Multiverse Skill System

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"So they really came out!"

The sight of an identical Grim Reaper filled Yi Shuihan with joy, and he began the process of binding the spirit.

Almost without any trouble, the Grim Reaper was completely subdued by Yi Shuihan. From then on, Yi Shuihan had a pair of Grim Reapers, completing the two positions of the door gods.

After using the Reaper Death Seal, Kushina Uzumaki also expended a lot of energy and looked somewhat tired. Fortunately, her Uzumaki constitution was strong, so she did not experience any other adverse reactions.

"How are you feeling? Are there any other injuries?"

"Have you put away the Grim Reaper?" Yi Shuihan asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired, but I'll be fine soon."

Kushina Uzumaki sensed her physical condition and answered seriously.

"You've lost the Grim Reaper? Can you still use your Reaper Death Seal?"

"It seems to be unusable, but I have a feeling that in a few decades, it might be able to summon Death again."

"Is that so? It seems that the Death God who sealed the Reaper Death was indeed created because of this technique."

Yi Shuihan wasn't particularly surprised that the Grim Reaper could continue to appear, since the Grim Reaper didn't exist in the first place; it was only created because of magic.

"Here you go, consider this a reward for your help this time."

Yi Shuihan took out a small bottle containing dragon blood that was about 300 years old, and it was the original, not a copy like Orochimaru's.

"This is?"

"Dragon blood is a wonderful thing that can extend lifespan. The amount here can extend it by about 300 years. You can use it as you please."

Chapter 446, Spirit Refining Array

No matter how many times dragon blood is brought out, it will always cause a lot of shock. After hearing Yi Shuihan describe the effects of dragon blood, Uzumaki Shinjiuna was completely dumbfounded.

"Is this really for me?"

Kushina asked cautiously, fearing that Yi Shuihan was just teasing her. After all, in her opinion, the dragon blood was extremely precious, and she had only helped with a small matter, which took only a few minutes.

Amused, Yi Shuihan simply shoved the small bottle into Kushina's hand and said, "Now that you have the stuff, you can tell if it's for you or not. Its effectiveness is guaranteed, so don't worry about any side effects or feel guilty. After all, you risked your life to help."

"Thank you!"

Kushina Uzumaki remained silent for a moment before speaking sincerely.

"No need to thank me, you deserve it. You should rest well now and think about how to use the dragon blood. I'll be leaving now."

"Aren't you going to stay for dinner? It's almost lunchtime, and my cooking is delicious."

Even though Kushina Uzumaki looked at Yi Shuihan with anticipation, Yi Shuihan had no choice but to refuse. It wasn't that Yi Shuihan was heartless; it was just that he had heard from some people that even after all these years, Kushina Uzumaki's cooking skills had only gone from potentially killing people to being able to keep them from dying.

For the sake of his stomach, Yi Shuihan felt it was best to stay away from Uzumaki Shinjiuna. It was fortunate that Namikaze Minato had stuck to it all these years; he was indeed a good man.

Fortunately, Tsunade was much more self-aware than Kushina. She didn't know how to cook and didn't bother to learn. Otherwise, Yi Shuihan might have suffered as well. Of course, it's also possible that Tsunade had a natural talent for cooking and might have become a good cook in the end.

Back at the hot spring resort, Yi Shuihan immediately retreated to a secluded room, intending to thoroughly examine his two newly acquired pets.

He took out two Death Gods from his personal space and examined them carefully.

"Hmm, these two Grim Reapers look exactly alike, but there are actually some differences. The Grim Reaper from the parallel world has a stronger aura and is much more agile. It's probably because the Grim Reaper from that world sealed the Fourth Hokage when the Nine-Tails was at its peak, and later sealed the First and Second Hokage as well!"

"So, for the sake of easy distinction, let's call the Grim Reaper of the parallel world Grim Reaper Number One, and the one of this world Grim Reaper Number Two, or simply Number One and Number Two."

The two seemingly small creatures were given names without any sincerity, and their opinions were not asked at all. Even if they had been asked on the day of the event, they probably wouldn't have reacted.

Even if it's number one, at this moment it's just like a wild beast, or even worse than a wild beast, its emotions of joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are all substandard.

"Hmm, these two seem to be from the same origin. I wonder if we could let them devour each other and evolve? That sounds promising! But let's put it another way for now and nurture them first. There's no rush."

A smile played on Yi Shuihan's lips as he began to recall the knowledge about strengthening the spirit body.

As the name suggests, a spirit body is a body composed of spiritual energy. Of course, a body composed of only spiritual energy is not a spirit body. The most important thing is the trace of spirit born from the body containing spiritual energy. Only with this trace of spirit can the spirit body be integrated together without disintegrating.

Strengthening the spirit body essentially means strengthening the spirit within it. When the spirit is strengthened, it will naturally attract more spiritual energy, which will temper the spirit body and make it even more powerful.

To put it simply, this spirit is actually something similar to the source of power for cultivators.

The only slight difference is that a spirit without a spirit is equivalent to death, while a cultivator who loses their source of power is merely a useless person, but still alive. Of course, under normal circumstances, for a cultivator, losing their source of power is more painful than losing their life.

The process of strengthening one's spirit is actually similar to a cultivator improving their spiritual power. The simplest way is to constantly consume and then recover, while the more complex way is to plunder other spirits to strengthen oneself.

"I see. In that case, there is a shortcut."

According to that Spirit Refining Technique, as long as you set up a magic array and place it in a place where there are many humans, it will confidently absorb a special kind of thought unconsciously emitted by people to enhance the spirit body. The speed is nearly a thousand times faster than the worst way of consumption and recovery, and it will be even faster if there are many people.

"Humans are the most intelligent of all beings!"

For some reason, Yi Shuihan thought of this sentence and suddenly had a new understanding of it.

"By the way, I imagine the second method seems to be even more powerful."

"I've got it, the sacrificial art: sacrifice the souls of living beings to strengthen oneself."

This is nothing short of the legendary evil path, harming others for personal gain.

"Forget it, I'm not considering killing people on my own initiative and then making sacrifices for now. But if there's something ready-made, I might give it a try."

Having abandoned the fastest growth plan, Yi Shuihan decided to set up a spirit refining array in Konoha to see how things went before making any decisions.

Fortunately, Yi Shuihan's cultivation level was high enough that he basically mastered the formation in just half an hour. He estimated that he should be able to set it up easily even if he did so immediately.

The formation does not require a large space; it can even be set up in this secret room. Therefore, Yi Shuihan did not look for any other place and simply started setting it up in the secret room.

Nearly an hour later, the entire secret chamber had been completely transformed by Yi Shuihan. The complex array on the ground, which was dizzying to look at, flickered with an eerie dark light, making the entire secret chamber gloomy and terrifying.

"Wow, this scene feels so sinister to me. If most people saw this, they would definitely think I'm part of a cult!"

Yi Shuihan didn't feel very comfortable, but the two Death Gods in his hands showed expressions of enjoyment when the formation was completed, as if fish had finally found water.

"Never mind, let's try it out first."

He placed the two Death Gods in the center of the formation and then stared intently at them.

but,

1 second, 2 seconds... 1 minute, 2 minutes...

After waiting for a full 10 minutes, Yi Shuihan finally noticed a noticeable change. To put it simply, it was as if the Grim Reaper had become about one percent stronger.

"One percent every ten minutes, six percent every hour, and one hundred and forty-four percent every day! That's double the power every day! It's really great."

Chapter 447, Transfer of Drug Efficacy

Even the current No. 1 and No. 2 can basically take down anyone below the Bronze level with ease, provided that someone can provide them with energy.

If they were several times stronger, even bronze might not be able to withstand them; if they were dozens of times stronger, even someone of the Sage of Six Paths' level might be in danger.

"In that case, I could become invincible in just a few months with those two. I just don't know if this growth rate will continue like this. If it stops after reaching a certain point, then everything will be just empty talk."

Now that they are directly owned, Yi Shuihan naturally hopes they become as strong as possible. If they are strong enough to ignore bronze-level experts, that would be the best. As for silver-level experts, Yi Shuihan doesn't dare to hope for that, since that is a level that even he hasn't reached yet.

"My darlings, you can just stay here and be good to me! I'm waiting for you to grow up and help me make a name for myself."

After taking a deep look at the two little ones who were immersed in their growth in strength, Yi Shuihan left the secret room.

The Spirit Refining Array didn't seem to bring any changes to Konoha, and people didn't feel any difference from usual, continuing to go about their business as usual.

"Now we don't have to worry about things being exposed, but even if they are exposed, it shouldn't matter!"

Even Yi Shuihan himself, if he didn't carefully sense it, wouldn't be able to detect the fluctuations of the Spirit Refining Array. Even if he did detect the fluctuations, he wouldn't be able to determine whether it was an array or something else.

"Boss, you're here. I really didn't mean it that day. Please forgive me!" As soon as I came out, I was met by Toyota Ao, who had a fawning look on his face.

"Tell me where you went wrong?"

I was wondering why I didn't see this guy when I met Rao last time; turns out he was still agonizing over that matter!

Toyota Qing had no idea that Yi Shuihan had actually forgotten about the matter after slightly punishing Toyota Qing. If Toyota Qing hadn't brought it up, Yi Shuihan would never have remembered it.

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. After Feng Tianqing said that, Yi Shuihan decided not to teach him a lesson, even if it meant disrespecting him. He couldn't let his expectations go to waste!

Toyota Ao cautiously looked at Yi Shuihan's expressionless face, feeling extremely uneasy!

Just now when I saw the boss, he looked so happy. How come he suddenly turned so gloomy?

"The mistake was saying that Rao was the mistress's lover."

Toyota Ao spoke cautiously, his whole body tense, ready to activate the medicine at any moment—not to fight, nor to run away, but to heal himself.

"Hmm," Yi Shuihan nodded, then stared straight at Feng Tianqing, making Feng Tianqing feel like his heart was about to jump out of his chest, before continuing, "Now that you know you were wrong, what do you think you should do to show your remorse?"

"express?"

Toyota Aoichi was stunned. He only thought about admitting his mistake and getting his boss to forgive him, or at most continue to scold him and give him a lesson. He never thought about making any gesture.

"Didn't you think about expressing your feelings?"

Yi Shuihan's face darkened, as if he were about to unleash a thunderous rage.

"Yes...yes, there is a sign..."

Startled, Toyota Ao spoke in a panic, his mind racing and his brain working at full speed.

Suddenly, Toyota Ao's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "I recently discovered that if I'm willing to bear some consequences, I can amplify the actual effects of some drugs and transfer their effects to other people. I'm willing to do that once."

"Transfer the drug's effects? And even enhance them?"

Yi Shuihan was stunned. He had only intended to tease Feng Tianqing, but he never expected to receive such news.

Speaking of which, he hadn't paid attention to Toyota Blue's bloodline limit for a while. He didn't expect it to have been developed to this extent, allowing the bloodline to affect other people. This is somewhat similar to the Awakening Fruit in the One Piece world!

"Is just once enough?"

Regardless of the actual effect, one dose of Yi Shui Han is not enough to cleanse the body!

Although Feng Qing would certainly comply if Yi Shuihan forced him, Yi Shuihan was a very democratic person and would not use harsh methods on his subordinates unless there were special circumstances.

"Twice, or maybe three times, but three times is the limit." Toyota Ao's expression was somewhat gritted, as if he were cutting off a piece of his flesh. Seeing that Yi Shuihan still wouldn't budge, he had no choice but to reveal the secret: "Every time I use this ability, I will lose control of my Bloodline Limit for one month. Moreover, if I use it more than three times, the power of my Bloodline Limit will be permanently reduced, and it will take a long time to recover."

Actually, Toyota Ao had developed this ability a while ago, but he hadn't revealed it because it was basically of no help to him. In fact, it would only harm his interests to help others, which he considered rather useless. He only revealed it today because it suddenly came to mind.

"I see, then let's do it once!"

The aftereffects are quite significant, making it far inferior to the awakening of a Devil Fruit! The side effects are comparable to the Kaleidoscope eye technique, only slightly better than Kotoamatsukami, requiring a one-month recovery period each time.

Knowing what using this drug transfer ability meant for Toyota Ao, Yi Shuihan proactively reduced the number of times it was used. If he hadn't really wanted to see how far the drug transfer effect could go, he wouldn't have even planned to let Toyota Ao use this ability.

"thank you boss!"

Toyota Ao looked at Yi Shuihan gratefully, feeling very warm inside from Yi Shuihan's thoughtfulness. With a boss like this, there was no fear of being taken advantage of!

"Okay, let me think about what medicine I should use first, and I'll call you when I've decided."

In his haste, Yi Shuihan did not intend to conduct the experiment immediately. He planned to give himself some time to think it over. It would be too wasteful to conduct the experiment with ordinary medicine, since it takes a month for the person to recover after using their ability once.

"Understood. Boss, you can call me anytime. I'll be there whenever you need me."

Chapter 448, Akatsuki's Purpose

Because of his visit to Kushina Uzumaki, news of Yi Shuihan's return was completely exposed. As a result, the current Hokage, along with the former Hokage, the Fourth and Third Hokage, came to pay him a visit.

If it were only the third generation, Yi Shuihan might have simply disappeared. However, he couldn't disregard Minato's feelings, since his wife had just helped him.

living room,

Yi Shuihan sat there calmly, holding a cup of red tea in his hand, neither taking a sip nor speaking.

If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move either. Whoever speaks first at this moment will be at a disadvantage in the ensuing conversation. Most importantly, Yi Shuihan genuinely doesn't want to talk.

"Now that Brother Yi is back, what are your thoughts on the sanctions against the United Front Work Department?" The Fourth Generation finally spoke up under the Third Generation's gaze.

"What do you think? I think it's great! It has a lot of potential, and I absolutely support you guys."

This statement directly expresses their attitude; they support you in their hearts, but their actions are another matter entirely.

it is as expected!

The fourth and third generations both showed expressions of surprise. Before coming, they had already considered Yi Shuihan's answer and had a general idea based on Yi Shuihan's past performance.

Unfortunately, even knowing this would happen, they still came to persuade Yi Shuihan, because without Yi Shuihan, it was unknown when the United Front Work Department could be fully established!

Although the five major powers have united this time, they are not so easily able to put aside their past grievances. Moreover, considering their own interests, they have been bickering over this matter. Only when a decisive figure joins in can the matter be settled.

"The matter of sanctioning the United Front Work Department is almost over. Now, only one minister has not been appointed. After screening, we have always felt that you, as a promoter of Chinese martial arts, are the most suitable for this position."

The fourth generation tried to keep his tone calm, but his restless eyes still betrayed a lot; he wasn't as calm as he appeared.

"so what?"