The crimson lava chakra flowed into Orochimaru’s body from where their fists met.
With prior experience in absorbing the source power of the One-Tailed Shukaku’s magnet release, his Body Activation Secret Technique adapted to the Four-Tailed lava release’s power with astonishing speed.
As soon as it entered his body, every cell within Orochimaru’s body rejoiced, enveloping the lava release power and rapidly converting it into his own source power.
Lava release was a kekkei genkai born from the combination of fire and earth chakra natures. The high temperature and explosive vitality of the fire nature, coupled with the absorption and containment of the earth nature, ultimately formed a highly fluid lava.
Coincidentally, the magnet release kekkei genkai that Orochimaru had previously absorbed also contained changes to the earth nature.
The moment these two kekkei genkai abilities came into contact within Orochimaru’s cells, they immediately underwent a wondrous transformation.
The grayish magnet release power tentatively drew in some of the crimson chakra. The earth nature chakra within the lava release seemed to be attracted, actively moving towards the magnet release.
The principle of like repelling like clearly did not apply to powers of the same nature.
The magnet release chakra sensed the affinity within the lava release power and became even more active.
In the next moment, the magnet release power within Orochimaru’s body erupted, rapidly enveloping all the lava release chakra that had entered him.
The earth natures of both kekkei genkai chakras superimposed. The earth nature of the magnet release, with its heaviness, became imbued with the vitality of the lava release, while the earth nature of the lava release gained the adhesive properties of the magnet release.
As the fusion between the two became increasingly close, the wind and fire natures that constituted these two kekkei genkai began to rotate around the powerful earth nature as the core.
The already scorching fire chakra of the lava release became hotter and hotter under the propulsion of the magnet release’s wind. The color of the flames also began to change slowly with the rising temperature, gradually shifting from its original crimson hue towards yellow.
The two chakras spun faster and faster, and the color of the lava release flames changed from yellow to blue.
As the lava release chakra flames turned blue, the originally dark red earth nature chakra at the core began to melt.
Orange-yellow…
Bright orange…
White…
Dazzling white…
Finally, when the wind and fire chakras fully combined, the color of the flames finally changed from dazzling white to colorless and transparent. The earth nature chakra core in the center, under the scorching of the invisible flames on the outside, also slowly lost its original color, gradually revealing a milky white hue.
A nearly inaudible whistling sound emanated from outside the milky white earth nature chakra core, and the scorching transparent chakra began to flow through Orochimaru’s meridians.
Pain!
A sensation of burning the soul spread throughout Orochimaru’s body as the transparent chakra flowed.
Under the terrifying high temperature, the meridians through which the transparent flames flowed were instantly shattered, and cells were annihilated.
The Yin-Yang Release within Orochimaru’s body could not remain idle. As the fundamental power of the host body, how could it allow these low-level powers born from its own origin to destroy the body?
Thus, the Yin-Yang Release within Orochimaru’s body immediately erupted, fiercely launching a suppression against the transparent flames.
The transparent flames, a combination of three nature chakras, were not to be outdone. With the recklessness of a newborn calf, they clashed head-on with the Yin-Yang Release that was closing in.
"Boom!"
At the same time, Orochimaru’s internal meridians suddenly emitted a trembling hum. The Senjutsu chakra nodes, which had been in a dormant state, simultaneously lit up. A surge of natural energy, following closely behind the Yin-Yang Release, launched a joint suppression against the white flames.
As the two powers, residing at the highest level in the ninja world, erupted simultaneously, the newly formed transparent flames, before they could even declare their sovereignty over Orochimaru’s internal power, were completely suppressed.
The previously turbulent, flowing transparent flames, like a defeated younger sibling, were driven back into Orochimaru’s cells by their two elder brothers.
The two elder brothers showed no intention of giving up the pursuit, following closely behind the transparent flames and squeezing in together.
This was unfortunate. The transparent flames, after darting around within the cells and finding themselves unable to break through the joint blockade of the two great powers, resentfully drilled into the milky white earth release chakra at the core of the cells.
After fusing with the transparent flames, the milky white earth release chakra core trembled and dissolved like liquid, slowly flowing outwards from the cells.
The two elder brothers supervised for a while, and seeing that this power showed no intention of harming Orochimaru’s body, they immediately sounded the retreat.
The Senjutsu chakra nodes slowly extinguished, and the Yin-Yang Release returned to Orochimaru’s meridians to lie in wait. After a great victory, the two elder brothers had created ample space for their newborn subordinate to display its power.
At the same time, Orochimaru, outside his body, slowly opened his eyes with a satisfied smile on his lips.
"Heh heh!"
Raising his hands slightly, Orochimaru formed a diamond-shaped hand seal and aimed it at the ground in front of him, releasing the newly born power within his body.
With a barely audible *click*, a milky white light suddenly appeared from the diamond-shaped hole between Orochimaru’s hands, shooting out at a speed imperceptible to ordinary people.
"Dust Release – Particle Style: Primal World Separation Technique!"
"Chirp!"
With wisps of smoke, a diamond-shaped hole appeared out of nowhere on the ground, its interior a dark abyss, bottomless.
The suddenly bright white light startled Kurama. Kurama widened his fox eyes, looking at the bottomless small hole in front of Orochimaru with a look of shock, then at Orochimaru’s still outstretched palm.
"Orochimaru, you bastard…"
"You actually managed to figure out that old geezer Onoki’s Dust Release?"
Facing Kurama’s surprise, Orochimaru nodded quite naturally.
"Kurama, isn't this a natural progression?"
"Long before we set out for the Land of Wind, I already told you about my future path to becoming stronger, didn't I?"
Kurama nodded lightly, his eyes still filled with admiration.
"Yes!"
"Although I heard you mention it before, seeing you use Dust Release with your own hands still feels somewhat unbelievable."
"It seems that your path to developing your own Kekkei Mōra by fusing kekkei genkai, and thus breaking the barrier between humans and gods, is indeed viable!"
Orochimaru chuckled and turned to glance at the Third Star Shadow floating in the sky.
"The master of this place has arrived!"
"Besides Dust Release, it seems I might also learn a flying ability today…"