Xuan sat cross-legged in a recess in the rock wall, his eyes closed, yet monstrous waves churned within his mental world.
In his right eye, three tomoe-shaped Mangekyō Sharingan patterns spun at an astonishing speed, like a miniature galaxy.
Deep within his mind, the [Law Simulation] system was frantically analyzing, with unprecedented efficiency, the fleeting streams of Rinnegan data he had intercepted from the Six Paths of Pain—data that contained the mysteries of creation itself.
"So that's how it is... The essence of Yin Release isn't simple creation, but 'life reconstruction' of existing matter based on spiritual energy..." A knowing curve tugged at Xuan's lips as he murmured, "But its release relies heavily on fixed jutsu templates, like a preprogrammed process. As long as there's enough chakra for power and a precise spatial anchor as construction coordinates, then theoretically... similar effects can be replicated."
A graceful figure silently appeared beside him.
Saori held out a specially made crystal core flickering with blinding lightning. Though only the size of a thumb, it emitted palpitating energy fluctuations.
"I infiltrated Kumogakure and extracted this compressed energy from the core of their lightning vein. It has been purified three times. The Lightning Release chakra inside is enough for you to use a jutsu of that scale at full power three times."
Xuan did not open his eyes. He merely reached out and accepted the crystal core, a numb, prickling pain passing through his fingertips.
He could feel the berserk power within that tiny crystal, enough to level a small mountain.
However, just as he was about to put the core away, a suffocating pressure descended from above!
The sky seemed to have been forcibly torn open by an invisible hand, leaving behind a pitch-black rift.
Six figures, bathed in ominous purple light, slowly descended