In Konoha: Three Choices at the Start

The Dragon Vein could rival any Tailed Beast. If Liuyun absorbed it all to strengthen his body, just how terrifying would his physique become?

Could he become like Isshiki, or Might Guy with all Eight Gates open?

At the thought, Liuyun's eyes grew brighter. He immediately stopped converting the Dragon Vein's energy into Chakra and Mental Energy.

Instead, he devoted it all to strengthening his body.

The process was simple: he only had to absorb the Dragon Vein's energy into his body.

Unlike Chakra and Mental Energy, it required no extra conversion step.

Liuyun's limbs became bottomless black holes, ravenously devouring the Dragon Vein's energy.

Purple-black energy surged around him in waves, enveloping him completely.

As wave after wave poured in, the energy needed to improve his physique grew from a tiny amount to an astronomical one.

Liuyun only grinned. What did that matter? As long as it made him stronger, it was worth it.

At his level, even the slightest improvement was incredibly difficult—and made a world of difference.

If something could increase his strength, nothing else mattered.

Before long, the purple-black energy had completely enclosed him in a massive cocoon.

Inside the surging purple-black energy, time and space were impossible to sense. There was only the endless tide of the Dragon Vein.

That tide was flowing downward at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The energy roiling around him grew steadily thinner.

After an unknown length of time, not a trace of purple-black energy remained. All that was left was a pitch-black cavern.

Chapter 297: Seeing Gamamaru Again and Asking Questions!

Within the dark cavern, a purple-black cocoon floated in midair. The enormous boulder of purple-black energy beneath it had vanished.

Dense waves of destructive energy emanated from the cocoon. Even a Kage-level powerhouse would have