Ye Chen thrust out a palm wrapped in dense lightning release chakra.
He had "stolen" this palm strike by watching Kisame Hoshigaki's earlier battle.
It was precisely the attack method Kisame Hoshigaki had used when he blocked the entrance to Hidden Jun Village and fought Corpse Bearer and Bullfighting Master.
What looked like ordinary taijutsu actually incorporated close-range ninjutsu.
Strictly speaking, Kisame Hoshigaki did not know much taijutsu.
Yet he had been able to fight Corpse Bearer and his companion using taijutsu-style attacks.
Naturally, this unusual method of attack had caught Ye Chen's interest.
In this world, Ye Chen could be considered a prodigy with extraordinary talent.
However, he knew little ninjutsu, like a blank sheet of paper.
Everything he had mastered so far had either been "stolen" through observation or given to him directly as a system reward.
Compared with the latter, Ye Chen preferred the former.
He gained more insight and a deeper understanding of ninjutsu acquired through "special means."
And when inspiration struck, Ye Chen could even "create" unique ninjutsu from it.
Watching Kisame Hoshigaki's fighting style earlier had immediately piqued Ye Chen's interest.
After returning and studying it himself, he had actually worked out a way to combine special taijutsu with special ninjutsu.
The palm strike he was using now, for instance, was a special attack Ye Chen had created by combining a move from the taijutsu Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms with the ninjutsu Lightning Release: Lightning Blade.
At present, Ye Chen could only combine a handful of individual moves. It was still far too early for him to develop a fusion technique!
However, this unique palm strike produced an astonishing effect.
The hideous "Wood Dragon" that collided with Ye Chen's palm stopped dead in midair.
The "Wood Dragon" had been charging at an