Chapter 7: The True One Below All

Luo Fu knew well that the secrets hidden within him, if exposed, would be far more terrifying than any of the Eight Marvelous Techniques.

The Thirty-Six Thieves of old could not withstand the combined crackdown of the entire supernatural world. Now, neither could Luo Fu!!

His only choice was to emulate Zhang Huaiyi and Zhang Chulan—the grandfather and grandson—and become a thief skilled in concealment.

Yet Luo Fu would not pretend to be an ordinary person, as Zhang Chulan did.

What he needed to do was reveal his trump cards—just as Zhang Huaiyi had taught Zhang Chulan.

Too evil, they’ll destroy Itachi; too timid, they’ll trample Itachi; too good or too strong, they’ll never trust Itachi—they’ll suppress and distance themselves from Itachi. Only when Itachi’re roughly their equal will they accept Itachi comfortably. A tree towering above the forest will surely be struck by the wind; one who stands above the crowd will surely be criticized.

His disguise, then, was that of a man who had awakened a primordial supernatural ability and later learned a Five Elements technique.

Differences in worlds had led to radically opposing attitudes toward certain secret arts.

For instance, Thunder Art, in the Naruto world, was merely one of the five nature transformations—Lightning Release. But in the One Below All world, Thunder Art held an exceptionally unique status.

Wood Art, though rare in the One Below All world, still existed. Yet in the Naruto world, it became a terrifying threat capable of shaking the world.

This disparity gave Luo Fu immense room to hide.

For example, the Earth Art he had already revealed was enough to cloak him in a convincing disguise.

Of course, beyond the Five Elements, the Seven Sins Eye on his forehead could not be concealed.

This kind of direct physical alteration was impossible to hide.

He had now found the key that could unlock the treasure of his own abilities. With time, Luo Fu was confident that one day he would replace Zhang Zhiwei, the old Heavenly Master, and become the true “One Below All.” But before that, he must hide himself well.

On his way back to the dormitory, he had already crafted his next persona in his mind. A faint smile curled on Luo Fu’s lips.

All he needed now was to convert his numerous ninjutsu into the techniques of the One Below All world—and then he could step onto the stage officially.

Luo Fu’s goal in stepping onto the stage was not to show off or humiliate others, but to seize more transmissions and truly walk his own path of supernatural Qi cultivation.

Though the Naruto, Demon Slayer, and One Below All versions of Luo Fu were, in theory, one being split apart within the shared space, their personalities had gradually become sharply distinct through their separate growths.

The Naruto Luo Fu, perhaps due to his Uchiha bloodline, carried an extremely strong obsessive streak. Maybe it was because his innate talent had always been mediocre—even with some Uchiha kekkei genkai, he was merely average.

The Uchiha Luo Fu, however, craved public glory and divine revelation.

The Demon Slayer Luo Fu, after centuries as a demon, had finally awakened his past memories through the shared space—the life of a Demon Slayer Corps member—combined with centuries of demonic memories and the original Luo Fu’s recollections, forging a being with a twisted obsession toward demons.

Of the three, Zhang Luo Fu, born from the One Below All world, was more like a seeker of the Dao.

Aside from his own path, he cared for nothing. But conversely, if something could aid or advance his path, he would do anything.

In the One Below All world, after a long, fruitless pursuit of the Dao, he had finally achieved his wish through the shared space—and his personality had grown even closer to the Quanxing philosophy.

Yet it was neither the pure doctrine inherited from Yang Zhu, nor the reckless, lawless Quanxing of today.

It was a more self-centered philosophy.

Quanxing holds: “Not even a single hair should be plucked to benefit the world,” and “Not even a single hair should be taken to harm the world.” Zhang Luo Fu fully endorsed the former, but questioned the latter.

Whether taking a single hair harmed the world or not—he didn’t care. But if it benefited him, he was more than capable of doing it now, and without any psychological burden.

Perhaps because, as a child, during a live combat match with Zhang Chulan, he was brutally beaten and his memories awakened, Zhang Luo Fu saw the world as anything but real.

Whether it was Zhang Chulan and other supernaturals, or ordinary people, to Zhang Luo Fu, they all felt like NPCs to a player.

One could say Zhang Luo Fu’s memories awakened too early—the once-naive boy Hu Zi had his entire worldview and personality shattered before they could even form, overwhelmed by the memories of the original Luo Fu.

This was why Zhang Luo Fu pursued transcendence and power with such obsession.

After Zhang Luo Fu unleashed a massive earth spike attack across the entire sports field from afar,

On the field, Xia He and Lu Liang used Zhang Xilin’s corpse as leverage and successfully escaped the company’s encirclement.

One must admit, it was Luo Fu’s earth spikes, which covered the entire field, that made this scene possible.

Too bad Liu Yanyan was abandoned without hesitation by Lu Liang and Xia He.

Without a corpse to control, Liu Yanyan, the dried corpse heir of the Liu family of Xiangxi, had become nothing but a burden. How could Quanxing possibly take her along to flee?

Naidu Tong.

Unlike the original plan to focus on interrogating Liu Yanyan, after bringing her back to the company,

Xu San immediately began using company intelligence to investigate everything about Zhang Luo Fu.

After entering the shared space and gaining supernatural power, Zhang Luofu had never revealed himself to anyone. At Naidu Tong, only a few employees remembered him—a student from South Open University who knew of supernaturals but lacked qualification—and he hadn’t even been registered in their records.

The supernatural world was a closed circle, excluded by mainstream society and bound by rules forbidding exposure to the mundane world, yet there were still non-supernaturals who knew of their existence—and even served them directly.

Take Tianxia Hui, for instance. The supernatural ratio was one in fifty thousand, theoretically capping the total at no more than 28,000. Yet registered supernaturals numbered only slightly over 10,000.

In large corporations like Tianxia Hui, the vast majority were ordinary people. Even supernaturals couldn’t necessarily manage such modern conglomerates. It was inevitable that some core members, though lacking qualification, were aware of the supernatural world.

Previously, Zhang Luofu had been exactly this type: aware of the supernatural circle but lacking qualification. Unless he publicly exposed supernaturals on a large scale, neither the state nor Naidu Tong would pay him any attention.

(End of Chapter)