The Celestial Spirit King Descends
Riyao runs incredibly fast.
The wind pressure generated by its rampage created a visible shockwave on the broad, fleshy back of the Underworld Beast.
The surrounding buildings, flowers, and trees, which were originally normal, were now completely enveloped by a nauseating dark red fleshy wall.
The demons chasing him were putting all their strength into it, but they couldn't even touch his heels and could only passively eat the dust they kicked up.
"Pooh!"
Huiming Tempester coughed repeatedly, spitting out a mouthful of saliva mixed with mud and sand.
He turned and yelled at his companion.
"We've got a mouthful of dust! Tempester, speed things up for us!"
"Hoo." Tempester breathed a sigh of relief.
A violent gust of air instantly formed behind the three of them, creating a powerful sense of being pushed back.
With the help of the wind, the demons suddenly increased their speed significantly and were about to close the distance.
Hearing the noise, Riyao turned around and glanced back.
Instead of panicking, he grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth.
With a sudden burst of force, two deep footprints were left in the ground.
Whoosh!
His speed increased dramatically again, leaving an afterimage in the air.
At this point, the demons behind finally realized what was happening.
"That bastard is playing us!" Tempester was furious, veins bulging on his forehead.
Tempester frowned, his eyes filled with puzzlement.
"That direction is towards the Jackals. Haven't the Jackals dealt with that blond girl yet?"
Compared to his two exasperated companions, the dark-skinned monk Keith appeared slow and sluggish, trailing behind like an old man taking a stroll.
He focused half of his energy on Absolute Zero Silver, wanting to see how that work would perform.
The other half fell upon Ur, who had just been resurrected.
A strange red light flickered in Keith's eye sockets.
"Sparashi~"
He was deeply interested in such beings that had died and come back to life.
As Riyao raced ahead, he made plans in his mind as he ran.
He wasn't worried about Ur's safety at all; instead, he was seriously considering a serious problem.
If Ur became an Ice Slayer Mage, Gray would definitely burst into tears if he saw this, right?
Just then, something unexpected happened.
Boom!
The ground in front suddenly cracked open, and a huge stream of black water burst out of the earth like Cobra, heading straight for Riyao's face.
Riyao reacted extremely quickly, using his waist to forcefully twist his direction in mid-air.
Just as he narrowly avoided the water column, and his toes touched the ground, a dilapidated clock tower encased in flesh collapsed beside him with a deafening roar.
A huge piece of rock came hurtling towards us with a whooshing sound.
Riyao rises again.
Before he could even catch his breath, a raging hurricane swept in from all directions, trapping him and Mirajane on his back in the eye of the storm.
"Got you!" The sound of the Tempester echoed in the wind.
The Riyao hovered in mid-air, watching the wind blades hurtling towards it. Instead of dodging, it opened its mouth.
Take a deep breath.
A terrifying suction force erupted from his mouth.
The storm, capable of shredding bones, was swallowed by him as easily as eating cotton candy.
Riyao landed steadily and let out a burp.
Without stopping, he continued sprinting forward.
"Thanks for the storm, bro. Bye-bye."
All that remained was a sarcastic remark that was infuriating.
Tempester stared in disbelief, and couldn't help but click his tongue.
He turned to look at the Tempester.
"Didn't you say that the human you met before was really manly? He just went and confronted you head-on."
Tempester pointed to the receding figure of the Riyao.
"Why is this guy just running? He's slippery like an eel!"
"I don't know." Tempester shook his head.
As Riyao ran, he checked on Mirajane's condition on his back, still processing what was happening.
Just as Riyao was distracted, a deafening explosion suddenly came from ahead.
Rumble!
The ground beneath their feet shook violently.
"Is it inside the Underworld Beast?"
Riyao abruptly stopped.
He looked around but couldn't find any openings or cracks leading inside.
Seeing that Riyao had finally stopped, the eyes of the three demons that had been relentlessly pursuing them lit up.
"A great opportunity!"
The three accelerated simultaneously, their violent magic power converging wildly in their hands, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Riyao.
Riyao sighed as he watched the three people rushing towards him.
He slowly squatted down.
He pressed both hands heavily onto the ground.
Buzz--
A dazzling turquoise magic circle expanded outwards from him instantly.
"Ur is full of all kinds of flowers and plants, I'll have a garden too."
Riyao raised his head, a dangerous smile curving his lips.
We hope all the babies like this garden!
Rumble!
The hard ground was instantly torn apart, and the surrounding blood-red flesh walls were also shredded to pieces.
Countless thick, green steel vines roared and burst forth from the ground like a swarm of wildly dancing snakes.
These vines shimmered with a cold, metallic sheen, and were adorned with various flowers—beautiful yet deadly.
Before Tempester, Keith, and Tempester could react, they were imprisoned in mid-air by the vines that filled the sky.
Sharp wooden splinters mercilessly tore through their demonic skin.
Tempester, relying on his massive size, attempted to break free.
Pfft!
A thick, steel vine pierced right through his thigh, and blood gushed out.
Riyao stood up and dusted off his hands.
He turned to look at the three demons hanging in mid-air and shook his head with regret.
"You guys are so careless!"
He pointed to Tempester's bleeding thigh.
"Why aren't you watching where you're going? Look, your clothes are all torn."
These extremely insulting words completely ignited Tempester's anger.
"Ahh!"
His eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a beast-like roar.
He gripped the steel vines that pierced through his thighs with both hands.
Click!
With a piercing snapping sound, he actually broke the vine, which was harder than steel, and forcibly pulled it out of the flesh.
It brought out a large trail of black blood.
"You bastard! I'll tear you to pieces!"
Ignoring his severe leg injury, Tempester charged at the Riyao like a raging bull.
Riyao wouldn't give him a chance to get close.
With a thought, he manipulated the remaining steel vines to quickly contract, binding the three demons tightly like wrapping a rice dumpling.
"Oh dear, don't be so impatient."
Riyao raised a finger and shook it.
"You guys are Natsu and the others' training punching bags, I won't get much experience from hitting you, so please bear with me hanging here for a while."
Having said that, he turned away, ignoring the impotent and furious demons.
Riyao raised its right hand.
As magic surged, a massive blue steel drill bit materialized.
He leaped up and landed firmly on the drill bit.
They planned to carve a tunnel directly through the back of the Underworld Beast and head straight for Lucy's location.
In fact, you can actually smash your way through with your fists.
But that would be too loud, and he was afraid of disturbing Mirajane, who was still digesting the power on his back.
Just as Riyao was about to start the drill bit.
He instinctively looked up.
A dazzling meteor streaked across the dark sky, carrying a devastating force as it plummeted straight toward the Underworld Island.
Riyao recognized the shooting star at a glance.
That was none other than the Celestial Spirit King, who had been summoned.
The colossal Celestial Spirit King wielded a greatsword that shimmered with dazzling starlight, appearing as if a war god had descended upon the world.
A violent sword aura condensed on the blade, indicating an intention to cleave the enormous Underworld Beast in two with a single strike.
"Goodness, that's quite a commotion."
Riyao raised an eyebrow.
Smack
He snapped his fingers crisply.
The Parasol Tree retracted the branches that were wrapped around the Underworld Beast.