Wood Release Great Buddha

The Polar Region?

Xiongzang Pavilion? Everything was reduced to rubble.

That wasn't all; Deep Forest Emergence followed immediately, twisting the terrain once more. The resulting landscape could no longer be described by the simple landscaping efforts of a Wood Release user like Captain Yamato.

Swish. With a sound of tearing wind, Fang Xiu darted through the forest, his speed as ghostly as a phantom. "Rasengan!" A swirling sphere of chakra appeared in his palm, and without a second thought, he slammed it toward the Ghost King.

Resistance met his hand.

The massive ghostly avatar the creature had manifested was somewhat similar to Susanoo, possessing a certain degree of defensive capability.

However, Fang Xiu was not in the least bit flustered by this, as he had already anticipated such a scenario. After all, the Rasengan was a technique with infinite possibilities—it had no requirements for chakra nature, which meant other chakra attributes could be added to it to induce a change in nature.

Even if it sounded like a difficult feat—one that even Minato Namikaze hadn't managed to develop before his passing—that was largely because Minato Namikaze had died in his prime.

"Great Crimson Jade Rasengan."

He whispered in his heart, and the nature transformation of fire-attribute chakra poured into the deep blue sphere through his palm. At the same time, Fang Xiu, who was essentially a human-shaped Tailed Beast, did not hold back his output in the slightest.

Like a hot knife through butter, a large portion of the phantom image covering the Ghost King shattered!

Boom! An explosion echoed through the massive dueling arena enclosed by the ten-thousand-mile Earth Style Wall, causing the earth and the sea of trees to tremble with the roar.

The shockwave from the explosion and the intense heat instantly sent the entire ghost warrior flying. As it tumbled, it continuously collided with the sea of trees, which were saturated with Yang Release energy and naturally suppressed evil spirits, causing damage to accumulate steadily.

In the end, the Fusang Ghost King was slammed into the Immortal Art: Ten-Thousand-Mile Earth Style Wall, instinctively letting out a roar.

Accompanying this roar, which was almost a mournful wail, the armor covering the ghost warrior's body shattered rapidly, falling away like debris.

Even so, it stumbled and stood back up on the battlefield with great difficulty.

Clearly, both the ghost warrior—which was like a low-spec version of a giant manifestation—and the Fusang Ghost King within it had suffered heavy damage from the Great Crimson Jade Rasengan and the domain of the Deep Forest Emergence.

As the smoke cleared, Hermit Caolu, who had been lifted up by a towering tree, and the Gold and Silver Generals all looked toward the interior of the phantom image in unison—

The Ghost King was half-kneeling on the ground, looking utterly miserable. Only a few rags hung from his body, and his arms, legs, and even his back were covered in distinct, twisted, tree-root-like scars that were emitting wisps of blue smoke.

This smooth little combo, or rather, this opening sequence, was indeed something Fang Xiu had planned for a long time.

Large-scale Wood Release to control the field and form a domain.

An instant-cast fire-attribute sphere to break through defenses and suppress evil.

What was next? Fang Xiu, who had sent the enemy's giant manifestation flying with his tiny body, had already finished his hand seals. The smooth little combo was only just beginning.

"Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands."

A massive fissure split the earth ahead once more, and thick tree roots several meters wide converged here; it was impossible to count how many had erupted from underground.

They were clearly like coiled dragons! They snarled as they crossed, merged, and took shape in mid-air! A Buddha.

A wooden Buddha statue over fifty meters tall suddenly stood between heaven and earth. It held a flower between its fingers, solemn and majestic, without sorrow, joy, or pity.

Forget the outskirts of the wilderness; even those in the bustling city could see this Buddha statue! "Am... am I... did I drink too much?"

A middle-aged man sitting on a rooftop eating skewers stammered, his iron skewer dropping from his lips.

"A miracle! The Buddha has descended!"

"Hahaha, Amitabha, bless me to win the lottery."

"It's not just a Buddha; there's a sea of trees surrounded by high earthen walls!!!!"

"What on earth is happening?"

There were many Buddhist temples in Hong Kong, and many believers as well.

The moment the Wood Release Buddha appeared, it successfully captured everyone's attention—not to mention its combat power, just its height of nearly sixty meters was terrifying enough.

One had to know that the world's largest outdoor bronze seated Buddha was located in Hong Kong, welded together from 202 pieces of bronze. The statue itself was 23 meters tall, and including the lotus throne and base, it was only 34 meters high!

This was a bronze Buddha nearly twice that size. "Boom!"

However, the wooden giant Buddha seemed to have a fiery temper, much like a Wisdom King. It raised its arm and swung it toward the slightly smaller phantom manifestation.

"Shiranui!" the Ghost King whispered, sparks spraying from between his teeth.

The shattered giant phantom moved in sync.

But the sparks suddenly surged, and a rushing wave of flames headed toward the wooden Buddha, filled with heat, darkness, and gloom! Shiranui.

A type of mysterious fire from the legends of the Kyushu region of Fusang, it was also a type of yokai in ancient folklore. It appeared around the Ariake Sea and Yatsushiro Sea when the wind was calm on the last day of the seventh lunar month or on new moon nights—the sea surface would appear to be burning with raging flames, and people believed it to be the nameless wrath of the gods, hence the name.

Boom! It was like a collision between heaven and earth! The sea of trees shook again, and wave after wave of flames bit into the Buddha's fist, attempting to knock it over.

However, the sixty-meter-tall Buddha was solid; in terms of weight, it likely weighed over a thousand tons! The result was obvious.

The Wood Release Buddha stood as immovable as a mountain, and the demon fire filled with evil power could not adhere to it at all. The common knowledge that wood fears fire became a joke on the spot.

Facing the overwhelming force, the Ghost King's manifestation, realizing that the Fire Release technique was ineffective, drew its illusory tachi to block. Sound waves rippled outward, and mud, leaves, and wood chips mixed together, surging in all directions like ripples.

A shattering sound rang out.

The Ghost King continued to collapse right where he had struggled to stand up; the tachi he had relied on for the moment shattered completely, breaking into countless pieces.

"Small turnips, go home! This is a man's place!"

Even if you lose the fight, don't lose your spirit.

Amidst a fierce roar, the increasingly dim Evil Ghost Dharma Image drew the second blade carried by the samurai—

The wakizashi.

This was a signal that he was still capable of fighting.

"Get lost, you little brat!"

"This is a place for real men!"

Even without the Main God's automatic translator, Fang Xiu could still understand the old ghost's words.

"Stop barking, everything has only just begun."

Tree Dragon Ascension.

Fighting until now, Fang Xiu, who had maintained control of the battlefield from the start, felt a surge of heroic spirit rising in his heart!

Earth Dragon Ascension.

Wood Dragon Ascension.

They clung to the stone statue like mud, making the Wood Release True Buddha grow even more massive—two hands, four hands, eight arms, ten arms...

Each arm was terrifyingly powerful, smashing through reinforced concrete residential buildings as if they were made of paper.

Building-level combat power? Watching the Great Buddha from afar, Tang Tian, who possessed the Enhanced Mutant Spider bloodline, felt that he had been too shallow; his boss hadn't even activated his Mangekyō yet...

Furthermore, this wasn't a simple physical attack. The Earth Release in Pseudo-Sage Mode, combined with the Wood Release—a fusion of water, earth, and yang—was effective against evil spirits and carried additional bonuses!

"Old ghost of Fusang, you are too dangerous."

"Tonight... you must die."

The Great Buddha, having undergone another round of rapid reinforcement, looked even more spectacular, while the opposing Evil Samurai Dharma Image stood tattered and torn, making it hard to associate him with danger anymore.

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