Chapter 72: Taotie Technique 2.5
Inspired by the syrup reaction equation, Sasuke's improvement of the Taotie Technique now had a clear development direction. He delved into the principle, moving from a macro-level understanding to micro-level meticulousness.
"It seems this direction is correct," he told himself.
He soon discovered that the improved technique consumed significantly less food to produce the same amount of energy. This also showed that the conversion efficiency was improving and, at the same time, the burden on his organs was reduced, which greatly benefited his cultivation.
"There's still a lot of room for improvement."
He continued to improve the technique. Although he had made great progress, it hadn't made a qualitative leap. It could only be considered version 2.5. There was still some way to go before it could completely break the restraints.
"Finally, food consumption has decreased."
Sasuke took out a honey energy block and savored it. Although he didn't devour it, the chakra in his body quickly recovered.
Chirp, chirp, chirp...
At that moment, Shirotaka flew over, smelling the fragrance of the block and wanting to share it. Since tasting it, it constantly craved it. Sasuke gave it some of the sugar energy blocks to help it grow.
Since the development of Taotie Technique version 2.5, Shirotaka had also grown rapidly, moving from chick to a young bird. Its weight had already reached 54 kilograms. Considering that birds of prey can carry two or three times their own weight, it could now fly with an adult ninja on its back, at least for a short time. For long flights, it shouldn't carry more than its own weight. That is, it could carry Ryo without problems, but an adult like Sasuke only for about ten minutes. As for the two corpulent members of the team, Tekudo and Chomi, Shirotaka could only express its inability.
"Shirotaka, you have to try harder. Our survival in this war depends on you," Sasuke said, giving it another energy block.
"Huh?" Sasuke's eyes lit up. He discovered that Shirotaka had a bee in its mouth, obviously several times larger than the previous ones, the size of a ping-pong ball. The hawk didn't swallow it but held it and chirped enthusiastically.
"Shirotaka, you are very intelligent."
Now that it had entered the breeding stage, its intelligence had increased, reaching the level of a seven or eight-year-old child. It knew how to actively seek the source of honey.
"Guide me."
Sasuke climbed onto Shirotaka's back, and together they followed the giant bee towards the forests and mountains to the northeast. It took them more than half an hour to get deep into the dense vegetation, dodging patrols thanks to Sasuke's infrasonic radar. Along the way, he found many giant fruit trees and an extensive area of white bean trees, but his goal was elsewhere.
After more than ten minutes, at an altitude of two or three thousand meters, he finally reached his destination.
"These are real wood bees."
He fixed his gaze on a large pile of honeycombs hanging from a towering tree, more than ten times larger than the hive he found last time. His ultrasonic radar detected hundreds of thousands of these bees, among which there were almost a hundred the size of a fist with chakra fluctuations.
Ding, ding, ding...
Shirotaka, remembering the exquisiteness of the honey, recklessly plunged towards the hive. Sasuke chuckled and didn't stop it; the hawk needed to learn a lesson.
These wood bees weren't individually very strong, but there were too many of them. Although Shirotaka had combat power comparable to a chunin, it was defeated. Its body was covered in sharp stings. Fortunately, its Giant Hawk lineage provided good defense, and it only suffered superficial wounds. However, the stings contained toxins. As soon as it escaped, it was paralyzed and motionless.
A large number of wood bees followed Shirotaka, found Sasuke, and immediately attacked.
"Ultrasonic Insect Repellent Technique!"
Sasuke tried to scare them away, but even at maximum power, it wasn't very effective against these powerful chakra bees.
"Shock!"
He quickly released an infrasonic wave, and suddenly, tens of thousands of bees fell like torrential rain.
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