You Dare to Bet What I Dare to Say

Bibi Dong, who had been about to rise, froze, stiffening in place.

"Every Spirit Master has a different physical constitution and different spirit quality, so the spirit ring age they can withstand should also vary, right?"

Naruto frowned slightly and slowly turned his head, his calm voice gradually shifting into a provocation. "Is the so-called spirit ring limit truly accurate? Or is it that our Pope only knows how to parrot the wisdom of others?"

"Hmph!"

Bibi Dong let out a cold snort.

As she slowly sat back down on the spirit power sofa, a grim, cold sneer tugged at the corners of her lips.

"This Seat dares to say it; do you dare to bet, little brat?"

"What is there to fear?"

Almost the instant Bibi Dong finished speaking, Naruto gave his answer without a change in expression.

The smile on Bibi Dong's face gradually vanished, followed immediately by a deep furrowing of her brows and a sense of irritation she had to suppress by raising a hand to her forehead.

This brat was serious!

After a brief silence.

Bibi Dong did not speak, merely lifting her eyes to look at Naruto, and Naruto sensed a thread of spiritual power drifting out from his Sealing Space.

Instead of blocking it, Naruto closed his eyes, completely relaxing his mind and allowing this spiritual power to wander slowly through his meridians for a meticulous examination.

A moment later.

The spiritual power withdrew, and after much deliberation, Bibi Dong finally spoke.

"The results of your training over the past six months are better than I anticipated. Relying on this body of yours, which is as sturdy as an ox..."

Bibi Dong paused, first raising a hand to pinch the bridge of her nose. Her expression held an indescribable conflict, but this hesitation lasted only a few seconds before she forcefully suppressed it. "Five hundred years! There will absolutely be no problem within five hundred years!"

Bibi Dong's tone was certain.

But it was still short of Naruto's goal.

In reality, Naruto looked through the bushes at the largest of the four giant turtles and took a deep breath.

"In other words, I can gamble on something over five hundred years?"

"You really are a newborn calf that isn't afraid of the tiger!"

Bibi Dong could easily see what Naruto was thinking and immediately found it hard to stay seated.

"Five hundred and seventy years?"

Repeating the age of the spirit beast in a loud voice, Bibi Dong issued another warning. "Little Naruto, you listen to me well! The spirit ring limit is something countless Spirit Masters have tested with their own lives!"

"Your body is currently stronger than other Spirit Masters of the same rank, but This Seat has no precedent to refer to. I don't know what level your body must reach to bridge this 150-year gap..."

"This Seat..." Bibi Dong couldn't help but sigh softly. "This Seat can only guarantee five hundred years! Do you understand?"

"Understood."

Naruto nodded heavily.

"With those words from our Pope, the original 150-year gap has already been compressed to seventy years. I'm feeling quite confident now."

"Don't die."

Bibi Dong crossed her arms over her chest, offering a cold expression of concern.

Naruto was already used to it. He began to circulate the spirit power within his body, his entire being poised for action. "Of course. Now... lend me some spirit power first."

Naruto took a deep breath and formed hand seals.

Multi Shadow Clone Technique!

Bang!

A massive roar suddenly erupted in the forest!

The Pure Water Turtles, which had been looking around, all turned their heads at once to investigate the sound. A thick cloud of smoke had suddenly appeared in the bushes at the edge of the water pool, and before the giant turtles could even process what was happening.

Dozens of figures surged out from the smoke simultaneously!

The pupils of the four giant turtles shrank to slits. In this Soul Hunting Forest, the relationship between humans and spirit beasts was one of life and death. Without a moment's hesitation, they gathered azure water cannons in their mouths and blasted them out with a whistling roar!

The four water cannons carved beautiful arcs through the air before landing in the crowd!

BOOM!!

The water spheres exploded.

In the past, these two-legged creatures would have fled.

But now, amidst the rising water droplets, dust, and debris, a massive swarm of figures surged forward like a pitch-black tsunami, unstoppable!

Too late to ponder the reason, the giant turtles instinctively let out roars, then strained their legs and charged straight into the human tide!

Deep within the Soul Hunting Forest, The Soul Hunting Forest, which should have been sparsely populated, was now eerily bustling. Countless people were darting through the bushes at high speed; an outsider seeing this would likely think a great war had broken out.

Yet, if one looked closely, these people were merely hunting spirits.

Several Pure Water Turtles were in a sorry state, their steps staggering, their bodies covered in countless fresh, crimson wounds. They struggled to fire off water cannons from their mouths to eliminate the few people before them, but it was a drop in the bucket.

Everywhere the eye could see were these two-legged beasts, their numbers seemingly never-ending, forcing the sturdy giant turtle to roar in ever-increasing fury.

Clatter!

Seemingly seeing its resistance growing weaker, a crisp sound of chains rang out, and countless chains whistled forth from the hands of these Spirit Masters!

In an instant, they wove into a pitch-black net, clattering as they bound the four limbs of the Pure Water Turtle in the center. Everyone pulled on their spirits in unison, the chains pulled taut, and the massive Pure Water Turtle in the center tilted its head back, letting out a groan of unwillingness!

"ROAR!!"

The roar echoed through the forest. The massive body no longer struggled against the chains as it had before; instead, it could no longer support itself and crashed heavily to the ground.

Boom!

On the periphery of the crowd, the three giant turtles that heard the commotion let out wails in response and launched one final charge, only to be blocked by the Shadow Clones waiting in formation, forcing them to retreat in helplessness.

Naruto watched this scene from afar. Standing at the edge of the battlefield, he formed seals with his hands, continuously replenishing the Shadow Clones missing from the field.

The Multi Shadow Clone Technique was truly worthy of being called a ninjutsu tailor-made for a Jinchuriki. From the moment Naruto held the Dong Trumpet and learned this Multi Shadow Clone Technique, victory had already been decided.

Naruto's gaze swept over, looking at the five-hundred-year-old Pure Water Turtle surrounded by the clones. The surrounding Shadow Clones continued to pull on the chains without letting go, yet no one stepped forward, forming a wide, empty space in the center of the dense crowd.

Naruto narrowed his eyes.

Next, it was just a matter of waiting...

BOOM!

A sudden change occurred!

Naruto frowned instantly as several Shadow Clones were shattered on the spot. Before him, the giant Pure Water Turtle's eyes were blood-red, staring fixedly at the people around it. The azure patterns on its shell turned crimson, as if burning fiercely, and surging spirit power poured out from within its body, pressing down in all directions!

The nearby Shadow Clones were immediately pressed down, sinking to one knee. They could only grit their teeth and struggle to hold on; it was only a matter of time before they were crushed into spirit power.

Suppressing the chaotic memories transmitted back by the Shadow Clones, a hint of joy surged in the depths of Naruto's eyes.

He had waited for this!

Pure Water Turtle. A rare spirit beast distributed in the south of the continent.

Volume 37 of the Spirit Beast Chronicle compiled by Spirit Hall stated that its spirit rings, whether hundred-year or thousand-year, were usually water-cannon-type spirit skills, suitable for the vast majority of water-related spirits. However, in certain special circumstances, an enraged Pure Water Turtle would burn its life force to form a gravity field.

If killed at this moment, the spirit ring obtained would transform into an auxiliary-type spirit skill that suppressed opponents. Remember, remember: hunting a Pure Water Turtle must be done quickly!

According to the records, from the moment a Pure Water Turtle released its gravity field in a desperate struggle until it died, it would take no more than half an incense stick of time.

Feeling the pressure released by this five-hundred-year-old spirit beast in its death throes, Naruto wiped a few beads of cold sweat from his forehead while turning his consciousness into the Sealing Space, his face full of smiles.

"Good sister, lend me a spirit again!"