Yue Style

"Don't worry about that, it has to do with spiritual energy anyway."

Tsunade bickered with Shangguan Yue the entire way home. Seeing that he refused to explain, she grabbed him and began kneading his face and pulling his cheeks.

Once they finally reached home, Shangguan Yue made a face at Tsunade, locked himself in his room, and ignored her completely.

Phew, finally got rid of that woman. Hmph, just wait until my strength improves; I'll make you pay!

Still, this fusion of chakra and spiritual energy—to cause this much damage with just a tiny bit of chakra—is truly extraordinary.

I wonder what rank the God-Slaying Art my old man left me is; the power is honestly insane.

The most critical part is that using ninjutsu has become increasingly simple. My words carry the weight of law, and my chakra moves exactly as I desire.

This is basically a simplified version of Sage Mode. If I could just harness natural energy, I'd really be taking off.

Unfortunately, natural energy is too volatile. Without a proper method, I can't absorb it; I can only admire it from afar, unable to touch it.

Tsunade stomped her feet in anger. "Little man, with that temper... forget it, I'm going to take a cold shower to cool off."

Shangguan Yue sat cross-legged on his bed, his consciousness sinking inward. "Chuuni, activate the Cultivation Room."

"Understood."

"Cleared beginner-level dungeon: Enrollment Prestige. Rating: Normal. Obtained 60 challenge attempts."

Shangguan Yue looked at the panel data, finding it more and more displeasing. "Chuuni!"

"I'm here! Stop shouting like you're calling a soul!"

"Change this challenge attempt count. It's obvious that different levels of ninja require different amounts of energy to challenge."

"Well, fine. These challenge attempts are equivalent to the luck of this world, fixed and plundered by the Balance. If you lose, they will be deducted accordingly. It's been changed; take a look."

Shangguan Yue looked at the panel where it now read: Luck Points: 60. He nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, Chuuni. You're teachable."

Shangguan Yue then tapped the light screen of the Cultivation Room. "Prompt: Spend Luck Points to cultivate? Ratio 1:1 hour."

"Yes."

Shangguan Yue appeared once again in the vast, white Cultivation Room, sitting cross-legged to fuse his chakra and spiritual energy.

At the same time, his own physical chakra began to circulate slowly, and before long, his body was enveloped in a white, jade-like luster.

Under the enhancement of the Cultivation Room, the progress bar, which had been moving at a snail's pace, instantly accelerated, and the fusion was completed in no time.

"This Cultivation Room is truly monstrous. I wonder if it's just because I'm still weak that the results are so immediate."

Once the combination of chakra and the special spiritual energy from the God-Slaying Art was complete, it underwent a qualitative leap.

Previously, his spiritual energy could be described as latent; now, it was manifest.

Before, when his spiritual energy tried to permeate his body, it felt blocked and difficult to control. Now, it could flow out at will, allowing him to do whatever he pleased.

Moreover, with the integration of chakra, his spiritual energy could now undergo nature transformation, allowing him to fabricate elemental ninjutsu out of thin air.

Coincidentally, after Shangguan Yue awakened Wood Release, Tsunade had given him chakra paper, which revealed that he indeed possessed all five elemental affinities.

Awakening Wood Release and the Sage Body surely provided the Yang attribute, and combined with the Uchiha bloodline, he inevitably possessed the Yin attribute as well.

"I never expected that after this fusion, I could directly sense the chakra of the five elements."

"I'm only a Genin, and it's already letting me learn chakra nature transformation? Isn't this a bit too broken?"

"But this way, the previous taijutsu from the Void Step series can also be iterated; no longer just crude applications."

"This means I can stop focusing on extracting chakra and just concentrate on the practice of ninjutsu and taijutsu."

"Anyway, my chakra reserves are massive; they've already reached the level of a Jonin. It's just the quality that hasn't caught up yet, otherwise, I could break through easily."

"I'll suppress my ninja rank for now. That way, I can use my Genin status to fight for even greater gains. Heh heh, what a truly broken ability."

"When I need it later, both my spiritual energy and physical strength will have undergone earth-shattering changes."

"I'll be able to extract 'ton-chakra' with a flick of my wrist. Still, I have to find a way to master Sage Mode. Consuming my own energy is inferior to absorbing it from nature—to seize the creation of heaven and earth."

"Prompt: Energy exhausted. Renew subscription?"

Shangguan Yue snapped back to reality. "I have to hurry. Renew."

Shangguan Yue used Void Step again. This time, he simply attached chakra to the soles of his feet, taking one step, then two, stepping on his own feet, and suddenly soared into the air.

"Holy crap, is Void Step basically a talent ability now? It's so simple, and the consumption seems quite low. At the very least, I could run for a day and a night without issues."

Shangguan Yue slowly retracted his chakra, landing on the ground as lightly as a feather. "Explosive Flash!"

With chakra attached to his back like a thruster, Shangguan Yue was launched forward instantly. He went so far that he couldn't control his speed at all, his face dragging across the ground before he finally came to a stop.

Fortunately, the Cultivation Room didn't cause actual physical harm. Shangguan Yue stood up and rubbed his sore cheeks.

"Was my chakra always this much? Why did I just take off like that this time?"

Void Step was mainly used for evasion and ascending, while Explosive Flash provided instant acceleration, making it difficult to change direction.

"Finally, I can say this is my own style. Before, it was too crude; I felt embarrassed just talking about it."

"Haha, I've decided! From now on, it's Yue Style: Void Step, Yue Style: Explosive Flash, and Yue Style: Draw-Sword Strike."

"Let me study this further. My actual combat strength has already reached the level of a Chunin; the ceiling is very high."

"Let me test the power of my spiritual consciousness and telekinetic attacks. If it's really like this, then wouldn't I be able to... fly!?"