Chapter 740

"Bang! Splash... Urgh... Aah..."

After the two fell into the river of magma, no one knew what was happening below. They could only see the magma's surface churn violently, waves surging one after another, while the Third Raikage's anguished roars echoed from beneath.

For a tough man with such unyielding will as the Third Raikage to let out such miserable cries showed just how horrifying the pain of his injuries was.

In less than a minute, the struggling at the bottom of the river gradually ceased. Nawaki soon emerged from the magma, carrying the Third Raikage.

At this point, the Third Raikage's entire body was charred black, giving off a nauseating smell of cooked flesh. Even after suffering such severe injuries, his formidable vitality had kept him alive, but his breathing was now faint, and he could die at any moment.

Nawaki held the Third Raikage's body in his left hand while rapidly tapping the latter's acupoints with his right. Through the acupoint taps, he guided the Third Raikage's chakra to flow according to the Body Activation Technique, achieving a healing effect while using Medical Ninjutsu to assist the treatment. Nawaki had once used this method to save White Fang after he committed suicide.

With both treatments working together, the Third Raikage's wounds visibly began to heal. Large amounts of necrotic tissue fell away from his body, and before long, the skin over his entire body returned to normal. However, his clothes and hair had all been burned away, leaving him completely bare. Fortunately, the Third Raikage had already fallen fully unconscious, or he might have been angered to death.

Although the Third Raikage's injuries appeared to have recovered after Nawaki's emergency treatment, the destruction of his bodily tissues had been too severe. Regenerating those cells had consumed an enormous