In his blood-red eyes, tomoe appeared one after another, nine in total. Then slender golden lines circled them like growth rings.
The nine tomoe hung along those lines, forming an exquisite pattern.
They were none other than the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan!
Yet they were different from it as well.
At the same time, a unique, glowing mark appeared between his brows, shaped like a world tree and radiating golden light.
With a thought from Xia Le, both the mark between his brows and the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan vanished.
Then he willed another change.
His blood-red Sharingan appeared.
"Because I used the God Tree Projection Remnant, I can now simulate chakra too!"
"And I can store natural energy in my body, where it forms a pale golden mist in my abdomen."
Xia Le smiled.
At this point, the initial framework of his new cultivation path was undoubtedly complete. All that remained was to refine and correct it as time passed.
Naturally, being able to absorb natural energy into his body brought many benefits.
His lifespan increased, his body's vitality rose dramatically, and his perception and strength continued growing at every moment, as naturally as an instinct.
Natural energy could be said to hold tremendous advantages in the Naruto World.
Its remarkable compatibility, in particular, offered an advantage chakra could hardly match.
The most pleasant surprise was that natural energy was not constrained by bloodline ties.
It would shape different talents according to the bloodlines he possessed, yet it could also accommodate other talents and reduce the rejection of other kekkei genkai.
That meant that from now on, whenever Xia Le acquired another kekkei genkai, his body's rejection would be reduced, perhaps even eliminated, allowing perfect integration.
"Whew!"
Exhaling a long breath, Xia Le smiled.
He slowly rose, stretched out his hands, and examined