"Yeah, his natural talent is speed, and it's way too fast. Plus, he's a researcher; he's long since transformed his body into something nearly immortal. He's basically a broken existence! And his Golden Light Escape technique is perfectly suited for him. He can use it even faster than we can!" Yaya added.
"It's not that bad! I have several ways to suppress his speed!" said Kumoko.
Honghong laughed. "Kumoko, your power now surpasses that of Octopus Sensei, so naturally, you're not afraid of him. But for the rest of us, Octopus Sensei's speed is still a major problem. The only one who can really counter him is Yaya. But Yaya alone isn't his match; we'd have to team up to take him down."
"Big Sister Hong, that octopus guy has been obsessed with research lately, so his strength hasn't improved much. You'll probably surpass him soon!" Kumoko said.
Yaya, however, disagreed. "That octopus guy has a lot of hidden cards. Who knows what he's been researching? Only the master knows. Even if he falls in rank, we can't underestimate him."
"That's true!" Kumoko nodded in agreement.
At this moment, the introduction for the Golden Light Escape technique appeared!
[Ninjutsu Ranking Eighth Place: Sage Art Golden Light Escape, user: Octopus Sensei. This technique greatly increases speed and, while in the Golden Light Escape state, can negate 90% of incoming attacks and ignore numerous negative effects.]
[Fourth Hokage: So this technique is called Golden Light Escape. Not only does it increase speed, but it also negates 90% of attack power and ignores many negative effects. That's terrifying!]
[Hashirama Senju: It's almost impossible to interrupt someone using this technique!]
[Tsunade: It's definitely a frightening technique!]
[Third Raikage: With such incredible speed, it's hard enough just to land a hit, even if you're stronger. You wouldn't be able to pin him down!]
[Mei Terumī: Every technique in the top ten of the Ninjutsu Ranking is scarier than the last, and they all seem impossible to counter!]
As everyone was still discussing the Golden Light Escape, the seventh-ranked ninjutsu was announced.
The livestream showed a humanoid figure covered in light.
Everyone recognized the figure immediately.
[Four-Tails: It's Sun Wukong!]
[Fourth Raikage: All of Ye Tian's summoned beasts are skilled in senjutsu. They're taking up all the top spots on the ranking!]
[Tsunade: Sun Wukong looks incredibly mysterious. We never see his true form; he's always covered in golden light, just like his master, Ye Tian, shrouded in mystery.]
[Mei Terumī: Even without seeing his true form, we can recognize him immediately.]
[Hidan: This guy probably thinks this look is cool and is just showing off.]
Quickly, Sun Wukong began to display his senjutsu.
He flew high into the sky, reaching an altitude of ten thousand meters, and golden rods appeared densely around him.
"Sage Art Billion Rod Shadows!"
Boom!!!
Countless rods shot through the air, striking various points on the earth. The rods exploded upon impact, shattering the ground and leaving enormous craters.
On the battlefield, the scope of destruction would be hard to comprehend, but in the livestream, viewers had a god-like view and could easily see the vast area affected by this technique.
In an instant, the entire region looked like it had been hit by countless nuclear bombs, with nothing left standing, and entire mountain ranges reduced to dust.
Everyone was stunned by the overwhelming power.
[Fourth Raikage: My heavens, what kind of power is this? Is this Sun Wukong's true strength? I underestimated him before!]
[Tsunade: I thought Honghong and Yaya were already terrifying, but compared to Sun Wukong, they're nothing. His power is overwhelming!]
[Third Hokage: As the second-ranked pet, it's no surprise he surpasses the fox spirit Honghong. But this level of destruction is terrifying. He could wipe out an entire nation in an instant. This is true nation-destroying power!]
[Four-Tails: @Sun Wukong, Boss, I'm your little brother! Take me under your wing! How about you casually smash the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path and set us free? We'd be eternally grateful!]
[Nine-Tails: "Big shot, you and Four-Tails both have the name Sun Wukong, so naturally, you're our brother too!"]
[One-Tail: "Come on, you guys are too spineless. But, can I join you too?"]
[Sun Wukong: "No subordinates allowed!"]
Then, an introduction to this ninjutsu followed.
[Ninjutsu Ranking No.7: Sage Art Billion Rod Shadows. User: Sun Wukong. This technique can create countless rod shadows, allowing the user to attack any point within a thousand-mile radius. Wherever the rod shadows strike, explosions occur, generating a powerful shockwave.]
[Fourth Raikage: "Attacking anywhere within a thousand miles? This is like sitting at home and casually obliterating the enemy's base with a single strike! Killing the enemy from a thousand miles away, and they wouldn't even know where you are?"]
[Kakashi: "Seeing such a Sage Art, I feel like questioning my life choices!"]
[Might Guy: "Facing such an opponent, even if I open all Eight Gates, I wouldn't be able to hit them!"]
[Fourth Raikage: "Indeed, even if one's own strength could defeat Sun Wukong, it would be truly frustrating if he were to attack from a distance."]
[Tsunade: "No, the opponent's perception might not be able to detect individual ninjas, making it impossible to lock onto enemies a thousand miles away. Thus, this Sage Art is only suitable for attacking a specific ninja village, a large nation, or even an entire country, not for targeting individuals!"]
[Mei Terumi: "Yes, Tsunade's analysis is correct. Such a technique likely wouldn't work against an individual. The stronger the technique, especially one that disperses attacks like this, the harder it is to accurately lock onto a target. It may not be effective against a single person, but for a ninja village, this kind of attack would undoubtedly be classified as a nation-destroying level of power."]
"They actually managed to figure out the weakness of my Sage Art—Billion Rod Shadows!" Sun Wukong murmured with a smile.
Indeed, this Sage Art cannot precisely target individuals, so when facing distant enemies, he can only perform a blanket bombardment, which may not necessarily kill the enemy.
However, this technique was originally designed to deal with large numbers of enemies or the headquarters of a particular force.
As for methods of precise attacks, he naturally has those as well.
Moreover, his speed is very fast, and his attack power is strong enough that his regular combat strength is more than sufficient.
"I wonder what rank my Sage Art—Heaven and Earth Transformation will be?"
Sun Wukong was curious.
Heaven and Earth Transformation is also a Sage Art, one that his master had previously devised for him. He wasn't the only one to practice this Sage Art, but as far as he knew, only he and Beerus had successfully mastered it.
However, Beerus' proficiency in Heaven and Earth Transformation shouldn't be as high as his, so he wouldn't compare to him.
Thus, the version of Heaven and Earth Transformation that could make it onto the Ninjutsu Ranking would naturally be his.
A while later, the Ninjutsu Ranking No.6 was announced.
On the screen, a person appeared.
Everyone looked, and it was still Sun Wukong.
[Fourth Raikage: "Sun Wukong made the list again! The Sage Art—Billion Rod Shadows was already terrifying enough, and now there's another Sage Art on the list that's even more powerful. What kind of technique is this?"]
[Tsunade: "This Sun Wukong is too frightening!"]
[Nine-Tails: "Sun Wukong is so powerful, yet he's still no match for Beerus. Just how terrifying must Beerus be!"]
[Jiraiya: "I'm curious to know what this Sage Art is."]
"This Sun Wukong's Sage Art far surpasses mine. Sage Arts originated from the Three Great Sage Regions and were spread throughout the ninja world. Where did Sun Wukong learn it from?" The White Snake Sage was filled with doubt.
Most of the summoned beasts under Ye Tian's command could use Sage Arts, and their Sage Arts far surpassed those of the Three Great Sage Regions.
He even suspected that Ye Tian's Sage Arts might not belong to the same category as theirs. Could it be that Ye Tian also came from beyond this world, and his Sage Arts are from some powerful realm beyond?
However, he had no idea that Ye Tian could deduce any Sage Art.
At that moment, Sun Wukong began to perform his Sage Art.
"Sage Art—Heaven and Earth Transformation!"
With a shout from Sun Wukong, his body began to change!