Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 175 Finally, there are new people!

In the dimensional dream world, Marvel's Shazam had just regained consciousness when he felt a pleasant surprise.

He saw new people, and more than one.

The first newcomer was dressed in tattered clothes, with rough, cracked skin, a hard facial structure, prominent chest muscles, and arms so thick they looked like they could run a horse.

He looks like someone you shouldn't mess with.

The second newcomer was dressed in a Taoist robe, with a scraggly beard and his hair tied in a bun. He wore a slightly worn-out Taoist robe and seemed to be an ordinary Taoist priest.

The third newcomer was also dressed in a Taoist robe, but the material was by no means of earthly creation. More importantly, this Taoist had a majestic appearance, and his whole body exuded a natural Taoist aura, radiating awe-inspiring divine power.

He looked like an extraordinary figure, and Tianmo Xiazuo stared at him with wide eyes.

He stretched out his translucent hand, trembling as he pointed to the third newcomer, and said in a trembling voice, "Heavens, Heavenly Tribulation! The Daoist essence of Heavenly Tribulation!"

"How is this possible? How could someone fall asleep while undergoing their heavenly tribulation?"

The Heavenly Tribulation Xia Zuo's gaze swept across the area, as if a celestial sword had slashed across, or as if divine lightning from the Purple Heaven had descended from the sky. The Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo was so frightened that he shrank back and became withdrawn.

Xia Zuo said calmly, "It's possible. As long as you give up all your cultivation and actively step into the mortal world to undergo tribulation when you are going through the tribulation of love, you can do it."

"I haven't felt my cultivation level for many years. I never expected to feel it again here after failing to complete my tribulation. I quite miss it."

The Xia Zuos only half understood what the two were saying, but their curiosity was about to explode.

So Star Chazo suggested, "Three newcomers have arrived at once, and introducing them individually would take too much time. Let's put our hands on the table and share our memories and power."

Everyone, including the newcomers, did as instructed, and memories and power began to flow.

Surprisingly, no massive amount of memories or power flowed out from Xia Zuo, who claimed to be undergoing a heavenly tribulation.

Is he a fake big shot?

The first newcomer was transported to the nuclear war apocalypse of "Fist of the North Star".

Before the nuclear war broke out, he judged the nature of the world based on his understanding of the plot, and thus began to save himself by actively seeking powerful forces.

Now that he knows he has arrived in the world of Hokuto, Xia Zuo naturally wants to learn Hokuto Shinken and say that famous line to his enemies in a cool way.

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"Oh my god, what a wonderful journey!"

Then, with the air of a true man who never watches explosions, he walked away gracefully.

Unfortunately, Hokuto Shinken is an assassination technique, and its lineage is extremely secretive. Xia Zuo went through countless hardships but still couldn't find it.

Ultimately, thanks to his decent aptitude and feigned precocious talent, he successfully became a disciple of Nanto Seiken and mastered the Nanto Suichoken style.

Ray, the current master of Waterbird Fist, is a blue-haired Westerner who is well-versed in Eastern thought and has mastered Waterbird Fist to a high level.

Ray's fist techniques are fierce and elegant, and are said to be unparalleled in the beauty of fist techniques. He is the strongest of the six stars, "Yi", among the 108 schools of the Southern Dipper.

Xia Zuo had no ambition and only sought to survive. In the post-nuclear apocalypse, he did not rise to power. Instead, he guarded a water source, built a shelter, and waited for the radioactive fallout to dissipate naturally.

He was protected by the reputation of his senior brother Ray, and no real experts ever came to attack him; at most, some low-level thieves would harass him.

Therefore, Xia Zuo lived a very comfortable life after the nuclear war, and didn't even think about whether his senior brother Lei Yi would be involved in the main plot.

Until a few days ago, the bad news came that his eldest brother, in order to repay Kenshiro and the kindness of saving his sister, resolutely challenged the boxing champion Leo.

Leo the Fist of the North Star is the final boss of the Fist of the North Star world. Like Madara Uchiha in the Naruto world, he is an invincible powerhouse.

Ray's challenge to Leo ended in failure, as expected.

Like Madara Uchiha, Leo the Boxer expressed his appreciation for Ray and Water Bird Fist, but showed no mercy by striking Ray's new Blood Sorrow Point.

This is the most brutal fist technique. Those struck by it will surely die, but they can linger on for three more days, suffering the torment of despair and death.

Along with the bad news came provocations from various powerful figures.

Without the deterrent power of "Righteous Star" Ray, everyone believed that Xia Zuo was unworthy of possessing the water source and shelter.

Misaka Natsusa had completely digested her body and gotten rid of her bizarre verbal tic, but her personality still seemed eccentric. She was the first to exclaim, "Fist of the North Star, what an ancient world! No wonder I can't remember who Rei is."

Marvel's Xia Zuo laughed and said, "That's true, I don't even know who the Nanto Seifen is anymore."

"But it doesn't matter. Once you get here, you don't have to worry about any provocations anymore. If you can also share Naruto's bloodline limit, even King Leo probably won't be your match."

Hokage Natsume said, "It depends on how well the world accepts bloodline limits. Leo the Fist King is the ceiling of combat power in the Hokuto world, but at most his performance is on par with the Fourth Raikage."

"From this perspective, the power ceiling of the Fist of the North Star world is not high, and it's hard to say how far the bloodline limit can be manifested."

Nandou Xiazuo scratched his head and asked curiously, "Didn't everyone share my memories? Actually, I'm very strong, much stronger than my senior brother, Lei Yi."

The Xia Zuos were dumbfounded: "Huh?"

A few minutes later, Marvel Xia Zuo blurted out: "Holy crap! Nandou Xia Zuo, you're really strong, but you're also really—really good at lying down and doing nothing."

Nan Dou Xia Zuo smiled helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. It's the apocalypse, what's the point of fighting over this?"

"I'm more concerned about whether the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai can help me farm and harvest a few thousand more kilograms of grain than about fighting and killing."

"Of course, killing Leo to avenge my senior brother is also a must. If there was any risk to my life before, I am now absolutely confident that I can tear him to pieces."

"Anyway, Leo the boxer was never able to quell the chaos and unify the post-apocalyptic world, so killing him won't give me any psychological burden."

The second newcomer, Xia Zuo, is indeed a Taoist priest, a Taoist priest from the modern society of a parallel world, a legitimate Taoist priest with a Taoist certificate.

His credentials are official documents produced under the supervision of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, printed uniformly by the Taoist Association, and registered with the Provincial Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.

Xia Zuo is also a master's student in religious studies at Southeast University, and has a verifiable graduation certificate and bachelor's degree.

Moreover, he also has a lineage of disciples; his master is a non-Buddhist disciple of the Maoshan sect.

Okay, tradition isn't really important.

After all, Maoshan itself is a heretical sect, and our family is an outsider to Maoshan, lacking Taoist arts, martial arts skills, and medical knowledge.

However, many of the Maoshan exorcism techniques have been passed down.

However, as is well known, the creation of spirits was prohibited after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Without demons and monsters, the so-called demon-exorcising methods have no chance of being verified and cannot be relied upon at all.

Therefore, Xia Zuo's lineage only inherited the Taoist profession, which is to perform Taoist rituals and ceremonies.

The grand and prestigious rituals like the Luotian Grand Ritual and the Zhoutian Grand Ritual cannot be performed; they are monopolized by Wudang Mountain and Longhu Mountain.

What one can do is a ritual for the dead, also known as a rite for the deceased or a ceremony for the salvation of the dead.

In layman's terms, it's about performing rituals, chanting sutras, and offering prayers for the dead; you don't earn much money that way.

But it has to be said that being a Taoist priest is much more comfortable than being a corporate slave.

Although the money earned wasn't much, it was enough to cover clothing, food, and support my master, and also to save money for travel—oops, I mean, to travel the world.

When Xia Zuo's master passed away peacefully, Xia Zuo lived a carefree life and enjoyed his life in peace.

Xia Zuo was quite content with having little pressure, but unknowingly he cultivated something real and became detached from worldly desires, feeling extremely at ease every day when he cultivated.

The unexpected outcome was so sudden and caught everyone off guard.

Last year, he was restless and decided to travel without a penny to his name, spending a whole year wandering around the country.

When Xia Zuo finally returned home after his tumultuous journey, he discovered that his home was gone.

The Taoist temple, which had been passed down through generations, was raided by the Buddhist Association and turned into some pathetic Puji Temple!

Monk? Bah! Bald donkey!

This is outrageous!

In both his lives, Xia Zuodao had never suffered such humiliation.

Even if you earned a pittance in your past life, it was still a real and tangible way to make money.

Dao Ye never swallowed his anger; he rolled up his sleeves and started cursing!

Xia Zuo cursed from the foot of the mountain to the top, from the gate to the meditation room, until both the real and fake monks cowered in fear, and no one dared to meet him.

Even as darkness fell, Xia Zuo refused to give up, blocking the mountain gate and continuing to curse until he was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep, which led him to the dream world of the plane.

Perhaps having vented his anger, the Taoist Xia Zuo appeared quite calm at this moment. He bowed and said, "Amitabha! I never expected to have such an opportunity. It seems that the fortune of my Taoist sect is not exhausted, allowing me to continue the lineage of Maoshan."

But in his next sentence, the Taoist Xia Zuo gave himself away: "Very well, this humble Taoist senses the power."

"Once the Taoist priest wakes up, we'll smash that shitty signboard and those Buddha and Bodhisattva statues!"

Marvel Shazo swallowed hard and advised, "You're a religious person, isn't it inappropriate to smash someone's Buddha statue?"

Taoist Xia Zuo sneered, "Perfect, perfect! Those damned Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, aren't they all traitors to my Taoist school!"

"If I smash their clay figurines, even the Three Pure Ones would give me a thumbs up!"

"Before, I, Daoist Master, couldn't beat those security guards by myself, so I could only mutter a few complaints. Now that I can take on a hundred of them, of course I'll use my fists to reason with them!"

"As members of our Taoist lineage, we will never compromise ourselves as long as we have the ability."

"Otherwise, my thoughts wouldn't be clear, and my Dao heart would be unstable. What's the point of cultivating the Dao then!"

Interstellar Xia Zuo asked, "Isn't your society modern? Shouldn't you be detained for assault?"

Taoist Xia Zuo didn't care: "Hitting someone will definitely get me detained, but I don't even plan to have children, so being detained is just like going to eat a few days' worth of government food."

The third person, Xia Zuo, a newcomer who looked like a big shot, nodded in agreement: "That's exactly right. If I want to smash something, then I should smash it; if I want to hit something, then I should hit it."

"After they've smashed and looted everything, it's only natural and reasonable for the government to impose fines."

"This too is the Way."

The Xia Zuos were completely confused and needed to carefully recall the big boss's memories before they could vaguely understand anything.

The Taoist priest Xia Zuo listened with rapt attention, nodding repeatedly as if he had grasped something extraordinary.

Just as the Heavenly Demon Xia Zuo had predicted, the third newcomer, Xia Zuo, was indeed a powerful figure in the tribulation.

He was the second Xia Zuo to transmigrate to the world of cultivation. Through his own efforts in cultivating martial arts, and after countless hardships, battles, and efforts, Xia Zuo finally seized an unparalleled opportunity and embarked on the path of cultivation.

Refining Qi, Foundation Building, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Returning to Emptiness, Body Integration, Mahayana, Tribulation Transcending—this journey took a full seven thousand years. Xia Zuo finally achieved perfect cultivation and faced the Heavenly Tribulation of Immortality.

However, in the final stage before he was about to transcend the tribulation and become an immortal, he encountered the most terrifying test of love and willingly suffered a major setback.

But the Xia Zuos shared the boss's memories and saw the succubus seducing him, leaving them speechless.

This is definitely a hurdle I can't get past.

The Marvel Shazo, who had recently tasted the pleasures of a succubus and was still able to ruthlessly kill Melissa with his own hands, felt this most deeply.

He sighed, "Indeed, the stunningly beautiful, curvaceous, and alluring succubus is just a fake succubus."

"The real succubus—the real succubus is him."

The big boss Xia Zuo smiled. His smile was so innocent, without any trace of his otherworldly air, like a child illuminated by the light of ideals.

He said with a look of longing, "He called me 'comrade'."

"He called me 'comrade,' how can I refuse?"

"To be able to follow him in his 31 years of struggle, to save the nation from collapse and to rebuild the nation's destiny after 8,000 years of history —"

"If I'm lucky enough to have a chance to wander around the 38th parallel, I'd be willing to die for it."

"What's a few decades later to become an immortal?"

The Demon King Xia Zuo was no longer afraid; his eyes and heart were filled with uncontrollable envy and jealousy.

He sighed deeply, "Alas, I could die content then. Why don't I have such luck?"

The powerful Xia Zuo quickly composed himself, regaining his composure, and calmly said, "During my tribulation, both my power and my mental abilities were sealed."

"I can't offer any power in this sharing, and the memories being shared are all sealed. On the contrary, I've received a lot of benefits from everyone. I really feel ashamed."

Tianmo Xiazuo waved his hands repeatedly: "We are the same person, there is no need to feel guilty."

"Moreover, we have already obtained the greatest benefit. Your Tribulation Transcending stage realm itself represents an improvement in your life status, which is an invaluable gain."

"Although different worlds will manifest it differently, everyone will receive unimaginable benefits."

The powerful Xia Zuo was slightly taken aback, then shook his head and said, "Perhaps so. My realm before the tribulation was too high, and I had long been accustomed to a superior perspective, making it difficult for me to calm down again."

"After my power was sealed, my mental capacity was severely impaired, and I can no longer understand such questions."

"No matter what, I don't deserve to be called a big shot anymore, since a real big shot, Xia Zuo, might arrive later."

"If you want to differentiate, you can call me Tianjie Xiazuo."

7

"I don't think there will be anyone as lucky as me, Xia Zuo, who is willing to enter the mortal world to experience tribulations."