Another Draw!

The Jashin Cultists looked at one another, none daring to step forward. However, spurred on by the goading of their leader, they eventually charged toward Qingyun in a collective rush.

Seeing these death-defying fanatics charging at him, Qingyun felt no tension at all. Instead, he spoke directly: "You've finally arrived. I've been waiting for you!"

Goro Goro no Mi! Qingyun shouted the name of his fruit internally. Immediately, blue light erupted from his entire body, and the very air around them began to crackle with a numbing sensation.

"30 Million Volts: Thunder Beast!" Rather than striking the drums behind his back like Enel, Qingyun simply willed it, unleashing a major technique in an instant.

The moment the Thunder Beast appeared, the surrounding cultists fell into a state of panic. They knew that being reduced to ash by lightning meant there would be no resurrection, and as luck would have it, the Qingyun before them was exactly that kind of terrifying monster.

"Boom! Rumble!" Although the cultists no longer dared to provoke Qingyun, Qingyun took the initiative to hunt them down, for to him, these people were nothing more than visible, walking points.

"Roar!" The Thunder Beast, originally composed of pure lightning, took on a tangible form under Qingyun's reinforcement. It lunged at the surrounding cultists, destroying every single one in sight without exception.

Qingyun felt increasingly smug, as he had just earned another chance at a lucky draw.

"Is... is this really a Genin from Konoha? How could a Genin possess this kind of strength?!" Even the Jashin Cult leader was shocked. He had been locked in a stalemate with White Fang, intending to utilize his Jashin body, but he never expected that in such a short time, his subordinates would be reduced to fly ash.

White Fang was equally bewildered. Having been occupied with the cult leader, he hadn't had the time to pay attention to the battle on Qingyun's side.

White Fang trusted that Qingyun wouldn't be defeated by these cultists.

However, White Fang only believed Qingyun wouldn't be defeated; he had never imagined that Qingyun would blast these cultists into dust!

Minato was already numb. He knew Qingyun could create miracles, but he still couldn't believe that Qingyun's strength was so absurdly high.

At this moment, Qingyun dismissed the Thunder Beast and fixed his gaze on the Jashin Cult leader, looking at him as if a starving man had suddenly spotted a cake.

"Who... who exactly are you!?" The cult leader was panicking. He possessed an immortal body! But by the same token, if he were turned into dust and charcoal, he wouldn't be able to resurrect!

The leader quickly pulled a vial of blood from his person, clearly intending to drink the contents in one gulp.

Is that... Yoshihime's blood? Qingyun's heart sank.

Without using the Flying Thunder God, Qingyun instantly appeared beside the cult leader.

Qingyun subconsciously released his own lightning. The tens of millions of volts instantly paralyzed the leader's body, and the blood in his hand was scorched into nothingness by the electricity.

Flying Thunder God?! I remember that technique requires marking the target's location, but Qingyun didn't seem to touch him just now? Minato found Qingyun to be a mystery that he couldn't decipher no matter how he analyzed it.

White Fang was also caught in a whirlpool of confusion.

In truth, even Qingyun couldn't understand it. He had simply rushed over in a subconscious panic, yet he had automatically appeared beside the man—it seemed his speed was even faster than the Flying Thunder God!

"You... you can't kill me! I am the most loyal believer of Lord Jashin! You will never be able to kill me!! Hahaha! Let me go, and I'll tell you a secret! If you kill me, you will become the eternal enemy of our Jashin Cult!"

The leader was actually quite young. Qingyun hadn't originally wanted to kill him, as he suspected this so-called Jashin Cult might have a larger conspiracy behind it.

However, Qingyun didn't care at all. Killing this leader would earn him points, and as long as he gained points, he could continue to grow stronger in various ways. Given that, why bother with the details?

Besides, Qingyun had already killed so many of their members that he had forged a deep blood feud with the cult; there was no reason to care anymore.

"I don't want to hear any secrets, because your only purpose is to turn into a pile of points!" Qingyun then directly unleashed a discharge from the Goro Goro no Mi.

"Ah! You will meet a miserable end!"

With that, the Jashin Cultist was finished off by Qingyun.

"Are you alright, Qingyun?" White Fang asked with concern.

"I'm fine. How about you, Teacher?" Qingyun asked.

"I am your teacher, after all." White Fang smiled slightly, then looked at Yoshihime and said, "Yoshihime is still unconscious, so we should rest in the Land of Hot Water for a few days. I will personally report this to the Third Hokage."

Since ninjas were required to report back to the village upon completing a mission, it was standard procedure for White Fang to provide an update.

"Qingyun, you hid your strength well. If not for today, I wouldn't have known you possessed such powerful Lightning Release!" White Fang praised.

"Your strength is great, but there is still much room for improvement. After this mission is complete, I will have the Third Hokage guide you properly! Consider it a reward!" It was rare to see White Fang this happy.

Minato, meanwhile, was filled with envy.

Qingyun patted Minato on the shoulder and said, "Lord Jiraiya is also an excellent ninja; he should be able to teach you too. If he doesn't, I'll go complain to the Third Hokage."

"Haha!" Minato smiled, knowing Qingyun was joking.

Because of the events that had transpired, everyone returned to the inn early to rest.

Qingyun was incredibly excited. He hadn't expected that a single trip to the Land of Hot Water would net him enough points for two lucky draws!

"System! System! Come out! I want to draw! I want to draw!" Qingyun immediately summoned the system.

"Greetings, Host. It has been detected that you have two lucky draw opportunities. Would you like to proceed?"

"Just give me two draws!"

"Understood! Ding! Ding! Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have drawn the Sage's Robe!"

"Ding! Ding! Ding! Congratulations! You have drawn the ability to Turn Decay into Magic!"

Qingyun immediately asked, "What is the Sage's Robe? And what is this ability to Turn Decay into Magic? Also, didn't the previous draws always involve excluding two out of five and randomly picking one of the remaining three? Why has the mechanism changed?"

"Greetings, Host. The draw method is randomized. You will randomly select one of two draw methods, and the items drawn are also randomized."