Sure enough, at the mention of "Wood Release," Orochimaru's pupils contracted slightly.
Seeing this, Lin Ze no longer hesitated. He took a glass container holding Yamato's sealed cell tissue out of his ninja tool pouch.
"This is..."
Orochimaru's gaze was instantly drawn to the container. As a leading biologist and Forbidden Technique researcher, he immediately sensed the qualities of the power contained within that tissue.
"This is cell tissue from the only successful Wood Release test subject."
Lin Ze calmly named his bargaining chip.
He deliberately emphasized "only" and "Wood Release." Those two terms struck Orochimaru's heart like heavy hammers.
Orochimaru's breathing quickened for a moment. He looked at Lin Ze, his gaze shifting uncertainly.
A Wood Release test subject... a successful one...
This news was indeed immensely enticing to him.
If what Lin Ze said was true...
But he did not agree immediately. Instead, he slowly approached Lin Ze, one step at a time.
His footsteps were light, making almost no sound as they fell on the leaf-covered ground.
Yet as he approached, a cold, viscous chakra began spreading through the air, coiling toward Lin Ze like invisible tentacles.
"Information on a Wood Release test subject... is indeed valuable." Orochimaru's voice remained steady, but the gleam in his snake-like eyes grew increasingly dangerous. "However, Lin Ze... I'm very curious. Where did you learn all this?"
"Besides, compared with that uncertain information..."
"Your body is the truly fascinating 'treasure,' Lin Ze!"
Orochimaru was already less than five meters from Lin Ze. Before he finished speaking, his arm abruptly stretched as though it had lost its bones. His fingers formed a claw, shooting straight for Lin Ze's throat with lightning speed!
A sneak attack! A sudden assault without the slightest warning!
Orochimaru's unexpected attack was extraordinarily fast, reaching Lin Ze in