All sorts of thoughts flashed through Qian's mind, and he quickly shoved them aside.
With a splash, he broke through the surface of the sea, then braced himself with both hands, leaped up onto the water, and stood there steadily.
Qian swept a glance over the shadow clones cultivating both inside and outside the island, wiped the seawater from his face, then flickered onto the beach.
Next, a surge of Fire Release Chakra appeared over his body, drying the water on him in an instant.
After doing this, Qian immediately undid the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and recalled all his shadow clones.
In an instant, a vast flood of memories poured into his mind.
However, one hundred and fifty shadow clones were the result he had calculated.
So Qian merely furrowed his brow for a moment, then silently endured it.
After that, he casually found a place and sat down.
Then he closed his eyes and began sorting through the memories in his mind.
Time passed, second by second.
About fifteen minutes later, Qian opened his eyes again.
At the same time, a flicker of surprise flashed through them.
Qian raised both hands and, as if he had just learned the Mind Reflection Technique for the first time, completed the hand seals meticulously, then cast the technique on himself.
In an instant, the chakra within his body seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, rapidly circulating through his meridians before finally gathering at his head.
No—more accurately, it gathered at his eyes.
In his eyes, the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan activated on its own, then, like two black holes, rapidly absorbed the chakra surging in.
A sore, stinging sensation appeared in his eyes, and Qian could not help wanting to close his Sharingan.
But his instincts told him he could