NOVEL WEB Chapter 114: Yin-Yang Master Scroll
Shiyu Uchiha took the crystal tablet without hesitation, as it was the reward he deserved. Following Maitreya's guidance, he placed the crystal tablet on his forehead, focused his mental energy, and lightly touched the surface of the stone. Immediately, some text and images appeared before his eyes.
Through this information, he gained a deeper understanding of yin-yang masters, including their ranking system—Apprentice Yin-Yang Master, Full Yin-Yang Master, Grand Yin-Yang Master, and Sage-Level Yin-Yang Master.
Each rank possessed unique abilities and status, which fascinated Shiyu Uchiha with great curiosity and desire for exploration.
[Apprentice Yin-Yang Master]: They had just begun to master spiritual energy and could use some basic spiritual techniques, possessing very weak strength.
[Full Yin-Yang Master]: At this stage, yin-yang masters could employ genjutsu and form contracts with beasts, transforming them into their own shikigami to protect themselves, compensating for their physically weak constitution.
These shikigami resembled summoned beasts. In ancient times, people called them yokai, but they couldn't be conjured through techniques like ninja summoning. They were somewhat similar to the Inuzuka clan's ninja hounds and Aburame clan's insects, though their methods were more sophisticated. A powerful shikigami could significantly enhance a yin-yang master's strength.
[Grand Yin-Yang Master]: The yin-yang master's spiritual energy underwent qualitative change, greatly enhancing their abilities compared to Full Yin-Yang Masters. Most critically, they could use spiritual energy to create a unique spiritual space.
Within this space, they could construct powerful shikigami using spiritual energy. As long as the yin-yang master's physical body remained alive, the shikigami wouldn't disappear. However, these shikigami couldn't perform physical attacks. Shiyu speculated that a Grand Yin-Yang Master's overall strength should be comparable to a Kage-level ninja.
[Sage-Level Yin-Yang Master]: By housing life force within their spiritual space and deeply comprehending the Way of Heaven and Earth (Tian Di Zhi Dao), Grand Yin-Yang Masters could further nourish their spiritual space, triggering another qualitative transformation in their spiritual energy.
After this second transformation, shikigami could evolve, gaining physical forms and acquiring the ability to temporarily enchant stone statues. Even when their physical bodies aged, Sage-Level Yin-Yang Masters could transfer their consciousness into a shikigami to continue existing in the world.
However, once freed from the physical body, they also lost the nourishment it provided. Over time, they would naturally weaken and might even absorb ordinary people's spiritual energy to sustain themselves. During this process, they could suffer mental degradation, eventually becoming true yokai.
Such yin-yang masters were extremely rare, with perhaps only one appearing every few hundred years during that era. Theoretically speaking, they were even rarer than S-Rank ninja who surpassed Kage-level.
At the same time, Shiyu Uchiha and Miroku had deep conversations about yin-yang masters. Both held unique perspectives regarding this completely different path from ninjas. After a vigorous discussion, both felt they had benefited greatly.
Subsequently, at Miroku's invitation, Shiyu Uchiha traveled to the Land of Demons. During that time, the two continuously discussed the contents of the Yin-Yang Master scroll, focusing on yin-yang masters and shikigami.
During this process, Shiyu Uchiha found himself especially drawn to a complete set of movement techniques infused with genjutsu described in the Yin-Yang Master scroll. Originally designed as a survival technique for low-level Yin-Yang Masters, this method had been refined across generations by countless Yin-Yang Masters, Grand Yin-Yang Masters, and Sage-Level Yin-Yang Masters, eventually reaching near perfection.
Moreover, the genjutsu contained within this move closely aligned with that faint yet special insight he had gained while breaking through the Chimei Wengliang Dark Space.
He then cross-referenced the genjutsu embedded in these movement techniques with the genjutsu aspect of his Magic Illusion: Sharingan and that subtle insight, gaining tremendous benefit and identifying several key points of synergy. At the same time, he compared this movement style with both his original Taijutsu version of the Shifting Body Technique and the Ninjutsu version, significantly deepening his understanding of the Shifting Body Technique itself.
Interestingly, during this process, Shiyu Uchiha unintentionally recalled concepts of martial arts heroes' light kung fu techniques from his previous life, suddenly receiving immense inspiration that sparked a flood of creative ideas.
This fresh perspective didn't just broaden his horizons—it ignited his passion for innovating the Shifting Body Technique, plunging him into an unusually creative and inspired state.
Thus, drawing from the four fundamental principles of light kung fu—Lightness, Agility, Leaping, and Endurance—as seen in wuxia novels, he proceeded to refine his Shifting Body Technique.
However, differing slightly from traditional wuxia depictions, he first adopted "Lightness" as the foundation. Utilizing Mystic · Fire Release · Chakra Mode, he successfully integrated and fused his two existing versions of the technique, introducing necessary modifications.
Specifically, "Lightness" involved using chakra to make one's body weightless, like a feather—forming the basis of the entire Shifting Body Technique.
Though seemingly simple on its own, this principle could significantly enhance the fundamental speed of movement, thereby enabling the other three applications: Agility, Leaping, and Endurance.
"Agility" represented close-range movement variations ideal for melee combat, allowing flexible dodging of enemy attacks while assisting personal offensive maneuvers.
"Leaping" relied on sudden bursts of chakra energy to achieve maximum speed, primarily intended for escape or pursuing targets.
Lastly, "Endurance" emphasized sustained bursts of mobility with minimal chakra consumption, making it perfect for long-distance travel.
These four revelations functioned like a key opening a completely new door. Shiyu felt as if he'd entered a whole new world, achieving an unprecedented depth of understanding regarding the Shifting Body Technique.
He fully absorbed the complete set of movement techniques infused with genjutsu as described in the Yin-Yang Master scroll, along with that faint but crucial insight he had gained during his breakthrough in the Chimei Wengliang Dark Space, transforming them entirely into his own assets.
Throughout this transformation, Shiyu replaced the traditional Yin-Yang Master's pure-mental-force genjutsu with his Sharingan-based Magic Illusion: Sharingan technique.
Boldly experimenting further, he attempted simulating Yin-Yang Master illusionary techniques using Magic Illusion: Sharingan—and achieved astonishing success—he actually created Phantom Clones!
After testing them, he found that while these Phantom Clones had no real offensive power, they looked incredibly realistic. In battle, they could serve as highly effective distractions, making it difficult for enemies to distinguish real from fake.
Even for Shiyu Uchiha himself, using the triple-comma Sharingan to distinguish the authenticity of Phantom Clones required a certain amount of time. In fast-paced combat, that brief delay wasn't much on its own, but it still gave Shiyu Uchiha an edge.
Another thing about Phantom Clones: they wouldn't vanish easily unless hit by something as powerful as Yin-Yang Release.
That made them a perfect tool for throwing enemies off balance, pulling their focus, and giving Shiyu Uchiha a better chance to strike.
The more Shiyu Uchiha trained and experimented, the better he became at pushing Phantom Clones to their limits.
He came up with some clever tactics—using Phantom Clones to confuse enemies, manipulate them into making mistakes, and then striking fatally at critical moments.
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