Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened as she turned around, only to find that Ye Qiu had already arrived at her side.
His eyes were bloodshot, bloody tears streaming down the corners, and a massive blood-red arm had extended from behind him. His body was wrapped in something that looked like ribs.
Is this his new soul skill?
"Cough, cough!"
Still in shock, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly coughed violently, covering her mouth with her hand, which was stained bright red with blood.
The huge blood-red arm bone vanished into thin air. Ye Qiu quickly stepped forward and supported her.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine… I won't die! Ouch—cough, cough!" Leaning against Ye Qiu, she knew she wouldn't die, but she feared her ribs had broken again. Even breathing was painful.
"It's good that you're alright. I'll avenge you right now!" Ye Qiu's voice was filled with icy killing intent.
If Zhu Zhuqing were to die in battle, he would feel unbearable guilt—and he would likely be next.
In the distance, the giant Iron-Scaled Python, its head smashed and bleeding from the red bone arm, finally regained its senses.
It roared with its blood-red maw wide open, vertical pupils locking onto Ye Qiu as its more-than-ten-meter-long body coiled tightly like a spring.
"Hiss—"
Its tongue flicked out, and its head shot forward like a spear.
"Ah!"
Amid Zhu Zhuqing's cry, Ye Qiu reacted instantly. He picked her up and leapt onto a nearby tree.
Boom!
A giant tree snapped in half from the impact.
Ye Qiu stood facing the python below, his right eye tightly shut, blood slowly trickling from the corner. He murmured words Zhu Zhuqing couldn't understand.
"Ama… Wow! (Amaterasu!)"
His right eye snapped open, veins bulging and blood vessels spreading across it.
"Fire? Black fire!" Zhu Zhuqing exclaimed as the Iron-Scaled Python below suddenly ignited.
"Roar!" Thump! Thump!
The giant python writhed violently, rolling across the ground, but no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't extinguish the black flames. Instead, the fire burned even more fiercely. Terror filled its eyes as it smashed into trees and rocks again and again.
Moments later, the Iron-Scaled Python was burned to ashes, leaving behind only a purple soul ring suspended in the darkness.
"Gulp… What terrifying flames…" Zhu Zhuqing swallowed hard. Looking at Ye Qiu holding her, she stammered,
"Ye… Ye Qiu, is this your soul skill?"
"Mhm. The soul skill of my right eye is called Amaterasu." Ye Qiu touched his eye as he looked at the scorched ground below, feeling deeply satisfied—though using it inevitably caused bleeding.
"Amaterasu? Then what did you shout just now?"
"That's another name for it. The meaning is the same." Ye Qiu's face was slightly pale.
"Let's enter my Divine Might Space first."
"Yes." Zhu Zhuqing nodded. Nights in the Star Dou Great Forest were far too dangerous.
"Wait!" Zhu Zhuqing suddenly looked at Ye Qiu in shock. He mentioned the soul skill of his right eye… Does that mean his left eye has one too? Was that red arm from earlier…?
Although countless questions filled her mind, she didn't ask. She didn't want to be coldly scolded again like last time when she asked about Divine Might Space.
A vortex appeared, and the two figures vanished into the jungle.
As soon as they entered the Divine Might Space, Ye Qiu—still holding Zhu Zhuqing—began trembling all over.
"Ye Qiu, are you alright?" Zhu Zhuqing asked anxiously. "Put me down first."
"It's nothing… just soreness in my body and eyes. I'm not fully used to the new soul skill yet…"
He gently placed her onto the familiar bed.
"But you were seriously injured because of me." Ye Qiu felt apologetic. The absorption of the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger should not have taken so long, but during the process, he discovered that the Sharingan seemed to be concealing something. To uncover that hidden power, he had been delayed.
"It's nothing. You've already saved me several times. I only saved you once." Lying on the bed, Zhu Zhuqing's face flushed slightly.
"Looks like… I'll have to trouble you again."
"Of course. Where are you hurt?" Ye Qiu rolled up his sleeves. Over the past two weeks, he had gained considerable experience treating injuries.
She looked away, lips pressed tightly.
"My ribs… in my chest. They're broken again."
"Oh, that's something I'm good at!"
Ye Qiu's careless remark reminded her of their previous situation, causing her to curse him in embarrassment and anger.
"You—shut up! Shameless!"
He scratched his head awkwardly.
"Come on."
He turned his face away as she began unbuttoning her clothes.
"Ahem—um…" Ye Qiu coughed twice and tilted his head upward.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at him in confusion.
"You… you don't actually need to take off your clothes this time. You can apply the medicine yourself…" Ye Qiu's voice sounded dangerously strained.
Zhu Zhuqing froze mid-motion, her face instantly burning red.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?!"
"You're the one who took them off too fast!"
"You were peeking! Shameless!"
"Nonsense! I was clearly checking whether you still had them on!"
"Ah! You bastard!"
Amid Zhu Zhuqing's screams and curses, her ribs were set back into place.
Leaving her to apply the medicine, Ye Qiu walked aside, turned his back to her, sat cross-legged, and reviewed his gains.
Thanks to the sacrifice of the Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger and the surplus soul power from absorbing the right leg bone of the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor, his soul power had reached level 26.
This rate of growth was terrifying.
In terms of soul skills, he finally had several true offensive methods.
Left Eye — Tsukuyomi:
A powerful illusion-type ability. With mere eye contact, it drags the opponent's consciousness into an illusionary world where Ye Qiu controls time, space, and matter, delivering devastating mental damage.
Right Eye — Amaterasu:
The strongest physical attack in the Naruto world. It creates inextinguishable black flames at the focal point of his gaze until the target is completely reduced to nothing.
Additionally, obtaining his second soul ring allowed Ye Qiu to prematurely use the true form of the Sharingan martial soul—Susanoo.
Although he could currently use only its first stage (rib cage and arms, without a head), it was still an incredibly powerful offensive and defensive ability.
"Sigh…" Ye Qiu sighed. These skills were powerful, but they were also extremely taxing.
Especially Susanoo—it consumed enormous mental energy and made his entire body feel as if it were being pierced by needles. Tang San could only use his Martial Soul True Form early by relying on the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique—and even then, it couldn't be used again in a short time.
He lay flat on his back, hands behind his head.
"My Martial Soul True Form is still too early-stage. It's best saved as a trump card."
"Ye Qiu… I've finished applying the medicine." Zhu Zhuqing quietly walked over, having already changed her clothes.
"Why don't you rest a bit longer? Can your body handle it?" Ye Qiu sat up and gestured for her to sit beside him.
"I'm not that fragile." Zhu Zhuqing sat down, her face still pale. For some reason, she looked slightly melancholic.
"What were you thinking about earlier?"
"It's nothing." Ye Qiu chuckled lightly.
"Is that so?" Seeing he didn't want to elaborate, she didn't press further.
"What about the tiger's soul bone? Did you recover it?"
"Of course." Ye Qiu smiled and took out an emerald-green soul bone from somewhere unknown.
"Look. A rare head soul bone. I'm guessing its abilities are related to mental attacks."
"You're ridiculously lucky," Zhu Zhuqing said as she examined it. "Either an external soul bone or a head soul bone every time. It's beautiful. Are you going to absorb it?"
Ye Qiu's lips twitched. Wearing something this color on his head? He had no such fetish.
"No. Its age is still too low. I'll auction it off if I get the chance."
"Why not sell it to me?" Zhu Zhuqing asked tentatively.
"Absolutely not." Ye Qiu snatched it back. "Absorbing this would only limit you. You wouldn't be able to replace it later."
"Didn't you buy it just because I said it was pretty?" Zhu Zhuqing narrowed her eyes dangerously.
"How could that be?" Ye Qiu waved his hands. "You're not that superficial!"
He then walked over and lay down on his own bed—one he had made separately for comfort.
"You're injured. Rest early."
"I just want to become stronger…"
Watching Ye Qiu's retreating figure, Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head and whispered softly.
She hugged her knees and stared at the endless stone platform before her, her thoughts drifting.
Sister… I might be able to defeat you now. And Dai Mubai… that ridiculous engagement…
At the thought of the engagement, Ye Qiu's image suddenly surfaced in her mind.
Over the past two weeks, he had taken meticulous care of her, yet she could clearly feel an invisible distance between them.
Perhaps… this distance was something she herself had created.
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