The Sky Screen shifted, and the scene suddenly changed.
[In a forest clearing, Minato Namikaze appeared abruptly with Kushina Uzumaki, panting heavily.]
[Having consecutively used the Flying Thunder God to relocate the Tailed Beast Bomb and forcibly teleport the Nine-Tails through space, he had already expended nearly more than half his Chakra. His breathing was ragged, and his body swayed on the verge of collapse.]
[He had wanted to raise a hand and erect a barrier, but his severely overdrawn body could no longer hold on, and he could only let his hand fall weakly.]
["I... can still hold on a little longer..."]
[Kushina Uzumaki's face was pale, and she was exhausted to the extreme, yet she still forced herself to summon her Martial Soul.]
[Adamantine Sealing Chains!]
[In an instant, several golden chains surged out from behind her back, plunging deep into the ground. Layer upon layer, they wrapped tightly around the enormous Nine-Tails, forcibly restraining its violent flow of Chakra and temporarily suppressing it.]
Beneath the Sky Screen, voices of discussion rose across the Douluo Continent, filled with astonishment and confusion.
"As expected of the Fourth Hokage's wife! She's already that weak, yet she can still suppress such a terrifying Ferocious Beast by herself. That's incredible!"
"But at a life-or-death moment like this, why bring a newborn child to the battlefield? Isn't that far too risky?"
"Look at that woman's complexion. Her life force is fading, and she's already at the end of her rope. It doesn't seem like she can hold on for much longer."
Spirit Hall, Worship Hall
The Titled Douluo all wore grave expressions.
Qian Daoliu frowned deeply and spoke with a low sigh.
"Another strange Martial Soul unlike anything we have ever seen. Could it be that the cultivation foundation of that Outer Continent is entirely different from our Douluo Continent? Even the forms and abilities of their Martial Souls bear no resemblance at all?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo, however, focused on the Nine-Tails bound tightly by the Adamantine Sealing Chains. His gaze was heavy and his expression solemn.
"This Adamantine Sealing Chains Martial Soul is no simple thing either! The Nine-Tails is so violent and overbearing, yet the instant those chains wrapped around it, its leaking power suddenly drew back, as though it had been dissolved and sealed away layer by layer."
"It's a Sealing Technique!" Mighty Lion Douluo immediately realized it and reminded them, "Yu Zhi once said that the Uzumaki Clan excels most at all kinds of secret sealing arts."
"He did say that." Falling Devil Douluo let out a long sigh, his tone filled with both awe and wariness.
"At the time, I only thought that boy was inexperienced and paid it no mind. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I understand just how tyrannical this Martial Soul's sealing power truly is."
"If any of us Titled Douluo were caught by these Adamantine Sealing Chains, we likely would not find it easy to break free either. We wouldn't gain the slightest advantage."
The hall fell silent for a moment, and everyone's expressions grew increasingly grave.
The Martial Soul system and secret techniques of the Naruto Continent had shattered their established understanding time and again.
The Sky Screen continued.
[After using this move, Kushina's aura grew even weaker. She spoke softly in broken intervals.]
["If I drag the Nine-Tails back into my body like this... I will definitely die... But it will greatly delay the time before the Nine-Tails breaks free from its seal again... I'll use the last of my Chakra to help you one final time..."]
[Looking at his wife, who was willing to die to protect the village and their family, Minato Namikaze choked up. His eyes reddened, and his voice was filled with pain and guilt.]
["Kushina... thank you for everything you've done for me all this time. You were the one who helped me become the Fourth Hokage. You gave me a family and made me a husband, made me a child's father... Yet I failed to protect you..."]
[Kushina smiled gently and gazed quietly at her husband before softly comforting him. "Minato, don't say that. To have your love and marry you, I am already content."]
[After a brief pause, a trace of lingering regret passed through her eyes. "My only wish... is that I won't be able to see Naruto grow up with my own eyes."]
[Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze could no longer restrain himself, and tears silently slid down his face.]
[A moment later, he suddenly put away his grief, and his eyes became incomparably resolute.]
["Kushina, I will help preserve your remaining Chakra. One day, you will see Naruto grow up with your own eyes. I will seal the last of your Chakra into Naruto's body as well."]
The scene of Chakra housing consciousness beneath the Sky Screen instantly left everyone on the Douluo Continent who understood Soul Power unable to sit still.
Inside Spirit Hall's Pope Hall
Bibi Dong's gaze sharpened as she instantly saw the key point: Chakra and Soul Power were fundamentally not the same thing.
She turned to Yu Zhi with burning eyes, her tone urgent. "Xiao Zhi, can Chakra truly store consciousness and preserve a remnant soul to such an extent?"
Yu Zhi could only bite the bullet and answer, "Teacher, the definition of Chakra that I learned growing up is indeed fundamentally different from our Douluo Soul Power."
"Chakra is a foundational energy refined through the fusion of a person's spirit and body. It is the fundamental driving force behind Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and Sealing Techniques."
"You've already told me all that."
Bibi Dong interrupted him. "You said you have yet to fully master Chakra, but you should at least know whether it has such an extraordinary effect as housing consciousness, right?"
Yu Zhi immediately put on an embarrassed, bashful expression and scratched his head. "Teacher, I was playful and restless as a child. I never seriously studied the clan's lessons, so there are many profound principles that I don't understand either."
Seeing Bibi Dong's look of disappointment, Yu Zhi felt utterly helpless as well!
He had already earned their trust, and no one had bothered to investigate Chakra further. Yet the Sky Screen kept revealing more and more, forcing him to keep making excuses and lying to cover himself.
Fortunately, he had arrived in this world as a child, and his age made ignorance the most reasonable explanation. Otherwise, he would have been exposed long ago.
Bibi Dong shot him a reproachful glance and said meaningfully, "It seems that tonight, I should properly punish that playful nature of yours."
Yu Zhi could only give an awkward, sheepish smile, not daring to respond.
Bibi Dong looked at the Sky Screen and muttered with emotion, "I originally thought Chakra was merely another name for Soul Power used on the Naruto Continent, but now it seems they are fundamentally different! It can actually carry a person's remaining consciousness and preserve lingering obsessions. That trait is simply too terrifying."
Just then, Hu Liena walked into the Pope Hall. Having happened to hear Bibi Dong's sigh, she habitually glared at Yu Zhi before continuing, "Teacher, even if it can store consciousness, what does that prove?"
Bibi Dong helplessly rubbed her forehead. "How did I end up taking in disciples like this? One is lazy, and the other knows nothing."
She then explained seriously, "If Chakra naturally possesses this trait, it means the power system of that continent may be a whole level above our Soul Power."
"Our Soul Power can only temper the body and release Soul Skills. It simply cannot store consciousness."
Hu Liena still frowned, unconvinced. "Perhaps it is merely some unique minor trait of Chakra. We cannot conclude from that alone that their cultivation level is higher, can we?"
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