The Jutsu of Palm Immortality, ever since taking Sun Er Dai as his contracted beast, Li Xi had been eagerly hoping to obtain this Ninjutsu. It could save him from the brink of bankruptcy. Without this Ninjutsu, Li Xi couldn't even properly use his contracted Sun Er Dai. A single serious injury could send Li Xi back to square one, ensuring he'd be starving and freezing in no time.
The Great Fireball Jutsu and the Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu had appeared many times. The next one, Water Shark Bullet Jutsu, was appearing for the first time.
It was Kisame Hoshigaki's signature move. He could transform his chakra into the shape of a shark, and once transformed, the shark could flexibly pursue enemies until it was destroyed or the opponent was bitten to death.
Looking at this Ninjutsu, Li Xi thought of the man who was always defeated by Konoha's Azure Beast but never remembered. He could easily handle the Eight-Tails, yet he died without being remembered. It was quite tragic.
The next one was the reason Li Xi smiled happily at the spinning wheel: Wood Dragon Jutsu. It was the signature technique of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. As the God of Shinobi, even a casual move from him could summon a wood dragon capable of restraining Tailed Beasts. This was equivalent to his basic attack being the lifelong pursuit and struggle of others, and what's more, most people couldn't reach it in a lifetime. How infuriating!
Of course, Li Xi looked at this Ninjutsu and marveled at its power. If he actually drew it, it would just be a dusty item at the bottom of his collection, as the minimum requirement for using Wood Style Ninjutsu was having the Wood Style Kekkei Genkai.
Even though Li Xi now possessed the cells of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and possessed bizarre Ninjutsu like the Ghostly Aphid Technique, he dared not attempt to inject them casually. The assimilation ability of Wood Style was too potent. Li Xi couldn't guarantee that the Ghostly Aphid Technique alone could control Wood Style. It was better to wait until he had other treasures to ensure his success before acting. Safety first. It wasn't yet time to stop at nothing for power.
The next was the Expansion Jutsu, a secret art of the Akimichi clan from Konoha Village, which allowed the user's body to grow exponentially, increasing their strength and durability accordingly.
Li Xi's current body strength was already immense. Ordinary professionals of level five or six wouldn't dare to take a direct hit from Li Xi. If he were to acquire the Expansion Jutsu, even if he could only enlarge himself threefold, Li Xi's strength would triple or quadruple. At that point, even dragons would be no match for him.
The last one, Konoha’s Whirlwind of Violent Strength, was a common taijutsu technique used by Might Guy and Rock Lee. Of course, for them, it was a common technique, but for others, it was pure destructive power. A tree that took several people to hug could be split in two with a single kick. If Li Xi drew this, he wouldn't just be able to kick down trees like chopsticks; he could even kick Sun Er Dai flying.
Overall, the items today were all good. The most powerful was undoubtedly the Wood Dragon Jutsu, but it was also the one Li Xi least desired. If he drew it, it would just take up space, and he couldn't use it yet.
What he wanted most were the Palm Immortality Jutsu and the Expansion Jutsu. If he could get the Super Expansion Jutsu, that would be amazing, where he could grow hundreds or thousands of times larger, as tall as mountains, like a celestial being. Without a mech, he could become one himself. Sadly, it hadn't appeared yet.
"Begin."
The pointer spun wildly like a runaway wild horse. Li Xi glanced at Ais beside him, confirming she was sound asleep. Then, he closed his eyes slightly and reopened them. Li Xi's eyes had now transformed into vertical pupils with a small tomoe.
Last time, he couldn't see the pointer's trajectory clearly with his vertical pupils. Now that his Sharingan had reached one tomoe, Li Xi tried again.
The result was failure. He still couldn't see the pointer's speed.
"Stop."
The pointer's speed began to slow. Li Xi watched its rotation with anticipation.
[Congratulations Master, you have obtained the Wood Dragon Jutsu.]
"I'm truly, truly, truly impressed. Why is it that whenever you don't want something, that's exactly what you get?"
Li Xi was so excited he almost woke Ais. He quickly calmed his mind.
The Ninjutsu was transferred into his mind, and Li Xi instantly mastered it. It was good, it was powerful, but the only drawback was that he couldn't use it.
"Again."
Since he couldn't see the pointer's direction anyway, he'd just be random.
"Stop." Sudanshow.com
[Congratulations Master, you have obtained the Expansion Jutsu.]
"Now that's more like it! This is the correct way for a transmigator's child to be!" Li Xi laughed happily.
The Expansion Jutsu entered his mind. After mastering it, Li Xi was so excited he wanted to "do" something. Soon, he figured out the knack of the Ninjutsu.
With this Ninjutsu, he could expand himself up to four times his normal size. Li Xi's current height was 1.8 meters. Four times that would be 7.2 meters, which was one-third the height of Sun Er Dai. At the same time, his strength could be amplified up to four times his current strength. Four times his current strength meant that next time he encountered an Ember Demon, Li Xi was confident he could have a head-on confrontation, a winner-take-all battle.
However, the Expansion Jutsu had a drawback: its duration was very short, typically ending after one minute. Furthermore, it consumed an enormous amount of chakra. At Li Xi's current Chunin level, it would last less than twenty seconds. The one minute mentioned earlier included the chakra that Matatabi, the Two-Tails, could supply. After one minute at its extreme limit, Li Xi would be an empty shell, only capable of using taijutsu like a brute.
But its shortcomings did not diminish its power. What kind of enemy now could withstand a Li Xi four times his size? Very few. Even if a giant stood before Li Xi, after one minute, Li Xi would ensure the giant got to reincarnate.
Looking at Ais, who was still sleeping soundly beside him, Li Xi wanted to share his joy with her. When happy, one should do what one loves.
"Don't touch me."
Just as Ais was pleading with a hint of a sob in her voice, Li Xi seemed to hear a faint whisper from afar.
Hearing this sound, Li Xi's heart leaped like a startled deer. His face flushed, feeling drunk without having had any alcohol.
Coupled with Ais lying naked beside him, Li Xi felt an irresistible urge.
It was as if a devil was constantly whispering in his ear, telling him that enjoyment was the meaning of life, and pleasure was their pursuit. Let loose and indulge!
"This is wrong."
In just a flash, Li Xi immediately woke up. If before it was out of love for Ais, now it felt like he had been drugged with an aphrodisiac, leaving only primal physiological needs.
Li Xi's chakra flowed throughout his body, expelling the soul-stirring, decadent sounds. Fortunately, the sound was faint. As long as he maintained subjective control, the evil thoughts could be immediately driven out.
He flipped off the bed, opened the window, and looked out.
He saw that a faint red mist had risen over the entire city at some point, drifting with the breeze. Listening carefully, he could hear indecent sounds carried by the wind. Moreover, the red mist was filled with a sweet fragrance, and just a single breath of it made Li Xi's mind wander.
"Damn it, if this continues, the entire city will be having an open orgy!"
Li Xi felt he should wake Ais. Ais was already very tired, and now with the pervasive red mist, Ais's consciousness was becoming clouded.
She had definitely been affected. Li Xi took out a bottle of holy water and poured it into Ais. Ais immediately woke up, her fatigue dispelled, and her energy restored.
Disregarding Ais's alluring beauty, Li Xi pulled her to the window and pointed outside, "Look, what's going on?"
Ais only took one look and turned pale with shock. "It's the Lord of the Thirty-Third Abyssal Layer, the master of all Succubi, Queen Lilith, who is about to descend upon Cado City! This Fallen Red Smoke is one of her abilities, capable of controlling anyone who inhales it, leading them to indulgence until death."
Just hearing these two titles made Li Xi's scalp tingle. He had just been talking about fighting an Ember Demon, and now, a Lord of the Abyssal Layer was about to appear. What kind of existence was that? An existence that could wrestle with gods and saints in their divine forms. Some weak saints could only flee upon seeing her. Such an existence descending upon Cado City...
Even if Li Xi was overconfident, he wouldn't dare to fight such an existence. It would be like a foolish deer fighting a bear, offering itself as food.
"What should we do now?" Li Xi’s understanding of such high-level combat was insufficient. He still needed to listen to a professional. If Ais said there was no hope, he would immediately take the best people and flee. If they couldn't fight, they could still run.
Ais, as expected of a professional priestess, quickly sorted her thoughts. "Queen Lilith the Enchantress would definitely not descend upon Cado City so easily. The spatial integrity of the Prime Material Plane is not something she can easily breach. There must be a huge altar somewhere summoning her. Go and find its location. Remember, the densest concentration of red mist marks the altar's site."
"I will go and rendezvous with the Bishop and the others. If Lilith truly descends, we can only perform the Divine Descent Incantation and beg the gods to project their avatars to repel Lilith."
Li Xi could tell from Ais's tone that she was not very confident. The words Ais used were "repel" not "defeat" or "kill." It couldn't be helped. Facing a Lord of the Abyssal Layer of this caliber, any level of caution was insufficient.
What's more, the gods were currently accumulating their strength to return to their divine realms. Who would be willing to engage in a direct confrontation with a top-tier powerhouse like Lilith at such a critical juncture? It would be a pointless expenditure of their power.
To the gods, the population of Cado City might not even be worth a fraction of their power.
Looking at his lover, with whom they had just shared an intimate moment and were now about to part ways, they both understood that with any chance of survival, neither of them could escape. Li Xi kissed Ais fiercely, "Be safe."
Ais responded passionately, "You too. Don't act rashly once you find the location. Make sure to come back and inform us, or create a huge commotion to let us know, then hide yourself. Such a battle is not something you or I can participate in."
"Okay, I'll remember it all."
They wasted no more words. They put on their clothes and flew out of the window.
As Li Xi flew out a short distance, he inexplicably looked back at the house next to his.
Then, "Shadow Clone Jutsu."
"Bang."
A shadow clone was summoned. Li Xi instructed, "Go and check on Madam Eviel. If there's any trouble, pour a bottle of holy water into her."
After handing the shadow clone a bottle of holy water, Li Xi began to search for the altar's location.
It was already late at night. It should have been a time when everyone was asleep, but now, every room was filled with sounds that made one blush. Li Xi even saw stray cats and dogs madly coupling under the influence of the red mist, and there were even instances of cats and dogs, and dogs and chickens.
Relying on his vision that surpassed normal humans, Li Xi quickly spotted the area with a higher concentration of red mist and ran in that direction. The further he ran, the more horrified he became, because as the red mist's concentration increased, the more frenzied and unrestrained the citizens became. If this continued, these people might die from exhaustion.
If that were the case, every person who died would be adding bricks and mortar to Lilith's descent.
As the red mist grew thicker and thicker, if at home he had only seen a thin layer, now the visibility was less than twenty meters.
Although Li Xi's super vision still allowed him to see a hundred meters away, he had an ominous premonition in the direction he was heading.
He used the Body Flicker Jutsu to its limit, creating a gust of wind on the street that churned the stagnant red mist into waves.
The pervasive decadent sounds evoked no emotional fluctuations in Li Xi. Instead, he was beginning to feel anger.