Lin Nami smiled faintly: "I've said it before, the Heavenly Eye is not within my area of interest. Although I belong to a ninja clan, I am entitled to my own freedom. The clan can only give me orders, but cannot force me. I have my own freedom and thoughts. I want to do what I like, and I will do it. If anyone tries to force me, I would rather die than submit." Although her voice was soft and charming, her tone involuntarily carried a deep sense of pride, which even Ling Yun couldn't help but admire in his heart.
Those with superpowers are a special group of humans, but what is rare is that, as a person with superpowers, they are not tempted by the Heavenly Eye, which possesses supreme power, but instead freely choose the path and life they want. This cannot be simply attributed to being outstanding, but rather to a state of transcending oneself.
There was a reason why her power had increased so much in such a short time, Ling Yun thought to himself.
Upon hearing this, Matsumoto Tomoki and the other two were all shaken, their faces showing very complicated expressions. Their gazes toward Hayashi Nami were filled with envy and jealousy. Clearly, their status among the four major ninja clans was far inferior to that of Hayashi Nami, and they did not possess Hayashi Nami's proud and independent spirit.
"If I were to say that my trip to Hong Kong was mainly for you, Lingyun, what would you think?" Mochizuki Nami looked deeply at Lingyun, her voice regaining its highly suggestive and provocative tone, a glint of something else flashing in her beautiful eyes.
Ling Yun snorted: "For me? What, you're not satisfied with your defeat last time? Do you want to challenge me again?" He wouldn't fall for Mochizuki Nami's tricks. This girl seemed to have a natural charm. If it were the first time he saw her, he would easily be deceived by her appearance and develop suggestive thoughts, thus being further controlled by her. Mochizuki Nami was a rose with thorns. While you were deeply infatuated with her fragrance, the thorns had already unknowingly pierced your throat.
Lin Naimei chuckled softly: "Ling Yun, why are you being so rude? Don't you miss me? We were classmates, after all. I have a lot of feelings for you, you know. Is your heart really so cruel, only thinking about your little lover and not caring about my feelings at all?"
Ling Yun said expressionlessly, "I wanted to consider your feelings, but I was afraid your feelings were too sharp, and you might kill me without me even realizing it."
Lin Naimei laughed heartily: "Ling Yun, you are really too interesting. There is an old Chinese saying that goes, 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation.' I think that after I have been away from you for these days, you have probably become a different person. Even your speech has become more witty."
She suddenly sighed softly, "Ling Yun, I really don't want to be your enemy. Sigh, if only you were one of our Japanese ninjas, maybe I would choose to marry you?"
Matsumoto Tomoki's expression changed, and he angrily shouted, "Baka! Mochizuki Nami, what nonsense are you spouting? How could Ling Yun be worthy of being a ninja of our Yamato race? You are simply insulting our sacred ninja clan! Don't think that just because you are Masuda Yo's personal disciple, you can spout nonsense!"
Mochizuki Nami showed no anger on her face. Instead, she curtsied and said calmly, "Matsumoto-senpai, do you think it's any point for a loser to spout such arrogant nonsense when you're being slaughtered? I can choose to save you or not. What do I care about the lives of you Kaze clan ninjas? If Elder Kurihara Ayako hadn't asked me before she left, I wouldn't have bothered with your lives."
Matsumoto Tomoki was about to erupt in fury, but a glimpse of Matsumoto Chizuru's head still embedded in the steel bar caught his eye. A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes, and his tone softened immediately: "I'm sorry, Mochizuki-chan. My attitude was too harsh. First of all, I congratulate you on breaking through the Great Realm of Illusion and becoming a Level Two expert. However, this Ling Yun killed my cousin. I hope that Mochizuki-chan can prioritize our ninja clan and kill Ling Yun to avenge Chizuru." As he said this, he couldn't help but choke up. Matsumoto Tomoki and Matsumoto Chizuru were cousins. Although their strengths differed greatly, they had an extremely harmonious relationship. Matsumoto Tomoki naturally hated Ling Yun for suddenly attacking Matsumoto Chizuru.
"Want to leave? Not so easy." Ling Yun sneered, extending one palm. As he released his mental energy field, his expression instantly turned icy. "Matsumoto Tomoki, you still owe me over two hundred dollars. You think you can just walk away like that? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Matsumoto Tomoki's expression changed, and he was about to reply when Lin Nami suddenly disappeared into the air and reappeared in front of Matsumoto Tomoki and the other two. Her tone was also tinged with anger: "Ling Yun, they are all members of our ninja clan. I can't just ignore them. You've already killed Matsumoto Chizuru, isn't that enough? If you want to continue your killing spree, defeat me first. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and I've been wanting to have a match with you."
As she spoke, she turned around and said urgently in a low voice, "Why aren't you leaving yet!"
Matsumoto Tomoki's eyes showed gratitude as he whispered, "Then be careful, Nami. This kid is very strange. His Wind Concealment Technique and Deception Technique are no less than yours or mine. Be very careful when dealing with him."
Mochizuki Nami nodded. "I understand. Thank you, Matsumoto-senpai."
Matsumoto Tomoki glared at Ling Yun with venom: "Ling Yun, listen carefully. If you ask me to leave today, one day I will kill all your relatives and friends, make you suffer the pain of this world, and then I will cut you into a thousand pieces to avenge my hatred today."
Mochizuki Nami's expression changed, and she was extremely annoyed. She thought to herself, "At this moment, what's the point of provoking the other party's anger?" She was about to order him to get out of there.
Ling Yun, his face ashen, strode forward several steps and said coldly, "Matsumoto Tomoki, just because of those words, I will never let you leave Hong Kong alive. Make your move!"
Chapter 247 The Secret of the Wind Concealment Technique
Upon hearing Ling Yun's voice, Mochizuki Nami's expression suddenly changed drastically. She reacted with lightning speed, as if she had immediately realized something. In a flash, she was already behind Matsumoto Tomoki, a ball of silver light blooming in her hand, ready to push him far away.
But it was all too late.
Matsumoto Taro and Matsumoto Rie, who had maintained normal expressions, suddenly turned strange upon hearing the word "take action." A silver thread deep within their pupils suddenly lit up, then transformed into a silvery-white light covering their entire eyeballs. They each raised an arm, and their mental energy fields simultaneously conjured a bright blade of light in their hands. The blades crossed and pierced through Matsumoto Tomoki's chest, then simultaneously plunged into each other's chests, penetrating all the way to the heart.
Although Matsumoto Tomoki's strength far surpassed that of the two, he had already suffered over two hundred cuts from the Lingyun Wind Concealment Technique, and his groin was severely injured. His mental energy field was also almost completely depleted. He never dreamed that Matsumoto Taro and Matsumoto Rie would suddenly attack him. He didn't even have time to react before his heart was pierced into a pulp by two sharp blades of light.
The three men stood in a straight line like wooden stakes, their faces simultaneously contorted in agony. Matsumoto Taro and Matsumoto Riki, their confusion tinged with unknown fear, watched as the silvery light in their eyes faded, finally revealing their own clear gazes. But after just a moment of utterly horrified bewilderment, their bodies went limp and collapsed to the ground.
Matsumoto Tomoki was pulled down by the two men and involuntarily fell down as well. He opened his eyes wide in horror. Because his heart had been pierced, his mental energy field immediately dissipated, and the knife wounds all over his body burst open again. Blood gushed out like a spring and immediately stained his body. He made a few hoarse sounds in his throat, struggling to say something, but in the end he could only spit out a mouthful of foul blood. Finally, he fell to the ground and lay motionless.
Mochizuki Nami glared angrily at Ling Yun, a flash of silver light appearing in her palm, transforming into a gleaming samurai sword. She said sharply, "Ling Yun, why did you kill them? If it was just because Matsumoto Tomoki threatened you with words, killing him would have been enough. Why did you also kill Matsumoto Rie and Matsumoto Taro?"
Ling Yun looked at her calmly: "You know why I killed Matsumoto Tomoki. He used the names of my family and friends to blackmail me, making the same mistake as Matsumoto Chizuru. So I had to eliminate this threat. As for Matsumoto Taro and Matsumoto Rie, can you guarantee they won't report my killing of Matsumoto Chizuru to the Wind Clan ninjas after they return to Japan? I'm not afraid of you Japanese ninjas, but I despise your despicable practice of using ordinary people's lives to blackmail others! So I had to kill them all. If you're unhappy about it, you can kill me to avenge them!"
"Furthermore, I must tell you that when Matsumoto Taro controlled the Yang family, he plotted against Yuqi," Ling Yun said coldly. "He not only mentally controlled Yuqi, but also tried to assault an ordinary girl. Such behavior is intolerable, not only for those with superpowers, but even for ordinary people. As for Matsumoto Rie, when I first entered Hong Kong, she set up a magic barrier to kill me. If someone tries to kill me, I will kill them! From any perspective, I have a reason to kill them. You can stop me, but that doesn't mean I will let them go."
Mochizuki Nami's eyes flashed: "From what you're saying, you're worried about retaliation from us ninjas? So, are you planning to kill me to silence me too?" With a slight flick of her wrist, the samurai sword's light instantly spun, creating a dazzling display of blades.
“You are my classmate.” Ling Yun gazed into her eyes, which were as clear as autumn water. “Even if you never return to Jinghua University, more importantly, you have never harmed ordinary people. And although you used magic on me last time, if you had killed someone to steal their treasure, Xiao Rou and I would have been helpless. It is clear that you have intentionally or unintentionally let us go this time. So I owe you a favor. Let’s not talk about killing you to silence you. Besides, I may not even be able to kill you.”
Hearing his words, the anger on Mochizuki Nami's face gradually faded. "Ling Yun, you are a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. I actually really liked the simplicity and innocence you had when I first met you. Now, you have changed a bit. Don't you feel that you have begun to disregard life? Although it is necessary to do so, it seems that the most simple and pure things you had when you first started school have disappeared."
Ling Yun nodded silently. Mochizuki Nami was right. He also felt his bloodlust growing stronger. When his hands were stained with blood and from battle, he seemed to be filled with a violent aura and a kind of madness that he couldn't quite explain. He couldn't feel it clearly, but he could vaguely sense that something was wrong. It seemed that another split, violent personality was growing within him, and this violent personality was growing faster and faster as the battle escalated.
“You’ve put me in a difficult position…” Mochizuki Nami sighed softly. “I never wanted to be your enemy, but fate always makes us adversaries. Ling Yun, even if you have a plausible reason, you still killed my people to my face. Our positions are different, which fundamentally determines that we are destined to be enemies.”
“It’s not that we have different stances, it’s just that your ninja clans are too greedy and always want to interfere in other people’s affairs.” Ling Yun thought for a moment and said, “Including wanting to obtain the Heavenly Eye. I don’t actually want to make things difficult for anyone. I just want to live my peaceful life, but trouble always finds its way to me.”
"Heh, who wouldn't want the Heavenly Eye?" Mochizuki Nami sneered. "Who always willingly makes enemies? Do you think the ninja clan really wants to create a powerful enemy like the China Superpower Headquarters? Besides, all the superpower organizations in the world want to seize the Heavenly Eye, even the Witch Clan and vampires have gotten involved. Given this environment, who can stay out of it? There's an old Chinese saying, 'The tree wants to be still, but the wind won't stop.' It's not just you who can't be at peace; the entire superpower organization and the entire ninja clan will struggle and fight for their own interests. What you see as deliberate provocation is just a personal issue. On a higher level, every organization is simply caught in its own web."
Ling Yun remained silent, forced to admit that Mochizuki Nami's words made a lot of sense. He seemed to have certain limitations, failing to see the issues from a higher perspective. This might be related to his solitary background; joining the Superpower Headquarters might allow him to consider problems from a different angle.
"I want to ask you a question?" Mochizuki Nami seemed to remember something, a serious look appearing on her face as she slowly asked.
"What's the problem?" Ling Yun asked.
"How did you see through Matsumoto Tomoki's Wind Concealment Technique? I actually arrived here a long time ago and have been remotely monitoring your battle with Matsumoto Tomoki using my mental field. I remember that at the beginning you were always at a disadvantage. You couldn't see through Matsumoto Tomoki's Wind Concealment Technique at all, and not only you, but I couldn't see through it either. This seems very strange." Mochizuki Nami's face showed a strange expression. "Even if his Wind Concealment Technique is superior to mine, there is no reason why I shouldn't be able to see through it at all. If I were in your position, I would probably have been killed by him long ago."
Ling Yun gave a bitter smile and unconsciously touched his nose: "I only figured it out after he slashed me more than four hundred times. If it weren't for my self-healing ability, I probably would have died long ago. This Matsumoto Tomoki is indeed a strong ninja of your Japan. Fortunately, I have already killed him."
"Then how did you see through it?" Mochizuki Nami asked curiously. "If it's inconvenient for you, you can choose not to tell me, but later I saw that you could also use the same Wind Concealment Technique, and I still couldn't see through it. If you use such a Wind Concealment Technique against me, then I will only be defeated and die."
“There’s no secret to it. In fact, if it were you, you might have seen it much faster. The reason I didn’t see through it is simply because my control over the illusion technique is not as refined as yours,” Ling Yun said.
"What do you mean? Wind Concealment Technique and Deception Technique are two different kinds of strange arts, how can they be linked together... You mean to say that Matsumoto Tomoki is actually using Deception Technique?!" Mochizuki Nami's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something.
Ling Yun gave her an approving look. He had to admit that this girl possessed terrifying talent and a quick reaction ability. He had only mentioned the "Deceptive Technique" and she was able to immediately grasp the point. If she continued to receive the right training, Mochizuki Nami would one day grow to a terrifying level.
“That’s right. It’s not that you and I can’t see through the Wind Concealment Technique. Even the most advanced Wind Concealment Technique has a traceable trajectory when it attacks. Matsumoto Tomoki hasn’t reached that level. The reason we can’t see it is because he initially used a deceptive technique. After we fell into the deception, his Wind Concealment Technique became completely untraceable. Including the Wind Concealment Technique I used later, it was also a deceptive technique. It was only after breaking his deceptive technique that I trapped him in my own deceptive technique, which led to that effect,” Ling Yun explained.
Mochizuki Nami's face showed a thoughtful expression: "But his illusion technique isn't necessarily that powerful, and you're focused on defense, so how could he possibly use illusion technique to deceive your senses?"
“That’s where Matsumoto Tomoki’s brilliance lies,” Ling Yun said calmly. “If he had used his magic directly on me, it might have worked, but it’s more likely that I would have broken it and it wouldn’t have been effective. So he chose a very clever point of attack, which was to not use his magic on his opponent, but to use it on the entire space of our battle, and even trap himself in the magic.”