Golden List Live: I Really Can’t Hide Anymore!

Chapter 021: I Choose the Soul Golden Fruit, Making My Soul Immortal and Indestructible! 

The Phoenix Essence was indeed valuable, but the second treasure was not necessarily of lesser value.

Soon enough, the second treasure appeared.

On the livestream screen, a golden fruit emerged, its faint golden light illuminating the void, as if it penetrated through the screen, shining upon every ninja watching.

For those in the Pure Land, just seeing this fruit ignited an urge to devour it.

[Soul Golden Fruit: Consuming it can enhance the strength of one's soul, making it immortal and indestructible.]

Seeing the Soul Golden Fruit, Orochimaru was the most excited.

An immortal and indestructible soul! If he obtained it, wouldn't that mean he could use the Living Corpse Reincarnation technique without limit?

Every time he used the Living Corpse Reincarnation, it would damage his soul, taking over three years to fully recover. But with the Soul Golden Fruit, his soul would become immortal and indestructible, rendering the technique harmless to his soul.

At that point, he could use the Living Corpse Reincarnation at any time!

"These are all incredible items! The Golden List is terrifying, casually giving out such astonishing treasures!" Orochimaru exclaimed with intense desire and envy.

However, many ninjas were unimpressed.

After all, an immortal and indestructible soul meant little to them.

Even with an immortal soul, it could still be sealed, and once the body died, the soul would be dragged into the Pure Land.

In the real world, there are few means to annihilate a soul entirely.

Thus, there was usually no concern about one's soul being destroyed!

So, for the ordinary ninja, an immortal and indestructible soul was rather useless compared to the Phoenix Essence.

For the living, the Phoenix Essence held more value.

For the dead, an immortal soul meant nothing.

[Third Hokage: I believe Ye Tian will definitely choose the Phoenix Essence, not the Soul Golden Fruit.]

[Fourth Raikage: I also think Ye Tian will choose the Phoenix Essence. It's more valuable, while the Soul Golden Fruit seems decent but is only useful to certain ninjas. It probably won't matter to Ye Tian.]

[Mei Terumi: If it were me, I would definitely choose the Phoenix Essence! The Phoenix Essence is far too tempting, while the Soul Golden Fruit feels a bit lackluster!]

[Orochimaru: If it were me, I'd choose the Soul Golden Fruit!]

[Hidan: If it were up to me, I'd choose the Soul Golden Fruit too!]

[Kakuzu: I want both, is that possible?]

[Madara Uchiha: In my view, Ye Tian will certainly choose the Phoenix Essence. The Phoenix Essence can extend life and enhance strength. He's alive—what good is an indestructible soul? Even an idiot knows what to choose!]

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“The Soul Golden Fruit, what a treasure!”

Ye Tian smiled.

For him, the Phoenix Essence, while good, was just that, he wasn't in a hurry to extend his lifespan, so the three thousand years of life it granted held little significance.

After all, his current lifespan was already several thousand years.

As for the Phoenix’s Immortal Body, while indeed tempting, his Indestructible Vajra Body combined with the healing effects of the Angel's Staff already equaled the Phoenix’s Immortal Body.

Thus, he wasn't particularly eager for the Phoenix’s Immortal Body either.

In short, regarding survival, he had nearly perfected his defenses.

Since arriving in the ninja world, his first priority had been ensuring his survival, thus he had many life-preserving methods and was not in need of more.

But the Soul Golden Fruit was a treasure he couldn't otherwise obtain.

Perhaps other ninjas didn't desire the Soul Golden Fruit, but he did!

“The ninja world is very peculiar, with strange rules. Here, souls are difficult to completely annihilate, and after death, souls enter the Pure Land. There seems to be no reincarnation, and souls in the Pure Land are nearly immortal. So, these ninjas don’t yearn for the Soul Golden Fruit, but they overlook the importance of the soul!”

Ye Tian had used the deduction system to foresee his future path, where the soul was crucial.

Genin, Chunin, Jonin, Elite Jonin, Kage-level, Super Kage-level, Six Paths-level—these were roughly the power levels in the ninja world, with Six Paths-level being the pinnacle.

Although there were further divisions within the Six Paths-level, with significant power gaps.

He too was at the Six Paths-level and had progressed far beyond someone like Garaga, who had only just broken through to that level. He could easily crush Garaga.

Yet, he still couldn't break the barrier of the Six Paths-level.

His only remaining shortcoming was in his soul. If he could elevate his soul to an immortal and indestructible state, perhaps then he could break through the Six Paths-level and enter a whole new realm.

“So, I choose the Soul Golden Fruit!”

Ye Tian decided.

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At that moment, the Phoenix Essence vanished from the livestream, leaving only the Soul Golden Fruit.

[The first-place reward has been determined as the Soul Golden Fruit.]

Countless ninjas were stunned upon seeing this.

[Madara Uchiha: What? Ye Tian actually chose the Soul Golden Fruit? He gave up the Phoenix Essence, a treasure that could extend his life by three thousand years and grant him the Phoenix’s Immortal Body!]

[Third Hokage: This choice truly surprised me.]

[Orochimaru: This result didn’t surprise me. The soul is far more important than the body. You all will never understand the importance of the soul. The body can be discarded at any time, but the soul cannot.]

[Jiraiya: Is that why you switch between male and female? Not only is the body unimportant to you, but gender doesn't matter either!]

[Orochimaru: Jiraiya, say what you will. I don’t mind! If you gave me the Soul Golden Fruit, I'd be willing to spend my life as a woman!]

[Tsunade: Orochimaru, you're truly twisted!]

[Shikamaru Nara: I think Ye Tian made the right choice. With the Angel's Staff and his terrifying body, he doesn't need the Phoenix’s Immortal Body for protection. Plus, he recently obtained the Millennium Dragon Essence, and he might acquire more life-extending treasures later. So, lifespan isn’t important to him, but something that makes the soul immortal and indestructible is much rarer!]

[Shikaku Nara: Son, your analysis is spot on. Choosing the Soul Golden Fruit offers better value. For us, the Phoenix Essence is more precious, but for Ye Tian, it’s not as valuable as we imagine!]

At that moment, Ye Tian extracted the Soul Golden Fruit.

As soon as he extracted it, Ye Tian consumed it directly.

Immediately, the energy of the Soul Golden Fruit surged into his soul, refining and enhancing it in unimaginable ways.

Boom!!!!

Ye Tian felt his soul rapidly strengthening, its power growing exponentially. His soul expanded, then compressed, ultimately reaching a brand-new state.

The state of an immortal and indestructible soul had been achieved!