Su Mu took a sip of his tea.
He smiled faintly as Kisame Hoshigaki and Itachi Uchiha appeared below the stage. "The two of you are rather aggressive."
Kisame sneered, gripping Samehada. "Many places in the ninja world are now circulating the stories you tell."
"I specifically came today to show my support."
"In the entire ninja world, no one's Water Style is stronger than mine, Kisame Hoshigaki."
"But you speak of a Water God? While the story was going well, why did you suddenly start telling jokes?"
The air was thick with tension.
The people in the tavern were in a panic, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
The two of them were not here to cause trouble, but to track Naruto.
Their primary target was naturally the Tailed Beast within the Jinchuriki.
However, Kisame happened to overhear Su Mu's story and found it too unbelievable and exaggerated, so he stepped forward.
He glanced sideways at Itachi Uchiha, his crimson eyes fixed on Naruto.
Jiraiya sensed danger and prepared to act at any moment.
"This fish-like fellow is truly annoying. Su Mu has the answers I need, it seems I must act..."
"A few years ago, scum like this, neither human nor fish, would have already been on my dissection table..."
Orochimaru stuck out his tongue impatiently, deciding to side with Su Mu.
[Ding, third storytelling mission completed, reward: one Memory Ink Painting!]
[Ding, the host's story "Eternal Life" failed to shock the audience, many are questioning it. Please use the Memory Ink Painting to continue shocking them, the reward can be reissued!]
[Ding, the Myriad Item Mall has unlocked the World Template "Eternal Life". The host can redeem rewards from this world in the mall, or spend Shock Value to draw rewards from this world!]
Su Mu walked towards a birdcage nearby.
He picked up some birdseed and put it inside.
Seeing Su Mu's calm demeanor, everyone couldn't help but doubt.
"What is this Manager Su's true strength?"
"I can't see through him. He feels stronger than a Jonin!"
"Enough talk. If a fight breaks out, we need to prioritize our own safety!"
Itachi Uchiha suddenly walked towards Naruto, and Jiraiya frowned, his chakra slowly circulating through his body!
"Everyone, how about we appreciate a painting?"
"Why resort to such drastic measures?"
Su Mu, on the high platform, waved his fan, and a painting flew out of thin air.
Su Mu looked at Kisame. "Does Gonggong not know Water Style? Why don't you go and see for yourself?"
"A landscape ink painting, a mouthful of strong tea meets the sun..."
Picking up the tea on the table, Su Mu covered his eyes and took a sip before spraying it directly onto the ink painting.
Immediately, the painting in mid-air began to emit a dazzling light.
The customers below were dumbfounded.
"The mountains and rivers in that... painting are actually moving!"
"Am I dreaming?"
A customer rubbed his eyes hard, got up, and walked a few steps closer to look up again.
"Wait, I see it too! It's really moving!"
More and more people saw the flow of mountains and rivers within the painting.
Itachi Uchiha stopped, sensing danger approaching!
"Is... is it a genjutsu?"
In the ink painting, green mountains and clear waters, a scene of peace.
The longer everyone looked, the more comfortable they felt, though they didn't know why.
"Allow me to add another stroke!"
Su Mu pulled out an ink brush directly from his spatial storage.
With just a few strokes, the ink painting suddenly burst into flames.
By the time everyone reacted, they realized that the tavern was surrounded by flames!
"What the hell is going on!"
"It's so hot! Put out the fire quickly!"
As the customers stood up, the surrounding environment underwent a drastic change!
Jiraiya looked around in astonishment.
They were all standing in the middle of stone pillars, with the sky above.
The sounds of crying, screaming, and chewing grew clearer.
Some couldn't bear it and turned to rush out of the stone pillars.
But when they reached the edge, they found a bottomless abyss below.
The wind from the valley blew upwards, making everything feel real!
Kisame sneered, looking around. "If it's a genjutsu, how can you possibly compare to Itachi-san? However, you do have some skill."
At this moment, a few customers recognized their surroundings.
"Do you remember the story Manager Su told earlier about the primordial times, about the Water God Gonggong crashing into the Heavenly Pillar?"
"Are... are we on the Heavenly Pillar now?"
"Holy crap... Don't scare me, it was just a story, how could it be real!"
"You didn't believe it yourself just now!"
Orochimaru took a deep breath of the air, a look of excitement appearing on his face. "It's this feeling!"
"The second kind of power that exists in the world, Heaven and Earth Spiritual... Qi!"
In the primordial world, the spiritual energy on Blue Star was extremely dense; a single breath could raise one's cultivation by several levels.
Suddenly, the Heavenly Pillar began to shake violently.
Everyone panicked!
Naruto lost his footing and fell towards the edge of the Heavenly Pillar.
Jiraiya rushed forward to grab Naruto. "Don't move recklessly!"
Tsunade looked at her hands tremblingly. "This... this feels undeniably real!"
Boom!
A massive impact sound echoed from the bottom of the Heavenly Pillar again.
Kisame drew Samehada and prepared to jump off the pillar. "Itachi-san, you take care of dispelling the genjutsu here!"
"Wait, Kisame!"
Just as Itachi called out to Kisame, the Heavenly Pillar suddenly began to tilt.
"Help! I don't want to die!"
"Quick, grab that rock over there!"
"Stop pulling my pants!"
Half a minute later, the Heavenly Pillar had tilted by one-third.
Everyone could only lie on the ground to steady themselves, one wrong move and they would fall into the abyss.
Kisame intended to insert Samehada into the cracks of the Heavenly Pillar and slowly descend to escape using the friction.
But just as he took out Samehada, he happened to see a figure radiating blue light at the bottom of the abyss, furiously striking the Heavenly Pillar.
Kisame's expression instantly became contorted. "Is that... Gonggong?"
Boom!
The figure unleashed its full power, striking the Heavenly Pillar.
At this moment, the sky above reflected a twilight hue, and countless meteors began to fall uncontrollably.
The Heavenly Pillar toppled, and everyone simultaneously lost their balance, plummeting into the abyss.
Kisame finally panicked.
Meanwhile, Su Mu opened his eyes, which had appeared to be sleeping, and waved his fan once more.
A gentle breeze swept through.
Everyone found themselves on a ruin.
Flames blazed all around, and tsunamis towered into the sky.
Countless corpses floated on the sea, emitting a foul odor.
The scene before them was like the end of the world.
In a daze, above the surging waves, the blue-glowing figure, bathed in holy light, was slowly walking towards them!