The forest was dense. Nearly every tree within sight stood over twenty meters tall, with thick trunks and sturdy branches.
Yet there were few vines in the forest, though plenty of flowers and grasses grew beneath the trees.
That was the first thing Hao Shuai saw when he arrived in this world.
After looking around, Hao Shuai casually took an environmental monitor out of his storage space and pressed the start button.
Before long, the screen displayed the results.
The air in this world was much like Earth's, except it had a higher oxygen content, which explained why the trees generally grew so tall.
At the same time, the air contained something not found on Earth. The monitor had labeled it "unknown energy reading."
"Could it be Chakra?" Thinking of this world's unique power system, Hao Shuai immediately associated it with Chakra.
But that didn't seem right. Hao Shuai remembered that Chakra was supposedly produced by mixing spiritual energy and physical energy in equal measure, so it should exist inside ninjas' bodies.
"This must be natural energy, the kind absorbed when using Sage Mode."
After thinking it over for a while, Hao Shuai figured out what the unknown energy was. It was something like the ki in the Dragon Ball world.
Of course, whatever was in the air, it didn't affect Hao Shuai's strength, and that was what mattered.
His main priority now was figuring out where he was and how far the plot had progressed.
With that in mind, Hao Shuai flew into the air and gazed into the distance. At last, about a dozen li away, he spotted a large cluster of buildings. It was probably a sizable village or town.
So he landed and leisurely made his way toward it.
He didn't fly straight there because he