Careless!
Aoi Ren ground his teeth in frustration. His knowledge from the anime of his past life had misled him yet again.
He never imagined Hanzō would be this powerful — far exceeding his expectations.
Just two small Poison Dragons had already pushed him into a corner, leaving him scrambling just to keep up.
While dodging the lunging bites of the two dragons, Aoi Ren thought quickly: There's no point in wasting energy fighting just these two.
Even if I destroy them, Hanzō will simply summon a third, a fourth, and keep going endlessly.
As the old saying goes: To strike the man, first take down his horse; to defeat the enemy, first capture their leader.
Having made up his mind, Aoi Ren burst forward at full speed, putting distance between himself and the dragons.
He charged straight at Hanzō with his fist raised — If I kill him, these dragons will vanish on their own!
"Morning Peacock!"
Aoi Ren swung his fist. Terrifying waves of fire exploded outward like a peacock spreading its tail feathers, surrounding Hanzō completely.
No matter how he tried to twist or dodge, there was no escape.
But to Aoi Ren's shock...
"Salamander — Poison Mist Release!"
The giant salamander opened its mouth, releasing a thick cloud of purple mist that sprayed forth like a surging river.
It instantly enveloped the fiery fists of the Morning Peacock.
Within moments, the brilliant flames turned a sickly shade of violet, flickered weakly, and were extinguished completely.
This is the true nature of Hanzō's lethal poison!
It could even poison and kill the very air... and fire itself.
"Dammit!" Aoi Ren gritted his teeth. "Fine then — if that won't work, I'll just beat you to death with my bare hands!"
"Take this!"
Aoi Ren transformed into a living meteor. The immense friction generated by his speed created brilliant blue-violet flames trailing behind him.
With both Dragon Sage Mode and the Eight Gates unleashed at full power, he looked no different from a god descending to earth.
"BOOM!"
Hanzō stood perfectly still. Instead of hitting him, Aoi Ren's fist landed squarely on the salamander's massive, fleshy tail. The creature had shielded its master perfectly.
The sheer force knocked the beast sideways. Tens of meters of thick flesh were pulverized into mush, and purple toxic blood gushed out like a fountain.
Yet despite such an injury, to a creature hundreds of meters long, it was little more than a minor bruise — like a human having stumbled and fallen.
"Wind Release: Poison Dragon Technique!"
Hanzō continued summoning relentlessly. By now, more than ten additional terrifying dragons had filled the sky, all circling and eyeing Aoi Ren hungrily like tigers stalking their prey.
"Dammit!"
Aoi Ren was starting to feel a headache. Even with the incredible speed granted by his two transformations, once the number of dragons reached a certain threshold, it was inevitable he would eventually be caught.
Unless he could kill Hanzō immediately, sooner or later he would be corroded down to a pile of white bones.
But Hanzō was completely protected behind the massive, mountain-like body of the salamander... It seemed like an impossible deadlock.
"Aoi Ren, just resign yourself to death," Hanzō laughed maniacally while commanding his dragons. "Once you are dead, peace will return to the Land of Rain..."
"Keep dreaming!"
Aoi Ren sneered disdainfully. "If I die, everyone in this Land of Rain is coming with me to be buried! Do you really think the Serpent Curse Seal is kind enough to let its master die alone?"
"What?!"
Hanzō froze, murmuring in shock and confusion. "Do you mean... that the moment you die, every surviving Serpent-Cursed Soldier will die as well?"
So that means... I cannot kill him!
"If you have any sense left, you'd better just stick your neck out and let me chop it off!"
Taking advantage of Hanzō's momentary daze, Aoi Ren bit his palms until they bled and slammed them hard against the ground.
"Shin'ya! Golden Wing! Come forth — NOW!"
Hissss~
Screeeech~
Two massive summons appeared instantly.
Aoi Ren smirked coldly. "You aren't the only one in this world who has powerful summons!"
The crimson-scaled Shin'ya coiled menacingly to one side, its sharp fangs filled with grey venom capable of turning anything to stone.
Meanwhile, the majestic Golden-Winged Roc spread its enormous wings, allowing Aoi Ren to climb onto its back, before launching upward and soaring ten thousand meters high into the sky.
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