After successfully unlocking his body's potential, Moriyue naturally escaped Kazeki's clutches. An intensely refreshing sensation coursed through his entire body, like an ordinary mortal who had never encountered cultivation stepping across its threshold and successfully entering the Foundation Establishment stage. That feeling of bliss—only those who had tried it would understand.
The ability to use Chakra was an important mark separating ninjas from ordinary civilians. Moriyue was now essentially a ninja of the cat world. If there were a Cat Kingdom, he would undoubtedly be its ruler at this moment.
With the strength he could currently unleash, he was already not much weaker than the ninja cats and ninja dogs qualified to officially carry out missions. Of course, that was only temporary.
"Damn it, the Chakra I'd just managed to accumulate is all gone. Now I'm even further away from turning back into a human..."
Although he had escaped their pursuit, Moriyue was not happy in the slightest. The immense power of forbidden techniques inevitably came with immense side effects. He now understood just how difficult it was to cultivate forbidden techniques. The road ahead was long, and he had only just begun. There was still much he needed to learn.
He had slipped away from them in a flash, but from now on, he had to be cautious every step of the way. One moment of carelessness, and he might fall into another ambush like before.
"Growl, growl, growl~" His stomach protested in waves. After spending the entire morning outwitting those three, Moriyue was getting hungry.
Looking around, he saw quite a few stray cats and dogs rummaging through the village's garbage bins for food. But animals were far sharper than humans, at least when it came to sensing that Moriyue was no ordinary cat. Knowing he was not