Unmatched Strength

"Unfortunately, no matter how sharp the sword, it's useless against me!"

A gigantic bat, blotting out the sky, reached out with its claws and slammed down on his head.

Long Ye had been on high alert for a long time, and completed the Hand Seals just before he made his move.

"Wood Release: Hotei Technique!!"

Faced with the giant claw coming from the sky, ordinary methods were simply not effective, so they simply used the Wood Release technique immediately.

Boom boom boom...

Eight loud bangs, and eight arms burst forth from the ground.

Using Wood Release in the jungle was even more powerful than when he used it in the Land of Snow; each of his eight fists was as big as a water vat.

"That's the power!"

Upon seeing this, the bat was not alarmed but rather delighted.

It was now too large to dodge the eight infinitely long arms and the fists that came hurtling through the air.

Boom!!!

Eight fists, in no particular order, struck eight different parts of the body.

Having succeeded in one move, just as Long Ye was about to unleash a storm of attacks, intending to blast the Land of Snow's king to death as she had done before, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The White Night Bat was completely shattered.

Its enormous body split into countless fist-sized bats, all of them blood-red, as if formed from congealed blood.

Blood-red bats filled the sky, sweeping towards him like a storm.

"These bats have evolved to the point where they no longer have a fixed form, and can disintegrate and recombine at any time..."

Long Ye sensed that the situation was getting complicated.

Because the cells are activated to this extent, it is almost impossible for any force to kill them. As long as a portion escapes, they can recover through cell division.

Faced with the overwhelming swarm of blood bats, Long Ye dared not let them get close, and frantically waved his Lightning Branch, causing lightning to fill the sky.

Any bat struck by lightning instantly turned into wisps of smoke.

This secretly relieved him.

This scene demonstrates that even bats have a limit to their ability to split their bodies.

The bat before him was the limit; he could no longer expand to a smaller size.

If it could continue to split indefinitely, Long Ye would definitely run away, because it would be immortal and indestructible, making a fight pointless.

Imagine that if a bat's split body is hit by an external force, it can undergo a second fission, splitting into more and smaller bats. If this continues, what force could possibly restrain it?

However, even though the White Night Bat's body can only undergo one fission, the number of bats that split off is still enormous. Even with the Lightning Branch in hand, Long Ye gradually began to be unable to resist.

He began to utilize Lightning Branch's counter-attack ability.

The boundless lightning power contained within the Lightning Branch flowed back into his body, causing dazzling lightning to erupt from his skin.

The blood bats that tried to enter his body were blocked by his "Lightning Skin" and were all charred into smoke.

Without pausing for a moment, while blocking the swarm of bats, he once again Hand Seals and unleashed "Dragon Flame Song".

Four fire dragons charged into the swarm of bats, carving out four bloody paths.

Despite exhausting all means, the number of blood bats killed was less than one percent of the total number.

"Such powerful Lightning Release techniques, kid from the Shinobi World. I underestimated your abilities."

The voices of the White Night Bat rang out simultaneously from the mouths of all the bats.

Seeing that Long Ye was like a hedgehog, covered in lightning, and that it used its blood-transforming bats to enter Longye's body and control his thoughts, it completely failed.

"Looks like you won't give up resisting unless I teach you a lesson!"

The swarm of bats stopped attacking and surrounded him from all sides, releasing an Ultrasonic Wave from their mouths.

Long Ye's head buzzed, and she felt dizzy for a moment.

The terrifying power of these sound waves has only just begun.

The towering trees all around were swept by this Ultrasonic Wave and instantly shattered into wood chips. The ground surface broke apart layer by layer, disintegrating into the smallest particles.

As for Long Ye, who was at the center, the lightning that had enveloped his body had long since faded and disappeared. He no longer even had the strength to grasp the Lightning Branch in his hand.

His skin cracked rapidly with tiny, invisible lines, and blood instantly stained his body red.

Compared to his cracked body, his mental state was even worse. It felt as if countless sharp steel needles were constantly piercing his head, causing him to scream in agony.

Moreover, the Chakra in his body was also shaken out of control by this sound wave, leaking out of his body like a flood bursting its banks.

His body had been modified with "Hashirama Cells," giving him astonishing resistance and regenerative abilities; anyone else would have perished by now.

"Such amazing regenerative abilities! There seems to be something strange about this kid's body."

The White Night Bat watched Long Ye's every move. He didn't intend to kill him, after all, this was someone his master had specifically requested; he simply wanted to render him incapable of resistance as much as possible.

But to his surprise, the kid was able to withstand his Ultrasonic Wave attack for so long.

"But it won't last much longer!"

The bat had barely finished thinking when it suddenly saw Long Ye move.

With his last shred of consciousness and immense willpower, he reached into his robes, pulled out the Snake Cypress Seed, and forced it into his mouth.

Once this stuff enters the stomach, it instantly dissipates into a wave of heat.

He felt as if he were hugging a furnace, unbearably hot, his body radiating intense heat and his skin flushed and congested.

"That kid swallowed the seed!"

The bat's Ultrasonic Wave suddenly stopped, and the massive number of bats merged into his true form.

"By ingesting the seed and harnessing its power, this boy's body might be transformed, and his blood will undoubtedly become even more precious."

A greedy expression gleamed in his scarlet eyes.

But suddenly!

Its sinister pupils contracted.

The Long Ye had vanished right before his eyes.

As soon as it realized something was wrong, its eyes bulged out, and it spat out a mouthful of blood mist.

Everything came from his abdomen.

Long Ye moved in as if by teleportation and punched him in the chest.

The punch was incredibly powerful, sending the bat's chest pressed against its back.

Like a stone being thrown into the air, his body, several meters tall, seemed to lose all weight, being sent flying over a hundred meters away by a single punch, smashing dozens of large trees along the way.

As it was being thrown back, it caused another massive explosion, with Kakkō spreading for another hundred meters.

In Body Flicker Technique, the blood-soaked Long Ye seemed to have returned from hell. He bent over, swaying as he steadied himself.

"Unmatched Strength!!"

His voice was low, but you could still hear the excitement in his voice.

After consuming the Snake Cypress Seed, the Hashirama Cells in his body were activated a second time, Awakening the Senju Clan's second power besides Wood Release: Unmatched Strength.