Fake Space

Holding his left eye, which was bleeding tears of blood, Xu Yue felt his vision blur slightly. He understood that even with the support of his advanced Sage Body, he had overused Kamui recently.

It seemed he needed to rest a little and ease the strain on his eyes.

Yet Kamui was currently his only attack at the Super Kage-level, so he had no choice but to use it in many battles that pushed him to the limit.

Scorpion, the Fourth Kazekage, Iwagakure’s elite jonin, and the Jedi Knight before him—every one of them was a super-strong fighter capable of standing alone. He had been forced to use Kamui every single time.

Paying such a small price was already pretty good.

He still had too few methods…

Xu Yue leaped down from the tree trunk. The moment he landed, he even swayed. Despite the physique of an advanced Sage Body, he felt completely drained inside.

The Chakra consumption and upkeep of Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence had nearly sucked Xu Yue dry.

Fortunately, nearly a hundred Iwagakure ninja within the range of the forest were still supplying it with nutrients. Many ordinary Chunin had already been captured, their Chakra being drained away.

Otherwise, the Sage Body’s recovery rate alone probably would not have kept up with the expenditure.

"I can only help this much. I’m not sure how much longer it can last."

With Minato Namikaze here, Xu Yue naturally chose to trust him.

Then, forcing himself to stay alert, he began collecting the spoils.

Since this was a Faction Mission, Xu Yue had spent quite a bit of merit to exchange for some Authority Items.

For example, he had used a Lock Card in advance to prevent his opponent from forcibly leaving the space with some escape-type Authority Item.

A Drop Rate Card was even more essential for killing people and looting their goods.

Combined with the drop bonus for killing members of the opposing faction during a Faction Mission, there should not be too many worthless items on this guy, right?

Yet when Xu Yue excitedly found the Lightsaber hilt he valued most, he looked at the hilt that Kamui had cut into two halves and truly felt like staring speechlessly at the sky.

During their earlier close combat, he had suffered enough from that Lightsaber that could cut through anything. The Kunai strengthened by Kabane membrane were like butter before it.

Even though his Sharingan gave him a greater ability to find openings, he had still been suppressed the entire time.

But now, this useful thing had been cut into two pieces by Kamui.

Xu Yue naturally had no room to hold back in that situation. So although he regretted it, he was not particularly disappointed. He seemed to have gotten several nerfed versions too. He wondered whether they were any good.

"The mission is finally complete, and besides…"

Ding~ Faction Mission kill reward issued. Calculating weight bonuses. Faction bonus calculated. Item bonus calculated. Both sides' strength weight bonus calculated. Both sides' mission count weight bonus calculated. Dropped item weight bonus calculated. Random draw acquired.

Draw complete. Obtained one B-Rank Plot Point, 1,113 Reincarnation Points, and the new ability: "Force Sensitivity."

Upon hearing the name of that final ability, even Xu Yue’s composure was severely shaken!

I suspect I’ve encountered a fake space!

From his previous kills, he naturally knew that these draws were random, and that drawing skills was exceptionally difficult. So far, the only skill he had drawn was a barbecue cooking technique.

Was it because he had too many bonuses?

(The Force has never had a particularly clear definition. Even the official definition is vague, and it feels as though it has constantly changed according to Lucas’s ideas. The various theoretical schools do not have especially clear boundaries either, so this setting will follow the author’s interpretation. Star Wars fans, please don’t come argue with this shameless fungus.)

The Force could actually be regarded as a strange, omnipresent and omnipotent power distributed throughout the universe. Every living being possessed Midi-chlorians and a passive ability to sense the Force, but only Force-sensitive individuals whose Midi-chlorian count reached a certain threshold could perceive and use it.

Moreover, using the Force was not about how much one’s body could absorb or store. It was more about one’s level of mastery.

In fact, Xu Yue could tell from the abilities of the fellow before him, who had been cut to pieces, that his physical attributes were not particularly outstanding. The enhancement generated by his own body was relatively limited; at the very least, it could not keep up with his own realm.

With such a strange characteristic, there was no doubt that as long as one possessed the foundation of "Force Sensitivity," one theoretically had limitless possibilities.

Of course, this merely gave him an additional path and possibility. Starting entirely from zero, Xu Yue had no idea how long it would take, nor did he know whether he possessed the talent.

Nor did he intend to alter his current goals for such an illusory path!

Aside from a few exceptions, the overwhelming majority of accomplished Force users had been chosen from infancy.

Xu Yue even suspected that a large part of why the Western Legion’s nerfed Jedi were so limited might be related to the age at which they entered.

As for those who had achieved a certain degree of success, such as the one before him, perhaps they had happened to enter on their very first mission and been absorbed by the Legion. Though not an infant, he might have been a child, and he had probably received bonus buffs as well.

He wondered whether an advanced Sage Body counted as a bonus for something like Midi-chlorians.

After drawing "Force Sensitivity," aside from gaining a strange yet clear perception of his surroundings, Xu Yue did not feel any other changes. He still could not specifically sense the so-called Force, nor could he distinguish the true nature of this power for the time being.

At most, Force Sensitivity was merely perception—a stepping stone.

He could only vaguely sense an invisible, majestic power between heaven and earth, as though it could crush everything. Every living being was insignificant before it.

He sensed the aura of life all around him, and the entire world seemed to have gained an indescribable feeling.

Perhaps it was not merely the so-called Force. But he would have to wait until he made that attempt to learn more…

In any case, gaining another skill was not a bad thing. He just had to develop it and figure out how to make full use of it.

At the very least, a highly versatile ability like this would certainly have no side effects when used to support his own power system. With this newly acquired perception, it would definitely boost Sage Mode…

Minato Namikaze had originally avoided Suiyan and Ryu, the two elite jonin, as much as possible not because he feared them, but because being delayed by them would affect his efficiency in dealing with the cannon fodder!

Just as when the wounded unit had been attacked earlier, there were still some exhausted Konoha ninja in the encampment, barely holding on.

But now, Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence had appeared, completely changing the terrain and swallowing up the surrounding area in one gulp.

Almost all targets below jonin had been completely trapped. Naturally, Minato Namikaze no longer had to worry about anything and could fight without restraint.

Uh, although Xu Yue’s clumsy control meant he could not make the forest distinguish Minato Namikaze, this kind of wide-area attack was not difficult for Minato Namikaze to evade with Flying Thunder God.

On the contrary, Suiyan and Ryu, who were in the same environment, were in serious trouble.

Their strength as elite jonin was enough to keep them from being directly bound by the forest.

But the constant attacks they had to deal with firmly delayed them, and the trees even directly absorbed their Chakra!

Without any other interference, if they simply forced their way out in one direction, it should not have been much of a problem with the strength of elite jonin.

But Minato Namikaze clearly would not give up this rare opportunity.

"You’ve chased me for so long. It’s time I satisfied you…"

His handsome face and sunny demeanor appeared behind them, carrying a ninja’s cold killing intent.

In the future, Minato Namikaze would terrify enemies into issuing the order, "If you encounter the Yellow Flash on the battlefield, you may abandon the mission." Now, his terror was once again displayed before these two elite jonin…

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