Chapter 388: Chapter 388: Five Rings True Dragon Sage Art
Hum——
The moment the cycle completed, a brilliant five-colored light burst forth from within Sora!
Blue, Yellow, Green, Silver, Red!
The five colors interwove, dazzling and resplendent!
"Success..."
Sora opened his eyes, a five-colored ring of light slowly rotating deep within his pupils. He raised his hand, and a ball of five-colored energy naturally appeared in his palm.
This ball of energy was stable, harmonious, powerful, and filled with the majesty of a dragon!
"Is this... Dragon Sage Power?"
Sora felt the new energy system coursing endlessly through his body.
The Five Rings Cycle formed its own world; the Dragon Might governed the four energies, and the four energies nourished the Dragon Might in return.
It was no longer simple addition, but multiplication!
No, it was an exponential increase!
"Let’s test its effect."
With a thought, Sora performed the simplest ninjutsu—the Clone Technique.
Poof!
Smoke exploded outward, but it wasn’t an ordinary clone. Instead, there were five clones!
Each clone was enveloped in a different colored light: the Earth脉 Clone was沉稳 and heavy, the Heavenly Spirit Clone was ethereal and agile, the Divine Wisdom Clone was profound and intelligent, the Physical Body Clone was strong and robust, and the central original body emanated a Dragon Might that commanded everything!
"Five-element clones? No, they’re Five Rings Clones!"
Sora’s eyes lit up.
This was just the simplest clone technique. What if he used a stronger ninjutsu?
He dispelled the clones and formed hand signs:
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
But what spewed forth wasn’t ordinary flame, but five-colored dragon flame!
Wherever the dragon flame passed, even rocks were melted into glass, and the air was filled with a suffocating pressure.
"The power has increased at least ten times... no, twenty times!"
Sora was shocked. This was indeed the power of Sage Art.
And this was only initially mastering the Dragon Sage Art.
If he became completely proficient, and if he developed his own exclusive sage techniques...
"I should give it a name."
Sora restrained his aura, the five-colored light gradually fading inward.
He walked out of the Dragon Transformation Pool and looked towards the White Snake Sage, Tagitsuhime, and the other snakes who had long since arrived upon hearing the news.
At this moment, all the snakes of Ryūchi Cave had gathered around the Dragon Transformation Pool, densely packed. From the lowest level grass snakes to the high-level snake clans that had cultivated spiritual wisdom, all were prostrate on the ground, worshipping Sora.
That reverence, originating from the depths of their bloodline, made them instinctively lower their heads.
"Master... have you succeeded?"
The White Snake Sage asked, trembling.
This wasn’t a false dragon that had transformed from a snake, but a true dragon, one that truly towered above all things!
"Success."
Sora nodded, looking around at the prostrating snake crowd. A thought suddenly arose in his heart:
"This Sage Art, with the Five Rings Cycle as its core and Dragon Might governing the four energies, I shall call it—the ’Five Rings True Dragon Sage Art’."
"Five Rings True Dragon Sage Art..."
The White Snake Sage repeated the name, a gleam of desire flashing in her snake eyes.
She could feel it. The opportunity for ’dragon transformation’ contained within this Sage Art was much clearer than that of the traditional Ryūchi Cave Sage Art!
"White Snake, Tagitsuhime."
Sora looked at the White Snake Sage and the others:
"Although this Sage Art was created for a ’dragon’, I left an interface when constructing it—"
He pointed to the ’Dragon Heart Ring’ within the Five Rings system:
"This core ring position requires Dragon Might to drive it. But the essence of Dragon Might is the bloodline suppression of higher life forms over lower life forms."
"If a snake cultivates to a certain level and transforms into a Flood Dragon, it can also nurture a trace of Dragon Might. Although weak, it’s enough to drive a simplified version of the Five Rings Cycle."
"Therefore, this Sage Art can also be cultivated by Flood Dragons."
Boom!
These words exploded like a thunderclap!
The White Snake Sage, Tagitsuhime, Ichikishimahime, Hagoromo-hime, and even the Green Snake and Kōga who were a bit further away, all looked up simultaneously, their eyes bursting with unbelievable light!
Flood Dragons can cultivate it?
That meant... they also had a chance!
"Ma... Master, what you said is true?"
The White Snake Sage’s voice trembled. A thousand years of cultivation couldn’t suppress the excitement at this moment.
"Of course."
Sora took out a scroll. Five-colored light condensed on it, forming a complex meridian diagram:
"This is a simplified version of the Five Rings Cycle diagram. I name it the ’Flood Dragon Chapter’. After you have all completely transformed into Flood Dragons, you can attempt to cultivate it."
"As for the complete ’True Dragon Chapter’, it requires true dragon bloodline to drive. That is exclusive to me."
The White Snake Sage bowed deeply:
"Thank you for your grace, Master!"
Tagitsuhime and the other snakes also knelt and worshipped.
This was a life-rebuilding grace!
Ryūchi Cave had pursued ’dragon transformation’ for a thousand years, but even if successful, it was only a false dragon, their future path cut off.
And now, Sora had given them the true path of the dragon!
A path they could walk even without Sora, the True Dragon!
"No need for such formalities."
Sora raised his hand in a gesture of support: "Now that I am the master of Ryūchi Cave, it is only natural for me to lead you towards a higher place. However—"
He changed his tone:
"The prerequisite for cultivating the ’Flood Dragon Chapter’ is that you must first transform into a Flood Dragon. With your current accumulations, White Snake and Tagitsuhime are extremely close. But for you, Ichikishimahime, it will take at least several hundred more years."
"Several hundred years... We can wait!"
Ichikishimahime, Hagoromo-hime, Green Snake, and Kōga didn’t hesitate, but they couldn’t help but look towards the White Snake Sage and Tagitsuhime.
The White Snake Sage was alright, having lived for a thousand years, she had endured many nights and deserved to see the light.
But Tagitsuhime~, previously everyone was of a similar strength, but ever since latching onto Sora’s coattails, she had run so fast they couldn’t even see her tail anymore.
The snakes were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
They secretly lamented why they hadn’t been the ones sent to win over Sora back then.
"Very good."
Sora nodded in satisfaction. Although he had given them the ’Flood Dragon Chapter’, snakes like Tagitsuhime didn’t have a Dragon Vein and would still need to comprehend the earth’s energy on their own. So overall, it was only slightly simpler than the Sage Art he had created himself, and it would still require considerable time to cultivate.
"Next, I need to familiarize myself with the various applications of the Five Rings Dragon Sage Art, and also..."
"It’s time to develop some exclusive sage techniques."
Traditional sage techniques like the White Rage Technique and Inorganic Reincarnation were created based on the characteristics of snakes.
His Five Rings True Dragon Sage Art needed matching Dragon Sage Techniques!
"I’ll start with the simplest."
Sora closed his eyes and concentrated, accelerating the Five Rings Cycle.
The Earth Ring provided an energy foundation, the Heavenly Spirit Ring communicated with nature, the Divine Wisdom Ring deduced the technique formula, the Physical Body Ring strengthened the output, and the Dragon Heart Ring commanded the overall situation.
"Five Rings True Dragon Sage Art: Part One—"
He formed a hand seal that had never appeared in the ninja world before:
"Sage Art: Dragon Might Domain!"
Hum!
With Sora at the center, an invisible pressure exploded outwards!
Every single snake in all of Ryūchi Cave, regardless of strength, trembled all over. The weaker ones fainted directly, while the stronger ones also felt difficulty breathing and sluggish movement.
This was not an attack, not an illusion, but pure bloodline suppression!
It was like a rabbit seeing a tiger, or a lamb seeing a giant dragon—it was fear etched into their very genes!
