Returning in Different States of Mind

Yin Release.

A secret technique pioneered by the Sage of Six Paths Otsutsuki Hagoromo, it uses the spiritual energy that governs imagination as the source of Yin power to create form from nothingness.

Naruto World, ancient times.

His eldest son, Indra, inherited the power of Yin Release (spiritual energy) from him, which was then passed down through the bloodline to his direct descendants, the Uchiha clan.

Over time, due to the passage of time and intermarriage with other clans, Yin-attribute chakra flowed into many groups, subsequently giving rise to a variety of Yin Release secret ninjutsu.

However, the method for systematically improving one's own spirit was never passed down; otherwise, the prestigious clan bearing the name Uchiha would not have seen so many underachievers, and those unable to awaken their eyes would not be too numerous to count!

Bloodline.

Talent.

The two determine the upper limit for most ninjas.

For the traditional Uchiha, only when they lose something important or feel pain from their own frustrations does special chakra surge into their brains, acting upon the optic nerves to cause the eyes to change, reflecting the power of the heart and allowing them to rapidly grow stronger.

In other words, as the power of inner hatred grows, most of them are swallowed by darkness and fall into evil paths; the deeper the darkness, the more powerful the ocular power, the harder they are to deal with, and the more extreme their thoughts become.

Now... everything has changed! Through the terrifying insight of the Sharingan and the active cooperation of Yanxu Daoji, Fang Xiu already understands how to safely improve spiritual power, hone his own soul, and raise the upper limit of his Yin Release ocular power without side effects.

Beyond simply exchanging resources for Indra's chakra, there is now another path! Even if it cannot provide instant results or the thrill of a sudden surge in ocular power, Fang Xiu is still delighted.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Having received generous rewards and having refrained from further reckless behavior, the man was in the midst of meditation when he heard a series of announcements.

--Main Mission: Survive in the Hong Kong Ghost World for 7 days and kill the Fusang Ghost King.

Completed!

All surviving members of the Shazhou Team receive 4,000 reward points and one Grade B side quest.

The Main God's announcement descended.

To some newcomers struggling on the verge of death, this voice sounded like a heavenly melody, even though it was essentially nothing more than a near-mechanical, formulaic notification.

At the same time, light filled his vision.

His consciousness inevitably began to blur.

He did not know how much time had passed, but Fang Xiu slowly opened his eyes, within which no emotions such as excitement, joy, or relief flowed.

Everything fell into place.

Having made sufficient preparations in advance, even if accidents occurred along the way, his safe return was an inevitability! When he heard the announcement, he was performing high-efficiency training alongside numerous clones—some were delving into Sage Mode, attempting to absorb natural energy other than the earth attribute, while others were focusing their minds inward, raising their ocular power bit by bit, like a snail climbing a rock.

Now that he was back, Fang Xiu, having grasped the path to becoming stronger, did not intend to mess around; he would continue to follow his ascetic, monotonous lifestyle.

Reincarnator, a precarious profession.

Heaven knows when one's life will reach its end.

Most importantly, he could clearly feel that in this trial, the Main God was tightening benefits, raising the difficulty, and beginning to become stingy...

I fear that in the next world, everyone will formally face the cruelty and realize that the giant ball of light does more than just distribute benefits and charity!

And once the conditions for a team battle are met, the difficulty will surely rise to another level; that feeling... will definitely be unforgettable, but that is only if one survives, for only then is one qualified to reminisce...

Unlike Fang Xiu, the worried captain, when all the newcomers and semi-newcomers regained consciousness, they found themselves facing a giant ball of light, warm and comforting, seemingly able to soothe their anxious and uneasy spirits.

"Phew~ finally safe." "Enhance! Enhance! I've had enough of being brutally tortured by ghosts... I want to become stronger, kill all these things! Kill the Main God! Kill, kill, kill!"

The originally quiet space immediately became noisy as the Shazhou Team added new blood, increasing its popularity.

"Main God, perform a full-body repair for everyone, deduct the reward points from my account."

As Fang Xiu's words fell in his heart, a pillar of light immediately descended.

Even though he had experienced it once before and had enhanced his mutant spider bloodline, the construction worker Tang Tian still couldn't help but let out a murmur, expressing his approval of the pleasure brought by the dual repair of body and soul.

--[Request accepted, Shazhou Team captain Fang Xiu, 261 reward points deducted...]

The cost was slightly higher than expected.

But considering that the damage caused by ghosts was not limited to the physical level, Fang Xiu felt relieved.

Additionally, this low-cost traditional project could be considered his welcoming gift to the official members.

In the plot world, why waste emotions and energy on a group of passersby whose life and death are uncertain?

Only by arriving at the Main God's plaza alive and proving one's own ability and luck is one qualified to complete the introduction and initially integrate into the Shazhou Team!

--Sure enough, the veterans didn't lie to me; no matter how severe the injury, as long as one can return here, it means one has retrieved their life.

--I suspect that no matter how serious the injury, upon arriving at the plaza, not only will it not worsen, but one will even recover a certain degree of clarity to pay for the required repairs.

Ye Mei, with her capable short hair, had chaotic thoughts at this moment, pondering the inconspicuous mechanisms of the Main God Space.

"I am very happy to see everyone again."

Descending from the pillar of light, Fang Xiu's gaze swept across familiar faces—the spider-enhanced Tang Tian, the mutant werewolf Emir, the angel-blooded Odubiao, and the Warhammer Inquisitor Module-equipped Haida.

These four members... could they be considered to have luck on their side?

With the injection of such abundant resources this round, it would be no exaggeration to describe them as reborn!

One must know that a Grade B side quest, combined with a sufficient amount of reward points, could make even a pig useful if used for enhancement! Let alone these semi-veterans who had already laid the foundations of strength upon their return from the previous round.

As for the newcomers...

One, two, three!

Eight seeds were added, and three survived.

And this was even with Fang Xiu clearing out the overpowered factors and providing funds, allowing them to use incense money to pave the way and take refuge in temples, Taoist monasteries, and churches.

Therefore, Fang Xiu felt slightly surprised, but upon seeing their faces, he immediately felt a sense of relief—the two potential prospects he had been watching were both there.

One was a white boxer who seemed to have won a championship belt, counting as someone who had reached the pinnacle in a certain field.

One was a woman dressed as a white-collar worker, in a natural state without any enhancements, whose brainwave activity was about seventy percent higher than the normal human level.

Plus one Asian man who looked unremarkable, with short, choppy hair and skin tanned to a dark shade.

A fellow countryman?

Tang Tian was also looking around at the moment, and when he saw the other man, his heart couldn't help but stir, and he was the first to speak, breaking the silence, "Brother, how many rounds have you been through?"

"Two companies in three rounds, tough life, I work in surveying."

The Shazhou Team had added another civil engineering brother!

It must be said that there were really a lot of workers coming from Zhongzhou to Shazhou for construction aid, so much so that in both trials, there were consistently fellow countrymen selected.