Ascension Island.
On the distant horizon, dark clouds gathered, and eerie winds blew.
Dense, serpentine shadows churned amidst the dark clouds and sea waves, their hisses rging into a chilling tide, approaching from afar.
A vast, sinister, terrifying aura, filled with greed and killing intent, pressed down upon Ascension Island.
At the island’s edge, Tagitsuhi watched, her face pale, at the swarm of snakes in the distance that almost blotted out the sea and sky, and at the enormous white-scaled serpentine figure coiled upon a sinister cloud at the swarm’s center.
The White Snake Sage.
’This is bad, I overplayed my hand...’
Tagitsuhi’s heart sank, and her palms grew slightly sweaty.
At the entrance to the underground laboratory, Nonō, Kurenai, Kabuto, Yumi and Ayumi, and Miyamoto Ichirō all felt the suffocating pressure, their expressions grim.
"It’s Ryūchi Cave... they’ve really co knocking!"
Nonō glanced deep into the laboratory. Sora’s body was still lying quietly within the preservation unit.
She hesitated for a mont, but ultimately shook her head.
’We can’t disturb him. He’s at a critical stage right now, and besides, he believes we can protect this place.’
Thinking this, Nonō’s gaze grew resolute.
She quickly ford hand seals and slapped her palms on the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Poof. Poof.
Two large puffs of white smoke erupted.
From the smoke, the first to appear was Shanjun, over five ters tall, entirely snow-white, with a proud and imposing gaze.
As soon as it appeared, its fierce aura, befitting the king of beasts, spread out, diluting so of the coldness brought by the snake swarm.
Imdiately after, another puff of white smoke dissipated, revealing a figure over two ters tall.
It was the anomaly of the Enma clan, the Six Eared Dragon Ape, Tenji.
Just by standing there, it gave a feeling of immovable stability, yet also contained explosive power.
Seeing Shanjun, Tagitsuhi felt a bit more at ease.
She had witnessed Shanjun’s terrifying combat power after its enlargent, comparable to a Tailed Beast.
As for that ape called Tenji, although its size wasn’t large, the feeling it gave her was even more unfathomable. Especially that faint, dragon-like aura on its body, originating from the sa source as Sora’s but more狂暴.
Nonō did not stop. She ford hand seals again.
"Summoning Jutsu."
After a small puff of smoke, Chinchilla appeared on her shoulder.
"Chinchilla, it’s urgent."
Nonō quickly said to Chinchilla, "If, if we cannot hold them off, you must imdiately go inform Sora at the fastest speed possible."
"ow. That will be one thousand ryo."
Chinchilla did not respond directly, instead extending a cat’s paw.
Nonō was speechless. She pulled a silver note from her chest and handed it over.
"Here, one thousand ryo."
"ow. Thank you, Boss Nonō. I guarantee completion of the mission."
Chinchilla stored the silver note, then jumped into the shadow of a nearby rock, its cat eyes fixed on the approaching snake swarm in the distance.
With Shanjun and Tenji’s reinforcents, Tagitsuhi took a deep breath, suppressing the panic in her heart, and straightened her back again.
She felt confident again.
The budding dragon horns on her head emitted a faint light. The aura of a flood dragon spread out, faintly opposing the White Snake Sage’s oppressive pressure from afar.
...
The snake swarm finally reached the outskirts of Ascension Island and stopped.
The White Snake Sage’s massive serpentine pupils first fell upon Tagitsuhi. When she saw the already quite developed dragon horns on Tagitsuhi’s head, her pupils contracted sharply. Jealousy and killing intent in her heart nearly erupted.
"Tagitsuhi..."
"Seeing this Sage, why do you not kneel and await your execution?"
Tagitsuhi forced herself to stay calm and responded with a cold laugh.
"White Snake Sage, this land belongs to my master, Sora. Unwelco guests are not welco here. Please turn back."
"Master. Hmph. How low you have fallen."
The White Snake Sage’s voice was filled with disdain, but her gaze involuntarily swept over Shanjun and Tenji behind Tagitsuhi.
Both actually carried a pure dragon clan aura. Moreover, Tenji’s condensed physique gave her a sense of threat.
’How many monsters has this Sora cultivated?’
The White Snake Sage’s heart grew even more fervent, and she beca even more determined to capture Sora.
"This Sage gives you one final chance. Hand over Sora, cripple your own cultivation, return with to Ryūchi Cave to receive punishnt, and perhaps your life may be spared."
"In your dreams."
Tagitsuhi refused without hesitation.
"Stubborn fool."
The White Snake Sage completely lost her patience. Her massive serpent tail swung fiercely. "All of Ryūchi Cave, for this Sage, trample this island flat. Whoever captures Sora alive will be granted the secret technique of dragon transformation."
"Sssss."
Hearing the four words "secret technique of dragon transformation," the eyes of all the snakes turned red. They surged towards Ascension Island.
"Prepare for battle."
Tagitsuhi shouted sharply, instantly transforming into a nearly hundred-ter-long flood dragon body. Roaring, she charged forward.
"Roar."
Shanjun let out a heaven-shaking tiger’s roar. Its body rapidly expanded within a white light, transforming in the blink of an eye into a colossal beast nearly a hundred ters long.
Its four limbs exerted force, and it leaped up violently. Whirlwinds actually coiled around its body, briefly suspending its massive form in the air. Its tiger claws slamd fiercely towards the densest part of the snake swarm.
Under one claw strike, dozens of snakes, large and small, were instantly crushed into pulp.
"Heh, it’s been a while since I moved these old bones."
Tenji twisted its neck. During the incident at the Valley of the End last ti, because Danzo had set up a barrier in advance, it had not participated in the battle, which had left it extrely displeased.
It charged into the snake swarm like a golden lightning bolt. Its six ears twitched slightly, accurately capturing the attack trajectory of every snake.
Fist, foot, elbow, knee.
Every part of its body beca a most terrifying weapon.
Bam. Bam. Bam. Bam.
Wherever it passed, snakes burst apart one after another. Not a single one could withstand even one exchange.
Its taijutsu was simple, violent, and efficient to the extre.
Perfectly continuing Sora’s distinctive style.
The flood dragon form of Tagitsuhi was even more ferocious. The flood dragon body writhed in the sea and air, claws tearing, dragon tail sweeping. From its mouth, it occasionally spat out blue-black energy breaths. Wherever it passed, the snake swarm was thrown into chaos, with heavy casualties.
The flood dragon’s oppressive pressure it emitted had an extrely strong suppressing effect on ordinary snakes, greatly reducing their combat power.
The three main combatants were like three sharp blades, thrusting fiercely into the black tide of snakes.
"Useless."
The White Snake Sage looked at the heavily depleted snake swarm and snorted coldly.
The three Snake Sages by her side, Kōjinja, Ichikishimahi, and the newly added Snake Sage, imdiately understood. Simultaneously, they flew out.
Kōjinja went for the seemingly most mysterious Tenji. Ichikishimahi, gritting her teeth, charged towards Tagitsuhi, whom she deeply hated. And the new Snake Sage, along with a large number of elite snakes, entangled Shanjun, who was wreaking havoc in the air.
The battle instantly escalated.
Kōjinja used various bizarre sage art genjutsu, attempting to confuse Tenji.
However, Tenji’s six ears twitched, and a mocking smile appeared on its face.
"These crooked tricks, how dare you show off your diocre skills before an expert?"
It completely ignored the illusory scenes. Relying on its terrifying intuition and speed, it directly closed in on Kōjinja and threw a punch.
Kōjinja was greatly alard. She hurriedly used a substitution technique to dodge. The ground where she had been standing was blasted into a deep crater.
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