Mysterious, but Naruto

In Louis's eyes, the existence of this enormous barrier was simply unbelievable!

It was clearly full of distortion and deformity, and even in the blink of an eye, Louis noticed a small area that had collapsed.

But then all those uncomfortable parts disappeared and reconnected into one.

The distorted parts of the barrier exuded a sense of madness, and even Louis was somewhat affected by them.

Fortunately, these changes in the barrier were all instantaneous. As soon as Louis was slightly affected, the source of the influence spontaneously disappeared.

Even so, it still terrified Louis.

Ever since he was tricked by that portal of light, Louis, for safety reasons, had cast many illusions on himself to attack his mental barrier.

In that instant, all the illusions shattered.

That wasn't all. What he found most unbelievable was that the remaining spiritual energy after the illusions shattered actually showed signs of activation and rebellion under the influence of those distortions.

Finally, Louis used his chakra to completely destroy and seal it, preparing to throw it to the Divine Tree for purification later.

Louis added dozens more layers of illusion magic to his body as a form of protection, but after thinking about it, he felt it wasn't guaranteed to work, so he unleashed the power of Otsutsuki Shibakai within him, leaving a divine spell on his body.

He felt that the person who set up this barrier was probably even stronger than the previous portal of light.

After all, when he faced the portal last time, he was completely unprepared. Even then, he didn't collapse at the first touch. It was only when his spiritual body began to analyze that knowledge that the anomaly occurred.

It was nothing like it was now, where not only were all our defenses instantly overwhelmed, but strange things immediately began to happen.

But precisely because of this, Louis did not immediately back down as he had last time.

This time was different from before; the distortions and aberrations appeared suddenly and disappeared extremely quickly, which gave Louis an opportunity to test his strength.

No, it's an opportunity to test the strength of Otsutsuki Shibaju.

Louis, with the external divine protection still in place, began to examine the barrier up close.

The closer Louis looked, the more extraordinary the barrier seemed.

Based on the knowledge he gained from Otsutsuki Shibai, the barrier before him seemed to be a top-tier entity that had piled up all sorts of methods using the crudest means.

During his research, Louis faced two more distortions.

Good news: The distortion failed to penetrate his outer layer of divine magic.

Bad news: Some of the power in the divine spell has been diminished.

"Alright, at least that's enough to give me some background information. It confirms that Otsutsuki Shibakai's power level is not low in this world."

Although it is not yet possible to confirm the exact level of the barrier and the portal, it is likely to be no lower than an angel, and most likely a deity of Sequence 0.

The only problem now is that we don't know how much stronger those gods would be than these inanimate objects if they personally intervened.

Please, please don't let it be a one-hit kill, leaving me no chance to even awaken Otsutsuki Shibakai.

He had only been studying it for a short while when the mark Louis had left in the room was triggered, and he knew that someone had come to find him.

Without even looking, Louis knew it was Reed calling him to get up.

If Louis hadn't read the diary before, he would have returned to his room and continued his illusory but extravagant life of wealth, only to return and study it later when no one was around.

But now, he's become interested in the diary and isn't going to stop there.

Louis immediately created a new identity and sent the person directly to the room, instructing them to act on his behalf.

As for his physical body, he continued his research in the sky.

Through repeated clashes between divine magic and that distortion and aberration, Louis actually managed to figure out a few tricks of it.

First of all, those distortions and aberrations were not spontaneously repaired by the barrier.

That's not entirely true. It should be said that the barrier is also repairing itself, but not so quickly.

There are other forces behind it, and it is this force that further accelerates the barrier's original repair capabilities.

After some analysis, Louis discovered that some of these powers came from the real world, some from the spirit world, and some from a place he did not yet know.

Based on the information brought by Count Hall, Louis suspected that its source might be the astral plane, which he had not yet ventured into.

At the same time, Louis thought of the newspaper headline he had seen earlier.

"The power that can be used to protect the barrier must be of a high level, so it is very likely that it is also a deity of sequence 0."

Could it be... that "Great Demon from Beyond the Heavens" doesn't refer to Otsutsuki Shibai, but rather that there really is a group of great demons outside this barrier?

After all, the newspaper said that the Seven Gods were raising their divine kingdoms to intercept the great demon from beyond the heavens, which seems more likely than guarding against Otsutsuki Shibakai!

Louis studied the area for a while longer, and only after confirming that he had made no further discoveries did he leave the barrier.

Unfortunately, the power contained within this barrier was too high. With Louis's current strength and knowledge, he could only discern the general outline, but could not analyze it further.

Although he could forcibly draw upon more of Otsutsuki Shibakai's power, this barrier was, after all, an inanimate object that wouldn't move if left there. He felt there was no need to cut his lifespan limit just for the sake of a temporary emergency.

As for his original idea, to fly out into space, to a distance far from the planet he was on, to see how many continents this world actually has.

However, due to the presence of the barrier, Louis did not continue to ascend.

It wasn't that the barrier stopped Louis in his tracks; although he couldn't fully analyze it, he could at least roughly understand its function.

First of all, he discovered that the barrier was a one-way passage type, and there was almost no obstruction when leaving from inside the planet.

However, once you try to enter the interior from outside the barrier, you will be blocked.

Furthermore, this resistance is influenced by strength; the stronger the strength, the greater the resistance.

Based on the previous unverified information, this barrier might be able to stop beings of god-like level.

Louis didn't know what the situation was outside the barrier, but he figured it must be worse than inside.

Otherwise, why would those extraterrestrial demons want to enter the interior, and why would the Seven Gods guard against them and prevent them from entering?

To prevent his main body from being unable to return after leaving, Louis threw two clones of different strength levels outside the barrier.

As a result, one of his clones shattered, making him realize that the space environment outside the barrier was quite harsh, and that insufficient strength would lead to immediate death.

Although the clone shattered completely, it glanced out before it was destroyed, confirming that there was no significant difference between what it saw inside the barrier and what it had seen before.

Faced with the dark and deep expanse of space, Louis did not intend to send any more clones out. Instead, he planned to wait for his other clone to send back a message before taking any action based on the situation.

At the same time, he also realized that even if he broke through the barrier and came to the starry sky, he probably wouldn't be able to see the surface of the planet.

After all, not to mention the gods who reside in the divine kingdom or the angels who act on behalf of the gods, most of the high-ranking beings also possess the ability to fly.

If they wanted to, it's impossible that no one would have thought of this idea over thousands of years; after all, those who can become high-sequence individuals are all intelligent people.

As a result, both Russell's diary and the intelligence gathered by Earl Hall indicated that, in addition to the North and South continents, there might exist a land abandoned by the gods and an unknown Western continent.

Could it be that for thousands or tens of thousands of years, no one has been able to fly across the ocean to see the specific situation?

So here's the question: either these places once existed, but have now disappeared.

Either those places, like this planet, are covered by a barrier.

At that moment, Louis thought of the place where the Divine Tree Space was when he had just awakened.

That place should clearly be the spirit world, but it was isolated by a barrier-like entity. Even with coordinates, it took him more than a week to escape.

Now that I think about it, is it possible that the other continents are not on the material level, but in the spirit world, and that the barrier was used to hide those places?

But no matter what Louis thought, he had no way to verify it now.

At that time, his understanding of the spirit world was insufficient, and he did not have a clear coordinate, so he was unable to go back and find his original location.

Louis himself was forced to stop his actions, but he was still somewhat unwilling.

With his clone handling affairs at Backlund's place, he simply opened a spatial rift, preparing to continue experimenting with those rabbits.

At this moment, Louis received a message from Audrey.

It is said that after discussion, their family decided to put all previous debts on Audrey's shoulders and have her exchange a bloodline limit for Louis.

As for Earl Hall and his group, since they haven't learned how to refine chakra yet, they can use their power and wealth to help them quickly gain merit before that happens.

Louis was aware of the Hall family's true intentions, but he did not interfere.

Anyway, those contributions are real, so let them use them if they want.

Louis then opened a spatial rift in the conference room, waiting for Audrey's arrival.

Louis looked at Audrey, who was sitting in the conference room chair, looking slightly nervous.

Louis's words were simple and direct: "Since you brought it up yourself, it means you had already discussed it beforehand."

Come on, tell me, which bloodline limit are you planning to exchange for?

Let me make this clear first: some of these bloodline limits can coexist, while others conflict. If you plan to acquire multiple bloodline limits in the future, then you should plan ahead.

Louis had already written this information down and posted it directly on the wall of the library.

Therefore, Audrey and the others were aware of this, and it was precisely because they were aware of it that they studied it for so long before finally making a decision.

"Mr. Rokudo, we've made up our minds. We'll use all our merits to exchange for Sharingan!"

Louis listed seventy or eighty different bloodline limits, which dazzled Audrey and the others.

That is, Audrey remembered that Louis had switched between two different eyes in front of her.

One of them looks like the Sharingan from Record of the Thrones, and is also somewhat similar to the Rinnegan from Record of the Thrones; the other should undoubtedly be the Byakugan.

Adhering to the principle that the bloodline limit that all six paths can use must be the one with the most potential or the highest cost-effectiveness.

After careful consideration, they finally decided to exchange their Sharingan eyes.

"Alright, if you want to use all your contributions to exchange for Sharingan, I can give you a pair of tomoe Sharingan at most."

Or perhaps I'll just give you the Sharingan bloodline, and then you can slowly improve your mental strength, and then awaken the Sharingan on your own by subjecting your mind to extremely intense stimulation in a short period of time.

This contains detailed information about the Sharingan, which can only be accessed if it is confirmed that someone intends to exchange for the Sharingan bloodline.

You can take a look, but once you do, you'll have to exchange for the Sharingan.

"this……"

The bloodline limits that Louis listed earlier were just brief descriptions.

After all, nobody wants their power to be probed at will.

Therefore, Audrey also knew that the Sharingan was divided into single tomoe, double tomoe, triple tomoe, Mangekyou Sharingan and Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan when it was exchanged.

However, they could only guess at the details based on the limited information provided in the introduction.

The reason Audrey and the others chose the Sharingan as their bloodline limit was because they saw the name Sharingan in both the Genjutsu and Forbidden Technique categories when they were looking at the ninjutsu catalog in the library.

It must be said that Earl Hall truly deserves his reputation as one of Backlund's greatest investors. His success today is not solely due to his inherited earldom; he also possesses considerable financial strength.

After Earl Hall stayed up all night, he finally came to a conclusion through research.

That is the Sharingan, which may be the royal inheritance of that lost civilization, or the power possessed by the ruler.

As for whether they might bet on the wrong horse, while that might be unfair to Audrey, the Earl of Hall's family could afford to lose.

At worst, we can open the ancestral home's treasure vault, take everything inside, and exchange it with Louis for contribution points, then gamble again.

For most people, this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save up for a huge sum of money. But if he were to exhaust his savings, he could probably manage to do it by gambling ten or more times.

It is precisely because of this great margin of error that Earl Hall can act so decisively.

He did love his children, but before being a father, he was first and foremost the lord of the Earldom of East Chester and the head of House Hall, responsible for the rise and fall of the entire family.

Faced with such an opportunity, he would be willing to sacrifice his life if necessary.

Therefore, even if his three sons all died because of trial and error, he and his wife could still have more children, relying on their relatively young bodies.

If all else fails, adopt a child from a collateral branch and continue the trial and error process.

They figured that if they had a dozen or so chances to try and fail, they would eventually get the results they wanted.

Moreover, chakra itself is a very peaceful power, so even if you gamble on it wrong, it's unlikely to be fatal, making the cost even lower.