"The beginning of the Dao..."
He actually heard Fake Ye Liang reciting the incantation from the [Nine Yin Manual]...
Seizing an opportunity to slip out of the village, Ye Liang was completely stunned.
"System, do you think this impostor is also someone who was transmigrated?"
"It's highly possible! And he's stronger than you are. Therefore, you must be very cautious," the System replied, having witnessed the same scene.
"Then do you think, even if I really create the White Zetsu army, I can actually defeat this impostor?" The original White Zetsu army had been barely repelled by the combined might of ninja from around the world.
Ye Liang had originally planned to target only Konoha. The other hidden villages, even if they learned about the White Zetsu's existence, would definitely not come to his aid!
Wouldn't it be sweet to see rival villages struggle?
But things hadn't gone as planned.
Now that he knew the truth about Fake Ye Liang's origins, Ye Liang began to doubt his White Zetsu plan. His gaze shifted to the Zero-Tails, which had long been troubling him.
The reason why White Zetsu were weak was because they were made from ordinary humans, whose chakra reserves were insufficient to fight powerful elite ninja.
However!
If humans were first enhanced using the power of the Zero-Tails before being turned into puppets, perhaps this problem could be solved!
With that thought in mind,
Ye Liang stepped into Orochimaru's laboratory!
"Orochimaru? You're really going to do this?"
"Lord Ye Liang, I can sense an infinite power from this mask. It truly can enhance the strength of the White Zetsu. However, a part of its consciousness seems to be residing within your body.
"You must personally put on the mask to draw this fragment of consciousness out from your body."
Ye Liang held the mask, his heart uneasy.
He had already shattered the original mask, and this one was recreated by Orochimaru using the original materials. To extract the will of the Zero-Tails from inside Ye Liang's body, he needed the power of this mask!
Ye Liang swallowed hard, anxious.
"Host! I advise you not to do this!"
The System's voice suddenly echoed, "Don't forget what happened to Amal and Shinno. They were both controlled by the mask before. You should understand the danger here!"
Ye Liang gave a bitter smile, "Do I have any other choice?"
He was helpless. Earlier, during his conversation with Black Zetsu, he had suddenly discovered something.
There was no Madara!
There never had been a Madara at all!
The aged Madara from this era had long ago been killed by Fake Ye Liang in the Hidden Leaf Village! In other words, Fake Ye Liang's strength had already reached the peak of this era, perhaps even stronger than what the System had predicted!
"Cursed! Like I have any other option!"
According to Orochimaru's estimation, it would take at least three years to safely bind the power of the Zero-Tails mask to the White Zetsu. But he couldn't wait that long.
Fake Ye Liang was a transmigrated being. Three years would be more than enough for someone like him to rise from nothing to become a god-like figure!
Three years?
Please!
He stepped into the lab. Amidst everyone's solemn expressions, he placed the Zero-Tails mask onto his face.
It felt bitingly cold!
The whispers of the Zero-Tails immediately grew heavier.
It was like a buzzing mosquito that made you want to swat it into oblivion!
"Damn it!"
Ye Liang's eyebrows knotted into a plum blossom shape. His face hardened as his vision began to blur, and suddenly he was back in his spiritual space.
The System was surrounded.
Just like the last time it was attacked by the Zero-Tails.
Zero-Tails' power instantly covered the entire spiritual space. Not only could he no longer see the System high above, he couldn't even make out the ground just inches in front of him!
Everywhere was filled with thick, dark mist.
"Shit, seems like I messed up!"
Ye Liang stared at the scene in shock. He tried calling out to the System several times, but couldn't feel her at all.
At this moment, a mass of dark mist before him transformed into a humanoid shape.
It had no color, but judging by the figure, it should be himself.
"Mwahaha! Finally got you here, time traveler!"
The misty figure laughed sinisterly.
Ye Liang froze.
This thing was actually inside his spiritual space and knew his identity!
"Who are you! What exactly are you?"
Upon hearing Ye Liang's words, the misty figure suddenly laughed: "Haha! I am you! Can't you tell?!"
"Bullshit!"
Ye Liang cursed: "I'm a total hunk! How could you, this ugly mist, be me?"
The mist paused momentarily.
"I am you! You just can't see it!" It repeated what it just said.
Glitch?
Ye Liang glanced at the mist in front of him.
Suddenly! The misty humanoid charged straight at him in an instant. Without a physical form, as soon as it approached Ye Liang, it directly attached itself to him!
This was the spiritual space. The Ye Liang within was a manifestation of his own consciousness. Yet, this misty figure actually fused directly with Ye Liang's spiritual essence!
The next second!
The real Ye Liang outside suddenly opened his eyes.
He was lying on a wooden cot, with Orochimaru conducting research nearby and Black Zetsu standing guard beside him.
"Lord Ye Liang, you're awake."
Seeing Ye Liang awaken, Black Zetsu quickly greeted him.
"Yep."
Ye Liang touched his face. The Zero-Tails mask wasn't there. He stood up and walked toward Orochimaru: "How's the experiment going?"
Orochimaru had been deeply focused on his research. Hearing Ye Liang's question, he let out a bitter smile: "Successfully applied the mask's power onto White Zetsu already, but the cloned test subjects just can't keep up with the consumption. Might need a few more days."
"Then let's try using real humans." Ye Liang said. Orochimaru's expression shifted slightly.
Using living humans for experiments wasn't something he hadn't considered before, but when he mentioned it previously, he had been severely scolded by Ye Liang. Now hearing Ye Liang's approval, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Then, Lord Ye Liang, how many live humans do you think would be most suitable for the experiment?" Orochimaru asked softly.
"All of them!"
"What?! What do you mean by all of them?" Orochimaru shuddered in fright!
"Exactly what it sounds like! I want you to transform every single human being you see into White Zetsu! Only extreme power can bring true success!
I was thinking too small before."
Orochimaru gazed at Ye Liang with a blank expression. When he heard Ye Liang's agreement, he secretly felt a bit pleased—the progress really was too slow!
Things didn't go as planned!
His original intention was to find some war criminals to serve as test subjects, or just use people from the Hidden Leaf Village directly—after all, Orochimaru hated Konoha deeply.
However, Ye Liang's response exceeded his expectations by a huge margin!
Even if he lost his senses, Orochimaru wasn't someone who killed recklessly.
Beside him, Black Zetsu knelt down in delighted surprise, "Since Lord Orochimaru has such intentions, this one shall do everything within his power to assist you in accomplishing this!"
It had never been human to begin with; as long as Kaguya Otsutsuki could be revived, no matter how many human sacrifices Ye Liang used, it wouldn't care in the slightest. Moreover, Ye Liang himself seemed to have lost his senses!
Like he'd lost his mind!
Someone who'd lost their sanity was the most susceptible to manipulation!
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