Chapter 216 Evolution and the Ghost Corpse Clan

after one day.

The break time is over.

Qing Ming began to lead the team to carry out missions under the arrangement of Omura Yuito.

The Fengliu Town stronghold is located at the foot of the mountain. There are mountains less than 200 meters away to the west and north. It is an extremely important strategic high ground. To the south is a plain leading to the rear base camp, and to the east is a large force of Iwagakure.

Therefore, they have three main field missions, one of which is to meet the support troops coming from the south.

The second is to monitor the movements of the large Iwagakure force in the east and ensure that we get the news as soon as they launch an attack.

As for the third one.
They fought with small groups of Iwagakure ninjas in the mountains to the west and north, trying to prevent them from seizing these two strategic heights.

In order to ensure that he could obtain enough chakra every day, Qing Ming did not hesitate and directly asked to carry out the third task.

And Omura Yuito had no objection and agreed immediately.

It’s not that he is easy to talk to, but over the past day, he has carefully learned about the relevant circumstances of Qingming and others’ journey.

Knowing that Qingming's combat power was far beyond that of ordinary jonin, they were able to escape here successfully thanks to Qingming's extraordinary combat power.

So, after hearing Qingming's request, he agreed immediately without any hesitation.

Thus, Qing Ming naturally became a member of the team stationed at the western mountain stronghold, and as he wished, he encountered a small infiltration force of Iwagakure.

There is no need to say much about the battle process. With Qingming's current strength, it would be difficult for him to defeat him even if he wanted to.

In this way, he successfully obtained the chakra he wanted.

With sufficient chakra, Qing Ming no longer wasted time and used Yangtun Chakra to strengthen his body almost every minute and every second.

Fortunately, practicing the 'Palm Immortal Technique' does not require a quiet environment, so he can strengthen himself while performing tasks.

Although this seemed a bit strange, Qingming didn't care.

Anyway, after this war, not many of these people will survive, so there is no need to worry about their strange behavior getting out.

Moreover, even if it gets out, it won’t matter. Ninja training is a relatively private matter, and no one would be so ignorant as to ask about it in person.

As for secret investigation
Once he opens the Mangekyō Sharingan, his strength will soar directly to the level of Kage. By then, who will care about the trivial things?
After all, in the ninja world, fists are the rule. As long as he is strong enough, he doesn't have to worry about other people having bad intentions.

It was with these in mind that Qing Ming barely avoided his fellow team members when practicing the 'Palm Immortal Technique' to strengthen his body.

Only when he was absorbing chakra could he be a little more concealed.

After all, chakra is the most fundamental thing for every ninja.

Once someone knew that he could absorb chakra, and was so efficient in squeezing the body and forcibly extracting chakra.

Even if you don't say it, you will be instinctively on guard in your heart.

Qingming didn't want to cause any trouble, so it was better not to let them know.

Fortunately, his 'Chakra Absorption Technique' had already reached level 5, and could extract one thousand points of chakra from the target per second. It only took seven or eight seconds to drain the chakra of a Chunin.

So, it’s not too difficult to cover it up.

In this way, Qingming solved many difficulties and began to strengthen his body according to the plan.

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In the blink of an eye, time came to seven days later.

This afternoon.

When Qing Ming once again performed the 'Palm Immortal Technique', the Yang escape chakra in his body began to roam and strengthen his body cells, an indescribable force suddenly erupted.

It was as if a volcano that had been accumulating for a long time suddenly erupted, rampaging through his body and began to push his body, rapidly strengthening it.

Qingming's expression changed slightly and he suddenly stopped.

On the side, several Konoha Chunins saw this and thought he had discovered something, so they immediately became alert.

After a while, someone carefully asked, "Captain, what happened?"

Hearing this, Qing Ming endured the discomfort in his body, waved his hand, and said, "Stop here for a while and be alert!"

After saying this, without caring what his subordinates thought, he flashed to a huge rock nearby, sat cross-legged, and slowly closed his eyes.

In an instant, everything around seemed to be far away from Qingming.

He began to focus most of his mind on his body, and began to sort out the power to make it softer. Qingming really didn't expect that this evolution would be so violent, and it caught him off guard.

Fortunately, this power was transformed from his inherent strength, otherwise, if it were running rampant in his body, it might really hurt him.

As his mind joined in and began to sort things out, the changes were no longer so drastic.

Qingming also once again felt the same sense of comfort he had felt when his body evolved before.

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Time passes minute by minute.

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.

Just when several Konoha Chunins outside were getting a little impatient, Qingming finally opened his eyes.

"team leader?"

Seeing this, several people hurriedly spoke up and wanted to ask something, but Qing Ming raised his hand to interrupt them.

Then, he looked towards a certain place in the forest and said calmly, "Since you are here, why don't you show up?"

"what?"

Several Chunin subordinates were shocked when they heard this, and quickly took out their kunai and looked in the direction where Qingming was pointing.

However, there was no movement over there.

Several subordinates couldn't help but have some doubts about Qingming's judgment. Although they were concerned about Qingming just now, their vigilance did not diminish in the slightest.

If the enemy had reached here, they should have noticed something.

But in fact, they found nothing.

Just when they were puzzled, a burst of applause was heard.

"Clap clap~"

Then came a creepy laugh and a series of footsteps.

"Hahaha~, worthy of being the Ghost Sword Qingming, your perception is really sharp!"

As he was speaking, a figure appeared on the scene.

His body was shriveled and his clothes were torn. Although he was smiling, the expression on his face was extremely strange, as if he was a corpse.

That's right, a dead body.

It's not just him, the people behind him are the same, there's not a single bit of life in them that a living person should have.

It was for this reason that several of Qingming's Chunins did not notice the approach of these people.

Only Qingming sensed a little mental fluctuation and discovered the abnormality.

Looking at these people, Qing Ming frowned and asked, "Who are you? Why are you looking for me?"

That's right, these people are not Iwagakure ninjas, and they don't have the logo of the Hidden Iwagakure Village on them, or in other words, they don't have the logo of any ninja village.

Therefore, it is highly likely that he is not a ninja from one of the major ninja villages.

Considering the behavior of Ōnoki and the Iwagakure Village, Qingming already had some guesses in his mind.

Just as he was lost in thought, the shriveled figure spoke.

"Haha, who are we? Hahaha~, it's okay to tell you, we are the great ghost corpse clan, hahaha~"

The first half of the sentence was said by that person alone, but the second half was said in unison with the people behind him.

Even the laughter came out at the same time.

In an instant, the place was filled with creepy laughter.

Suddenly, Qing Ming seemed to have noticed something and shouted, "Everyone be careful, block your hearing immediately, this is an illusion!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of several Konoha Chunins changed drastically, and they realized that they had unconsciously revealed a smile.

They were horrified and quickly covered their ears.

(End of this chapter)