Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed rain, but his appearance seemed to have changed; the fish scales on his arms were no longer rough, but glossy, like jewels.

His legs had disappeared, replaced by a fish tail covered with solid scales.

However, the end of the fish tail is somewhat transparent, and only a general outline can be seen.

"You are indeed very strong, forcing me to use this move."

Seeing the shape of the wind and rain, I was momentarily confused. What is this?

Mermaids?

But does such a thing really exist in this world? It should just be a legend.

However, the meaning of "listening to the rain" seems to be just a ninjutsu?

"Are you a merman?"

Yu paused for a moment after hearing this, her face showing an unreadable expression: "I hope I am."

What does "hope" mean? Yu's explanation was vague, but there was no time to discuss it further.

With a flick of its tail, raindrops shot out like arrows of water towards Qu Feng at incredible speed!

The wind whipped out an ice ring, freezing all the water arrows, and then mirrors appeared on the sea surface.

The wind rushed towards a mirror and disappeared directly into it.

Then they moved back and forth between the various mirrors, whose positions were constantly shifting.

Rain tried to use chakra to determine the location of the wind source, but it was completely ineffective, as each mirror contained the chakra for the wind source.

Just then, a mirror appeared in front of Yu, and as Yu raised her hand to smash it, a wisp of gas blew out of it.

Caught off guard, Yu inhaled the rain directly. Only afterward did she realize something was wrong, but it was too late.

He inhaled the gas filled with crystal spikes into his lungs, and the hair-thin crystal spikes began to grow continuously, injecting crystal poison into Yu's body.

At this moment, he felt an unbearable pain in his lungs, and every now and then, tiny crystals, as fine as hair, would pierce out of his chest!

His body began to crystallize gradually. Yu gritted his teeth, and a burst of energy erupted within him. Then all the crystals disappeared, and the crystallized parts returned to their original state.

But Qu Feng noticed that the illusory part of his tail was even larger.

Chapter 283 Bloody Battle

His body began to crystallize gradually. Yu gritted his teeth, and a burst of energy erupted within him. Then all the crystals disappeared, and the crystallized parts returned to their original state.

But Qu Feng noticed that the illusory part of his tail was even larger.

He understood now. It seemed that Yu's regenerative ability wasn't limitless. Each time he used the regeneration ability, it would consume a portion of his fish tail. He wondered what would happen when his fish tail completely disappeared—would he die?

The wind gave him no time to catch his breath! A pair of iron wings unleashed gusts of wind that swept towards him!

Yu had fully recovered from his injuries and, sensing danger, immediately dived into the sea and swam quickly.

The layers of waves on the sea surface made it impossible for Qu Feng to see what was underneath, so he could only rely on his intuition to judge the onslaught of rain.

Suddenly! A sharp-nosed sailfish leaped out of the sea! Heading straight for the Wind-Taming Thorn!

Although Qu Feng spotted him immediately, the fish was incredibly fast.

It was too late when he tried to seek shelter from the wind; the sharp tips of the rain scratched his wings, and blood stained his feathers.

However, when he tried to heal the wound by using his healing magic, he found that the wound was healing extremely slowly.

Upon closer inspection, a faint, invisible glow was observed surrounding the wound.

Just as Qu Feng was trying to heal his wounds quickly so he could continue fighting, the sea began to churn again.

Countless flying fish leaped from the sea surface, their fins as sharp as blades, striking the wind precisely like shuriken.

Fortunately, Qu Feng was prepared and skillfully maneuvered among the flying fish, easily avoiding most of the damage.

However, the enormous wings became the target of the attack; there were no wounds on the body, but the wings were covered in blood.

The protective cloud of energy had long been shattered, as it could only withstand a small portion of the damage.

This was the second time that Sage Mode had been used to harness the wind, and she wasn't very familiar with the wings behind her. When dodging attacks, she couldn't accurately calculate the distance of the wings.

However, once bitten, twice shy. Under the dense attack of the flying fish, Qu Feng gradually became familiar with these wings. It was just tough on Qing Yun and Liu Feng. They should be rewarded properly when the battle is over.

But now is not the time. The crisis is not over yet. Although the flying fish have disappeared, the next attack could happen at any time.

Taking advantage of the wind's direction allows for a preemptive strike.

"Sage Art - Ice Escape - Extreme Cold Radiance".

A blue light flashed across the sea, and a thick layer of ice instantly formed on the surface.

This way, no matter what ninjutsu Rain releases, it will have to break through this layer of ice first, giving Touko time to react.

But in the next second! The ice beneath Qu Feng shattered instantly! Two chains shot out from the seabed!

Upon seeing this, Qu Feng immediately flew into the sky, constantly dodging the chains' pursuit.

The chains seemed to be locking down Qu Feng, constantly extending, just to bind him.

Seeing that he couldn't shake it off in time, he shot out two cloud-escape chains from his sleeve and tightly bound it!

Then, with a sudden burst of force, the two iron chains were pulled taut! The wind wanted to pull the rain up from the seabed, and the rain had the same goal.

But at this moment, Qu Feng is not alone; the power of Qingyun and Liufeng is all concentrated in his body.

After a stalemate of five or six minutes, Qu Feng suddenly unleashed his power and pulled hard! Like fishing, he dragged Yu up from the seabed!

Even after leaving the water, the rain still swam in the air like a fish, quickly heading towards the wind!

Plus the pull of the wind that drew him up! In an instant, he was in front of the wind!

Sharp claws slashed viciously toward Qu Feng's chest!

In the face of such a crisis, Qu Feng immediately tried to defend himself, but the protective cloud of energy on his hands was instantly shattered, and the sharp claws pierced deeply into Qu Feng's arm!

Then Yu laughed loudly and ripped the wound open again! Five deep wounds immediately appeared on Qu Feng's arm!

Even if it meant getting wind, he wouldn't let him off easy! Enduring the excruciating pain in his arm, he conjured a sharp crystal as thick as his arm in his palm and pierced through Yu's body without hesitation!

Then countless crystal snakes crawled out from Qu Feng's sleeves and burrowed into the bloody hole in Yu's chest, beginning to frantically tear at his internal organs.

Even this potentially fatal injury didn't frighten Yu; he gripped Qu Feng's arm tightly and lunged at his chest!

Blood gushed out uncontrollably, but strangely, the blood that flowed out was black.

"You're not the only one who knows how to use poison!"

A strange smile appeared on Yu's face. Many parts of his body had turned into crystal, like an uncarved work of art.

But he was not afraid, after all, he had that powerful regenerative ability, which would ensure that he would not die.

But Feng didn't have such abnormal regenerative abilities. He grabbed Yu's hand and twisted it hard! A sound of bones breaking was heard.

Then he slapped hard on the chest where the rain had begun to crystallize! Accompanied by billowing clouds, the rain fell heavily onto the ice.

Not only was his body crystallizing, but it was also constantly dissipating into clouds and mist. That palm strike just now was the Cloud Transformation technique of the Cloud Clan.

However, he didn't know if the wind could be neutralized by the rain's healing spell, and he didn't care to find out. He created three or four clones to cast healing spells on himself at the same time.

The green light emanating from its body almost illuminated a small patch of the ocean.

But the wound was still healing slowly, and the flowing blood remained black.

Only the wounds on the wings began to heal rapidly because the faint fluorescence disappeared, and in the blink of an eye, there were no wounds left.

But the wounds on his arms and chest were still as gruesome as ever.

"The wounds I tear will be cursed for ten minutes, preventing them from healing quickly. No matter how powerful your healing magic is, it will be useless."

A vibrant life force burst forth from Yu's body, and in an instant, all his injuries were completely healed. However, the transparency of his fishtail increased, perhaps because his injuries were more severe this time.

It seems that the entire fish tail below the knees became ethereal and transparent, and it could only be identified as a fish tail from its outline.

At first glance, it looks somewhat like a ghost.

Upon hearing this, Qu Feng looked at Yu's fishtail and said, "How many times can you recover? If you are attacked like that again, your fishtail might just disappear."

Yu spread her hands: "As expected, you found out. But before that, I will definitely knock you out and take you back."

Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Oh right, my poison won't have a fatal effect on you. It will only make you dizzy, making it easier for me to take advantage of you."

Then he smiled slightly at Qu Feng and said, "After all, you're so strong, you shouldn't care about this little bit of poison, right?"

Chapter 284 Crystal Escape - One Arrow of Light

Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Oh right, my poison won't have a fatal effect on you. It will only make you dizzy, making it easier for me to take advantage of you."

Then he smiled slightly at Qu Feng and said, "After all, you're so strong, you shouldn't care about this little bit of poison, right?"

No wonder, Qu Feng felt sleepy and his mind was a little foggy from the very beginning. He thought it was because the battle had taken a toll on his stamina.

But unexpectedly, it was caused by his venom, though perhaps it would be more accurate to call it an anesthetic.

From an angle where Qu Feng couldn't see, Yu gently flicked her finger, then casually said to Qu Feng, "Why don't you just come back with me? It'll save you from suffering."

Qu Feng scoffed dismissively: "Going back to become the vessel for the reincarnation of the adults you speak of? Sorry, but like I said, I haven't lived enough yet!"

Then, rousing himself, he ran quickly towards the rain! Just as he was about to touch the rain...

Suddenly, Yu clasped her hands together and let out a piercing howl. Qu Feng was hit by the sound wave without any resistance, and his mind went blank immediately.

I can't believe that damn guy used that trick again! But this time it seems to be just a pure sonic attack, because I didn't hear any murmurs coming from my ear.

"Crystal Release - Wall of Sighs!"

Despite the excruciating pain in his head, Qu Feng unleashed his ninjutsu, and several shields formed from crystal surrounded him, protecting him firmly.

Rain's repeated claw strikes only caused a crack in one of the shields.

The sound waves had just impacted Qu Feng's mind, and combined with the toxins in his body, Qu Feng was now extremely drowsy, feeling as if he couldn't open his eyes.

At that moment, Qingyun and Liufeng's voices rang in his mind: "Qufeng, don't fall asleep! Quickly heal your wounds! The enemy hasn't been dealt with yet, and your friend hasn't been rescued!"

Although the two of them shouted with all their might, the sound that Qu Feng could hear at this time was almost negligible.

However, this faint sound gave Qu Feng, who was already struggling to resist, a lifeline.