Kekkei Mōra

"Brother, you..." Lin Li looked at Lin Qin, who had been sent flying, in shock and utter disbelief. It was clear that his brother had held the absolute advantage and had been suppressing Lin Chuan, so why had the situation reversed in an instant? Furthermore, his brother had actually vomited blood from a single strike of those soft, seemingly weak fists.

"Take your brother and get lost! If there is a next time, I will kill you!" Lin Chuan said in a calm voice.

Because the other party had helped him refine his Gentle Fist, he had refrained from dealing a lethal blow. Otherwise, with that final strike just now, Lin Chuan could have easily shattered Lin Qin's internal organs and killed him instantly.

Call him merciful or cowardly, but Lin Chuan, having just arrived in this world, truly could not bring himself to be completely cold-blooded, especially since the other party was only a child of about ten years old. However, he would not show softness toward those who wanted to kill him; after this round of Gentle Fist, the other party would not be able to get out of bed for at least a month or two.

The damage caused to internal organs and meridians was far more terrifying than external injuries, and it was impossible to know how much longer it would take to recover.

Lin Li and the other child looked at Lin Chuan's white eyes with their bulging veins and felt as if they were looking at the most terrifying monster in the world. That cold gaze and composed expression made them feel that he was not a nine-year-old child at all, but a ruthless monster that had cultivated for who knows how many years.

Daring not to say another word, the two children dragged the heavily injured and unconscious Lin Qin and scrambled out of Lin Chuan's room, never wanting to see this Byakugan monster again. The image of Lin Chuan's Byakugan became the most horrifying nightmare in the depths of their hearts.

After the three of them left, Lin Chuan sat on the edge of the bed, beginning to recover his chakra while calculating his gains and losses.

Judging by Lin Qin's strength, Lin Chuan reckoned he could currently handle a cultivator at the fifth layer of the Qi Refining Stage at most. Anything higher would be impossible; even though the Byakugan could see through an opponent's movements and predict the force of their strikes, his reaction speed could no longer keep up, meaning he could not effectively dodge.

Lin Chuan had just personally experienced the attack intensity of a cultivator, which was definitely much greater than his own strength, so he dared not let the opponent land a hit, or it would result in a serious injury.

Moreover, the Gentle Fist required landing hits on the opponent, and it was only effective after multiple strikes. Landing an occasional hit had some effect, but it was extremely limited, so it could not be used as a move for mutual destruction.

It's a bit difficult to make another breakthrough in a short time, but I do have another method to rapidly increase my strength in the short term: cultivation! Lin Chuan thought to himself.

Regardless of whether his guess about Sage Mode was correct, in this world where cultivation was prevalent, following their methods of practice would definitely be a way to quickly increase his strength. Furthermore, Lin Chuan had another consideration: hiding his true power!

He had already tested it; people in this world could only perceive the existence of spiritual energy within others, but they could not perceive the existence of chakra. This meant that once Lin Chuan began cultivating, the strength he displayed to outsiders would be excluding his chakra, which would definitely cause others to underestimate him—a good thing for Lin Chuan.

Moreover, the appearance of someone with great strength but no spiritual energy in their body would surely attract attention from many sides, and it would be bad if he were captured to be used as a lab rat. Therefore, Lin Chuan decided to start cultivating.

"There are five days left until the Lin Clan assessment. I wonder if I can reach the first layer of the Qi Refining Stage. Forget it, I'll go test my spirit root tomorrow first." Thinking of this, Lin Chuan yawned and went to sleep.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, Lin Chuan got up and headed toward the Artifact Pavilion of the Lin Clan. From his past memories, he knew that there was a magical artifact there specifically for testing a cultivator's spirit root, and disciples could go at any time to test the attributes and strength of their spirit roots.

"In Naruto, there is chakra paper to detect a ninja's chakra nature, and this cultivation world also has special artifacts to test spirit roots. They correspond to each other and complement one another!" Lin Chuan muttered to himself as he walked.

After consuming the Fruit of the God Tree, he didn't need to test his chakra nature; it must be the complete set of seven: water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, yin, and yang. If it weren't for the fact that his Rinne Sharingan hadn't been activated, all the techniques Lin Chuan used should have been of the Kekkei Mōra level.

And because Kekkei Mōra was the fusion of seven chakra nature transformations, Lin Chuan theoretically possessed all Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Tōta. This was because a Kekkei Genkai was the fusion of two chakra nature transformations; since he could fuse seven, fusing two was naturally a breeze. The same logic applied to the Kekkei Tōta, which fused three chakra nature transformations.

It was just that Lin Chuan's current strength was low, and he couldn't even fully absorb the Fruit of the God Tree, so these abilities were temporarily unusable.

"I am quite looking forward to it. Even if I can't use Kekkei Mōra, the power of Kekkei Genkai is enough to make me look forward to it. I just don't know how long I'll have to wait to use it!" Lin Chuan shook his head, putting away the expectant and excited look in his eyes.

When he arrived at the Artifact Pavilion, there were already quite a few people there. Although it was called the Artifact Pavilion, it actually only sold the lowest-grade magical artifacts and had nothing to do with true treasures; it was said that only the core territory of the Lin Clan had a real Artifact Pavilion.

Some of the people here were there to purchase artifacts, while others, like Lin Chuan, were there to measure their spirit roots.

Because a spirit root was not something that could be accurately determined by a single measurement, it had to be measured multiple times before reaching adulthood.

This was not to say that a spirit root could grow out of thin air; rather, the attributes and quantity of a spirit root were determined at the moment of birth, but they would manifest at different stages during one's growth.

Therefore, many people held onto the hope of becoming a genius overnight and would constantly measure their spirit roots, thinking that perhaps one day they might test for a dual-attribute spirit root or a mutated spirit root. That would be the mark of a genius who had ascended to the heavens in a single step, and every major family and power would scramble to cultivate them.

However, the probability of such a thing was clearly very low, perhaps one in a million. As for mutated spirit roots, the probability was about the same as that of a dual spirit root; both were extremely rare. Once one appeared, it would be a genius among geniuses.

When Lin Chuan stepped into the Artifact Pavilion, he drew many side-glances. The main reason was that his white hair and white eyes were too striking, and Lin Chuan's original features were already handsome. Now, combined with that unforgettable image, he instantly attracted the gaze of many young girls.

Ignoring these people, Lin Chuan walked straight toward the room for testing spirit roots. There were already quite a few people there, and Lin Chuan's entry drew another round of attention, though not as exaggerated as outside.

"Here to test your spirit root?" a person in charge asked with a frown. "What is your name?"

"Lin Chuan!"

The person in charge checked the previous records, which clearly stated: Lin Chuan, Mortal Grade Low-Tier Spirit Root, extremely poor aptitude! But this test had not been done within the Lin Clan; it must have been tested before he joined the clan.