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　As animals, especially wild beasts, their senses are extremely acute, far exceeding those of ordinary humans.

　Over the next few days, the three of them focused on their cultivation and didn't mention Ye Chen's departure again, as if they had matured considerably overnight.

　Taking steps towards maturity, perhaps this is the price of growing up.

　You gain some things, but you also lose some things.

　The three of them would ask Ye Chen any questions they didn't understand about cultivation, and Ye Chen would answer them if he could.

　The main issue is that most of his abilities have little to do with ninjutsu, so there's very little he can teach; it's mostly about Devil Fruit powers and some taijutsu.

　Ye Chen was originally an orphan ninja, without any family background or inheritance, unlike the twelve Konoha ninja clans, each of which possessed unique secret ninjutsu.

　From this point on, what he taught the three was combat experience, combat skills, and extreme survival abilities.

　In such a chaotic world, survival is the greatest ability! The three of them, having received Ye Chen's true teachings, grow rapidly and, under equal conditions, are definitely no less capable than Pain from the original story.

　While teaching his students, Ye Chen didn't neglect his own cultivation. His first focus was on mastering the Flame-Flame Fruit, the Gravity Fruit! The Flame-Flame Fruit is simple and brutal, with immense destructive power, but controlling it isn't easy. Ye Chen's standard was to precisely control every bit of power, wasting no energy and striving for the strongest attack with minimal expenditure! As for the Gravity Fruit, it's a technology-type fruit! Ye Chen's control over it is still at the most basic level: manipulating gravity and repulsion! Therefore, he needs to utilize gravity manipulation to develop some extremely rare and powerful forbidden techniques! For example, summoning meteors. Although he can do it now, it's not something he creates himself; the inspiration comes from Admiral Fujitora Issho in One Piece.

　In fact, many natural disasters in nature are related to gravity.

　For example, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions! Ye Chen's next development direction is to create these large-scale weapons of mass destruction using the principle of gravitational imbalance! As the fearsome Rakshasa of the ninja world, how could she not possess some earth-shattering and destructive forbidden techniques, or even develop gravitational fields using gravitational repulsion? If she could further develop electromagnetic force, that would be even better.

　Theoretically, electromagnetism and gravity are two forces with conflicting properties, so they cannot be combined! But this is a world filled with supernatural forces, and scientific theories don't necessarily apply to it.

　In an open space, Ye Chen sat on a rock, pondering the direction of fruit development while also thinking about the three types of Haki.

　My experience points seem to be enough to upgrade a skill by level 15.

　So he opened the system attribute panel: [Host: Ye Chen! Ability: Conqueror's Haki 4]

　Observation Haki 4, Armament Haki 4

　Shave 3, Moonwalk 3, 100 experience points are needed to upgrade to level 1.

　Skills: Tornado Ultimate Technique - Thirty-Six Winds of Trouble, Seventy-Two Winds of Trouble, One-Sword Style - Lion's Song

　Fruits: Flame-Flame Fruit (materialized), Human-Human Fruit (Buddha 5), ​​Gravity Fruit (4)

　Upgrading to the next level requires 100 experience points.

　Experience: 820】50,000 experience points are needed to level up to level 15, and the Gravity Fruit can also be upgraded from level 14.

Chapter 268 Side Effects of Listening to the Voice of All Things

　This content is being published for the first time (first update).

　Ye Chen sat on an open space. In the distance, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were meditating, while the Five-Tails was dozing on the steps of the wooden house, looking quite relaxed.

　"System, upgrade Observation Haki to level 4-5."

　He silently said this to himself, and then Ye Chen began to upgrade his Observation Haki.

　Of the three types of Haki, Armament Haki offers the most significant boost to strength, providing a substantial increase in both defense and power.

　However, he did not choose to upgrade the domineering ability that had been of great help to him from beginning to end.

　Compared to Armament Haki, Observation Haki seems to be used much less often.

　But for Ye Chen, this skill had subtly and immensely helped him, even allowing him to avoid several seemingly inescapable dangers on several occasions.

　Perception, insight, and prediction! These abilities, when amplified to a certain level, are extremely powerful for ninjas, even...

　During the Second Shinobi World War, in his first battle, Ye Chen single-handedly faced dozens or even hundreds of ninjas unscathed. Besides his exceptional physical abilities, a large part of this success stemmed from his Observation Haki's ability to anticipate and warn of unknown attacks.

　Having consumed 50,000 experience points, my Observation Haki instantly increased from 14 to 15 under the system's power.

　Ye Chen's body suddenly shuddered, and a mysterious feeling welled up within him. This feeling was indescribable and difficult to express in words; it could only be understood intuitively.

　It was like a sudden enlightenment, or breaking through some kind of constraint.

　Ye Chen felt as if something had entered his body; these wondrous entities made him feel incredibly mysterious and unpredictable.

　Because it was a system upgrade, there were no bottlenecks for Ye Chen in cultivating domineering aura. As long as he had experience, everything would fall into place naturally.

　Upgrade successful! A brand new and profound Observation Haki was brewing in his heart and brain! At this moment, the world suddenly became quiet. Ye Chen felt himself in an endless void of darkness, completely alone, with nothing else in sight.

　This is the very beginning, the very first point! Boom! The next moment, this point exploded.

　The explosion gave rise to all things in the universe, the stars, the vast cosmos, and life in all its diverse forms.

　Ye Chen's perception was filled with many new entities, and his surroundings were no longer dark and empty; many new substances had been born! However, these entities could not be perceived by the eyes, nor did they exist in the subjective macroscopic universe! They were more likely to exist in the microscopic universe, the quantum universe! Similar to the mustard seed space often mentioned by cultivators, it was an extremely tiny thing, difficult to perceive.

　The sounds of wind, rain, the earth and sky breathing, the sounds of birds and beasts! At this moment, the sounds of all living things in nature flooded Ye Chen's mind, especially those closest to him! In an instant, he became the source of these signals, truly listening to the sounds of all things in the world.

　Although Ye Chen always claimed that his Observation Haki allowed him to hear the voices of all things, he couldn't do it before.

　At this moment of upgrade, in this instant of enlightenment, he witnessed a condensed version of the Big Bang, and temporarily gained the ability to hear all things.

　Even people, in this state of resentment, he had just overheard the thoughts in Konan, Nagato, and Yahiko's minds! However, Ye Chen didn't deliberately listen, because he was currently in a passive state. There were too many sounds in nature, endless and overwhelming, which he couldn't process or perfectly control. His head was about to explode.

　This could be considered a side effect of listening to the voice of all things! If this ability cannot be controlled...

　Force, but the effect was the opposite.

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　In American comics, when Superman first awakened his superpowers, he also suffered from his super hearing, and was even afraid and at a loss.

　Now, Ye Chen is directly receiving the inner thoughts of others, not just humans, but also indescribable non-human beings.

　"calm!"

　"control!"

　"Find that crucial point, find that... switch! The switch to control the power!"

　The sudden change in his Observation Haki had Ye Chen completely overwhelmed; various sounds were chattering in his mind, and he had no time to appreciate them.

　If things get out of control, and given the possibility that these voices could directly enter his mind, he might be driven insane.

　"call!"

　"call!"

　Taking deep breaths repeatedly to calm himself, Ye Chen's condition gradually stabilized as time passed.

　He gradually gained control over the sounds of nature, effectively filtering out unnecessary noises, and his thoughts began to clear.

　Furthermore, Observation Haki is his ability, so how could it possibly go out of control?

　The sudden upgrade caught him off guard, but now that he's recovered, he's adapted quite well.

　Ye Chen's expression returned to calm as he carefully sensed the changes brought about by his Observation Haki.

　The natural energy around him was several times stronger than usual, with various types of natural energy converging towards him.

　Ye Chen naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by to absorb the power of nature and condense Sage Chakra.

　This natural force is like a raging flood to ordinary people; if not controlled properly, it can turn them into a mindless monster driven only by destruction, or even a stone statue! But Observation Haki granted Ye Chen a physique that allowed him to connect with nature; the two are inseparable, like fish and water.

　Moreover, at this moment, the speed at which 5's Haki absorbs the power of nature is several times faster than before.

　As is widely known, to enter Sage Mode, one must first absorb the power of nature. When the amount of natural power within the body reaches a certain level, one can then circulate the Sage Mode pathway, combining the two to successfully activate this powerful state.

　However, absorbing the power of nature takes time; in the original story, Jiraiya needed half an hour to enter.

　In a real battle, how could the enemy possibly give him half an hour to prepare a special move? It's not very practical.

　Naruto Uzumaki initially needed a lot of time to prepare before entering Sage Mode, but later, by creating Shadow Clones to condense natural energy in advance, he could enter Sage Mode in minutes.

　The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, entered Sage Mode almost instantly by simply clasping his hands together! This demonstrates that when a person's affinity with the power of nature is extremely high—that is, when the efficiency and speed of absorbing and converting natural energy are incredibly fast—there is no time limit for entering Sage Mode.

　To give an example, in the same amount of time, Jiraiya absorbs one unit of natural energy, Naruto absorbs fifty, while Hashirama absorbs ninety-nine. That's the difference.

　Ye Chen didn't know how long he would need, because he didn't have a method for cultivating Immortal Mode.

　But if a comparison must be made, his affinity with this natural power far surpasses that of Jiraiya and Naruto.

Chapter 269 Evolution of the Immortal Body

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　Under the influence of advanced Observation Haki, Ye Chen witnessed a tremendous change around him. Unseen by the naked eye, streams of natural power surged into his body, filling every part of him.

　Although the forces of nature are invisible to the naked eye, the human sense of touch can still perceive subtle changes in this space.

　Like a gentle breeze brushing against your face, you can't see the wind's shape or changes, but you can hear its whooshing sound.

　The same applies to the forces of nature; all things in heaven and earth have their own rhythm of life, and as long as one perceives them carefully and attentively, one can discover traces of their existence.

　Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato all awoke from their meditative state.

　"Konan, Nagato, do you feel a really comfortable sensation?"

　Yahiko asked, stretching and feeling refreshed.

　Bathing in the rich power of nature is beneficial to the human body.

　However, too much of a good thing can be bad, and problems can easily arise; Jugo is a prime example of this.

　But the three of them, Konan and Yahiko, are different.

　They are not part of the immortal system, nor can they perceive the power of nature. Therefore, even if they are within the realm of natural power, they are merely fish in water.

　Besides, who has ever seen a fish choke to death? The only one who could sense the change was Nagato, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, with a naturally immortal physique, the Rinnegan, and all chakra natures—a truly gifted individual.