Chapter 426: Transcendent Power of Destruction
The Ōtsutsuki King saw the look in Uchiha Dali's eyes—and in that instant, it was as if he saw his own death. His pupils shrank violently, and he instinctively flinched back.
His body drifted backward several meters before he abruptly turned and fled at full speed.
But the very moment the Ōtsutsuki King ran, Shibai launched his counterattack against Uchiha Dali.
Without a word, he struck with full force. A crushing power descended upon Dali, binding his body tightly as though wrapped in invisible chains.
Feeling the weight of that power, Uchiha Dali's lips curved into a scornful smile.
"You still haven't realized the gap between us, Shibai?"
After voicing that soul-piercing question, Uchiha Dali suddenly vanished from his enemy's sight.
"Huh?"
Shibai's expression changed drastically. His eyes widened as his perception spread across the entire dimension, instantly locating Dali's position.
By that time, Uchiha Dali had already caught up with the fleeing Ōtsutsuki King.
Without the slightest pause—and ignoring the King's desperate screams and pleas for mercy—he directly unleashed the Devour and Refine Technique upon him.
This was the Transcendent Devour and Refine, a force far beyond anything the Ōtsutsuki King could have imagined—utterly beyond the scope of his power to resist.
In the blink of an eye, the Ōtsutsuki King's body froze in place, locked in a grotesque pose as the energy within him drained away at terrifying speed.
The sensation of dying brought tears to his eyes.
He still tried to beg.
"Uchiha Dali… I worked so hard to reach this level. I've already ascended to godhood—just a step away from exploring the next dimension! Why won't you let me live?"
"How… how am I any different from you? Why are you… higher… than me…"
Before he could finish, the Ōtsutsuki King's body went limp and collapsed.
Moments later, all sound left him.
Within seconds, his body shriveled completely—and then, as if eroded by millions of years, it weathered into dust and vanished without a trace.
Having absorbed all of the Ōtsutsuki King's energy, Uchiha Dali evolved once again.
Now, he turned his gaze toward the only one left—Shibai.
Sensing everything that had just occurred, Shibai's face turned pale. Only then did he realize—it was now his turn.
Panic struck him. He tried to flee.
But in the next instant, Uchiha Dali was already standing before him.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"U-Uchiha Dali, you can't kill me!"
"Oh? And why not?"
"If… if you kill me, there'll be no one left to guide you!"
"Guide me?"
Uchiha Dali's eyes flickered with confusion. "Guide me to what?"
He paused for only a heartbeat—then shook his head. "Forget it. I don't need that."
"Just hand it over!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Uchiha Dali unleashed another Transcendent Devour and Refine.
Shibai had no way to escape. The overwhelming energy within his body surged violently before being drawn into Dali like a flood.
This one's strength far surpassed that of both the Ōtsutsuki King and Ōtsutsuki Aoshe—his energy was nothing short of extraordinary.
The process lasted a full minute before Dali finally finished absorbing it all.
When the absorption ended, his body underwent yet another transformation. A layer of bright black energy radiance appeared naturally around him—something entirely different from the Ultra Instinct state.
At the same time, a series of system notifications echoed through his mind.
All of his abilities had been comprehensively enhanced.
[Ding! Your energy has exceeded critical limits. Your Ultra Instinct has undergone a violent breakthrough—you have comprehended Ultra Instinct: Perfect Form!]
[Ultra Instinct: Perfect Form — Your mastery of Ultra Instinct has entered a higher tier, granting even greater boosts to offense, defense, and speed than the Advanced Form!]
[Ding! Your energy has exceeded critical limits. Your Ultra Instinct has undergone a violent breakthrough—you have comprehended Ultra Instinct: Transcendent!]
[Ultra Instinct: Transcendent — A hidden state above the Perfect Form. Not every Ultra Instinct user can achieve this. To reach it means possessing power on par with an Angel!]
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[Ding! Your energy has exceeded critical limits. Your body's cells have evolved once again—now at the Transcendent-God level, eternal and indestructible! Your physical form has reached the Black-Gold Realm! You have mastered the Divine Technique: Destruction!]
[Divine Technique: Destruction — A god-level technique equal in realm to a God of Destruction's power, yet surpassing it in destructive force!]
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[Ding! Your energy has exceeded critical limits…]
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As the notifications multiplied endlessly, Uchiha Dali's body underwent rapid metamorphosis.
His original appearance, which resembled the Ōtsutsuki clan, began to change.
Now, he looked more human—almost as if returning to his origins.
But as his form reverted, the luminous black radiance around his body grew even more distinct.
Gradually, that silvery-black aura deepened into black-gold.
Black-Gold Form.
This was the physical transformation born from the fusion of Transcendent-God cells—a completely new evolution.
He was no longer a mortal, nor an ordinary god.
He now possessed destructive power surpassing that of a God of Destruction, and his energy rivaled that of an Angel.
At this level, he was simply invincible.
After a while, the changes in his body finally calmed.
No new notifications echoed in his ears.
The massive flow of information flooding his mind also came to a halt.
"Is it… complete?"
Gazing at the black-gold lines gleaming on his skin, Uchiha Dali could feel limitless power filling every cell of his body.
His Transcendent-God cells were truly eternal and indestructible.
The combined strength of trillions upon trillions of such cells was unimaginable.
Even a single one, by itself, would be an immortal existence in the universe.
Even if his body were obliterated, he could instantly regenerate.
It was, in every sense, invincible.
Now, Uchiha Dali could no longer hold back his desire to test the power of destruction he had just attained—power surpassing even a God of Destruction.
He turned again toward the void before him.
Earlier, even several gods combined had been unable to shatter the dimensional barrier there. Now, he wanted to see whether it could withstand him.
"Destruction!"
Uchiha Dali raised his hand and unleashed a burst of destructive power toward the dark void ahead.
A flash of violet-black lightning flared from his palm and vanished into the emptiness.
In an instant, the pitch-black void blossomed with blinding light.