"Indeed, the cells of the Kaguya clan are fundamentally different from those of Hashirama Senju, not even on the same level. Moreover, Hashirama Senju's cells contain a mysterious energy that is absent not only in the Kaguya clan but also in the Uchiha and Hyuga clans."
"Therefore, the truly special thing about Hashirama Senju isn't his Wood Release, but his Sage Body. The Sage Body grants powerful life force and natural energy, which is the so-called Sage Chakra. Chakra can stimulate the life of plants, and promoting growth is the essence of Wood Release."
Sitting in the chair, he slowly raised his right hand, and a slender white bone slowly slid out from his palm.
The stinging pain was still there, but he was already used to it.
He gently scraped the bone, collected some shavings, and placed them on a glass slide under the microscope.
Qifeng wasn't researching his own bones for the first time.
However, the direction of the research was different.
"Indeed, bones are composed of bone cells, collagen fibers, and matrix, but these substances are formed under the conversion of chakra. This mode of stimulating bone creation is very similar to the way Wood Release is stimulated by life energy."
Gradually, Qifeng faintly felt that he was about to grasp something crucial.
He stroked his chin.
"Actually, it's not too difficult to summarize. What's missing... is natural energy."
The modes of generating Wood Release and Bone Release aren't very different, but the quality is vastly different. Essentially, it's the difference in natural energy.
"Tobirama Senju isn't afraid of lacking natural energy originating from the God Tree because he has Asura's chakra infused within him."
Qifeng narrowed his eyes.
"I don't have the natural energy of Asura and Indra, but that doesn't mean I can't obtain natural energy originating from the God Tree. Fundamentally, the starting point is the same."
He took out a card from the system.
It exuded a strong aura of hatred, and the card depicted the ferocious form of the Two-Tails.
It was the Two-Tails chakra he obtained from Yugito Nii, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, after killing her.
"The aura of hatred inside is a problem, but if the carrier has no self-awareness, it won't be affected."
The first thing Qifeng thought of was a human puppet.
He would use a human puppet as an experimental subject and reference target.
In his narrowed eyes, a hint of madness flickered.
"If... I use the corpse of a Kaguya clan ninja, combined with the Dead Bone Pulse bones extracted from my body, and Sharingan or Byakugan eyes, plus the Two-Tails' chakra, to create a composite..."
It was a very crazy idea, but there was a certain possibility of successful construction.
"However, the balance requirements for this puppet are too high. One wrong move could result in a deformed monster, but if it succeeds... it might be a more terrifying existence than the Third Kazekage's human puppet."
The thought of creating a human puppet with a combination of Dead Bone Pulse, Sharingan, and Tailed Beast powers filled Qifeng with irrepressible excitement.
"No wonder Orochimaru would go further and further down the path of science, becoming more and more insane. So, this is the feeling."
Now he understood a little.
"However, before doing that, I need to make some preparations."
He took out the three [Bloodline Concentration Enhancement Cards] he had collected not long ago.
"Then the previously hesitant multiple-choice question is easily solved. There's no shortage of Uchiha clan corpses with Three-Tomoe Sharingan, so I can increase the bloodline concentration of the Dead Bone Pulse."
As his thoughts turned, a system prompt box popped up before his eyes.
[Do you want to consume three 'Bloodline Concentration Enhancement Cards' to apply to the Dead Bone Pulse Kekkei Genkai?]
Once he made a decision, there was no need to hesitate.
[Yes!]
The three cards in his hand turned into a streak of scarlet light and directly entered his body.
Immediately afterward, a piercing pain made Qifeng's body curl up and fall to the ground.
His body was instantly covered in sweat.
Even more than just sweat, a thin layer of blood also seeped out.
Chapter 178: Ascending Dead Bone Pulse
Bang, bang, bang!
His fists heavily hammered the ground, and deep potholes appeared as a result.
Under the blood-covered skin, sharp, bright white bone spurs slowly pierced through the skin and extended out, drilling into the ground below. As they pierced deeply, they supported his entire body.
The Dead Bone Pulse erupted directly. At this moment, Qifeng looked like a hedgehog, except that a hedgehog's quills are brown, while his are white.
He didn't know how long it lasted.
The bloodline enhancement finally ended.
A pool of dried blood and a large number of holes remained on the ground, some punched out by fists and some pierced by bones.
With a light flutter of his eyelids.
Qifeng finally woke up. The lingering stinging pain still made him grin.
A system prompt appeared before his eyes.
[Dead Bone Pulse concentration increased, reaching High level. Body +5; Spirit +1; Seal +3!]
"Hiss—that really hurt. It's even worse than when I first obtained the Dead Bone Pulse."
He plucked out the bones that seemed to be stuck in his body one by one and discarded them on the ground. Many of the bones still had wisps of blood on them.
As these bones were pulled out, the wounds on Qifeng's body healed rapidly.
"Judging from this recovery ability alone, it's not inferior to Hashirama Senju's Sage Body at all..."
However, these were wounds left over from using the Dead Bone Pulse and were different from normal wounds.
But even if the recovery speed was a little slower, it wouldn't be too much slower.
He lightly shook his arm, a crack opened in his palm, and a slender, bright white bone quickly pulled out from it, landing in his hand and turning into a sharp short spear.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
He lightly exerted force from his wrist, and the bone spear spun nimbly in his palm.
