Lin Jin wasted no words. He raised his right hand, palm up.
Chakra spun and compressed wildly in his palm, the nature transformation and shape transformation of wind-style chakra taking place simultaneously.
A piercing shriek rang out as a massive shuriken-shaped mass of energy formed in his palm. At its center, wind-style chakra spun wildly, giving off a dazzling white light.
Sage Art: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!
This was the S-rank Wind Release ninjutsu he had learned from Naruto in the Hokage World. Adding the nature transformation of wind-style chakra to the Rasengan created countless blades that cut enemies at the cellular level.
With Sage Mode enhancing it, the technique's power multiplied even further.
Sensing the terrifying power contained in that mass of energy, the tree demon panicked completely.
It frantically drove all its roots into motion. Countless thick roots surged out of the ground and swept toward Lin Jin from every direction, trying to stop him from completing the technique.
At the same time, the cocoons on its branches burst open one after another, and countless twisted humanoid creatures crawled out and lunged at Lin Jin.
They were the humans it had devoured over the years, refined into puppets.
As Lin Jin watched the attacks surging toward him, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.
"Too late."
He hurled the enormous Rasenshuriken in his hand.
The Wind Release: Rasenshuriken tore through the sky, trailing a dazzling streak of white light. Wherever it passed, even the air twisted and tore.
The attacking roots and humanoid puppets were shredded the instant they touched the white light.
The Rasenshuriken struck the tree demon's main body directly.
BOOM!!!
Dazzling white light exploded outward, enveloping the entire area.
Starting at the point of impact, the tree demon's massive body disintegrated inch by inch.
Its trunk, branches, and roots all dissolved into the tiniest particles and were swept away by the raging wind.
The tree demon opened its mouth to let out one last roar, but before any sound escaped, its entire body was swallowed by the white light.
Three seconds later.
The white light faded.
All that remained was a crater over a hundred meters across, its bottom as smooth as a mirror.
Not even ashes remained of the S-Rank Weird, the Soul-Devouring Tree Demon.
[System: Killed the S-Rank Weird, Soul-Devouring Tree Demon. Gained 500 points of World Power.] [Current World Power: 2,380 points.]
Lin Jin deactivated Sage Mode and landed at the edge of the crater.
As he looked at the smooth bottom, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
The Wind Release: Rasenshuriken was still terrifyingly powerful in this world.
He took out his phone and uploaded proof of the mission's completion.
Then he manifested Susanoo again and flew toward the second mission location.
At the Demon Suppression Bureau's back office.
A technician stared at the screen, his hands trembling.
"He... he completed the mission! That S-rank mission in the southwest-he completed it!"
A colleague came over and watched the mission status change from "In progress" to "Completed," his face equally shocked.
"How long has it even been? Less than three hours since he accepted it, right? That wouldn't even be enough time to get there!"
The technician swallowed.
"How on earth did he do it?"
His colleague fell silent for a few seconds, then spoke.
"Let's stop guessing and settle his points according to procedure first."
An isolated island in the East Sea.
Lin Jin dismissed Susanoo and landed on a reef.
Ahead lay a small island, dotted with jagged rocks and sparse vegetation.
But through the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, he sensed an immense energy fluctuation deep beneath the sea below the island.
That was his second target, the Sea Demon Queen.
Lin Jin did not rashly enter the water. Instead, he stood on the reef and waited quietly.
A few minutes later, the sea began to churn.
An enormous figure slowly rose from the depths.
It was a half-human, half-fish creature. Her upper body was that of an exquisitely beautiful woman, with snow-white skin, hair reaching her waist, and features as delicate as a work of art.
Her lower body, however, was an enormous fish tail, its scales gleaming eerily in the sunlight.
She hovered above the sea, her deep blue eyes fixed on Lin Jin.
"Human, you've got some nerve stepping into my territory."
Her voice was ethereal and alluring, carrying a magic that could make one lose oneself.
Lin Jin said nothing and merely watched her quietly.
The Sea Demon Queen smiled faintly, an eerie gleam flashing in her eyes.
An invisible wave of psychic energy surged toward Lin Jin.
It was her innate ability, Bewitching Voice, powerful enough to enthrall any male creature and turn him into her puppet.
But Lin Jin merely gave her an indifferent glance.
His Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan activated.
The psychic wave was instantly reflected back at her.
The Sea Demon Queen's expression changed.
"You...!"
Lin Jin gave her no time to react and formed hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Several enormous fire dragons erupted from his mouth and rushed straight at the Sea Demon Queen.
The Sea Demon Queen's expression changed. With a flick of her tail, she instantly sank into the sea.
The fire dragons missed and slammed into the surface, sending towering waves into the air.
Lin Jin frowned slightly.
The next second, the sea churned again.
Countless columns of water shot skyward, turning into water dragons that lunged at Lin Jin from every direction.
Lin Jin darted aside, evading the first wave of attacks, and clapped his hands together.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
The seawater beneath his feet suddenly surged, and an enormous water dragon burst out of the sea, colliding with another water dragon lunging at him.
Boom!
The two water dragons exploded in midair, dissolving into a sky full of mist.
The Sea Demon Queen emerged from beneath the surface, a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes.
"You have a water-type superpower too?"
"Hmph. I'm a man who signed a contract with the sea, after all." Lin Jin snorted coldly and attacked again.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
He blasted an extremely thin jet of high-pressure water from his mouth, shooting it at the Sea Demon Queen like a laser.
The Water Severing Wave was so fast that the Sea Demon Queen had no time to dodge. She could only form a water shield in front of herself.
The jet struck the shield with a piercing shriek.
The shield lasted only a second before being pierced, but the Sea Demon Queen had taken the opportunity to shift sideways. The jet grazed her shoulder, leaving a deep trench in the sea behind her.
Clutching her shoulder, the Sea Demon Queen's eyes flashed with ruthlessness.
"Human, you've angered me!"
She threw her head back and howled, the waves around her surging wildly.
The entire surface of the sea began to rotate, forming an enormous whirlpool.
At its center, countless water blades took shape and shot toward Lin Jin, filling the sky.
It was her ultimate technique, Myriad-Blade Whirlpool.
Lin Jin's gaze sharpened.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
The surrounding seawater instantly rose, forming a circular wall of water that protected him within.
Countless water blades struck the wall with a dense barrage of booms, cutting cracks into it that quickly closed again.
Seeing her attack fail, the Sea Demon Queen's eyes flashed with madness.
She suddenly leaped out of the water and slapped the surface with her tail, raising a hundred-meter-high wave. Like a moving mountain of water, it bore down on Lin Jin.
Standing on the reef, Lin Jin watched the enormous wave blot out the sky and sun, and at last a trace of seriousness flashed in his eyes.
He pressed his palms together, chakra circulating wildly through his body.
He raised his right hand, palm up, and chakra rapidly spun and compressed in his palm.
Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade!
An enormous vortex of water formed in his palm. At its center, water condensed into a long spear, its shaft wrapped in rapidly spinning currents that gave off a piercing shriek.
This was a high-level offensive Water Release ninjutsu that compressed water-nature chakra to its limit, creating a water spear with terrifying penetrating power.
The Hard Vortex Water Blade tore through the sky and collided with the hundred-meter wave.
BOOM!!!
The water spear pierced the enormous wave, and the massive vortex exploded within it, instantly ripping it apart into a sky full of mist.
The Sea Demon Queen's eyes widened as she stared at the sight in disbelief.
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