Battle Against Guren
The area where Uzumaki Hane was located was immediately enveloped in smoke and dust. In an instant, Uzumaki Hane unharmed, landing in front of the two people. He used "Hell Hound," and his lava-turned right hand grabbed directly at the monster carrying the cannon.
Beside him, the bone-blade monster's eyes were filled with bloodlust as it rapidly swung its Uzumaki Hane blade, aiming to sever Uzumaki Hane's right arm if he didn't dodge.
The bone-blade monster's speed seemed fast, but it was actually about the same as before Uzumaki Hane's breakthrough. For Uzumaki Hane now, this speed was too slow. Uzumaki Hane sneered, pulled back the giant's arm, and grabbed the bone blade instead. Instead, he grabbed the bone blade tightly as it approached. Sizzling sounds emanated from the bone blade, and the bone-blade monster was startled. It tried to pull the bone blade out, but found that the bone blade held firmly in its grasp Fudō.
The bone-bladed monster showed no panic. Instead, the bloodlust in its eyes intensified, and a bloodthirsty smile bloomed on its face. With its left hand, it viciously slashed at Uzumaki Hane Yu with its bone blade. Uzumaki Hane had not expected its opponent to be so ferocious. No wonder it was a monster created by Orochimaru.
However, Uzumaki Hane's lips, a murderous glint in her eyes. Her left hand moved even faster, grabbing the bone knife from the bone knife monster's left hand. With a forceful pull, a cracking sound rang out, and the monster's left arm twisted strangely. The bone knife monster hadn't expected Uzumaki Hane to use such strength and let out a painful groan. However, this only fueled the monster's ferocity. It roared, and the sharp bone Uzumaki Hane on its forehead slammed down towards Yu.
Uzumaki Hane lowered the bone knife monster's left arm with his left hand, and before Uzumaki Hane monster's bone horn could hit him, his left hand had already grabbed the monster's chest.
Bang! Uzumaki Hane's left hand, which was reaching for the Bone Horn Monster, was blocked. It was unable to reach the Bone Blade Monster's chest. At some point, the Bone Blade Monster's chest was covered with countless bone spikes, blocking Uzumaki Hane's left arm. At the same time, the Bone Blade Monster staggered and took several steps back.
Uzumaki Hane spewed out a ball of magma, engulfing the bone-blade monster. The monster let out a miserable scream. Although its bone spikes could withstand the high temperature of the magma, its flesh could not. It was instantly carbonized by the intense heat and collapsed to the ground, dead. From the moment Uzumaki Hane before them to the moment it killed the bone-blade monster, what seemed like a long time actually happened in an instant. The monster carrying the cannon beside them didn't even have time to attack.
The death of his companion did not frighten the monster carrying the cannon; instead, it fueled the bloodlust in its eyes. The cannon on the monster's shoulder roared several times and fired several shots at Uzumaki Hane. Uzumaki Hane pushed off with his feet, and the enormous recoil propelled his body into the air, dodging the Uzumaki Hane fire. Boom, boom, boom, explosions rang out like thunder, bombs exploded continuously, and smoke and dust instantly enveloped the surroundings.
Uzumaki Hane burst out of the dust, still in mid-air, and threw a punch with his right hand, shattering the monster's armor with a bang. Then, Uzumaki Hane threw another punch with his left hand, burning the monster's internal organs.
While Guren was fighting Uzumaki Hane, she had already hidden in the shadows, planting seeds of Jade Crystal Octagon all around her. She quickly Hand Seals, "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Labyrinth Technique," and her hands were surrounded by sparkling crystal particles, transforming into a crystal ball. Inside the crystal ball, the scene of Uzumaki Hane fighting against two of Guren's subordinates appeared, showing her two subordinates being instantly killed by Uzumaki Hane.
Guren said, "Useless, but thankfully the trap is complete. Let it bloom." She continued to Hand Seals, "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Maze Technique." The emerald crystal seeds planted in the ground broke through the surface and grew into sparkling crystal flowers. Then, a large number of red crystal pillars grew from the crystal flowers. Surrounding the edges of all the crystal pillars, a crystal barrier with a diameter of one kilometer was formed, trapping Uzumaki Hane inside.
Guren then formed another hand seal, "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Mirror." Guren's hands were surrounded by crystal particles, forming a red crystal circle, which created a crystal mirror in front of her that was about the height of a person.
Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Guren smiled slightly and said with a touch of narcissism, "Hmm, I'm still as beautiful as ever." Then, she quickly Hand Seals, "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Clone!" The mirror seemed to ripple like water, and Guren inside multiplied into six, stepping out of the mirror.
After dealing with the two monsters, Uzumaki Hane looked at Suzuki, who was lying on the ground screaming in pain, and said, "In the face of absolute power, no schemes or tricks will work. Just like now, I can crush you with a flick of my wrist."
Seeing the murderous intent flash in Uzumaki Hane's eyes, Suzuki knew that Uzumaki Hane was ready to kill him, and quickly said, "No, you can't kill me. We've already kidnapped the priestess of the Land of Demons. If you kill me, she'll die too."
Uzumaki Hane's eyes narrowed; something had happened to Shion. A surge of killing intent rose from her, engulfing Suzuki. Suzuki felt as if he were in the dead of winter, his face instantly turning deathly pale. Suzuki hurriedly said, "I know where she is. I can take you to her if you promise to let me go."
Uzumaki Hane said, "Oh, it's amazing you can remain so calm even before you die. However, you don't seem to be in charge. If I kill you, I can still find your leader. So, you should just die." At this moment, Uzumaki Hane had calmed down. Shion had Awakening the power of a priestess, a power that could rival that of Moryo. It was impossible for the other party to capture Shion. Moreover, Suzuki wasn't in charge either. Even if he were spared, it wouldn't be of any use. Thinking of this, Uzumaki Hane opened his mouth and spat out a ball of lava.
Suzuki had just witnessed Guren's subordinates being burned to death by this mass of lava, and knowing its power, he screamed in terror, "No..." before being engulfed by the lava and ultimately burned alive.
Uzumaki Hane didn't care, but suddenly, she sensed something was wrong with her surroundings. Remembering Guren's methods, Uzumaki Hane murmured, "A barrier?"
Suddenly, Guren appeared on the tree trunk ahead. The red Guren murmured, "Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Blade." The Guren's right hand was surrounded by shimmering crystal particles, forming a red crystal halo, and then a blue crescent-shaped crystal blade appeared.
With a casual wave of her hand, Guren sliced through a branch the size of a bowl in front of her as easily as cutting tofu, demonstrating the sharpness of the crystal knife.
Uzumaki Hane's hands rapidly transformed into Guren, and with a wave of his hand, dozens of Lava Shuriken shot towards Guren.
Guren swiftly swung her crystal Lava Shuriken.
At that moment, a whooshing sound came from behind Uzumaki Hane. Uzumaki Hane felt the hairs on the back of his head stand up, and his body instinctively lowered. Then, he kicked backward with his right foot. Bang! Uzumaki Hane kicked the person who attacked him. Then, Uzumaki Hane used the force to turn around and looked behind him. He saw another Guren, wielding a crystal knife in his right hand, slashing down at his head.