Lin Jin glanced down at the Shadow Needles rushing toward his feet and switched his Rinnegan again.
He could have chosen to phase through these attacks with Kamui Intangibility, but he did not. He let the Shadow Needles pierce the soles of his feet. Shadow energy ate upward through his meridians, bursting into a cloud of dark blood mist at his calves.
Agony surged from the soles of his feet, but Lin Jin's expression did not change at all.
Heavenly Return of Life!
The Dōjutsu exclusive to Lin Jin's Rinnegan activated, and its ocular power instantly recorded every injury the Shadow Needles had inflicted within his body.
The meridian damage caused by the corrosive shadow energy, along with the persistent stabbing pain that followed-all this damage was compressed into an invisible energy mark, firmly engraved within his Rinnegan.
The next second, this energy mark was released, targeting Su Boyong, who had just landed.
A faint sneer was forming on Su Boyong's face at the success of his sneak attack, but it froze before it could fully spread.
Energy exploded inside him without warning. Agony erupted in his calves, and the burning sensation of corrosive shadow energy spread upward through his meridians. Every inch of his blood vessels stung as though pierced by needles.
This was the damage inflicted by his own Shadow Needles, the shadow energy he had personally refined for decades, yet now it was wreaking havoc within his body.
He grunted, a mouthful of blood surging up his throat. He staggered back two steps and dropped to one knee.
Meanwhile, the dark blood mist around Lin Jin's legs had long since dispersed. With the Sage Body's self-healing ability, his wounds returned to normal within a few breaths, leaving not even a scar.
He glanced down at Su Boyong