Lin Cheng vs. Orochimaru

"Hehe! Hehe! Little brat! You are quite~ arrogant, aren't you?"

While speaking, Orochimaru had already appeared behind Lin Cheng.

He extended his forked tongue, intending to lick Lin Cheng's cheek.

Lin Cheng, feeling not the slightest bit surprised, wore a cold sneer on his face.

Immediately following, at a speed that caught Orochimaru completely off guard, Lin Cheng instantly grabbed the tongue Orochimaru had extended toward him.

The moment he grabbed it, he yanked it outward with a violent force.

Following that, he unleashed a flurry of brutal blows against Orochimaru's abdomen!

The next moment, Orochimaru, whose eyes were nearly bulging out, instantly twisted and transformed into a python.

Taking advantage of the distortion, the python had already completed its coil around Lin Cheng.

Stepping out from behind a tree, Orochimaru wore an expression of indescribable smugness.

"Little brat! You are excellent! However, you are still just a bit too green!"

"Is that so?"

With a disdainful smile curling the corners of his mouth, Lin Cheng, who was bound by the python, also underwent a distortion.

He instantly transformed into a wooden log!

"Hm? Heh! It seems I underestimated you!"

Saying this, Orochimaru spun around abruptly, looking at Lin Cheng who had appeared behind him.

"You didn't just underestimate me! You completely misjudged me!"

"Oh? Hm?!"

Just as Orochimaru wanted to chat a little longer, Lin Cheng made a move that Orochimaru had not expected.

He took the initiative to attack!

Moving with lightning speed to get close to Orochimaru, Lin Cheng's fist headed straight for Orochimaru's forehead.

And Orochimaru seemed to be quite fond of disgusting methods of attack.

Seeing the rapidly approaching fist, he did not dodge, but instead opened his mouth to attack directly!

"Ten Thousand Snakes Array!"

Countless small snakes, as if surging out from an endless snake pit, instantly submerged the area in front of Orochimaru.

"Orochimaru! You seem to really like this kind of disgusting ninjutsu!"

Walking over from a distance again, Lin Cheng looked at the swarm of snakes surging toward him, a flash of disgust in his eyes.

"Hehe! As long as you can take out the enemy! There is no such thing as disgusting or not!"

"Is that so? Let me help your snakes hibernate! Ice Release! Ice Prison Technique!"

After a dazzling series of hand seals, the forest, which had been warm, instantly filled with countless blocks of ice.

The ice blocks connected in a continuous chain, instantly freezing the entire oncoming swarm of snakes!

"Ice Release? Are you from the Yuki Clan?"

"Hmph! Does it matter? You had better worry about your own safety! Ice Release! Dragon-Breaking Fierce Tiger!"

An ice tiger, far surpassing those of the past, formed instantly and charged straight toward Orochimaru!

And as it approached Orochimaru, it continued to grow larger with relentless persistence!

"Interesting! I didn't expect that the Yuki Clan, which I thought had been wiped out, would produce a genius like you!

I am starting to want to possess you!"

"To go back and serve as your future vessel?"

After this undisguised mockery, Lin Cheng immediately controlled the ever-growing ice tiger to pounce directly at Orochimaru.

"!!! You seem to know a bit too much, don't you?!"

Orochimaru, who had previously worn a hint of a smile, saw that smile vanish instantly upon hearing the word 'vessel'.

In its place appeared a terrifying killing intent capable of scaring an ordinary person to death!

"Hmph! Can't smile anymore? I know more than you could ever imagine!"

Watching Orochimaru use the Substitution Technique to dodge his attack once again.

Lin Cheng utilized the first ninjutsu he had researched and developed entirely on his own after all this time!

Ice and Snow World!

The sky, which had been clear and sunny, was instantly blanketed by thick, dense clouds.

Countless snowflakes drifted down from the sky at an astonishing speed.

Following that, as the snowflakes completely covered the surrounding ground, the flakes falling from the air instantly underwent a change.

The once soft snowflakes instantly transformed into countless ice shuriken!

Except for the spot where Lin Cheng stood, every other location was completely covered by the ice shuriken.