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On the page, there was a detailed drawing of a peculiar emerald green vine. Its leaves and branches were shaped like stars, with a soft green light flowing along the edges of each leaf. Next to the illustration, a line of small golden words was written:
[Split Soul Vine, an extremely rare plant-type Spirit Beast, grows in the Mist Ridge Lowlands in the southeastern part of the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest, often coexisting with spiritual springs. Its main body possesses an extremely strong vitality, and its greatest characteristic is its ability to split its own vines to create fake clones, disrupting enemy judgment, and possessing a certain degree of mental resistance. If one can successfully hunt and absorb its spirit ring, there is a possibility of acquiring high-strength life recovery abilities, as well as clone-type Spirit Abilities.]
Tang Chuan's eyes lingered on the words for a long time.
"Clones?" Tang Chuan murmured, his eyes slowly lighting up. The next moment, he leaned in, his finger gently tapping the description. "Is this like the Three Thousand Thunder Illusions from Battle Through the Heavens? Or the Wood Release clones from Naruto?"
He subconsciously clenched his fist, and the aura of his Blue Silver Grass subtly fluctuated within him.
"Wood Release!" he muttered, his pupils slightly contracting. A sudden flash of inspiration hit him. "The Wood Release techniques from Naruto... Wood Clone, Wood Dragon, Wood Golem, Deep Forest Emergence... don't these techniques, which combine control and defense, perfectly match the cultivation path of Blue Silver Grass on the Douluo Continent?"
His breathing quickened as his eyes began to sparkle. He grew more excited the more he thought about it. "I've always been trying to figure out how Blue Silver Grass could become a true spirit that integrates offense and defense. If I can take inspiration from Wood Release, I could not only have control, healing, and attacks, but also use vines to create defenses, clones, and even substitution jutsu..."
"Isn't this a completely new direction for Blue Silver Grass's development?"
The more he thought, the brighter his eyes became. He felt like his entire being had been ignited with a new purpose.
"Why didn't I think of this before?" Tang Chuan murmured, an unprecedented excitement on his face. "For some of the Wood Release ninjutsu, I won't even need to hunt spirit beasts with similar abilities to get spirit rings. I can just rely on my control of the Blue Silver Grass to create my own spirit abilities, just like Tang San's self-created spirit ability, Blue Silver Thrust Array, in the original story!"
Closing his eyes, Tang Chuan's mind raced. He began to recall every Wood Release technique from the Naruto world and started organizing them in his mind:
Blue Silver - Violent Spear Technique: A powerful Wood Release technique that integrates offense and defense. It can not only defend but also has astonishing attack power. Multiple wooden vine branches extend from the body, instantly growing into large trees to engulf enemies. A giant tree can be instantly created from the arm to block enemy attacks.
Blue Silver - Great Forest Technique: Multiple wooden vine branches extend from the arm to capture enemies.
Blue Silver - Consecutive Pillar House Technique: Capable of instantly creating multiple complex wooden houses.
Blue Silver - Silent Killing Binding Technique: Vines extend and bind the enemy's body, making the bound person completely unable to move. This move is called 'Mother's Binding' on the Douluo Continent!
Blue Silver - Wood Golem Wall: A defensive ninjutsu where a row of wooden pillars curve up from the ground, forming an arched wall to protect oneself.
Blue Silver - Wood Clone: Creates a clone identical to oneself, primarily used for reconnaissance. Its combat ability is inferior to the main body, and when the clone is dispelled, it can instantly transform into wooden branches to bind or attack enemies.
Blue Silver - Multiple Wood Clone Technique: Splits a large number of Wood Release clones identical to the caster. Ordinary people cannot distinguish them.
Blue Silver - Wood Substitution: Instantly replaces oneself with a wooden substitute when attacked.
Blue Silver - Wood Transformation: Uses Wood Release to wrap branches around oneself for transformation, allowing oneself to change into the enemy's appearance. The appearance is extremely realistic, and ordinary people cannot see through it. Primarily used for intelligence gathering and reconnaissance.
Blue Silver - Deep Forest Emergence: Rapidly grows multiple trees from the ground. The trees appear as if uprooted, capable of creating a forest in an instant. All offense and defense within the forest are controlled by the caster, and it is an all-encompassing technique that simultaneously captures enemies.
Blue Silver - Thorn Kill Technique: Creates vine-like wooden restraints to bind enemies and creates multiple wooden pillars around the enemy to prevent escape.
Blue Silver - Advent of a World of Flowering Trees: Causes trees dormant in the earth to rapidly grow and enlarge, and allows the caster to freely control these trees. Large tree trunks rising from underground will cleave mountains, penetrate rocks, and envelop the entire ground. Furthermore, several flowers will bloom on the trees, and once they open, they can produce poisonous pollen. Even Kage-level ninjas will faint from paralysis if they inhale the pollen.
Blue Silver - Wood Golem Technique: Transfers spirit power to trees, causing them to grow rapidly, and a giant wooden Golem appears. Its size and combat power are comparable to a Perfect Susanoo. The Wood Dragon wrapped around its body is very strong in both offense and defense, especially skilled in physical attacks, and very sturdy in defense.
Sage Art - Wood Release!
The more Tang Chuan thought about it, the more excited he became, a wide smile on his face. Although he knew these later Wood Release techniques required immense spirit power, this didn't stop him from using them as theoretical references. He silently categorized them in his mind, classifying the ninjutsu into three main categories:
1. Tactical Interference: Techniques like Wood Clone, Wood Substitution, and Advent of a World of Flowering Trees are great for confusing and trapping enemies when outnumbered.
2. Control and Restriction: Techniques such as Binding Kill, Deep Forest Emergence, and Thorn Kill Technique are perfect for Blue Silver Grass's innate attributes. Once the Blue Silver Grass awakens into the Blue Silver Emperor, these ninjutsu will become even more powerful.
3. Burst Attack: Techniques like the Wood Dragon Technique, Wood Golem Technique, and True Several Thousand Hands could be combined with some spirit ring skills to form even stronger versions.
"From these, I can create a completely new cultivation path for Blue Silver Grass," he thought. "With the vitality of the Blue Silver Grass as the foundation, and inspired by Wood Release, I can create my own spirit abilities."
Tang Chuan sat against the tree, holding the Records of Living Beings in his hand. A faint smile played on his lips as he contemplated the compatibility between Wood Release techniques and the Blue Silver Grass, envisioning his future self-created spirit abilities. Unknowingly, he grew sleepy, his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, until he finally leaned against the tree trunk and fell into a deep sleep.
The night wind swept through the forest, and the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest was quiet and peaceful. The campfire slowly died out, leaving only a few wisps of smoke. After an unknown amount of time, the first rays of morning sun broke through the treetops and landed on Tang Chuan's face. He frowned slightly, his eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.
"Hmm..." He instinctively stretched but felt something soft covering him. Looking down, he saw a light golden robe, exquisitely crafted and well-tailored.
"What is this?" Tang Chuan was stunned. He abruptly turned his head to look at the large tree where Qian Renxue had rested last night. It was empty. Only a scattering of leaves, slightly ruffled by the wind, remained.
Tang Chuan frowned slightly. "She left secretly?" He scanned the area but couldn't even see any footprints. It was clear she had left a long time ago.
He looked down at the robe on him, then up at the rising sun, and smiled faintly. He didn't think much of it. He gently patted the fallen leaves off his shoulders, stood up, and stretched. "Time to get my second spirit ring," he muttered to himself. "Once I become a Spirit Grandmaster, I'll go back to the academy and try to create my own spirit abilities based on the Wood Release techniques."