Chapter 125: The Divine Art of Slacking Off (Subscribe for More, Second Update)
In the world of Naruto, while others risk their very lives by creating just a dozen Shadow Clones, Naruto, with the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed within him, can summon hundreds or even thousands without consequence. One could say this jutsu is a cheat designed uniquely for the protagonist. Now that Xiao Xie has mastered this cheat, it must be admitted—even though the Naruto world is merely a middle-tier universe, it boasts many practical ninja techniques. The Transformation Jutsu, the Substitution Jutsu, the Clone Jutsu—these basic skills are nothing short of divine in other worlds!
The greatest advantage of jutsu is its speed of mastery—one can become kage-level in just over a decade. This is unlike Eastern immortal arts, which take decades just to get started, centuries to progress, and millennia to achieve greatness. Yet, ninja arts come with a clear drawback: those who practice them often lead short lives, unlike the cultivators of the East who can easily live for centuries.
But for Xiao Xie, these weaknesses are insignificant. He can convert his physical Dou Qi into chakra or spiritual energy at will. In the early stages, he can use ninja techniques for rapid advancement, and when those have reached their limits, he can transform chakra into spiritual energy and switch to cultivating immortal arts.
Still, all of this is far off, as Xiao Xie has only learned a handful of ninja and immortal techniques. Unless he enters the world of Naruto to focus on ninjutsu, or the world of cultivators to delve into immortal arts, for now he must continue prioritizing the cultivation of Dou Qi, with other skills as supplements.
After mastering Void Flash, Finger Gun, and Thunder Flash, Xiao Xie turned his attention to the bronze chest before him, which contained the Pegasus Cloth.
A dazzling light burst forth as the chest opened, revealing the Pegasus Cloth inside. The various parts of the Cloth formed a silvery-white little horse, resting within the opened chest.
"Burn, my cosmos! Equip!" Xiao Xie shouted. Though a mere thought was enough to don the Cloth, he couldn’t help but cry out with excitement.
As his words fell, the Pegasus Cloth split into its components and flew onto his body. In the blink of an eye, he was fully equipped. Xiao Xie picked up a mirror to inspect himself. He had to admit, the Cloth looked superb—silver with touches of red, a golden pair of horns on the helmet, and little golden wings on each shoe.
"Master, you look so cool!" Xiao Xiao remarked, admiring his appearance.
"Hehe... thanks for the compliment!" Xiao Xie replied with a smile. Once clad in the Pegasus Cloth, he also awakened his sixth sense.
Among human abilities, the five senses are sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Beyond these lies the sixth sense—the faculty of spiritual thought, a form of extrasensory perception. Those with exceptionally powerful sixth senses can manipulate elements, foresee the future, shatter atoms, traverse the sky and earth, wield telekinesis, read minds, cast illusions, control minds, and possess heightened intuition.
As an alchemist, Xiao Xie’s soul power far surpassed that of ordinary people—a manifestation of the sixth sense, though called by different names in different worlds.
"Pegasus Meteor Fist!" Feeling the information transmitted by the Cloth, Xiao Xie threw out his fist, unleashing a hundred punches in a flash.
"The power isn’t actually that great," Xiao Xie commented after performing the technique. After all, the Pegasus Cloth was merely a bronze Cloth. In the anime, Seiya’s Pegasus Cloth was upgraded six times, shattered several times, and only became a God Cloth in the end.
To be honest, what made the difference in the anime wasn’t the Cloth, but Seiya himself—or, more accurately, his protagonist’s aura.
So if you think wearing the Pegasus Cloth will make you as powerful as Seiya, able to stand against gods, you’re far too naïve, my boy!
"Although it doesn’t boost my strength much, this Cloth is absolutely a tool for showing off!" Xiao Xie laughed. As the main character’s Cloth, it was crafted with great care. Unlike the other bronze Cloths, only the ones worn by the main five were made to truly dazzle.
After a while, once he’d had his fill of wearing it, Xiao Xie removed the Cloth with a thought and brought up his attribute list:
Name: Xiao Xie
Age: Seventeen
Bloodline: Human, Bomber, Nine-Lives Mysterious Cat
Lifespan: Immortal
Cultivation: Two-Star Dou Emperor
Profession: Sixth-Rank Alchemist
Cultivation Method: Burning Art (Earth Tier, Low)
Heavenly Flames: Amaterasu, Green Lotus Core Flame, Hellfire
Special Abilities: Formless and Unseen (from the Formless Fruit)
Martial Arts: Northern Sea Divine Art, Nine Swords of Dugu, Tianshan Plum Hand, Taiji Fist
Ninjutsu: Transformation Jutsu, Great Fire Annihilation, Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu
Physical Techniques: Six Styles—Finger Gun
Qi Techniques: Turtle School Energy Blast, Flight
Spiritual Arts: Flash Step, Void Flash
Magic: Bone Summoning, Absolute Zero
Immortal Arts: Sword Control, Thunder Flash
Haki: Armament Haki
Skills: Triple Slash, Parry
Battle Techniques: Eight Extremes Collapse, Heavy Shadow Step, Hundred Waves, Tiger Roar Art
Equipment: Pegasus Cloth, Asauchi, Thorn Armor, Mark II Iron Man Suit, Doran’s Ring, Spark Prism, Romantic Turret (Imperial Arm), Moon Slash, Super Terminator (Nine-Star Dou Emperor), Super Infinite Shotgun...
Pets: Amethyst Winged Lion King
Items: Six Senzu Beans, Nether Lotus Flame Map Fragment, Seastone Handcuffs, Teddy Bear, Solar Apple Phone, Flashlight...
Worship Points: 701,465
Credits: 12,375,891
Satisfied after reviewing the list, Xiao Xie nodded and left the Worship Space with a thought.
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In the forest behind the inner academy, Xiao Xie formed hand seals and shouted, "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
With a series of puffs, thirty clones appeared before him. Given his current strength and soul power, thirty shadow clones caused only minor side effects—at most, a little fatigue.
"You ten, form a group and train martial arts, aiming to merge the Nine Swords of Dugu and Tianshan Plum Hand. You ten, work on Dou Techniques. As for the last ten, focus on cultivating and increasing Dou Qi right here," Xiao Xie instructed.
"Understood, main body!" the shadow clones responded in unison.
Having given his orders, Xiao Xie walked away—after all, Shadow Clones are a perfect way to be lazy. Now, as the original, he could finally spare time for his own pursuits.
"Let’s go find Qinglin and the Little Immortal Doctor!" Feeling a bit idle, Xiao Xie headed toward the Skyburning Qi Refining Tower.
At this moment, the previously bustling advanced training chamber area on the second floor of the Skyburning Qi Refining Tower had grown quiet with the arrival of a certain group.
At their head was a young woman clad in a snow fox fur dress. She was quite beautiful, with an oval face, cherry lips, willowy brows, and large, sparkling eyes—a combination that made her a delight to behold. It was no wonder she was always surrounded by admirers. After all, in the inner academy, girls were rare, and pretty girls even more precious—a coveted treasure. Anywhere in the world, beauties attract pursuit and favor.
At the center of this star-like entourage, the woman wore a sweet, serene smile. Yet, those who looked closely could catch a glint of pride and vanity in her eyes—the kind of look that revealed her true character, once the aura lent by her cousin was set aside.
Vanity is a woman’s greatest weakness. Watching men fight for her, she couldn’t help but feel a secret sense of satisfaction.
As she entered the advanced area, the young woman glanced around, her gaze gently passing over the men who had paused for her. Under her limpid gaze, some of the less steadfast flushed and quickly averted their eyes.
Seeing these male students grow flustered under her gaze, the woman smiled softly. Her beauty seemed to light up the confined space of the tower.
Leading her group, she passed through the advanced area and stopped at the far end—right before the single training chamber that Qinglin had chosen.