novelonline Chapter 2716 The Death Star of Despair and the Hope of New Life!
Chapter 2716 The Death Star of Despair and the Hope of New Life!
Chapter 2716 The Death Star of Despair and the Hope of New Life!
Madara Uchiha remained silent for a moment.
Although Hashirama Senju had already explained the general idea before.
But deep down he still felt the chances were slim.
Madara Uchiha snorted softly, offering no objection.
"Do as you please, I'm just here to watch the fun anyway."
"Haha, thank you so much for your support, Madara!"
Hashirama Senju burst into hearty laughter.
He seemed completely oblivious to the arrogance in Ban's words.
Not long after.
With the order of a rear admiral captain, the Shikai-class destroyer began to descend.
Guided by Shinko, the three warships passed through the murky atmosphere.
Through holographic virtual images.
The whole world was bathed in a despairing dark red hue.
The sky was dark and oppressive, and the earth was scarred and devastated.
Everywhere there were huge craters, as if they had been hit by a meteorite.
Twisted and bizarre plants grow on the thoroughly polluted land.
In the shadows, countless mutated creatures roared and devoured each other.
These monsters have long lost their minds, leaving only their primal killing instincts.
What was once a glorious civilization is now nothing but ruins.
finally.
Three warships hovered in a relatively flat, abandoned city area.
With a roar, the destroyer landed, kicking up clouds of dust.
The two escort ships remained aloft, keeping watch.
"While trace amounts of toxins have been detected in the air, they are within tolerable limits. Everyone, put on your masks and prepare for landing!"
As the hatch slowly opened.
A group of naval soldiers, led by their captains, rushed out first.
They moved swiftly and worked in perfect harmony, quickly establishing a perimeter around the area.
"Roar--!"
The mutated monsters roaming nearby caught the scent of living people and surged towards them like a tidal wave.
However, before they could get close, the dense laser beams fired by the frigates intertwined into a deadly web.
The remaining items were left to the naval soldiers to clean up.
For this level of combat.
Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju naturally wouldn't make a move.
The two disappeared from the spot in a flash.
The next moment, they found themselves on the rooftop of an abandoned building that still stood.
The view here is extremely expansive, offering a panoramic view of most of the city.
However, the two of them have undergone a dramatic change in appearance.
Madara Uchiha's black robe with red clouds transformed into a 'starry sky robe' with flowing starlight, as if he were draped over the entire Milky Way.
The 'Nine-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan' on his forehead opened once more.
His eyes also transformed into majestic purple Rinnegan, and his entire being exuded an aura of nobility that transcended the mortal world.
Hashirama Senju then canceled the transformation technique he had been maintaining, revealing his true form as the 'Ten-Tails Jinchuriki'.
His long hair and skin turned unusually pale.
The original black robe with red clouds has been transformed into a white robe with gold thread and solemn Buddhist patterns.
Nine jet-black Seeking Jewels slowly floated behind him, forming a perfect circle.
A scarlet, eerie nine-tomoe Sharingan suddenly opened in the center of his forehead.
His eyes also transformed into the mysterious Rinnegan.
In an instant, a vast, ocean-like life force, imbued with the Zen-like aura of Buddhism, emerged.
It spread outwards invisibly in all directions from the center of Hashirama Senju.
Wherever it passed, even the deathly aura permeating the air was somewhat diluted.
"call--"
Hashirama Senju slowly closed his eyes, mimicking the Sage of Six Paths, and sat cross-legged in the void.
He began to manipulate his mental fluctuations.
"Hello, I am Hashirama Senju."
Its will, like a gentle spring breeze, pierces through the hard crust, through the polluted rock layers, extending downwards, approaching the core, attempting to contact the will of this planet.
Madara Uchiha stood quietly to the side.
Arms on chest.
His deep gaze swept across the surroundings like lightning, while he listened to the sounds of their conversation.
This mysterious sound is inaudible to normal living beings and is difficult for most high-tech instruments to detect.
It was a faint, painful consciousness filled with despair and wailing.
It's like a child shivering in the cold wind, about to die.
"Save me! Save me! Save me!"
A moment later.
Hashirama Senju's brows relaxed.
The outcome was even smoother than expected.
Although Huang Anxing's will was weak, it had not dissipated.
When He sensed the immense life energy and benevolent Buddhahood emanating from Hashirama Senju.
Upon hearing the terrifying aura of Madara Uchiha that made even the stars tremble, he immediately responded.
After all, for this desperate planet, it was like a drowning person grasping at a last straw.
I heard from Hashirama Senju that they came to save me.
Without much hesitation, he readily agreed to sign a contract with Hashirama.
Just to give themselves a glimmer of hope.
Hashirama Senju stood up and said to Madara beside him, "It's done."
“After the planet’s ecology is restored with my help, He is willing to designate me as the sole object of worship for the planet’s 'good wishes and merits' in the future.”
"In addition to the energy needed to maintain ecological balance, we are willing to take the initiative to help guard and store the excess planetary energy and hand it over regularly."
This is the unique path that Hashirama Senju conceived.
Combined with the 'Arhat status' granted by the Buddhist Pure Land of the Starfish World, the function of the Ten-Tailed Divine Tree can be reversed.
The approach has shifted from violently devouring all life on a planet to first investing resources to help it recover and nurture its natural environment.
"When the planet is revitalized and full of energy, let the planet itself give back to itself."
This is similar to the difference between 'killing the goose that lays the golden eggs' and 'raising a goose that lays the golden eggs'.
Although in the early stages, it requires a lot of one's own chakra and energy to cultivate the planet.
The entire process may take several years, or even more than a decade, before the first harvest is seen, and even then, it will not be much.
But as long as the number of planets cultivated increases.
For example, having ten or a hundred such contracted planets at the same time.
Therefore, the total amount of collective feedback each year will be extremely considerable.
This is a sustainable, long-term approach.
It is not only more stable than the brutal evolutionary method of the Otsutsuki.
It can also preserve the planet's ecology and civilization.
Moreover, in this process, one can accumulate immeasurable vow power, elevate one's 'Buddhahood', and sooner or later ascend to 'Bodhisattva', 'Awakened One', and eventually become the true Buddha himself.
In Hashirama Senju's view, this was a win-win situation.
Madara Uchiha was not surprised by this result.
Since the planet has self-awareness, it must want to survive.
However, we will encounter planets without consciousness in the future.
Then we need to help it recover first, and then talk to it about the contract.
There are some risks involved.
For example, what if the other party is ungrateful and unwilling to sign a contract?
At this moment, Hashirama Senju took a deep breath, and his aura began to rise steadily.
Golden chakra flames, imbued with Buddhist philosophy, burned around him.
"Now that the contract is in effect, let's get to work!"
Uchiha Madara nodded, his expression turning serious.
"Hashiramama, saving this planet is no small task."
"First, we need to use sealing techniques to plug those hundreds of energy leakage points and stop the planet's 'blood' from continuing to leak out."
"Next, we need to clean up the contaminated areas and then re-organize the severed ley lines."
"Finally, we also need to supply the planet with natural energy during the process to gradually restore its ecological environment."
Madara Uchiha kept reciting these complicated steps.
But a proud smile curved at the corners of his lips.
"Hmph, troublesome."
All I could see was his slowly raised palm.
The Yin-Yang escaping technique, which claims to be able to 'create all things and life', began to converge.
Its body was sparkling with starlight.
"However, since you're already here, I'll reluctantly lend you a hand."
"And let's see if your naive idea can actually come to fruition."
"Hahahaha!"
Seeing his best friend's hypocritical expression, Hashirama Senju couldn't help but burst into laughter.
A hearty laugh echoed through the sky, seemingly dispelling the heavy, dark red haze overhead.
"Thank you very much!"
"Don't worry, Madara, I have a lot of confidence in my ninja way!"