Chapter 221: News
Half an hour later.
Baishi opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing through his gaze.
He glanced at the system panel, noticing that his "Super Vision - X-ray Perception" had successfully advanced to "Super Vision - Energy Sight."
"Energy Sight… Just as I expected."
Baishi wasn't surprised by this advancement—this was the result of his intentional guidance over time.
Previously, to develop his chakra meridian pathways, he had guided his evolution toward X-ray Perception.
However, even after reaching 99.5% progress, it wasn't enough to clearly observe the flow of energy within his body.
With no other choice, Baishi pushed the evolution further, leading to the awakening of Energy Sight.
According to his original plan, this ability should allow him to clearly observe the chakra flow within his meridians.
Now, it was time to test that theory.
Baishi activated "Super Vision - Energy Sight."
A silver glow flickered in his eyes, and instantly, a complex network of chakra meridians appeared in his field of vision.
This was the X-ray Perception effect.
Compared to before, the clarity had improved significantly, but the chakra flow inside the pathways was still not fully visible.
'Energy Sight—Activate.'
Suddenly, the silver glow intensified.
In the next moment, the flowing chakra inside his meridians became visible—like a network of glowing rivers coursing through his body.
"Success."
From now on, his chakra meridian research would enter the fast lane.
Baishi observed the energy flow for a while before shifting his gaze to the outside world.
"Super Vision - Energy Sight" didn't just allow him to see chakra—it allowed him to perceive all forms of energy.
However…
Baishi scanned his surroundings but only noticed the natural energy flowing into his dimensional ring.
Other types of energy were practically invisible.
The reason was simple—these other energy sources were too faint, and his newly evolved Energy Sight wasn't strong enough to detect them yet.
However, this limitation would gradually fade as his ability progressed further.
Additionally…
Baishi looked into the distance, spotting a humanoid figure composed of various energy flows, standing on a tree branch, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
That figure was Hotaru, the scout assigned to watch over the area.
If Baishi could see Hotaru, it meant he could see anyone else as long as they had any form of energy within them.
From now on, no one could hide from him—unless they were completely devoid of energy.
And that was practically impossible—even corpses still contained residual energy.
All that mattered was whether Baishi could distinguish it and whether he wanted to.
Strengthening His Defenses
With his experiment complete, Baishi reopened the system panel and turned his attention to another near-breakthrough ability—"Iron Body."
Its progress had reached 95.1%.
Based on his training schedule and previous progression rate, it would take about two more evolution cycles to push it to the next level.
"Two rounds, huh?"
Murmuring to himself, Baishi wasted no time.
After setting his evolution focus, he closed the system panel and initiated another round of progression.
The wooden cabin fell silent once more.
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The Next Day
As the sun rose and fell, a day passed.
By the following afternoon, Baishi had completed two evolution cycles—and "Iron Body" successfully leveled up.
He reopened the system panel, confirming that "Iron Body I (95.1%)" had now become "Iron Body II (0.1%)".
However…
Just as when "Skin Reinforcement" had evolved into "Iron Body", his skin and bones didn't literally turn into metal.
But…
Baishi pressed his hand against his arm.
His skin felt noticeably tougher.
Not only that—he could clearly sense that his bones had become significantly denser and harder.
Although it wasn't indestructible, calling it "Iron Skin and Steel Bones" wouldn't be an exaggeration.
And this was just the beginning.
As "Iron Body" continued evolving, his defensive capabilities would only grow stronger.
Eventually, purely physical attacks would no longer be effective against him.
At that point, one of his few remaining weaknesses would be eliminated.
Additionally, this upgrade would let him fully unleash his physical abilities without holding back.
Previously, even though he had a huge advantage in strength and speed, he still had to be cautious of counterattacks.
As a result, he couldn't always go all-out.
But now, with "Iron Body II", he could fight more recklessly without concern—allowing him to unleash his full power.
"Not bad at all."
Stretching his limbs, Baishi nodded in satisfaction before starting his next training cycle.
Time continued passing…
Until—
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One Month Later
At midday, Baishi had just finished his morning physical training and was about to eat lunch when Hotaru appeared before him.
"What is it?"
Baishi asked without even looking up.
"Reporting to you, my lord—there's news on the Eight-Tails."
Hotaru bowed slightly as he spoke.
Baishi instantly perked up.
A month ago, he had ordered his scouts to track the Eight-Tails' movements.
However, for the entire month, they had found nothing.
It was unclear whether his scouts were ineffective, or if the Fourth Raikage had hidden Killer Bee too well.
Regardless, even the Akatsuki had failed to locate the Eight-Tails.
But now—suddenly—there was news?
"Tell me the details."
Baishi leaned forward with interest.
"According to the latest intelligence, the Five Kage Summit is approaching, and the Fourth Raikage is bringing the Eight-Tails with him. They are currently en route to the Land of Iron."
Baishi's hand froze mid-meal.
After a moment of silence, he muttered to himself:
"Truly fearless…"
The "A-B Combo" (Raikage and Killer Bee) was strong, but against Pain's Six Paths, they might not be enough.
Not to mention—Akatsuki wasn't just Pain.
Every single member was an elite fighter.
Cloud Village parading around with Killer Bee like this was a blatant provocation—practically inviting disaster.
"Hmm… Wait a minute."
Baishi suddenly had a thought.
He turned to Hotaru.
"Has there been any news about the Akatsuki?"
Hotaru thought for a moment before shaking his head.
"None, my lord. The major villages are all searching for them, and even several underground black markets have been raided… but there's still no sign of them."
Baishi's eyes narrowed.
"So it's a trap…"
That was it—Cloud Village wasn't just being reckless—they were baiting the Akatsuki.
They couldn't locate Akatsuki, so they decided to draw them out instead.
And chances were—the other villages were in on it too.
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