From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 324 A New Favorite

After the fierce battle against the zombie horde, the entire shore-based combat platform of Haiying Artificial Island sank below sea level.

After the alchemical sulfur bomb exploded, a strong, pungent sulfur smell immediately filled the air, and the seawater, accompanied by the rising and falling tides, crashed against the edge of the broken island, splashing up waves.

It's hard for anyone to imagine that beneath this seemingly calm black sea lies countless alchemical corpse guardians, as well as ferocious ghost-toothed dragon vipers.

However, both the ferocious Ghosttooth Dragon Viper and the brutal Alchemist Corpse Guardian have now sunk into the vast ocean.

Even the once glorious dragon race could only be reduced to food for small fish and shrimp.

The pieces of flesh, the gruesome bones, and the pale blue blood washed ashore by the waves seemed to silently tell the story of the fierce battle that had taken place here.

Tonight, apart from the Snake Clan and the hybrids, no one will know that an old man once built an unbreakable wall with his own flesh and blood, blocking all the cruel and tyrannical dragon races and the corpse guardians resurrected by alchemy on this blood-stained shore.

Erii

As Uesugi Kotsushi plunged into the deep sea, he slowly closed his eyes.

He was severely injured; almost all of his flesh and blood had been devoured by the Ghost-toothed Dragon Viper. In order to hold off the Corpse Guardian Tide, he also endured the Alchemy Sulfur Bomb.

For dragons, alchemical sulfur is a deadly toxin.

Fortunately, he used his last breath to fulfill his promise to that man.

Looking back on my life now, it's almost entirely filled with failures.

He was once the king of the Japanese underworld, but nothing changed. He was deceived for ten years and eventually retired to the mountains in despair. He thought he would die alone, but he didn't know that he still had three bloodlines in the world. What an ironic ending.

Erii, Chisei, Chisei. Has your fate been changed?
Unfortunately, although I really wanted to know the result, he was no longer there to see it.

Uesugi felt his consciousness gradually fading, enveloped by the cold seawater, as he plummeted into the dark depths.

Is this what death is?
Consciousness was dragged into a dark abyss, all senses were stripped away, and the soul seemed to return to a place, a deep and mysterious ocean.

However, Uesugi Kotsugi's body, which had fallen into the sea, was undergoing an astonishing transformation.

Uesugi Kotsugi, who had been almost completely devoured by the Ghost-toothed Dragon Viper and corroded by alchemical sulfur toxins, was still heaving with chest pain.

Boom!
dong dong!

Boom boom boom!
The dying heart erupted with a deep, resounding roar, its sound echoing across the deep sea.

If one could peer through that withered skin and look into the internal organs encased in muscle, one would see a drop of golden blood occupying Uesugi Kotsushi's heart.

It was this drop of 'pale golden blood' that infused his heart with new life.

As that drop of blood merged in, the heart was reawakened, and the four valve muscles repeatedly contracted and expanded, like a precise hydraulic press, pumping the fresh blood, tinged with pale gold, directly into the aorta and quickly delivering it to every corner of the body!
Wow! ! !
The sound of blood flowing through the body was like the raging torrents of a rushing river, heavy yet clear.

It's hard to imagine that a nearly shriveled, mummy-like 'corpse' could suddenly burst into life again, and the gushing fresh blood would attract countless bloodthirsty fish.

Just as the bloodthirsty fish, drawn by the smell of blood, greedily stared at the shriveled body and attempted to devour it,

Uesugi Kotsushi, whose eyes had been tightly closed, suddenly opened them. *Buzz!*
His vertical pupils, as fiery as molten gold, contained the majesty of a supreme king.

The surrounding bloodthirsty fish, now enveloped in the gaze, seemed to undergo a bizarre mutation, inflating from within and exploding in the seawater, turning into large plumes of blood mist.

What terrifying eyes! Just by looking at them, they caused unimaginable mutations in the creatures of the sea!

However, the changes in Uesugi Kotsugi are far from over.

Although he opened his eyes, they seemed to lack spirit; his gaze was unfocused, empty and blank, like a soulless shell.

Closely packed gray-white scales covered the skin's surface, engraved with countless three-dimensional symbols. The light was faint and blurry, and the mysterious and eerie runes intertwined and burrowed into the skin and flesh, forming something that did not belong to the real world!
Originating from the supreme bloodline of the White King, it merges with unknown pale golden blood.

However, during the fusion process, neither of them was willing to be the one to be fused, and a fierce battle erupted with 'Uesugi Kotsu's' body as the battlefield!
The dragon blood, which made up almost the entire proportion of the body, was like a bloodthirsty and tyrannical king, devouring the newly formed cells, constantly destroying the body that was being eroded and reshaped by the 'pale gold blood', and then transforming it into a dragon-shaped dead servant, and attempting to completely erase the pale gold blood.

It's angry!

Although it has lost its master, the information passed down in its genes is that of the White Emperor from ancient times!
It once ruled over countless dragons and humans, its status surpassing that of the Four Dragon Kings. It possessed great divinity, controlled the most sublime spiritual elements, and was the king who reigned over the world!
However, when the White King's blood entered the heart, an unimaginable, exceptionally intense flare of light suddenly erupted from the depths of that drop of pale golden blood!
That was beyond the imagination of the dragon race, and even the Black Emperor could not reach it. It symbolized the origin of the universe's operating order and even its underlying structure!

His will is above all things!

The vast ocean, powerful enough to engulf all living beings, utterly shattered the White King's blood and completely submerged it in a mere fraction of a second!
ended.

The White King's Blood fought a hard-fought battle, but ultimately came to an end in a crushing defeat.

The pale golden blood not only devoured the White King's bloodline, but will also further transform Uesugi Yue, causing him to shift between human and dragon forms until he finally stabilizes.

As his consciousness sank into the deep, dark ocean, Uesugi Kotsushi's soul finally returned to his body. His empty eyes regained focus, and the feeling of being resurrected left his mind in a state of chaos, while his body instinctively swam upwards.

Wow!

Uesugi Koshi emerged from the sea and swam to the shore.

He lay on his back on the rocks by the shore, staring blankly at the night sky, his chest heaving as he gasped for breath in the sulfurous air.

Although his mind was still a bit muddled, he remembered very clearly that he should have died from exhaustion after falling into the water.

But now, why has it come back to life?!

Uesugi Kotsushi sat up from the ground, staring at himself in astonishment, feeling as if something was different about him.

This body seems to contain an extremely terrifying power; not only has its bloodline been enhanced several times, but it also seems to possess several special abilities.

Just as he was feeling confused, a thought suddenly struck him, and he realized that someone was approaching.

Uesugi Kotsushi turned around and saw the image of a black-haired boy reflected in his eyes. He was immediately astonished: "It's you!"

"How do you feel, Uesugi Koshi?"

Uchiha Munetsuki's gaze was calm, a warm smile playing on his lips: "Do you like the gift I gave you?"

(End of this chapter)