Remarkable

Chapter 235

"Brother Ji Xin, you agreed to make one move, but the target we were dealing with this time was taken care of by him. Naturally, we have to deal with him as well!"

Qi Xieyuan hurriedly said to Wang Taoming, drawing a trace of displeasure from the latter.

But before he could refuse, Qi Xieyuan quickly continued.

"Have you forgotten Prince’s kindness? He personally instructed you to cooperate with us."

Upon hearing that, Wang Taoming seemed to calm down. After glancing indifferently at Qi Xieyuan, he transformed into a hurricane and charged straight at Xu Yue’s Wood Clone.

"Only this once. There won’t be a next time!"

Feeling the sharp, oppressive gale, Xu Yue gained some understanding of Wang Zhaoming’s abilities.

They should have been a set of abilities from Wind and Cloud.

Without even going through the foundational martial arts worlds, he had managed to leapfrog directly into developing abilities from Wind and Cloud. That was indeed quite remarkable.

Xu Yue had heard their conversation as well. Although Wang Zhaoming had always appeared calm and unruffled, his character still had weaknesses and flaws.

No next time?

As long as there was an exception once, there would be a second exception, then a third!

Step by step, he would eventually change bit by bit, gradually falling from an idealistic man into a lackey who persecuted his own countrymen.

"Your wind is no longer clear."

"Your heart is in turmoil."

Facing the Wind God Leg that had already formed into a tornado, sweeping up the shattered rubble of nearby collapsed buildings, Xu Yue’s Wood Clone merely raised a palm to block it.

Golden-red nested polygons flickered, and the dense attacks that had transformed into a tornado were all stopped.

Ripples flashed across the invisible void in layer after layer, yet they could not advance even an inch!

Even so, Xu Yue’s Wood Clone still frowned.

The AT Field itself consumed a great deal of energy.

When his main body used it, the recovery speed of his fully developed Sage Body could compensate for it. But when the Wood Clone used it, it was like water without a source or a tree without roots. The disadvantage of its consumption immediately became apparent.

Combined with the backlash from before, this was becoming troublesome.

"Then how about this!"

At that moment, Qi Xieyuan, whose body had fully recovered, immediately seized the chance to attack Xu Yue’s Wood Clone.

While Wang Taoming held the front, Qi Xieyuan’s purple body, covered in fleshy tumors, burst forth with terrifying speed far beyond that of a jonin and reached Xu Yue’s flank.

The instant he swung his right arm, it shattered into countless tentacles that stretched out and wrapped toward him.

His face was twisted with excited ferocity.

Once he succeeded in killing him…

Screech—

An invisible barrier identical to the one in front appeared, blocking every tentacle!

Qi Xieyuan’s pupils contracted sharply.

How was that possible?

Did this defense have no blind spots?

Seeing how fiercely Wang Taoming was attacking, he had thought he only needed to put in a little more effort.

But he had never expected this seemingly flimsy invisible wall to be like an absolute boundary, utterly impossible to breach!

After seeing the other party turn to look his way, Qi Xieyuan quickly lowered his head to stare below the man’s neck.

Hmph, whether it was Lord Xue’s experience or Brother Ji Xin’s warning, as long as I don’t meet your eyes…

Kamui!

A torn spatial rift appeared directly around Qi Xieyuan’s head, ripping apart and swallowing his entire upper body.

The high-priority spatial judgment was simply impossible to defend against.

In an instant, only a pair of legs and the lower half of his body remained standing where he had been.

Yet even after suffering such a grievous injury, that lower body ran away wildly as if possessed, hurriedly fleeing into the distance.

The sheer vitality that allowed him to survive so stubbornly even after having his head cut off surprised even Xu Yue.

And besides…

Under normal circumstances, triggering legion protection reduced attacks between members of the same legion by seventy percent.

Although the high priority of spatial attacks meant that the attack still took effect whether it was reduced by seventy percent or not, the appearance of that notification made Qi Xieyuan, who had just fled into the distance, stiffen all over.

Same legion?

A Reincarnator?

He was actually a Reincarnator?!

And a big shot from the Beiyang Army?!

Who was it?

Who had secretly come to France!

Had they noticed something?

With such powerful spatial abilities, was it Zhang Xueyou, the Young Marshal?

No, he should not have reached that level yet. Could Zhang Yulin have come personally?!

How had he secretly made his way to France? Through his Space Ability?

Right, Muto had said that this was a special plot character rescued by that newcomer. Could Zhang Yulin be trying to place a confidant he had cultivated step by step at Wu Pei’s side?

Just one simple piece of information was enough to fill Qi Xieyuan with dread.

He had betrayed the legion’s interests. He had kept his head down and developed quietly, yet just as he had bared his fangs, he had been caught by a legion big shot!

The remaining lower half of his body continuously wriggled as flesh buds sprouted and regrew his upper body. By the time even his head had grown back, Qi Xieyuan looked as though he had suffered a severe loss of vitality. He panted heavily, his eyes filled with terror.

I’m finished. Now that I know such an incredible secret, they’ll definitely silence me!

Xu Yue’s Wood Clone said nothing more.

All thoughts of conserving and saving were cast aside.

A second-stage Susanoo instantly formed and rose from the ground.

Not only that, an aura far more terrifying than before erupted from it.

Scales appeared along both sides of its cheeks, while black Magatama patterns emerged across the second-stage Susanoo.

Sage Susanoo Mode!

"This is…"

Wang Taoming’s pupils shrank as he unleashed continuous, concentrated attacks, but before he could react—

With a backhand sweep, an attack enhanced by the AT Field blasted Wang Zhaoming out of the tornado.

He crashed like a cannonball into a distant building.

Then Xu Yue appeared directly before Qi Xieyuan as if he had teleported!

Flying Thunder God Technique!

Along with him came a slash from the second-stage Susanoo.

The instant he arrived, the slash fell as well.

It enveloped Qi Xieyuan completely.

A derivative variation of the Second Hokage’s Flying Thunder God.

Flying Thunder God Slash!

Boom—

The massive slash pulverized a wide swath of the ground.

Only a figure supporting himself with a broken sword remained where he had been, panting as blood continuously dripped from his head.

It was Muto, the Japanese swordsman!

"This attack reduction really is troublesome."

Xu Yue swept a cold gaze over Muto.

Qi Xieyuan possessed cockroach-like vitality to begin with.

Combined with the reduced attack power, he had actually endured that strike head-on, then used some method to switch places over a short distance.

He had exchanged positions with the Japanese swordsman named Muto!

Muto did not benefit from legion-based damage reduction.

After being caught in the aftermath of the slash, even his dark Armament Haki had been torn apart.

Even so, he displayed strength worthy of a big shot.

Even if he was relatively weaker, he had still relied on his survival abilities to withstand the attack.

The next instant, a blade light several times larger than the second-stage Susanoo swept in from the other side and struck the Susanoo heavily!

Wang Taoming, who had stabilized himself, unleashed a long-range Three Feet of Ice slash.

After taking the attack head-on, even the surface of the Susanoo was covered in a large amount of frozen ice. It connected with the ground, creating a powerful sense of restraint.

Only then did Qi Xieyuan, who had switched positions with Muto through a special method, breathe a slight sigh of relief.

Good thing Ji Xin came through…

"What a pity. There’s no Chakra left to use Wood Realm. Well, judging by the time, it’s about time anyway."

Xu Yue’s Wood Clone swept his gaze over the scene. Muto was covered in wounds, Qi Xieyuan’s face was deathly pale, and Wang Taoming wore a grave, vigilant expression. Feeling the powerful restraint of the ice sealing his body, Xu Yue understood that this matter had reached a temporary stopping point. Though it looked like one more push would finish them off, there was no Chakra left…

Heh, now that they had discovered my Beiyang identity, they probably wouldn’t make such a wild leap and connect it to me so quickly, right?

As a schemer who liked underhanded methods, he should only care about his own interests and would not share such a secret so quickly. There would still be opportunities before he returned to Japan to investigate.

As long as your target is Itachi, we can keep playing.

For now, I shouldn’t put too much pressure on you…

"Well then, until next time."

Finally locking his gaze onto Wang Taoming, who had frozen him in ice, Xu Yue’s eyes revealed a hint of interest.

The next moment, his entire body, together with the whole Susanoo, turned into surging purple flames and burned away completely.

Elsewhere, in a merchant caravan that was already nearing Konoha, Xu Yue’s main body, who was still working Mei Terumi’s Bloodline Limit quest, paused as well.

He raised his head to look at the moonlit sky, and something unusual flashed through his eyes.

Truly remarkable. You people actually blew up even my clone…

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