Vegetable King, Ozone Grass

Above an altitude of fifteen thousand meters.

A shining bird flew out of the thunderclouds.

This was the legendary divine bird that inhabited the thunderclouds—the Radiant Immortal Phoenix, with a Capture Level of seventy-five.

Leiyin and Natalie rode Susanoo to the Phoenix.

The sudden appearance of this enormous creature made the Phoenix wary.

It immediately flapped both wings, sending two powerful hurricanes sweeping out from them.

This was the Phoenix's ultimate technique, Hurricane Blade.

The wind blades struck Susanoo, ringing out with a series of sharp clangs.

Even the Torrential Downpour Airflow couldn't faze them, so an attack of this level was nothing to worry about.

Leiyin drew the Kusanagi Sword again.

A bright-blue greatsword also appeared in Susanoo's hands.

Susanoo swept the wind blades away with a single swing.

With a thought from Leiyin, Susanoo's body shot forward like a bolt of lightning,

and the greatsword cut a small wound into the Radiant Immortal Phoenix's back.

The blood that flowed out was red as well.

Leiyin gathered water-nature chakra in one hand and earth-nature chakra in the other, then brought his palms together. His eyes turned purple.

Sage Mode!

Purple patterns spread across Susanoo's body as well.

"Sage Art Wood Release: Summoning Blood Sacrifice!"

Despite Susanoo's enormous size, he was incredibly fast. Before the Phoenix could react, his giant hand was already pressed against its still-bleeding back.

Black patterns densely covered the bright-blue hand.

The Radiant Immortal Phoenix seemed to have been immobilized, allowing Susanoo to complete the sacrifice.

No one knew how much time had passed before the Radiant Immortal Phoenix suddenly vanished into thin air.

He had been sacrificed and summoned to the otherworldly space opposite this place—the Sacred Buddha Ridge.

Leiyin then dispelled Sage Mode and formed a hand seal with one hand. Dense patterns appeared