Next, it was necessary to arrange for Naruto to see the young Great Emperor. It would let him know that he was still lacking, that there were always greater people beyond greater people and higher heavens beyond higher heavens. The path of Hardening was long and arduous.
In a certain plane.
Within the Chaotic Stone Waterfall Cluster, Little Dot raised a massive boulder weighing tens of thousands of jin with one arm. Using that arm and both legs, he climbed upward against the immense pressure of the waterfall and the falling debris.
Little Dot paid no attention to any of it. Even when shattered rocks struck his body, he remained unmoved. To him, those rocks were no more than scratching an itch through a boot.
In the end, he climbed to the mountaintop. Standing there, he hurled the boulder in his hand into the pool below, producing an explosive boom. Then Little Dot stood there and gazed into the distance. After a year of cultivation, Little Dot was now seven years old, and his body had undergone a terrifying transformation.
"Up!"
With a roar,
A tiny figure stood atop the vast waterfall, raising a hundred-thousand-jin boulder with both hands. Bathed in the morning glow, he wore a brilliant smile.
His entire body gleamed golden, radiating a precious light.
The sight terrified countless savage beasts and birds, sending them fleeing in every direction. That tiny figure was simply too frightening. Even more frightening was that his appetite had surely increased severalfold. If they lingered any longer, their lives might be at risk.
After all, Little Dot had eaten quite a few of their companions.
"Who is it?"
Little Dot suddenly turned around, his gaze like lightning and radiating terrifying divine light as he looked at the person who had appeared out