Now increasing it by another twenty percent, making Li Xi a true human-shaped fierce beast.
Secondly, Li Xi held his breath, his face turning red, and a "rip" sound came from his back.
Two red dragon wings, each three meters long when spread, unfurled from Li Xi's lower ribs. Li Xi flapped the dragon wings with effort, and after a long while, he awkwardly ascended into the sky. Unfortunately, it was Li Xi's first time flying, and he couldn't control the newly grown dragon wings well. He drew 'S' shapes in the sky, then 'V' shapes, and after a while, he finally found the knack for flying and could glide smoothly through the sky.
That's right, the biggest gain Li Xi obtained after absorbing the dragon blood was the ability to fly.
The high-end combat power in Naruto was very high, but the ninjutsu and ninjas capable of flight were few and far between. Most of the time, battles took place on the ground. For Li Xi, who had transmigrated to another world, this was actually a huge weakness.
Based on Li Xi's understanding of this world during this period, most professionals had the ability to fly once they reached level four. Although the duration, speed, and distance varied, just like traditional warriors like Sinis, each glide could cover hundreds of meters. While this distance might not sound long, in critical moments, this ability was a lifesaver.
This was Li Xi's first time flying in two lifetimes. Feeling the wind whistling past his ears, the fastest speed far surpassed the Body Flicker Technique.
In a playful mood, Li Xi spiraled upwards, then spiraled downwards, even flying alongside other small birds and showcasing his skill of catching flying birds with his bare hands.
"Hahahaha!"
If Li Xi had had dragon wings from the start, he wouldn't have been afraid of the Mountain Ape at all, because the Mountain Ape couldn't catch up to him and could only eat his dust.
After playing to his heart's content, Li Xi landed on the ground, controlled his dragon wings to retract. The three-meter-long dragon wings were instantly pulled back and pressed against his back, then slowly merged into his flesh, like a tattoo etched onto his back.
"This is great. I don't have to carry dragon wings around every day."
At first, Li Xi thought the dragon wings couldn't be retracted. Now, he saw that when not in use, they were just like a normal person's, with no drawbacks other than slightly ruining clothes.
"If dragon blood can be absorbed as a bloodline limit, then other bloodlines can too."
Li Xi thought of the many powerful races in this world. He didn't necessarily have to draw them from the system. Of course, the bloodlines in this world were also inferior to those from the system in some aspects. Combining the two would be the optimal choice.
This place was a bit far from Cado City. It would take several days to walk back. Li Xi simply spread his dragon wings again. The tattoo on his back instantly emerged from under his skin and took form. Li Xi flapped them forcefully, stirring up clouds of dust from the ground as he shot into the sky like an arrow from a bow.
To avoid being seen by anyone on the ground, Li Xi flew high into the sky until he could no longer see the situation below before stopping his ascent.
He closed his eyes slightly, then reopened them to reveal a pair of vertical pupils. The situation on the ground was clearly visible. Although he couldn't see ants crawling on the ground, he could distinguish sparrows and cuckoos in the trees.
Li Xi now had the eyesight of a hawk, the flying speed of an albatross, and the physique of steel. Such strength was enough for self-preservation.
Still dozens of kilometers away from Cado City, Li Xi found a hidden spot and landed. He quickly walked back to Cado City. When he arrived at the mercenary hall, he found that Sinis and the others hadn't returned yet. Li Xi calculated and realized with a flash of enlightenment that with his wings, he had shortened a journey of more than two days to two hours. They would take at least until tomorrow to get out of the Forget-Worry Forest. Being able to fly was indeed convenient.
Li Xi didn't care about them. Anyway, he had the mission completion certificate. He handed in the mission, obtained two mission completion progress points, and happily headed home to draw prizes.
"Xiao Fan, let's have a spin on the big wheel."
Li Xi was particularly satisfied with this mission's completion. Not only did he kill the succubus, but he also killed the corner demon, and robbed the employer Menko clean. Most importantly, he absorbed the dragon's blood, which gave him his first bloodline limit.
"Certainly, Master."
A phantom big wheel appeared before Li Xi. Li Xi had been full of anticipation, but after looking at it, his enthusiasm halved. It wasn't that the items were bad, but they were just average.
"Xiao Fan, the mission went so well this time, why are there only these things?"
"Master, which mercenary would rob their employer?"
Li Xi was speechless. This was indeed a major taboo for mercenaries. He didn't dare to argue further and looked at the items on the big wheel.
Among the tools, although there were no kunai or shuriken, the Kusanagi sword from last time was also missing. Instead, there was a scroll for the Double Rising Dragon technique, which in Li Xi's eyes was on the same level as kunai and of no use to him.
Besides the Double Rising Dragon, there was also a small bag of soldier pills and a small stack of explosion tags.
Li Xi liked the soldier pills very much. They had helped him out of danger several times during his fight with the Mountain Ape. Otherwise, a normal person would have been exhausted fighting a large fierce beast like the Mountain Ape. These were endurance enhancers.
The explosion tags were like small grenades, but they never seemed to kill anyone in the original work. Whether Li Xi could draw them today was irrelevant.
Looking at the other ninjutsu, none of them were bloodline limits. Ever since absorbing the dragon's blood, Li Xi had been eager to collect five bloodline limits to walk a path of "slay gods and kill Buddhas." Unfortunately, none appeared today.
The ninjutsu available this time were:
Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique,
Fire Style: Ashes Accumulated Burial,
Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet,
Water Style: Water Wall,
Water Style: Water Severing Wave,
Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu.
The Phoenix Sage Fire Technique had appeared many times. It could spit out many small fireballs from the mouth, more powerful than the Great Fireball Technique. Furthermore, Li Xi now had the enhancement of the fire dragon bloodline, making his Fire Style ninjutsu even more potent.
The second, Ashes Accumulated Burial, involved spitting out a high-concentration flammable gas from the mouth to trap the enemy, then spitting out a spark to ignite the entire gas, causing damage from high temperatures and the impact of an explosion. In the original work, it was Asuma's signature move, but unfortunately, he had bad luck and encountered the immortal duo.
The Water Dragon Bullet was a ninjutsu that summoned a water dragon from the water to attack. The dragon's mouth could bite enemies and push them away. It was Zabuza's signature move. When he and Kakashi attacked each other with Water Dragon Bullets, it was arguably the longest hand seal sequence in the entire anime.
The Water Wall summoned a wall of water around the body for protection, similar to the Earth Style: Earth Release Wall, except one was Earth Style and the other was Water Style.
The next one, Water Severing Wave, spat out a sharp water blade from the mouth with extremely high water pressure. It could continuously cut targets with extremely destructive power. More importantly, the attack range of this ninjutsu was very large, reaching a hundred meters. The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, used the Water Severing Wave to cut a mountain into the desired tofu shape.
If Li Xi were to rank the ninjutsu that appeared today by his desire, the Water Severing Wave would undoubtedly be the top choice. Such a powerful offensive ninjutsu could significantly compensate for Li Xi's lack of long-range attack power.
The last one, Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu, Li Xi had always been puzzled as to why it was an Earth Style ninjutsu. Its attack method was to pull people into the earth, leaving only their heads exposed above ground. And then... nothing else.
Li Xi always felt this ninjutsu was a bit awkward. If you could pull an enemy into the earth, they were definitely weaker than you. So, what was the point of pulling them in? As for those stronger than you, they couldn't be pulled in anyway.
Considering the context in which this ninjutsu appeared in the original work, where the Third Hokage controlled Jiraiya and Kakashi controlled Sasuke, it was clear that this ninjutsu was likely researched by its inventor in his spare time, not for combat, but as a control ninjutsu for training disciples.
Overall, the items today were mediocre. "Spin."
The pointer spun madly,
"Stop."
The pointer slowed down drastically, passing by each ninjutsu, and finally stopped at a certain spot.
"Congratulations Master, you have obtained Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu."
Li Xi sighed. What use was this useless ninjutsu?
A memory integrated into his mind, and Li Xi instantly mastered the Headhunter Jutsu. His chakra increased slightly. As he had analyzed before, it could pull enemies into the earth, leaving only their heads exposed.
After the Headhunter Jutsu was removed from the big wheel, the proportion of other ninjutsu and items increased slightly.
"Spin again."
Li Xi, displeased, issued the command, and the pointer spun madly again.
"Stop."
The Soldier Pills, Explosion Tags, Phoenix Sage Fire, and Water Wall were spun past. The pointer slowly went through them again. The pointer's speed slowed down. It was about to stop at Water Wall, which Li Xi didn't want. He wanted the next one, the Water Severing Wave.
Seeing the pointer about to stop but not even halfway to the Water Wall, Li Xi became anxious.
"Go, hurry up."
The pointer remained unmoved, moving at a speed so slow that even a snail would be impatient. Annoyed, Li Xi stopped watching and sat on the bed to rest, giving up. He would accept any ninjutsu today.
But fate is unpredictable. Just as he was about to give up, Xiao Fan delivered good news.
"Congratulations Master, you have obtained Water Style: Water Severing Wave."
"Hahaha, excellent, excellent. With this one ninjutsu, the hard work of these past few days is worth it."
His previous frustration vanished. Then, the big wheel disappeared, and the memory of the Water Severing Wave integrated into his mind. Just as Li Xi had thought, it could spit out a highly compressed, continuously attacking water blade from the mouth. Li Xi's current chakra level could produce a water blade nearly thirty meters long, though he could only use it a few times with his limited chakra. This was already quite long, considering Li Xi's furthest attack range before was the Great Fireball Technique, which was no more than ten meters.
What's more, the Water Severing Wave had extremely strong destructive power. A strike from it was more potent than any weapon. On the battlefield, it would be a life-harvesting machine. A single use of the ninjutsu would leave nothing alive within thirty meters.
The lottery ended. Just as Li Xi was about to go out for a good meal, there was a "bang bang" knock on the door.
"Mido, are you home?"
Li Xi recognized the voice as Mido's master, Meng Lan De.
Li Xi hurried over and opened the door. Meng Lan De was carrying a lot of things. Li Xi quickly took the items and asked curiously, "Master, why are you here?"
Meng Lan De entered the room and sat on a chair. He first surveyed the surroundings, noticing that the old bedding and furniture were gone, replaced by new ones. Seeing that Li Xi seemed to be living well, he felt relieved.
"I've been here several times, but you were never home. Tomorrow is your sixteenth birthday, the day you come of age. I came to celebrate your birthday."
Although Li Xi had always told others he hadn't come of age yet, he hadn't really taken it to heart. He never expected this nominal master, whom he had only met twice, to remember.
He forced a smile, "Haha, Master, I almost forgot. I'm coming of age tomorrow, which means I can drink alcohol!!!"