Roar! Perhaps to fight back against its fear, the baboon let out a low growl. A fierce light flashed in its eyes as it suddenly clawed at the ground with its forelegs and lunged at Huo Yuhao.
In Huo Yuhao's eyes, the Wind Baboon's movements seemed to have slowed down more than tenfold. Not only that, he could also see Soul Power gathering at the tips of its sharp claws.
The Sharingan really was useful!
Yet Huo Yuhao remained rooted to the spot, as if he had frozen.
The next second, the Wind Baboon's sharp claws pierced straight through Huo Yuhao's body from top to bottom.
Pfft.
There was no spray of blood, no burst of flesh and gore. Huo Yuhao's body seemed like a cloud, gently breaking apart and vanishing into the air.
The Clone Technique, one of the basic Three Body Jutsu!
? The Wind Baboon's claws caught nothing, leaving it frozen in place, its face full of confusion.
With its intelligence, the Wind Baboon couldn't understand why the human in front of it had vanished, even though it had clearly struck him.
Pfft!
While the Wind Baboon was still standing there in confusion, the sharp White Tiger Dagger slipped silently into the back of its head.
The Wind Baboon felt a burst of pain, then collapsed to the ground.
A faint white light gathered over the baboon's corpse, then slowly coalesced into a white ring. It floated above the body, flickering in and out of sight.
"So this is a Spirit Ring?"
Huo Yuhao pulled the White Tiger Dagger out of the Wind Baboon's corpse, put it away, and looked up at the Spirit Ring suspended in the air.
The instant the Wind Baboon charged, Huo Yuhao had formed the hand seal for the Clone Technique at incredible speed, leaving a clone behind. He then used the Body Flicker Technique to move behind the Wind Baboon in a flash.
After the Wind Baboon struck his clone, Huo Yuhao took advantage of its confusion and stabbed the White Tiger Dagger into the back of its head.
Clean and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
This was how ninjas fought!
Assassination, ambush, precision, efficiency.
Ahem. Of course, the later kind of fighting, where everyone brought out giant mechs and traded blows, was another matter.
With Sasuke's abilities, dealing with a ten-year Wind Baboon like this was a piece of cake for Huo Yuhao.
His battle with the Wind Baboon had given Huo Yuhao a deeper understanding of his own abilities.
He lowered his head and pondered.
One thing was certain: although the Douluo World was different from the Naruto world, the fundamental nature of their energies was similar. Soul Power in this world was equivalent to chakra in the Naruto world.
To use ninjutsu in the Douluo World, Huo Yuhao still needed to form hand seals, and doing so consumed Soul Power.
Just now, he had used the Clone Technique only once, yet it had consumed roughly one-tenth of his Soul Power. Clearly, ten levels of Soul Power in the Douluo World wasn't much at all.
Another thing worth complaining about was how crude the use of Soul Power was on the Douluo Continent. In the Naruto world, chakra was manipulated through various hand seals and combinations of seals to release all sorts of different jutsu.
Then, based on each ninja's unique chakra nature, they determined which ninjutsu suited them.
It was an incredibly varied, flashy affair.
But the Douluo Continent was downright ridiculous. Everyone's so-called cultivation consisted of piling up more and more Soul Power, then simply pouring it into a Spirit Ring to release a Soul Skill and attack their opponent.
Only the occasional genius Soul Master could create a few Soul Skills of their own.
As a result, battles between Soul Masters in the early stages were truly monotonous. Each person had only two or three skills at most, and they basically just charged straight at each other.
Huo Yuhao felt that if he ran into a level-twenty Soul Grandmaster now, then unless their Martial Soul was especially abnormal, he could beat them into fleeing with nothing more than the basic Three Body Jutsu and Taijutsu.
After all, Soul Masters in the Douluo World all had high attack but low defense. Even high-level Soul Masters had poor defenses if they didn't possess a Beast Martial Soul. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been affected by the Tang God King's Hidden Weapons for so long.
But if I taught ninjutsu to Soul Masters, would it work?
Huo Yuhao wondered.
Then he shook his head.
The reason he could use ninjutsu might mainly be that his Sharingan had broken through some invisible restriction imposed by the world's rules, allowing him to use ninjutsu as he pleased.
For everyone to break free of the restrictions imposed by Spirit Rings and Soul Skills, they would probably need to become powerful enough to change the rules of the world.
That was too far off.
Huo Yuhao propped his chin in both hands, thinking about the fundamental difference between Soul Power and chakra.
But just then, a strange voice suddenly rang out inside Huo Yuhao's head. "I've finally met a human with a Mental Attribute. What a pity your big brother can't cry, or I'd be weeping tears of joy!"
"Who's there?" Hearing the voice, Huo Yuhao wasn't very surprised. He had been prepared for this.
Although he already knew that the one who had appeared was the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Yuhao still pretended to be startled and asked aloud, to keep up appearances.
As soon as Huo Yuhao voiced his question, the surrounding trees and grass seemed to freeze in place as if the temperature had plummeted. A blue vortex appeared in the space before him, with wisps of cold air spilling out of it.
As the temperature dropped, flakes of frost even appeared in the air around Huo Yuhao.
A gigantic, snow-white, chubby silkworm emerged from the vortex. Its huge head slowly approached Huo Yuhao, stopping a meter away from him.
The silkworm was plump all over, more than a meter in diameter and seven or eight meters long.
Its skin looked incredibly smooth and translucent. It had a pair of clear, wide eyes, and a golden vertical mark between them. Two long golden feelers on its head swayed from time to time, making it look rather cute.
The silkworm baby heard the alarm in Huo Yuhao's voice. Afraid of scaring away this hard-won host, it hurriedly said, "Don't be scared, don't be scared, little brother. Your big brother won't hurt you."
Huo Yuhao looked at the fat silkworm baby before him and laughed inwardly, but put on a frightened expression. "You can talk?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm nodded at Huo Yuhao. "Of course your big brother can talk! I'm the first and only million-year intelligent Spirit Beast in the history of this world. I'm nothing like those low-level, dim-witted Spirit Beasts. So, little brother, is my mighty physique so impressive that you're speechless?"
Huo Yuhao showed a hint of fear at just the right moment. "Y-you... what do you want?"
Seeing the little boy's frightened expression, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm chuckled.
Heh, looks like this little brat is just an innocent kid who knows nothing of the world. He's only just reached level ten at this age, so his talent seems a bit lacking, but that's fine. Kids like this are easier to handle. And if I miss out on such a rare human with a Mental Attribute, who knows how long it'll take to find another one? Those bastards deep in the forest definitely won't give me that much time. Whatever, this kid will do.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm then said solemnly, "Aiya, little brother, I can see from your remarkable bones and extraordinary bearing that you're a once-in-a-million-years Soul Master prodigy. As the saying goes, 'How could a golden-scaled fish remain in a pond? At the first sign of wind and cloud, it becomes a dragon.' One day, you're sure to become an overlord among Soul Masters. Your future is limitless!"
"Oh? An overlord among Soul Masters? What's that?" Huo Yuhao asked curiously.
"Still a Soul Master!" said the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes. "That's obvious."
"Little brother, it seems like you really want to become stronger. Well, don't say I never gave you the chance. A golden opportunity is right in front of you. I have a plan that can help you become a god. It all depends on whether you can seize it."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sounded just like a crook trying to trick a little boy out of his allowance.
Huo Yuhao looked astonished. "R-really?"
"Of course! Now listen to me. It goes like this..."
Several minutes later.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm felt as if its mouth had gone dry from all the talking. Impatiently, it said, "Well, little brother? The chance to become a god is right in front of you. Once you pass this village, there won't be another shop like it! So, have you made up your mind?"
Huo Yuhao still looked as though he couldn't quite make up his mind.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was at its wits' end. "Stop wasting time, kid. They'll be here any moment, and your big brother can't hold it in any longer! Hurry up and let me in. Stop dawdling."
Only then did Huo Yuhao finally look as though he had worked up the courage to make his decision. "All right, then. Come on."
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm gave a lecherous grin. "Heh heh, here I come. Your big brother's huge, so bear with me. Don't worry, I'll be gentle."
As soon as it finished speaking, golden light blazed from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's body. It soared into the air, then pressed its huge, fat head against Huo Yuhao's.
Ten golden rings suddenly appeared around the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. They detached from its body and flowed into Huo Yuhao.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's physical form gradually turned translucent, transforming into a white halo that poured into Huo Yuhao's forehead.
"Hey, little brother, your physical foundation isn't weak at all. How come you only have level-ten Soul Power at your age?"
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was pleasantly surprised to discover that Huo Yuhao's physical foundation was actually quite good. His meridians and the rest of his body had been built up very well.
How could it have known that the original Huo Yuhao had been weak and frail, with none of this sturdy foundation? It was only after Huo Yuhao from Blue Star transmigrated here and gained the Young Sasuke Panel that his physical foundation had been made up.
"Wow, so much pain, anger, and hatred! Little brother, you look harmless, but how can you be hiding such a deep-seated grudge in your heart?"
The moment the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm entered the depths of Huo Yuhao's spiritual world, it was shocked by the immense negative emotions there.
"Let me read your memories and see what happened to you."
Huo Yuhao was concentrating on fusing with the Million-Year Soul Ring the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had given him, so he couldn't spare the attention to answer.
My memories from my previous life shouldn't be read, right?
A moment later.
"Wow, little brother, I can't believe you had such a miserable childhood. That White Tiger Duke Mansion and the duchess were truly vicious. Don't worry, from now on, Brother Sky Dream will protect you. No one will ever bully you again!"
After reading Huo Yuhao's memories, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said indignantly.
Huo Yuhao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't read his memories from his previous life.
Just then, the clear sky suddenly changed. Thunder boomed overhead.
"Ha ha ha ha! With the sun and moon in my grasp, I pluck the stars from the heavens; there's no one in this world like me!"
An old voice rang out.
Immediately afterward, a stream of gray air descended from the sky. In the blink of an eye, it surged into the spiritual world of Huo Yuhao, who was sitting in meditation!
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