Before long, El caught the scent of Yuri's presence not far from where she was. He immediately turned his head towards the source of the scent.
From behind the grass, Yuri's tiny figure floated out, carrying a reddish-colored fruit with strange golden stripes on its surface.
The scene as Yuri carried the fruit looked adorable as a small figure the size of a hand held a fruit that was almost as big as her own body.
"Oh? Disciple awake?" asked Yuri casually, realizing El was awake.
El nodded slowly. "How long have I been unconscious?" he asked, his eyes fixed on the fruit Yuri was carrying. "What is that... fruit? Why does it smell like a Magic Beast?"
"You were unconscious for a whole day," Yuri said, his eyes glancing at the fruit in his hand. "According to the fate I saw and the system's judgment function, this fruit has the ability to change shape."
"Change shape?" El repeated curiously. "Master, can I see it?"
"Sure," Yuri nodded slowly. "Catch this." She then threw the fruit at El.
Quickly, El caught it with his left hand. After that, he focused his mind, activating the System's assessment function to analyze the fruit.
Ding!
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Name: Shapeshifting Fruit
Type: Consumption
Description: A rare fruit that allows Magic Beasts to transform into humans, similar to the Shape-shifting Grass and Transformation Pill. The effect is very stable and accelerates physical and spiritual evolution.
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Looking at the description of the fruit, El's brow furrowed. "This is... A rare Heavenly Treasure for alchemists, especially for Magic Beasts."
His expression turned confused. He closed the system screen, then turned to Yuri. "But... how did Master find it? Did she use the Destiny Sight?" he murmured.
Yuri smiled sweetly, then floated over to her beloved student. Nimbly, he sat on El's left shoulder. El's eyes followed his movements for a moment in silence.
Yuri kept smiling as he saw his student watching him closely 'My Disciple is so handsome up close!' he thought. 'I think I'll have sweet dreams if I sleep now.'
El sighed softly before storing the Shape-shifting Fruit into Sky Pearl Poison to preserve and enhance its quality.
"This fruit is not very useful to me. After all, I'm not an alchemist or a Magic Beast," El muttered, smiling faintly.
"So, my Disciple... What is your next objective? You already fought the Purple Crystal Lion King, right?" said Yuri, sitting casually on El's shoulder.
"Plus, you've also obtained the Accompanying Purple Essence. Are you planning on going straight to Medusa Palace to get your hands on those Fire Seed Cores?" she continued, her gaze fixed on the nearby lake.
El paused for a moment, thinking. Then, he replied, "I want to learn the Dou Tsunami Flame Splitting Technique first until it is recorded in the Skill List, as well as upgrade my realm to Dou Shi."
El sighed, recalling his previous battle against the Purple Crystal Lion King. "I won because of the superiority of attributes, professions, titles, and abilities, not purely from my realm."
Yuri smiled faintly, her tone of voice teasing. "Hmm... My disciple is not afraid that Xiao Yan will not give it?"
"Why would I be afraid?" El responded casually. "According to information circulating on the internet, the Blue Lotus Geocentric Core Flame has more than one Core-Fire Lotus Seed."
El leaned his body slightly. "Xiao Yan has three Core-Fire Lotus Seeds, right? The same rules should apply here."
"And for the Heavenly Flame, I will use the Other Path: Creation of All Things to recreate that Lotus Flame."
"Hoo? Using Rinnegan to create Heavenly Fire, huh?" Yuri let out a small giggle. "Hihi, students are right... But, this timeline is a bit different."
El turned his head curiously. "What does that mean?"
Just as he was about to answer, Yuri suddenly yawned, her tone sounding sleepy. "In this world's timeline, there are seven Core-Fire Lotus Seeds."
El was surprised, his eyebrows raised high. "Seven? Isn't that... too many?"
Yuri smiled mysteriously, rubbing her eyes. "Hey, you doubt your master's future vision?" she asked in a teasing tone.
El shook his head softly, the corners of his lips lifting in a faint smile. "Of course not. If the master says that, then there really can be seven."
Suddenly, Yuri floated down from El's shoulder and quickly merged into El body. "Your master is suddenly sleepy. Go, practice... Don't waste any more time, the deadline to complete the Mission is 2 years and 3 months away."
Without wasting any time, El climbed down from the rock and activated Rinnegan. The distinctive purple pattern glowed faintly, then with full focus, he activated Hell Path.
Before him, a giant head of the King of Hell appeared, its mouth wide open, as if waiting for something.
Without hesitation, El stepped into the Hell King's mouth. Slowly, the giant jaws closed, swallowing El's figure in darkness.
***
On the calm surface of the lake, El stood steadily, as if the water beneath him was land.
Both eyelids closed, his right hand, which had fully recovered thanks to the Hell Path, tightly grasped White Fire, a long sword with a shining white blade, tinged with red along the edge.
Suddenly, El opened his eyes. In an instant, the Zixuan Spirit Flame flowed into White Fire, turning the blade into a fiery purple with embers vibrating the air.
Not only did his own Dou Qi flow into the blade, the energy from the surroundings was also absorbed, gathering within the blade which now seemed to pulsate like a living thing.
With a swift movement, El swung the sword horizontally. "Flame Splitting Tsunami!"
SLASH!
Instantly, a slashing wave of purple flames shot out with terrifying speed, crashing into the natural stone pillar in front of him. The pillar shattered instantly, splitting into two.
However, the attack did not stop there as the wave of flames continued to rush towards the trees behind him, hitting them in a violent explosion.
BOOM!
Not only was it destroyed, the purple flames spread ferociously, devouring the surrounding trees. Within seconds, a great fire began to spread, scorching a large area with raging flames.
El smiled faintly, satisfied with the impact of his attack. The results were in line with his expectations, perhaps even more so.
"Similar to Getsuga Tenshō, but the Engetsu version instead of Zangetsu," El muttered, giving a small nod.
Ding!
Instantly, a system notification appeared before him. El glanced at the transparent screen that displayed several explanations of the skills he had acquired in this world.
Not just the skills El had just mastered at the moment, but others as well.
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Cultivation method:
> Samsara Mantra (Lv, 3)
Description:
An unrivaled mystic art, born from the merging of two cultivation methods from different worlds, then refined through the understanding of the Rinnegan wielder. This spell has been tempered to permeate the Dao of Life and Death, allowing the user to touch the essence of samsara.
Through this technique, the practitioner can increase special eye potency, strengthen soul power, and absorb natural Dou Qi from the surrounding nature, bringing them closer to the laws of samsara.
Special Eye Potency: 9%
Dou Qi Capacity: 15%
Quality of Dou Qi: 15%
Dou Qi Circulation: 15%
Dou Qi Absorption: 15%
Spiritual Absorption: 15%
Special Abilities:
> Six Tomoe Rinnegan (Special)
> Enhanced Smell (Special)
Passive Abilities:
> Swordsman (Lv, 1)
> Total Concentration Breathing (Lv, 1)
> Sun Breathing Style (Lv, 1)
> Violin Art
Active Abilities:
> Demon Slayer Mark (Lv, 1)
> Spirit Ghost (Lv, 1)
> Zixuan Spirit Flame (Lv, 1)
> Selfless State (Lv. 1)
> Flying sword art (Lv, 1)
> Octane Blast (Lv, 1)
Type: Active
Description:
Dou Xuan High Level Technique. This attack generates eight stacks of energy that progressively increases the attack power by 30% per stack.
Attack Power: 30%
Efficiency: 10%
> Accompanying Purple Essence (Lv, 1)
Type: Active
Description:
Beast Flame obtained from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, has unique powers that can be used in combat and alchemy.
Control: 20%
Efficiency: 20%
> Flame Splitting Tsunami (Lv, 1)
Type: Active
Description:
Dou DI Low Level Technique that combines sword slashes with the power of fire. As mastery increases, this technique is able to split mountains and break waves with ease.
Attack Power: 50%
Efficiency: 10%
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El paid close attention to the description of each skill in the Skill List. His eyes swept over line after line, seriously assessing the usefulness of each one.
"Overall, there are some skills that I no longer need," he muttered softly.
El's gaze fell on Accompanying Purple Essence and Swords Man in turn. "Maybe I'll sell them at the Auction House later."
He sighed, feeling uncomfortable with the redundancy. "I already have the Zixuan Spirit Flame, which is also purple in color. It feels strange to have two types of Flame with similar colors."
Moreover, El realized one thing. "After all, I did not learn the Flame Mantra, although I understand the basics a little."
During the few days with Xiao Yan, El often observed the path of the Dou Qi flow when Xiao Yan fought.