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In the vast valley, Venom's laughter echoed so loudly it could be heard from far away.
When the laughter finally faded, he quickly calmed down.
Sure, he could survive on his own now—but without a host, a lot of his abilities were still restricted.
A symbiote's strength always came from bonding with a host, granting them incredible power. On its own, it wasn't really built for offense.
Even though he'd managed to overcome that weakness of needing a host, the truth hadn't changed.
This body was stronger than a normal human's, yeah, but nothing compared to when he was actually bonded.
Still… it was a big improvement from before.
"Alright, time to spin the wheel."
Feeling in much better spirits, he started the lottery.
"System, begin lottery."
Ding! "Congratulations, host has obtained Chakra Extraction Technique!"
The Chakra Extraction Technique allowed someone to draw energy from the body's 130 trillion cells, molding that energy into what was called chakra.
In the Naruto world, the technique was considered a somewhat valuable skill—but you could still buy it if you had the money.
To most, it was nothing special. Pretty trash, honestly.
But the moment Venom heard it, his eyes lit up.
Because one of his abilities needed chakra to activate—a downright broken jutsu: the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Unfortunately, there was a catch. It looked like he couldn't actually use the extraction method himself. The reason was… complicated.
The technique worked by forcefully pulling energy from cells, which damaged them. That's why most ninjas had such short lifespans.
Venom, as an alien single-celled organism, would suffer even more. Extracting energy that way would weaken his cells, making it hard for him to maintain control or shift his body freely.
Sure, he could recover by devouring living beings, but that wasn't exactly a great long-term plan.
So instead, Venom decided to give the technique to Saeko Busujima. As for any lingering damage it might cause her body—he could handle that.
Once bonded with her, he could strengthen her cells from the inside. No problem.
"System, start the second lottery."
After making up his mind, he went in for another draw.
"System, begin lottery."
Ding! "Congratulations, host has obtained Forging Technique!"
This skill gave the user the ability to turn any material into something useful—basically, the art of forging.
At the same time, a rust-colored card appeared before him. Etched on it was the image of a hammer.
Venom reached out and grabbed it, and instantly, information rushed into his mind.
Smiling faintly, he whispered the activation command.
The card shattered in his hand, releasing a glow that drifted into his body.
Right then, a strange memory played out in his head—an old blacksmith hammering away endlessly, muttering words Venom couldn't understand… yet somehow he still got the meaning behind them.
After a long while, Venom finally let out a slow breath, finishing the digestion of the memory.
"Alright, let's roll again. Third lottery—go."
"System, begin lottery."
Ding! "Congratulations, host has obtained… 'Greetings from the Land of Light' Travel Card!"
Using this card would instantly transport him across worlds to the Land of Light.
The Land of Light was basically synonymous with Planet Ultra, since it covered the entire planet.
It was an ideal nation dedicated to maintaining balance across the universe, located three million light-years from Earth, on a planet in the 78th Nebula.
Its people had once faced extinction, but thanks to their scientists, they managed to recover.
Eventually, for reasons unknown, they evolved into giants—becoming what the universe knew as Ultramen.
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