Crystal Release

"Ding, Weekly Task: Establish diplomatic relations with the Gama Empire in the name of the Huaxia Empire, serving as an ambassador. Time limit: one month. Task rewards: one Naruto World random Bloodline Limit Summoning Card, one Dou Qi World random Profound Rank cultivation method draw card, one Profound Rank Dou Technique draw card, ten million Myriad Realms Coins. Task completed. Rewards have been issued. The next task will be released in one week."

"Completed?" Hearing the sudden voice, the youth murmured.

Ye Qiu had put considerable thought into giving the Ushi Ushi no Mi to the Gama Royal Family. When he first obtained it, he had considered having Xiao Feng or Lin Pingzhi consume it, but after thinking it over, he decided against it.

It was merely a Zoan Devil Fruit—and a cow at that. Even if its power were Developed To the utmost limit, it would only reach the Dou Huang realm. The increase in strength would be limited. Besides, developing a Devil Fruit to its absolute limit? What a joke. Not even Whitebeard would dare claim that.

Therefore, he intended to give it to the Gama Royal Family as a return gift for those six cities, while also spreading the fame of Devil Fruits. It would make things much easier when he wanted to sell Devil Fruits for other resources in the future.

Moreover, the Ushi Ushi no Mi Ye Qiu gave to the Gama Empire had not had its flaws removed by the system. In other words, whoever consumed it would be restrained by seawater and Sea Stone. But that was no longer Ye Qiu's concern.

The blazing sun and scorching heat baked the earthen ground until it cracked open. The moment Ye Qiu's feet stepped onto the hardened soil, a wave of heat surged up from beneath them, making travelers curse this damned weather even as sweat poured down their bodies.

"Mm, it looks like this is Black Willow Town." At that moment, Ye Qiu, drenched in sweat, stood at the entrance of a village town with a map in hand. Though it was called a village town, it possessed the air of a small city. Two fifteen- or sixteen-meter Stone Statues stood at its entrance, seemingly statues of some powerful magical beast, though he did not recognize them.

After leaving Green Mountain Town, Ye Qiu had set his destination as the eastern region of the Demon Beast Mountain Range. The nearest route from Green Mountain Town to the east of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, aside from crossing the range itself, was to pass through Black Willow Town and then enter the mountain range through the passage within the town.

Since Black Willow Town neighbored Green Mountain Town, Ye Qiu had reached it in half a day at his speed.

Of course, he had not run here. He had used horizontal weightlessness all the way, floating himself into the air before applying horizontal gravity in this direction, flying here the entire way. Though his lack of proficiency forced him to stop and start along the way, he had indeed flown. After half a day of this, he had become much more adept at Gravity Manipulation.

Entering the town, Ye Qiu found many mercenaries. They gathered in groups, linking arms as they stood on the streets and boisterously discussed which women in town had the most flavor, where the strongest liquor could be found, and where the fiercest magical beasts roamed...

A long, dragon-like street ran through the town, lined on both sides with shops selling all kinds of goods. It was remarkably lively.

Ye Qiu did not linger to appreciate the local customs. This place was much like Green Mountain Town, so he first rented a superior room at an inn.

Inside the room, "Use the Bloodline Limit Summoning Card. Use the Profound Rank cultivation method draw card. Use the Profound Rank Dou Technique draw card."

"Ding, congratulations Host, you have obtained the Naruto World Bloodline Limit—Crystal Release."

"Ding, congratulations Host, you have obtained the Profound Rank Middle Level Thunder Attribute cultivation method—Thunder Acceleration Skill."

"Ding, congratulations Host, you have obtained the Profound Rank Middle Level Dou Technique—Pu'an Illusionary Palm."

Crystal Release was the Bloodline Limit possessed by Hong Lian, Orochimaru's female subordinate in the Naruto World. It could instantly crystallize all matter other than Chakra. Even components in the air or blood Within The Body could be crystallized.

"Forget it. It isn't bad to keep them as part of my foundation." Looking at the two scrolls in his hands, Ye Qiu thought.

This was the difference between Summoning Cards and draw cards. Skills summoned by Summoning Cards could be directly transmitted into his mind, whereas draw cards could only provide the Secret Manual for the skill.

After leaving the inn, Ye Qiu planned to ask how to enter the Demon Beast Mountain Range. The map marked Black Willow Town as a route to the eastern region of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, but as for exactly how to enter, he could only ask someone.

"Sir, do you know how to enter the Demon Beast Mountain Range?" Ye Qiu stopped an elderly man dressed in shabby clothes and asked.

The old man was initially annoyed at being stopped so suddenly, but when he saw Ye Qiu's luxurious attire and realized he was someone of status, he respectfully told him that to enter the Demon Beast Mountain Range from here, one had to pass through the Lin Family's Sheep Pan Ancient Road.

Ye Qiu thanked him and gave him a Gold Coin. The old man was so moved that he was overjoyed, repeatedly saying thank you.

"Lin Family's Sheep Pan Ancient Road. It seems the route up the Demon Beast Mountain Range here has been claimed by someone. Forget it, it is only a matter of paying some money. I don't go looking for trouble, and I am not short of money. Once Xiao Feng and the others completely control Green Mountain Town, they will naturally come collect Black Willow Town as well." Ye Qiu pondered as he walked down the street.

"Come with me! Move, hurry up!" A voice from the side of the street suddenly caught Ye Qiu's attention. When he walked over to look, he saw a middle-aged man dressed like an old-time landlord being denounced, accompanied by several lackeys as he dragged along a disheveled young woman. Beside her, an old woman wept endlessly, begging the middle-aged man to show mercy and spare her granddaughter.

"Cry, cry, cry! What are you crying for? Repaying debts is only right and proper. Her father owed money, and since you can't pay it back, your granddaughter will settle the debt." The middle-aged man shoved the old woman aside, his eyes filled with impatience.

"Shopkeeper Li, we will definitely repay the money we owe you. Please give us a few more days to think of a way, all right? I'll kneel for you." As she spoke, the old woman actually dropped to her knees.

"Grandma!" the young woman cried.

"Old woman, you—" The middle-aged man was startled as well.

"Please, my granddaughter is still young. Please!" The old woman kept kowtowing and pleading.

"No. Do you think I don't know your family? You simply can't repay the money. Today, she must be used to settle the debt. Otherwise, if you two run away overnight, who am I supposed to reason with? Besides, this little girl is so pretty and delicate—anyone who sees her would like her. Perfect, I'll take her home as my eighth concubine, hahaha."

"Hahaha!" The middle-aged man's lackeys burst into loud laughter as well.

"Please..." The old woman wanted to say more, but a voice rang out from the crowd.

"I'll repay the money they owe you for them."