Cultivating Crystal Release

In a cave dwelling within a Small Valley in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, a young man sat cross-legged. His hands continuously formed strange seals before his chest as dazzling golden light enveloped him, giving off a sacred aura.

The sacred golden light flowed continuously around the young man, brushing against his skin before slowly seeping into his body. His originally exhausted complexion gradually regained its color as the golden light entered him.

Having tasted its benefits, the young man continued forming seals. Several streams of golden light entered his body in sequence, nourishing his Meridians, relieving his fatigue, and healing his wounds!

"Phew!" Slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, the young man opened his eyes and clenched his fists. Feeling that the Dou Qi he had depleted in the previous battle and all the injuries it had caused had fully recovered, he revealed an excited expression.

"I never expected Light Magic to be this powerful. It made me full of energy again so quickly!" Ye Qiu abruptly stood up, dusted himself off, and walked out of the cave. Since he had returned to peak condition, he should not rest around lazily.

"The Weekly Task was just completed, which means I still have a week to arrange as I please." Ye Qiu stroked his chin as he pondered. The Gravity Blade's power had currently reached a bottleneck, the two C-Rank Ninjutsu were of little use, and the One Finger Yang Skill was even less useful. Light Healing Magic could only be properly used when he was injured, so that left only... the Crystal Release Bloodline Limit!

Having made up his mind, Ye Qiu decided to begin practicing Crystal Release. This was quite a good ability—crystal was renowned for its hardness.

Hong Lian had been able to use Crystal Release to imprison tailed beasts in the Naruto World, where spiritual energy was weak. So just how powerful would Crystal Release become in the Battle Through the Heavens world, where spiritual energy was abundant? Ye Qiu was eager to find out.

Striding forward, Ye Qiu selected a boulder about a meter tall and wide, then pressed his palm against it. "Crystal Release!"

Sss, sss, sss. Pink, glass-like material appeared across the rock's surface piece by piece. Before long, it had wrapped around the entire boulder, turning it into crystal.

"So this is Crystal Release?" Ye Qiu touched the crystal, then rapped it with his hand. It was quite hard. Then...

Ye Qiu drew the Aluminum Alloy Sword from his waist. Without using Dou Qi, he simply relied on the strength of his arm to slash at the crystal. Clang! The Aluminum Alloy Sword shattered one corner of the crystal, sending crystal fragments flying, but it also became embedded in it and could not be pulled free.

"Oh? It really is hard. Even a B-Rank Aluminum Alloy Sword can't cut through it. Then what about this?" Ye Qiu released the Dou Qi Within The Body onto his sword. At once, he felt the Aluminum Alloy Sword loosen and the resistance lessen. He immediately swung downward with force. Clang! The crystal layer was cut open, and the rock within was split in two by the Aluminum Alloy Sword.

"Hm? The rock is still rock. It merely formed a layer of crystal on the surface. What's going on? I remember that Hong Lian in Naruto could turn anything sealed by Crystal Release into crystal from the inside out. Why can't I?" Looking at the cracked rock at his feet, Ye Qiu was puzzled. If the rock itself had turned into crystal instead of merely having a layer attached to its surface, he would not have been able to cut off a corner so easily just now.

"The Host merely possesses the Crystal Release Bloodline Limit. He has not obtained the power of the Crystal Release ninja Hong Lian. The same ability has different levels of power in different hands. Isn't that perfectly normal?" This System's voice rang out at that moment.

"You... really are sharp-tongued!" Hearing the system's words, Ye Qiu was left speechless.

"Hmph, I've only just started using it. Naturally, I can't reach the heavens in a single step. Just wait—I'll develop Crystal Release's true power sooner or later!" Ye Qiu said confidently.

"This System will wait and see."

"Hmph!"

"Crystal Release!" "Crystal Release!" "Crystal Release!" Provoked by the system, Ye Qiu began angrily turning anything he came across into crystal before smashing it apart, repeating the process again and again...

Meanwhile, Black Willow Town welcomed its new ruler. A group clad in silver-white armor, carrying sharp swords, and riding fine horses slowly entered the town beneath the townspeople's mingled gazes of worship and fear.

The man at the front had heroic features, a face like white jade, and a graceful bearing. With a treasured sword hanging from his waist, he looked more like a wealthy young master out for a stroll.

However, no one who knew him dared underestimate him. Though only in his early twenties, he was already a Nine Star Dou Ling. With such talent, entering the Dou Huang and Dou Zong realms was only a matter of time.

"Wu Yunfei, mayor of Black Willow Town, leads all of Black Willow Town in welcoming Smiling Wanderer Baron!" After the group entered Black Willow Town, an old man wearing a brown robe led a large crowd in kneeling before the man at the front.

This man was none other than Lin Pingzhi, who had come to take over Black Willow Town. It seemed that Xiao Feng and the others had completely absorbed Green Mountain Town and were beginning to take over the remaining Five Cities.

Naturally, Ye Qiu, who was in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, had no way of knowing any of this.

"Crystal Release - All Directions Shuriken Technique!" Ye Qiu formed seals with both hands. Countless crystal shuriken instantly appeared around him before sweeping out in every direction.

Bang, bang, bang! Large numbers of rocks and trees were shattered, kicking up clouds of dust.