"Shendu, take some time to fight Son Goku. You'll win faster."
"Yes, sir!"
The Shendu never expected Ye Zhuo to give him such a good opportunity to work overtime.
Son Goku immediately became interested and threw a punch at the Shendu, wanting to give him an over-the-shoulder throw.
"You think you can show off your authority in front of me with such petty tricks?"
The Shendu grabbed Son Goku's arm, and the Ox Talisman unleashed its power.
The two were already evenly matched due to their physical strength, so neither should have a clear advantage. After all, the Four-Tails Son Goku was still capable of grabbing the Eight-Tails Gyūki's tail and swinging him around before throwing him to the ground.
However.
At that moment, the Shendu's Ox Talisman amplified his power a hundredfold.
Boom!
Son Goku looked at the Shendu in disbelief, and together with Rōshi, they exclaimed in surprise.
"Is this guy's strength monstrous?"
Realizing his power was no match for the Holy Lord's, Son Goku immediately covered his body with a layer of molten lava, attempting to burn away the Shendu's fist.
"How utterly laughable! To think you can harm the Lord of the Fire Demons with molten lava—you are truly laughable!"
As the Shendu spoke, he ignored the scalding molten lava and quickly delivered several punches.
The Rabbit Talisman also greatly amplified his speed, and in the blink of an eye, he delivered more than a dozen powerful slams.
Kokuō was left with a bewildered expression.
"Han, that guy seems to excel in physical strength, but isn't good at anything else."
"That's right, Kokuō. This kind of opponent is nothing to fear. We just need to play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."
Han seemed to have forgotten that he, known as the Steam Ninja Shadowkhan, had always been famous in the Shinobi World for his Monster Strength and ninjutsu, but after seeing the Shendu's powerful strength, he devised a plan to avoid his sharp edge.
"Molten Escaping - Flower Fruit Mountain!"
Rōshi and Son Goku spoke at the same time, unleashing the power of Lava Release, which turned the surrounding area, including the Shendu, into molten lava.
This attack was enough to burn the Eight-Tails' hands; the temperature was extremely high.
Boom!
Surrounded by molten lava, the Shendu felt incredibly comfortable.
As he swallowed it whole, he felt the power of the Dragon Talisman grow even stronger.
"I've already told you, lava and fire cannot harm the Lord of the Fire Demons, you fool!"
Compared to those stubborn human mages, your wisdom is like a fallen meteor, devoid of brilliance, riddled with craters.
As the Shendu spoke, he unleashed a powerful burst of Dragon Breath and fiery flames, his eyes flashing with dazzling lightning.
Wow!
Son Goku, who was originally covered in molten lava, was blasted open by the Dragon Breath and laser.
"The Scorching River Great Flame!"
Rōshi was not to be outdone; he still had one more trick up his sleeve.
His hands transformed into molten lava, surging towards the Shendu's body like a mighty river.
"Foolish, stubborn octopus monkey!"
The Shendu cursed loudly, for he was born from molten lava, and no matter how high the temperature, it could not harm him in the slightest.
Why did I say I didn't believe it?
"Out-of-body experience!"
The Shendu slapped Son Goku on the forehead.
But at the same time, two souls flew out of the body.
One is the Four-Tails Son Goku, and the other is the Rōshi.
"Is this an illusion, Son Goku?"
"Rōshi, illusions can't possibly transport you and me to a dream! This is a sealing technique!"
Son Goku believed that this ability to make the soul drift away was definitely a sealing technique.
"What sealing technique? Do you think you're Lo Pei?"
With a flick of his wrist, the Shendu reversed the souls of the two men.
Rōshi turned into Son Goku, and Son Goku turned into Rōshi.
Both of them exclaimed in surprise at the same time.
It's truly incredible that they can communicate in this way, even though they are not perfect Jinchūriki.
"You deserve to lose!"
As the Shendu spoke, his punches landed squarely, taking advantage of the moment when the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki were still in shock to launch a swift attack.
The Ox Talisman and the Rabbit Talisman unleashed an unprecedented synergy, their powerful and fast punches delivering a devastating blow that instantly knocked out the Four-Tails Son Goku!
Seeing Sun Wukong fall to the ground, unconscious and transformed into Rōshi Son Goku, the Shendu grabbed his head and threw it to Ye Zhuo.
"Demon King, I've switched this guy's soul; he actually has two souls in one body!"
The Shendu found it unbelievable; he hadn't initially considered the existence of Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki.
It's like a demon residing inside a human body.
"Of course, that's the wonder of the Shinobi World."
Ye Zhuo tossed Rōshi to the Shadowkhan and took him to Impel Down.
"Where did your tailed beast come from? I think only by defeating you can I find the answer!"
Han also fully transformed into a tailed beast, and his speech became ambiguous, making it difficult to discern whether it was Kokuō's or his own.
However, the names of the tailed beasts are completely unimportant to the world; they don't even know them.
It's truly remarkable that this generation of Jinchuriki knows the name of their Tailed Beast.
"Defeat me?"
Ye Zhuo was bored at the time, and when he heard Kokuō's arrogant words, he just smiled.
"Fold the corners!"
The five horns on Kokuō's head struck simultaneously; it was highly unlikely they wouldn't have attacked at the same time, unless one of them broke off first.
The strength of this attack lies in its incredible, terrifying power.
However, Ye Zhuo simply flicked his finger and blocked it on the spot.
Click!
Even more astonishingly, it also sent one of Kokuō's horns flying off.
"My horn!"
Kokuō was anxious, and so was the Han dynasty.
Is he really that strong?
Han originally wanted to use his "Peerless Monster Strength" in his Steam Armor form to fight Ye Zhuo and show him what a taijutsu Ninja Shadowkhan was all about.
The transformation into a fully-fledged tailed beast was intended to directly confront those strange tailed beasts known as demons.
Unexpectedly, he suffered a great loss at Ye Zhuo.
"It seems the rumors circulating outside are false."
They say the Demon King gained incredible power because he was the Jinchūriki of one of the Eight Demons Tailed Beasts.
Such rumors should disappear from now on.
Han felt that most of the rumors in the world were unreliable, especially those concerning this battle.
He realized that the so-called demon, the shadowy figure, had no chakra at all.
Only Ye Zhuo possesses chakra.
Under such circumstances, how can there be such a thing as a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki?
"Han, be careful, your village may not be able to be defended."
Kokuō sensed a hint of danger; he had a feeling that Ye Zhuo still had some trump card up his sleeve.
"Kokuō, if it really comes to that, I will have no choice but to die for the village."
Han had no chance of escaping, so he personally went to find Rōshi, only to have Lao Zi defeated and taken away by the Shendu in a series of attacks.
The village was his source of honor; how could he abandon it?
"Kokuō, use that move!"
"Hero!"
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Boom!
A jet-black, dull Tailed Beast Bomb flew out in an instant.
It looked like a tailed beast vomiting.
Ye Zhuo stood still and delivered a flick to the head, destroying him in one blow.
"Impossible, this move can make everything disappear."
Kokuō was incredulous. Even the Tailed Beast Bomb hadn't caused any damage. Could the person before him be the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths?
"To obliterate everything?"
Ye Zhuo glanced at him.
He wore Six Paths Staff, nine large prayer beads, a straw hat, Adamantine Tessaiga robe, and the Vajra Tessaiga.
"Kokuō, are you willing to convert?"
"What?"
Kokuō raised his head and sensed the aura emanating from the Six Paths Immortal. At that moment, he felt no fear whatsoever.
Am I going to die?
That's just like going home.
Boom!
With a single palm strike, Kokuō fainted and was enveloped by countless black shadows, disappearing into the vast earth.