Chapter 57: Budget Version of the Flying Thunder God Slash

"Kid, after you finish your meal, let me test the results of your cultivation."

At the dining table, Qianshou Feijian set down his chopsticks and looked up at Lian Ye.

Hearing that, Lian Ye's eating halted, and the food in his bowl suddenly lost its flavor.

His gaze caught the faintly visible kunai under Feijian's cuff, and he thought to himself: This old kid must mean trouble!

Damn it, he even prepared the kunai in advance…

"I'm done eating."

Lian Ye swallowed the last bite, casually grasped the Wuku at his waist, and rose to walk toward the courtyard.

Qianshou Feijian stared at the Uchiha Clan Emblem on Lian Ye's back, unsure what he was thinking.

……

The evening breeze swept cherry blossoms across the courtyard as a large and a small figure faced each other on the Training Ground.

Lian Ye unhesitatingly activated his Sharingan, drew the Wuku with his other hand, and the blade's dragon‑like clear ring split the silence as it left its sheath.

The cold flash streaked past Feijian's hem, only to turn into a sky‑filled Water Mist—a Water Clone.

"Too slow." A cold palm suddenly clamped his nape, making Lian Ye's hair stand on end as his Sharingan caught the distortion of the air behind him.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

He spun sharply, slashing with the blade; the edge cleaved the transparent cage formed by the Water Prison, and amid the splashing water, Qianshou Feijian sidestepped effortlessly.

"Kid, watch out," Qianshou Feijian said, forming hand seals with both hands, "Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Lian Ye gritted his teeth and infused chakra into the blade.

When Qianshou Feijian's Water Release roared toward him, a blinding electric arc suddenly erupted on his body.

He used Lightning Release: Body Flash Technique to pierce the water curtain.

This is the ultimate move he has mastered over the years; its principle mirrors the Raikage's Thunder Armor, using Lightning Release chakra to stimulate bodily cells, thereby boosting attack and defense.

Combined with the Body Flash Technique, it even feels a bit like a Flying Thunder God Slash.

Lian Ye called it the "budget version of Flying Thunder God Slash."

Of course, the two are completely different.

The Body Flash Technique gathers chakra in the feet and propels the body with explosive force, achieving rapid movement that exceeds ordinary visual perception in a short span, giving the illusion of instantaneous travel.

In contrast, the Flying Thunder God Technique is a Space Ninjutsu that marks a target location with a seal, twists space, and enables instantaneous movement between points, breaking distance limits.

Lian Ye, wielding the Wuku, lunged toward him at blinding speed.

Qianshou Feijian saw the move and was slightly taken aback.

The familiar technique inevitably reminded him of a battle with someone.

Back then he used a similar tactic to catch someone off guard and eliminate them…

Only now the roles have switched; he has become the one being struck.

Qianshou Feijian quickly reacted, employing Water Formation Wall to block.

The Wuku, sheathed in Lightning Radiance, slashed toward the opponent, but was reflected back by the mirror surface created by Water Release.

Lian Ye had anticipated this, used the momentum to leap, flipped his wrist mid‑air, and with a single hand formed the seal, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A hint of approval flashed in Qianshou Feijian's eyes, "Single‑handed seal?"

He saw that the kid had simplified the Great Fireball's hand signs to achieve a single‑handed seal, though not every Ninjutsu can be performed that way.

Lian Ye's reason for the single‑handed seal was pure compulsion!

Holding the Wuku, he couldn't also spare a motion to sheath the blade while forming the seal, could he?

Thus he forced himself to learn the single‑handed seal…

A massive fireball surged forward with scorching heat.

Qianshou Feijian quickly formed hand seals with both hands, using Water Formation Wall to block the Fire Release.

The Fire and Water Releases collided, instantly generating a torrent of steam that blurred Qianshou Feijian's vision.

Silently, Lian Ye appeared behind Feijian, raised his blade, and struck down mercilessly.

"Got it!"

Qianshou Feijian's figure turned into Water Mist and vanished.

"Heh heh, kid, you're still too naive."

Qianshou Feijian suddenly appeared behind Lian Ye, the kunai in his hand thrust straight forward.

At the instant the attack was about to land, Lian Ye's mouth twitched upward slightly.

Seeing that, a hint of doubt flashed in Qianshou Feijian's eyes, but he quickly recovered, for the Lian Ye before him dissolved into smoke.

"Shadow Clone?" Qianshou Feijian's pupils contracted sharply, "When exactly…"

"Uncle, don't space out in the middle of a fight!" Lian Ye raised his blade and slashed at Qianshou Feijian.

Before he could revel for long, the figure turned into Water Mist and vanished.

Lian Ye: "???"

At that moment, Qianshou Feijian used Body Flash Technique to appear before Lian Ye.

While Lian Ye was still wondering if it was a clone, the opponent lifted his foot and kicked him away.

"Bang—"

Lian Ye crashed heavily onto the ground, blood spilling from his mouth.

The intense pain forced him to gasp a cold breath; this old kid really holds nothing back…

"Kid, here's that line back to you," Qianshou Feijian said as he came before Lian Ye, "Don't space out during a fight."

Lian Ye rose, lifted his hand to wipe the blood from his mouth, and said, "Uncle, the battle hasn't ended yet."

Speaking so, he held the Wuku, showing no intention of conceding.

Qianshou Feijian saw Lian Ye's cold gaze and instinctively thought of Yuzhibo Quannai.

Lian Ye, this kid, is becoming more and more like Quannai.

At the moment Qianshou Feijian was lost in thought, Lian Ye launched an attack.

…………

The battle lasted half an hour, and Lian Ye finally, exhausted, fell to one knee.

Qianshou Feijian stood in the corridor, holding a teacup that had been refilled at some unknown time: "Being able to combine blade technique with Dojutsu is an improvement over last time."

If it were anyone else, they might truly fall onto Lian Ye's path.

After all, once caught by a Sharingan Genjutsu, there will be a brief moment of daze, and in that instant Lian Ye can use a body teleportation technique to close in, achieving a one‑stroke kill.

Unfortunately, Lian Ye's Sharingan is of no use in front of him.

As someone in the Ninja World who knows the Uchiha better than the Uchiha themselves, how could he fall for an Uchiha's Genjutsu?

He didn't even use 【Darkness Travel Technique】 to bully Lian Ye, which is already generous.

Still, Lian Ye's performance this time did surprise him; to think of using Lightning Release Chakra Mode to stimulate body cells, and pairing blade technique with Dojutsu plus a body teleportation technique as a slashing method—he can already be called a genius.

Qianshou Feijian stared at Lian Ye, falling into contemplation.

Perhaps he could teach Lian Ye the Flying Thunder God Technique; he wonders whether the kid could actually learn it.

After all, learning Flying Thunder God is very difficult, requiring mastery of many spatial concepts, and Lian Ye's academic record is, to put it mildly, ……

Never mind, he'll deal with that later.

If Lian Ye found out that, because of his poor academic record, he missed the chance to learn Flying Thunder God early, what would he think?

Qianshou Feijian entered the kitchen, carrying a glass of milk and handed it to Lian Ye.

"Tomorrow bring Tuan Cang and Xiaochun here; I want to see the results of their training."

"Got it." Lian Ye took the milk and drank it down in one gulp.

Seeing this, Qianshou Feijian nodded with satisfaction,

"It's late, get some rest early."

Lian Ye didn't think further and went back to his room to sleep.

————————

In the Laboratory, Qianshou Feijian, dressed in a white coat, approached Lian Ye holding a syringe, his eyes flashing with excitement.