Inside the pillar of Soul Blood, a giant catfish was initially preparing to help Arakashira, but seeing Arakashira getting pummeled, it hesitated. The enemy's fierce, I'm startled! Time to bail!
Of course, running away wasn't realistic, as they had been summoned by their master to maintain the fragmented space and collect Soul Blood.
Now summoned to hold the fort, even if the situation looked tough, they couldn't just flee. It could only pray.
"Don't come over! Don't come over! Don't come over! Ahhhhh! Why are you coming over?!"
The catfish suddenly saw Mo Shuying appear outside its pillar of light, and instantly, the catfish puffed up like a fugu out of anger!
The person was already at its doorstep; being a coward now would be a disgrace to all fishkind. Knowing it couldn't win, the catfish still chose to confront him head-on! It wanted Mo Shuying to know! It wasn't just some pushover!
"Roar!"
A furious roar erupted from the Soul Blood pillar, emitting a blinding light! A massive catfish spirit emerged from within!
The gigantic catfish radiated an eerie, cold light, its whiskers twitching like tentacles around its mouth. Its enormous maw looked capable of swallowing heaven and earth, carrying a terrifying killing intent! It lunged at Mo Shuying, biting down!
"What a huge anglerfish! So ugly!"
Mo Shuying was also startled by the sudden appearance of this monstrous fish. What kind of ugly thing is popping out to scare people! Before he could be swallowed, Mo Shuying threw a Judas' Kiss, which flew directly into the catfish monster's mouth, then quickly retreated.
"Hmm?"
The catfish monster bit into empty air, then glared at Mo Shuying and roared.
"You're the anglerfish! Your whole family is anglerfish!"
*Boom!*
The next second, a blinding light erupted inside the catfish monster's mouth! Then from its nostrils and eyes, its massive eyes were instantly incinerated. This powerful catfish monster didn't even get a chance to fight Mo Shuying; it was directly blown to death!
"Om~"
A Spirit Orb coalesced in the air. Mo Shuying waved his hand and collected it.
Earthquake Catfish Spirit Orb
Equip to gain Epidermal Reinforcement (B+)
Effect: Ghost Shark Scales
Gain a layer of damage-reflecting skin. Reflects 15% of damage taken back to the attacker.
"This? Good stuff. If I can use it, it's like another piece of thornmail. And this fish is a catfish? Epidermal Reinforcement? Heh, what a lucky coincidence."
From the Spirit Orb's characteristics, it was clear that the Earthquake Catfish must have had extremely tough skin. But unfortunately, Mo Shuying's Judas' Kiss caused an internal explosion, easily dispatching it.
Another Ghost General dealt with. Including Qing Nü, four Ghost Generals had now died by Mo Shuying's hand, yielding five Spirit Orbs, nearly half.
Since things had come to this, Mo Shuying, with his collecting obsession, wasn't about to stop. He gazed at the other pillars of light. These weren't just pillars of light! They were lighthouses in the dark! Like guiding stars, illuminating Mo Shuying's path to collection!
Seeing Mo Shuying head towards another Soul Blood pillar, Amakusa, who was monitoring everything through the treasured orb in his hand, darkened.
These were his proud Twelve Oni Generals, each a powerful existence, the very cornerstone of his future great enterprise! And now! His grand plans were barely begun!
"I can't let him continue acting so brazenly! Shuten! It's up to you!"
Amakusa looked at the girl still drinking, but unfortunately, the oni-horned girl put down her cup, wiped her mouth, and shook her head.
"No! I can't beat him. His strength is formidable. If we don't go all out, we won't be able to defeat him."
Shuten saw clearly. This enemy was not someone they could defeat in a one-on-one fight. Even if they sent everyone, she felt they would still pay a huge price.
"..."
Amakusa was speechless, mainly because he felt Shuten's words made a lot of sense! In that case...
"If that's the case! Orochi! Chiyome! Kiyohime! All of you, go destroy him!"
Amakusa gave his orders. Shuten's eyes lit up at Orochi's name, but she made no other move, just continued drinking her sake. She wouldn't bother with others' affairs; after all, if the sky fell, the tall ones would hold it up.
And with Amakusa's command, two streaks of red light shot towards Mo Shuying, taking the initiative to attack!
Another shadow, like a snake, stealthily approached, also targeting Mo Shuying.
Mo Shuying looked up and saw that the pillars of light were indeed coming for him. He stood his ground, waiting until a massive, terrifying figure emerged from one of the pillars!
"Roar!"
Eight heads, neither quite snake nor quite dragon, emerged from the pillar of light—a giant, eight-headed serpent! It writhed out with a terrifying aura! Eight heads and eight tails, though one tail appeared to be rotting, emitting a foul, corrosive gas.
"Orochi?"
Mo Shuying was surprised. He knew a little about this legendary Yokai from Nihon.
And Orochi, upon its appearance, didn't bother with pleasantries with Mo Shuying. It opened its mouth! Spewing out various attacks!
Poison gas! Venom! Flames! Ice!
Eight attacks covered a vast area, rushing towards Mo Shuying. Mo Shuying didn't meet them head-on; it wasn't fear, but disgust!
"Swish!"
Mo Shuying leaped into the air. His Axe-Sword appeared in his hand, terrifying power converging in his right arm, which swelled by two sizes.
"Heracles is quite good at dealing with snakes! Go!"
*Boom!*
Mo Shuying hurled the Axe-Sword, sending it rocketing towards Orochi with unmatched force!
"Roar!"
Orochi's entire body erupted with crimson power, and its rotting tail lashed out, revealing a gleaming longsword that had emerged from within! It clashed with the Axe-Sword!
"Boom!!"
The violent collision was deafening! Orochi's rotting tail began to explode into flying flesh and blood. The decaying chunks that landed on the ground immediately corroded into pools of toxic mire.
Only bone remained of the tail, but it didn't loosen its grip on the longsword. Incredibly, it managed to block Mo Shuying's strike with sheer force!
"Roar!!"
A furious roar! Orochi seemed to have found its courage and temper, letting out a frantic roar at Mo Shuying!
"That was just a casual throw. Are you happy you blocked it? Then try this."
Mo Shuying waved his hand, recalling the Axe-Sword. He then raised it above his head, his eyes wide open! A destructive aura emanated from him! It was as if an ancient god was gathering divine power in that very moment!
"Roar!!"
Orochi also sensed this unstoppable power! Its confidence wavering, Orochi didn't wait for Mo Shuying to finish charging! It twisted its body directly and charged towards Mo Shuying! Eight streams of sudden attacks spewed from its mouth! Simultaneously, its tail wrapped around the longsword and stabbed towards Mo Shuying!
But Mo Shuying stepped forward with his left foot!! A low roar!
"Nine Lives! Hundred-Pace Flying Sword!!"
"Boom!!"
The sword struck!
Mo Shuying unleashed a single sword strike! It transformed into a black streak that flashed past everyone's eyes!
Everything seemed to freeze at that moment. After the black light passed, Orochi stopped moving.
Just as others wondered why Orochi wasn't moving, a terrifying scene unfolded!
The mountain-sized Orochi began to shatter like paper, starting from its head. Not only its body, but even the massive greatsword it wielded! Everything broke into countless pieces!
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