White Night Bat

Before this, Long Ye's "Hotei Technique" could only conjure four arms.

But today, after a near-death experience, this Wood Release Ninjutsu broke through its power bottleneck, turning four arms into eight and doubling its strength—something even it hadn't anticipated.

However, the more powerful the Ninjutsu, the more Chakra it consumes.

First, he pierced through the ten-foot-long Ice Ball, and then he beat the man mercilessly, leaving him with almost no Wood Release Chakra.

Finally, they had no choice but to give up.

At the mountaintop, in a depression resembling a celestial pool, a man whose human form was indistinguishable lay prone.

He struggled desperately, but with all his bones shattered, he was powerless to resist.

Moreover, if it weren't for the Super-Kage Level Chakra within his body, he would have long since turned into a pile of minced meat.

Xue Ji, who witnessed this scene from afar, trembled with excitement.

The day she had been waiting for finally arrived, and she witnessed this heinous villain pay a terrible price.

But suddenly, his expression changed drastically.

"Quick! Stop him! He's using Summoning Technique; he's trying to summon the White Night Bat!"

Due to the angle, Long Ye and Mei Terumi didn't notice anything unusual about the person immediately. They only saw him lying motionless on the ground and assumed he was already dead.

This person's bones were shattered, rendering him unable to move even a finger, but he could control the Chakra within his body.

He used Chakra to manipulate the flowing blood, condensing it into a simple formation.

By the time Xue Ji discovered it, his formation was already complete. By the time Long Ye other heard the news and were about to make a move, it was clearly too late.

The king, lying on the ground, had a cruel glint in his eyes.

The formation shone brightly, as if opening an unknown passage. A flash of blood-red light, and a white monster appeared beside him.

This is a humanoid bat.

It has human-like limbs covered in white down, but unlike humans, its hands and feet are the same length, with sickle-like claws.

What was terrifying was his head—not a human head, but Nezumi -like head with bloodshot eyes and a pair of sharp fangs protruding.

Behind him were bat-like fleshy wings, with a pair of smaller claws growing from them, and his entire body had an unhealthy pale white hue.

The two Long Ye and his companion, were greatly alarmed and immediately went on high alert.

"This monster... is it the White Night Bat?"

Long Ye had already prepared "Dragon Flame Song," ready to deliver a fatal blow at any moment.

But to everyone's surprise.

The bat, summoned by the spirit, didn't even glance at Long Ye and the others; its gaze immediately fell on the king, who was lying on the ground, barely clinging to life.

"Help me kill..."

The king managed to utter a few words.

"Looks like you're useless now! It's time to take back what was given to you."

A mechanical, emotionless voice came from the bat's mouth.

To the king's horror, the bat lashed out with its claws, grabbed him, who was limp as a rag doll, and bit down on his neck.

The king's body began to wither rapidly, his blood vessels shriveled, and in the blink of an eye, he became a withered, dried-up corpse.

After being drained, his corpse was casually tossed aside by the monster covered in white fur.

Only then did the monster raise its head for the first time, looking at Long Ye and the other person.

The cold, indifferent gaze sent a chill down their spines for no apparent reason.

But it seemed uninterested in the two of them, and a portal lit up beneath its feet.

"We can't let him leave!"

Seeing that he was about to leave, Long Ye became very anxious.

He traveled a great distance not to kill the king, but to find the "Blood-Origin Cells" that Xue Ji spoke of in this man.

Now, all the blood in this person's body has been sucked away by the monster in front of him, turning his body into a dried-up corpse, with no body cells left. If he lets it go, this trip will undoubtedly be in vain.

Because of her fear of this monster, Long Ye instinctively used "Wood Release: Hotei Technique" again, exhausting her last bit of Chakra.

Eight more arms reappeared and reached out to grab the monster.

But it was too late. Just as the eight wooden hands rushed into the array gate, the monster vanished into the light.

"No..."

Long Ye roared in frustration.

But just then, a vine suddenly flew out from the gate where the monster had disappeared. The vine was more agile than a snake and faster than an arrow.

With a Long Ye ejection, Oboro was caught off guard and bound on the spot.

Before he could struggle, he felt a tremendous force pulling him.

The vines that had entangled him suddenly withdrew and disappeared into the array gate.

The whole process was too fast, taking only the blink of an eye, giving Mei Terumi no time to react.

By the time she realized the sudden situation, Long Ye had already been bound and disappeared.

Mei Terumi rushed forward, trying to break through the array gate, but by the time she arrived, the gate had vanished with a flash of light.

"What was that just now? Where was Long Ye taken?"

Anxious, Mei Terumi immediately asked Xue Ji a question.

Xue Ji was equally horrified:

"I... I don't know either. What was that just now? But it disappeared through the Summoning Array Gate, which means it went to the place where the White Night Bat live."

"What place is that?" Mei Terumi asked hurriedly.

"The Summoning Secret Realm! That is, the place where spirit beasts live," Xue Ji replied.

Mei Terumi had been too anxious to think things through, but upon hearing her words, she immediately understood.

Summoning beasts are not a secret in the Shinobi World, and many people possess them.

Generally, summoned beasts are divided into two types: "Low-level" and "high-level".

Low-level summoning beasts are modified wild animals that exist in the Shinobi World. They cannot speak, do not possess the ability to think, and are mostly used as temporary weapons.

High-level summoning beasts possess all the abilities of humans, but they live outside the ninja world, residing in their own mysterious realms.

And this White Night Bat clearly came from there.

But the location of that place remains an age-old mystery to the Shinobi World, with only a handful of people truly knowing it.

Moreover, even ninjas who possess such summoning beasts may not know how to get there.

Because they usually communicate with spirits through contracts, and if they want to go to that place, the more common method is to have the spirit beast communicate with them in return.

Mei Terumi was anxious, but she was at a loss for what to do.

"Mizukage, there's no need to worry too much. We've all seen Long Ye's strength just now. He could even defeat that villain, so who could possibly do anything to him!"

Seeing the worry on Mei Terumi's face, Xue Ji offered some words of comfort.

"I think it would be better if you stayed in my Land of Snow for a few days. Firstly, we can think of a solution together, and secondly, he might come back in a few days."

Mei Terumi was somewhat agitated, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.