Chapter 18. Split the Whole World with One Knife.
Satomi Hill Villa.
In the end, Su Li came here with Kurenai Yuhi and a Jōnin from the Kurama clan.
Originally, Su Li didn't want to take care of this.
Because it was too troublesome.
It was fine to help solve the inner demon.
The main problem was that the power of Yang had to be injected into Kurama Yakumo regularly and continuously.
This also meant that it was best not to stay too far from Kurama Yakumo.
Especially since Kurama Yakumo was still a girl.
If she got married in the future, wouldn't that be troublesome?
However, in the end, Su Li decided to agree to Yuhika's request.
Naturally, it was because Su Li felt that the benefits outweighed the disadvantages.
Kurama Yakumo's abilities could come in handy.
When he drew manga, he could let Kurama Yakumo be his assistant.
Kurama Yakumo had been painting for years, and her technique had to be trustworthy.
That could improve efficiency greatly.
In addition, it could also help Su Li gain the favor of Yuhika and the Kurama clan.
So after thinking for a while, Su Li still accepted the request.
"I've come to see her many times, but she seems to have fallen into a certain obsession. In order to escape the fact that she killed her parents with her own hands, she forced herself to forget her past memories."
Walking on the road, Yuhika spoke with a complicated expression.
"She used to be my best disciple… but her grief and resentment made her more and more indifferent to me. She's convinced that Lord Third Hokage was afraid of her bloodline ability and ordered me to kill her."
"Lord Deputy, I know you are very powerful, but please don't overestimate yourself. In terms of illusion skills alone, that child has surpassed me. And all the injuries suffered in her illusion are real. Please, if it comes to danger, leave immediately. That child resents only me and won't target you too much."
Kurenai Yuhi said this solemnly.
She had seen the power of those manga and knew Su Li must be a powerful ninja, but she didn't know exactly how strong.
Moreover, ninjas were inherently fragile despite their power.
Even a strong Kage-level ninja could die from a single stab to the heart by an ordinary person.
So she reminded him again.
However, Su Li only shook his head slightly.
"Well, actually, we are already in an illusion."
"What?!"
Kurenai Yuhi was shocked. She turned around suddenly but saw nothing unusual.
The Kurama Jōnin also frowned.
"I don't feel anything wrong…"
"After all, she's the strongest wielder of the Kurama bloodline in history."
Su Li chuckled softly, his eyes gleaming with interest.
He knew Kurama Yakumo's abilities were troublesome before he came.
But only that.
It was far from enough to affect him.
As if to prove Su Li's words.
The next moment.
The surrounding environment changed dramatically.
Konoha had turned into a ruin.
No people.
Silent and desolate.
Like a ghost town.
"It seems she holds a deep hatred toward Konoha."
Su Li joked lightly.
But Kurenai Yuhi couldn't smile.
"She's actually a kind child. She's worked hard since she was young. Even if her body couldn't support her, she still wanted to revive the declining Kurama family."
"I once talked to her about it, and we had a small argument. She blamed herself for being incompetent. At the time, I didn't think much of it… and soon after, I heard about her parents…"
"Lord Third Hokage told me she had a demon inside her and wanted me to eliminate it, but Yakumo overheard and thought I was going to kill her."
"She must have been devastated. Her parents dead, and then hearing that her teacher wanted to…"
"Let's stop here for now."
Su Li interrupted her.
Not far away, waves of earth rolled up as cracks spread across the ground.
A group of monsters emerged from below.
Hundreds of them.
As soon as they appeared, they charged toward the three.
"Ice Release: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death."
Su Li quickly formed hand seals, and thousands of ice senbon appeared around him, shooting out like a storm of bullets.
Fueled by Su Li's massive chakra supply.
The number of ice senbon seemed endless, continuing to pour out in an unstoppable barrage.
One after another, the monsters were pierced and fell to the ground screaming.
"Ice Release bloodline!"
Seeing this terrifying display, Kurenai Yuhi's eyes twitched violently.
Although she already guessed Su Li was powerful.
But to use Ice Release over such a large area, as if chakra were limitless—was truly shocking.
Even so.
After slaying a large number of monsters, their numbers didn't seem to decrease.
Kurenai Yuhi and the Kurama Jōnin both felt their scalps go numb.
If Su Li weren't there.
Just the two of them alone…
They probably wouldn't last long at all.
"It's a little troublesome…"
Su Li looked at the unending swarm of monsters and chuckled softly.
Others might have no solution.
But Su Li did.
Crackle.
A Zanpakutō flashing with lightning appeared silently in Su Li's hand.
"This is… Kakashi's Zanpakutō?"
Kurenai Yuhi immediately recognized it as Yan Lingwan, the blade owned by Kakashi.
Su Li didn't answer.
He simply raised Yan Lingwan in his hand.
This illusion world, to put it bluntly, was made up entirely of Kurama Yakumo's spiritual power.
And a Zanpakutō represented the spiritual power of a Shinigami.
Su Li intended to use his own spiritual power to collide with Kurama Yakumo's directly.
"Pierce the heavens, Yan Lingwan."
Om.
As Su Li swung Yan Lingwan toward the sky.
The space itself let out a scream.
A terrifying surge of spiritual power erupted from the blade.
The entire world trembled.
The air turned white and flocculent as lightning danced along the blade.
The sheer power made both Kurenai Yuhi and the Kurama Jōnin cover their ears as the thunder roared.
A slash of lightning flew upward.
Thousands of feet into the sky.
Crack.
A dark rift appeared above.
Cracks began to spread.
All the way to the horizon.
The next moment.
It shattered like a fragile eggshell.
Revealing the outside world.
Seeing this scene.
The two widened their eyes, their hearts trembling uncontrollably.
Kurama Yakumo's illusionary space had been split apart by Su Li.