Devouring Immortal Arts

The cave was silent.

A damp scent rushed to meet them.

This smell seemed identical to the one in Orochimaru's laboratory.

The difference, however, was the heavy stench of blood.

Using his Sharingan, Chuan Yu could see through the darkness of the cave clearly.

Karin huddled behind Chuan Yu, following him as he moved forward with caution.

Many tiny white snakes suddenly appeared on the rocks nearby.

They coiled around the stone pillars, twisting their bodies and flicking their bright red tongues.

Passing through the cavern, they reached a point where the path split into four.

The map did not clearly mark this area.

Chuan Yu felt a sudden wave of frustration.

The cave was permeated with dense senjutsu chakra.

Even Karin was unable to perceive anything.

As for his own Byakugan, it could only see a blur of haze...

He decided to simply choose the third path.

If he couldn't avoid it, he would face it head-on.

The sound of dripping water echoed into the stone hollow.

The entire Ryuchi Cave was terrifyingly quiet.

Just as Chuan Yu and Karin moved forward, a pair of sharp snake eyes in the corner were watching them intently.

"It's been so long since I've tasted human flesh..."

"Such a fragrant scent..."

At the end of the third path, Chuan Yu saw a massive stone bed.

There was no one behind the drawn curtains.

Yet, the stone table in the corner was piled high with human skulls.

The bloodstains had not yet congealed.

The severed limbs had already been gnawed into a bloody mess.

"We've come to the wrong place..."

Chuan Yu furrowed his brows tightly at this moment.

He sensed a powerful force appearing directly above him.

He gripped Karin's arm tightly, signaling her not to move.

He tilted his head slightly upward.

A giant white snake hung halfway from the ceiling of the stone cave.

A terrifying, ghastly face was grinning down at the two of them.

Chuan Yu grabbed Karin's hand and hurriedly retreated.

Suddenly, he felt that something was wrong.

He turned his head to look, only to find that Karin's head had transformed into that ghastly face!

"It's a genjutsu..."

The senjutsu of Ryuchi Cave possessed various abilities.

Its sound waves could induce illusions.

But in reality, snakes lacked throats.

Therefore, they did not possess the physical conditions to produce sound.

The only way Chuan Yu could have fallen into a genjutsu was through the natural energy he had inhaled into his lungs.

It is different from the senjutsu of Mount Myoboku.

Sage Mode requires one to store and cultivate energy in advance, then draw upon it during battle.

The senjutsu of Ryuchi Cave, however, has the advantage of not requiring the refinement of natural energy as a prerequisite for combat.

Because of its high compatibility with nature, one can refine it while fighting.

Therefore.

The true reason why those who come here die...

Is that their chakra is completely exhausted...

And then they are eaten alive...

However, Chuan Yu possesses the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Even though it was a genjutsu bolstered by senjutsu.

It had absolutely no effect on him.

"Release!"

The moment the pattern in his left eye rotated.

The genjutsu was shattered instantly.

Drawing the long blade from his back.

Chuan Yu decided to trade a few blows with the giant snake before him.

"Interesting..."

"To think you could break my genjutsu..."

"This makes me even more interested in my food!"

"I am going to eat you slowly!"

The name of this white snake is Ichikishimahime.

She is also one of the high-ranking members of Ryuchi Cave.

Her body contains an extremely powerful amount of senjutsu chakra.

She is primarily responsible for screening those who enter Ryuchi Cave for trials.

Anyone who fails the trial, with the permission of the White Snake Sage, will be devoured.

She possesses the ability to float freely in the air and turn invisible.

She can forcibly drain an opponent's chakra.

"Even if you are a confidant of the White Snake Sage! You cannot dictate my life or death!"

"Body Flicker Technique!"

A flash of a blade strike.

The speed was essentially pushed to the limit.

Before Ichikishimahime could react, her body was sliced directly into two segments.

With her snake body severed, Ichikishimahime transformed into human form and lunged toward Chuan Yu.

The moment she drew close, Ichikishimahime exhaled a thick white mist.

"Sage Art! Mist Ingestion Technique!"

Suddenly, her figure vanished.

Even with the Byakugan and Sharingan, he could not see through this thick fog.

At the same time, Chuan Yu discovered that his chakra was being devoured bit by bit.

"Mist Ingestion Technique..."

But Chuan Yu knew that this thick fog was limited to a very small area around himself.

Sensing that Karin was completely unaffected on the other side.

Chuan Yu understood immediately.

"The mist is inside your stomach, isn't it..."

"It's not that you turned invisible..."

"It's that from the very beginning, you used the mist to cover my eyes... and swallowed me whole..."

"Am I right?"

Ichikishimahime was stunned upon hearing Chuan Yu's reply.

"I am becoming more and more interested in you..."

"If I could, I would truly hate to eat you..."

"Even so, you still have no way to escape, do you?"

"Just stay here peacefully and become my nourishment!"

With that, Ichikishimahime let out a shrill laugh.

"Who said I had no way out?"

Chuan Yu offered a faint smile, cutting her laughter short.

"Do you see the Mangekyo Sharingan in my left eye?"

"Whether in reality or in illusion..."

"You have already lost!"

"Xieduo!" (Locks the domain, rapidly devouring the opponent's chakra within it.)

A powerful force instantly pierced through the thick fog.

The surrounding space began to distort.

Blood welled up and spilled from his left eye.

Chuan Yu's body suddenly transformed into a swarm of crows.

Mournful cries erupted from the beaks of the birds.

At that moment, Ichikishimahime suddenly felt her chakra draining away rapidly!

Not far away, Karin felt the exact same sensation.

Ichikishimahime immediately reverted to her human form and collapsed to the ground.

Meanwhile, Chuan Yu stepped out from beside Karin.

He placed his right hand on Karin's shoulder.

Suddenly, chakra flowed into her body.

Karin's complexion improved instantly.

"You..."

"What exactly have you done, you bastard!"

The senjutsu chakra within Ichikishimahime was draining away frantically.

Now, even standing up had become a struggle.

"It is merely one of the abilities of my Mangekyo Sharingan."

Chuan Yu suddenly closed his eyes.

[Ding! Senjutsu chakra is entering the host's body!]
[To help the host adapt to the energy of senjutsu chakra, the system is working hard to suppress it!]
[29% of senjutsu chakra has been stored!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 unit of pure senjutsu chakra!]
[Senjutsu Chakra: 1/100] (Stage One)
[Ding! Since the host is working so hard, the system certainly cannot fall behind!]
[Activating automatic senjutsu cultivation mode! Converting and purifying 10 points of senjutsu!]
[Senjutsu Chakra: 11/100] (Stage One)
[Remaining unpurified senjutsu chakra: 18 points!]
(Cultivating without wanting to fall behind!)

"Although you have only lost one-third of your senjutsu chakra."

"Within this domain of mine..."

"Gravity..."

"Space..."

"Purpose..."

"Including the conviction you are so proud of!"

"Everything will be easily controlled by me!"

The moment Chuan Yu gripped his long blade, the crushing weight of gravity descended instantly.

His power would also be significantly amplified as a result.

The effect was ten, or even twenty times greater than it would be outside the domain.

However, the time limit for this gravity was only one minute.

But for Chuan Yu, that was more than enough.

He strolled over to stand before Ichikishimahime.

At this moment, she was completely pinned down by the gravity, stripped of any power to resist.

Chuan Yu felt no softness in his heart because of this.

He slowly raised the long blade in his hand.

A formidable killing intent erupted from his eyes, flooding the entire cavern!

"This strike carries twenty times the force."

"Can you block it?!"

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