Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 111 The Dissipation of Essence

"Click click click..."

Faced with the sudden arrival of the Tree World, the Third Raikage remained calm. He unleashed the Hell Thrust - One-Shot Technique, charging forward relentlessly, piercing through all the trees that attacked along the way.

"Come on, Li Yao, let me see how much of the God of Shinobi's purity your Wood Release has."

The Third Raikage shouted excitedly in his heart. Li Yao's Wood Release gave him a sense of fear as if he were fighting against the God of Shinobi. The Lightning Release chakra covering his body became more and more dense and refined, and his speed and reaction became faster and faster.

The tall trees along the way couldn't stop his hellish thrusts at all.

"sharp!"

Li Yao was also impressed by the Third Raikage's One-Piercing Spear; it truly lived up to its name as the strongest spear, and his Wood Release couldn't block it.

However... the strongest aspect of Wood Release isn't defense, but rather its powerful ability to absorb and control chakra.

Boom! Boom! Li Yao manipulated the giant tree to attack from the side and entangle the Third Raikage.

Faced with the attack from the side, the Third Raikage, who had been charging forward without hesitation, was forced to stop. Even though Li Yao's Wood Release was not as terrifying as the First Hokage's, he dared not underestimate it. If he were to be entangled, he was unsure whether his Lightning Release Chakra Armor could withstand the devouring.

The Third Raikage certainly wouldn't want to test this hypothesis himself.

Crackling sounds filled the air as the Third Raikage leaped and flashed like a bolt of lightning amidst Li Yao's control of countless trees, cleaving them in two.

"sharp!"

Li Yao sighed again, the Third Raikage's strength was beyond his imagination. Even though he had used all his strength to control the tree to attack from all directions, the Third Raikage still seemed to be handling it with ease.

Although he couldn't get close to Li Yao, Li Yao also couldn't do anything to the Third Raikage for the time being.

This guy is like an invincible thunderbolt, possessing the power to penetrate everything while being exceptionally agile.

It's only because the Tree Realm Descendant created enough trees that they were able to stop him.

"In that case, how about adding the Vajra Locket and the Black Iron Chains?"

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

With a thought, Li Yao immediately created four shadow clones, preparing to use them to control the black iron chains and the Vajra Lock to assist him in attacking the Third Raikage.

however……

"puff……"

"bump!"

As soon as the four shadow clones appeared, Li Yao was like an inflated tire that deflated instantly and then suddenly inflated again. His body contracted and expanded repeatedly, and he couldn't take it anymore. He spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to his knees.

"Huff...huff..."

Li Yao clutched his chest, which felt like it was about to explode, with one hand supporting himself on the ground. He coughed up blood and gasped for breath, the blood instantly covering the ground around him.

Li Yao looked bewildered. He thought that creating four shadow clones would help him share the impact of the massive chakra within his body on his physical form.

However, after four-fifths of his chakra was suddenly diverted, his body not only did not feel less pressure, but because of the sudden reduction in chakra, his body, which had been released from its restrictions, instinctively tried to replenish the diverted chakra.

A large amount of energy was suddenly extracted from Li Yao's body cells, causing Li Yao's physical condition to deteriorate further, and his hair instantly turned gray-white.

Wrinkles reappeared on her twelve-year-old face.

The Death Gate acupoint is not only a space that binds chakra, but also a vital point that binds the vitality of cells.

Now that the Death Gate acupoint space has been opened, Li Yao's life gate has also been fully opened.

The life essence hidden deep within the cells is completely uncontrollable. Once Li Yao's chakra decreases, his body will automatically draw upon the life potential deep within the cells to release a large amount of physical energy.

And this... is obviously obtained by consuming one's lifespan.

Buzz... At that moment, my mind suddenly went blank.

Not only his physical body, but also Li Yao's soul.

I felt lighter all of a sudden. A part of my soul was transformed into a massive amount of spiritual energy, which fused with my body's energy in a one-to-one ratio to condense chakra and replenish the chakra that had been separated from my main body.

In that instant, Li Yao suffered severe damage to both his soul and body, and his control over the Wood Release: Descent of the Tree World also paused for a moment.

In that split second, the Third Raikage seized the opportunity, and his Hellish Strike instantly covered 300 meters to reach Li Yao.

"We succeeded!"

A sharp, penetrating lightning chakra spear approached Li Yao's chest, and the Third Raikage wore a victorious smile.

The Eight Gates Formation is indeed powerful.

However, the side effects are also significant.

Especially considering Li Yao's young age and the fact that he had already opened the Eight Gates once, even with Wood Release chakra, he couldn't possibly be completely unharmed.

This is the opportunity he has been waiting for.

An opportunity for victory.

"Squeak..."

Suddenly, black lightning flashed, and just as the Third Raikage's One-Hit Punch was about to pierce Li Yao's chest, Li Yao's shadow clone on the left, flashing black lightning, kicked the Third Raikage heavily in the stomach.

Boom... The Third Raikage was instantly kicked away.

At the same time, another shadow clone, with a thought, unleashed countless Vajra Locks that shot out from underground, bursting forth to attack the Third Raikage.

The two shadow clones on the right instantly appeared on either side of Li Yao, grabbed Li Yao's arms and jumped into the sky. Behind them, two black iron chains supported them as they carried Li Yao to continue flying higher.

"Don't even think about escaping!"

Seeing this, the Third Raikage naturally wouldn't let Li Yao's main body escape. However, Li Yao's shadow clone, created by the opening of the Death Gate acupoint space, also possessed nerve reactions and movement speed that exceeded limits.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to stop the Third Raikage's attack.

At this moment, the two shadow clones left by Li Yao on the ground, one controlling the Vajra Sealing Barrier and the other controlling the Descent of the Tree World, besieged the Third Raikage.

"hateful……"

The Third Raikage was unable to catch up with Li Yao and could only watch helplessly as Li Yao flew into the sky, landed on the back of the Black Iron Giant Eagle, and disappeared into the distance.

Ultimately, the dense trees blocked his view, and he didn't see Li Yao fly towards the subordinates who had come with him.

"Quickly, kill the Cloud Hidden One who controls the summoned beast, the giant eagle."

In the sky, on the back of the black iron giant eagle, Li Yao, with his white hair, had recovered and immediately spoke anxiously to his shadow clone.

Needless to say, Li Yao and his shadow clone were connected by consciousness and could sense his urgency.

Whoosh... The shadow clone immediately jumped down, while the remaining shadow clone protected Li Yao's main body and flew away into the distance.

On the back of the giant black iron eagle, Li Yao closed his eyes and focused all his energy on controlling the chakra in his acupoints to envelop the space of the Death Gate acupoint.

Acupoint chakra is developed from the characteristics of acupoint space, and has the effect of binding and imprisoning chakra by acupoint space.

Li Yao's confidence in activating the Death Gate acupoint stemmed from his ability to use acupoint chakra to close the already opened Death Gate acupoint space again.

In this way, the problem of certain death upon opening the Death Gate acupoint is solved.

Li Yao simply hadn't expected the effects of activating the Death Gate acupoint to be so terrifying.

With the physical limitations completely removed, or rather, the limitations of the Death Gate acupoint gone, Li Yao's physical body is now like a water pipe without a faucet. Whether he needs it or not, his life essence keeps flowing away, and his soul keeps dissipating, until there is nothing left to flow or dissipate, and his life comes to an end.

Li Yao is now using acupoint chakra to re-bind the Death Gate acupoint space, which is like reinstalling a faucet on the Death Gate acupoint to control the loss of life essence and the self-dissipation of the soul.

However, the water flow in the pipe is too strong now, and the faucet created by Li Yao's acupoint chakra is not as powerful as the original faucet, which means that the acupoint chakra cannot completely bind the Death Gate acupoint space.

"We must end the battle quickly, then recall all the shadow clones, find a place, and completely immerse ourselves in the Death Gate acupoint to control the chakra within it. Only then will we have a chance to relock the Death Gate acupoint."

(End of this chapter)