Boom—
The Horse King snorted, blasting at Toriko. But Toriko, possessed by the Blue Ogre, was immensely powerful. He easily deflected it and even tore off a chunk of the Horse King's flesh as he leaped.
The battlefield was utter chaos. As the Blue Ogre traded blows with the Horse King, another figure charged in from the side. He was not particularly large, but when he opened his gaping maw, it seemed capable of biting down on the Horse King's entire belly.
The one who had launched the sudden ambush was Acacia, influenced by NEO. Not only did he want to eat the ingredients on the Horse King's territory, he wanted to eat the Horse King himself.
Just as the Blue Ogre and the Horse King exchanged a blow, Acacia was about to succeed. Starjun and the others all moved to intervene, but their stats were not high enough to stop the overwhelmingly powerful Acacia.
Just as Acacia was about to bite down, his body suddenly dropped. An enormous force pressed him back to the ground, sending him crashing into the dust with a thunderous roar.
When the Four Heavenly Kings saw the figure atop the Qilin King in the sky, they cried out excitedly, "Teacher Lu Li!"
After Lu Li descended, he raised his head and braced against the Horse King's front hoof as it stomped toward him. Rather than attacking, he used Healing Kidō to heal the Horse King's wounds.
The Horse King's eyes cleared at the sight. It withdrew its hostility and snorted toward the massive crater where Acacia had fallen, meaning that they should kill that guy first.
Lu Li did not rush to deal with Acacia. Instead, he grabbed Toriko, who was still in an excited state, with one hand. "Toriko, your substitute player needs