Offensive Fails

Through a period of personal contact, coupled with the vast amount of intelligence gathered beforehand, Natsume gradually analyzed the power system of that [Jashin] and its subordinates.

One thing was certain.

Their core path was still [Spiritual Desire to Godhood], similar to that of the [Maha Clan].

But in essence, the two were vastly different.

Although the [Maha Clan] placed great emphasis on the importance of the physical body, the essence of their system was still senjutsu.

They were better at using senjutsu to strengthen the body and enhance combat power...

Much like the ocular techniques of the [Otsutsuki Clan].

But the [Jashin] lineage placed greater importance on excavating and unleashing "carnal desires."

If

the taijutsu of the [Ninja World]—people like Guy, for example—was considered the orthodox path of training one's body and breaking through its limits, then the [Jashin] side was the heretical path of using the life force gained through blood sacrifices, as well as devouring all kinds of desire and thought-power, to catalyze the strengthening of the body.

One relied on oneself, while the other relied on external forces.

That was probably the most fundamental difference...

No wonder [Jashin] required such vast numbers of "blood sacrifices" and such immense quantities of "life force."

And no wonder many mid-ranking fanatics of the [Jashin Cult], like Hidan, possessed an "Immortal Body."

At its core, their so-called Immortal Bodies were all built upon plundering and devouring the lives of others.

That was how they obtained their seemingly powerful [Immortal Body].

However, because what they absorbed was the life force of others, it inevitably carried, to varying degrees, the resentment of those lifeforms.

Though its corruptive nature could not compare to [Yellow Springs Filth], once accumulated in sufficient amounts, it was still extremely significant.

That was also why the higher one