Chapter 516: The Big Fish
The mystical Wooden Dragon had no scales on its body; instead, it seemed to be covered in a significant amount of slimy mucus, which added to its slippery and sinister feel.
Yet its power was not the slightest bit compromised, the Tailed Beast Ball, terrifying in its destructive power, was caught in its jaws and sealed, then sent back!
"Don't underestimate me!"
Kirabi and the Eight-Tails, demonstrating perfect coordination, controlled the massive body of the Eight-Tails to actively meet the challenge head-on. While spitting out a second Tailed Beast Ball at the Wooden Dragon, he reached out to grab its neck.
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A figure even larger than the Wooden Dragon rose from the ground; the Wooden Dragon seemed to become part of it, encircling it.
One palm of the Wood Golem reached out directly towards another Tailed Beast Ball from the Eight-Tails, while the other one grabbed its neck ahead of the Eight-Tails.
At the same time, the Tailed Beast Ball held in the mouth of the Wooden Dragon spewed out.
Boom~ Boom~
The two Tailed Beast Balls exploded instantaneously, creating a violent shock wave.
The powerful gust of wind scattered the water barrier behind it as if a storm had formed.
The gust of wind carried sand and stones, echoing through the U-shaped valley before bursting forth from the fissure.
Doran, Hope, and the Shaman all looked disconcerted, raising their hands to block the fury of the hurricane.
"The destructive power and size have already exceeded ours by a lot! What kind of faulty intelligence is this?"
The Shaman cursed.
Although being large doesn't necessarily mean it's strong—the Sandworm was much bigger—
'big' was indeed very troublesome a lot of the times!
It was quite a surprise when the Eight-Tails, one of their own, showed up.
But then the opponent just pulls out a Wooden Dragon and a Wood Golem, directly suppressing the Eight-Tails!
"It's Wood Release! It's that very Wood Release I've told you about before! The opponent can actually use Wood Release? This is bad; it's a type of ability that counters Tailed Beasts!"
Ai was full of worry at this moment, her eyes constantly searching, wanting to find the Caster. Only by taking out the Caster would they be able to break this situation in the most effective way!
Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!
As Ai had mentioned, once again a large number of vines broke through the soil, encircling the Eight-Tails with the help of the Wood Golem.
Those tentacle-like creeping vines were unavoidable due to the massive size of the Eight-Tails!
"Found you!"
Ai's timing in battle was incredibly keen, as lightning coursed through her body. She moved with terrifying speed, transforming into a bolt of lightning, charging straight towards Tao Yu, who had appeared on top of the Wood Golem's head!
The vines along the way were effortlessly shattered as she charged through them.
Her astonishing speed and strength caught Tao Yu's attention, causing her to look over and let out a light "Huh."
"Quite fast."
Suddenly, the surroundings drastically slowed down, as the flying sand and gravel seemed to float slowly in mid-air.
The vines twisting towards the Eight-Tails also appeared to dance slowly.
But even under such slow-motion, Ai's speed wasn't considered too slow.
However, for Tao Yu who was not affected, Ai's speed was wholly insufficient.
"Ninja experience is vast, ability to seize combat opportunities is strong, but it lacks that artistic conception of a Grandmaster..."
It seemed as if she sighed, Tao Yu merely took a step to the side, and with a casual flick of her hand, she struck Ai.
Bang~
The air distorted and a cavity exploded.
As the flow of time resumed, Ai was sent flying like a cannonball.
Crash~
Ai, transformed into a streak of light, directly collided into the mountainside.
"She's quite tough..."
Tao Yu was quite surprised as she effortlessly sent someone flying.
Although she did not use her ultimate killing techniques, her previous strike was without restraint.
Now that they were dealing with direct attack from the Tailed Beast Ball, any secrets or tactics could just be dealt with through the 'Dream Spirit Contact'.
But unexpectedly, her strike felt like a punch hitting a hard nut; even though the nut was sent flying, it didn't shatter—but probably broke a dozen or so bones.
And just as Tao Yu sent Ai flying, not even giving a chance for a follow-up attack,
around her already hovered more than a dozen devices akin to Hovering Cannons, all simultaneously launching an attack on her!
There were railguns, thermal rays, kinetic impacts, electromagnetic damage, and thermal attacks, all complete. Even though the Hovering Cannons were not large, the energy output they displayed was quite surprising to Tao Yu.
"Is this nuclear-powered? Or some Wish Power Device..."
Tao Yu transformed into a piece of dead wood and then melded into a pool of Black Mud, the Substitute she left behind was instantly shredded to pieces!
Even the Wood Golem's head and shoulder were heavily damaged by the concentrated firepower.
The intensity of the attack was indeed the strongest of the cybernetic enhancements Tao Yu had ever encountered.
Even the "Neural Acceleration Module" he had acquired before, on its own, was no match for this combined attack.
"Behind you, be careful!"
Hope's eyes seemed to constantly flicker with various dots of light and data, and in the sky, without notice, various small spherical drones had begun to hover around.
The moment Tao Yu reappeared, he immediately captured his trace and issued a warning.
Suddenly, snowflake-like light points appeared around the Shaman and with his control, they converged into a tornado and charged straight at Tao Yu.
It looked just like a cluster of 'snowflakes' carried by a strong wind.
"Shaman? Wasn't he hired by Treya's side? This betrayal is poorly executed."
Tao Yu had just heard about some of the simple situations from Treya's side.
To then see 'allies' attacking him made him slightly speechless.
His gaze shifted, and strange cracks immediately covered the surface of the approaching snowflake dragon. Each one was a weak point of the dragon!
The cracks spiraled and instantly shattered.
It was as if they had indeed turned into 'snowflakes,' their power obliterated by the Sword of Will.
As Tao Yu's spirituality elevated, the power of the Sword of Will also showed a significant enhancement.
He then raised his hand slightly, and chains burst forth, shooting towards Doran who appeared behind him, without even turning his head he muttered,
"Why aren't they coming out? Isn't this enough..."
While muttering, he took the Sword of Light and Shadow he had picked up from Freel's hand and slashed at random.
The brilliant black radiance instantly engulfed Doran behind him; a World Breaker who hadn't even gotten to use his own abilities, died so obscurely.
The continuous attacks of different styles, each displaying immense strength, almost made Shaman's eyeballs pop out.
Holding the Fallen Blood in his hands was an awkward predicament, whether to use it or not.
The opponent indeed excelled in physical combat, especially since just one strike managed to send the terrifyingly fast Ai flying into the mountains, unable to be pulled out.
But his other abilities, which one was weak?
The monstrous artillery attacks that caught his eye were blocked by a Wooden Dragon and a Wood Golem Technique in succession, and then entangled the friendly giant beast with vines.
In a few moves, the largest artillery on their side was rendered useless.
Facing Hope's targeted attacks, he simply used some substitute ability to dissolve them.
He merely glanced and severed his own attack.
The Chains of Heaven easily bound Doran, whose strength was no less than his own, and then with a flick of the sword, erased him.
A World Breaker!
Killed just like that?!
He wanted to muster a smile and mention a misunderstanding, but looking at the opponent's indifferent eyes, he knew it would be hard to amicably walk away.
"Damned intelligence!"
He had come here with great excitement to fire the first shot against the Suns and to make a fortune off Spice, only to find himself in a death trap!
Watching the Chains of Heaven swarm towards him from the shadows, Shaman felt his scalp turn numb.
He let a flurry of 'snowflakes' surround him, forming a protective barrier.
As the Chains of Heaven approached, the 'snowflakes' rushed in, culminating in a series of explosive flashes.
Even though the Chains of Heaven suffered no damage, they were still continuously blown away by the bursts, struggling and maneuvering through the gaps.
It seemed the 'snowflake' explosions carried some mysterious power, making the Sealing Techniques nearly ineffective.
But even so, Shaman could only gasp for air, barely surviving. As the Chains of Heaven penetrated through his thigh, he quickly followed in Doran's footsteps.
Looking towards the slowly approaching figure holding the black light blade, Shaman was filled with dread.
He was going to die…
"Please, sir, lend a hand!"
However, at that moment, Hope, who had only controlled the Hovering Cannon for a burst of attacks and then quickly utilized the jet device to gain altitude and distance, now cupped his hand towards the sky and spoke aloud.
The next moment, a dazzling streak of lightning tore through the sky instantly and hit Tao Yu, turning him into a pool of Black Mud.
The terrifying residual electricity that fell to the ground caused streaks of Thunder Serpent to scuttle across the surface, pulverizing everything they came across on the road.
The vines from the Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence were the first to burst open, pop~pop~continuously exploding, and with one strike, more than half were cleared.
Merely watching the power of a single bolt of lightning, although its area of destruction seemed less than the Tailed Beast Ball, the pulverized ground and the directly ionized vines all attested to the terrifying nature of this sudden attack.
Hmph~
Yet after the strike missed, the shadowy figure didn't show any intent to call out; he simply turned and left, transforming into a streak of lightning with incredible speed.
But the next moment, he crashed into a shattered space ahead and appeared in a dark and somber world.
"Caught you..."
Tao Yu toyed with the coin in his hand, floating above this dark world of churning black muck, his mouth corner curling into a smile as he looked down at the figure wrapped in blue light below. He flicked the coin up and then slipped it into his pocket…