harleyscars Chapter 62 The Hidden Mist Attacks
Chapter 62 The Hidden Mist Attacks
"Captain, we should go back and inform the elders."
"No need for that trouble." Mei Terumi raised her hand to interrupt her subordinate: "The intelligence clearly states that the two who came to the island were just kids. I can capture them by myself. There's no need to trouble the elder."
Naori Onikiri had a bit of a headache. The Grand Elder had sent him to follow Mei Terumi, intending to protect her secretly.
After all, he is a genius with two bloodline limits, so it is only natural that he is valued by the elders.
But geniuses all share one thing in common: arrogance.
Mei Terumi insisted on going to the island, and as her subordinate, he really had no way to stop her.
We can only take it one step at a time. If there is any real danger, we will protect her even at the cost of our lives.
Naori Onikiri and her other companion exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.
"My lord," Onikiri added, "According to information shared by the Cloud Ninja, the one who landed on the island is likely a Hyuga ninja and a Konoha boy known as 'Demon Eye'."
"Isn't it Kakashi who came?" Mei Terumi pouted, feeling somewhat disappointed.
"Then we should definitely go to the island. What big waves can two little brats stir up? You agree, right?"
She's a little rascal herself, but she tries to speak like an adult, which is really funny.
The two subordinates suppressed their laughter, but Kirigiri Naori still added a word of caution: "Don't be careless, it's best to be careful."
"Okay," Mei Terumi replied impatiently. "You're too long-winded."
The small boat piloted by the three Hidden Mist Villagers was not far from the island of the Land of Whirlpools.
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Twenty-odd days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Mo Jingxian and Hinata Ayako have imprinted the secret chamber's inheritance in their minds and have already mastered a small portion of the runes.
The rest can be dealt with slowly later; there's no rush.
The contents of the four walls of the secret chamber were engraved, and the contents of the first three walls had already been copied and stored.
And the contents of the fourth wall...
Unfortunately, the content was deliberately sabotaged.
After several attempts, Mo Jingxian could only reconstruct a few simple words.
"Continuing... the legacy of the remnants... the runic tradition..."
There are a few scattered words following: "moonstone," "hidden..."
Although the information left behind was too little, Mo Jingxian still managed to make a bold guess based on these few words.
Before the advent of chakra, this world had another cultivation system, a transcendent system based on elemental energy.
The time period is too long, and almost no written records have survived, but we can glean some clues from certain strange objects.
For example, the "moonstone" he is playing with in his hand was given to him by the mysterious woman from the ancient city of Loulan.
However, there has been no response to this day.
The breathing techniques inherited from the Box of Bliss should also fall into this category. Its operating logic has nothing to do with the chakra system, but it does have some connection with the elements.
Mo Jingxian has been consistently practicing the breathing technique, but perhaps because it hasn't been long, there haven't been any changes in her body.
The Whirlpool Clan are the ancestors left over from that era, or it could be said that the ancestors left over from the previous era developed into the Whirlpool Clan.
The knowledge gained from the inscriptions on the walls reveals that the Uzumaki clan transformed the sealing runes into a language that chakra could understand, thus giving birth to sealing techniques.
The scroll that Mo Jingxian obtained in the secret chamber recorded the entire process of the sealing technique from its inception to its creation.
Taking the Five Elements Seal as an example, the scroll clearly records the logic of the first rune structure, why it is arranged this way, and so on.
Through the text, we can see how a senior member of the Uzumaki clan created this sealing technique step by step, including the detours he took in the creation process and the thought process he used to find a solution.
Everything, big or small, was recorded clearly.
There are a total of thirteen scrolls, and all thirteen seal techniques are recorded.
"Four Symbols Seal", "Five Elements Seal", "Eight Trigrams Seal"...
This is a treasure trove; the specific sealing techniques are merely an added bonus.
What's truly valuable is the process of creation; the application of runic logic within it is the priceless treasure.
Therefore, Mo Jingxian and Hinata Ayako have made great gains in the past twenty days.
The last part of the message mentioned the word "moonstone," but he didn't know if it was a coincidence; there was too little information to confirm.
If it's true, then the mysterious "Loulan Ancient City" is worth exploring, perhaps because it has intricate connections with the previous era.
Having drifted off into her own thoughts, Mo Jingxian pulled herself back to reality.
"Ayako, is everything all packed up?"
"Alright." Hinata Ayako tied her hair up tightly.
"We've been out for quite a while. If we don't go back soon, the Hokage might think we're rogue ninjas."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Before we go back..." Mo Jingxian pointed to Lingzi's forehead:
"Let's eliminate the hidden danger of the 'caged bird' first."
The Uzumaki clan's heritage contains detailed records about summoning the Grim Reaper, and I have mastered the mechanics involved.
So... it's better to address potential problems as soon as possible, don't you think?
"Is there any danger?" Ayako took his hand. "You know I'd rather carry it with me than let you take any risks."
"How could that be? The so-called 'Grim Reaper' is just a name given by later generations. To put it bluntly... it's just a part of the rules of the soul."
Mo Jingxian gently patted Lingzi's hand:
"Furthermore... the transmission has been clearly broken down, how to use rule projection to gradually list out, and has been verified and recorded many times."
Don't worry, there's no danger.
After some persuasion, Ayako Hinata reluctantly nodded in agreement.
The two chose the sacrificial hall as the location for the spell, as it was both secluded and safe, practically tailor-made for them.
Ayako felt a mix of trepidation and excitement.
"Sit still and don't think about anything."
Mo Jingxian created two clones to protect her.
Ayako Hinata nodded, and finally closed her eyes, entrusting her fate entirely to him.
Mo Jingxian, wearing the Grim Reaper mask, began to form hand seals.
As the hand seals changed rapidly, a rule descended from the darkness.
An invisible connection was established between him and Ayako Hyuga, and the other end of the thread was connected to a part of the rules of the soul.
As the final seal fell, a gigantic phantom of the Grim Reaper appeared behind Mo Jingxian.
The phantom spanned the altar, its head touching the pointed arch, a soul blade held in its mouth.
In mid-air, those emotionless eyes were already fixed on the two people in the arena.
"Corpse Demon Seal"
The unique feature of this technique is that it cannot be stopped once activated; even if the enemy's soul is not harvested, the caster's soul will be taken away by the Grim Reaper.
Furthermore, this process does not involve any energy such as chakra, so it is impossible to defend against.
Rules supersede energy.
"They're here!"
Both of them tensed up, sensing that death was approaching.
The soul floated upwards, and the rules manifested a giant hand, ignoring the body's obstruction.
In an instant, it imprisoned Ayako Hyuga's soul from her body.
A sound like something breaking came from her mind, and then Ayako saw a huge phantom.
For the first time, she observed the world from the perspective of her soul.
She felt no fear, only a slight curiosity, as she looked down and saw her own body.
Mo Jingxian's palm was pressed against her forehead.
The scene ends here.
The phantom of death shattered, and a powerful suction force pulled her back into her body.
The "Scales of Destiny" transaction was successful.
Just like with "Awakening," the Grim Reaper reflected by "Dead Demon Sealing" is merely a projection of the rules of the soul.
When the rule projection disappears, it is equivalent to non-existence, and the "technique" naturally becomes ineffective.
"Click click click!"
The mask on Mo Jingxian's face cracked, proving that the projected rules sealed within it had completely dissipated.
This wasn't the first time he'd exploited a bug; he was already quite adept at it.
Spend 1000 reputation points to exchange the rule projection that entered your body.
Earth Element Mastery (Beginner)
That's all. It seems like there were fewer rule projections this time, but it's not too bad since we still managed to get the goods.
In transactions, things related to rules are usually given element attribute mastery.
As for energy-related items, they provide attribute points, and Mo Jingxian roughly figured out the patterns in the trading.
Hinata Ayako slowly opened her eyes, gazing at her reflection in the water mirror, like a pear blossom in full bloom.
Her forehead was now smooth and white, free of those ugly markings; she was free.
From now on, she can breathe freely, live freely, and die freely.
All the past sorrows and frustrations surged up at once, and the girl covered her face and burst into tears.
Fifteen minutes later.
After Aya had vented her anger, Mo Jingxian came over and patted her on the shoulder:
"Congratulations, from this moment on, you will become a free person."
The girl looked up at her with her tear-streaked face and said, "Thank you, Fairy! It's so good to have met you."
"Why are you getting all sentimental?" Mo Jingxian put on a smug look. "Come on... wipe your snot first."
"Go to hell, I'll smear my snot all over you."
"No, you can't be dirty..."
With one pursuer and the other fleeing, he had no chance of escape.
After the two played around for a while, Hinata Ayako fully recovered and became that adorable, slightly dazed girl again.
"Immortal..." Tears welled up in Ayako's eyes again.
"Stop! This is out of the question." Mo Jingxian didn't want his efforts to be in vain, so he came over and grabbed the girl's hand:
"Come on... try rolling your eyes, and see the world with a free spirit."
He is good at giving advice.
Hinata Ayako did as instructed, and in the 360-degree view, the obstructed angle disappeared.
Not only that, she also saw three ninjas moving through the forest.
Wait... Hidden Mist Ninja?
After her intense emotional turmoil subsided, she switched back into the calm and collected state of a ninja.
"Someone's coming," Ayako warned. "Three Hidden Mist Villagers, one Jonin, and two elite Chunin."
Mo Jingxian was not surprised to hear this news; on the contrary, he felt that Wuyin had arrived a little late.
"You've come at the perfect time." He raised an eyebrow and looked at Ayako:
"It's a good opportunity to use them to test our progress in cultivation."
Ayako Hinata nodded happily, feeling a similar urge to try it out.
at the same time.
Mei Terumi and her two squad members had been wandering around the island for most of the day.
Judging from the new traces, the ninjas of Konoha are here.
But...where are they hiding?
suddenly!
Countless ice arrows rained down on the three of them, so numerous that they even blocked out some of the sunlight.
Mei Terumi quickly formed hand seals and unleashed a "Molten Release" attack to meet the attack head-on.
"careful……"