"She chose the worst way to fight," Keisha said lightly, leaning against the edge of the viewing stand.
Long Zang smiled as he explained, "Tsunade has awakened Wood Release, and with the cultivation method I gave her, the Chakra in her body has already been replaced by Sage Power. They're simply not on the same level."
The others nodded in agreement.
But Esdeath, despite being sent flying, wasn't discouraged. Instead, her eyes burned with feverish excitement.
She was the top fighter in the Akame ga Kill World, and she'd never bowed to anyone.
If the original story hadn't forced her into an early grave, she could've done whatever she wanted.
"Hey, you lovesick narcissist. Why'd you go quiet?" Tsunade couldn't resist taunting her.
"Lovesick? Narcissist?" A vein throbbed at Esdeath's temple.
"Mahapadma!"
The next instant, space froze.
Esdeath appeared before Tsunade like a ghost, her rapier piercing Tsunade's chest with pinpoint accuracy!
The freeze lifted.
Tsunade looked down at the wound in her chest. "Next time, aim for the head."
...Wanda:!!!!!
Why did that line sound so familiar?
Everyone turned to look at her.
Aqua and Shi Yu gave her an "interrogating" look. Wanda stared back, bewildered. "Don't look at me! This isn't my fault! It's Thor's!"
"Mm-hmm," Shi Yu replied absentmindedly.
"Exactly! It's all Thor's fault!" Aqua nodded furiously.
Wanda was speechless. It clearly wasn't her fault, so why did everyone think it was?
...In the arena!
Esdeath had just landed a hit and was about to press her attack when Tsunade sent her flying with a punch!
The wounds on Tsunade's body began healing at astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye, she was as good as new.
Keisha watched with relish. "Looks like Esdeath is going to lose."
Long Zang smiled and nodded.
As expected, Esdeath lost.
...After the battle, in the group chat!
[Tsunade: @Esdeath, quit pretending to be dead and say something.]
[Esdeath: I admit defeat. But it's only temporary. Maybe next time, I'll be the one who wins. You just learned the cultivation method before I did.]
In the Naruto World, Tsunade was a little annoyed as she read the message, but she couldn't refute it.
Given Esdeath's ruthless determination, she might really have a chance of becoming the second person in the group to give Long Zang's world feedback.
And if she got something from Long Zang then, it wasn't impossible that she'd surpass Tsunade.
...Emperor Venerable Island.
Long Zang smiled as he closed the Chat Group.
He had uploaded the cultivation method to the group long ago, and any new members would receive it automatically.
As for spreading it beyond the group?
He hoped everyone would spread it around!
The more widely these cultivation methods spread to other worlds, the more the World Will would reward him, and the faster he'd grow stronger. It was a business with nothing to lose.
He glanced over his Small World. For now, its only living beings were Di Xi and Di Shu.
The rest of life had yet to emerge.
His Small World followed a pattern in which "divine beings" were nurtured from the very beginning, so the process was slower.
It was like the birth of the real universe: the first to appear were supreme divine beings, while ordinary life emerged later, one after another.
All of this... would take time.
The Western Region of the Primordial World
Luohu quietly watched the man before him, whose body was wreathed in demonic energy. A strange look entered his eyes.
He hadn't expected that the person standing before him would be Yellow Heaven.
Yellow Heaven's fall into demonic ways had nothing to do with him, Luohu. If he'd really been able to corrupt an expert as powerful as Yellow Heaven, he'd have become the strongest in the Primordial World long ago.
After all, at Yellow Heaven's level, outside forces couldn't affect his Dao Heart in the slightest. Reaching this point could only mean that Yellow Heaven had chosen the path of demonic cultivation himself.
"You want to work with me?" Luohu asked calmly, looking at Yellow Heaven.
"Exactly," Yellow Heaven replied coldly. "If we join forces, there are few in the entire Primordial World who can stand against us."
Luohu lowered his head and considered this.
He knew full well that Yellow Heaven's main reason for seeking an alliance was to kill Ancestor Dragon.
Ancestor Dragon had become an obsession for Yellow Heaven. Unless he could personally defeat this old enemy, his Dao Heart would never be complete. That was the true purpose of the alliance.
Though Yellow Heaven had fallen into demonic ways, he was clearer-headed than anyone.
Joining forces with Luohu was the best choice available to him.
Across the entire Primordial World, the forces capable of contending with Ancestor Dragon could be counted on one hand.
The Phoenix Clan? They didn't stand a chance. They'd made it clear they wanted no part in the conflicts of the Primordial World. Yellow Heaven hadn't even considered cooperating with Yuan Huang.
The Kirin Clan? They had the strength, but their allegiance was already clear. First Kirin had allied with Ancestor Dragon long ago to guard against a sudden counterattack from the Phoenix Clan. Even though the Phoenix Clan showed no sign of acting, First Kirin wouldn't risk it.
After weighing the options, Luohu was the only one left.
Of course, Yellow Heaven had two other possibilities in mind: Shen Ni and Hongjun.
But he quickly dismissed them.
Shen Ni was strong, but now he was focused on keeping to his corner of the Primordial World. He came from the Ferocious Beast Clan, which had been defeated in the previous era, and carried immense Karma. He wouldn't dare act rashly. The last time he'd made a move, it had been entirely to earn some Merit, while also worrying that if the Phoenix Clan fell, the Ferocious Beast Clan would be next.
Asking him to fight Ancestor Dragon now? That was pure fantasy.
As for Hongjun, that was even less likely.
He devoted himself to pursuing the Heavenly Dao and had too many entanglements. He wouldn't willingly meddle in something so momentous that could alter the Heavenly Mandate. Especially since Ancestor Dragon was one of the "chosen ones" of this era.
So in the end, Luohu was Yellow Heaven's only option.
At that moment, Luohu was weighing the pros and cons as well.
On the surface, Yellow Heaven was certainly a formidable fighter, but he was alone and had no force backing him.
Working with him would mean going to war with Ancestor Dragon—and that meant going to war with the Kirin Clan too.
Ancestor Dragon and First Kirin now stood together, so attacking Ancestor Dragon meant taking on the Kirin Clan as well.
It was a matter Luohu had to consider carefully.
He closed his eyes and sank into thought, while Yellow Heaven stood quietly to one side and waited.
He wasn't in a hurry, because he knew... Luohu would agree in the end.
Luohu didn't belong to any of the three clans. He represented the "fourth force," beyond the Primordial World.
Yellow Heaven had come to him precisely because he'd recognized that.
Sure enough, after a moment, Luohu opened his eyes and looked at Yellow Heaven.
"I'll cooperate. But I'll be the one to arrange our moves."
"I don't mind," Yellow Heaven said with a nod, his voice icy. "I want only one thing... Ancestor Dragon must die."
Luohu gave a slight nod.
Yellow Heaven said nothing more and turned to leave.
After he was gone, Luohu remained where he was, his gaze deep and inscrutable.
"Yellow Heaven... You really are ruthless."
He finally understood that Yellow Heaven had broken through to the Sublime Saint realm by merging with the source aura of Azure Heaven.
That also explained how Yellow Heaven, whose source was incomplete, had managed to enter the Sublime Saint realm.
"So Azure Heaven's death really was connected to Yellow Heaven..."
But strangely, he could sense only Azure Heaven's aura—not the slightest trace of Cyan Heaven's.
The Three Heavens shared the same origin. Now that both Azure Heaven and Cyan Heaven had disappeared, there was likely more to it than met the eye.
Luohu murmured, "The Dragon Clan... It's time to make a move."
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