Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just after avoiding the boiling attack, countless shuriken shot at Chao Yanqian in waves.
Because his sight was blocked by the dense fog, Chao Yanqian could only use the [Flying Thunder God Technique] to teleport again, avoiding the enemy's attack.
However, when Chao Yanqian had just teleported to a new location, a black shadow swiftly struck from behind him. At the moment of crisis, Chao Yanqian could only teleport again.
But when Chao Yanqian teleported to the next position, another Mist Ninja (Kirigakure shinobi) suddenly rushed out and attacked him.
"It looks like the Mist Ninja have found the position of all my Flying Thunder God marks, just waiting for me to teleport over..." Chao Yanqian secretly thought.
He dodged to avoid the attack of the Mist Ninja, but the enemy chasing him constantly swung his ninja sword, each strike faster than the last, relentlessly attacking.
Chao Yanqian's left arm throbbed with fierce pain. When using the [Flying Thunder God Technique] to teleport the second time, he had been a little slower, allowing a Mist Ninja to pierce his left arm.
[Mist Hiding Technique] uses chakra to stir up water vapor and create thick fog, making it difficult for enemies to see. Mist Ninja, trained in this technique, can launch surprise attacks while remaining hidden.
Although not all Mist Ninja are sensory types, in order to cooperate with the [Mist Hiding Technique], they are trained to locate enemies using specialized senses like sound recognition.
Originally, Chao Yanqian was quite confident facing a few Mist Ninja, but if more Mist elites joined, the situation would become very unfavorable for him.
Soon, the retreating Chao Yanqian was forced near a big tree, unable to retreat further. A sharp light flashed in his eyes; he quickly formed hand signs and used [Earth Release: Hardening Technique] combined with [Strange Force Fist], choosing not to dodge the Mist Ninja's attack but directly taking the blade and counterattacking with a powerful right punch.
However, this Mist Ninja seemed to know Chao Yanqian's tactics. Upon seeing Chao Yanqian's actions, the Mist Ninja quickly retreated, avoiding direct confrontation.
"Damn! They've prepared specifically for me!" Chao Yanqian cursed inwardly.
The Mist Ninja must have gathered most of the information about Chao Yanqian and formulated tactics to counter him.
[Dissolution Release—Dissolving Monster Technique]
The Mist Ninja who had backed away launched a corrosive, viscous yellow liquid toward Chao Yanqian.
Chao Yanqian immediately used [Flying Thunder God Technique] again.
But this time, he teleported directly behind the Mist Ninja who had just retreated. Chakra burst from his feet as he quickly closed the distance and smashed his right fist into the opponent's chest, sending the Mist Ninja flying into a large tree.
At the moment of contact with the enemy's ninja sword, Chao Yanqian had secretly placed a Flying Thunder God seal on it. When Terumi Mei's fusion-style attack struck, the Mist Ninja hesitated, and Chao Yanqian teleported in and finished him off.
"Zhengze!"
A faint whisper echoed in the thick fog. Upon hearing it, Chao Yanqian immediately formed hand signs.
[Earth Release—Earth Dragon Bullet]
[Water Release—Water Wall]
Seeing the enemy using ninjutsu, Chao Yanqian instantly created a shadow clone, attached an explosive tag to it, and sent it charging toward the enemy.
Boom!
There was an explosion in the thick fog. Although Chao Yanqian couldn't confirm if the explosion killed the Mist Ninja, the blast's shockwave dispersed the dense fog slightly, allowing Chao Yanqian to vaguely spot a few figures nearby.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
He threw kunai again, and while the enemies dodged, Chao Yanqian seized the chance to quickly attack.
[Dissolution Release—Dissolving Monster Technique]
The corrosive technique struck once more, forcing Chao Yanqian to retreat and abandon the pursuit.
[Mist Hiding Technique]!
Another Mist Ninja thickened the fog again, once more blocking Chao Yanqian's vision.
"Dissolution Release and Boiling Release? I didn't expect someone could wield two Kekkei Genkai at the same time." Chao Yanqian said lightly.
There was a slight movement in the fog, but no one answered Chao Yanqian.
Terumi Mei had remained hidden in the mist to attack Chao Yanqian and had never used Boiling Release directly before. It surprised Chao Yanqian that she possessed two bloodline limits.
In fact, fighting against someone with two bloodline limits was a huge headache for Chao Yanqian.
If not for the nearby Mist Ninja, Terumi Mei's Boiling Release ninjutsu would be nearly impossible to defend against.
In the original series, even Sasuke's Susanoo, with its incredible defense, was partially melted by Terumi Mei's Boiling Release. Chao Yanqian knew that his body defense wasn't on par with Susanoo. Though Terumi Mei wasn't at her strongest yet, her bloodline abilities were extremely powerful.
At this point, the weakness of Chao Yanqian's limited attack techniques became clear. Aside from [Strange Force Fist], he had no ninjutsu capable of delivering a fatal blow in one strike.
"Five minutes have passed. Your chakra should be almost exhausted!" a cold voice called out from the thick fog.
"Don't worry, it's enough to deal with a few of you," Chao Yanqian responded lightly.
In fact, by now, most of Chao Yanqian's chakra had indeed been consumed, but he hadn't yet used the [Yin Seal]. As his final trump card, Chao Yanqian didn't intend to activate it unless absolutely necessary.
"With your Flying Thunder God Technique, you could escape anytime if the situation worsened. So why haven't you left? Overconfident, and forgot to set up coordinates elsewhere?" the voice continued.
"Escape? You overestimate yourselves. I stayed because there's no need to run." Chao Yanqian replied coldly.
As he finished speaking, Chao Yanqian pulled out three special kunai and threw them toward the direction of the voice.
This was the second stage of the [Flying Thunder God Technique] combat teleportation mid-battle being used by Chao Yanqian for the first time.
Although he wasn't sure how effective it would be, he had no choice but to try.
Terumi Mei's bloodline abilities were too much of a threat. If she wasn't taken down, Chao Yanqian would eventually be forced to flee.
When Terumi Mei saw the kunai flying at her, her first instinct was to dodge immediately especially because three kunai flew at once, making it impossible to tell which one Chao Yanqian would use for teleportation.
Whoosh!
As Terumi Mei moved, Chao Yanqian judged her direction and instantly teleported toward her using the [Flying Thunder God Technique].
The brown hair and elegant back unmistakably belonged to Terumi Mei.
Though the second stage of the [Flying Thunder God Technique] wasn't perfected yet, Terumi Mei's sudden movement had given Chao Yanqian the perfect opportunity.
Without even touching the ground, Chao Yanqian twisted mid-air and kicked Terumi Mei hard in the back, sending her flying.
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