combat intelligence.

"Have you forgotten one most basic fact…?"

"Without both Kamui, you are no match for me at all."

Obito froze, failing to react immediately. Naturally, he could not have directly used his Mangekyō Sharingan to activate this technique. In truth, he still had another Sharingan—the spare eye Uchiha Madara had kept after transplanting his eyes into Nagato.

That hidden eye had been implanted into the body created from White Zetsu.

That expression, that tone… Was this the original Mercenary Tao?!

Obito’s first reaction was to confirm Mercenary Tao’s identity. Only then did he begin to consider why the other party had mentioned both Kamui. Could it be…

Mercenary Tao was absolutely certain that he would have to use Izanagi once more?!

Amid Satoru Gojo’s dissatisfied click of the tongue, powerful repulsive force from positive energy and attractive force from negative energy tangled fiercely around Bai Cangshu’s left fingertips. A terrifying fluctuation arose, as if space itself were about to be torn apart.

Hollow Purple!

Boom!

Accompanied by the dimming of Bai Cangshu’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the blast almost instantly pierced through Obito’s chest.

Bai Cangshu casually dug out the now-blind Sharingan, once again giving high praise to his excellent compatibility with the eyes of this clan.

Of course, this was also thanks to his High-Speed Regeneration. Ordinary Reincarnators could not transplant eyes so crudely.

After Bai Cangshu removed the eyeball, his original eye quickly regrew. He stood there somewhat bored, waiting for Uchiha Obito’s attack after he used Izanagi.

At the same time, his right hand had already completed its hand seals. Intense cursed energy transformed into a domain and expanded once again.

"Damn it, this guy can activate my Cursed Technique without being affected by Cursed Technique Overload…?"

Satoru Gojo’s soul rested both hands behind his head. He realized that Bai Cangshu had completely used him this time. Yet at the same time, he also realized that as Bai Cangshu integrated him more deeply, the imprint of the Limitless Cursed Technique was becoming clearer and clearer.

Perhaps the other party would truly become a new Six Eyes Sorcerer in the future. And when Gojo considered that the tens of thousands of Yin Spirits in that pure white space might all become cursed spirits with certain Cursed Techniques, even with his abilities and experience, he let out a whistle.

"He really is… a monster."

Bai Cangshu watched Uchiha Obito’s corpse vanish as powerful repulsive force and invisible power descended from behind him.

His face twisted in an instant as he sensed the threat of death. Uchiha Obito fully unleashed the Rinnegan’s abilities.

But everything was already too late.

Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void!

The domain expanded once more.

Bai Cangshu felt countless streams of information explode within him. Uchiha Obito, whose violent Chakra had transformed into a Shinra Tensei, also froze within the domain.

Compared to Genjutsu, this move was even harder to resist and possessed a powerful first-encounter kill effect.

Bai Cangshu took one step forward and landed lightly before Obito.

Rather than maliciously removing his opponent’s head like Satoru Gojo, he simply reached out with one hand. A purple eye covered in countless ripple patterns fell into his palm.

You have obtained an item: Rinnegan

Milestone: Thousand Eyes (Rare) completed

Thousand Eyes (Rare): After equipping this milestone, you will gain an additionally bestowed special Pupil Technique proficiency and unlock a Bio-Implant slot for an exclusive third eye. (Once the Bio-Implant slot is unlocked, it will remain effective even if the milestone is not equipped.)

Bai Cangshu pressed a finger against Uchiha Obito’s forehead, where Obito could not resist. Then, amid a burst of golden energy, it pierced through with a pfft.

You have killed Plot Character Uchiha Obito and obtained 2500 Dimensional Points.

You have obtained B-rank Anomaly Point ×1.