Luo could feel that those eyes exerted a tremendous attraction over him. It was as if some primal instinct was driving him to get closer to them, to possess them! This development was somewhat beyond his expectations, but an idea formed in his mind: perhaps those eyes were the key to the evolution of his Sharingan!
It was an intuition. It was also an idea born from his recollection of how the Mangekyo Sharingan evolved into the Eternal Mangekyo in the world of Naruto. He became increasingly certain that as long as he obtained those Scarlet Eyes, his Sharingan would definitely evolve! Then, he would become even stronger. While it might not directly become an Eternal Mangekyo, evolving to a two-tomoe or three-tomoe state was entirely possible.
This was likely a point of divergence between the Sharingan he possessed in the Hunter world compared to the Uchiha clan's Sharingan in Naruto. This method of fusion and evolution actually reminded him of how the Byakugan evolved into the Tenseigan.
The problem was how to snatch those eyes from Uvogin's hands. During his first attack on Uvogin, he had exposed all his trump cards. The Earth Style: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique was the strongest ninjutsu he currently mastered. The Clone Technique and Substitution Technique were his primary means of escape. However, the former couldn't even break through Uvogin's defenses, and as for the latter, having seen it once, he doubted if he could evade Uvogin's observation and attacks a second time.
What worried him most was Uvogin's intuition. Uvogin was a pure Enhancer; these fighters, who pushed their physical combat abilities to the absolute limit, often possessed beast-like instincts. However, he still had one ability he hadn't utilized yet. If he could pull it off, he might actually succeed.
But that also carried immense risk. Should he escape directly, or try to seek wealth amidst the danger?
Luo Ning was indecisive. As for the head of his predecessor's father that Uvogin was holding, Luo Ning didn't actually care. After all, he wasn't really his father; to him, the man was just a stranger with a high level of friendliness. If he had the chance, he wouldn't mind letting the man rest in peace. But currently, Uvogin was using that head entirely as bait. If he dared to make a move for it, he was certain he wouldn't face a good outcome.
In the forest, besides Uvogin's foul taunts, there was only the pitter-patter of the falling rain. Luo Ning was already soaked to the bone, and maintaining the Sharingan for such a long duration made him feel exhausted. Eight minutes had passed since he used the Double Suicide Decapitation Technique, Uvogin appeared, and he hid in the tree. Luo Ning was certain of this because he was a person with a very strict sense of time.
Time was running out!
When Uvogin dropped the head onto the ground and stepped on it like a soccer ball, Luo Ning's figure finally reappeared in Uvogin's vision.
In the dark night, Uvogin could see those two streaks of crimson. That was the mission Shalnark had given him before they left. Furthermore, before departing, Uvogin had seen the lack of trust in Feitan's eyes. That guy seemed convinced that Uvogin wouldn't be able to get the most beautiful shade of the Scarlet Eyes. A disdainful smile played on Uvogin's lips. Isn't it just that intense rage makes the Scarlet Eyes turn the most brilliant bright red? How hard could that be?
Uvogin suddenly exerted force with his foot, and the eyeless head he was stepping on instantly burst into a mass of minced meat. At that same moment, Uvogin saw the youth in front of him move. A sharp blade pierced through his chest and abdomen without any warning. Uvogin looked down with disbelief. He saw Luo Ning's crimson eyes filled with hatred.
However, those eyes seemed different from the Scarlet Eyes he had obtained, because he saw a single tomoe within them. But in the next second, a sense of wrongness filled Uvogin's mind. He knew clearly that with the opponent's strength, it was absolutely impossible to pierce his chest, even if they had conjured a dagger. The gap in their strength was like a firefly compared to the bright moon. He had confirmed this when he took the opponent's full-force whip kick earlier.
The moment he realized this, everything before Uvogin changed again. The dagger at his chest, which hadn't caused any pain, disappeared. Even Luo Ning, who had worn the expression of a vengeful demon, vanished. Everything was like a brief, illusory dream.
However, after escaping that dream-like sensation, he felt his Nen fluctuating abnormally, especially the Nen around his head. Simultaneously, Uvogin noticed that the fog which had started earlier had now reduced visibility to less than half a meter. This thick mist was very abnormal.
It had to be related to Nen. Combined with how Luo Ning had dived underground before, Uvogin understood that the abilities the boy used couldn't be simply categorized into the other five types besides Specialization. That meant the opponent was a Specialist, and his abilities seemed to lean towards the Transmutation type.
As expected of someone from the Kurta Clan; even a newly awakened user could have such troublesome abilities. If left to grow, he might truly become a threat one day.
Uvogin's aura suddenly erupted. Unfortunately, the boy had encountered him. Today, no matter what kind of ability the opponent used, he wouldn't let him leave. A mere mist—he was confident he could blow a portion of it away by unleashing a Big Bang Impact.
But before he could throw his punch, he felt a sudden emptiness at his waist. The glass jar containing the Scarlet Eyes at his waist had been snatched! That guy hiding in the mist hadn't used the interval while he was interfered with by the strange ability to escape?
A flash of brutality crossed Uvogin's eyes. The punch he originally intended to throw forward suddenly swiveled and smashed directly to his side.
*Boom!*
Although he didn't hit any object, the power of the punch and the wind it generated blew all the surrounding mist away. Within that mist, a battered figure was staggering away, clutching the glass jar.
'Found you! You damn rat!'
Uvogin lunged toward the direction Luo Ning had fled. In an instant, he reached the spot where Luo Ning had been staggering, and with another flash, he was behind Luo Ning in the mist. His fist, carrying violent Nen, swung out as Uvogin twisted his body and arm.
But the fist passed right through Luo Ning's body, and Luo Ning's running form instantly dissolved into a puff of white smoke.
Dammit!
Rage surged in Uvogin's heart. He was clearly stronger than the opponent, yet this feeling of having strength but nowhere to vent it made his entire body temperature rise. He was seeing red! The fist he threw didn't stop because Luo Ning's body had dissolved; instead, it unleashed even greater power, smashing directly onto the ground.
*Boom!*
The earth shattered, and even the nearby trees collapsed, but Luo Ning's figure was nowhere to be seen.