From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 334: Past difficulties and the arrival of Zoro and others.

In the next half month, Bane followed Orochimaru to learn the basics of these ninjutsu and lay a solid foundation.

Orochimaru might feel that he and Ban are not on the same track at all. His track is to stir up trouble in the ninja world, take revenge on Konoha, find ways to acquire more knowledge of ninjutsu, spy on the truth, develop bloodline limits, research immortality, and so on.

He believed that Ling Zun, a being whose lifespan was so long that it was almost impossible to see, had no competitive relationship with him. It was possible that Ling Zun would lose interest in these things one day and return to the Pure Land to sleep for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Therefore, he had no reservations about Bane. There was no such thing as teaching his apprentice to starve to death, and he taught very seriously.

At the same time, Orochimaru had some other thoughts in mind. Through the exchanges over the past few days, he felt that Ling Zun was very likely a big shot in the Pure Land, similar to the God of Death, but Ling Zun had his own will. So maybe building a good relationship would be helpful to him in his future research on forbidden techniques such as immortality?
Putting all this aside, he was also very interested in the power that Ling Zun wielded, and it seemed that Ling Zun was not a stingy person.

I taught Ling Zun wholeheartedly and made this big guy happy. Maybe I could learn something new from Ling Zun in the future.

Anyway, the current situation is that Orochimaru is very happy to teach, and Bane is also very happy to learn.

"As for the external manifestation of spiritual power, that is, the kind of power you are curious about, I call it 'domineering'. Domineering is also the development of one's own body. It does not depend on the existence of external natural energy. It is..." Bane leaned on the couch and narrated these calmly.

Under the couch, in addition to the White Snake Immortal's cushion, there was another one. At this time, Orochimaru was sitting on this cushion, listening carefully to Bane's story.

In his spare time, Bane would also give Orochimaru some feedback, such as the power of domineering, which he could teach Orochimaru. This kind of power, unless one is particularly gifted, is the result of hard work and accumulation bit by bit. Regardless of whether Orochimaru is gifted or not, Bane doesn't think that he can turn the world upside down just by gaining the power of domineering, so he has no worries about telling him these things.

Orochimaru was quite interested in this new power which was different from ninjutsu and had nothing to do with fairy arts. Every time Ben was about to give a lecture, he would carefully take out a small notebook and write down every detail for later reference.

While Bane was saying this, the chakra energy was constantly gathering in his body.

Just as he had anticipated, the amount of chakra he could contain was infinite, and there was no upper limit at all.

As long as he is given enough time, it would be easy for him to become a tailed beast.

Not only that, after passing the basic stage, Bane also began to try to practice fairy arts in the past two days.

The knowledge of immortal arts in Longdi Cave is very complete, and in the final analysis, immortal arts actually consist of two elements. One is to absorb natural energy and strengthen oneself. This is what the White Snake Immortal has been doing all the time. The reason they can live for such a long time is mainly because of the blessing of natural energy on themselves.

Another element is to combine the natural energy absorbed by the senjutsu with the chakra to release a stronger ninjutsu, which is the 'senjutsu'.

Bane hasn't even mastered a few ninjutsu yet and is still in the stage of laying the foundation, so there is no need to consider combining fairy chakra with fairy magic.

His main feature is to absorb natural energy and master the power of this magical technique.

Normally, absorbing natural energy is likely to cause one to lose his will, merge with nature, and eventually turn into stone.

This is also the most dangerous part in the practice of immortal arts. In the words of the White Snake Immortal, natural energy is very violent. You think of making a small opening and slowly adapting to it, but it doesn't think so. As soon as you come into contact with natural energy, it will surge into your body.

Therefore, when practicing immortal arts, the important thing is not how to absorb. You don’t even need to absorb it. As long as you open your body, the natural energy will flow in.

The important thing is to control the rhythm and not let the violent natural energy erode you and turn you into stone in an instant.

No one knows what the Wet Bone Forest is like. After all, there is actually only one Slug Immortal in the entire Wet Bone Forest, and there are no other "little immortals". The Slug Immortal is a collective. She can split into countless small slugs, and one person is the entire Wet Bone Forest.

The magic of Myoboku Mountain is to use toad oil to subtly contact natural energy, allowing practitioners to first become familiar with natural energy and then begin formal practice.

It is a relatively stable way of practicing, but even so, it is difficult for a strong man like Jiraiya to fully master the magic. In the final analysis, it is because the natural energy is too violent. As long as you ask for this energy, it will give it to you, and it will give it to you forcefully, until you are petrified and become one with it.

Compared with the immortal arts practice in Myoboku Mountain, the immortal arts practice in Ryuchi Cave is much more rough. There is no toad oil or anything like that. They only tell you the method of absorbing natural energy, and you experience it yourself. If you can withstand the assimilation of violent natural energy, it means you are qualified to become an "immortal". If you can't withstand it, you will die.

Orochimaru almost lost his life here. Afterwards, he didn't dare to practice in the Ryuchi Cave method and focused on studying the curse seal on his own.

Bane was a little hesitant about this method of practice, but in the end he couldn't help his curiosity about the power and gave it a try.

At that time, he thought that he possessed the dark power that devoured everything. If the natural energy was too violent, he could use the dark power to devour the natural energy in his body and perform an auxiliary function similar to toad oil to regulate the amount of natural energy, which might reduce the risk.

After trying it, he found that the magic he practiced was completely different from that practiced by the White Snake Immortal, Orochimaru and others.

Just as he had boasted to Orochimaru and the others before, he was born with the ability to master this dark natural energy and represented nature itself. So, the extremely violent natural energy to other people was very docile in his body.

Bane judged that the natural energy should have regarded him, a natural ability user, as "one of their own".

We are all one, so how can there be any assimilation?
As soon as he realized this, Bane's absorption of natural energy and cultivation of magic were like riding a rocket, and he couldn't stop at all. As mentioned before, when practicing magic, absorption is not the key, but controlling the amount is the key. As long as you ask for it, natural energy will be poured into your body without any scruples, and you don't need to absorb it at all.

Bane no longer has to worry about being assimilated, so his current state is to absorb surging natural energy into his body 24 hours a day.

The White Snake Immortal's cultivation in a month could not catch up with his progress in a day.

This miraculous performance made the old white snake exclaim "It is worthy of being a real dragon."

Orochimaru was so envious that he almost cried.

Compared to chakra, a power that is a combination of mental energy and physical energy, the natural energy brought by fairy arts is also quite terrifying for Bane.

I don’t know if it’s because of the special nature of his body or the devouring nature of the Dark-Dark Fruit, but in any case, after the surging natural energy enters his body, it is absorbed and digested, while also subtly strengthening his physical fitness.

Bane, who had almost reached the limit of improving his physical fitness by eating various special ingredients, began to improve again.

Physical strength, ability to withstand blows, resistance to various elements, and overall quality are all constantly being strengthened with the absorption of natural energy. The speed is not fast, but it is sustainable and continuous, with a little growth every day!
It’s as if every cell is cheering and being filled with natural energy.

Not only that, perhaps because his body's adaptability to natural energy was constantly improving, his control over the power of darkness was becoming more and more proficient, as if that natural energy was beginning to replace the faucet of 'physical strength'.

The power of darkness is exerted, no longer completely restricted by physical strength. Natural energy begins to replace physical strength, or in other words, a new outlet is opened up!

He can mobilize the dark elements with his physical strength, and he can also mobilize the dark elements with natural energy!
While explaining some points of knowledge about Haki to Orochimaru, Bane was also thinking about his current situation.

After a long time, he fell into the same predicament again. At the beginning, he was not proficient in his studies and his skills were too diverse. Finally, he relied on martial arts and integrated his skills with his fists, and finally he truly stepped into the ranks of top powers.

Nowadays, although there is nothing much to say about the skills, whether it is ninjutsu or fairy technique, in the final analysis, it is just a skill.

At his current point, the essence of power is no longer in those techniques, but in energy.

Chakra, natural energy, soul power, dark elements, this is Bane's current dilemma.

He felt that if he wanted to go one step further and step onto a higher level, the next thing he needed to do was to merge all the fancy energies in his body into one.

Merged into one pure power of his own!
He had the idea and train of thought, but he had not yet come to a conclusion on how to take this step, and he even had no clue where to start.

Just as Ban was thinking about this and speaking his domineering knowledge, Ichikishima-hime respectfully greeted him outside the cave: "Spiritual Master?"

Hearing the voice, Orochimaru frowned in displeasure, but due to the situation in the Ryuchi Cave, he couldn't get angry and silently closed the notebook.

Ben looked towards Ichikishimahime and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Tanzu-hime reported that a group of people came to the outside of Ryuchi Cave. They should be the subordinates you ordered a few days ago. What do you think?" Ichikishima-hime asked softly.

"Really?" Ben raised his eyebrows and said, "According to the time, they should be here soon. Let Princess Tsujin bring them in to see me."

At the same time, outside the Longdi Cave, Sauron folded his arms, looked at the barren mountain, and said, "It feels different from what I imagined. The three holy places."

"From what Bane said before, he has already taken over this place. I wonder how he did it?" Fubuki said with a little curiosity.

Not far away, Princess Tsuzuki was also observing these guys, but her sight was basically focused on one person. And that was the weakest one among the crowd, that is, Nami.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Tuanjinji always feels that from time to time, that woman would emit a terrifying pressure that was no less than that of a spiritual master.

This kind of power is not the aura of strength, but the pressure that the upper life forms over the lower life forms in the ecological niche.

Especially for snakes, it is quite terrifying, as if they have seen their natural enemy.

"Why do I always feel that guy is looking at me strangely?" Nami asked Ian with some confusion.

"It's not a strange look, it seems to be afraid of you," Ian said in a low voice after observing for a while.

"Ah? Do I look scary?" Nami complained somewhat unhappily.

(End of this chapter)