"Neji's main fighting style is the Gentle Fist — a powerful close-combat technique. But it has a major flaw: its extremely short range. If an opponent keeps their distance and attacks from far away, he could easily be kept at bay and worn down by long-range ninjutsu. Fortunately, this weakness is completely neutralized by his Magic-Sealing Domain. Once activated, Neji can suppress chakra flow freely within the domain's range. In other words, any ninjutsu or genjutsu used inside will instantly dissipate. That means anyone facing him has no choice but to go head-to-head using pure taijutsu. And with his Byakugan, Neji holds all the advantages."
The special ability awakened by Neji was indeed the Magic-Sealing Domain. Once deployed, it allowed him to prevent chakra flow within its area. Any chakra entering the domain instantly vanished. From one perspective, this made Neji a natural counter against ninja who relied heavily on chakra. Once anyone entered the Magic-Sealing Domain, they would no longer be able to channel chakra outside their body. Therefore, the only way to defeat Neji within this domain would be through taijutsu or non-chakra-reliant attacks.
"I almost forgot to mention: ninjutsu attacks are useless against me."
Neji assumed the starting stance of the Gentle Fist. An invisible Eight Trigrams formation surrounded Yingqiao, filling her with a crushing sense of inevitable doom.
"Let me show you the true power of the Gentle Fist! [Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams: One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms!]"
"So you think you can land a hit with that Gentle Fist of yours? In your dreams! [Storm Release: Chasing Thundercloud Wave!]"
Yingqiao widened her eyes and gritted her teeth, forcibly drawing out chakra from her body. She unleashed an S-rank ninjutsu she couldn't currently control. Although she had been striving to master this technique, controlling it at her current level remained extremely difficult. Even a slight mistake might end up injuring herself.
Under normal circumstances, Yingqiao wouldn't recklessly attempt something she couldn't handle. However, Neji's attack now created a strong sense of danger. With her life at risk, she had no choice but to throw caution to the wind and bet everything on this last-ditch attack.
Black clouds began forming around Yingqiao, with lightning flashing violently inside them, radiating an unstable and restless energy.
The Chasing Thundercloud Wave unleashed by Yingqiao wasn't fully formed—the black cloud she generated was relatively small. Still, Yingqiao was already drenched in sweat. The energy contained in that tiny cloud was too wild for her to control. She could already feel the technique beginning to spiral out of control.
"You think surrounding yourself with Storm Release can block my Gentle Fist? How naive!"
Without hesitation, Neji rushed straight toward Yingqiao. As Yingqiao stared at him in shock, the Magic-Sealing Domain silently activated. The previously unstable thundercloud simply dissolved into nothingness.
"I told you—ninjutsu attacks have no effect on me."
Neji's hands flew rapidly, striking Yingqiao's body with a flurry of precise blows as chakra pierced her skin and began ravaging her internal organs.
"Cough!"
Yingqiao gasped and spat out a massive mouthful of blood. Already weakened from forcing herself to use an S-ranked jutsu, her body now suffered even more severe injuries, leaving her critically wounded.
"The final move—[Eight Trigrams: Soft Fist Technique – Mountain Crusher]!"
A surge of violent chakra erupted from Neji's palm, slamming into Yingqiao and sending her hurtling backward at high speed until she crashed into the arena wall.
"Boom!"
A deep, thunderous sound echoed through the air. The arena wall cracked in a spiderweb pattern radiating from the point of impact. After such a devastating blow, Yingqiao was barely clinging to life.
"Thud!"
Yingqiao, previously pinned against the wall, twitched slightly before sliding down and collapsing limply onto the ground. Blood trickled from the corners of her mouth, and she looked utterly broken.
"You've lost," Neji said calmly as he stood over her. "You once claimed my defeat was destined—but it seems fate has shattered."
"You... argh!"
Gasping, Yingqiao opened her mouth but could only cough up more blood.
"It's tragic how you cling endlessly to pointless hatred," Neji glanced at her coldly and turned away.
"You'll see! One day I'll make you pay for what you did to my father!" Yingqiao spat fiercely.
"Foolishly deluding yourself. You know your father was wrong, yet you still refuse to face the truth." Without responding further to her cries, Neji simply walked away.
Yingqiao clenched her fists, frustration boiling inside her. If Neji had mocked or insulted her, she would have hated him even more. But his silence left her feeling trapped and lost. Did she really want to keep hating for the rest of her life?
Chapter 221: The Legend of the Cheater's Luck [Part 1]
When Haku and Zabuza reappeared, many spectators looked on in confusion. The reason? Zabuza was usually seen carrying injured people slung over his shoulder, but this time, surprisingly, he had brought a stretcher. Many secretly speculated that perhaps the seriously injured person being a beautiful woman had caused Zabuza to change his usual behavior.
"We're gonna strike it rich—we really are!" Both Haku and Zabuza's eyes sparkled with excitement. "She's so badly hurt—it'll take longer to treat, and we'll need top-grade medicine."
"She's got every bone shattered, organs ruptured, muscles torn to shreds, and internal bleeding—but she's still breathing. She's got a fighting chance."
Carefully, Zabuza lifted the battered Yingqiao—who looked like a pile of mashed meat—and placed her gently on the stretcher. This girl was their money god, after all—if he accidentally killed her, it would be a huge loss. Their hospital's income depended on patients like her.
"Cough, cough! Be more careful with your expression; don't look too excited," Hayate Gekko subtly reminded them. After all, they were in public—such open displays of joy weren't appropriate. Even joy needed to be celebrated discreetly.
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