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

Chapter 176 Heavenly Tribulation: Xia Zuo's Collective Upgrade

The World of Heavenly Tribulation.

Xia Zuo suddenly awoke, startling the warrior who had called him.

He asked in a low voice, "What is it?"

The soldier whispered back, "The company commander is looking for you."

Without hesitation, Xia Zuo turned over and stood up. Without needing a soldier to lead the way, he ran quickly through the dry ditch filled with the bodies of his fallen comrades, just like a nimble monkey, and soon found Company Commander Lü Junsheng.

The company commander, nicknamed "Lu Bu of the Army," is 192 cm tall. When he stands up straight, his head can be seen sticking out of the dry ditch. At this moment, he is carefully observing a bunker not far away.

Xia Zuo walked to the company commander's side, used the dry ditch wall for leverage to jump, and then he saw the pillbox.

He also guessed the company commander's idea, so he asked, "Take out this pillbox?"

Lu Junsheng nodded and said, "That's right, Xiaoben's eye is really good. Among so many pillboxes, this one is the only one built with stone blocks and cement. It is this pillbox that has blocked all our movements, and we can only attack it head-on."

"You'll come with me later, we'll both use explosives."

Xia Zuo glanced at the pillbox again and sneered, "No need for explosives, just give me four grenades and I can take it down."

Lu Junsheng turned to look at her: "Xia, you've really grown in ability! Can you really do it?"

Xia Zuo: "Mission accomplished!"

Company Commander Lü was overjoyed: "Okay, I'll find you a grenade."

However, after searching all 100-plus soldiers in the company, they only found three grenades, two of which were "made in the border region".

Xia Zuo didn't complain. He tucked the grenade into his waistband, grabbed his rifle with the bayonet fixed, and jumped onto the edge of the dry ditch, charging towards the pillbox.

The pillbox was not an isolated building, but a fortress with a complete defense system.

The pillbox would be surrounded by a wall, and inside the wall would be buildings that served as dormitories, kitchens, warehouses, and armories for the garrison troops.

Outside the wall were two to four rings of barbed wire, beyond which were rough wooden barricades, and then a moat more than six meters wide and four meters deep, filled with sharp wooden spikes and bamboo skewers.

The area within 300 meters of the trench's edge was completely cleared, leaving no obstructions to the line of fire or any hiding places.

Sometimes, the notebook would deliberately leave stones or pits, but the stones would always serve as a reference for the shooting distance, and the pits would always contain landmines.

Xia Zuo charged straight ahead from 300 meters away. Although he ran very fast, he was spotted by Xiao Benzi at a distance of 200 meters.

Soon the distinctive crackling sound of the Type 92 heavy machine gun rang out, but no matter how hard the small-scale machine gunner tried, he could not hit Xia Zuo, who was running back and forth.

When the distance closed to 50 meters, Xia Zuo handed the rifle to his left hand, pulled a grenade from behind his back with his right hand, and threw it into the gun port of the pillbox.

With a loud bang.

The gunfire stopped.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xia Zuo lowered his head and sprinted straight ahead, leaping over the six-meter-wide trench in one stride, and then crossing the barricades and barbed wire.

Upon reaching the wall, Xia Zuo threw a second grenade and, using the smoke and dust from the explosion, climbed over the wall.

Then, like a tiger charging into a flock of sheep, he charged left and right within the enclosure with his bayonet, sending a small notebook back to his hometown with each thrust of his bayonet.

In just 20 seconds, all six notebooks were crushed.

Besides the notebook, there were more than 60 puppet soldiers in the courtyard of the pillbox. Although Xia Zuo did not use bayonets on them, they were all terrified at this moment.

Xia Zuo glanced at the puppet soldiers huddled in the corner, trembling, and, after confirming that they were no longer in danger, reached out and removed the bayonet from the muzzle of his gun.

He threw the last grenade into the third floor of the pillbox, then kicked open the narrow door and rushed inside.

The sound of the explosion mixed with the thud of bayonets piercing flesh, and Xiaobenzi's miserable and terrified dying screams, frightened the puppet soldiers in the courtyard so much that they turned pale and felt as if they were dreaming.

How could there be such fierce Eighth Route Army soldiers?

He's not even human!

The toughest nut to crack was cracked so easily.

Even the notoriously audacious Company Commander Lü found it hard to believe that he would dare lead 120 men to charge the 180th Japanese company. He muttered, "What's wrong with this kid?"

The soldiers collected their spoils with beaming smiles; they not only took guns, ammunition, food, and clothing, but also rolled up barbed wire and took it with them.

While working hard, everyone expressed their shock at Xia Zuo. They came from all over the country and had a wide variety of accents.

"Holy crap, Xia is unbelievably amazing!"

"I don't want to be his opponent anymore."

"He's really something, he's like a tank all by himself."

Xia Zuo didn't care about the praise, but just felt the power expanding within his body and smiled with satisfaction.

The feeling of regaining my strength, the feeling of freely typing in my notebook, it feels so good.

Having shaken off the oppressive feeling of helplessness, Xia Zuo's inner turmoil dissipated, and unknowingly, the trend of his mental collapse stopped, and he began to move towards perfection.

His love life, after many trials and tribulations in the mortal world, finally took a turn for the better.

Finally, the rough wooden barricades were all dismantled, stuffed into the pillboxes, and set on fire before the Eighth Route Army could retreat in formation.

The pillbox resembled a short, thick chimney, billowing thick black smoke, seemingly announcing the birth of a god of war.

Fist of the North Star World.

After waking up, Nandou Natsusa was in a daze for a long time. He was trying to share the various powers he had obtained one by one, and he was also savoring and digesting the vast memories.

Suddenly he jumped up excitedly and ran to the wasteland outside the shelter.

He awkwardly reached out his hand, gently grabbed forward, and a crystal-clear water ball appeared.

The water balloon grew larger and larger, until Xia Zuo, overly excited, lost control and fell to the ground, wetting a large area of ​​land.

After calming himself down, Xia Zuo once again stretched out his hands and placed them on the drying wasteland.

A tender sprout struggled to push through the soil and emerged from the ground.

Then came the second, the third, and finally hundreds of tender shoots crowded the moist waste soil, lush and verdant, like a miracle.

This is a miracle, the greatest miracle in the nuclear wasteland.

Nandou Natsusa's face showed genuine joy, and his eyes were filled with light and hope, making him incredibly determined.

Just then, Xia Zuo saw the billowing dust rapidly approaching in the distance. He strode forward, his killing intent palpable, to meet the group of enemies.

Xia Zuo's smile was bright, but his eyes were as cold and icy.

Now that hope has been born in my hands, it's time for order to be restored to this world!

Whoever you are, either submit to my will and become part of order, or die!

The world of Swordsman, the Lingjiu Palace of Tianshan.

Xia Zuo awoke from his deep meditation and immediately sensed something was amiss.

Something in the dark connected with me and generated a tremendous pulling force, making me feel as if I were flying upwards.

But this feeling seems to be an illusion.

Xia Zuo stood up, slowly practiced a round of Tai Chi, and then practiced the basic Huashan sword technique again to confirm that his body had not become lighter and his movements had not changed.

Although the feeling of flying was intense, it did not have any real impact on the body.

Xia Zuo sheathed his sword and murmured, "Is it because Xia Zuo shared the life force of the Heavenly Tribulation and was able to sense information he couldn't sense before?"

A graceful figure strode into Lingjiu Palace, asking curiously, "Brother Xia, what did you sense?"

Her voice was as clear and melodious as a nightingale's, her appearance as bright and flawless as the moon, and her temperament combined majesty and gentleness.

She is Dongfang Bubai, a being born from heaven and earth, with her gender reversed.

Xia Zuo and Dongfang Bubai have been friends for thirty years. They are already familiar with each other and there is no awkwardness between them anymore.

Upon hearing Dongfang Bubai's question, he calmly replied, "My cultivation level has improved, and I feel an upward pulling force, but there is no substantial feedback in my movements."

Dongfang Bubai said with delight, "Your cultivation level can actually improve again, that's wonderful!"

"With these gains, this trip to Tianshan can not be considered a failure."

This was their third time exploring the Tianshan Mountains together. After careful searching, they finally located the Lingjiu Palace among several ruins.

Unfortunately, this place has been abandoned for too long. Not to mention books and paper, even murals and stone carvings have become blurred under the ravages of time and wind and snow.

Although it was only slightly blurred, it had already lost its essence and could no longer comprehend the unique skills of the Free and Unfettered Sect.

Xia Zuo sighed, "Lingjiu Palace has yielded nothing. If we seek a way forward, we can only follow in the footsteps of Master Sanfeng."

Dongfang Bubai, however, took it in stride: "The pursuit of the Dao is never easy. The fact that we can accompany each other on this journey is already a great blessing compared to the seniors."

"Moreover, there are still traces left by a real person ahead that we can follow, which is enough."

"Let's go. Although we are both highly accomplished and have long lifespans, we can't waste any more time here."

She reached out her hand, instinctively trying to help Xia Zuo up, and Xia Zuo instinctively reached out his hand in return.

When the two hands are clasped together, their true energy naturally merges, and in an instant, yin and yang are in harmony, converging into the two polarities and returning to the Taiji.

Suddenly, the true meaning of Tai Chi stirred Xia Zuo's life force, tearing a small crack in the increasingly strict rules of heaven and earth.

The one that had vanished reappeared in an instant.

Without hesitation, Xia Zuo and Dongfang Bubai didn't even need to exchange glances before they channeled their inner energy into the crack that was destined to exist only for a moment.

There is nothing to hesitate about.

Under Xia Zuo's leadership, the Huashan Sect had long since broken free from the constraints of martial arts sects and become a Taoist leader that rivaled Longhu Mountain and Wudang Mountain.

Moreover, Xia Zuo had already relinquished his position as sect leader ten years ago, achieving a stable succession and retreating into the background.

Even if Xia Zuo were to die suddenly, it would not affect the survival of Mount Hua.

Dongfang Bubai was even more carefree. After his battle with Xia Zuo, he abandoned his position as leader without any hesitation.

For so many years, she has either secluded herself in the mountains to cultivate her spiritual practices or traveled with Xia Zuo to search for traces of Taoism. She has been looking forward to this opportunity for a long time.

After the two poured all their true energy, true essence, and even the origin of their lives into the crack in the Heavenly Dao, they naturally fell into a trance.

They remained perfectly still, their clothes not even fluttering, yet they seemed to be experiencing an unimaginable, immense turbulence, their souls shaken and uneasy.

The two endured the pain and carefully sensed all the changes around them, even if they couldn't understand them at all or even perceive the whole picture, they would not let any change slip by.

Even if you don't understand it, you have to force yourself to memorize it.

This has opened a crack in the Great Dao; every change is the closest manifestation to the Great Dao. How could a seeker of the Dao waste such a once-in-a-millennium opportunity?

After an unknown amount of time, everything returned to calm.

Xia Zuo and Dongfang Bubai remained still, desperately strengthening their memories and absorbing the gains, while also experiencing an indescribable happiness.

Then a clear, melodious female voice rang out: "Who are you?"

"How dare you trespass into the forbidden area of ​​Lingjiu Palace! Aren't you afraid of Grandma's punishment?"

The girl's words thundered like a thunderclap in Xia Zuo's mind.

He quickly extracted the keywords: "Lingjiu Palace", "Forbidden Land", and "Grandma".

Xia Zuo quickly turned his head to look at the stone carving, which seemed unchanged, only slightly clearer and more expressive.

But this time, he saw moves that were previously unimaginable.

The seemingly simple yet infinitely varied Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand seems capable of encompassing all martial arts techniques and moves in the world, possessing the potential to embrace everything like a vast ocean.

The majestic and imposing Tianshan Six Yang Palms, which embodies the idea of ​​self-sufficiency and dominance, expresses the state of mind of being self-sufficient and not needing external help, just like the sun, which is invincible.

Dongfang Bubai also let out a hearty laugh: "It really is a different world. This place has become more spiritual. The road ahead is now open. Xia Zuo, you are truly my great fortune."

Xia Zuo sighed contentedly, "As expected, I've transmigrated again."

Marvel World.

Xia Zuo woke up leisurely, but his mind was occupied by the tattoo on his left hand.

As expected, the improvement in rank that Tianmo Xiazuo mentioned was useful; he has now come to understand much of the content related to tattoos.

The reason why I couldn't understand the tattoo information before was simply because I wasn't at a high enough level to see the whole picture.

In a two-dimensional world, two rows of parallel, intersecting, and progressively advancing points appear as discontinuous parallel lines. Only by elevating the perspective to three dimensions can one discover that it is a spring, and the discontinuous parallel lines are the longitudinal section of the spring.

Now that Xia Zuo can see things clearly, he realizes that much of the information is not difficult to understand.

He didn't get out of bed all day, lying motionless like a corpse, completely absorbed in learning and understanding new knowledge, making surprising gains every moment.

knowledge is power.

As Shazor's understanding of the Kree obelisk deepened, his mastery of his own power also increased.

The power ceiling in the Marvel universe far exceeds that of the Naruto world, and the number of powerful beings who roam the stars is countless.

There are countless powerful individuals even stronger than Kaguya Otsutsuki, and it's not uncommon for some to be able to destroy a planet with a single blow.

Because Xia Zuo lacked knowledge, he could only mechanically follow the methods of "The True Explanation of the Five Elements Battle" to fool people, and therefore the bloodline limit he shared could not play its true value.

The situation is very different now.