Just as he had said before, since Ryūchi Cave already knew he possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan, there was no need to hide anything when dealing with them.
Whether it was his Genjutsu ability, his two Dojutsu, or his current Susanoo, he could use any of them freely whenever necessary.
And now was precisely the time he needed to use this technique.
Bang—bang—bang—
Three muffled impacts rang out in succession.
Ichikishimahime and the others' tails struck the silvery-white skeleton, but failed to harm him inside at all.
However, their attacks were not completely ineffective.
A series of cracking sounds rang out.
Cracks appeared where the giant snake tails had struck the surface of the skeleton.
Noticing this change, Ichikishimahime and the others seemed encouraged. They increased the force of their attacks again, continuing to lash the skeleton around Qian, trying to shatter it completely.
Qian noticed their intentions, but did nothing. He simply stood where he was and let them attack.
When enough time had passed, and the skeleton around him was covered in cracks, he finally mobilized the chakra within his body and activated the second stage of Susanoo.
In the blink of an eye, the dense cracks covering the skeleton that protected him vanished.
In their place, large numbers of Chakra Meridians, flesh, and blood grew outward from within.
Finally, an extremely solid layer of chakra wrapped around the half-bodied skeleton like skin, making it appear even more lifelike.
This was the second stage of Susanoo.
At this stage, he could already use Susanoo's universal attack method—Yasakani no Magatama.
With the number of magatama he could currently fire, as well as their attack power, if he launched them all at once, severely injuring one or two of the giant snakes should not be a problem.
But that was not