"Break!"
Duanmu Ci shouted sharply, hurling his arm forward like a javelin.
The Chidori Sharp Spear tore through the air, carrying devastating penetrating force as it struck with perfect precision into the largest crack in the cocoon shell.
It exploded like thunder.
The indestructible Stone-Patterned Tiger cocoon shell finally burst apart after enduring the fire dragon's scorching flames, the water blades' cutting, and the Chidori Sharp Spear's ultimate piercing strike.
Countless iron-hard fragments shot in every direction like cannonballs.
"ROAR!!!"
Amid an earth-shaking roar filled with pain and fury, the Stone-Patterned Tiger finally revealed its true form.
It was an enormous Soul Beast resembling an ancient moth.
Its body was scorched black in many places, while the spot pierced by the Chidori Sharp Spear bore a horrifyingly huge, charred, smoking wound.
Duanmu Ci snorted coldly. Facing the heavily wounded giant moth charging at him, he formed hand seals once more.
"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"
Countless thick, resilient trees burst from the ground and instantly coiled around the charging Stone-Patterned Tiger.
Though the heavily injured Stone-Patterned Tiger was still powerful, its movements had been greatly hindered. As it struggled, more and more massive trees bound it tightly.
"Sage Art: Rasenshuriken."
The rapidly spinning sphere of energy crossed the distance and exploded against the Stone-Patterned Tiger's body.
"Wuu—!"
The Stone-Patterned Tiger's enormous body suddenly stiffened before crashing to the ground, completely losing all signs of life.
A pitch-black Soul Ring, deep as ink, slowly rose from its massive corpse.
In the distance, Xiluo and Nasha stared in stunned silence, scarcely daring to breathe.
Duanmu Ci's strength was simply terrifying. They had thought killing the black-clad Spirit King had already been shocking enough, yet he had been just as domineering against this twenty-thousand-year Soul Beast.
Duanmu Ci sat cross-legged, his Rinnegan locking