Naruto: My setting is above yours

Chapter 96 Primordial Spirit

After finishing their two bowls of ramen, the three of them walked together into an empty alley and stood under a streetlamp.

Sarutobi Asuma stood to the side: "I remember, during the Chunin Exams, Genma used genjutsu to suppress the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan."

Moreover, he was once instantly killed by the illusion technique of the Wind-Riding Mystic Horse.

Now that he's Konoha's Ranga, everyone talks about his Wood Release and Lightning Release, but nobody mentions his Genjutsu anymore. I wonder if he's improved at all.

Kurenai Yuhi remembered all of this, and said solemnly, "Even if it were a year ago, I would still give it my all."

Genma, with his hands in his pockets, chuckled softly, "Don't be so nervous."

Kurenai Yuhi's hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals: "How could I not be nervous in front of you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Kurenai's body gradually disappeared before Genma's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, a large tree grew out of Xuanma's back, and the vines wrapped around and bound him to the trunk.

Magical - Tree Binding Kill!

B-rank illusion.

Kurenai Yuhi's body emerged from the tree trunk above Genma, holding a kunai to the latter's neck.

"It feels very real, doesn't it?"

Xuanma chuckled lightly.

Kurenai Yuhi was taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

As the illusion vanished, Kurenai realized that the spell cast on Genma Yuuka earlier was entirely an illusion. She was still standing where she had cast Tree Binding Kill, while Genma Yuuka remained standing with his hands in his pockets.

"As expected, she's still as difficult to deal with as ever."

Kurenai immediately leaped backward, her body suddenly transforming into countless cherry blossoms that scattered in the wind under the streetlights, then gathered on Genma's body, enveloping him.

Blocking your vision and cutting off the air makes you feel suffocated.

However, the cherry blossoms burst open with a loud bang.

These cherry blossoms fluttered and enveloped the hidden crimson sunset, quickly forming a cocoon.

Kurenai Yuhi's eyes widened: "What?"

Her illusion was deflected!

Fortunately, she was prepared; this was just an illusionary clone.

The true form had actually already lurked behind the Wind-Riding Mystic Horse.

However, just as she was about to put the kunai on the neck of the Wind-Riding Horse again, she couldn't move. She was bound by a large net and hung in the air.

The two engaged in a dazzling illusion duel, but to Sarutobi Asuma, an observer, all he saw was Genma the Wind Rider standing still, barely moving, without forming any hand seals.

There's also Kurenai Yuhi, whose figure sometimes moves and sometimes stands still.

After being immobilized by the illusion—the Spider Binding—Kurenai immediately bit her tongue to break the illusion through pain.

"You bastard, your illusion magic is as powerful as ever. I have no way to deal with you with illusion magic."

Kurenai Yuhi conceded defeat.

The brief moment she was trapped was enough for Yu Feng Xuan Ma to finish her off.

Xuanma smiled and said, "The core of illusion lies in making the false become the real. Whether it is real or mistaken for reality, it is a success."

"And this is mainly done by using the five senses to guide and deceive the brain's cognition."

Kurenai Yuhi seemed thoughtful, then smiled and thanked her, "Thank you for your guidance, I will try my best."

Xuanma nodded, then waved his hand: "That's enough for now!"

After watching Genma leave, Kurenai turned around and left with Asuma Sarutobi. Along the way, they discussed the illusionary battle they had just had, marveling at Genma's illusionary abilities and finding it impossible to gauge his skill level.

It's fair to say there's still a long way to go.

The following day, Kurenai's squad finished their rest and left the village to carry out a mission. Their destination was the Land of Hot Springs.

In the Land of Hot Water, a cult of evil gods has emerged. Its followers are all madmen who enjoy killing people as sacrifices to the so-called evil god.

The mission is to eliminate the evil cult.

Kurenai Yuhi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Shouldn't this be something the Hot Spring Village could handle?"

The Jonin leading the group said, "There's clearly something fishy going on here, so we need to be careful when we get to the Land of Hot Springs."

Two days later, the team arrived in the Land of Hot Springs and joined up with a ninja team from the Hot Spring Village.

Kurenai and the others then realized that there was a rogue ninja from the Hot Spring Village in the Jashin Cult, and that he was a Jonin.

The village of Tang even suspects that the evil cult was founded by this rogue ninja.

After receiving the intelligence, the operation began.

The two teams split up to pursue the suspects.

A day later, Kurenai and the others finally found the lair of the Jashin Cult. After a battle, they eliminated all the Jashin Cult members. Kurenai and Asuma Sarutobi then pursued the fleeing Jashin Cult leader, who was also the rogue ninja from Yugakure.

Another round of pursuit ensued, with Kurenai using genjutsu to immobilize and bind the rogue ninja, allowing Asuma Sarutobi to seize the opportunity and slit the enemy's neck with a kunai.

"Red, your illusion magic has improved a lot!"

Sarutobi Asuma put away the kunai and laughed.

Kurenai said, "It's all thanks to Genma's guidance."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the rogue ninja, whose throat had been slit, suddenly let out a chilling laugh: "Aren't you two brats celebrating too soon?"

Kurenai's expression changed, and she quickly shouted, "Asuma, watch out!"

Sarutobi Asuma immediately leaped back, but the rogue ninja's scythe still managed to leave a bloody gash on his face.

Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi retreated a dozen meters and stared warily at the rogue ninja.

"What's wrong with this guy? He's already—"

Sarutobi Asuma looked solemn.

Kurenai Yuhi said, "It might be related to that evil god."

At this moment, the rogue ninja licked Asuma's blood off his scythe, then dipped his foot in his own blood and drew a spell on the ground.

Instantly, rune marks appeared on the rogue ninja's body.

"Be careful!"

Sarutobi Asuma gave a low shout and gripped his kunai tightly.

Kurenai immediately formed hand seals and cast an illusion.

However, before she could launch an attack, the rogue ninja pulled out a knife and stabbed himself in the heart.

"What?"

Kurenai was taken aback.

Sarutobi Asuma suddenly opened his eyes wide, then spat out blood and staggered to his knees.

"Asuma~"

Kurenai Yuhi stared in utter shock, letting out a fierce roar.

Just then, everything around them cracked like glass and shattered with a crash.

Yuhi Kurenai woke up with a start, only to find herself still standing under the streetlight, her clothes now soaked with sweat.

"Hong, are you alright?"

Sarutobi Asuma came to Kurenai's side.

"That was just now—"

Kurenai looked blankly at Genma, then turned to look at Asuma Sarutobi, who was still unharmed.

Xuanma laughed and said, "Hong, your vigilance is a bit lacking."

Kurenai wiped away her sweat, still somewhat shaken: "When...when did this happen?"

Xuanma explained, "When you use pain to break the illusion, it is actually the illusion giving you a pain response, making you mistakenly believe that you have broken the illusion, when in fact you have fallen into another illusion."

Kurenai was shocked and said in disbelief, "What is the name of your illusion? I didn't notice any flaws at all."

"The illusion lasted for such a long time, with a complex environment and characters."

Xuanma said, "The illusion technique I recently developed is not yet perfect; it's called 'Flowers Bloom in an Instant.'"

"The core idea is to make the person under the spell believe that their perception of the external environment is real."

"Because I've been to the Land of Hot Springs and the Hot Spring Ninja Village, the illusions I created are more realistic."

Kurenai Yuhi was shocked: "I see, so that evil cult is real too?"

Genma nodded: "The Evil God Cult has actually been circulating in the Land of Hot Springs for quite some time now."

"However, everything in the illusion is not necessarily all carefully fabricated by me; some of it is actually a reaction of your inner self."

""

Kurenai Yuhi subconsciously glanced at Sarutobi Asuma beside her.

Sarutobi Asuma sensed something was wrong: "Red, what just happened?"

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head: "I just experienced a rather unpleasant illusion."

"Genma's illusion techniques are too powerful. If it were just the Naraku-sight technique, I should be able to face my fear and realize that something is wrong."

Sarutobi Asuma understood; he was not ignorant of illusions.

At this moment, Genma smiled and waved, "That's all for today, goodbye!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Kurenai Yuhi felt a sense of déjà vu as she watched this scene, and couldn't help but be wary: Could it still be an illusion?

Seeing Kurenai's suspicious expression, Sarutobi Asuma exclaimed in surprise, "Kurenai, has Genma's genjutsu reached this level?"

Kurenai couldn't help but smile wryly: "This guy, he's gone a bit too far."

the other side.

Genma happily returned home: "Kurenai should be very grateful to me now, right?"

"I just hope it won't leave any psychological scars."

However, the illusion spell "Flowers Bloom in an Instant" that has just been completed has shown pretty good results in actual combat.

Kurenai Yuhi's illusion abilities are certainly not as good as they will be in the future, but they are already outstanding.

It's not impossible to be promoted to Special Jonin now.

When Xuanma got home, he found that his parents hadn't returned yet, so he took a shower and went to the study.

Open the [Settings], and the setting value has reached 101 points.

During the great war between Amegakure and Kusagakure, he got a share of every dead person. Although it was just a small amount, it added up over time.

As the target of 150 points drew ever closer, Xuanma decided not to wait any longer.

As it turns out, you can't get rich just by saving money.

Only by setting things worth spending can you create more settings.

All that rambling is just a way of saying I want to spend money.

After pondering for a moment, Xuanma began editing the settings.

Yuan Shen Jutsu (Spirit Transformation Jutsu 1.0): Based on the Spirit Transformation Jutsu, the soul and chakra are perfectly combined to form the Yuan Shen, which resides in the core Niwan Palace of the third eye chakra and dominates mental activities, closely integrated with the physical body.

Xuanma lacks the ability to edit the primordial spirit, because he knows without even trying that editing it would absolutely cause the set values ​​to explode.

This setting was a direction for spiritual and spiritual elevation that he decided upon after careful consideration.

After editing, the required setting value immediately appears: 120 points.

Xuanma secretly raised an eyebrow; it wasn't as expensive as he had imagined.

But it's also much more expensive than the previous modifications to the physical design.

Of course, it's still too expensive to change.

After some thought, Xuanma re-edited it.

The Primordial Spirit: Awakened in the soul and consciousness, residing in the core Niwan Palace (the area between the eyebrows), it is a person's true nature, true self, and soul core. It is innate, inherent, and the master and foundation of life. It represents a person's inner essence and spiritual core, possessing independence, autonomy, and transcendence. It is not limited by time and space and governs all acquired spiritual and conscious activities.

Xuanma changed the approach, or rather, lowered the requirements to some extent.

For example, it is no longer bound to chakra.

It's simply about defining the primordial spirit and awakening it.

Editing complete, the required setting value pops up: 99 points.

"It's alright, although it's a bit expensive, it's enough."

Xuanma smiled and immediately confirmed the addition of this setting without hesitation.

At the moment of completion, Xuanma felt his consciousness rising, and his "perspective" changing, 30 degrees in all directions.

However, this is a perspective of spiritual consciousness, a perception of the spirit.

But this perception is different from the previous sensory ninjutsu; it's as if the eyes are seeing.

When a unique spiritual consciousness condenses and manifests in the world of the mind, Xuanma knows that this is the primordial spirit.

A primordial spirit that is different from ordinary spiritual consciousness.

If the body is the shell of the soul, then the soul is the shell of the primordial spirit!

From the perspective of his primordial spirit, Xuanma discovered that he had gained the ability to see inside his body. His body was clearly visible, and he could see muscle fibers, bones, internal organs, meridian system, and even individual active cells.

This is something that spiritual energy could not do before.

Previously, the mind could only sense, not "see," and perceive colorful images.

Moreover, it wasn't just about seeing; Xuanma felt his mental consciousness connected to every organ and every cell, allowing him to precisely control them.

Or rather, give them orders.

"This is the realm of the subconscious, which governs bodily functions and the operation of all organs."

Xuanma was both surprised and delighted, something that could not be directly influenced by acquired mental consciousness.

For example, stopping the heart from contracting.

However, now Xuanma feels he can do it!

However, instead of trying that, he tried to absorb natural energy to refine Sage Chakra.

Soon, the Sage Chakra was extracted and traveled along the meridian system to the abode of the Primordial Spirit, where it merged with the Primordial Spirit.

Xuanma felt much more at ease now, as if he were wearing a new set of clothes.

Then he astral projection, which felt no different from the spiritual transformation technique.

After his primordial spirit returned to his body, Xuanma formed a hand seal and created a shadow clone.

Then, Xuanma let his primordial spirit relinquish control over his body and return it to his acquired mental consciousness. Then, his shadow clone cast illusions on his main body.

Magical - Spider Binding!

Instantly, his body was frozen in place. Xuanma felt as if his body was bound by a spider web, unable to make any physical movements.

Xuanma immediately restored his primordial spirit.

In an instant, the primordial spirit within the spiritual and mental world of the Niwan Palace opened its eyes.

In an instant, Xuanma felt his consciousness enter a higher dimension. From the perspective of his primordial spirit, it was an illusion that severed the transmission of conscious information from his acquired mental consciousness to his body, thus immobilizing his body.

And with this, under the guidance of the primordial spirit, Xuanma regained control of his body with a single thought, and the illusion was broken!

Clearly, this is the independence, autonomy, and transcendence of the primordial spirit!

"In other words, illusions can only affect my acquired mental consciousness's perception of my body and the outside world, but cannot affect the primordial spirit at the core of my soul."

Xuanma pondered to himself, "Once the primordial spirit awakens and takes over from the acquired mental consciousness to dominate everything, then the illusion will be broken."

This means immunity to all illusions?!