Summoning Beast

"You..."

Ji Xuejun looked at Lin Yu with a complicated expression. She wanted to say something, but did not know where to begin.

"Forget it! Let's go check on the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger and see if we can find anything!"

In the end, Ji Xuejun said nothing more and led everyone over to inspect the unconscious Blazing Flame Mad Tiger.

As they drew closer, everyone looked up at the motionless wooden humanoid in shock. The more than thirty-meter-tall wooden humanoid exuded an endless sense of intimidation simply by standing there.

"Brother Yu, your ability really is powerful!"

Ji Xuejun sighed.

"It's alright, it's alright..."

Lin Yu laughed it off without saying much. He did not know what to say either. One wooden humanoid had already scared them like this—if he summoned that thousand-meter-tall Buddha from its prime, would this group not wet themselves in fright?

"Alright, check the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger first."

Ji Xuejun quickly gave the order. Everyone temporarily buried their shock and began their inspection in earnest.

"Brother Yu, have you noticed anything?"

After a while of finding nothing, Ji Xuejun asked Lin Yu with some frustration.

"Not for now. I can only analyze information from things my eyes can see. Right now, I only know that this Blazing Flame Mad Tiger is in an abnormal state. As for the reason, I have no idea!"

Lin Yu shrugged and shook his head helplessly. The system's detection function was based on what Lin Yu could see with his own eyes. If he himself could not discover it, there was nothing he could do.

"Cough! Alright, then it looks like we can only keep searching!"

Ji Xuejun sighed. This feeling of having nowhere to start was driving her mad.

"Perhaps there's another way!"

Lin Yu stared at the unconscious Blazing Flame Mad Tiger, and his eyes lit up.

Lin Yu suddenly remembered the Rinnegan's Summoning Jutsu. Since Summoning Jutsu had remained relevant throughout the entire Naruto series, it naturally had its strengths. The Rinnegan's Summoning Jutsu was even more powerful than other summoning techniques. Not only could it summon living ninja beasts, but even dead ones could be forcibly revived and controlled through the Rinnegan's abilities. Those ninja beasts would lose their intelligence and retain only their instincts.

Furthermore, ninja beasts controlled through the Rinnegan could share vision.

The reason Lin Yu thought of Summoning Jutsu was because he had once seen a claim online.

Summoning beasts could communicate with their masters through their hearts.

Although he had never tested it, he felt there was a high chance the claim was true. And the Rinnegan's Summoning Jutsu was far more powerful than ordinary summoning techniques, so there was no reason it would not work.

"What way?"

The moment Ji Xuejun heard that Lin Yu had a solution, her ears perked up. She looked at him excitedly.

"My eyes have an ability that can subdue magical beasts, but I'm not sure what the situation will be like after subduing one. I'll try it first. There's no better option right now anyway."

"Alright, hurry and try it. It's better than having no clue at all."

"Alright!"

Lin Yu nodded. Under Ji Xuejun's watchful gaze, he walked over to the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger lying unconscious on the ground.

Lin Yu placed his hand on the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger's enormous head.

Countless black runes spread from Lin Yu's palm, forming a strange magic array that covered the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger's massive body.

Before long, Lin Yu sensed the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger's presence within his consciousness. He was using the Rinnegan's ability to forcibly establish a connection with the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger before him.

After establishing the connection, Lin Yu did not stop moving.

He brought his hands together, then slowly pulled them apart. A black rod about fifty centimeters long formed between his hands. Lin Yu had created it using the Rinnegan's Yin-Yang Shield. Its essence was the same as the black rods on the Six Paths of Pain—a weakened version of a Truth-Seeking Orb.

There was no helping it. Even Nagato, with his strength, could not create a genuine Truth-Seeking Orb. With Lin Yu's current strength, it was even more impossible.

Lin Yu estimated that he would need to reach at least the seventh rank before attempting to condense a real Truth-Seeking Orb. For now, though, like Nagato, he could only form these weakened black rods.

Lin Yu gripped the black rod in one hand, aimed at the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger's head, raised it high, and then viciously drove it into the tiger's skull.

The unconscious Blazing Flame Mad Tiger seemed to be stimulated by intense pain and began struggling wildly. But the wooden humanoid's strength was simply too overwhelming. Beneath its enormous palm, the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger's struggles appeared utterly powerless. Before long, it gradually stopped struggling.

A little while later, Lin Yu saw the unconscious Blazing Flame Mad Tiger's eyelids twitch. His eyes shifted as he took a small step back. He estimated that the tiger was about to wake up.

Sure enough, the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger slowly opened its eyes. Its original eyes had changed, replaced by a pair of enormous ripple-patterned eyes—the exact same Rinnegan as Lin Yu's.

"Looks like it worked. I wonder how effective it is."

Lin Yu nodded in satisfaction. He had obtained his first summoning beast after acquiring the Rinnegan.

"Boss, what's going on?"

Wang Defa and the others had already retreated when the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger began struggling wildly. Now, they were gathered around Ji Xuejun, silently watching Lin Yu perform operations they could not understand.

The instant the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger opened its eyes, everyone saw that its eyes were identical to Lin Yu's. No matter how little they understood, they could guess what had happened.

"This... he couldn't have controlled that Blazing Flame Mad Tiger, could he?"

Wang Defa gaped as he voiced his thoughts.

"If nothing unexpected happened, then probably. Otherwise, why would it have identical eyes?"

"What kind of talent is this? A third-rank Guardian can actually control a peak fourth-rank magical beast? Even those summoners can't do that, can they?"

"This is way too outrageous!!"

At that moment, Ji Xuejun's eyes were wide as well. When Lin Yu said he wanted to control the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger, she had only half believed him. She had not expected him to truly accomplish it.

"Controlling repulsion, absorbing attacks, detection, and now he can even control magical beasts. What the hell kind of talent is this? It's too terrifying, isn't it?"

Ji Xuejun groaned inwardly, unable to hide her envy.

Unaware that he had shocked Ji Xuejun once again, Lin Yu ignored everything else as he carefully sensed his first summoning beast.

"So this is shared vision. And it can be turned off at any time, so I don't have to worry about my vision getting mixed up. Not bad, not bad!"

It was Lin Yu's first time using the Rinnegan's shared vision. The feeling was strange, like activating a split-screen function. He could simultaneously see from different directions. Overall, Lin Yu was quite satisfied with this ability. It was highly practical.

"Looks like I need to find an opportunity to summon a flying magical beast. The view from the sky is much broader. It'll be more convenient for tracking enemies and investigating things in the future."

"Next, I'll see if I can communicate with the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger."

After satisfying his curiosity, Lin Yu finally remembered the important matter at hand. He closed his eyes, and the thoughts in his mind traveled through his connection with the Blazing Flame Mad Tiger.

"Hey... can you sense me?"