I rely on myself

Chapter 700 Wishful thinking
"what is that?"

Xiao Li looked at Hongyi who was almost unharmed and made a puzzled sound. Although he, an idiot in ninjutsu, could see that this was due to the strange chakra that covered Hongyi's body, he still felt puzzled.

After all, no one knows the power of Biao Lianhua's special move better than him, the user. It is absolutely impossible to block it all with just such a thin layer of chakra.

Hongyi also saw Xiao Li's confusion and was happy to answer it, so he replied: "Don't be so surprised, you should have seen that the reason why I was fine in that attack just now is thanks to the chakra in my body now. The name of this technique is also very simple, it is called 'Ruyi'."

"As one wishes?"

Repeating this name, which not only lacked any authority but even had a hint of Xiujuan in it, Xiao Li didn't know what to say. Hongyi didn't care about it and continued.

"The effect of this technique is very simple. It allows me to quickly convert chakra into the properties and forms I want, and it can be maintained for a long time."

"What----!!!!"

Hongyi's seemingly plain and simple explanation instantly ignited the emotions of everyone present. Not only the examinees, but even the many jonin and the Third Hokage present were stunned. They could not believe what they had just heard. But at this time, the slowly wriggling chakra covering Hongyi's body seemed to indicate that this was true.

Two completely different ideas confronted each other in the minds of the people around, and no conclusion could be reached for a long time. The distressed people had to turn their attention to Hongyi again, wanting to get more information to determine whether it was true or false.

Hongyi was not affected by the fact that everyone around him was focusing their attention on him. Instead, he found Xiao Li's distressed look very interesting and laughed.

"It seems that you don't understand what I said very well. That's right. From the previous battle, it can be seen that you should be the type who specializes in Taijutsu, and you are not good at Ninjutsu and Genjutsu... No! Or to be more bold, it's probably not just that you are not good at it, but that you can't do it, am I right?"

"........."

Absolutely correct. In response to Hongyi's words, Xiao Li remained silent. Although he did not give a direct answer, he had already confirmed it.

Of course, Xiao Li was silent not because he felt ashamed or anything, but he was simply shocked that Hongyi had figured out that he only knew physical skills after just a few exchanges, and he was unable to react.

Hongyi continued to explain his secret technique, Ruyi: "...ah, the topic has gone a little off topic, let's get back to the point, Ruyi is a technique that allows chakra to instantly change its nature and form, and preserve it for a long time. With this feature, I changed my chakra into a rubber-like property with strong kinetic energy absorption. It is precisely because of this that I can remain unharmed under your ultimate move. Do you understand what I mean?"

"……Well……"

Xiao Li made a distressed sound at this moment. It was impossible to say that he completely understood it, but it was also wrong to say that he didn't understand it at all.

Although many parts of it were incomprehensible, Xiao Li still understood one thing from Hongyi's words, that is, the chakra on the opponent's body now had the kinetic energy absorption effect of Hengqin, which was why the opponent was not injured after fully absorbing the power of the lotus flower. This was undoubtedly the worst news for Xiao Li, because it meant that Xiao Li's physical skills could no longer work on Hongyi, and Xiao Li couldn't use ninjutsu and genjutsu, so it could be said that he was completely restrained in terms of compatibility.

At least in the eyes of the people watching the battle, Xiao Li no longer had any chance of winning, so they paid more attention to Hongyi's secret technique called "Ruyi". After all, most of those who could master the nature and form changes of chakra were jonin, and they were jonin at the level of the five major ninja villages. At least for ordinary small countries and ninja villages, let alone jonin, even their leaders were unknown whether they could master it.

What's more, what Hongyi is showing now is a completely new change in properties. Like rubber, it has extremely strong kinetic energy absorption, which means that it is a natural nemesis for most physical ninjas, and even some ninjutsu that uses impact force as a means of damage will surely be able to work. Such a peculiar property naturally aroused the curiosity of many people.

However, Hongyi didn't care about the curiosity of the people around him. After explaining his methods, he slowly approached Xiao Li step by step and spoke on the other side.

"It's almost time. Your body should have recovered enough. At least it shouldn't be a hindrance in the next battle."

“…Is it discovered? But——why?”

Hearing Hongyi's nonchalant voice, Xiao Li looked shocked. He didn't know where he had revealed his true colors. Since the other party had seen through him, Hongyi had already noticed the doubt in Xiao Li's mind and he didn't hide it and explained directly.

"Isn't it obvious? After all, from your previous performance, it's easy to see that you're not the type who likes to talk to others during a fight, so there must be a reason. Knowing the reason makes it very easy to reverse the story. In addition, after that attack just now, you looked exhausted soon after landing. With so much information, it's naturally very easy to get the answer, isn't it?"

"........."

Xiao Li was speechless, or rather, after listening to Hongyi's words, he had to admit that he did have many flaws, and it was not impossible for others to see through him.

"If that's the case, then why are you still trying to delay me... eh?!"

As Xiao Li expressed his doubts and was about to get up, he suddenly found that his left foot, which was kneeling on one knee, and his right hand, which was supporting the ground, were completely unable to get up from the ground, as if they were restrained by something.

This was not Xiao Li's illusion. As he struggled more and more, something appeared on his right palm and left foot. It was similar to the chakra wrapped around Hongyi.

It emitted a blue light and tightly bound Xiao Li's right hand and left foot, sticking them to the ground.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Li realized something instantly, and Hongyi's voice came at this time: "If you want to ask me why I cooperated with you to delay time, the answer is very simple, just like what you see now."

(End of this chapter)