Sage Mode (No Rank): Costs 500,000 Energy Points.
By absorbing a certain amount of Sage energy, create Sage spiritual power, which can be used to enhance attack and defense with Sage energy.
At the same time, it can also use Sage energy to increase the range and perception of physical attacks. Sage techniques created by combining Sage energy with one's own spiritual power can lead to a leap in the power of ninjutsu, physical techniques, and genjutsu, and can cause irreparable damage to extraordinary creatures.
Sage Art Consumption: Starts at fifty units of Sage energy. The more Sage energy absorbed, the longer the duration!
500,000 Energy Points, the price is acceptable! Yu Zhibo looked at the skill description for Sage Mode, a hint of surprise on his face.
He knew that Sage energy was a high-level energy that only those at the peak of B-rank who had comprehended the power of origin could utilize. The fact that the system allowed him, at a C-rank, to use the Sage energy that roamed the world showed its heaven-defying nature. Therefore, it was only natural for the price to be a bit higher.
Without hesitation, Yu Zhibo clicked to learn the skill. Then, numerous insights flooded his mind. He closed his eyes and sensed, quickly perceiving sparse golden energy in the air.
Is this Sage energy? Yu Zhibo murmured. He could feel that Sage energy was different from Dark Spiritual Energy and Light Spiritual Energy. It contained a terrifying power, far stronger than Light and Dark Spiritual Energy.
Moreover, this Sage energy seemed to have a connection with the world, acting as a medium to invoke various laws of heaven and earth. However, the underlying principles were extremely profound, far beyond what he could comprehend at his current level.
Although he couldn't use Sage energy to invoke laws, it seemed possible to deal damage to A-rank individuals by borrowing the terrifying energy of Sage energy. As for how much damage, that remained to be tested. Yu Zhibo thought to himself, then activated his mental energy and began to plunder and absorb the Sage energy in the air.
Unlike Light Spiritual Energy, which Yu Zhibo could plunder over 500 points per minute, Sage energy, even with his utmost effort, only allowed him to plunder less than 60 points in ten minutes.
Even so, that was enough for him to maintain Sage Mode for one second.
Unlike Spiritual Energy, which was absorbed into the spiritual energy sphere above the sequence core, Sage energy, after absorption, transformed into golden energy that revolved around the sequence core, like scattered stars in the universe, seemingly following some profound orbital trajectory.
The next moment, the Sage energy absorbed into the periphery of his sequence core diffused throughout his body, merging with his spiritual energy and cells.
Boom~
The instant the Sage energy fused into his body, an extremely vast aura emanated from him. A dark red eye pattern, similar to the one he had when he merged with Mo Yu, appeared at the corner of his eyes.
This signified the successful activation of Sage Mode.
Upon entering Sage Mode, Yu Zhibo only felt that his physical body had been enhanced to an unprecedented degree. A vast power surged within him, and a sense of strength arose, even giving him the illusion that he could easily defeat Lin Wanjun.
As for why it was defeating Lin Wanjun, it was because Lin Wanjun was the strongest person he had ever seen. Besides her, he had not encountered any other A-rank individuals, and there was no disrespect intended.
Unfortunately, this feeling of strength only lasted for a brief second before it dissipated. After the powerful energy receded, Yu Zhibo felt a sense of emptiness.
Sixty units of Sage energy were only enough to maintain the Sage state for one second!
In the original anime, Naruto could use shadow clones to absorb natural energy for zero-delay charging. I wonder if my shadow clones can do the same? Yu Zhibo thought to himself. He created a shadow clone and had it absorb Sage energy, but it was useless.
Is it because Sage energy is different from natural energy? Yu Zhibo was somewhat disappointed, but this result was not entirely unexpected.
It made sense. Even Pain's Rinnegan, as powerful as it was, required black rods as a medium to transmit chakra. Naruto didn't need them, which was a bug in itself, but the system had fixed it!
Shaking his head, he canceled the clone and shifted his attention back to the shop. He found that there were very few Sage Arts available.
Sage Arts used in Sage Mode are generally closely related to the caster's own abilities. For example, Jiraiya's Sage Art: Goemon, Naruto's Sage Art: Rasenshuriken, Wind Style: Sand Dust, etc. These skills were developed by combining their own chakra attributes or other skill characteristics. Yu Zhibo could not learn them before meeting the prerequisite conditions.
Therefore, after learning Sage Arts, Yu Zhibo found that the only Sage Arts he could learn were Sage Art: Rasen Shuriken Barrage and Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan. The powerful skill, Sage Art: Wind Style Rasenshuriken, was unavailable to him because he lacked Wind Style.
Yu Zhibo clicked to learn Sage Art: Rasen Shuriken Barrage and Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan, costing a total of 1000 Energy Points.
Cheap, right?
But it was normal. Although these two skills sounded quite impressive, they were essentially skills that fused Sage energy with ninjutsu.
Yu Zhibo had already mastered the Rasengan. The essence of the Rasen Shuriken Barrage skill was for several clones to attack with Rasengans. As for the Big Ball Rasengan, it involved infusing a large amount of spiritual energy into the Rasengan, making it larger, and it did not involve any particularly profound techniques.
My absorption of Sage energy is still too slow. This might be related to my low mental energy. My priority now is to advance to B-rank. At that time, my mental power will greatly increase, and the speed of absorbing Sage energy might greatly accelerate.
However, before that, I can purchase some Sage energy. I wonder how much Sage energy is contained in a wisp of Sage energy worth one million Merit Points, Yu Zhibo thought to himself, then opened the app store.
From the 19th to the 26th, in these short eight days, Yu Zhibo had been dispatching clones to the coastal defense line to kill enemies with Lightning Style: Kirin. However, the harvest was not as good as the first and second times, where he directly earned 28.6 million Merit Points.
The invading sea beasts were mostly C-rank or above and possessed a certain degree of intelligence. Upon seeing him, they would either concentrate their attacks to instantly kill his clones or evade him in advance. This resulted in him earning only about 60 million Merit Points in subsequent monster grinding, including the 28.6 million Merit Points earned in the first two days.
After deducting the 10 million points consumed by various one-time talismans, and the subsequent 6 million Merit Points for forging ten Swords of Ninjutsu Love and the Eight-Blade Sword Style short swords, he had about 44 million Merit Points left.
Because the shop limited each person to purchasing 10 wisps of Sage energy per month, Yu Zhibo only bought 10 wisps, preparing them as backup energy for activating Sage Mode.
Sitting on the training platform, Yu Zhibo had a hint of worry on his face.
At this moment, the ground trembled slightly. With his C-rank peak hearing, he could sense the faint sounds of shouts, the roar of artillery fire, and the growls of sea beasts coming from the northern coastal defense line, yet he still chose not to participate in the battle with his main body.
The main reasons, besides the fact that the Raiyan Blade had not yet been forged and he lacked a main weapon, were that he had not advanced to B-rank. Wherever he went, he would only be a strong cannon fodder. Moreover, he was tasked with the mission of live-streaming awakenings for the public. Lin Wanjun had said not to think about fighting on the coast until he reached B-rank.
Although he hasn't reached B-rank yet, he's close! Yu Zhibo muttered to himself, his eyes filled with anticipation and a hint of eagerness.
He was already at the peak of C-rank. He could foresee that as long as he continued to temper his physical body with the Body Tempering Technique, he would undoubtedly advance to B-rank within two days.
At that time, I will kill B-rank individuals like slaughtering dogs! Yu Zhibo said with confidence.
The system had warned that a large number of A-rank individuals might invade Earth after some time. Moreover, the sea beast attacks had become increasingly frequent during this period, and the appearance of A-rank sea beasts had also increased.
This was the primary reason why his clones' Lightning Style: Kirin was ineffective on the coastal defense line, as many times they were instantly focused and eliminated upon appearing.
Closing his eyes, he subconsciously looked inward and discovered that after advancing to the peak of C-rank, the bottleneck that had troubled him for several days had loosened again.
He could feel that as long as he meditated and cultivated, he could immediately enter B-rank.
Did using Sage Mode, with Sage energy circulating through my body, loosen my bottleneck? Yu Zhibo looked delighted.
The next moment, without any delay, his body flickered, and he directly entered his own Pure Land space to begin his advancement.