Kill him! Kill Uchiha Yue just one more time, and he will gain... He will gain divinity! Ha ha ha!!!
At that moment, his strength surpassed itself once again. His consciousness was scorched, as if he had been thrown into the very inferno; it seemed that his whole being was evaporating, and countless piercing screams were buzzing in his head. Carrying with him an indescribable power, he once again wrapped himself around Uchiha Yue.
It seemed to him that all the snakes of the Ryuti Cave crowded behind his back, wrapped themselves around his body and howled in a mad rush, urging him forward.
Old snake, we love you!
Kill him!
Useless ancestor, when will you disappear…
[Unintelligible hum of curses and encouraging cries]
"My children, I feel your will! Do you wish me victory too? Yes, I must become a god! After so many sacrifices, I just have to..."
— Become a god! I will become a god!
The power was coming! Here it is, the power of the family! Here it is, the call of the descendants!
CRACKLE!
Uchiha Yue's Susanoo was once again crushed. The newly recreated armor became even stronger, but how could Yue withstand the hail of desperate, suicidal attacks from the White Hermit Snake?
After all, he was just a man whose cultivation took no more than twenty days!
Previously, Uchiha Yue would have been assaulted by a barrage of violent energy exceeding his absorption limit. But now, knowing about his resurrection ability, the huge snake body hit Yue himself with incredible precision.
He intended to grind his flesh to dust like a millstone.
But the expected fragility did not follow. His gigantic bulk crashed down on Yue's body like a piece of elastic rubber, and for a moment the Sage realized that he could not kill him with one blow.
He had no idea about the true strength of the Uchiha's body. With the exception of the first, stunning blow, he had only been fighting with his Susanoo all this time. The last victory was achieved at the cost of unimaginable losses — he burned everything without a trace, crazily absorbing the power from the outside. Otherwise, his inner might alone would not have been enough for him to defeat Yue.
Fortunately, he was currently in a state of complete self-immolation, and his might was unimaginable. In the end, he still managed to kill Yue.
Uchiha's second death almost cost the White Hermit Snake his life. And all these incredible efforts, all his achievements, were just a pathetic repetition of what Ootsutsuki Isshiki had once accomplished effortlessly.
If he couldn't take Yue's power away now, then even after his final demise, when his current condition ran out, he would only have a few dozen years left to live. Or even less.
And so, as he expected, Uchiha Yue was resurrected again, but the barrier did not disappear. Now, all he had to do was crush his flesh again, just like last time, and he would get those divine eyes!
At this thought, his fading aura flared up with renewed vigor. He continued to burn himself, and the decades of his remaining life burned out overnight, leaving him less than ten years old.
"Now, I'm going to crush your turtle shell and gain absolute power!" Die, Uchiha Yue!
The White Hermit Serpent roared, concentrating all its might in its heads, and, like a meteor, rushed forward, intending to smash Susanoo to smithereens!
However…
THE CRASH!
The flaming ram crashed into Susanoo, but this time the unexpected happened. Numerous cracks began to creep across the armor. But... he persevered. By all accounts, this strike should have destroyed him instantly. The White Hermit Serpent was already preparing to devour Uchiha Yue.
—H-how.".. how is this possible?
The sage was confused. An icy premonition gripped him. In the next moment, the cracks on Yue's armor tightened. Susanoo's gigantic hand shot out and clung to one of the White Serpent's heads with a death grip.
"It's over, old snake. I've absorbed enough of your energy.
Two and a half minutes had passed since the White Hermit Serpent entered the Realm of Deathly Silence. Uchiha Yue continuously absorbed his senjutsu chakra and a huge amount of natural energy. Two deaths were enough. It was all over for the White Hermit Snake.
— no! How could it be... you!.. Ah-Ah-Ah!!!
Unbearable pain shot through one of the segments of his body. Yue, who was squeezing this part, pulled with tremendous force. There was the sound of tearing flesh, and blood gushed out.
The White Hermit Serpent struggled frantically. The seven remaining heads were furiously beating against the Susanoo, trying to tear it apart, but it was all in vain!
At that moment, when the Sage, having tried his best, could not crush Susanoo, his fate was decided.
WITH A CRUNCH!
Yue forcibly tore off one of the heads and casually threw it to the ground. After touching the ground, the head jumped up and bit into Susanoo's ankle, after which her life force was instantly absorbed.
- no... No, it can't be... This is wrong...
The Sage's body wriggled madly in an attempt to escape from Uchiha Yue's grip, but it was already too late.
He's not Ootsutsuki Isshiki after all. If he sensed something was wrong, he could have run away instantly. But he didn't have that kind of power.
In fact, just a moment ago, when he was able to defeat Yue with all his strength, he had a chance to escape. But now the time has passed.
Run away! Survive!
Sensing something was amiss, and most importantly, realizing that the sprawling Realm of Deathly Silence had already swallowed up most of his body, the White Hermit Serpent realized that he had lost. Finally and irrevocably. He failed to change fate. He didn't achieve anything.
Now all that remained was to run.
In the next instant, the segment of the body that Yue was clutching separated with a bang. The White Hermit Serpent, like a lower creature with half of its body torn off and its entrails spilling out, wriggled and tried to crawl away. He knew he didn't have much time left, but he had to survive!
—Heeee, I have to survive, no matter what!"
There was a turning point in his mind. All his desperate courage had evaporated, and he was frantic with terror, writhing in an attempt to escape.
CLANG, CLANG...
There was a clang of chains. Out of nowhere, countless Evil God Chains appeared in the Realm of Deathly Silence. They stabbed into the body of the White Hermit Serpent, greedily draining its power.
Right. From the very beginning, Uchiha Yue did not use his full power. Then the Sage would still have a chance. Hastily using the Evil God's Chains would only make him feel powerless earlier and turn to flight. But now...
—Heh, escape? It's too late! White Hermit Serpent, your hour has struck