20demayo Chapter 72 Steady Growth
Chapter 72 Steady Growth
A sharp, urgent cry rang out from the forest.
With a flash of light, Kakashi appeared before the enemy as if he had teleported.
The ultimate lightning release pierced through his chest, but the kunai in the Sand Ninja's hand only pierced the air.
Kakashi performed two transformations in a very short time.
He not only dodged the opponent's attacks, but also calmly chose the angle of attack.
As the last Sand Ninja who had infiltrated fell, Ayako Hyuga leisurely emerged from her hiding place.
"At what level has your 'Clarity' rune been stacked?"
"Third floor, and you?"
"Sigh." Ayako sighed first, "Two floors."
Sometimes you have to admit that there's no logic to the differences between people.
Despite starting his training first, he was quickly overtaken and surpassed by Kakashi.
This was all under the premise of Mo Jingxian's constant instruction.
In contrast, Kakashi, having only obtained the rune two months ago, has asked Mo Jingxian about it very few times.
But each question would stump Mo Jingxian for a long time.
On one occasion, the two even argued heatedly over the issue of overlapping paths.
Perhaps they are all geniuses.
Unfortunately, I am not one of them.
Noticing the girl's slight disappointment, Kakashi, who was busy collecting his loot, gestured towards her with his chin:
"Why compare yourself to me? The real perverts are right there."
The girl smiled; she wasn't jealous, just a little complaining.
More than anything, I'm happy to see my partners' skills improve.
She glanced at Kakashi; he had changed a lot in the past few months.
Gone is the "depressed" vibe of before; this word also came from Mo Jingxian's mouth.
Now I look so vibrant and energetic, it's very comfortable.
"Kakashi...you're really different now."
Kakashi's hand paused for only a moment before he sorted and organized the spoils.
"You know... people sometimes get lost in delusion, but I've gotten out of it now."
"Congratulations! You're treating tonight."
"No! Why am I paying again?"
"To use a fairy's words... you have to keep shearing the wool off one sheep until it's bald, that's called being single-minded."
Kakashi rolled his eyes: "Ayako! You've been corrupted by Mo Jingxian."
A burst of cheerful laughter echoed through the woods, a rare sound amidst the tense atmosphere.
Mo Jingxian withdrew her gaze, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Pleasant things come in all sizes, and he began to understand the meaning of protection.
Where there is darkness, there must also be light.
The brilliance of humanity has never truly been extinguished.
He pulled himself out of his thoughts and focused his attention on the transformation of elements.
The energy flowing through the meridians can no longer be called chakra.
To date, half of them have completed element transformation.
The two energies mix together, like water of different colors, permeating and blending into each other.
The sense of boundaries is no longer clear, and they will eventually become the same substance.
Transformation happens every moment, like the eastward flowing water, day and night.
What changes will occur after the completion of the project? Mo Jingxian was somewhat looking forward to it.
There are many benefits to increasing the proportion of elemental energy; it is the correct platform for applying basic runes.
The initiation distance of the technique is increasing, and the shape changes are becoming more flexible.
The benefits don't stop there.
Mo Jingxian's comprehension of the elements is also accelerating.
Currently, the water and wind elements have reached the intermediate level of perfection, but the conditions for advancement have not yet been met.
However, the Earth element is making encouraging progress, having already reached the intermediate level, with no signs of slowing down.
The only pity is that he had limited energy and did not spend much time studying the earth element.
Right now, I'm just using my understanding of the earth element to unleash some simple ninjutsu.
There's nothing we can do about it; things have priorities.
He is now entering a phase of rapid growth in strength, which stems from two aspects.
One aspect is element transformation.
As his proportion increased, his understanding and application of the technique also grew.
Although progress is proceeding in an orderly manner, its strength lies in its stability.
on the other hand,
It involves studying the combination of basic runes.
To date, he has developed more than a dozen specific rune spells.
"Silence," "concealment," "deception," "speed," "clear-headedness"...
Each appropriate application is no less effective than a C-rank ninjutsu.
Moreover, this is not all of them; it's just the basics.
However, he has now encountered a bottleneck, and the rune architecture involving space has stumped him.
Mo Jingxian mentally reviewed all the ninjutsu related to space.
The "Substitute Technique" involves some spatial theory, but the technique itself does not involve spatial travel.
The activation of the technique requires the pre-inscription of sealing runes (the sealing runes are derived from the improvement of basic runes), and the distance between the rune and the user's position is limited to within ten meters.
There is a short delay in activation, but the practitioner needs to anticipate it beforehand.
This has led to the extreme stretching of the upper and lower limits of this technique, the reason for which lies with the user.
Starting with this technique, Mo Jingxian has been trying to improve it using basic runes and has achieved some success.
In the ninja world, the one who made a name for himself with this technique was "Hanzo". He combined "Substitution Technique" with "Water Clone" and his "Water Substitution" amazed an era.
Yes, that's one possible approach.
The combination of ninjutsu is never singular; the Substitution Jutsu should also be able to be combined with other techniques.
Having thought a bit too far ahead, Mo Jingxian withdrew her attention and focused on another spatial ninjutsu.
"Spiritualism," as the name suggests, is about summoning.
Storage rolls are essentially the same thing.
Similarly, by using sealing runes to sign a contract, one can perform long-distance summoning and reverse summoning.
This technique already involves spatial travel.
Mo Jingxian is stuck here; he is currently unable to use basic runes to open a stable spatial passage.
More advanced techniques include "Flying Thunder God" and Obito's "Kamui" from the future.
A clear path lay before him, though progress was slow.
Given enough time, I believe he will eventually reach the other side.
If comprehending spatial runes is slow, then comprehending runes related to the soul is like a tortoise crawl.
It's not that they were completely clueless, but it's certainly difficult for them to understand.
Mo Jingxian decided to set it aside for the time being and discuss it later.
The key to his increased strength lies in the combination and stacking of runes.
Ice scales gradually covered his entire body, and the branches of the trees around him were immediately covered with frost.
The armor's appearance had changed drastically, most notably with the addition of wings and a tail.
By utilizing the repulsive properties of the earth element, one can make their body lighter.
With the addition of wings, Mo Jingxian can glide briefly, using her tail to control direction.
The idea is good, but we're still figuring it out.
The spells "Dissipate" and "Assemble" landed on the left and right wings respectively, connected by the "Stabilize" rune.
The combined spell failed as soon as it was activated; the structure disintegrated, energy backfired, and one of the frost wings shattered immediately.
Unaffected, Mo Jingxian quickly condensed another wing.
He experienced hundreds of such failures over two months.
Even Ayako Hyuga and Kakashi were already used to it, glancing up at it before going about their business.
Hundreds of failed experiments have given Mo Jingxian a wealth of experience. By eliminating detours and wrong paths, he is truly not far from the right one.
In the 48th year of Konoha, in March, spring.
In an unnamed dense forest somewhere in the Land of Fire, Mo Jingxian applied two completely opposite techniques to the same system for the first time.
He slowly stood up, his feet planted on the tree trunk, his gaze fixed on the branches twenty meters away.
The three elemental energies were mobilized simultaneously, and suddenly, the figure turned into a wisp of green smoke and then appeared on the tree branch.
The branch Mo Jingxian chose was very thin and shouldn't have been able to support his weight.
But at this moment, he stood steadily on the slender branch, his body becoming one with it, swaying gently in the wind.
The wind in the dense forest swept over his body, only to be absorbed and dissipated by the frost-covered wings behind him.
Mo Jingxian seemed to have become part of the wind, and the boundaries between them were gradually blurring.
With a light touch of the toes, the person falls like a leaf.
In mid-air, its wings flashed, and it disappeared from the spot again.
In an instant, Mo Jingxian flashed among the trees; her speed was beyond description.
Silent and unpredictable.
Unlike traditional teleportation techniques, his movements are smoother and his trajectories are more unpredictable.
Kakashi stared wide-eyed at Mo Jingxian, who was running around having fun.
Just how many cards is he hiding?
After saying that, he laughed first, as if he had asked a stupid question.
Ayako breathed a sigh of relief. She had seen all of Mo Jingxian's efforts during this time.
She knew how she had achieved this success.
He habitually rolls his eyes to survey his surroundings.
"Alright, Fairy," she said, staring westward, "your old rival is here to find you again."
Before Ayako could finish speaking, Mo Jingxian had already appeared in front of the two of them.
People arrive without wind, and land without a sound.
It just appeared out of nowhere, as if it had been randomly generated.
"You've come at the perfect time." Mo Jingxian nodded to the two of them: "You two don't need to do anything, I'll go and deal with him."
With a few quick movements, the person reappeared silently dozens of meters away.
Ayako and Kakashi exchanged a glance, then got up and followed him to cover his retreat.
Enemies meeting are bound to be furious; upon first meeting, there were no pleasantries exchanged.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Ball!"
A dozen or so compressed air bullets came flying at us like bullets.
Dafan Gang Qihu unleashed his true skills right from the start; Mo Jingxian had suffered greatly from this technique before.
Countless figures overlapped, but Mo Jingxian did not dodge. The wind bullet passed through the phantom and then disappeared.
Qihoo squinted; he was finding his opponent increasingly incomprehensible.
In their first encounter, he was able to gain some of the upper hand over his opponent.
As the number of encounters increased, Mo Jingxian gradually turned the tide and recently even managed to turn the tables.
Why the wind bullets disappeared was something that Dafan Gang Qihu didn't understand, nor did he have time to consider.
Mo Jingxian suddenly appeared behind him, while the figure not far in front of him slowly disappeared.
Qi Hu suddenly took a step forward without turning his head, but his back kick hit the air.
My heart suddenly tightened; I missed!
Enemies were visible on both the left and right sides, so he decisively used the Substitution Jutsu.
"puff!"
A wooden stake was left at the scene, and the person appeared ten meters away.
A sharp, icy claw struck straight at his face, and Mo Jingxian's pursuit speed was no slower than that of the Substitution Technique.
The attack is relentless, striking before the enemy can even react.
"Earth Release: Hardening Technique!"
A ninja's physical reaction is faster than their consciousness; their claws scrape across the noodles, sending sparks flying.
"Bang!"
In an instant, Mo Jingxian unleashed a powerful dragon tail sweep, sending Qi Hu flying...