Konoha's Mission Master

Mori Masako snatched the Heavenly Emperor's Lament directly from Yakumo's hand, examining it closely. Inside the glove... she sensed a familiar energy—an extremely hot flame.

The flames of the Illusory-Colored Black Bird.

The flames of the Emperor of Heaven's lament.

Both of these are her abilities.

As Masako Mori put on the silver gloves, two distinct flames began to burn fiercely on her fists.

With a flash of golden light, Yakumo dodged four or five meters away. He felt an extremely strong sense of threat from the two balls of flame, and his body reacted instinctively.

"Alright, alright, take your time to experience it. If you keep experimenting, you'll wake up everyone in the base."

Yakumo said to Mori Masako with some helplessness that the sudden flames had woken the dragon from its sleep, but it did not rush to check on it.

"Okay, I understand."

Masako Mori put away the burning flames, but still looked at the Heavenly Emperor's Lament with great curiosity. This glove-shaped weapon fit her skin perfectly and felt weightless.

"I really like this weapon."

After fiddling with it for a few minutes, Masako Mori smiled and said to Yakumo.

"I'm glad you like it."

The black energy gathered and converged before Yakumo's eyes.

Name: Masako Mori

Age: Seventeen

Intimacy: 100 (maximum value)

Physical fitness: 67-71; Intelligence: 63-67

Status: Available for team play

Yakumo reached out and took Mori Masako's small hand, waiting for the game system to process the team request. He had experienced this once before, so he was not flustered at all.

[Notification: The player has submitted a team request...]

Note: The other party has not responded. (5, 4, ... 1)

The countdown reached zero in the blink of an eye.

Note: Since the intimacy level is maxed out, your active participation is considered as consent.

Congratulations on successfully forming a team! You have automatically been promoted to team leader.

Yakumo released his hand, and Mori Masako was already in a party. The three of them had officially formed a game team and could explore the dungeon together. All that was missing now was to activate Mori Masako's sub-interface.

Although the game system gave Yukotsu Chiyuki and Mori Masako the opportunity to improve their own strength, this opportunity was fully controlled by Yakumo, and the two of them did not have actual control over it.

What are you thinking about?

Masako Mori asked Yakumo, who was still in a daze.

"It's nothing, it just confirmed a guess."

Yakumo responded with a smile, confirming that each time he cleared the arena and obtained a partner's bound weapon, he could unlock a new team qualification.

"What a special day it is that you gave me two such wonderful gifts."

"Today is a beautiful day."

Today, Yakumo finally cleared the arena that had troubled him for so long, and he also gained a huge improvement, now only one step away from the swordsmanship mastery level he had always dreamed of.

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Chapter 366 Proof of Domination: The Super Awakening Experiment

Over the next few days, Yakumo returned to his daily routine.

Around noon, I collected my daily task rewards as usual.

With the help of two assistants, he was able to completely free his hands.

Additionally... we need to adjust the activation progress of Yuuki Chiyuki and Reid's Devil Fruits.

Eight days later, both of them had reached the threshold of super awakening.

Reed was definitely a latecomer who surpassed his predecessor.

The daily activation rate far exceeds that of Yougu Qianxue.

It's like a player with cheat codes encountering a protagonist's halo; the former relies on unparalleled strength, while the latter relies on talent.

The next day, the group gathered in the laboratory.

Yakumo changed into a white coat and white gloves, looking more like a qualified doctor. A glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes, and several tubes of reagents to replenish mental strength were placed on the lab table next to him.

"Who wants to go first?" Yakumo asked with a smile.

"I'll go first," Reed said quickly.

"it is good."

Yakumo handed Reid the final activation progress of the Devil Fruit, and the three-colored reagents shone with a dreamlike hue under the light.

“Even if you lose to the animal's will, I can protect your soul from being devoured by it, but that would... affect the power boost from the Devil Fruit's Super Awakening,” Yakumo comforted him.

"I see."

Without hesitation, Reed injected the reagent into his body.

Although Yakumo has mastered Devil Fruits to an extremely high degree, there are still many unknowns about Devil Fruits, such as why animal will can reside inside a Devil Fruit.

For example, how can one advance to beyond Super Awakening?

However, Yakumo knew that if he were to suppress the animal will within the Devil Fruit, it would inevitably affect the degree of his Super Awakening.

Yakumo casually moved Reed to the front of the laboratory, watching him tear his clothes and transform into a several-meter-tall gray giant ape, sitting quietly cross-legged on the stone-paved road.

Yakumo quickly opened his Soul Eye and discovered that Reid's improvement this time was very different from the one in the East Blue. The animal will of the Stone Giant Ape had not been gathered in his waist.

Instead, they converged in the palms of their hands, forming two pale gray, rather miniature apes. Both exuded a wild aura, pounding their chests with their fists and emitting low roars.

They were two apes, still accumulating energy, like a mountain torrent building up its energy intensity before a flash flood.

A continuous roar.

Two gray apes began to rapidly attack Reed's head from two directions, following the meridians deep within his bones, from his palms through his forearms, down his shoulders...

Reed's face turned extremely painful. As the two ape phantoms passed through the bones, they unleashed an extremely powerful attack, causing the bones to crack from the center and shatter into hundreds of fragments.

This is the pain of shattered bones, and the pain of shattered bones countless times.

Tormented by pain, Reed's lips were about to split open, and bright red blood dripped down... his gray hair.

After destruction, the bones will regenerate, only becoming thicker and stronger, along with the external muscles, which will become even thicker and have bulging veins.

Reed's two arms are constantly growing stronger under the will of the fruit. After his bones have been broken and reassembled several times, they have become even harder and will become Reed's strongest attack organs in the future.

Yakumo speculates that, based on the differences between Zoan-type Devil Fruits, different organs will be strengthened when reaching the stage of Super Awakening, ultimately resulting in the diversity of Devil Fruit abilities.

As Yakumo pondered, the two wills converged at his shoulders, forming an even larger gray ape, which began to attack Reid's own will.

The silent war has officially begun.

The gray giant ape's will is full of bestiality, but it also possesses extremely high intelligence. Its attacks are quite methodical, and the two are evenly matched. In the end, the one that cannot hold on will lose everything.

Yakumo observed carefully until Reed began to lose ground in the silent battle. There was some connection between the two, like yin and yang, where if one side weakens, the other side will become stronger.

Reed is now at a disadvantage and could lose everything in a few tens of minutes. At this moment, he needs external help.

Yakumo picked up the reagent to replenish mental will and quickly injected it into Reid's body. The animal will of the Devil Fruit is ultimately an external thing, and the energy absorbed from the body will not help the animal will.

It is precisely by utilizing this characteristic that the agent that activates the mind can play its due role and help Reed overcome his animalistic will.

With the help of the reagents, Reed and the animal's will once again showed a state of evenly matched strength.

The battle between the two was silent, but extremely brutal.

This is a deadly battle that costs lives and souls.

You Gu Qianxue sat on the laboratory floor, adjusting her state and preparing to face the upcoming test of super awakening.

In fact, the dragon had already quietly appeared on the rooftop not far away, secretly observing Reed's situation. Logically speaking, he should have appeared openly, but he was worried that he would increase Reed's psychological burden.

Yakumo maintained his Soul Eye, observing the deadly battle while preparing to intervene and provide assistance.

The surrounding pebbles bounced up and down in a regular pattern, as if attracted by energy from some location. Reed's body became even more muscular and tall, reaching a height of about five meters.

Reed is a genius, decisive, and has a strong will. Logically speaking, he should be able to overcome the animalistic will of the Devil Fruit.

But he lost because of his youth and limited experience.

While battles and killings can temper one's spirit and make it more resilient and powerful, they also make his will too monotonous, depriving him of many experiences that enrich his soul.

"We're going to lose."

Yakumo took out a second dose of the spirit-replenishing reagent to help Reed a second time. According to his calculations, given Reed's current physical condition, he could only receive two doses of spirit energy replenishment.

This is his last chance.

With his mental strength replenished, Reed resumed his tug-of-war with the animal will. In the end, the animal will was just water without roots; as long as he could prolong the battle, Reed was destined to win.

This battle lasted for half an hour.

Reed's will remained firm, yet he inevitably fell into a disadvantageous position, likely due to his limited experience.

The blade is thin, and although it is sharp, it is easier to break.

A few more minutes passed, and Reed's mental strength was nearly exhausted. If nothing unexpected happened... he might be defeated in a few minutes.

Yakumo now has two choices.

He took direct action, using the Soul-Soul Fruit to suppress the animal's will.

And... give Reed another chance by taking out the third injection.

After a few seconds of thought, Yakumo picked up the third dose of the mental replenishment reagent, injected half of it into Reid's body, and used life energy to help Reid's body digest it.

This is all that Yakumo could do.