678. A Magical Effect / 679. A Pitch-Black Dragon

Blood spilled from his mouth, and his face was pale.

"Hahahaha, kid, weren’t you so arrogant? Why aren’t you running now? Let’s see what tricks you have left. I want to see how much longer you can hold on." The guard laughed loudly as he walked toward Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi knew that he would likely die in Yomi today. He was unwilling to accept it. How could he fall like this?

At that thought, two tears slid from the corners of his eyes. He secretly swore that once he regained his strength, he would find this guard’s weakness and let him have a taste of defeat.

"Hahaha, kid, were you scared stupid?" Seeing that Izayoi gave no answer, the guard sneered and grabbed Izayoi by the collar.

At that moment, a pill appeared in Izayoi’s hand, and he swallowed it. In an instant, Izayoi’s strength surged, already far surpassing the guard’s.

Izayoi looked at the guard before him and mocked, "Now I’ll show you what true power is."

As he spoke, golden light burst from Izayoi’s body, suppressing the guard so completely that he could not even move.

Even breathing became extremely difficult, as though an ordinary mortal were being crushed beneath an overwhelming pressure.

Izayoi walked forward step by step and arrived beside the guard in an instant.

"What’s wrong? Can you still talk now?"

Hearing Izayoi’s words, the guard was consumed by rage, but his body could not resist. He could only glare viciously at Izayoi.

Izayoi looked at him with disdain, then lightly tapped with his sword. A fire dragon flew from the blade and pounced toward the guard, changing the guard’s expression.

Disbelief filled his eyes. He could not believe that he had been defeated by a junior, especially when he had been completely unprepared and off guard.

But at that moment, a burst of light suddenly erupted from the guard’s body, forming a barrier that firmly protected him.

Yet Izayoi’s fire dragon did not dissipate. It continued charging forward, and with a thunderous boom, the light barrier protecting him vanished at once.

The guard was swallowed by the fire dragon and died amid the flames.

After killing the guard, Izayoi let out a breath of relief. Then he discovered a sword in the room that was shining with Golden Light.

Miraculous Effect

After picking up the sword and examining it, Izayoi put it down again. Though it shone with Golden Light, he did not sense anything special about it. Just then, several armored guards appeared outside the door, entered the room, and attacked Izayoi upon seeing him.

One of the guards raised the spear in his hand and summoned an enormous fireball, launching it at Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi hurriedly raised his sword and summoned an ice wall, hoping it could block the fireball.

The fireball and ice wall quickly collided with a thunderous crash, before turning into countless tiny shards of ice that scattered through the air.

At that moment, another guard had already charged forward, swinging his spear in a fierce assault against Izayoi. In an instant, the spear became hundreds of spears.

The spears wove into an impenetrable net in the air and descended upon Izayoi. This move was incredibly powerful, and Izayoi’s expression turned grave as he hurriedly used his ultimate technique to resist the attack.

At that moment, two more guards rushed in from outside. They wielded their weapons and launched fierce attacks against Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi hurriedly raised his sword to block while also using his spiritual energy to withstand their attacks.

He blocked their attacks while dodging them, constantly evading their strikes.

Finally, Izayoi blocked the weapons in their hands. Then, borrowing the rebound force, he unleashed a Whiplash Kick and viciously kicked out.

The two had not expected Izayoi to counterattack. They hurriedly used their spears to block the kick, but they were still sent flying.

Izayoi pressed his advantage, waving his sword as he charged toward one of the soldiers who had been sent flying.

However, these guards were simply too strong. One of them summoned a giant python, which directly bound Izayoi.

Entangled by the python, Izayoi could not move at all and could only use his sword to slash at it.

But the python’s scales were far too hard. They did not fear the sharp sword in the slightest, gradually binding Izayoi tighter until even his arms were restrained.

At that moment, another guard’s spear struck Izayoi’s body. Soon, countless bloody holes had been pierced through him.

Provoked by this, Izayoi immediately unleashed his divine ability. Golden light burst from within his body and blasted the two guards backward.

At that moment, the python also loosened the bindings around Izayoi and released him, then pounced at him once more.

Seeing this, Izayoi hurriedly dodged. Fortunately, he was extremely fast and quickly evaded the python’s attack.

0…0

But at that moment, the other guards also unleashed all kinds of attacks against Izayoi. Izayoi’s expression changed drastically, because he felt that these guards were simply too powerful.

Just then, the sword beside him emitted an even more dazzling light. Izayoi found it very strange and had no idea what was happening with the sword.

But he could not worry about that now. Without a second thought, he immediately raised the sword shining with Golden Light, hoping it could help him escape his current predicament.

It had to be said that this sword was truly extraordinary. The instant he raised it, he felt a stream of energy flow into his body.

Black Giant Dragon

Feeling the energy continuously entering his body, Izayoi was greatly shocked. He had never expected the sword to possess such miraculous effects. Not only did it send energy into his body, but it also greatly enhanced Izayoi’s strength. This was a miracle that many treasures could never achieve.

At that very moment, Izayoi felt that his strength had greatly increased. He no longer feared these guards.

Izayoi looked at one of the guards, then raised his sword and summoned thousands of sharp ice spikes to attack him.

The guard was shocked and hurriedly summoned a fireball, hoping to melt the ice spikes.

However, the ice spikes Izayoi had summoned were simply too powerful. Every spike was incomparably thick and incredibly sharp.

They easily destroyed the fireball and continued their attack. Before long, the guard’s body was pierced through by Izayoi’s ice spikes.

The ice spikes pierced in through his head and extended all the way to his waist. Blood gushed out, dyeing the ground red.

Seeing the effect he had caused, Izayoi’s expression changed slightly. He had not expected the ice spikes to be so powerful, nor had he expected them to penetrate human defenses.

At that moment, he discovered that many guards had gathered around him. They stared viciously at Izayoi, seemingly ready to strike and kill him at any moment.

Then Izayoi summoned another fire dragon. The fire dragon was enormous, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply the instant it appeared.

The fire dragon charged toward another guard. Seeing it, the guard hurriedly summoned a shield, but the fire dragon was too powerful. It shattered the shield in an instant and sent him flying.

After injuring one person, the fire dragon bared its fangs and claws as it pounced toward the next guard. The guard hurriedly tried to dodge.

But the fire dragon was simply too fast, leaving no room to evade. With a flick of its tongue, it swallowed the guard whole.

After swallowing that guard, the fire dragon pounced toward the other guards, swallowing them one after another.

In no time at all, many guards had died at Izayoi’s hands.

Then Izayoi summoned countless earth spikes and launched them at the guards. The guards hurriedly activated protective barriers, but the earth spikes were simply too powerful…

The protective barriers could not block the earth spikes at all. They were pierced through in an instant, along with the bodies of the guards one after another.

Seeing the guards’ corpses lying in pools of blood, Izayoi revealed a satisfied smile.

Those earth spikes had been one of his powerful skills. Though their power had weakened somewhat, they were still extremely formidable. He was certain that every strike could kill.

"These guards are nothing special!"

He stepped forward, with several corpses already lying around him. Just then, the other guards rushed toward him all at once.

The guards jointly used a powerful Fuinjutsu, instantly rendering Izayoi’s body completely immobile. Izayoi was greatly shocked. He had not expected these guards to possess such a move.

Seeing that Izayoi could not move, the guards burst into laughter and repeatedly struck his body with their spears. In an instant, many bloody holes appeared across Izayoi’s body.

Izayoi grew anxious. He knew that if this continued, he would soon die.

The Powerful Golden-Armored Guard

At that critical moment, a powerful energy suddenly erupted from Izayoi’s body. Even he did not know where it had come from, but he had no time to think about it. All he needed to do now was kill every one of these guards. That energy was simply too powerful, quickly healing all the injuries in his body.

At the same time, an immensely powerful force emerged within his body. It was so strong that Izayoi felt he could barely control it himself.

But he was not worried about losing control, because he had great confidence in his self-control.

Izayoi looked at a guard, snorted coldly, and used his sword to summon a Black Dragon. The moment the Black Dragon appeared, it charged toward the guard while spewing poisonous mist.

The guard was greatly shocked and hurriedly used the energy within his body to construct a protective barrier against the Black Dragon’s attack. However, the Black Dragon was simply too powerful.

The protective barrier only lasted a few seconds before shattering, while the dragon continued charging toward the guard and relentlessly attacking.

Seeing this, the guard hurriedly used the energy in his body to construct another protective barrier, but it was still useless. In the end, that barrier was also torn apart by the dragon.

Seeing his protective barriers destroyed, the guard was extremely anxious but could not find a solution. He hurriedly raised his weapon and tried to block the Black Dragon’s attack.

With a dull bang, the Black Dragon slammed into the guard and blasted him flying.

With a thud, the guard crashed heavily to the ground. The Black Dragon vanished as well, but the guard was now on his last breath. His body was covered in wounds, blood flowing freely, making for a miserable sight.

"What is this? Why was I defeated by him? My energy is clearly stronger than his!" The guard lay on the ground and asked with a face full of confusion.

Izayoi then cut off the guard’s head with a single slash and turned to look at the other guards.

Using his will to control it, he sent the Black Dragon charging toward the other guards.

Seeing this, the guards hurriedly unleashed a tornado, hoping to block Izayoi’s attack.

But the Black Dragon was simply too powerful to resist. A series of miserable screams rang out, and the guards were killed.

The remaining guards panicked and kept retreating, not knowing what to do. They had never expected Izayoi to be so powerful.

And he had even summoned a Black Dragon. If Izayoi continued summoning the Black Dragon, they would be completely wiped out.

Seeing that the guards had been frightened out of their wits, Izayoi withdrew his Black Dragon and walked toward one of them.

"Please, spare me." When the guard saw Izayoi walking toward him, he immediately fell to his knees in panic.

Just as Izayoi was about to say something, the guard suddenly accelerated and attacked Izayoi with his spear.

Izayoi snorted coldly and swiftly slashed with his sword, cutting off the guard’s head.

He then rushed toward another guard and killed him. After repeating this several times, he had killed all the guards.

Afterward, he walked out of the room. At that moment, he discovered Golden Light shining in the distance.

He looked over and found that it was coming from a room, so he hurriedly ran toward it.

Killing the Golden-Armored Guard

As he ran, a guard clad in golden armor blocked his path. This golden-armored guard clearly differed from ordinary guards, and his strength was surely formidable. Seeing this, Izayoi was startled. He had not expected such a powerful opponent to exist here, and the urge to retreat arose within him.

At that moment, the golden-armored guard saw Izayoi and directly attacked him.

The golden-armored guard swung the spear in his hand. In that instant, a powerful electric current appeared and attacked Izayoi.

Seeing the lightning, Izayoi was greatly shocked. He hurriedly swung his sword and released a blade aura, hoping it could block the lightning.

However, the lightning was simply too powerful. The blade aura was instantly dispersed, and the lightning continued rushing toward him. Izayoi hurriedly dodged.

But because it was too fast, the lightning still struck his shoulder.

"Hiss…" A sharp pain shot through his shoulder, making Izayoi suck in a breath of cold air.

Though it was only a minor scrape, Izayoi’s body trembled slightly. The lightning’s power was simply too great, and Izayoi felt even his movements were being suppressed.

Seeing that Izayoi had not died, the golden-armored guard could not help but exclaim in surprise. He then continued swinging his spear, summoning a powerful storm that blew toward Izayoi.

Seeing this, Izayoi hurriedly summoned a protective barrier, hoping it would work. But the storm was simply too powerful. Even with the protective barrier, Izayoi could not withstand it.

The barrier emitted a blinding flash of light before vanishing without a trace.

Seeing that his protective barrier had been destroyed, Izayoi’s expression changed drastically. Anxiety surged in his heart, but he did not know what to do, because the person before him was simply too powerful.

Seeing that his attack had worked, the golden-armored guard curled his lips into a faint smile. "Kid, now I’ll show you what despair is!"

The moment he finished speaking, countless golden arrows appeared around Izayoi, densely filling the sky as they shot toward him.

Izayoi was greatly alarmed and did not dare let his guard down in the slightest. He hurriedly used Wind Wings to fly into the air, evading the golden arrows.

Seeing that his attack had failed, the golden-armored guard’s face immediately darkened. Then he roared, "Lightning!"

He swung the spear in his hand again, firing an enormous bolt of lightning from his wrist.

The lightning was not aimed at Izayoi, but at the ground beneath his feet.

The lightning rapidly condensed in midair into an enormous black vortex. It spun faster and faster, gradually forming a gigantic vortex that continued rotating madly.

The vortex was immensely powerful and carried a strong suction force. Powerful electric currents swirled at its center, making it look terrifying.

Izayoi was greatly shocked. He had not expected this golden-armored guard to be so powerful, capable of summoning such a terrifying move.