Qingshui's home had essentially become a medium-sized mechanized puppet laboratory, with only about a fifth of the space dedicated to daily living.
But even so, it was much larger than his previous living quarters.
He now sat cross-legged on the bed, eyes closed.
[Name: Qingshui]
[Age: Fourteen]
[Occupation: Ninja (Main), Puppet Master]
[Occupational Attributes: Nin: 10 - Tai: 10 - Gen: 6 - Int: 8 - Str: 7 - Spe: 9 - Sta: 7 - Hand Seals: 10]
[Lightning Release Ninjutsu: LV5 - Wind Release Ninjutsu: LV5 - Separation Release Ninjutsu: LV4 - Puppetry: LV5]
[Thunder Breathing: LV5 - Wind Breathing: LV5 - Separation Breathing: LV5]
[Current Fortune Value: 71.83%]
His current stats could be described as incredibly impressive.
His Eight Ninja Stats combined already totaled sixty-seven.
According to official databooks, there weren't many people with explicitly defined Eight Ninja Stats who surpassed him.
Among Konoha's Sannin at their peak, Jiraiya had the highest at seventy-one, while Orochimaru and Tsunade both had seventy.
The Third Hokage in his old age, Kakashi in Shippuden, and Sasori at his peak were all close to seventy, similar to Qingshui's current level.
Qingshui's current Eight Ninja Stats were already standard Kage-level figures. Any slight shortcomings were mostly due to his age, keeping them slightly lower.
Coupled with his already high skill levels in most areas, he was now undeniably Kage-level in combat strength, and certainly not weak among Kage-level individuals.
And soon, most of those shortcomings would be remedied.
He clicked on the Avatar sub-panel for the Demon Slayer World, and two new synchronizable ability entries quickly appeared.
[Ability: Perfect Demonization]
[Ability: Demon Slayer Mark]
Looking at these two new entries, Qingshui silently shifted his gaze to his Fortune value.
His Avatar in the Marvel Universe being promoted to Osborn's CTO, and his Avatar in the DC Universe becoming a Gotham City council member, along with the forces under his command, had already pushed his Fortune close to sixty.
Now, his Avatar in the Demon Slayer World had killed Muzan, been promoted from acting head of the Demon Slayer Corps to its official head, pushing his Fortune value up another notch, to over seventy percent.
So much Fortune, I wonder if it's enough to acquire both of these abilities.
His eyes flickered, and Qingshui casually took a box from the drawer of his nightstand and opened it.
Inside, neatly arranged, were about ten high-quality Military Ration Pills made by Chiyo.
These were for energy replenishment when he underwent Perfect Demonization later.
[Do you wish to spend 55% of your current Fortune value to synchronize the ability: Perfect Demonization?]
[Do you wish to spend 20% of your current Fortune value to synchronize the ability: Demon Slayer Mark?]
Qingshui couldn't help but frown.
It seems I don't have enough. I can't exchange for both; I have to choose one.
Fortunately, the difference wasn't too large; it wouldn't take long to gather that bit of Fortune.
Between the Demon Slayer Mark and Perfect Demonization, it was obvious which one to choose.
The former was akin to an incomplete Sage Mode, providing an all-around boost to combat power but with certain flaws.
However, the latter could also bring a significant increase in combat power, and all negative effects such as fear of sunlight, physical mutation, mental frenzy, and bloodlust were eliminated, making it a purely positive enhancement.
The physical enhancement alone would greatly increase Qingshui's Chakra reserves, not to mention his Blood Demon Art was a spatial ability, essentially giving him a Flying Thunder God technique.
Combined with the super self-healing ability from powerful vitality and near-permanent lifespan, if Orochimaru from Konoha saw this, he'd probably be crying with envy.
With this wave of enhancements, his strength would see a massive improvement.
At that point, if he faced a top-tier Kage-level opponent like the Third Kazekage, killing them might be quite difficult, but steadily suppressing them should be no problem.
If he went up against Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, he definitely couldn't beat them head-on, but he would certainly be able to escape unharmed—no matter how severe the injury, his Perfect Demonization body could recover quickly, so even grievous wounds would still count as escaping unharmed.
Considering this, with Senju Hashirama deceased and Uchiha Madara aged, he might have a very good chance of sitting on the throne of the Ninja World's strongest.
Qingshui's eyes lit up. He quickly shoved all the Military Ration Pills into his cheeks at once, then refocused his attention on the panel.
[Do you wish to spend 55% of your current Fortune value to synchronize the ability: Perfect Demonization?]
[Yes.]
[Current Fortune Value: 16.83%.]
The familiar sensation surged through him again.
His blood gradually boiled, muscles trembled non-stop, and bones crackled.
One Military Ration Pill after another was quickly swallowed by Qingshui.
As time passed, Qingshui could feel his vitality growing stronger and stronger, and his Chakra reserves increasing rapidly.
In just that short time, his Chakra reserves had more than doubled.
And this transformation continued for a long time, lasting through the entire night.
Feeling the surging power within his body, Qingshui slowly opened his eyes.
Having gone through this once before, he didn't rush to get up. Instead, he remained cross-legged, clenching his fists and swinging his arms, slowly and gently exercising his body.
He needed to get used to the sudden surge of power, so he wouldn't accidentally damage the furniture at home.
Once he felt ready, Qingshui headed straight out the door to the training ground.
The Military Ration Pill he ate last night was quite substantial; even after completing Perfect Demonization, he didn't feel hungry at all, so there was no need for breakfast.
He was eager to go to the training ground and test out the new changes happening within him.
Although he had experienced this once with his Avatar in the Demon Slayer World, the Avatar's foundation was vastly different from his main body, so the upper limit of the power he could unleash naturally varied significantly.
"Why are you so late today?"
When Qingshui arrived at the training ground, Pakura seemed to have already finished a set of training. Her orange hair was slightly disheveled, a bit damp.
"I was preparing the teaching materials for the advanced swordplay class this afternoon."
Qingshui casually offered an excuse, his eyes carefully observing Pakura.
Tiny beads of sweat trickled down her cheeks, and her light ninja training suit perfectly accentuated her already somewhat graceful figure, highlighting the innocent beauty of a young girl. Her legs were long and powerful, and her fair skin looked translucent in the morning sun.
She looked like a vibrant, energetic young woman.
"What's wrong?"
Pakura brushed aside her hair and said to Qingshui.
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