Learning an Innate Technique

She knew Yue Liusi had saved her life, so she trusted him deeply and was grateful to him.

"This power..."

She had already felt the changes within her body.

It was the chakra from Yue Liusi.

The internal barrier could deceive the soul and also supply chakra for its host to use. That was an incidental effect.

Yue Liusi had not deliberately removed that function.

"This is my power. I'm sorry, but you won't be able to have cursed energy anymore. Perhaps there'll be a way in the future, but this is all we can do for now."

"So, sorry for the trouble, but you'll have to use my power."

Yue Liusi said with a soft chuckle.

"Also, I'm very curious about just how far your technique can go using this power."

Yue Liusi had gained quite a lot this time. Besides the new power, his understanding of souls had deepened considerably, and his proficiency in genjutsu had improved rapidly.

His barrier techniques had also made considerable progress.

He had not forgotten that the system still had a [Domain] field.

It remained completely empty.

Listening to Yue Liusi, Mai Zenin tried to channel that warm power. It seemed similar to cursed energy, yet slightly different.

As she activated her technique, a bullet rapidly took shape in her hand.

Mai Zenin's eyes instantly widened.

"It's so powerful!"

Before this, her limit had been constructing just one bullet a day.

Her giving up had merely been surrender after reality had crushed her over and over.

Who would choose that if they could see any hope?

Mai Zenin looked at Yue Liusi, about to say something, only to see his sparkling eyes.

The way Yue Liusi looked at her was as though he were looking at some priceless treasure.

"Wh-what is it?"

Being stared at like that by Yue Liusi suddenly made Mai Zenin feel a little uncomfortable.

But Yue Liusi did not answer. He was already overwhelmed by the pleasant surprise.

After Mai Zenin used her technique, he had actually gained some insight into the Construction Cursed Technique!

After thinking for a moment, he had a rough understanding.

The Nine Tails was made of chakra to begin with, so the chakra circulating within Mai Zenin's body could also be considered part of the Nine Tails.

Put plainly, a cursed technique was a sophisticated built-in mechanism, and using it required injecting cursed energy into it as "fuel."

In other words, the Nine Tails could directly touch the essence of a cursed technique, those engraved patterns, then transmit that sensation to him.

He could then use his own abilities to keep refining it until he quantified the cursed technique into a form of ninjutsu.

The requirements were stringent, but it actually worked!

This was something Yue Liusi had been thinking about all along. He simply had not expected to stumble upon a method now.

"You may have to stay with me for a while."

Yue Liusi had already begun making plans.

This technique, that technique-they're all mine!

"I'll do as you say."

Mai Zenin had no objections whatsoever to Yue Liusi's words and immediately nodded in agreement.

There probably was not much left of the Zenin Clan anyway. She had nowhere to go to begin with, and latching onto someone powerful was actually pretty good.

As for what Yue Liusi was after?

What a joke. Her life belonged to him anyway.

Tengen, who had witnessed all of this, had thought her capacity to accept things was already strong enough. She had not expected Yue Liusi to actually pull it off.

With a complicated expression, she said,

"You're a genius the likes of which the world rarely sees."

Jujutsu Society had never lacked geniuses who appeared out of nowhere, but someone like Yue Liusi was truly hard to believe.

Naturally, Yue Liusi accepted Tengen's praise in full.

With the matter resolved, he had no intention of staying in the Tombs of the Star Corridor. After saying goodbye to Tengen, he left with Mai Zenin.

Elsewhere, Maki Zenin had also finished what she wanted to do.

From then on, half the Zenin Clan belonged to the Ten Shadows, and half to the Tyrant.

There was still a retired former clan head out there, but since Naobito Zenin and Yue Liusi were on the same side, and he had not been involved in what happened to the sisters afterward, Maki did not plan to attack him.

At that moment, he was vacationing overseas.

Although he had lost an arm, he was still vigorous in his old age, and his daily life was largely unaffected.

"The liquor abroad isn't all that good either..."

While Naobito Zenin was grumbling, a figure hurried over in a panic, looking terrified.

"The Zenin Clan has been wiped out!"

Looking at his old friend, who had rushed over with the news, he merely waved a hand calmly.

"I already knew."

"Besides, who told you the Zenin Clan had fallen?"

Naobito Zenin took a deep swig and asked indifferently,

"Does Megumi Fushiguro not count? Does Maki Zenin not count?"

"Those two are both full-fledged descendants of the Zenin Clan."

Seeing that his old friend had not taken any of it in and still looked grief-stricken, Naobito Zenin was rather speechless.

"The Zenin Clan's foundations haven't suffered much damage. What are you mourning for?"

"You think those people were what mattered? No, you're completely wrong. The Zenin Clan's foundations have always been its businesses. Whether it's producing cursed tools or running commercial ventures, those are what matter most."

"If we're really talking about strength, you saw it yourself. They were dealt with easily. Besides, strictly speaking, the Zenin Clan's fighting strength is much greater now than before."

"Don't worry. As long as it stands on the right side, the Zenin Clan will only grow more prosperous..."

As Naobito Zenin spoke, he could not help recalling that young face.

Although he was abroad, he was not entirely unaware of the news from Jujutsu Society. After all, that incident had been far too big.

He had still underestimated Yue Liusi...

What a terrifying fellow.

Sure enough, the new era should have been handed over to the young long ago...

"Yue, what type of woman do you like?"

Yuki Tsukumo overlapped her hands with their backs facing up and rested her chin on them. Looking at Yue Liusi with curiosity in her eyes, she asked the question she had wanted to ask when they first met.

"You actually have the leisure to ask that right now?"

Yue Liusi raised an eyebrow, genuinely puzzled.

With the Culling Game operation imminent, hadn't Yuki Tsukumo been concerned about it all along? Now, she seemed less invested instead.

"You're acting so confident. Naturally, all I have to do is trust you."

Yuki Tsukumo spread her hands as though it were only natural.

"So, what's your answer?"

She pressed again curiously.

Yue Liusi could only think for a moment before answering softly,

"If I had to say... the gentle older-sister type."

Hearing his words, Yuki Tsukumo raised an eyebrow. Then her eyes lit up, and she got up and left. Before long, her voice drifted over.

"Hey! Shoko!"

"I've got good news for you. You've got a chance."

"Hey, no..."

A moment later, Yuki Tsukumo returned with her phone in hand, shaking her head and sighing.