Chapter 313: The ASCE Fire Fist Seal
Driven by the Dragon Ball, the four sealed dragon souls gradually began to stir.
Having had their physical forms destroyed by Shiraishi and their spirits confined within the specialized genjutsu world of the sealing scrolls, they had been purified back to a state of primal, chaotic consciousness.
Shiraishi took a step forward. Under his guidance, the surrounding ocean currents transformed into a specialized wave frequency.
He led the four dragon souls, guiding them bit by bit toward the location of the Sacred Tree.
The Gedo Mazo fragment had been thoroughly refined, reverting to its original state as a branch of the Divine Tree.
Its pure, holy energy, coupled with the radiance of the Seven Treasures, exuded an aura of profound peace and harmony.
As the four dragon souls transformed into unique sigils and etched themselves onto the trunk of the massive tree, Shiraishi funneled his Yin-Yang Release chakra into the construct.
Mastering the Yin and Yang chakra attributes did not automatically grant one the ability to use Yin-Yang Release; performing the miracle of creating something from nothing required Shiraishi to enter his Dragon Seal Sage Mode.
Even then, he could only barely manage the feat by utilizing the Dragon Ball and Inorganic Reincarnation.
The refining process was similar to how the Sage of the Six Paths had once forged the Sword of Nunoboko.
Just as the Seven Treasures, the four souls, and the Divine Tree were about to fuse into one, Shiraishi's finger condensed into a blade of spiritual energy, which he thrust violently toward the periphery of the tree.
The spiritual blade slashed through the air, drawing a streak of "blood" as if cutting through a hidden barrier. In that instant, Shiraishi decisively excised a lingering connection to both the future and the past.
The final trace of the Gedo Mazo's original consciousness had attempted to hide within the future timeline using the Dragon Vein's power.
However, Shiraishi detected it and struck without hesitation, preventing a potential catastrophe in the years to come.
With a muffled explosion, the last vestige of the Gedo Mazo's ego was annihilated. The Divine Tree finally completed its fusion, releasing seven-colored rays of light that shimmered across the sea like a radiant aurora.
As the Divine Tree shrank in size, its power grew exponentially more concentrated and terrifying. The moment Shiraishi grasped it, he felt a surging tide of natural energy.
Simultaneously, the White Snake Princess's Dragon Ball began to repair itself, absorbing the overflow to restore its lost vitality.
"From this day forth, you shall be known as the Seven Treasures Tree!"
At his proclamation, the artifact's brilliance intensified. Since this world already possessed legendary tools with names like Son Goku, the Seven-Star Sword, and the Banana Palm Fan, Shiraishi saw no reason why it shouldn't have a Seven Treasures Tree.
The materials used were authentic treasures by any standard, and ancient records in the shinobi world did indeed mention such refining methods—which explained why the White Snake Princess hadn't been surprised by his shopping list.
The shinobi continent might be the known world, but regions like Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave existed outside its traditional boundaries.
Within Shiraishi's internal consciousness, five of the six mirrors had undergone significant repair. Compared to their shattered state when he first started, they were now crystalline and pure.
The memories were finally being organized.
The memory fragments of the five previous owners within the "Glasses System" were currently being processed, with most reached over 70% completion. Through their eyes, Shiraishi could experience five distinct, extraordinary lives.
Aside from himself, the sixth owner, the previous five were all "Transmigrators" who had experienced at least two worlds. The only commonality was that they all originated from a world called "Earth."
They had each traveled to different worlds as masters of the Glasses System.
The first owner had lived in the world where his current skill cards originated; it was there that the Glasses System had been created. In that world's final war, the system had been lost to the temporal currents, mutating as it passed through various masters in vastly different dimensions.
By the time it reached Shiraishi, the system had evolved a level of sentient intelligence. Though it hid this well, Shiraishi could feel its presence.
The Glasses System might be a tool, or it might be a vessel for a deeper scheme. At this stage, Shiraishi's reliance on it was minimal.
Aside from a few exceptionally powerful skill cards, most of his ninjutsu development followed a localized, "native" path—such as the Five Elephant Arts, a trump card the system was unaware of.
In fact, Shiraishi never brought the glasses to this offshore base, fearing the system might learn the secrets of the space-time Dragon Veins.
Despite his caution, he was curious about the other worlds and was actively investigating the system's true intent.
Conversely, Shiraishi utilized the multi-world knowledge stored within the system to develop his own artificial intelligence.
His "Thinking Network" was the predecessor of this AI; composed of his four split consciousnesses and the thought patterns stored within Human Puppet cores, it formed a massive, hybrid cognitive web.
It had opened a window for him, but he was the one deciding which path to walk.
During the refining of the Seven Treasures Tree, a massive amount of Ley Line energy had been absorbed.
The pyramid arrays surrounding the base had gathered enough Dragon Vein power to, according to Shiraishi's calculations, briefly tear through the space-time barrier.
As for the coordinates, one specific world from the memory fragments had become clear.
"Let's conduct a simple test..."
Unlike his previous temporal jump, this required breaking a spatial barrier, demanding a gargantuan amount of Dragon Vein energy—unless there was a stable energy bridge on the other side.
An energy bridge?
In that moment, Shiraishi seemed to grasp the system's objective. As the core systems of the offshore base synchronized with his own internal network, the sky above the sea suddenly tore open.
He cast the Seven Treasures Tree upward, where it transformed into a veil of colored clouds in mid-air.
Under the intense light, a massive black hole manifested, revealing an unknown world on the other side. Shiraishi's physical body was not yet strong enough to survive the crossing, but he had other means.
Two Dimensional Holes (Dimension Portals) shot out. One merged into the dark rift and emerged in the distant world.
Shiraishi then produced the Deep-Sea Mithril Gauntlet, once forged by the Jogaki clan. It was embedded with eighteen gemstones, and within their cores sat a massive amount of stored data, including ninjutsu scrolls and a significant reserve of chakra.
"Let's see what kind of change this unexpected variable brings to the world on the other side."
The moment the gauntlet was tossed through, the Dimensional Hole followed the law of "Equivalent Exchange." As the gauntlet entered that world, a specific body was ejected back into Shiraishi's world.
Living beings could not yet cross the barrier, but the laws of the two worlds deemed this body to be of equal value to Shiraishi's high-tech gauntlet.
With curiosity, Shiraishi examined the recently deceased corpse. The man was about 185 cm tall, with black hair, a tan complexion, and freckles on his cheeks. On his left arm was a tattoo: ASCE, with the 'S' crossed out.
A massive, charred hole had been punched through his torso. The residual heat lingering in the wound made Shiraishi's brow furrow.
It was a domineering, tyrannical power—the strike was equivalent to the purest form of Natural Sage energy.
At that moment, the Seven Treasures Tree reflected a peculiar spiritual light. It seemed to have "brushed" against something strange while crossing the threshold between worlds. On the mirror that provided the coordinates, a new mark suddenly appeared:
The ASCE Fire Fist Seal.
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