Xiong Jun: Gamabunta, Nothing but a Traitor!

Qian Daoliu closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head, his tone carrying helplessness and reflection.

"We can't. Our cultivation requires Spirit Rings to break through our realms and raise our strength. We simply cannot escape the constraints of Spirit Rings and soul skills."

He raised his eyes toward the Sky Screen, his gaze full of wistfulness.

"But cultivators on the Naruto Continent have no such limitations! The foundations of cultivation for living beings on these two continents are truly worlds apart!"

The scene on the Sky Screen continued.

What happened next surpassed everyone's expectations across the Douluo Continent.

[After the Nine-Tails broke free of the Masked Man's control, not only did it not stop its rampage, it became even more violent and ferocious.]

[The many ninjas who came forward to stop it were steadily forced back by its terrifying pressure and brute strength, unable to hold on at all.]

[The constant harassment had long since enraged the Nine-Tails. It abruptly raised its enormous head and opened its abyss-like jaws. Vast purple-red energy rapidly gathered in its throat, forming another Tailed Beast Bomb capable of destroying a city and leveling the land. It locked onto its target and shot straight toward Konoha!]

[The Third Hokage, standing in its path, was already advanced in years. After exhausting himself earlier to push the Nine-Tails out of the village, he had long since reached the end of his strength and could no longer stop it.]

[Watching this hopeless scene, every ninja present turned deathly pale. Powerless, they could only watch as disaster descended.]

[At that critical moment, a clear shout suddenly rang out through heaven and earth:]

["Summoning Jutsu!"]

[With a thunderous boom, a gigantic toad as massive as a mountain descended from the sky and crashed down, pinning the enormous Nine-Tails firmly to the ground.]

[Yet the Tailed Beast Bomb's charge-up was not interrupted, and the threat of destruction still hung over Konoha.]

[Standing quietly atop the giant toad's back was a familiar figure: Minato Namikaze, who had returned just in time.]

["Bunta, please hold down the Nine-Tails for a moment!" Minato Namikaze said urgently, his voice low and grave.]

[Gamabunta spoke in a deep voice. "Even I can't suppress this rampaging Nine-Tails for long."]

[The Third Hokage gripped the enormous golden staff transformed from his summoned beast, Enma. Wearing a tragic expression, he faced the fully formed Tailed Beast Bomb, ready to sacrifice his life to protect the village.]

[Just as he resolved to fight with his life, a deafening explosion erupted!]

[It was the sound of Gamabunta landing! Minato Namikaze had actually used the Flying Thunder God to spatially transfer the Nine-Tails, along with the Tailed Beast Bomb it had been preparing, instantly moving them far away.]

[In the mountain range far from Konoha, a mushroom cloud burst into the sky. The earth trembled, rocks shattered, and a devastating shockwave swept across the land.]

Beneath the Sky Screen, the entire Douluo Continent let out lingering sighs of relief.

"That was too close! If it had been even a little later, that world-destroying Tailed Beast Bomb would have exploded right at Konoha's gates!"

"What exactly was that giant toad? It was as huge as a mountain and could even speak. Could it be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"

"But soul beasts have always hated humans. Why would it willingly help them?"

"This Fourth Hokage really has it hard! He rushed straight over as soon as he finished dealing with that side!"

"Is Konoha really being held up by Minato Namikaze alone?"

Deep within the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Forest.

Di Tian stared at the Sky Screen, his golden vertical pupils suddenly narrowing as his expression turned solemn. "It seems the relationship between humans and beasts on that continent is far less irreconcilable than ours. It is not so simple."

Bi Ji's eyes flickered as she asked softly, curiosity in her voice, "Could it be that, once they are freed from the shackles of hunting for Spirit Rings, humans and soul beasts can truly coexist peacefully and fight side by side, just like on the Naruto Continent?"

"What peaceful coexistence?" Xiong Jun rumbled from nearby, his face full of disdain. "That toad is a traitor!"

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, whose origin essence had constantly been drained by the other soul beasts, twisted his bloated body and snorted disdainfully.

"Hmph, make it sound so nice. You drain this lord's origin essence every day. Isn't that bullying your own kind?"

"If you ask me, humans are far more united than soul beasts like you!"

"Ow! Who used so much force? Scarlet King, was that you, brat? It had to be you—you're sucking too hard!"

Scarlet King was hot-tempered and immediately snorted in retort. "Stop spouting nonsense! Your cultivation is pitifully weak, yet you swallowed such a tremendous opportunity and wasted those resources for nothing. And you still think you have the right to complain?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Scarlet King drew out origin essence with even greater force, making the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm cry out repeatedly in pain.

Annoyed by the noisy cries, Di Tian impatiently waved a claw and directly sealed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's voice. The bottom of the lake instantly fell silent, leaving only the fierce beasts gazing at the Sky Screen, each lost in their own thoughts.

Shrek Academy

Everyone stared blankly at Gamabunta, who was as enormous as a mountain on the Sky Screen, their faces filled with shock.

Dai Mubai's eyes widened as he could not help exclaiming, "My god, are the 'soul beasts' on that continent all this huge? It can even speak! That's unbelievable!"

Oscar nodded repeatedly and asked curiously, "Exactly! Why was that giant toad willing to help the Fourth Hokage? And that Summoning Jutsu—could it summon such giant beasts to help in battle anytime, anywhere?"

As he spoke, longing filled his eyes, and he drifted into a fantasy of his own. "It would be amazing if we could learn Ninjutsu too! I'm originally an auxiliary-system Soul Master. If I learned Ninjutsu, wouldn't I be able to become a powerful assault fighter as well? My combat strength would double immediately!"

Ning Rongrong, however, looked exceptionally grave. She had already seen the implications.

If Ninjutsu could be cultivated by Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent without being limited by martial souls or Spirit Rings, then auxiliary-system and control-system Soul Masters, whose weaknesses were especially obvious, would benefit the most. The entire existing cultivation structure would be completely overturned.

I have to send word to Father as soon as possible!

The others excitedly gathered together and began discussing it all at once, filled with longing. Before long, even Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing joined the conversation.

Tang San alone stood off to one side, his brows tightly furrowed and his face dark and ugly.

He was deeply wary. These Ninjutsu techniques were mysterious and ever-changing; they could completely replace the Tang Sect's secret arts that he was so proud of, and might even be more powerful.

If every Soul Master on the continent could cultivate Ninjutsu, then his Tang Sect secret arts would no longer hold any advantage, and he himself would only be thoroughly weakened.

At that thought, his face filled with disdain as he spoke coldly. "Soul Masters have their own proper path of cultivation, founded upon martial souls and Spirit Rings. This Ninjutsu of yours is merely an unorthodox, heretical path, completely unfit for refined society!"

The moment he said this, Oscar could not help retorting, "There's stronger Ninjutsu right there, yet you refuse to learn it and insist on clinging to old rules. Isn't that far too rigid?"

Tang San's face instantly turned livid, hostility churning around him as he prepared to argue on the spot.

Seeing this, Flender hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. "Enough, Little San. Soul Masters must also understand how to keep up with the times. They cannot blindly reject progress."

Having been publicly rebuked by the headmaster, Tang San had nowhere to vent his fury. He could only grit his teeth bitterly and turn away, filled with resentment.

Yet in his heart, his misgivings toward Ninjutsu, the Sky Screen, and everyone's attitude deepened further.