The stalemate lasted only three seconds! The Destruction Energy Cannon ultimately proved superior. Its searing pillar of light tore through the thorn barrier and slammed into Saint Shepherd Sommers's crossed arms!
"Graaagh-!" Saint Shepherd Sommers let out an agonized scream. The Armament Haki on his arms shattered instantly, and his bones cracked audibly. The beam swallowed him and hurled him into a mountain of volcanic rock Zhang Fei had created earlier. A massive explosion erupted, collapsing the mountain and burying him.
The energy cannon slowly subsided. In his full beast form, Chinjao panted slightly, wisps of smoke rising from his mouth. He stared coldly at the rubble. Yet the next moment, the debris exploded! Saint Shepherd Sommers emerged again, his arms twisted and deformed, his entire body charred black, but the madness in his eyes burned even fiercer. More unnerving still, the flesh around his wounds writhed unnaturally. Tiny thorns seemed to be growing there, attempting to repair his injuries-the Holy Knights' troublesome immortality was at work!
"It's useless... I am a noble Celestial Dragon! A Holy Knight! I possess an immortal body bestowed by God! You cannot kill me!" Saint Shepherd Sommers roared, his voice like broken bellows.
Chinjao snorted coldly and was about to press his attack when Chen Yu's voice rang across the battlefield. "The Holy Knights' immortal bodies... fear Conqueror's Haki!"
Chinjao burst out laughing at those words. "So that's it! Then I'll send you on your way with this!" He drew a deep breath. Conqueror's Haki surged into the sky, merging with his Armament Haki and pouring into his drill. "Conqueror's Hasshoken Secret Art-Raging Rhino Formation Breaker!" His drill smashed into the ground. The entire ice field split apart, and enormous stone pillars rose like a forest, trapping Saint Shepherd Sommers at their center. Conqueror's