Third Stage Rogue Ninja Sasuke (Seeking Follow-ups)

"It seems the fusion was a success." Almost simultaneously, the voice of Electrolux rang out, though this time, his tone was increasingly ethereal.

"Teacher, are you alright!" Sensing Elder Yi's frailty, Huo Yuhao ignored the joy of his successful spirit ring fusion and his breakthrough to Soul Grand Master, asking urgently.

"Heh, Yuhao, it seems that you and I, master and disciple, will not be able to meet for a very long time."

Within Huo Yuhao's mental world, the figure of Electrolux grew more translucent, as if he might vanish at any moment.

Before Huo Yuhao could say anything, a cluster of grey flames suddenly condensed upon Electrolux's fading form.

The flames burned continuously, taking root beside the grey bead.

"This is the legacy memory of the Necromancy I spent my entire life researching. It contains everything regarding Necromancy. Yuhao, until your mental power reaches the required level, you must not attempt to read the information within."

"Remember to practice the God Forging Technique I taught you daily; it will enhance your mental power."

"Yuhao, pass on the methods I have taught you."

Electrolux's voice grew lower and lower until, finally, his figure turned into nothingness, vanishing from Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness.

The grey bead that had housed Elder Yi's divine sense now lost its luster entirely, lying quietly to the side without the slightest movement.

Seeing this, tears welled up in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and he bowed respectfully toward the grey bead, performing the rites of a disciple.

"This disciple will strictly follow your teachings!"

After a long while, Huo Yuhao finally returned to reality from his sea of consciousness.

Although Elder Yi had fallen into a deep slumber, he believed that as long as he continued to improve his strength, one day he would be able to awaken him again.

Calming his mind slightly, Huo Yuhao finally had the time to sense the ten-thousand-year second spirit skill he had obtained.

Just as Electrolux had anticipated, after extracting the core energy from the Dream Tapir Beast's spirit bone and fusing it, Huo Yuhao had successfully condensed his second spirit ring.

He was now an official two-ring Soul Grand Master.

The second spirit skill Huo Yuhao obtained was extraordinary; first, the age of the spirit ring reached a staggering 15,000 years!

In truth, after Huo Yuhao absorbed the energy remaining in the Dream Tapir Beast's spirit bone as a spirit ring, its age was only 10,000 years. However, during the fusion process, Huo Yuhao had also absorbed the energy from the ten golden lights left behind by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in his sea of consciousness.

This had forcibly raised the age of his second spirit ring by another 5,000 years.

15,000 years—this was the limit of what Huo Yuhao's body could withstand, even after being significantly strengthened by the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue three months ago.

This was truly astonishing; one had to remember that Huo Yuhao was currently only at the two-ring level.

Having a second spirit ring at the ten-thousand-year level was simply unheard of.

Next was the effect of this second spirit skill, which was extremely practical for Huo Yuhao!

Huo Yuhao's second spirit skill was named "Nightmare."

When Huo Yuhao activated this second spirit skill, he could drag any opponent whose mental power was inferior to his own into a nightmare space of his own creation.

In this space, time, space, mass—everything was under Huo Yuhao's control.

It could be called a low-spec version of "Tsukuyomi" on the Douluo Continent.

Huo Yuhao was very satisfied with this spirit skill, as he already possessed the first spirit skill brought to him by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: "Mental Interference."

Now, he added a second spirit skill, "Nightmare."

Most importantly, Huo Yuhao also possessed the Sharingan's ocular technique: "Genjutsu: Sharingan."

Any one of these three skills, if used alone, would unleash considerable power.

If Huo Yuhao released all three simultaneously or used them in combination, the boost in genjutsu power resulting from the chemical reaction between them would reach a terrifying level.

If he were to encounter a Spirit Emperor-level powerhouse like Ma Xiaotao or Zhou Yi at full strength again, Huo Yuhao believed that this move would surely give them a surprise.

"Calling it just 'genjutsu' is a bit too dull. Why not call these three abilities combined: 'Genjutsu: Kyoka Suigetsu'?"

Huo Yuhao muttered to himself.

The next second, the two spirit rings on Huo Yuhao's body, one white and one black, slowly faded from view.

"Finally broken through to two rings. In that case, the next stage of Sasuke's abilities should be unlocked, right?"

Huo Yuhao suddenly thought of something, and immediately, a virtual panel resembling a screen appeared abruptly before his eyes.

It was the virtual panel in his mind that he hadn't seen for many days.

At this moment, new information appeared on the virtual screen before Huo Yuhao.

[Current Soul Power: Level 20]

[Current Template: Uchiha Sasuke (Team 7 Era)]

[Martial Soul: Two-Tomoe Sharingan]

[Next Template: Uchiha Sasuke (Missing-nin Era)]

Load?

As Huo Yuhao added the new spirit ring, the information for the next stage of Uchiha Sasuke appeared on the panel.

Looking at the words "Load?" before him, Huo Yuhao didn't hesitate for long; he chose "Yes" immediately!

The moment he clicked "Yes," his consciousness instantly plunged into darkness.

Upon opening his eyes again, everything surrounding Huo Yuhao had changed.

This was an incredibly vast canyon. In the center, two colossal stone statues stood facing each other, their hands formed into a seal. Huo Yuhao stood atop the head of the statue on the left.

He looked down at his hands, seeing a pair of youthful, fair hands before him.

I am Uchiha Sasuke.

Familiar memories surged into his heart, and scenes from his recollections flickered through his mind. As it turned out, this was the climax of the early Naruto storyline.

It was the exact moment Sasuke officially defected from Konoha to become a rogue ninja.

And his current location was none other than the Valley of the End!

Uchiha Sasuke suddenly looked up. On the opposite statue, just as expected, stood a blond boy wearing a forehead protector, his face marked by whisker-like scars.

The blond boy's face was twisted in rage, his eyes had transformed into vertical slits, fangs protruded from his mouth, and his fingernails had sharpened into claws.

Red, unknown energy surged from his body, swirling around him and making him look even more like a demon fox.

"Sasuke!"

The blond boy let out a roar, a blue Rasengan coalescing in his hand.

Hearing this cry that seemed to echo from the very soul, Uchiha Sasuke also shouted wildly, "Naruto!"

Immediately following this, a highly peculiar change occurred within his body. From the shoulder blades on Sasuke's back, two wings resembling human hands sprouted out.

It was as eerie as it could possibly be.

Sasuke's hair turned from black to a bluish-grey, and a black cross-shaped mark appeared on his face.

He looked like a vengeful demon.

In his hand, that violent electrical light appeared once more, though this time, the lightning had turned into a sinister black.

The mournful chirping of the Chidori echoed throughout the entire Valley of the End.

The next second, both Sasuke and the blond boy leaped forward simultaneously, both sides clashing head-on with terrifying energy concentrated in their hands.

The collision of their energies caused the space around them to warp, twisting into a black sphere.

A moment later, with a "crack," the black sphere shattered, and Huo Yuhao's consciousness returned to his own body.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Within his scarlet pupils, beside the two black tomoe that had been spinning incessantly, a third black tomoe abruptly sprouted.

From that moment on, the three tomoe linked together, giving Huo Yuhao's eyes a uniquely striking beauty.

Three-Tomoe Sharingan, activated.