Earlier, Lux had briefly worried whether he could use the Six Red Yang Formation obtained from the system.
But now, having reached Six Paths-level power thanks to the God Tree's fruit, it wasn't an issue at all.
With the aid of the Truth-Seeking Balls, he could deploy this strongest barrier technique at any time—even surpassing the Four Red Yang Formation in might.
Not only could he unleash one Six Red Yang Formation, but he could layer multiple barriers simultaneously without the slightest strain.
With chakra reserves surpassing even the Ten-Tails as his foundation, he could afford to be this reckless.
Of course, the Sealing Pot obtained from Isshiki could theoretically also contain it.
But its activation and sealing process was too slow—far less practical than the near-instantaneous Six Red Yang Formation.
In the blink of an eye, the Six Red Yang Formation took shape, encasing the entire colossal Tenseigan.
Simultaneously, the Tenseigan's annihilation beam erupted once more—a violet laser slamming violently into the crimson barrier!
But this time was different.
The thin, semi-transparent membrane of the barrier didn't warp in the slightest, standing firm like an immovable spatial wall!
Not even a ripple appeared.
Dozens of times sturdier than the previous Four Red Yang Formation.
While the defensive capabilities of Six Red Yang Formation and Four Red Yang Formation weren't fundamentally worlds apart, the true difference lay in the user.
This was a Six Red Yang Formation cast directly by Lux at Six Paths-level.
Even a perfect Tenseigan of equivalent power wouldn't be able to shatter it in a single strike—let alone this oversized Tenseigan.
It couldn't even make a dent.
Seeing the Six Red Yang Formation form and block the enemy's Tenseigan once more, the slower-witted among the crowd finally snapped out of their daze, breaking into cold sweats, their clothes drenched.
Most had been mesmerized by the grandeur of Super Chibaku Tensei, unconsciously dismissing the lingering threat of the Tenseigan.
And that annihilation beam had been aimed at the central floating island.
Had it hit, everyone atop it would've been annihilated!
Well, the Five Kage who'd been revived couldn't die again anyway...
"Dammit, is that Tenseigan still rampaging?!"
"It's not rampaging—the enemy leader's dead, but he's still controlling it somehow! That weird glowing orb!"
"Thank goodness, it looks like it was blocked!"
"What kind of barrier is that? Similar to the Four Red Yang Formation? A high-level barrier like that, cast by a single person?"
"You still think that guy's human?"
"Huh? Then what is he if not human?"
"Shh! ... Quiet! I didn't say he's not human... I mean, I meant—"
While Ōnoki and the others were still chattering in lingering fear, Minato remained more vigilant about the Tenseigan's threat.
"Sir, how should we deal with that Tenseigan? Can it be destroyed?" Minato asked Lux, already considering elimination methods.
For an uncontrollable, highly dangerous enemy artifact—no matter how valuable—Minato wouldn't hesitate to destroy it without a shred of sentimentality or greed!
But while he had no interest, Parallel World Orochimaru 3 and Parallel World Orochimaru 4 beside him were practically salivating over it.
"No, it can't be destroyed! Absolutely not!"
"Minato, you're truly wasting a rare treasure! Do you know how precious that thing is? It's not just a pseudo-sun—it sustains this entire massive simulation space!"
"With proper application, that Tenseigan could create another miniature Earth!"
"An independent small world outside our planet! Do you understand its value? It must not be destroyed!"
The two Orochimarus panicked. Research material this precious—how could it be casually annihilated?
The Rinnegan Minato had destroyed earlier still pained Parallel World Orochimaru 4 to this day!
"Orochimaru, don't you already have one?"
"It's not the same! The more, the better!"
"Honestly, I don't want to destroy it either—but it's still under Aoto's control, extremely dangerous. Unless you have a way to sever Aoto's link?"
"This... We'd need further research..."
"How? We can't approach it now, and we can't ask Sir to maintain the barrier indefinitely, right? We can't wait long—I suggest immediate destruction..."
Minato remained firm on destroying the Tenseigan to prevent further complications.
He'd already miscalculated badly today—he didn't want Aoto screwing things up a second time...
But before he could finish speaking—
In the distance, the Tenseigan trapped within the Six Red Yang Formation suddenly erupted with dark violet lightning, its glow surging violently before—
Shattering into countless small purple Byakugan, scattering like stars...
This abrupt turn stunned everyone!
Even Lux was slightly taken aback.
The Tenseigan self-destructed?
No—it was likely forced by Aoto's spiritual orb.
Ōtsutsuki Aoto was this ruthless?
Realizing he couldn't break the Six Red Yang Formation, he chose to destroy his clan's treasure instead?
Better shattered than surrendered to the enemy?
But to be this decisive—quite rare, no?
Even in death, reduced to just a spiritual orb, he grew even more ruthless and resolute?
Pathetic, yet almost laughable!
Oh well. Just one Tenseigan—hardly a loss for him.
There were plenty of other parallel ninja worlds out there.
Besides, it might not be completely destroyed. With so many Byakugan remaining, repairs might still be possible.
Compared to Lux's calm indifference and Minato's relieved surprise, Parallel World Orochimaru 4 and 3 were far from composed.
The two let out agonized groans.
As if it wasn't the Tenseigan that had been destroyed—but their own beloved children murdered before their eyes.
Hell, even if Mitsuki died, it might not pain them this much!
(After all, they hadn't even met this timeline's Mitsuki yet!)
With the Tenseigan's explosion, all surrounding floating islands began trembling violently.
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Even the hundreds of captured Ōtsutsuki clansmen turned ashen, despair gripping them.
Seeing the Tenseigan explode and the islands fall meant their last hope was truly gone.
Their hearts turned numb.
Watching this, Lux waved a hand—Rinne-Sharingan power altering local gravity.
The entire central island stabilized, halting its descent, floating once more.
This was the Ōtsutsuki's main base, housing their grand castle filled with knowledge and technology.
Letting it crash would be a waste—better preserved for Minato and the others.
It'd also make absorbing their knowledge and tech easier later.
The primary mission post-unification was maintaining peace for twenty years—more knowledge and productivity boosts certainly wouldn't hurt.
As long as productivity rose and the "economic pie" grew large enough, sustaining decades of stability would be effortless!