Kong Chen sat cross-legged, the Falling Cherry Long Zither laid across his thighs. The strings formed from light glimmered with a crimson radiance; just one glance was enough to sense the searing aura emanating from them.
"Tailed Beast Transformation!"
Boom!
A terrifying, violent, scorching aura erupted from Kong Chen's body. Blood-red flames shot into the sky, taking the form of Matatabi.
Roar!
With Matatabi's furious roar, the entire flame space trembled.
After Lin Chuan prohibited the use of spiritual energy, the immortal corpses' power was severely suppressed. Yet at the same time, this was also a major weakening for the members of [Akatsuki]. However, without spiritual energy, the members of [Akatsuki] still had chakra—and on that basis, they could wield even more powerful tailed beast chakra.
That was their confidence!
"Listen. This is the Soul-Calming Requiem I offer you!"
Kong Chen's hands swept across the strings, and a harsh, murderous melody abruptly burst forth. Countless cherry blossom petals materialized at his fingertips and shot toward the immortal corpse wrapped in trees.
This immortal corpse possessed the wood attribute and was extremely powerful. However, within the flame space Lin Chuan had specifically woven for her, her strength was greatly restrained. At this moment, she could barely keep herself from being incinerated by the surrounding flames, leaving her almost incapable of doing anything else.
"A space of only flames... and laws... Here... all flame-based power... will be amplified without limit..."
The immortal corpse spoke in fits and starts. This suppression might have been manageable for other immortal corpses, but for her, it was an absolute dead end.
What Lin Chuan had done earlier was not merely prohibit the immortal corpses from using their strongest spiritual energy. At the same time, he had used Amenominaka's spatial weaving ability to divide the battlefield and