Sky Dream Iceworm: Young Man, You Can Become a Hegemon Among Soul Masters!

"Roar!" Perhaps to counter its own fear, the baboon let out a low growl. A fierce glint ignited in its eyes as it dug its front paws into the earth and lunged at Huo Yuhao.

In Huo Yuhao's eyes, the Wind Baboon's movements appeared to slow down more than tenfold. Not only that, but he could clearly see the Spirit Power gathering at the tips of the beast's razor-sharp claws.

The Sharingan—it was truly that useful!

Yet, Huo Yuhao remained standing perfectly still, as if frozen in place.

The next second, the Wind Baboon's sharp claws pierced straight through Huo Yuhao's body from top to bottom.

Puff.

There was no blood, no gore. Huo Yuhao's body was like a cloud, gently shattering and dissolving into a stream of air that vanished into nothingness.

The basic Three Body Jutsu: Clone Technique!

"?" The Wind Baboon's claws swiped at empty air, leaving it standing there, dazed and utterly confused.

With the Wind Baboon's intelligence, it couldn't comprehend how it had clearly struck the human before it, only to find nothing there.

Thwack!

While the Wind Baboon was still standing there in a daze, the sharp White Tiger Dagger silently plunged into the back of its skull.

The Wind Baboon felt a sharp, searing pain before collapsing to the ground.

A faint white light coalesced over the baboon's corpse, gradually condensing into a white ring that hovered above the body, flickering in and out of existence.

"So this is a Spirit Ring?"

Huo Yuhao pulled the White Tiger Dagger from the baboon's corpse, sheathed it, and looked up to examine the ring in the air.

The moment the Wind Baboon had lunged, Huo Yuhao had performed the seal for the Clone Technique at blinding speed, leaving a clone in his place while using the Body Flicker Technique to move rapidly behind the beast.

After the Wind Baboon destroyed his clone, he had driven the White Tiger Dagger into its brain while it was still bewildered.

Clean, efficient, and without a hint of hesitation.

This was the way of the ninja!

Assassination, ambush, precision, and efficiency.

Ahem, though the late-game stuff where they pilot giant mechs to blast each other is a different story.

Having inherited Sasuke's abilities, dealing with a ten-year Wind Baboon was child's play for Huo Yuhao.

Through this battle, Huo Yuhao gained a deeper understanding of his own capabilities.

He lowered his head in thought.

One thing was certain: although the Douluo world differed from the Naruto world, the essence of their energy was much the same. The Spirit Power of this world was equivalent to the chakra of the Naruto world.

In the Douluo world, if Huo Yuhao wanted to use ninjutsu, he still needed to perform seals, and those seals consumed Spirit Power.

Just now, using the Clone Technique once had consumed roughly one-tenth of his Spirit Power. It was clear that the 10th-rank Spirit Power of the Douluo world was truly quite meager.

Another point worth noting was that the Douluo Continent's application of Spirit Power was incredibly crude. In the Naruto world, chakra was utilized through various seals and combinations of seals to unleash a vast array of different techniques.

Furthermore, a ninja's specific chakra nature determined which ninjutsu they were suited for.

It was a diverse and flashy system.

The Douluo Continent, however, was absurd. Everyone's so-called cultivation consisted of simply stacking up the volume of their Spirit Power, then injecting that raw power into a Spirit Ring to unleash a Spirit Skill at their opponent.

Only the occasional genius Spirit Master could self-create a few Spirit Skills.

This resulted in very monotonous combat for low-level Spirit Masters; with only two or three skills each, fights were essentially straightforward exchanges.

Huo Yuhao felt that if he encountered a 20th-rank Great Spirit Master now, as long as their Spirit wasn't particularly monstrous, he could easily beat them into a panicked retreat using nothing but the basic Three Body Jutsu and taijutsu.

After all, every Spirit Master in the Douluo world was a "glass cannon"—high attack, low defense. Even high-level Spirit Masters, unless they possessed Beast Spirits, had poor physical defense; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so susceptible to the hidden weapons of the Tang God King for so long.

What if I taught ninjutsu to Spirit Masters? Would it work?

Huo Yuhao pondered this, then immediately shook his head.

The reason he could use ninjutsu was likely due to his Sharingan, which broke the restrictions of the world's underlying rules, allowing him to use techniques as he pleased.

To allow everyone to bypass the limitations of Spirit Rings and Spirit Skills would likely require strength great enough to alter the very rules of the world.

That was far too distant.

Huo Yuhao rested his chin in his hands, contemplating the essential differences between Spirit Power and chakra.

Just then, a strange voice abruptly echoed in his mind: "Finally, I've met a human with a mental attribute! It's a pity I can't shed tears, or I would be weeping with joy right now!"

"Who's there?" Hearing the voice, Huo Yuhao was prepared and felt no real surprise.

Although he knew it was the Sky Dream Iceworm, he maintained his persona and feigned a start, asking the question aloud.

As he spoke, the trees and grass around him were suddenly frozen in place as if the temperature had plummeted. A blue vortex appeared in the space before him, and wisps of cold air drifted out.

As the temperature dropped, frost began to crystallize in the air around Huo Yuhao.

A snow-white, plump, and massive silkworm emerged from the vortex. Its enormous head slowly drifted toward Huo Yuhao, stopping just one meter away.

This silkworm was plump and fleshy, over a meter in diameter and seven or eight meters in length.

Its skin appeared incredibly smooth and crystal clear. On its head were a pair of clear, large eyes, with a golden vertical mark between its brows. Two long golden antennae on its head twitched from time to time, making it look rather cute.

Sensing the panic in Huo Yuhao's tone, the baby silkworm, fearing it might scare off its hard-won host, hurriedly spoke up: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, little brother. Big Brother won't hurt you."

Huo Yuhao looked at the fat baby silkworm before him and chuckled inwardly, but he feigned panic on the surface: "You can talk?"

Sky Dream Iceworm nodded at Huo Yuhao: "Of course Big Brother can talk! Big Brother is a one-of-a-kind, million-year-old intelligent Spirit Beast, unprecedented since the dawn of time. I'm not like those low-level, dim-witted Spirit Beasts. How about it, little brother? Are you so stunned by Big Brother's heroic physique that you've lost your words?"

Huo Yuhao displayed a timely hint of fear: "W-what do you want?"

Seeing the little boy's frightened expression, Sky Dream Iceworm laughed.

Tsk tsk, it thought to itself, this little brat seems to be nothing more than a naive kid. Though he's only just reached level 10 at this age, his talent seems a bit lacking. But that doesn't matter; little guys like this are easier to manipulate. Besides, if I miss out on a human with such a rare spiritual attribute, who knows how long it would take to find another? Those bastards deep in the forest certainly won't give me that much time. Forget it, this little guy is the one.

Immediately after, Sky Dream Iceworm said with a straight face: "Oh, little brother, I see that your bone structure is extraordinary and you possess a natural, auspicious aura. You are truly a one-in-a-million genius of a Spirit Master! As the saying goes, a golden scale is no creature of the pond; once it meets the wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon. One day, you will surely become an overlord among Spirit Masters, with a future beyond measure!"

"Oh? An overlord among Spirit Masters? What is that?" Huo Yuhao asked curiously.

"Still a Spirit Master!" Sky Dream Iceworm replied.

Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes: "That's just stating the obvious."

"Little brother, it seems you really want to become stronger. Look, don't say I didn't give you a chance. There is a golden opportunity right before your eyes. I have a plan that can help you become a god; it just depends on whether you can seize it."

Sky Dream Iceworm looked very much like a villain trying to swindle a little boy out of his pocket money.

Huo Yuhao looked astonished: "R-really?"

"Of course it's true. Just listen to me: do this, and do that."

A few minutes later.

Sky Dream Iceworm felt its mouth going dry and said impatiently: "Well, little brother? The chance to become a god is right in front of you. You won't find another shop like this once you pass this village. Well? Have you decided?"

Huo Yuhao still looked as if he couldn't make up his mind.

Sky Dream Iceworm grew truly anxious: "Stop with the nonsense, kid! They're catching up, and I can't hold it in anymore. Hurry up and let me in, stop stalling!"

Only then did Huo Yuhao put on a show of finally gathering his courage and making a decision: "Alright then, come on."

Sky Dream Iceworm revealed a lecherous smile and said: "Hehe, here I come. Big Brother is quite large, so bear with it. Don't worry, Big Brother will be very gentle."

As the words fell, golden light erupted from Sky Dream Iceworm's body as it soared into mid-air. The next moment, the massive, plump head of the silkworm pressed against Huo Yuhao's.

Ten golden rings suddenly appeared on Sky Dream Iceworm's body, detaching themselves and merging into Huo Yuhao.

The physical form of Sky Dream Iceworm gradually turned translucent, transforming into a halo of white light that surged into the center of Huo Yuhao's brows.

"Eh? Little brother, your physical foundation isn't actually that weak. How are you only level 10 at this age?"

Sky Dream Iceworm was pleasantly surprised to find that Huo Yuhao's physical foundation was quite good, with his meridians and overall constitution remarkably well-developed.

It had no way of knowing that the original Huo Yuhao was frail and weak, lacking such a solid foundation. It was only after the Huo Yuhao from Blue Star transmigrated and added the Young Sasuke Panel that his physical foundation had been bolstered.

"Wow, such a massive amount of painful, angry, and hateful spiritual energy. Little brother, you look so harmless, why is there such deep-seated hatred hidden in your heart?"

As soon as Sky Dream Iceworm entered the depths of Huo Yuhao's spiritual world, it was shocked by the sheer scale of his negative emotions.

"Let me read your memories and see what happened to you."

Huo Yuhao was currently struggling to fuse with the million-year Spirit Ring provided by Sky Dream Iceworm and could not spare the focus to answer.

His heart stirred.

Surely my memories from my past life won't be read, right?

A moment later.

"Wow, little brother, I didn't expect you to have had such a miserable childhood. That White Tiger Duke Mansion and that Duchess are truly vicious. Don't worry, from now on, Big Brother Sky Dream will have your back—no one will ever be able to bully you again!"

After reading through Huo Yuhao's memories, Sky Dream Iceworm said indignantly.

Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed Sky Dream Iceworm could not read the memories of his previous life.

Just then, the clear sky suddenly changed, and thunder rumbled in the heavens.

"Hahahaha! Holding the sun and moon in my hand, plucking the stars—there is no one in this world like me."

An aged voice rang out.

Immediately following, a gray current descended from the sky. In an instant, it surged from the brows of the meditating Huo Yuhao and into his spiritual world!