Multiverse Skill System

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Although the more dragon blood the better, Orochimaru didn't believe that Yi Shuihan would have such a large amount of dragon blood precisely because he knew how precious it was.

Orochimaru felt that Yi Shuihan's act of infusing dragon blood into the hot spring was a huge waste.

"You really dare to ask for that! If it weighs 100 jin, it would be easy to extend your lifespan by one or two hundred years."

As expected, Orochimaru's eyes grew even more fanatical after learning firsthand that dragon blood could extend lifespan. Even though he had anticipated this, he couldn't remain calm.

One hundred catties (100 catties) can extend one's lifespan by more than a hundred years. If that's the case, one catty (1 kg) is equivalent to more than one year of lifespan. If one had several tons of dragon blood, wouldn't one be able to live for thousands or tens of thousands of years?

Orochimaru was making plans in his mind, his body trembling with excitement, which he managed to suppress with great difficulty.

Looking longingly at Yi Shuihan, Orochimaru took another step back. "If 100 jin isn't enough, at least give me 10 jin, otherwise I'm not confident."

Orochimaru really showed his sincerity by reducing the amount by one-tenth.

"I don't have 10 jin, I only have one bottle, do you want it?" Yi Shuihan took out a crystal bottle, about the size of a palm.

Orochimaru's eyes never left the crystal bottle, but the quantity was far less than he had expected; it was so small that it didn't even weigh a pound.

"This is purified dragon blood. This bottle is equivalent to several hundred kilograms of unpurified blood."

Yi Shuihan's words instantly made Orochimaru's eyes light up as he was thinking about how to get Orochimaru to extract some more dragon blood.

If it really has that effect, then possessing just this small bottle would greatly increase one's chances of achieving immortality.

An excited Orochimaru reached for the dragon blood in Yi Shuihan's hand, but Yi Shuihan easily dodged it.

"Why are you in such a hurry? We haven't finished explaining the terms yet!"

Chapter 369, Have you ever tried cucumber?

"I lost my temper."

Orochimaru, being Orochimaru, quickly calmed down, though his gaze toward the dragon's blood still couldn't hide his fanaticism.

"How can you give me the dragon blood? Just tell me, as long as it's within my power, I will do it well. You can even have all my research results."

Compared to immortality, everything from the past was something Orochimaru could discard.

This person doesn't even care about gender in order to achieve immortality. If it weren't for the fact that people with good talent are generally not bad-looking, he probably would have reincarnated even if he was an ugly monster, as long as his talent met his requirements!

Suddenly thinking of the female version of Orochimaru in the original work, Yi Shuihan really wanted to ask, what is the difference between being a woman and being a man? How much willpower does it take for Orochimaru, who was originally a man, to get used to the lifestyle of a woman?

"Have you ever tried cucumbers?" Yi Shuihan suddenly blurted out.

"Cucumber?" Orochimaru looked at Yi Shuihan blankly, then his expression changed. "You mean the components of cucumber can be utilized? I haven't tried that before, but I'll try it when I get back."

Yi Shuihan's lips twitched. Looking at Orochimaru, who seemed to have received a hint and was quite excited, a thousand horses galloped through his mind.

"I can give you the dragon blood, on the condition that if you really figure out how to replicate the dragon blood, you give me a copy of the research results, and you'll also owe me a favor."

Yi Shuihan didn't think dragon blood was so easy to research, but that didn't stop him from investing in Orochimaru, just in case it was actually created!

There's still a lot of Dragon Blood Yi Shui Han left, but actually, about a third of it has already been used up since the beginning. If this continues, it will run out sooner or later.

As things stand, dragon blood is still very useful. If there really is a way to increase dragon blood, Yi Shuihan would certainly like to try it out.

Orochimaru, as the world's top scientist, can even perfect the Reanimation Jutsu based on a theory and has developed a ninjutsu that can transfer blood. If he were to devote all his efforts to studying dragon blood, he would have a good chance of making some progress!

"Is that all?"

Orochimaru didn't think Yi Shuihan's request was too much, but rather too little. To him, obtaining the dragon blood was far too easy, which made him somewhat uneasy.

With a slight smile, Yi Shuihan flicked his wrist and flung the crystal bottle away.

Orochimaru hurriedly caught it, holding it preciously in his hands, his face beaming with joy. At this moment, his vigilance had dropped to its lowest point, and any Jonin could easily launch a sneak attack at this time.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, go and do your research. I'm waiting for your findings."

Yi Shuihan placed the crystal bottle on his tongue and then swallowed it. He then summoned a giant snake as thick as a man's waist. The snake swallowed Orochimaru whole and then disappeared into white smoke with a bang.

"It's disgusting as always."

Yi Shuihan, who witnessed the whole thing, felt that Orochimaru's taste was indeed a bit low, and that his inability to become Hokage was probably largely due to this.

A dark figure suddenly shot down from the sky and landed right where Orochimaru had been standing.

"Have you noticed any suspicious characters appearing before?"

"There do seem to be some suspicious individuals!"

"Please tell me where he is now?"

When asked by the unknown member of the Dark Guard, Yi Shuihan merely glanced at him in surprise. After confirming that the other party did not seem to recognize him, he tossed his head, leaving behind only the back of his head.

"Isn't that the suspicious person you are?"

"..."

The unknown member of the secret service watched Yi Shuihan's retreating figure, desperately suppressing his immense power, barely managing not to make a move.

"After working so hard until the middle of the night, it's time to catch up on some sleep."

Upon returning to his room, Yi Shuihan immediately fell into a deep sleep, completely unaware that the outside world was in complete chaos.

The Nine-Tails did not successfully break free of its seal, but that did not mean the ninjas had nothing to do. With a series of orders issued, groups of Konoha ninjas jumped around on the rooftops, searching for intruders. Now, as long as they went out, they could basically encounter masked ANBU members.

The next day, when Yi Shuihan woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

"what……"

Yawning, Yi Shuihan noticed that Kushina Uzumaki was already waiting outside, and it seemed she had been waiting for quite some time.

A gentle glint flashed in her eyes. Yi Shuihan knew that she was waiting here alone because she was afraid of disturbing his rest.

"Why are you here so early? Even with the Uzumaki clan's constitution, you should be resting at this time of year. Besides, your son needs your care! And Minato, that guy, doesn't he know how to keep you company?"

"Minato is the Hokage, and there are many things in the village that he needs to handle."

Kushina Uzumaki spoke up for her husband, making it difficult for Yi Shuihan to say anything more.

The position of Hokage is such a terrible job; only a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) would want to be one. You don't even have time to spend with your son every day; you're busy with other things all the time. It's probably the most miserable job.

As Yi Shuihan thought about how Naruto used shadow clones even to celebrate his son's birthday after becoming Hokage, he felt that the position of Hokage was really meaningless.

Compared to the Daimyo who enjoys the limelight every day and only thinks about the names of medals during battles, the Hokage, in addition to commanding the power of ninjas, must also lead the charge in battle when necessary. It can be said that the difference is not small.

Well, even so, it would be quite nice to be a capricious Hokage. Only a dedicated Hokage like that is the most miserable existence.

"So you've come to learn how to break the new seal?"

Kushina Uzumaki nodded. When she woke up today, she discovered that the new sealing technique was completely different from any she had seen before, and it wasn't even maintained by chakra.

This peculiar energy, in her perception, far surpassed chakra, and it was replenished by absorbing energy from its surroundings rather than from within itself, making it infinitely superior to the original seal.

With this seal, even if you get pregnant again, the seal will not weaken.

Chapter 370, Nine Years of Dao Integration

"Actually, there's no need to rush. The seal I placed is much more stable than the previous one. Even if the masked man comes again, as of now, apart from me and a certain old man without a physical body, there shouldn't be anyone who can break it."

Yi Shuihan said with a hint of pride, "Although it's only a matter of a minute, it would be troublesome if we underestimated it."

"That's right, Brother Yi's seal is really powerful. I've never seen such a powerful seal before."

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes shone with admiration. As a descendant of the Uzumaki clan, she was most skilled in sealing techniques, and most of the most powerful seals in the entire ninja world were created by her clan.

Although Kushina Uzumaki wasn't the most powerful sealer in the Uzumaki clan, she considered herself to be among the top in the current ninja world. However, she was completely helpless against Yi Shuihan's new seal, and couldn't even understand it. This is why Kushina Uzumaki was in such a hurry to come today.

She felt that if she could truly understand the seal, her sealing skills would improve significantly, and her strength would also increase considerably.

Yi Shuihan gave Kushina a look that said, "You have good taste."

"gollum"

"Uh! Brother Yi, I'm sorry."

Kushina Uzumaki felt her face burning; she had actually shown such embarrassment in front of Brother Yi.

"It's alright, you probably haven't eaten yet! How can a person survive without eating? I haven't eaten either, let's have a meal together first, and then we can talk about the seal!"

After saying that, he casually set up a dining table and two chairs, along with a table full of dishes, the aroma of which instantly whetted people's appetites.

"Eat up! Don't be shy."

Kushina Uzumaki hesitated for a moment, but finally picked up her chopsticks and began to eat sweetly.

After a short while, Yi Shuihan began to explain the seal to Kushina Uzumaki.

"You've felt it too, haven't you? This seal is different from ordinary seals. Its operating energy is not chakra, but another, more advanced energy. You may have heard of it; it's natural energy."

"Natural energy? Is that the kind of energy necessary for cultivating immortal techniques? I've heard about it from Minato."

"Yes, that's the kind of energy."

"Could it be that you can use Sage Mode?"

"What I know is far more powerful than Sage Mode."

Kushina was puzzled by Yi Shuihan's words. She couldn't imagine what was even more powerful than Sage Mode.

"Alright, let's continue. This seal was created by utilizing the natural energy of heaven and earth, according to a certain arrangement..."

Yi Shuihan explained the principles of the seal in a calm and unhurried manner, while Kushina Uzumaki listened attentively, asking questions without hesitation when she encountered anything she didn't understand, and receiving timely answers.

And so, Kushina Uzumaki spent the entire day at the hot spring resort in Yishuihan, not returning until very late.

The fact that Yi Shuihan could create a sealing technique in less than a minute, while Kushina Uzumaki's sealing technique required a whole day to even begin to comprehend, is enough to illustrate the difference between the two.

"My strength hasn't improved for so many years, I never expected it to happen today..."

Opportunities for breakthroughs always come unexpectedly. After so many years in Hokage, Yi Shuihan's strength has finally reached a point where it can be further improved.

However, this breakthrough to the final realm below the Immortal level seems quite different from the previous ones. Yi Shuihan's spiritual sense tells him that this breakthrough might take an unexpectedly long time, perhaps several months or even longer.

After spending half a day arranging other matters, Yi Shuihan disappeared from everyone's sight. Even Tsunade did not know the exact location of Yi Shuihan's seclusion.

"The Spirit Realm, this may be the most suitable place for me to break through."

Considering the huge commotion caused by his previous breakthrough to the Void Returning Realm, Yi Shuihan chose the Spirit Realm as the location for his breakthrough. This way, even if something unexpected happened, it wouldn't affect anyone.

If it were the ninja world, the whole world might know about it as soon as it broke through.

Yi Shuihan's disappearance did not affect the hot spring resort or the development of martial arts. At first, some people broke into the hot spring resort to test it out, but when Might Guy, Hatake Sakumo, and Toyota Ao's strength was revealed, everyone shut up. Just kidding, three combatants comparable to Uchiha Madara, who would dare to mess with them?

With just these three individuals, the entire ninja world would need to unite to contend with them.

Leaving aside these three people who originally belonged to the hot spring resort, if there were really a problem with the hot spring resort, Tsunade and Ye Gucheng wouldn't be able to stay out of it.

Even without the deterrent power of Yi Shuihan, the hot spring resort still had enough strength to maintain its superior status.

However, because Yi Shuihan did not leave behind any dragon blood, even the hot springs in Konoha relied on formations to operate from then on, which could only sustain the improvement of people below the Kage level for a time. This significantly slowed down the rate at which people in Konoha could improve their strength.

Even so, Konoha's overall strength is still the strongest among the five great nations.

Because of the masked man, the Uchiha clan's position in Konoha became awkward, and undercurrents began to surge. If things continued like this, it would only be a matter of time before the Uchiha clan was wiped out, just like in the original story.

For the first few months, Yi Shuihan was still remembered by many people. However, as time passed and a few years later, the new generation of young people completely forgot about Yi Shuihan.

Yi Shuihan had not expected that his breakthrough would take so long.

9 years later,

At the summit of a mountain in the spirit world, a figure sat cross-legged, like a sculpture.

This person was Yi Shuihan. He hadn't moved for eight years. Fortunately, because of the faint pressure emanating from his body, no creatures around him bothered him.

In the third year of his meditation, spiritual energy rained down from a distance of a thousand miles around him, and all creatures that came into this area would fall into a state of inexplicable enlightenment.

Over the past six years, nearly a million spirit beasts have benefited. They also know that Yi Shuihan was the one who caused all of this, so they have all firmly remembered Yi Shuihan's aura. It is likely that when Yi Shuihan wakes up, he will have no problem commanding them.

Of course, Yi Shuihan would never care about this force.

When one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven; these spirit beasts have certainly had a stroke of good fortune.

Fortunately, this is the spirit world, where spiritual energy is abundant. If it were the world of Mr. Zombie, they would probably be victims rather than beneficiaries.

Chapter 371, Soaring Strength

Within Yi Shuihan's body, a golden core the size of a laughing apple exuded a powerful aura.

Ordinary people who break through to the Golden Core stage are just like a small pill, which is completely incomparable to Yi Shuihan's. This shows how extraordinary Yi Shuihan is.

Logically speaking, Yi Shuihan should have finished his breakthrough long ago, but he is still in the process of breaking through.

His spirit is still undergoing a continuous transformation, and this transformation takes much longer than the transformation of his cultivation level.

The spiritual energy of this world is sufficient to support Yi Shuihan's breakthrough in cultivation, but the rules of heaven and earth bind Yi Shuihan's spirit.