The name "Interstellar Teleportation Array" was completely unfamiliar to Senju Yukika.
Although she had experienced some dimensional travel within the system—crossing terrains and realms like that—this was the first time she'd heard of a formation capable of spanning the vastness of space.
Yukika was well aware that a ninja world like hers only existed on Earth. Compared to the endless universe, Earth was utterly insignificant!
Insignificant like a grain of dust, hardly worth mentioning!
If she wanted to reach distant places and search for other species on different planets, relying solely on her own cultivation wouldn't be enough to cross such immense distances.
Without the system's dungeon-like instances, Senju Yukika knew she wouldn't have been able to locate the ancestors of the Ōtsutsuki clan at all.
But at this moment, no matter what, she had learned about the existence of this Interstellar Teleportation Array. Without hesitation, Yukika turned to the tall Ōtsutsuki clan member and commanded, "Take me to see your array!"
At her words, the members of the Ōtsutsuki clan looked awkward.
After all, even though they saw Yukika as a figure akin to their ancestors, this teleportation array was crucial to those left on this planet—it was absolutely critical and couldn't be allowed to be damaged in any way!
But Yukika's commanding gaze bore down on them like divine judgment, sending chills straight to their souls.
They dared not defy her. Reluctantly, they obeyed, leading her toward the location of the Interstellar Teleportation Array.
As they entered the castle, Yukika noticed that the power of faith in the air grew denser and thicker, forming an almost tangible aura that enhanced strength in a way words couldn't describe.
The Ōtsutsuki clan members who had stayed here had benefited greatly; after such a long time, their cultivation had clearly advanced far beyond where it was when they first arrived.
However, according to the tall clan member, while the power of faith here was quite good, it was still far weaker than what they could gain on their ancestral star.
This only deepened Yukika's interest in exploring the ancestors of the Ōtsutsuki clan across the vast universe.
At the center of the castle stood a small suspended furnace, in which a red, translucent flame burned.
To Yukika's eyes, this flame was unlike any fire she had seen in the ninja world. She couldn't help but think of the Amaterasu flames from the Mangekyō Sharingan!
Amaterasu's flames were said to burn anything and everything, never extinguishing until their target was completely consumed—a pinnacle of physical attack in the ninja world.
But the red, translucent flame before her carried an uncompromising aura, one that made her heart tremble.
Yukika asked, "Is this what you call the Interstellar Teleportation Array?"
To her, the tiny flame didn't look capable of achieving interstellar travel. It felt almost laughable, like a child's game.
Unexpectedly, the tall Ōtsutsuki clan member nodded solemnly and replied, "My lady, our clan has a special technique. We can shrink our bodies, merge into the flame, and hide within the furnace. It's a pathway to the stars."
Yukika nodded thoughtfully. So that's how it worked.
Just then, a bold idea sparked in her mind. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Alright then, why don't you teach me how to use this Interstellar Teleportation Array?"
The faces of the Ōtsutsuki clan members instantly darkened with awkwardness.
Especially the tall clan member, who blurted out, "My lady, please reconsider. This array leads directly to our ancestral star. If we enter it now, we'll be returning home—and we'll face punishment for it!"
Yukika shook her head calmly and said, "You are all Ōtsutsuki. Returning to your ancestral star is as natural as fallen leaves returning to their roots. What's the problem?"
Her words made the tall clan member hesitate. He seemed to want to say something but stopped, clearly holding back some secret that he couldn't reveal.
Yukika pressed further. "Do you plan to stay on this planet forever? To be honest, you'll all be back at my side within a hundred years anyway."
The tall clan member quickly replied, "My lady, please don't misunderstand. These hundred years are the final phase. We've waited so long for this moment—how can we leave empty-handed?"
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Their plan wouldn't be complete until a hundred years had passed, at which point they would harvest all the power of faith.
Right now was a critical moment. A hundred years might seem long or short, but for these people, their mission had to be completed.
Otherwise, if they returned early, they'd face severe punishment!
Yukika understood their meaning but didn't say much more. She simply raised her palm.
A thread of power from the Realm of Death twisted around the bodies of the Ōtsutsuki clan members.
Then, she lifted them all into the air!
"If you won't go willingly, I'll send you back myself!"
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To Senju Yukika, there was no way she'd allow these foreign powers to remain on Earth permanently.
Now that she had uncovered this secret, the Ōtsutsuki clan had to return to their own world.
But why didn't Yukika just kill them all? Well… there was more to the story.
At that moment, threatened by Yukika's power, the Ōtsutsuki clan members began begging for their lives, crying out, "Please, my lady, spare us! Spare us!"
As Yukika had predicted, these people, with their long lifespans, clung desperately to life.
Finally, under Yukika's unwavering gaze, the tall clan member gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and began shrinking his body at a rapid pace.
In just a dozen breaths, his tall frame transformed into a small ball of flesh.
After bouncing a few times, he collided with the flame in the furnace.
What Yukika expected—his body being burned—didn't happen. Instead, as soon as he entered the flame, it was as if a strange spatial force took hold of him, gradually making him vanish from sight…
Outside the castle, in the vast void, Yukika could faintly see a hazy, mysterious path stretching toward distant stars.
Now that someone had gone first, the remaining clan members, though reluctant, had no choice but to follow, one by one.