Chapter 172: Wrong Evolution Path, Mission Complete

"Opportunity!" Fugaku's eyes suddenly narrowed, the Mangekyō patterns spinning wildly as the black Susanoo abruptly spread its arms, surging chakra condensing in his palm, forming eight brilliant magatama.

"Go!"

Fugaku let out a low shout, the Yasaka Magatama shooting out with a sharp whistle, tracing intersecting arcs through the air.

The Azure Dragon also seized this fleeting opening, his feet suddenly pushing off as the ground instantly cracked. His figure turned into a blue shadow, heading straight for the Corpse King's heart.

The Corpse King gritted his teeth, a violent energy suddenly erupting from his body, the six pairs of bone wings behind him abruptly unfolding, countless black blade-like qi pouring down like a storm.

"Clang clang!" The Yasaka Magatama collided with the blade qi, sparks flying. But this had already given the Azure Dragon enough time to close in.

"Void Through Heaven and Earth!" The Azure Dragon's hands became claws, a ghostly green light glimmering at his fingertips, striking straight at the Corpse King's chest.

In haste, the Corpse King raised his arm to block, the Azure Dragon's dragon claws instantly tearing open his defense, revealing the constantly writhing flesh beneath.

"Get out of my way!"

The Corpse King roared, his other hand suddenly reaching out, countless black spikes spraying from his palm, emitting an ear-screeching metallic friction sound.

The Azure Dragon's figure flickered, narrowly avoiding this fatal blow, but the Corpse King's attack was not over; only to see the vertical eye on his forehead violently twitching, a terrifying energy ripple suddenly spreading out centered on the Corpse King,

"Bang!"

A black shockwave spread outward centered on the Corpse King. The air instantly twisted under this force, the ground cracking inch by inch. The Azure Dragon crossed his arms in front of his chest, but this force far exceeded his expectations.

"What?!"

The Azure Dragon only felt an irresistible immense force coming straight at him, his whole body flying backward like a kite with a broken string. The wind whistled by his ears, the rubble on the ground kicked up, turning into fine dust in the air.

"Ah!"

The Corpse King suddenly let out a shrill scream, a black pillar of blood spraying from his vertical eye, countless fine cracks suddenly appearing on his skin's surface, black blood constantly seeping out.

"Must control this power!"

The Corpse King's fists suddenly clenched, internal force wildly circulating within his body. Red energy flowed over his body's surface, barely suppressing the restless genes within.

"Hah" The Corpse King had just breathed a sigh of relief when his pupils suddenly shrank, a suffocating dangerous aura coming from above his head.

"Swish!"

The sound of breaking the sky shook the heavens, black wings slicing through the long sky, Fugaku's Susanoo already appearing above him, the Ame-no-Nuboko in his hand drawing a brilliant golden arc, suddenly chopping down.

"Damn it!"

The Corpse King gritted his teeth, just about to dodge, when a sudden sharp pain came from within his body, the originally barely stable internal force instantly losing control, rampaging wildly inside him.

This momentary hesitation made him completely lose the chance to dodge.

"Bang!"

The Ame-no-Nuboko heavily smashed into the Corpse King's chest, with a dull impact sound, his body like a kite with a broken string smashing toward the ground. The ground instantly collapsed under this impact, rubble flying everywhere.

Brilliant golden runes like chains wrapped around the Corpse King's body, instantly sealing the surging internal force within him.

"No!"

The moment he lost the support of internal force, the accumulated gene mutation within the Corpse King's body instantly erupted. His body violently convulsed, countless hideous flesh tumors appearing on his skin's surface, each tumor writhing wildly, as if something wanted to burst out.

"Stop! Stop quickly!"

The Corpse King madly scratched his own body, nails deeply sinking into flesh and blood, bringing out large patches of black flesh and blood. But this futile struggle only accelerated the collapse.

"No, don't!" The Corpse King let out a shrill scream.

In an instant, his face began to twist violently, skin and flesh flowing like melted wax. Eyeballs, nose, lips disappearing one after another, his whole body turning into a mass of writhing black flesh and blood.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The meat mass emitted a disgusting sound, its body swelling at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Countless deformed organs constantly generated on the surface, some beating violently like hearts, others rolling around like eyeballs; these organs began to rot as soon as they formed, and the rotting tissue was immediately replaced by new flesh and blood, repeating in this cycle.

"Boom!"

In the blink of an eye, the Corpse King had become a giant meatball monster dozens of meters high. Pitch-black flesh and blood constantly rolled, emitting a suffocating fishy stench, countless tentacles stretching out from the surface, dancing wildly in the air, each swing bringing a fishy wind.

"Gene rejection?" The Azure Dragon's pupils shrank, "He forcibly fused too many creatures' genes, causing the gene chain to completely collapse."

"This can no longer be called life" Fugaku's expression was grave, cold sweat constantly sliding down his forehead.

Suddenly, the huge meat mass writhed and turned toward the city's direction, countless tentacles like steel cables whipping toward the ground, using leverage to push its massive body forward.

Every movement left a patch of corrosive mucus on the ground, the road surface instantly being corroded into one big pit after another.

"Not good!" The Azure Dragon's pupils suddenly shrank, "It's instinct driving him to obtain more energy to maintain himself! Stop him!"

The words had not yet fallen when the Azure Dragon's feet suddenly pushed off, the ground instantly cracking. His hands quickly formed hand seals in front of his chest, emerald green energy rapidly condensing in his palm, forming a brilliant light sphere.

At the same time, the Ame-no-Nuboko in Fugaku's hand drew a golden arc, smashing toward the meat mass.

But the meat mass had no reaction, as if completely unable to sense danger, continuing to writhe forward.

"Bang!"

A terrifying shockwave exploded on the meat mass's surface, the scorching energy instantly vaporizing the flesh and blood, blasting two huge holes on the meat mass's surface.

Corrosive black liquid sprayed out, falling onto the ground with a hissing corrosive sound.

But the next second, the black flesh and blood writhed like a living thing, filling the hollows completely in the blink of an eye, its volume instead swelling even larger.

"What?!"

Just as the two were stunned, the meatball's surface suddenly exploded. Countless thick bone spikes burst out from the body, each one flashing with a metallic luster.

The bone spikes' surfaces were covered with fine black barbs, emitting a heart-palpitating aura.

"Careful!"

The Azure Dragon had just shouted when those bone spikes poured down like a storm. The sound of the air being torn never ceased, the ground instantly being pummeled full of holes.

Fugaku barely used Susanoo to block the attack, but the huge impact still forced him back hundreds of meters, the Azure Dragon also shaken by this wave of attack into repeated retreats, his chest feeling stifled.

"Cough!"

Fugaku suddenly coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of black blood, the toxins within his body beginning to act up, his vision becoming blurry. The Mangekyō patterns in his Sharingan began to twist, sharp pain coming from his eye sockets.

"Damn it, the toxins are spreading faster than expected!" Fugaku wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his whole body's muscles beginning to twitch uncontrollably. Black blood vessels appeared on his skin's surface, densely covering his whole body like spider webs.

Susanoo's form began to destabilize, fine cracks appeared on the chakra barrier, and Fugaku could feel his meridians being eroded bit by bit by the toxin.

At this moment, that huge ball of flesh suddenly writhed violently, and countless eyeballs surfaced on its body. Those eyeballs varied in size, some as large as a washbasin, others as small as a needle tip, pupils spinning wildly, staring fixedly at the two of them.

Accompanied by a nauseating gurgling sound, strange patterns began to appear on the surface of those eyeballs; black lines spread like living things, soon covering the entire pupil, forming complex rune patterns. "This is..." Fugaku's pupils contracted sharply.

However, just as the patterns were about to form, a sudden change occurred! "Pfft pfft pfft!"

The eyeballs burst one after another, spraying a large amount of corrosive black liquid. The liquid fell to the ground with a piercing "hiss hiss" sound, instantly corroding deep pits into the hard rock.

"His body cannot withstand this power." Qinglong's gaze was solemn.

However, those burst eyeballs soon condensed again; this time, the eyeballs turned blood-red, covered with a layer of translucent film.

Countless tiny blood vessels intertwined beneath the film, emitting an eerie red light.

"Boom!"

Countless mental attacks erupted like substance, Qinglong and Fugaku both groaned, feeling as if their brains were being sliced back and forth by countless sharp knives, the pain unbearable.

"Damn it... this is a mental attack!" Fugaku endured the pain, his Mangekyō spinning rapidly, trying to resist this erosion. But the toxin's impact made his eye techniques far weaker than before, and he could only barely hold on.

"We can't drag this on any longer." Qinglong gritted his teeth, his voice carrying a hint of solemnity, "Let me deal with it."

The words had not yet fallen when a golden Nine Dragon Hairpin suddenly appeared floating behind him. Nine divine dragons on the hairpin were lifelike, emitting a heart-pounding pressure.

The next instant, the Nine Dragon Hairpin turned into a golden light and fiercely pierced into Qinglong's back.

"Pfft!"

Fresh blood spattered, the Nine Dragon Hairpin completely sank into flesh and blood.

"Nine Dragon Hairpin Seven Pins Extreme!!"

Qinglong let out a violent roar. In an instant, the whole world fell silent; the next second, an indescribable terrifying aura erupted from within him, violent energy sweeping the surroundings.

Illusory dragon shadows drilled out from the Nine Dragon Hairpin, coiling and roaring around Qinglong. Every dragon emitted a suffocating pressure.

But the next second, Qinglong's muscles began to twitch violently, large numbers of blood vessels bulged on the surface of his skin, wriggling like earthworms.

"The power of Seven Pins." Qinglong's voice became hoarse, faintly carrying a hint of pain, "Surely not so easy to control."

"In this state I can only use one move." Qinglong raised his head, golden light flashing in his eyes that made one's heart race, "But this one move is enough to reduce it to ashes!"

"Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper, shine upon my heart!"

Qinglong shouted in a low voice, suddenly raising both hands. In an instant, the sky changed abruptly. Thick clouds were torn open, revealing a night sky black as ink. Seven brilliant stars suddenly lit up, shining brilliantly.

"Slay gods and exterminate demons, the way of heaven is merciless!"

As the incantation sounded, a dazzling golden light suddenly erupted from the direction of Mount Tai. Seven streaks of light broke through the sky; they were seven ancient swords flashing with cold light, each flowing with profound runes, whistling and circling in the air, the sword bodies emitting clear dragon chants.

"Purple Qi comes from the east, Seven Stars Sword of the Northern Dipper!"

The seven swords instantly condensed in midair, forming a huge sword array. Majestic sword qi gathered in the array, condensing into a giant sword like substance, emitting a terrifying pressure.

Feeling this deadly threat, the Meat Mass writhed violently. Countless twisted tentacles grew wildly on the surface, one hideous organ after another bursting out of its body; it was undergoing a new round of evolution.

Its surface suddenly writhed violently, countless bone spikes burst out of its body. Every bone spike flashed with a metallic luster, emitting a nauseating fishy stench.

Thick black blood seeped from the surface of the ball of flesh, condensing into a hard shell in the air. Those eyeballs began to spin wildly, eerie light flashing in their blood-red pupils.

"Slay!" Qinglong suddenly pressed down with both hands.

The Seven Stars Sword Array of the Northern Dipper suddenly fell, purple sword qi tearing through the long sky.

Wherever the sword qi passed, space was torn with countless fine cracks; that layer of black shell instantly crumbled under the sword qi, turning into tiny fragments scattering everywhere.

"Boom!"

Sword light heavily struck the Meat Mass, terrifying energy instantly erupted, a pillar of light soaring into the sky shot straight into the clouds. Amidst the rolling air waves, the ground within dozens of li was pulverized by this force.

"Cough!" Qinglong's throat felt sweet, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out; the backlash of Seven Pins power made his meridians almost severed, his legs went weak, and he knelt directly on the ground.

Qinglong painfully raised his head, his gaze fixed on the deep pit filled with dust.

The dust gradually dispersed, revealing the scene at the bottom of the pit; seven ancient swords were deeply embedded in that huge ball of flesh, the sword bodies constantly trembling, emitting clear dragon chants.

However, that ball of flesh was still wriggling; countless tiny tentacles kept growing from the wounds, madly entangling the sword bodies.

"This can't even kill it?" Qinglong's face turned even paler; the backlash of Seven Pins power left him without the strength to stand up.

Fugaku wanted to step forward to help, but the toxin inside his body had already fully spread. His limbs began to tremble uncontrollably, and his vision became increasingly blurred.

"Damn it." Fugaku gritted his teeth, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. Black blood vessels were clearly visible on the surface of his skin, covering his whole body like a spider web.

At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly came from the distance; sound waves raised visible air waves, and the entire ground trembled violently under this force.

A huge black shadow pressed down like covering the sky and sun; wherever it passed, the air was torn, emitting a piercing whistling sound; it was the Poisonous Woman.

Its aura was stronger than before; obviously, after devouring a large number of zombies at the bottom of the sea, its strength had significantly increased.

"Roar!"

The Poisonous Woman opened a bloody mouth, bloodthirsty red light flashing in her eyes, staring fixedly at the huge Meat Mass constantly wriggling on the ground.

This time, it finally found a "delicacy" it could enjoy to its heart's content.

The Poisonous Woman's huge body coiled in midair, its thick tail suddenly whipped out, the air instantly torn apart. That ball of flesh seemed to sense the threat; its surface suddenly split open several huge gaps, countless tentacles like steel cables surged out.

"Bang!"

The tail heavily struck the tentacles; the huge impact made the ground tremble. But the toughness of those tentacles far exceeded imagination; they did not break, instead entangling the Poisonous Woman's tail like living snakes.

"Roar!"

The Poisonous Woman let out a deafening roar, opened its huge mouth and suddenly pounced; sharp fangs deeply sank into the Meat Mass, tearing off large chunks of flesh and blood.

Those pieces of flesh and blood, once entering its belly, were decomposed by the Poisonous Woman's terrifying digestive ability, turning into the purest power of qi and blood.

At this moment, the surface of the Meat Mass suddenly writhed; large patches of sticky flesh surged toward the Poisonous Woman like a tide; corrosive black liquid constantly secreted, emitting a "hiss hiss" corrosive sound.

"Roar!"

The Poisonous Woman was not afraid at all; scales all over its body stood on end, and a layer of blood-red light instantly rose on its body surface.

Hideous fangs bit down again; two colossi fought together, madly tearing at each other's flesh and blood. The ground kept cracking under the impact of the two giant beasts, shattered stones flying everywhere.

As the battle continued, the volume of the Meat Mass shrank at a visible speed; it found it increasingly difficult to resist the Poisonous Woman's terrifying devouring power; its huge body melted bit by bit.

At this moment Fugaku could no longer hold on; the poison had completely spread, his consciousness began to blur, and just as he was about to fall unconscious, a mechanical voice rang out in his mind.

【Mission Complete】

(Chapter End)