Chapter 103 Immortality
Just when Ni Kun led a group of surrendered soldiers and attacked the Goguryeo palace.
In a mansion in the north of the city that originally belonged to a wealthy merchant from Goguryeo, Xia Xingbu and Hu Yi were kneeling in the lobby, nervously answering questions from the Koga people around them.
"The Yagyu father and son, and Hattori's army were all killed by that Master Ni with one sword? They didn't even have a chance to fight back?"
"good."
"Are you sure that Master Ni used swordsmanship and not illusion?"
"It is indeed swordsmanship. The flying sword technique of the Central Plains Sword Immortal."
"The Blind Swordsman is invincible, but he couldn't take a single blow from him?"
"Yes."
"Did His Majesty the Emperor...really, along with his 40,000-man naval and land forces, get burned to death by the 'Sun' summoned by Master Ni?"
"Yes, we saw it with our own eyes. When the scorching sun descended, the endless flames instantly razed the navy camp to the ground. Now, there is nothing left but a scorched earth at the original site of the navy camp. There is only a stone tablet engraved by Master Ni's Holy Queen Zhu Yuyan standing on the scorched earth."
“…”
There was silence, and the Koga ninjas looked at each other in confusion.
Koga Danzheng, the old leader of Koga Village, took two puffs of his pipe and said slowly:
"The city is in chaos, but Hattori's army has not yet sent anyone to Kogali to join the battle...
"At least, Hattori Chijun is definitely dead."
Hu Yi said: "I saw it with my own eyes. Master Ni stabbed him through the heart with a sword."
Koga Dan was silent for a while, then stared at Hu Yi and Xia Xingbu and asked:
"Master Ni really promised that as long as we can assist Madam Dongming, counterattack the Japanese island, and establish a new country, he will grant every ninja in our Kogali the status of a samurai?"
Hu Yi said in a deep voice:
"Yes. Although the status of a samurai cannot be inherited, every child in our Koga Village can go to school and take the imperial examinations. After passing the examinations, they can become officials or civil servants and live an upright life under the sun."
Xia Xingbu added in a muffled voice:
"If a ninja has made great enough contributions, he can even be granted the title of nobility according to the Central Plains title. And this kind of noble title can be reduced to hereditary."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Koga ninjas became excited, their eyes sparkled, and they whispered to each other and talked a lot.
Even the old man Koga Danzheng couldn't help but tremble his beard twice, and asked in a deep voice:
"Are you serious?"
Hu Yi said solemnly:
"Master Ni is a god descended from heaven, his words are followed by laws."
"good!"
Kouga Danzheng slapped the cushion beside him and said firmly:
“In this case, we, Kogali, will be Master Ni’s retainers from now on, and will follow our lord’s instructions and assist Madam Dongming!
"Let's go and meet Master Ni!"
Just as he was about to leave, he seemed to remember something and asked:
"Does Master Ni have anything to say about Igali?"
Hu Yi smiled slightly and said:
“Mr. Ni is of course willing to recruit Iga.
"Unfortunately, Yashamaru and Hotaru, who were sent by Igali to the Central Plains, both died at sea, and no one informed them of the incident."
Koga Danzheng laughed:
"Very good! Igali must not know about this. By the time the big thing is settled, even if Igali surrenders to Master Ni, it will be too late and he will only be ranked below me, Kogali!"
Koga Danzheng had a good plan, but unfortunately there was a traitor in Kogali, and the traitor was none other than his own grandson, the young master of Kogali, Koga Gennosuke.
Gennosuke and the young master of Iga Village, Iga Oboro, fell in love with each other. In order to resolve years of grudges and stop killing each other, the two great ninjas reluctantly agreed to their marriage.
But even so, how could the generations-long blood feud between the two great ninjas be easily resolved?
They compete with each other openly and covertly, and sometimes even want to kill each other.
Like this time, Koga Dansho wanted to block the news, keep it secret, and keep Igali in the dark.
By the time Kogali officially joins Master Ni and secures his status, even if Igali reacts in time and takes the initiative to surrender to Master Ni, he will be one step too late and will have to be suppressed by Kogali.
It would be even better if Igali didn't understand the situation and took the initiative to attack Master Ni.
Koga Dansho, Kasumi Keibu and many other ninjas who have a blood feud with Igali, all wish that Igali would anger Master Ni and be killed by him.
Unfortunately, Koga Gennosuke really wanted to resolve the feud between the two clans, and he was also truly in love with Iga Oboro.
When Koga Danjo led his team to the palace and was about to meet Ni Kun, Koga Gennosuke slipped away halfway and went to find Iga Oboro to inform the news.
In Koga Gennosuke's view, this was not a fight between the two tribes. He tipped off Igali just to make him realize the situation and surrender to Ni Kun. It certainly could not be considered a betrayal.
However, Koga Gennosuke was still a step too late.
An ambitious guy in Iga had instigated several Iga ninjas to assassinate the enemies who attacked the palace without receiving any orders from Hattori.
Fortunately, Iga Habo, whom Koga Gennosuke cared about the most, did not know martial arts or ninjutsu. He only had a pair of "illusion-breaking eyes" that could break all ninjutsu, and he did not like fighting by nature. He was not instigated by the ambitious man and stayed in the Iga base with most of the Iga ninjas.
When Koga Gennosuke came to visit and told him about Ni Kun's battle record, the Iga tribe leader Iga Ahuan was immediately shocked. He hurriedly took the Iga ninjas and followed Koga Gennosuke to the palace, hoping to stop the guy who acted on his own in time.
Unfortunately, they were still a step late...
Ni Kun led the surrendered soldiers into the palace, rushing all the way to the palace treasury.
The Japanese army successively destroyed Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo, and plundered countless treasures and wealth.
Although part of it was given away by the Japanese emperor, most of it was stored in the treasury of the Goguryeo palace, intending to use it as military supplies and rewards for future attacks on the Central Plains.
Ni Kun, who had long disregarded worldly wealth, naturally was not greedy for this huge amount of treasures.
However, since he wanted to send Madam Dongming to attack the Japanese island, he must of course prepare some military supplies for her.
When Mr. Ni gives gifts, he always gives them in a thoughtful and considerate way. This is called fatherly love as high as a mountain.
As he was leading the way towards the inner treasury of the palace, he passed a corner when suddenly a thick blood-red fog came towards him. It instantly spread over an area of dozens of feet in radius, enveloping Ni Kun and the surrendered warriors behind him.
It was already night, and the blood mist was extremely thick. Even with torches, the vision became extremely blurry.
Ordinary warriors and surrendered soldiers could hardly see each other's appearance even when they were close to each other.
This unexpected change caused an uproar among the warriors and surrendered soldiers behind Ni Kun. One warrior shouted in a low voice:
"My lord, be careful! This is the Blood Mist Technique of the Iga Ninja! There must be an Iga Ninja ambush here!"
Although the ninjas tried their best to keep their secret techniques secret, they could kill every enemy who saw them perform the techniques, but they could not kill their own people who witnessed their secret techniques.
Therefore, the secret techniques of a few ninjas inevitably became known to some samurai.
However, for ninjutsu like the "Blood Mist Technique", it's no big deal even if the secret is leaked.
Because this ninjutsu is only an auxiliary ninjutsu.
It is only to create "battlefield fog", disrupt the enemy's vision, and facilitate their own ambush.
So as long as the ninjutsu can be performed successfully, what does it matter if the enemy knows about it?
Aren't we still trapped in the bloody fog, unable to see each other?
Just as the warrior warned loudly and other warriors and surrendered soldiers were on alert, the ground under Ni Kun's Nightmare Horse suddenly collapsed, and countless black silk threads emerged from the sinkhole, wrapping around the four hooves of the Nightmare Horse like vines.
At the same time, a figure appeared directly in front of Ni Kun's nightmare horse, holding a long sword in his hand, and rushing towards Ni Kun in small steps.
When that person was charging head-on, in the fog, two arms silently stretched out from the roof of a nearby palace, each holding a poisoned rib chopper, and stabbed at Ni Kun from a distance of three meters.
At a distance of three meters, unless there was a sword energy from the air or a flying knife stabbing, the two poisoned ribs could not pierce Ni Kun.
But something magical happened.
The two arms holding the knives stretched out quickly like the rubber men in the "Fantastic Four". Under the cover of the blood-red mist, they crossed the three-meter distance like lightning and stabbed Ni Kun with two poisoned ribs from above.
There was a blood mist all around, and the vision was blurred.
There are black "silk threads" binding the horse's hooves below, a warrior is charging head-on in front to attract attention, and two retractable arms are on the side to make silent sneak attacks.
If it were an ordinary master or general, in this environment with blurred vision, they would be ambushed and attacked from multiple sides, and they would at least be forced to fall off their horses and fall into the siege of the ambushers.
However.
The horse under Ni Kun is not an ordinary war horse.
boom!
Flames suddenly erupted from the nightmare horse's four hooves, instantly igniting the black "thread" wrapped around the horse's hooves, burning the thread completely. A thin figure appeared, rolling on the ground with flames on his head and screaming.
The black silk threads that grew wildly like vines were actually that person's hair...
At the same time, wood texture suddenly spread on Ni Kun's skin, and in the blink of an eye, he turned into a "wood sculpture".
At this time, the warrior who had attracted attention from the front had rushed to Ni Kun, let out a fierce roar, leaped up, and chopped off Ni Kun's head with a knife.
Ni Kun glanced at the man coldly, and his long hair that had turned into wood suddenly stood up and entangled with each other, instantly twisting into dozens of thumb-thick rattan spears, which stretched out like lightning and stabbed out quickly, and with a "puff" sound, all of them pierced into the warrior's chest and abdomen.
Just as the warrior was stabbed by the rattan spear transformed from Ni Kun's hair, the two poisoned ribs, covered by the blood mist and held by two flexible arms, stabbed silently from three feet into the air and pierced Ni Kun with a thud, all the way to the handle.
However, Ni Kun was immune to all poisons, and his wooden form no longer had any vital parts, so even when two poisonous knives stabbed into his neck and ribs, he felt nothing.
He let the two poisonous knives pierce his body, and gently swung the willow branch in his hand. It turned into a three-meter-long wooden whip, which instantly wrapped around the two long arms that could not be retracted in time. He climbed up like a snake, and with a strong pull, he pulled down a strange-looking old man with a white beard from the roof of .
Before the old guy fell to the ground, the willow whip had already wrapped around his neck, and with a tear and twist, it tore off his head.
Then Ni Kun moved his mind again, and dozens of rattan spears retracted. The body of the warrior that was held in the air by the rattan spears fell to the ground with a thud, motionless.
Ni Kun took another look at the ninja who was also using his hair as a weapon and was being burned to death under the horse's hooves. He urged the magic horse to step down with its flaming hooves, giving him a quick death.
At this point, the three ninjas who launched the sneak attack were all killed. The ninja who used the "Blood Mist Technique" saw that the situation was not good and did not dare to show up. He escaped quietly at some point and the bloody mist quickly dissipated.
After the blood mist dissipated.
The warriors, who were on high alert, had just regained their vision and were about to approach Ni Kun when they saw him casually pull out the two poisoned ribs that had been stuck in his neck and ribs to the handle and throw them on the ground.
Ni Kun's image at this time was like a wooden sculpture wearing clothes.
But when the warriors saw this, instead of being surprised or frightened, they became even more awed by him.
He was unperturbed even when a poisonous knife pierced his neck and ribs. Their new lord was actually a true god with an immortal body!
Looking at the three dead ninjas, a samurai recognized them and said:
"My lord, these three assassins are Yakushiji Tenzen, Azuki Raku, and Minoneki from Igali!"
"oh?"
Ni Kun's heart moved, and he thought for a while, then looked at the corpse dressed as a warrior:
"This person is Yakushiji Tenzen?"
The warrior who recognized the three bodies replied respectfully, "Yes, my lord."
Ni Kun nodded slightly, the corners of his lips curled up, revealing a strange smile:
"I heard that this ninja's secret technique is the 'art of immortality', and he also possesses an immortal body..."
As he spoke, the wounds on the side of his neck and under his ribs had healed under the nourishment of the powerful vitality of the water spirit and wood spirit bloodlines.
Different from the Fire Spirit bloodline.
When transforming into a wooden man, the fire spirit bloodline cannot be activated. If one tries to activate it forcibly, he will only burn himself, using wood to create fire and setting his whole body on fire.
However, the water spirit bloodline can "use water to give birth to wood", greatly enhancing the abilities of the wood spirit bloodline.
So since he possessed the "Water Spirit Blood", even without sunlight, when he turned into a wooden man, he could activate the Water Spirit Blood, greatly enhance the vitality of the Wood Spirit Blood, nourish the injuries, and recover quickly.
Of course, the recovery speed is slightly slower than when there is sunlight.
After recovering from his injuries, Ni Kun returned to his flesh and blood body. He stretched out his right hand, and a ball of flame burst out from his palm:
"I wonder if his immortal body can be resurrected after being burned to ashes..."
Before he could finish his words, the warrior's body, which was covered in bloody holes on his chest and abdomen and looked deader than dead, suddenly jumped up and tried to escape.
Yakushiji Tenzen is the most ambitious guy in Igali.
This assassination was planned by him, and those Iga ninjas were also instigated by him.
His ninjutsu is the "art of immortality", even if his head is cut off, it can grow back and be resurrected.
Relying on this skill, he escaped death from the hands of the enemy countless times and killed countless enemies.
It was precisely because of this immortality technique that he dared to plan this assassination, thinking that even if he failed, he could still fake his death and escape.
If successful, he would be able to accomplish great feats for the Emperor. Yakushiji Tenzen did not believe the slogans shouted by the chaotic soldiers in the city, "The Emperor is dead, the Japanese army is destroyed."
He believed that they were just a group of masters. When they learned that the emperor had brought most of the masters and generals to the navy camp to meet with the former guests, they took advantage of the emptiness of Pyongyang and started a riot.
When the emperor returns with his masters and generals, the rebellion will be crushed in one fell swoop.
At that time, as a hero who assassinated the enemy general and defended the royal palace, he might be able to directly join the samurai class, or even become Hattori Senjun's deputy and assist him in commanding the ninja army.
Unfortunately, although Yakushiji Tenzen's "immortality technique" was hidden very deeply, except for a few people in Igali, outsiders knew nothing about his background, but Ni Kun knew it.
Now that he knew that this person was "Yakushiji Tenzen", Ni Kun would certainly not sit idly by and watch this person fake his death and escape.
He was planning to burn down the Yakushiji Temple and grind it to ashes, but he never expected that this guy actually jumped up and tried to run away.
But in front of Ni Kun, how could he have a chance to escape?
He simply stretched out his hand and pointed, the sword light flew out, and with one strike, Yakushiji's head was cut off.
Then he threw a fire on Yakushiji's body, setting it on fire.
"I'm curious, if you only have a head left, can you still be resurrected?"
Ni Kun said with a smile, and ordered a surrendered soldier to put Yakushiji Tenzen's head on a spear to see how long he could live.
After solving this minor problem, Ni Kun continued to lead the team to the palace treasury.
By the way, I checked the reincarnation watch.
There are three more ninjutsu in the watch's [Skills] list: the technique of vertical launch, the technique of extension and contraction, and the technique of immortality.
The account balance also increased by 230 reincarnation points and two gray origin crystals.
Ni Kun killed all the famous characters such as the Emperor, Invincible, the Yagyu father and son, Hattori Chijun, Shishio Shinji, etc., but only obtained 1055 reincarnation points and two origin crystals, one white and one gray.
Before, he didn't get any reward at all for killing ordinary Japanese warriors and soldiers along the Imperial Road.
But these three ninjas, in a head-on battle, might not be able to defeat a team of cavalry. Their strength in head-on combat is far inferior to that of the Yagyu father and son, Hattori Chijun and other masters. They are only on the same level as Shishio Mamoru and other "real" samurai.
But there are actually 230 reincarnation points and two gray origin crystals as killing rewards.
Although they are both bullying weaklings, the rewards for killing ninjas and the prices for exchanging their secret skills are much higher than those of many samurai with superb martial arts.
"After all, it is a ninja secret technique that is close to magic. If used well, it can create miracles. It is only natural that it is more valuable. Unfortunately, these three secret techniques are useless to me."
The "Hair Control Technique" can manipulate hair. Ni Kun already has this skill when he is in his wooden human form.
The art of stretching can make the limbs stretch freely. Ni Kun can now stretch the willow whip freely. In the future, it may be possible to further develop the wood spirit bloodline to make the limbs stretch freely.
As for the art of immortality...
He already has the ability of a wooden version of Deadpool.
"They are all useless. However, if I take out the other four reincarnation watches in the future, recruit four team members, and synchronize my exchange list with the team members' reincarnation watches, then it will be meaningful..."
After that, Ni Kun and his party did not encounter any obstacles and successfully arrived at the inner treasury.
By the time Zhu Yuyan, Kankan, Shan Meixian, and Shan Wanjing led the team into the palace and met up with Ni Kun, the entire palace was under his control.
Ni Kun ordered Shan Wanjing to bring a group of trustworthy elders and disciples of the Dongming Sect to take inventory of the inner treasury. After Koga Danzheng led the Koga people to surrender and paid homage to him as their lord, he also trusted his men and ordered them to help guard the important inner treasury.
He also met with several generals of the Goguryeo vassal army who had surrendered to Japan after their country was destroyed and were now "rebelling against the Japanese". He sent them to lead troops to wipe out the rebels in the city and restore order. Then Ni Kun left all the complicated affairs to Zhu Yuyan and Shan Meixian, who were experienced in organization and management, and found a bedroom to rest.
He was impatient for trivial matters, and in the past day, he had first broken into the Japanese army's camp, then galloped for more than a hundred miles, and captured Pyongyang city at night. His energy, blood, and spirit were really depleted.
With his current physique and the nourishing and restorative abilities of his water and wood spirit bloodlines, the loss of qi and blood can be replenished after a rest, but the loss of spirit is not so easy to recover.
So now I am extremely exhausted and just want to ignore everything and have a good sleep.
Before resting, he spent 1,000 reincarnation points and a white origin crystal to exchange for the "Tiger Leopard Thunder Sound" martial arts secret book. However, he really did not have the energy to study it. He just glanced through it and threw the secret book into the mustard seed ring. He fell on the couch and fell into a deep sleep.
