MM Racing Chapter 337 The Trial of Ryuchi Cave, Princess Tianxin
Chapter 337 The Trial of Ryuchi Cave, Princess Tianxin
"Huh? Why is it suddenly foggy?"
Surrounded by mountains resembling the towering peaks of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Naruto looked at the suddenly rising mist and exclaimed in surprise.
"Ninjutsu?" Sasuke followed with surprise and doubt, his eyes flashing crimson for a moment, his face full of vigilance.
The fog arrived suddenly, making Sasuke, who had experienced Zabuza's Hidden Mist Technique, naturally alert.
"Oh hahaha... kill... I'm going to kill someone..."
Suddenly, just as Naruto and Sasuke were looking around warily, Jugo next to them suddenly changed his demeanor and burst into wild laughter.
With a scream, crimson curse marks covered half of Jugo's body, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a bloodthirsty and frenzied monster.
"This is Orochimaru's cursed seal." Sasuke turned around, his pupils shrinking, and subconsciously touched the Heavenly Curse Mark on the back of his neck, feeling a deep sense of empathy.
"A monster? This guy is also..." Naruto exclaimed in surprise, looking at Jugo with a mixture of curiosity and fear.
"Jūgo, don't be impulsive!" Just as the two were about to stop each other by exchanging glances, Ishikawa gently patted Jūgo's shoulder.
The next instant, crackling blue and white lightning erupted from Ishikawa's palm, spreading throughout Jugo's body in a flash, paralyzing him and causing him to exhale white smoke...
"Amazing!!" Naruto and Sasuke gasped simultaneously, their gazes differing, as they gained a deeper understanding of their senior's Lightning Release once again.
Ishikawa merely smiled faintly, his left eye instantly turning crimson as he surveyed a radius of two kilometers. "Existing between reality and illusion, a natural energy that transcends the outside world, it seems we have arrived at our destination."
"Senior Ishikawa, do you mean we've arrived at that place called Ryuchi Cave?" Naruto asked loudly with a look of delight on his face, but his eyes were fixed on Ishikawa's left eye.
To be honest, that one-eyed, bloodshot senior brother is actually a little creepy...
Hmm, it seems everyone here is a monster!
"Follow me." Without wasting any words, Ishikawa called out and quickened his pace to lead the charge.
Before Naruto could ask anything more, Sasuke followed closely behind, saying, "Naruto, take Jugo with you."
"Why me? Sasuke..." Naruto paused for a second and shouted angrily, but seeing the two about to disappear from his sight, he immediately helped Jugo up and chased after them.
Under Ishikawa's keen observation, the four of them quickly traversed the long, dark dirt road and headed straight for a mountain peak.
"Senior brother, Sasuke, that's..." Naruto shouted a warning as the two were about to crash into the mountain wall, but before he could finish speaking, Ishikawa and Sasuke disappeared into the mountain wall one after the other.
"Illusion?" Naruto said subconsciously, gritting his teeth and pulling Jugo along as they crashed into the mountain wall.
"Oh dear, they've already seen through my illusion? It seems they're not just passersby who stumbled into Ryuchi Cave, but new trial participants." Almost at the same time that Naruto and Jugo passed through the mountain wall, a green-haired girl dressed in white and wearing a golden crown appeared in mid-air and lightly licked her red lips.
On that pretty, fair face, a pair of excited, playful, and longing gray-yellow snake eyes flickered, adding a touch of terror to her beautiful features!
"Let's give it a try then. It's been a long time since we've had a taste of fresh humans." Beside the girl, another blue-haired loli wearing a golden ball crown flicked her pink snake tongue, and the snake fangs that were inadvertently revealed gleamed with a cold, eerie light.
"Hehe, then you should pray that these young men don't pass the trial, otherwise the White Snake Immortal won't allow us to eat them. Don't forget, everything that happens here can't be hidden from the White Snake Immortal." Seeing her two companions' eager expressions, another brown-haired girl dressed similarly kindly reminded them, causing the two companions to change their expressions slightly and nod silently.
The next second, the three girls suddenly transformed into phantoms and disappeared into the thick fog...
Meanwhile, Ishikawa and his companions had crossed the mountains and arrived at the gate of a magnificent, golden palace.
"Ryuji Cave!!"
Staring in astonishment at the extravagant palace that resembled a daimyo's mansion, Sasuke exclaimed in delight as he looked at the plaque above.
They found Orochimaru's summoning site so easily.
"Was it really that smooth? Why do I suddenly feel a little out of sorts?" Ishikawa muttered to himself, barely audible, momentarily dazed.
They had only been here for less than a week since they left Konoha, which made Ishikawa, who had planned to search for a month or so, feel like he had punched a cotton ball and was a little uncomfortable.
Naruto and Jugo were staring wide-eyed at the glittering palace, looking just like country bumpkins who had never seen the world before.
"crunch..."
Just as the four were stunned, the door in front of them suddenly opened, revealing a dazzling golden light.
As the four were still in surprise, a young woman in a palace dress with green hair and a white robe appeared in the center of the gate. "This is Ryuchi Cave. We've been waiting for you for a long time..."
"Waiting for you? You know us??" Naruto asked curiously, scratching his head, but immediately lowered his guard when he saw that the other person was a beautiful young girl.
"Of course, everyone who comes here is a test-taker who wants to pass the White Serpent Immortal's test." The girl smiled with bright eyes and white teeth, then turned and waved to the side, "I am the person in charge of welcoming all the test-takers, Princess Tianxin."
"Princess Tashin?" Sasuke murmured doubtfully, about to ask further, when he saw Naruto, his eyes shining, dragging Jugo inside.
"Sasuke, Ishikawa-senpai, come quick! There's lots of delicious food here. I'm starving, it's time for a big meal."
"That idiot." Sasuke was speechless and immediately followed Naruto inside, afraid that Naruto might accidentally fall for it again.
Ishikawa ignored this completely, walking into the palace and turning his gaze directly to Princess Tashin, ignoring the delicious food. "Tell me, is the White Snake Sage's trial in Sage Mode? Or a Summoning Contract?"
To be honest, Ishikawa already possessed the cursed seal and wasn't particularly eager for the Sage Techniques of Ryuchi Cave, much less willing to risk his life by being bitten by the White Snake Sage.
Although he has a high chance of passing the trial due to his cursed seal and Wood Release, why risk petrification and entrust his life to so-called probability when he can grow steadily? As everyone knows, even with a 99% chance of winning, gambling with one's life is still a matter of life and death for the individual.
"You even know about immortal arts? It seems you are indeed not ordinary trial participants." A hint of surprise flashed in Tianxin Shenji's eyes, but she quickly recovered and smiled radiantly.
Did Orochimaru leak this information?
"If you want to know the answer, you will have to see the White Snake Immortal. Now, please have a good meal and begin the trial..." Tianxin Shenji said casually, carrying a plate of fruit to Ishikawa.
"You're full and satisfied?" Ishikawa glanced at the fruit plate dismissively. "If you're talking about these rotten rocks and trash, then don't embarrass yourself by bringing them out here!"
"Huh? Rotten rocks and garbage??" Naruto, who was about to take a bite, paused upon hearing this, only to have Sasuke slap the delicious food in his hand onto the ground.
The next second, under Naruto's almost vomiting gaze, that delicious food turned into bones and stones in the blink of an eye!
"You're really something, seeing through my Sage Art illusion in an instant." Just as Naruto turned his head, his face pale, to question her, he saw that the goddess Tianxin revealed a ferocious expression with sharp teeth and a long tongue.
At the same time, the magnificent palace vanished in an instant, transforming back into a gloomy cave shrouded in mist.