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However, the aftermath of the battle was already beyond control. Though the towering buildings of Atlantis, constructed from a special metal, had not collapsed, they bent and tilted violently beneath the shock waves. Hundreds of meters tall, they swayed like drunks, plunging the entire city into chaos.
After the violent tremors, two figures shot out of the ruins in opposite directions, putting distance between them.
"How did your strength suddenly increase?" Gexinke keenly sensed something was wrong, his voice wary.
Boren Lee raised his left hand. The ring gleaming with an eerie light on his finger stood out starkly. "The ring of Atlantis gave me this power."
"The Atlantis Ring?!" Gexinke's pupils contracted sharply, and he whipped his head toward the raised platform. A Skeleton Throne sat there, its left arm bare. Clearly, the treasure had vanished.
"When did you take it?" Gexinke's eyes blazed, his voice chilling to the bone.
"I helped myself to it the last time I came! Hahahaha!"
Xun Uchiha, who had remained silent all this time, finally burst out laughing. At last, he had his moment of vindication.
Before his laughter faded, Gexinke vanished into thin air. The next second, seawater gathered around him as he teleported in front of Xun Uchiha. His withered fingers clamped around Xun Uchiha's throat like iron pincers, his gaze vicious. "You gave it to him?"
Suffocating pressure swept over Xun Uchiha like a tide, and his pupils contracted sharply. The destructive power contained in that punch far exceeded anything he had imagined. It felt as though the slightest misstep would reduce his body to dust in an instant. Fear coiled around his heart like a venomous snake, making even breathing difficult.
"Hand it over!" Gexinke's face twisted savagely as he held Xun Uchiha by the throat. His roar