Starting with Wood Release, he survives in Konoha Hospital and becomes a big shot.

Yao Xingji stared in shock at the mask within the ball of light, and exclaimed in surprise.

A mask resembling a skull lay quietly within the ball of light, emanating a chilling aura. Just by looking at it, Yao Xingji felt a sense of fear.

This mask is actually a magical item in Honor of Kings called the Pain Mask.

Yao Xingji subconsciously reached out his right hand, grabbed the mask in the ball of light, and took it out.

The skull-like mask rippled with dark waves. The moment it touched Yao Xingji's finger, he felt a sharp pain, but the sensation came and went quickly, causing no harm to him.

"It's not a real object, just an illusion of light and shadow..."

Looking at the mask in his hand, Yao Xingji frowned slightly.

He originally thought this equipment could be used directly in the Naruto world, but he didn't expect it to be just an illusion of light and shadow.

Looking at the other light clusters, Yao Xingji discovered many familiar items from Honor of Kings, such as Echoing Staff, Frostbite, and Thornmail...

All the equipment from Honor of Kings is here, and they are all high-end items.

Yao Xingji tried to reach for other equipment, but found that the seven-colored light blocked his hand, preventing him from reaching into the ball of light.

"It seems that with my current strength, I can only get one item."

"But what's the use of this? It's not even a physical object..."

Yao Xingji waved his hand, and all the other orbs of light dispersed, leaving only the Pain Mask in his hand.

After a moment of contemplation, Yao Xingji slowly descended and returned to the high-backed chair behind the bronze table, carefully examining the mask in his hand.

The mask gave Yao Xingji a very eerie feeling. The longer they stared at each other, the more Yao Xingji felt as if his soul was being sucked out.

After thinking for a moment, Yao Xingji tried to inject his own chakra into it.

hum!

The Pain Mask floated directly from Yao Xingji's hand, emitting visible ripples, and the patterns on it lit up at that moment, as if they had been activated.

Noticing the change in the mask, Yao Xingji was delighted, which meant that the mask was most likely still usable.

"It seems something is still missing. That's right, the power of the Heart of the Universe!"

Yao Xingji immediately raised his hand and waved it, and the azure creative power and the scarlet destructive power quickly condensed and flowed into the Pain Mask like water.

boom!

Everything in Yao Xingji's eyes disappeared, leaving only a mask in his vision, a mask that filled his entire field of vision.

The mask and Yao Xingji stared at each other, their two black holes resembling endless abysses from which demons might burst forth at any moment.

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, the Pain Mask suddenly rushed forward, heading straight for Yao Xingji. Before Yao Xingji could react, it covered his face completely.

"what……"

Yao Xingji cried out in alarm as excruciating pain surged from all parts of his body, overwhelming his mind. At that moment, he could feel nothing but pain.

It was only a two-second window of opportunity; the pain receded like the tide, and Yao Xingji suddenly awoke.

"It's...an illusion..."

Yao Xingji sat pale-faced in the chair, sweating profusely as he stared at the Pain Mask still floating in front of him.

"Is this the effect the Pain Mask can produce? It enhances the power of ninjutsu, inflicts two seconds of extreme pain, and deals percentage-based damage!"

Yao Xingji murmured softly, the hallucination he had just experienced was a feeling of being attacked by ninjutsu and illusion while wearing the Pain Mask.

In Honor of Kings, the Pain Mask is a magic item that increases magic power, cooldown reduction, and health. Its unique passive, Torment, deals magic damage equal to 3% of the target's current health every 0.5 seconds for 2 seconds when a skill hits an enemy.

In Naruto, the Pain Mask still has its effects, but with an additional one: it causes the enemy to experience extreme pain.

This is a form of mental torture that can make it difficult for a person to concentrate for a short period of time, and may even cause them to lose the ability to resist and fight.

Of course, this effect is also related to the strength of the ninjutsu used by the bearer; the stronger the ninjutsu, the more pronounced the tormenting effect.

After confirming the effects of the Pain Mask, a smile appeared on Yao Xingji's face.

This was the first piece of equipment he could use, and its effects were quite powerful.

"The only problem is that the Pain Mask is not a physical object; it can only be filled with chakra and the power of creation and destruction. It can only be used temporarily, and each use lasts for about ten minutes."

Yao Xingji looked at the skull-like mask in his hand and murmured to himself.

Filling the Pain Mask requires a significant amount of chakra and the power of creation and destruction, which is why Yao Xingji couldn't use the equipment before—because he didn't have enough energy.

“I have another reason to take advantage of this,” Yao Xingji said.

Konoha Hospital can no longer satisfy him; perhaps the battlefield will be his final resting place.

While pondering, Yao Xingji picked up the Pain Mask and put it on his face.

In an instant, an evil, cold, and eerie aura emanated from Yao Xingji, making him appear like a demon god from hell, looking down upon all living beings.

After playing with the Pain Mask for a while, Yao Xingji withdrew his consciousness, returned to his tent, and fell asleep contentedly.

After an unknown amount of time, Yao Xingji became alert and woke up from his sleep.

It was already dark, and there was no one in the tent. The surroundings were dim, and the noise of Konoha ninjas could be faintly heard outside.

Yao Xingji sat up, glanced at the ground not far away, and froze in place.

"Aunt Snake, now that you're here, come out."

There was a brief moment of stillness, but soon the ground began to churn, and a man's body slowly grew out of the ground.

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Chapter 167 Drawing a Pie in the Sky

"I'll say it again, don't call me Aunt Snake!" Orochimaru's golden vertical pupils stared at Yao Xingji, and he really wanted to pick up this brat in front of him and beat him up.

"What's wrong with that? Look how much I respect you," Yao Xing said nonchalantly.

“I am a man,” Orochimaru said.

"Oh." Yao Xingji remained unmoved.

“So you should call me Snake Uncle,” Orochimaru corrected.

“He’s a man now, but that might not be the case in the future,” Yao Xingji said with a smile.

Orochimaru took a deep breath.

Every time he chatted with Yao Xingji, he couldn't help but want to take action. In fact, he did take action before, but the result was not very pleasant.

Although Orochimaru didn't use his full strength, he was certain that this five-year-old child's strength was unfathomable.

As expected, the people of Yaotian are all a bunch of monsters.

"Speaking of which, something suddenly came to mind." Yao Xingji became interested, and his smile became even more pronounced.

Orochimaru, seeing Yakushiki's expression, immediately felt uneasy.

Is this guy up to something again?

"When I was chatting with Taiyin before, I specifically asked about your prophecy. Would you like to know?"

"What prophecy?" Orochimaru asked, looking somewhat uneasy.

He always felt that Yao Xingji had ulterior motives.

He said that you might become neither male nor female in the future.

"That's it?" Orochimaru frowned, wondering what all this was all about.

"It roughly means that you will become stronger without the constraints of gender..." Yao Xingji shrugged.

"Are you sure?" Orochimaru asked.

The prophecy about the moon was quite accurate. Could it be that his gender truly hindered his pursuit of science? Then perhaps it should be cut off now…

Orochimaru began to seriously consider this question.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Where is Jiao Du?" Yao Xingji joked for a moment, then got back to the main topic.

Orochimaru took out a map and pointed to a location.

“It’s not far from here,” Yao Xingji said, a thoughtful look on his face.

"So, is there anything I can help you with?" Orochimaru asked.

Kakuzu's mission was for Orochimaru and Ming Shiyin to do together, but he didn't know where Ming Shiyin was. After asking the Star Lord, he was told to come to Yao Xingji first, help Yao Xingji with another mission, and then go find Kakuzu.

Orochimaru didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a task he could do on the spur of the moment, so he rushed off to find Yakusei.

“Catch a tailed beast,” Yao Xingji said casually.

"Catch a tailed beast, such a simple D-rank mission, you..." Orochimaru hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

This isn't some cat or dog they've caught, it's a tailed beast?!

“Yes, I’ve found the Three-Tailed Isobu. It’s in a lake not far from here. Let’s go and capture him tonight,” Yao Xingji said.

"Are you... sure?" Orochimaru was starting to question his existence.

"Sure, it's not easy for you to come all this way, so we should find you something to do. Don't worry, I also invited Taiyin to come along, so it shouldn't be a problem," Yao Xingji said with a smile.

Orochimaru's lips twitched. He was here to slack off, not to do any work. How did he suddenly get assigned to this task?

"Oh, right, just in case, I also borrowed a treasure from Lord Star Lord." Yao Xingji winked at Orochimaru.

"What treasure?" Orochimaru asked with a suspicious look.

He's increasingly losing faith in this kid in front of him; he's a complete fraud.

Yao Xingji didn't waste any words and revealed a strange smile.

The next moment, a skull-like mask slowly materialized and covered Yao Xingji's face.

A chilling, eerie aura swept over him, and Orochimaru's expression changed drastically. He looked at Yao Xingji, or rather, the mask on Yao Xingji's face, as if facing a formidable enemy.

What is this?

Orochimaru asked in shock.

He sensed that Yao Xingji's aura had completely changed, becoming terrifying and dangerous.