Chapter 1153: Evolution! Steel Wool Ball?
Hearing Jiangnan's question, Beifeng couldn't help but say, "The thread aspect is just one part—it's only used to form curse arrays!"
"The thicker the spirit threads, the larger the curse array, and the more powerful it is. But the advanced curse characters that make up the array have to be learned separately!"
"Each advanced curse character has a different meaning. A single curse array can be combined in thousands of ways. You have to memorize and study them yourself. I've been memorizing them since I was three, and I still haven't learned them all!"
"Besides, what you've got isn't spirit thread at all. You must have messed up somewhere—it's the only explanation!"
Even now, Beifeng refused to believe that Jiangnan's spirit pillar was the result of spirit force threading.
And Jiangnan's face was completely dark.
(̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄...
He thought the Bei family's spirit pattern curse array was some amazing technique, a whole formation system.
Who knew the curse characters had to be learned separately?
No wonder the system's deduction of spirit force threading only produced external threading with no curse character content.
After all, the system was always useless when it came to curse characters.
Other than the weight-increasing curse character, he was completely clueless about the rest—a total beginner in curse characters.
So he'd wasted all that effort and skill points just to learn how to turn spirit energy into columns?
What use was that?
Sure, the spirit pillar could be thick or thin, long or short, extremely tough, and nearly weightless.
It could be controlled freely by his will.
But it was meant to be used with curse characters to unleash its full power!
The moment he thought about spending three to five years learning advanced curse characters just to make a curse array, Jiangnan instantly lost interest in studying.
Just then, Fulei called out, "Let's go! Time to catch the students!"
Jiangnan waved his hand to dismiss the "spirit threads," pulled a pair of Passionate Little Gloves from his pocket, and put them on.
Beifeng swallowed hard. "You're not going to kill me?"
Jiangnan couldn't be bothered to reply, not even giving Beifeng half a glance.
He stepped forward and started slapping him left and right with both hands.
(#)༎ຶ3༎ຶ(#)
The sound of "smack smack" rang out without end.
He slapped Beifeng's memory right back to before he was dragged out of the cell, then tossed him into the cell with one throw.
Jiangnan jogged after Fulei, a full smile on his face.
ﾚ(❛ัꇴ❛ั∗)ﾍ "Hey—coming!"
Huayin and Milan Duo stayed behind to guard the stronghold, while Fulei and 001 took Jiangnan out to capture the students.
With them were about twenty Black Hoods.
Along the way, Fulei and 001 kept their eyes fixed on Jiangnan, staring at him the entire time.
Meanwhile, Jiangnan was still thinking about spirit force threading.
The Bei family's spirit pattern curse array—the most valuable parts should be the interpretations of advanced curse characters and the various curse arrays themselves.
He had managed to learn spirit force threading.
But ended up with a spirit pillar?
Didn't seem all that useful.
Should he max it out?
But then he thought, what else was he going to do with all those skill points?
Might as well spend them—maybe there'd be a surprise.
[Confirm skill point addition: 10,000,000 points!]
[Skill upgrade! Spirit Art • Spirit Force Threading (Grandmaster): MAX!]
In an instant, all the information about spirit force threading flooded into his mind.
Jiangnan froze.
Once the level was maxed out, the effect of the spirit threads didn't disappoint.
With a thought, extremely fine spirit threads shot out from his ten fingers.
They were even a hundred times thinner than a strand of hair—spirit threads formed by compressing and condensing spirit energy to the extreme.
Like an extension of his body, they could be controlled freely.
Jiangnan raised his hand and slashed.
Glimmering spirit threads flashed through the air, even sharper than a blade.
A hundred meters away, a thick stalactite pillar was instantly cut into more than a dozen pieces, the cuts smooth and even.
Jiangnan's eyes lit up. This was way stronger than he'd thought?
The spirit threads alone were this terrifying?
Wire cutting?
Could he perform a move like Milan Duo?
Wait...
In that moment, spirit threads on Jiangnan's left hand wildly extended, gathering into a mass. He used his mind to control them, cutting through the air at high speed.
(๑•̀～•́)-`ᓄ´-
Feeling one hand wasn't enough, he brought his other hand into play.
He started furiously forming a ball.
The spirit threads on his hands converged more and more, cutting through the air with a "buzzing" sound.
A small whirlwind formed around him.
"Haha! Done!"
In Jiangnan's hand was a glass-colored ball the size of a basketball.
(๑¯ิꇴ¯ิ)つ-`◯´-
It was entirely made of high-speed spirit threads, emitting a dazzling spiritual light.
Fulei frowned. "What have you been doing this whole way?"
Jiangnan showed it off excitedly.
(๑¯ิٹ¯) "Ah, I was thinking it'd be bad to use spatial abilities when we capture the students—might give us away. So I practiced making a Rasengan to use."
001 nearly spat out blood. The hell with a Rasengan!
"You call that a Rasengan?"
Jiangnan pouted. "What, Brother Feng, you don't believe me?"
As he spoke, he teleported into the cavern, pressed the spirit thread ball against the cave wall.
=͟͟͞͞(⌯꒪◠꒪)つ-`◯´-Σ[]
"Rasengan~"
With a loud "boom," the moment Jiangnan's version of the Rasengan touched the wall,
The rock was instantly shredded by the spirit threads, and then the entire ball exploded due to external force.
Countless fine spirit threads burst outward in all directions,
Cutting through everything in their path. In an instant,
The entire cavern was shattered by the exploding threads, and the vertical stalactite forest was reduced to fine gravel.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The cavern couldn't take it and collapsed completely, dust rising everywhere.
001 and Fulei stared wide-eyed, stunned.
(Ŏ口Ŏ(•'Д'•۶)۶
Sigh...
Was that really a Rasengan? Did Rasengan have that much power?
And Jiangnan could be this strong without using spatial abilities?
Jiangnan teleported back, his clothes and pants shredded into strips.
His body was covered in dense blood marks, blood flowing freely.
(།๑།ŏ།～།ŏ๑།)...
He was a complete bloody mess.
Not to mention his arm, which was a bloody pulp.
He never expected the Rasengan to explode with such overwhelming power.
And it was indiscriminate—even cutting himself.
Seems like he'd better use this move with Glazed Armor from now on.
(•︠～•︡#) "Calling it a Rasengan doesn't seem quite right? Hmm—it's an upgraded version? Let's call it Steel Wool Ball!"
Fulei: !!!
The hell with Steel Wool Ball!
Apologize to Naruto right now!
Who knows what tricks this kid has up his sleeve?
Wait—when did his wounds heal? What kind of recovery speed is that?
The two looked at Jiangnan with even more wariness.
But Jiangnan was extremely excited.
If he developed spirit force threading properly, it might bring unexpected surprises.
The Steel Wool Ball's power was considerable—he had another trump card now.
Following Fulei, the group of Black Hoods finally found traces of the students.
Jiangnan immediately spotted Luo Tianqing, his eyes lighting up.
She would be a great help.
But Fulei sneered. He wanted to help, did he?
This was the perfect chance to take down the strongest diamond of Hua Xia.
With Jiangnan there, she would definitely think it was an operation by the academy's instructors.
As long as they worked together to bind Luo Tianqing's spirit, everything would be settled.
By then, trying to cause trouble would be a fool's dream.
Fulei smiled. "Didn't you want to have fun? I'll give you the chance."
"Go ahead. Just make sure Luo Tianqing cooperates. Don't blow our cover."
Jiangnan smiled confidently.
(･᷅ὢ･᷄) "Don't worry. Watch me show them off."
With that, he walked toward the new students, wearing a Black Hood.
Inside, he was laughing wickedly. Trying to use me as a tool? Then be ready for the tool to backfire.
In a flash, a mature plan formed in his mind. Watch me build a road in the open while sneaking through the dark.
Sorry, little freshmen—you're about to get a beating.
With a signal from 001, the twenty-plus Black Hoods, along with Jiangnan, surrounded the students in a pincer formation.
On one hand, to prevent the students from escaping; on the other, to keep Jiangnan from causing trouble.
Naturally, 001 and Fulei wouldn't act rashly and expose their abilities.
That might make Jiangnan realize they weren't instructors.
At this moment, Wang Zhan's team had gathered about two hundred people.
Seeing twenty-plus Black Hoods closing in from afar, their faces turned pale.
(●ŏ﹏ŏ) "Not again?"
Jiangnan in his Black Hood put his hands on his hips, deliberately making his voice hoarse.
☚(΄◞ิД◟ิ‵)☛ "Hehehe—let you go last time, but you won't escape this time."
⌯･᷅◠･᷄⌯ "I, Wuzi Maki Naruto, will defeat you with my own hands! Come on!"
The students were dumbfounded.
What the heck was this "Naruto" business? This Black Hood must be suffering from some kind of chuunibyou.
Luo Tianqing got excited too.
Finally our turn?
Jiangnan twisted his hand near his lower abdomen.
"Five Elements Seal! ⚝ Release!"
"Boom!"
In the next moment, terrifying chak—no, spirit energy surged out, thick and solid.
It formed a heavy glass-colored coat outside his body,
Taking the form of a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, wrapping around Jiangnan. Nine glass-colored tails were strikingly obvious.
The students' eyes went wide.
What the hell? Tailed Beast Cloak?
Sigh—had the dimensional wall finally been broken? What kind of ability was this?
Even Luo Tianqing was baffled.
Did the instructor team have an ability like this? She didn't remember any.
"Boom!"
With a blast, the nine tails suddenly contracted, and Jiangnan shot into the group of new students at terrifying speed.
Everyone screamed: "Quick! Don't let him get close! Attack him from afar!"
Fireballs, ice spikes, and stone spears rained down on Jiangnan.
But he didn't dodge at all, letting the attacks hit the glass coat.
They couldn't break through its defense.
Then Jiangnan let out a roar.
"Heaven did not give birth to me, Naruto, and the path of pillars is long like the eternal night! Pillar, come!"
In the next second, a glass-colored spirit pillar, three meters in diameter and thirty meters long, surged out of Jiangnan's hand.
(•'益'•۶)۶██████
Wang Zhan's eyes bulged: !!!
∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll)
What the hell is that?!
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