Another Miracle

Ye Chen used his system permissions to activate the Energy Ball and review this player's activity history.

A young man of about eighteen appeared on the screen.

The moment he entered the game, he started grinding Daily Missions. He never joined a party and barely interacted with other players, spending almost all his time alone.

Once he had earned enough contribution points from quests, he bought chakra, then went into the woods to practice creating his own ninjutsu. He did this every day.

When the other players grew bored of grinding Daily Missions and went off to fight monsters for a tougher challenge, the player named Raijin joined them too.

He still went about his own business, grinding quests, buying chakra, and practicing his original ninjutsu day after day, never tiring of it.

When the system announced that Bullfighting Master had completed the first-kill quest, everyone flocked to him to ride his coattails and learn Taijutsu: Eight-Level Collapse.

Raijin kept doing his own thing without fail. After constant experimentation, he learned and mastered Ninjutsu: Lightning Release, then tried fighting monsters.

At first, he went to face the wolf pack alone, only to get swatted back to the respawn point before he could even touch a wolf's fur.

He was smarter the second time. Using Ninjutsu: Lightning Release, he successfully slid beneath a wolf's belly, but before he could inflict any damage, he was sent back to the respawn point again.

After repeating this dozens of times, he had almost exhausted the Chakra Energy in his body. Only then did he stop fighting monsters and return to grinding Daily Missions.

He practiced ninjutsu hidden away in the woods until today, when he finally created a technique with staggering damage and tremendous range. He named it Ninjutsu: Lightning Release: Click Selection.

After watching the whole process, Ye Chen couldn't help laughing. "This player really is impossible to keep down! Even after being slaughtered by wolves countless times, he still kept going and practicing his ninjutsu.

"That kind of unyielding spirit is truly admirable."

After hearing Raijin's account, the other players were equally impressed and astonished.

"Success never comes by chance, and you don't become a top player by sitting around. We need to work harder too!"

Ye Chen wholeheartedly agreed.

Sure, you don't become a top player by sitting around, but the top player's top player certainly does. Take me, for example...

Raijin was also thrilled and excited that he had created his own ninjutsu and received the system's recognition.

"I've been an animation fan since I was a kid. Whether it's Chinese animation or anime from overseas, I've watched practically everything.

"I dreamed of becoming a ninja from childhood. I never imagined this game would not only make that dream come true, but even let me create my own ninjutsu.

"I swear, as long as this game exists, I'll keep playing!"

His words touched many hearts, and the players all agreed that this game felt incredibly real.

"I have every reason to believe that anyone who's played Junying Ninja will never settle for another game."

"Absolutely. This is my game from now on. Junying Ninja is unbeatable!"

At that moment, the players, who had been utterly demoralized after days of being slaughtered by wolves, regained their confidence.

"Now that we have ranged attacks, does that mean we can go fight the wolves?"

"Those beasts have slaughtered us so many times. It's time to reclaim our pride!"

"Let's go, right now! I just bought the expert's ninjutsu from the system. This time, we'll make those beasts pay!"

Brimming with excitement, the players decided to challenge the wolf pack again and avenge their humiliation.

"Wait. I don't think we're ready yet," One Sword Opens Heaven said just in time.

Dai Xiaomei quickly agreed. "Right, I don't think the time is right either. Let's not rush."

The players stopped and turned back in confusion. "We all have ranged attacks now. With our previous strategy, killing a few wolves shouldn't be a problem!"

Faced with their confusion, One Sword Opens Heaven explained calmly, "We have ranged attacks, but everyone only just learned them. We aren't proficient enough, and they don't do enough damage. Try them if you don't believe me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a skeptical player cast the newly learned Ninjutsu: Lightning Release: Thunder Strike on the spot.

But it was nowhere near as powerful as Raijin's version. It couldn't even destroy a single tree. The lightning was only as thick as a noodle and merely scorched a few blades of grass.

"How is this possible? It's the same technique, so why does mine do so little damage?" The player was utterly stunned, and his confidence took a considerable hit.

"It's simple. You aren't proficient enough, and you have very little Chakra Energy in your body. It's perfectly normal for it to do little damage," One Sword Opens Heaven explained patiently.

Raijin nodded. "Right. Ninjutsu is like martial arts in the real world. You need to practice constantly before you can do real damage.

"Then there's chakra. It's an energy much like internal energy. If you don't have much Chakra Energy in your body, you won't do any damage, no matter how powerful your ninjutsu is.

"It's like a starving, burly man being unable to beat a skinny man who's eaten his fill!"

Understanding dawned on the players. They now recognized the importance of practice and no longer rushed to fight monsters, though their enthusiasm had dimmed considerably.

"Don't be discouraged. If we practice hard, a pack of wild wolves will be nothing to us.

"Next, I'm going to develop this ninjutsu into Raijin's skills. That'll make lightning much easier for us to control, and it'll be much simpler to learn too.

"It'll save a lot of time, and you won't need to spend more contribution points on it. You can use those points to buy chakra directly.

"With enough Chakra Energy and my Ninjutsu: Lightning Release: Thunder Strike, we'll definitely be invincible. By then, our only concern will be whether the village has enough monsters for us to fight."

"You can do that too?"

The players were stunned beyond words and exclaimed one after another:

"An expert really is an expert. Your mind works so much faster than ours."

"This way, we save both contribution points and time. Why didn't we think of that before?"

While everyone else was brimming with excitement, One Sword Opens Heaven spoke gravely. "Will the system allow us to do this? Won't it count as cheating?"

"It won't!" Before anyone could react, Ye Chen appeared just in time to give them a definite answer.

"The rule of this game is that there are no rules. Play however you want and create whatever you like. As long as the system judges your creation to have value, you can exchange it for contribution points!"

"Awesome. Absolutely awesome! I love this game so damn much."

With Ye Chen's confirmation, the players cheered again.

"Then what are we waiting for? I'll demonstrate my new skills for you right now!" Raijin sprang into action as he spoke.

The moment he finished speaking, the players quickly retreated several dozen meters to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.

Only Ye Chen remained where he stood. When Raijin asked whether he was afraid of getting hurt, he merely smiled without answering and told Raijin to keep demonstrating the skills he had developed.

What a joke. I'm the strongest person in the entire village. How could a little ninjutsu possibly hurt me?

Raijin didn't dwell on it either. After all, an NPC couldn't be that easy to hurt. He began unleashing his various skills.