Chapter 86 – The Magnificent Divine Beast 华丽的神兽

Lin Yuan turned away from the training ground. Thinking of those troublesome guys full of "youth", a helpless smile crossed his face. As the setting sun gradually sank below the horizon, he returned to his room, locked the door, and entered his training space.

That night, Jiuchong Ring summoned Lin Yuan to the training space in a solemn manner. Looking at Jiuchong Ring in front of him, Lin Yuan felt that the usual hint of laziness had completely disappeared, replaced by calmness and majesty. Holding an ancient scroll in its hand, it slightly extended it towards Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan, this is your next challenge. Sign your name and start the next training stage," the Jiuchong Ring said seriously.

Lin Yuan took the scroll and unrolled it. The scroll was engraved with complex runes, as if containing some ancient mysterious power. Without much thought, following the instruction of the Jiuchong Ring, he wrote down his own name.

The moment the tip of the pen touched the scroll, Lin Yuan's vision suddenly blurred, and he even felt as if his body was being violently pulled apart by a strange force. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.

The air here was stifling, and it was dim all around. There were black stones everywhere, exuding a scorched smell, as if they had just been burned by flames. What was even more astonishing was that between these stones, there was flowing lava. The scorching magma flowed slowly like blood, making a "gurgling" sound of bubbles, and occasionally splashing sparks that burned the ground. The scalding heat hit Lin Yuan, making him step back. Sweat instantly rolled down his forehead.

"Where is this...?" Lin Yuan frowned and looked around warily.

The natural energy around was incredibly rich, but this energy carried the characteristics of heat and ferocity, as if it would swallow Lin Yuan up at any moment. And just as he was still getting used to the environment, a burning gaze made his whole body tense up.

Lin Yuan turned his head and saw not far away, a huge fiery red bird was staring at him.

The figure of the bird stood on the lava. Its feathers all over its body were like flames dancing. Each feather burned with a gorgeous red light, looking magnificent and majestic. Its eyes resembled two burning golden suns. It projected a sense of otherworldly sanctity, yet its presence was deeply intimidating.. This was the Vermilion Bird.

The Vermilion Bird didn't let out any cry, but its gaze seemed to be able to penetrate into Lin Yuan's heart. That feeling made Lin Yuan's heart beat faster involuntarily.

At this moment, the voice of the Jiuchong Ring sounded in Lin Yuan's mind: "This is your third goal. Learn to absorb the natural energy here, fully integrate with it, and master the Sage Mode. Maintain it for ten minutes without interruption."

Lin Yuan widened his eyes and looked in surprise at the intense and ferocious natural energy around. He'd heard of Sage Mode's power. But he never thought training for it would be so tough.

"This is too..." Lin Yuan was about to complain, but Jiuchong Ring had already interrupted him: "In a month, the Fourth Shinobi World War will begin. In the outside world, you only have a month. Here, the time flow rate is the same as in the training space. If you can't achieve the specified goal, there is a high probability that you will sacrifice in this war."

The Vermilion Bird was still staring at him, as if silently proclaiming: If you want to gain my recognition, prove it with your strength.

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "A month? If a week here equals a minute in Naruto's world, and an hour of training each day adds up to over a year, I've got at least thirty years to train."

Jiuchong Ring said, "Alright, stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and start. Don't waste time."

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A month later, the shadow of the Fourth Shinobi World War loomed over the shinobi world.

According to the intelligence brought back by the reconnaissance team led by Anko, the Akatsuki side had assembled an army of one hundred thousand White Zetsu and was preparing to launch a full-scale attack. This news shocked the five great hidden villages, but it also quickly prompted them to put aside their mutual conflicts and jointly form an alliance army of eighty thousand people with the samurai of the Land of Iron.

Under the careful planning of the chief strategist, Nara Shikaku, the alliance army was divided into five combat units, led respectively by Darui, Onoki, Kakashi, Mifune, and Gaara, who also served as the overall commander. They would tackle Akatsuki's hundred-thousand-strong army in different ways.

Tension filled the alliance army, but it was also full of fighting spirit. Everyone knew this was the most crucial battle in shinobi history. The war would rewrite both individual fates and the future of the entire shinobi world.

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林远转身离开训练场,想着那帮充满 "青春" 的麻烦家伙,脸上露出一丝无奈的笑容.随着夕阳渐渐沉入地平线,他也回到房间里,锁上门,来到自己的修炼空间.

当晚,九重戒严肃地召唤了林远到训练空间.林远看着面前的九重戒,感觉到平日里那一丝慵懒的气息已经彻底消失,取而代之的是冷静与威严.他手里拿着一个古老的卷轴,微微递向林远.

"林远,这是你接下来的挑战.签下你的名字,开启下一阶段的修炼." 九重戒低声说道,眼神凝重.

林远接过卷轴,摊开一看,卷轴上刻满了复杂的符文,仿佛蕴含着某种远古的神秘力量.他没有多想,依照九重戒的指示,写下了自己的名字.

就在笔锋落下的一瞬间,林远的视野猛然一花,他甚至感到自己的身体似乎被一种奇怪的力量猛地拉扯开.再睁开眼,他发现自己置身于一个完全陌生的地方.

这里的空气令人窒息,周围一片昏暗,四处都是黑漆漆的石块,散发着焦灼的味道,似乎刚从烈焰中被烧灼过.而更令人震撼的是,这些石块之间,是流动的熔浆,炙热的岩浆像血液般缓缓流淌,发出 "咕噜咕噜" 的气泡声,偶尔溅起的火星燃烧着地面.滚烫的温度扑面而来,逼得林远不由得后退一步,汗水瞬间从额头滑落.

"这里是...哪里?" 林远皱起眉头,警惕地环顾四周.

周围的自然能量浓郁到令人惊叹,但这些能量却带着炙热与狂暴的特性,仿佛随时会将林远吞噬.而就在他还在适应环境时,一道炽热的视线让他浑身一紧.

林远转过头,看到不远处,一只火红的巨鸟正注视着他.

那只鸟的身影矗立在熔浆之上,周身的羽毛宛如火焰在跳动,每一根羽毛都燃烧着艳丽的红光,显得华丽而威严.它的双目像两颗燃烧的金色太阳,散发出一种超凡脱俗的神圣气息,却又带着令人畏惧的压迫感.那是朱雀.

朱雀没有发出任何鸣叫,但它的目光仿佛能够洞悉林远的内心.那种感觉,让林远的心脏忍不住跳得更快.

这时,九重戒的声音在林远脑海中响起:"这就是你的第三个目标,学会吸收这里的自然能量,与之完全融合,并掌握仙人模式.维持十分钟,不得中断."

林远瞪大了眼睛,惊讶地看向周围那浓烈而狂暴的自然能量.他之前听说过仙人模式的强大,但他从未想过,这种力量的修炼竟然会如此严苛.

"这也太..." 林远正想吐槽,九重戒却已经打断了他: "一个月的时间,第四次忍界大战将会拉开序幕.在外界,你只有一个月,在这里时间流速和在修炼空间一样.如果你不能完成指定目标,很大概率会在此战中牺牲."

朱雀依旧注视着他,仿佛在无声地宣告着:要获得我的认可,就用实力来证明吧.

林远咬了咬牙,心中暗自下定决心:"一个月是吧?在这里一个星期,等于火影世界一分钟的话,每天消失一小时就等于一年多.我至少有三十年的修炼时间?"

九重戒道:"好了,少废话,赶紧开始吧,别浪费时间."

...

一个月后,第四次忍界大战的阴云笼罩着忍界.

根据红豆率领的侦察小队传回的情报,晓一方集结了十万白绝大军,准备发起全面进攻.这个消息让五大隐村震惊不已,但也迅速促使他们放下彼此的矛盾,与铁之国的武士共同组成了一支八万人的联军.

在首席战略师奈良鹿角的精心规划下,联军分为五支战斗部队,分别由达鲁伊,黄土,卡卡西,三船,以及同时担任总队长的我爱罗率领.他们将以不同的方式迎战晓的十万大军.

联军中弥漫着紧张的气氛,但也充满了斗志.所有人都清楚,这将是忍界历史上最重要的一战.每个人的命运,乃至整个忍界的未来,都将在这场大战中被彻底改写.