Orochimaru's pupils constricted slightly.
The next second, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, revealing a morbid smile.
"One minute?"
"One drop of blood?"
"To serve me?"
He licked his lips, his voice carrying an irrepressible excitement.
"Interesting... so interesting!"
"I agree!"
As soon as he finished speaking—
Boom!!!
Yang Jiu moved.
The ten-meter-tall silver-gold body, like a moving mountain, instantly crossed fifty meters and appeared before Orochimaru!
The speed was so fast that he couldn't be seen at all!
Orochimaru's pupils snapped shut, and his body instinctively leaped to the side—
Boom!!!
A huge claw brushed past his body and smashed into the ground!
The ground exploded, gravel flew everywhere, and a giant crater ten meters in diameter formed instantly! Cracks spread like a spiderweb in all directions, extending for hundreds of meters!
Orochimaru rolled and landed ten meters away, before he could even stand steady—
Whoosh!!!
A bolt of golden lightning shot out from Yang Jiu's body, like a massive lightning spear, stabbing straight at his face!
Orochimaru formed hand seals and slammed them onto the ground!
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
A five-meter-thick earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking his front!
Boom—!!!
The golden lightning spear crashed into the earthen wall!
The wall shattered instantly, rocks flying everywhere!
The lightning spear's momentum didn't decrease, continuing toward Orochimaru!
Orochimaru's pupils constricted, his body twisting forcefully. The lightning spear grazed his shoulder and exploded a hundred meters behind him, creating a giant crater thirty meters in diameter!
He gasped for air, looking at Yang Jiu.
That giant wolf was still standing in the same spot.
No, not standing in the same spot.
He was slowly retracting his claw, looking down at him.
That claw strike, that spear—
They didn't even count as a warm-up.
Cold sweat broke out on Orochimaru's forehead.
Before he could catch his breath—
Yang Jiu moved again.
This time, he didn't just flash past.
Instead, he walked toward him, step by step.
Boom.
Boom.
Boom.
With every step, the earth trembled.
With every step, a deep claw print was stamped into the ground, cracks spreading outwards.
With every step, the sense of oppression intensified.
Orochimaru instinctively took a step back.
But he quickly stopped.
Because he couldn't retreat.
The giant wolf's pace seemed slow, but in reality, every step shortened the distance.
Ten meters.
Eight meters.
Six meters.
Five meters—
Yang Jiu stopped.
He stood just five meters in front of Orochimaru.
The ten-meter-tall body was like a small mountain; standing before him, Orochimaru was as tiny as an ant.
Those eyes burning with golden flames looked down at him from above.
"Forty seconds left."
Yang Jiu's voice was low like thunder.
Orochimaru gritted his teeth.
He knew this wolf was playing with him.
But—
When had he, Orochimaru, ever been played with like this?
"Hidden Shadow Many Snake Hands!"
He suddenly raised his hand, and countless venomous snakes shot out from his sleeve, lunging at Yang Jiu's face!
Yang Jiu didn't even dodge.
He just had a thought.
Boom—!!!
A bolt of golden lightning surged from his body, sweeping out like a lightning dragon!
Those venomous snakes didn't even get a chance to get close before they were instantly blasted into charcoal by the lightning!
Orochimaru's pupils constricted, and he formed hand seals again—
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A violent hurricane spewed from his mouth, carrying countless wind blades, sweeping toward Yang Jiu!
Yang Jiu still didn't dodge.
He opened his mouth.
Roar—!!!
A heaven-shaking roar!
The roar carried golden lightning, turning into a physical shockwave that crashed into the Wind Release!
Boom!!!
The Wind Release was instantly torn to shreds!
The shockwave's momentum didn't decrease, slamming hard into Orochimaru!
Orochimaru was sent flying, crashing heavily into a rock a hundred meters away. The rock exploded, and he was buried by the debris!
Yang Jiu didn't pursue.
He stood there, looking at the pile of rocks.
Three seconds later.
The rocks exploded.
Orochimaru crawled out from inside, covered in blood and in a wretched state.
But a smile still hung on the corners of his mouth.
"Twenty seconds... left..."
He gasped, his voice incredibly hoarse, covered in blood but still staring fixedly at Yang Jiu.
Yang Jiu looked at him.
Looking at this mad scientist and his almost morbid persistence under the halo of one of the Sannin.
The next second—
Orochimaru suddenly bit his finger, rapidly formed hand seals, and then slammed them hard onto the ground!
"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!!!"
Poof—!!!
A massive cloud of white smoke that blotted out the sun exploded!
Within the smoke, a terrifying dark shadow slowly emerged.
First appeared a triangular snake head; its purple scales glinted coldly under the moonlight, and its golden vertical pupils were as large as lanterns.
The snake slightly opened its mouth, its crimson tongue flickering, emitting a nauseating, fishy wind.
Then came the snake's body, thick as a thousand-year-old tree, winding and coiling, occupying the entire space for dozens of meters around.
A purple giant snake dozens of meters long coiled in front of Orochimaru, like a moving mountain!
The smoke dispersed.
The giant snake lowered its head, its golden vertical pupils glancing at the battered Orochimaru before looking at the ten-meter-tall silver-gold giant wolf opposite them.
Then, it spoke.
Its voice was hoarse and cold, carrying undisguised mockery:
"Orochimaru, why are you in such a wretched state this time?"
"Beaten like this by a little wolf cub?"
It paused, its tone full of arrogance.
"Tell me, how many living human sacrifices this time?"
"One hundred? Or two hundred?"
Orochimaru stood beside it, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and gave a mad smile.
"Manda, cut the nonsense."
"Just help me hold out for the remaining time."
Manda let out a piercing hiss, as if laughing.
"Hold out?"
It lowered its head, sizing up Yang Jiu again.
A ten-meter-tall body indeed seemed small in front of its dozens-of-meters-long frame.
"Just this?"
It flicked its tongue disdainfully.
"Orochimaru, you're getting worse as you age."
"A little thing like this, I can swat it to death with one tail."
As soon as it finished speaking—
Yang Jiu laughed.
The laughter was low like thunder, echoing across the empty desert.
"Manda, is it?"
He looked up at the incredibly arrogant giant snake, his golden eyes full of amusement.
"What did you just say—"
He paused, and the golden lightning around him began to jump wildly.
"Swat who to death with one tail?"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Yang Jiu moved.
Not rushing toward Manda, but turning into a bolt of golden lightning, instantly vanishing from the spot!
Manda's pupils snapped shut.
So fast!
It didn't even have time to react—
Boom!!!
A bolt of golden lightning had already exploded above its head!
Yang Jiu's ten-meter-tall body appeared out of thin air, his right claw condensing blinding golden lightning, like a falling meteor, slamming hard onto Manda's head!
Rumble—!!!
Manda's massive body, dozens of meters long, was like a nail hit by a giant hammer; its entire head was driven deep into the ground! The earth exploded, debris flew, and a giant crater a hundred meters in diameter formed instantly!
"Hiss—!!!"
Manda let out a shrill scream, its body twisting wildly, its tail instinctively sweeping toward Yang Jiu!
Yang Jiu didn't even look back.
He waved his left claw casually.
The golden lightning transformed into a crescent-shaped lightning blade, crashing into Manda's tail!
Pfft—!
Flesh and blood flew!
Manda's tail was severed clean off!
"Orochimaru—!!!"
Manda let out a heaven-shaking scream, its voice full of terror and rage.
But Yang Jiu was no longer beside it.
Because his target had never been Manda.
It was Orochimaru.
—
Orochimaru's pupils constricted violently.
From Yang Jiu's disappearance to Manda being heavily injured, it all happened too fast—so fast he couldn't react at all.
But he was one of the Sannin, after all.
The moment Manda screamed, he had already moved.
Not forming seals, but retreating rapidly!
Swoosh—!
His figure retreated like a ghost while his hands frantically formed seals!
Just as Yang Jiu severed Manda's tail, he saw Orochimaru already fifty meters away.
"Summoning: Triple Rashomon!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three giant iron gates engraved with hideous ghost faces rose from the ground!
Each gate was twenty meters high and several meters thick, known as the absolute defense capable of withstanding any attack!
But Orochimaru didn't stop behind the gates.
The moment the Rashomon gates rose, he flickered away, increasing the distance again while biting his finger and smearing blood on his palm—
He was preparing a backup plan.
Because he knew the Rashomon gates wouldn't stop that monster for long.
Sure enough.
Behind the first gate, golden lightning exploded!
Boom—!!!
The first Rashomon gate collapsed!
Immediately followed by the second!
Boom—!!!
It also shattered!
Behind the third gate, Orochimaru had already retreated a hundred meters away, hands pressed to the ground, blood seeping into the earth—
When Yang Jiu broke through the final Rashomon gate, his target was no longer there.
Only a massive blood-red seal formula was spreading across the ground.
"Summoning: Edo Tensei!!"
Bang!
A coffin appeared on the ground.
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