frightfiction Chapter 9 The Mythical Shennong Beast
Chapter 9 The Mythical Shennong Beast
When Fugaku Uchiha walked out of the Fourth Hokage's house, he was still in a state of shock and disbelief.
"Father? What's wrong?" Little Itachi, holding his father's hand, asked with concern when he saw that Fugaku looked absent-minded.
"...It's nothing, I was just shocked," Fugaku Uchiha replied casually.
Recalling his experience, even though he considered himself to be quite experienced and had heard of all sorts of strange things, he never expected that someone could actually clear away the negative emotions associated with Yin Escape.
Although negative emotions are not directly tied to Yin Release, but are merely a side effect of spiritual energy, they are the reason why the Uchiha clan as a whole is emotionally unstable.
The awakening and upgrading of the Sharingan in the Uchiha clan is not only influenced by chakra, but also by emotions and love in their hearts. When this love is destroyed, strong emotional fluctuations occur, which may awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.
But now, Fugaku Uchiha was like an old monk in deep meditation, entering a saintly mode. He felt neither sorrow nor joy. This relaxed and carefree feeling, as calm as a mirror, was something he had never experienced since birth!
In this regard, Fugaku Uchiha had read the Second Hokage's research materials on their clan, and with the clan's records, as the clan head, he knew a lot of inside information. However, he never thought that someone could so easily purify the negative emotions in his heart.
In contrast, the fact that his old injuries had been healed did not shock Fugaku Uchiha much.
There was something else that Fugaku Uchiha didn't realize, and even Li Muyang himself didn't know: Fugaku's Sharingan power was also restored by the Shennong Beast!
At the Fourth Generation's house, Li Muyang calmly petted the Shennong Beast lying beside him, praising it with admiration: "Little Nong, you're really amazing! I underestimated you! I didn't expect you could even purify negative emotions!"
Shennong Beast raised its head smugly: "Hmph! What's this! This bit of negative emotion isn't even one ten-thousandth of the demonic transformation brought about by a random general under the Primordial Heavenly Demon!"
"This uncle's negative emotions are not an accumulation of specific emotional power at all. They are simply the result of their misuse of mental energy, which is not as effective as power specifically designed for emotions."
"Speaking of which, it seems that their strange eyes require strong emotional fluctuations to evolve?"
“Yes.” Li Muyang nodded in affirmation. This Shennong Beast is truly a treasure; the inheritance in its mind is already extraordinary! It can recognize all kinds of herbs, spiritual plants, and even legendary immortal medicines from all the heavens and myriad realms! It can be called a botanical encyclopedia!
Don't forget, the Shennong Beast can use poison! It can even simulate and create toxins! Although some toxins require samples to be collected before they can be imitated, the toxins it can create now are enough to become Li Muyang's trump card!
Some of the toxins it records are not just effective against living organisms!
This doesn't even include the possibility that he might unlock new skill points in the future. According to Shennong Beast, many of his abilities have not yet been developed.
This made Li Muyang find it more and more pleasing to the eye. He had initially been a little annoyed because the Shennong Beast had broken two of his ribs upon its appearance, but now he couldn't remember it at all! Really! As everyone knows, the protagonist has a bad memory, and he forgot everything!
Even if this guy can eat a lot!
To ensure his daily cultivation resources, especially after the marrow cleansing and bone tempering, Li Muyang seemed to have gained enlightenment, and his efficiency in absorbing spiritual energy for cultivation had increased, undergoing a complete transformation. Therefore, he brought a lot of concentrated spiritual liquid before coming here, which is simply a liquid medicine containing concentrated spiritual energy.
As a result, the Shennong beast drank half of it like a beverage.
Li Muyang nearly fainted from anger. This was a month's worth of his planned intake! Before, he probably wouldn't have absorbed this much even in a year! You drank half of it in one go?! Don't you know this stuff is expensive!
Okay, at least you knew to leave me half.
She's quite sensible!
His daily living expenses were not much, as his parents were quite strict with him. The cost of cultivation resources was calculated separately and was deposited into a special card. The money in the card could not be withdrawn and could only be used to exchange for and purchase cultivation resources at officially designated stores.
He had never felt lacking in this area before, because he didn't need much. But now Li Muyang was genuinely afraid. The Shennong Beast seemed to have an enormous appetite! His meager resources might not be enough for it!
Li Muyang hadn't considered the number of spirit beasts he would need. Fortunately, this trip should only last a week or two at most. After returning, he could buy spirit liquid specifically for spirit beasts, which might be more to the liking of Shennong Beast.
Anyway, the one I use is just so-so, the Shennong Beast thinks it's too bland!
So, that's why it left half of it?
Heartbroken, old iron!
However, this guy actually said that the medicinal cuisine prepared by Li Muyang tasted quite good, and it even contained a lot of emotional power, which suited his taste perfectly! Muyang, it's a real pity you don't learn to be a chef! Just this innate culinary talent alone is enough to make those dragon chefs vie to take you on as an apprentice!
This wasn't the first time Li Muyang had heard these words.
It seems I'll have to work on my cooking skills to support this guy! No matter how tough things get, I can't let the child suffer! The Shennong Beast is my greatest asset in all my travels across the myriad realms! And also my important future partner!
Otherwise, if he really had to drink spiritual liquid every day, he wouldn't be able to afford it if he didn't have a particularly good way to make money. Li Muyang was also embarrassed to ask his parents for too much money, since he was already an adult.
After chatting with Shennong Beast on the sofa for a while, and seeing Kakashi and Might Guy off, the two of them went to rest, and another day passed just like that.
The next morning, Li Muyang got up early and didn't see Kakashi. Instead, he saw a piece of paper on the table that said he had something to do today and wouldn't be able to play with Li Muyang. He said they could talk another time, and that Li Muyang could go find Might Guy if he was free. The paper was signed Kakashi.
Well, it looks like it might be tonight. After thinking for a moment, Li Muyang made a nourishing medicinal meal and then contacted the First Boss through the Bureau's mission communication channels to notify the Fourth Boss to come and pick it up.
Of course, it's impossible to call back Minato Namikaze, who's busy at the moment, just for a meal. Li Muyang mainly wanted to confirm the current situation.
Soon, in the blink of an eye, Minato Namikaze appeared in front of Li Muyang. After a brief conversation, it turned out that Kushina's due date was indeed today.
"I've told you everything I know you need to be careful about, so don't let this lead to a disaster." Li Muyang earnestly advised, "Call me anytime if you need anything. Even if the Nine-Tails really breaks the seal, it's okay. I can replenish Kushina's life force! You two absolutely, positively must not try to kill yourselves!"
With the First Hokage around, the Nine-Tails is definitely no match for him. Although Runtu's Kamui is overpowered, once you know its weakness, it's easy to deal with. With the Fourth Hokage's level of space-time ninjutsu, it wouldn't be difficult to defeat him.
Li Muyang was afraid that, just like in the original story, the two of them would get carried away and suddenly decide they didn't want to live anymore! If that happened, all his efforts would have been in vain!
Minato Namikaze smiled slightly: "While it's not foolproof, it's certainly as solid as a fortress. I would never joke about my wife's safety!"
Okay, in the original story, Minato Namikaze died mainly because Kushina was doomed, and the couple were going to the underworld together. In addition, he really didn't expect the Third Hokage to be so inhuman, to tormenting his own son like that.
Now that we know everything, even if Minato and Namikaze were desperate, they wouldn't go looking for death! Who would seek death when they can live a good life?
The two exchanged a smile, and Minato Namikaze disappeared again. Li Muyang finished cleaning the house and ran out to find Might Guy to play... oops, to gain practical experience!
In the grove of trees on the other side, Matt Kai, who was exercising, suddenly sneezed. Youth! Passion! Keep it up! Today is another day full of energy!
Soon after, Li Muyang arrived and helped Might Guy recover his strength during his daily training. The two then resumed their sparring. This time, Li Muyang told Might Guy not to hold back at all! Use every trick in the book!
Come on! Let's face it head-on!
With the Shennong Beast around, the two guys who trained like crazy were completely unleashed. Li Muyang was also more frantic than ever before. The limitations of his talent in the past had suppressed him for too long, and now this visible rate of progress was giving him the greatest motivation!
When hard work yields obvious rewards, who would give up? If Li Muyang were truly lazy, he wouldn't have earned the appreciation of so many professors at the university. His good grades in theoretical courses were achieved through rote memorization! To put it bluntly, you need to be strong yourself to succeed!
Since learning that he wasn't weak, but rather didn't know how to use his power, Li Muyang has regained his confidence! He knows his shortcomings and is working to overcome them!
If nothing unexpected happens, there will probably be another tough battle tonight! Li Muyang naturally wants to seize the last moments to strengthen himself. He doesn't want to be unable to withstand even the aftershocks of the battle and become the first transmigrator to die from the shockwaves of combat!
That would be too embarrassing if word got out! I'm a member of a major power in the myriad realms, after all! Even though I'm still a newbie, I have some powerful figures to guide me!
After the two of them fussed around for a while, another person appeared. It was Little Itachi, who had been spying on them yesterday. This time, he didn't hide anymore and came out to watch openly.
To be honest, the way the two of them were working so hard shocked Itachi, who had always been called a genius! He had never imagined that people could work so hard!
Might Guy was someone Itachi knew, a ninja who had little talent in ninjutsu and only knew taijutsu. But Itachi admitted defeat. It had nothing to do with age; Itachi had to admit that he didn't have the determination to work so hard.
As for Li Muyang, he was utterly shocked! He had watched Li Muyang grow at an incredibly abnormal rate to reach his current level; such a genius still worked so hard! It was simply inhuman!