As Ye Lan lowered his head in thought, he suddenly heard the sound of rushing water ahead.
Ye Lan hurriedly looked up and truly found a very narrow river in front of him!
At the sight, an indescribable feeling welled up in Ye Lan's heart. He stood there blankly, unable to say a word; only his trembling hands proved how excited he was at that moment.
Ye Lan muttered, "Looks like heaven really does reward those who persevere..."
No longer thinking about anything else, Ye Lan dove into the water at practically a hundred-meter sprint.
Then he used every ounce of strength he had and thrashed about fiercely several times!
In the end, Ye Lan caught barely any fish and instead drank a bellyful of water...
Ye Lan leaped ashore with a miserable expression...
He roared at the river, "I refuse to believe this!"
Ye Lan closed his eyes and recalled the system's instructions, then slowly formed hand seals—Ram, Horse, Snake, Dragon, Rat, Ox, Tiger!
At that moment, Ye Lan took a fierce breath.
Following the sensation in his body, Ye Lan shouted, "Fire Release! Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!!"
Then Ye Lan formed his mouth into an O, and a pillar of fire immediately erupted from it!
What was even more impressive was that the fire pillar was nearly a hundred meters long!
At the same time, as soon as the Ninjutsu activated, Ye Lan felt a massive amount of Chakra continuously gathering in his mouth and transforming into flames. This made him overjoyed, because this was the first time he had properly cast Ninjutsu.
Once Fire Dragon Flame Bullet was activated, Ye Lan naturally aimed it at the river!
The instant the flames of Fire Dragon Flame Bullet touched the river water, plumes of white steam rose from the surface, and large amounts of water rapidly evaporated!
As the flames continued to spray forth, the water within part of the river rapidly receded layer by layer.
The Chakra within Ye Lan's body was also being consumed quickly.
But Ye Lan was not worried at all, because one of the talents the system had given him was infinite Chakra.
Ye Lan exerted himself one last time, and the fire pillar swelled once more!
This time, the river water beneath the fire pillar did not merely evaporate—it was directly burned dry!
The water surface beneath the fire pillar immediately became a vast vacuum!
Several more minutes passed before Ye Lan finally stopped casting the Ninjutsu with satisfaction.
"Burp~"
A few small flames uncontrollably puffed from Ye Lan's mouth before he truly stopped releasing Fire Release.
The moment the fire pillar completely vanished, Ye Lan was surprised to discover that the riverbed scorched by it had turned black over a vast area.
Then great amounts of river water flowed back into its original place.
Seeing this, Ye Lan could not help but praise it. "As expected of Rank A Ninjutsu! Its effects really are no joke."
At the same time, he felt that the system's previous mission reward was not so bad after all. At the very least, it was a high-level Ninjutsu.
"Grrr~!!!"
Another rather protesting sound came from Ye Lan's body.
Ye Lan rubbed his stomach with a helpless smile and said, "What are you in such a hurry for? I'll stuff you full right away."
Ye Lan looked over the river's surface and nodded with great satisfaction.
At that moment, the river surface was covered in white bellies, dozens of them large and small. Naturally, they were the fish Ye Lan had knocked unconscious with Fire Release...
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