Chapter 2

"Holy crap, no milk is one thing, but this bastard Orochimaru is actually feeding me blood?!"

Shi Yuan was cursing internally.

But as the blood flowed down his throat, the hunger in his stomach made him start swallowing involuntarily.

Gulp! Gulp!

The warm blood flowed into his stomach.

Shi Yuan’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Oh no!"

He felt his stomach was extremely uncomfortable, far worse than any stomachache he’d had before.

He couldn't digest it!

But just at this moment.

[Itachi have understood the stomach's digestive system, Itachi feel the nutrients in the blood and desperately want to absorb them, Itachi have created the Blood-Sucking Demonic Art]

What the hell is the Blood-Sucking Demonic Art?!

Shi Yuan’s eyes widened in shock.

Is there something wrong with this broken system?

I’m a good, upright youth, and Itachi’re giving me a demonic art?!

But when a stream of information flooded into his mind, Shi Yuan immediately changed his tune.

[Blood-Sucking Demonic Art: Can rapidly absorb nutrients from blood, accelerate physical growth, strengthen one's physique, and speed up physical recovery!]

Three special effects!

Awesome!!!

Shi Yuan cheered in his heart.

He didn't care if it was a demonic art anymore and immediately started circulating it.

Instantly, his stomach began to exert force, and the blood that had made him so uncomfortable was instantly and frantically digested and absorbed!

A massive amount of nutrients and energy were absorbed and circulated throughout his body.

For a moment, Shi Yuan actually felt his body warming up!

But he was too engrossed in drinking, so he didn't notice Orochimaru staring at him intently, shocked beyond measure.

"Two liters!!!"

"He has already drunk over two liters of blood!"

"Not only is there no change in his stomach, but the blood disappears the moment it's swallowed!"

"Could it be that he has digested it all?!"

Orochimaru was somewhat uncertain and suspicious for a moment.

Even with his vast experience, he was shocked by Shi Yuan’s digestive capacity and appetite.

"It seems I’ve picked up an incredible fellow this time!"

After staring at Shi Yuan for a while, Orochimaru suddenly laughed.

Although they hadn't met long ago, the surprises Shi Yuan gave him were simply too many.

It made him involuntarily start looking forward to Shi Yuan’s future!

"Let me see just how far Itachi can go in the future."

Orochimaru watched calmly as Shi Yuan drank all the blood of the entire wild wolf, said nothing, and continued on their way.

"I was too excited just now, I seem to have exposed myself."

Shi Yuan sighed in his heart; he could only take things one step at a time.

As long as he showed enough talent, nothing should happen, right?

Not long after, Orochimaru escaped the Land of Fire and arrived at a secret base in the neighboring Land of Fields.

The secret base was located underground.

When Orochimaru arrived, several figures appeared at the entrance, kneeling to welcome him.

"My lord Orochimaru!"

Orochimaru didn't even glance at them, walked straight in, and ordered:

"Collect intelligence on the Hidden Leaf for me; I want to keep track of the situation in the Hidden Leaf at all times!"

"Yes!"

Watching Orochimaru’s back, the cannon-fodder subordinates exchanged shocked glances.

The cold, snake-like Lord Orochimaru had actually brought a child back with him.

"Lord Orochimaru, do Itachi need me to find a woman to look after the child?"

Someone gathered the courage to ask.

Orochimaru paused, looked down at Shi Yuan, who was staring around with wide, curious eyes.

"No need, I will take care of this child myself!"

The subordinates’ eyes widened in shock, their faces full of disbelief.

However, Orochimaru ignored their thoughts and took Shi Yuan into the dim underground base.

Shi Yuan stared curiously at the sights along the way.

The entire base was underground starting from the entrance, so the lighting was very dim.

Long corridors led straight to the bottom, with paths branching off to other directions in between.

The walls of the corridors were lined with identical rooms.

It was like an ant-nest labyrinth!

It made Shi Yuan feel dizzy.

However, Orochimaru soon stopped, took him into a room, arranged for someone to watch him, and then left.

Shi Yuan soon fell asleep; as an infant, his main task now was to sleep.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

During these three years, Shi Yuan’s performance had exceeded Orochimaru’s expectations.

Able to speak at three months!

Able to walk at five months!

Able to read and write at seven months!

Able to browse through data and documents at ten months!

His figure was mostly seen in Orochimaru’s laboratory and archives.

Because his comprehension was heaven-defying, Shi Yuan learned everything quickly—so quickly it defied common sense—and he could even innovate, which shocked Orochimaru.

He believed that Shi Yuan was definitely a peerless genius who would surpass him!

He had also been looking forward to the day Shi Yuan began practicing ninjutsu!

And that day

had finally arrived!

Deep within the dim base, there was a small plaza.

Orochimaru brought Shi Yuan here and chased everyone else away.

He looked at Shi Yuan opposite him, still unable to help but show a look of amazement.

Although only three years old, thanks to his self-created Body-Forging Art, Shi Yuan’s physique already resembled that of an ordinary seven or eight-year-old boy.

Such physical fitness was fully capable of refining chakra and beginning practice!

"Shi Yuan, from today on, Itachi will begin practicing ninjutsu with me!"

This name was carved on a jade pendant on Shi Yuan’s body; after Orochimaru discovered it, he called him Shi Yuan.

"Teacher, can learning ninjutsu grant me eternal life?"

Orochimaru was startled, then smiled: "I have a secret technique called Living Corpse Reincarnation that can grant eternal life!"

"I remember Itachi saying, Teacher, that Living Corpse Reincarnation has major flaws."

Shi Yuan curled his lips.

What he wanted was true eternal life, like in the cultivation novels of his past life.

Not this soul-transfer secret technique of Orochimaru’s, which had obvious flaws and required constant body-swapping.

Seeing his look of disdain, Orochimaru’s face darkened slightly.

This is the one bad thing about having a disciple who is too smart—it’s hard to fool them.