Chapter 176: Kill, Twelve Shields Arrive One After Another

These words seemed to ignite a fuse; Ajier Lamm's pupils shrank sharply, his facial muscles twitching violently.

"Arrogant!" Ajier Lamm shouted, the magic power around his body surging instantly. Golden magic power light shot into the sky, dyeing the air a brilliant gold, and the violent magic power fluctuations made the ground tremble.

"I'll make you witness the true Sand Force!" Ajier Lamm raised both hands abruptly, "Sand Dust World!"

Boom—!

In an instant, heaven and earth changed color; the entire battlefield was instantly shrouded in boundless sandstorms. Violent sand and dust howled in the air, blotting out the sun, visibility plummeting sharply; looking from the sky, the battlefield at this moment resembled a pot of yellow soup.

Ajier Lamm's figure flickered in and out of existence within the sandstorm, his low laughter coming from all directions: "In this domain, I am god!"

At this moment, Branty narrowed her eyes, a trace of gravity flashing in her gaze; the strength Madara Uchiha was currently displaying could not be handled by Ajier Lamm alone.

"Before you boast, show some real skill first." Madara coldly snorted, the massive figure of Susanoo standing unmoving amidst the sandstorm.

"Let's see how long you can stay rampant!" Amidst Ajier Lamm's roar, countless golden sand blades tore through the air, dense sharp blades howling from all directions, tearing the air into sharp sonic booms.

Just then, a faint blue light rose from Branty's fingertips; in an instant, those howling sand blades suddenly expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning in the blink of an eye into soaring skyscrapers. "Well met!"

Susanoo's blue giant blade suddenly rose; Madara's chakra and the power of the Gura Gura no Mi simultaneously surged into the blade, a massive trembling light sphere emerging on the blade edge.

Clang! Blade light flashed, an arcing space rift appeared in mid-air; one sand giant pillar after another exploded and shattered. Shattered sand and dust scattered flying in the air.

"Finally a bit interesting." Madara's chakra began to boil, terrifying energy gushing from his body: "Let me see what other tricks you have!"

"Sandstorm Giant Soldier!" Ajier Lamm slammed both hands down; the howling sandstorm around him suddenly halted. Countless sand grains, as if alive, frantically surged toward his body.

Boom—!

Golden sand grains rapidly condensed under the control of magic power, turning in the blink of an eye into a giant hundreds of meters tall. The Sand Giant was golden all over, its surface shimmering with a metallic luster.

Just then, Branty leaped onto the giant's shoulder, blue magic power fluctuations rippling in the air: "Enlarge: Gigantic!"

In an instant, space violently twisted; visible ripples spread outward with the giant as the center. The Sand Giant's figure began to expand at an astonishing speed, each breath doubling its size.

Boom—!

The ground cracked inch by inch under this terrifying pressure; spiderweb-like cracks spread frantically. Soon, the giant's figure reached a staggering height of one kilometer. The entire city's buildings were as tiny as building blocks beneath its feet.

The giant slowly raised its right arm; sand grains from across the sky converged in its palm like a hundred rivers returning to the sea. Golden magic power continuously poured in, condensing in the blink of an eye into a massive long spear capable of piercing the clouds.

"Break for me!"

Ajier Lamm's roar sounded like thunder; the giant's arm swung forward violently, the long spear tearing through the air, drawing a dazzling golden arc in the sky.

Madara stood atop Susanoo, a trace of gravity flashing in his eyes. This strike was not only astonishingly fast, the magic power fluctuations contained within far surpassed those before.

The long blade in Susanoo's hand rose instantly, surging chakra coiling around the blade edge.

Just then, Branty suddenly stepped lightly on the ground, her high heels striking a crisp sound. Space suddenly twisted; the original distance of hundreds of meters was instantly compressed.

"What?!" Madara's pupils shrank; this sudden spacetime distortion slowed his reaction by an instant.

Boom! The long spear slammed heavily into Susanoo's chest; a terrifying shockwave swept the field, the blue chakra armor shattering inch by inch, revealing the skeletal structure beneath, shattered energy fragments flying everywhere, turning into specks of blue light in the air.

Boom! The terrifying impact force even blasted the massive Susanoo backward in an explosion of retreat. The huge body flew backward hundreds of meters in mid-air.

Susanoo braced one hand on the ground, its knuckles sinking deep into the earth, only then barely stabilizing its figure.

The crack on its chest was slowly healing under the surge of blue chakra, but the power of this strike clearly exceeded Madara's expectations.

"Good coordination."

Madara stood atop Susanoo, the corner of his mouth curling up slightly.

Ajier Lamm gave Madara no chance to catch his breath; the giant's massive body manifested dozens of huge sand arms, grabbing at Susanoo from all directions.

"Branty!" Ajier Lamm shouted.

Branty quickly clasped her hands, magic power surging around her: "Understood!"

In an instant, those sand arms swelled hundreds of times, blotting out the sun; each arm was like a moving mountain peak, pressing straight down on Susanoo.

Susanoo leaped into the air violently, trying to dodge these giant arms, but Branty's space magic activated again; space suddenly twisted, dozens of giant hands instantly appearing around Susanoo.

Boom—!

Amidst the terrifying collision sounds, Susanoo was completely enveloped by the giant sand arms; the blue chakra light was drowned in the golden sandstorm.

"Is it over?" Branty frowned and asked.

Ajier Lamm did not answer. Fine beads of sweat oozed on his forehead, maintaining a state of total concentration.

Every grain of sand was under his control, forming an airtight cage.

"This level still can't trap him." Ajier Lamm's voice carried a trace of gravity. The words had just fallen when a heart-palpitating fluctuation suddenly transmitted from the center of the sandstorm.

Boom! A ring of visible trembling ripples exploded in the sandstorm. The sand cage collapsed instantly; countless sand grains scattered and shot out like a violent rain.

The golden sand curtain was torn open with a huge crack, revealing that heart-palpitating figure.

Complete Body Susanoo unfolded its massive body in the sky, standing eye-to-eye with the Sand Giant before it; a terrifying oppressive feeling swept the field, the air seemingly freezing under this momentum.

Madara stood atop Susanoo, black long hair dancing wildly in the gale: "Keep dancing! Let me see what other tricks you can play!"

Branty frowned lightly, a trace of gravity flashing in her beautiful eyes: "This man... the more he's suppressed, the more excited he gets; a head-on clash is absolutely not the way to deal with him..."

"Ha!" Ajier Lamm's eyes turned blood-red; he raised his hand and clenched his fist, the Sand Giant's right arm instantly turning into a sharp giant blade.

The dark gold sand blade drew a dazzling arc in the air, emitting a sharp howl, cleaving down at Susanoo's head.

Madara looked up at the sand blade cleaving toward him; the battle intent in his eyes had already materialized; the long blade in Susanoo's hand trembled violently: "Vibration·Space Shatter."

The long blade in Susanoo's hand suddenly trembled; rings of visible ripples spread across the blade body.

Clang! Blades collided; the piercing sound of gold and iron clashing resounded through the heavens.

Terrifying tremors instantly erupted from the blade tip; Susanoo's long blade sank into the sand blade like a knife cutting tofu.

Next second, Susanoo's wings suddenly unfurled, carrying Madara's figure charging straight forward; the blade edge advanced upward continuously like a hot knife through butter. Ajier Lamm watched that massive figure break through layer after layer of obstacles, charging straight at him, his heart tightening sharply: "Bad!"

Before the words fell, the long blade had already pierced into the sand man's chest.

"It's over!" A cold light flashed in Madara's eyes; the long blade in Susanoo's hand violently twisted.

Boom! Tremors exploded inside the sand man's body, like a silent bomb; the massive sand man was instantly torn to pieces, Branty's figure sent flying backward.

And on the giant's chest, amidst the sand grains dancing in the sky, Ajier Lamm's shocked face was revealed.

Pfft! The Great Sword pierced through the chest like lightning, the tremendous impact force directly nailing Ajier Lamm to the Ground; the earth cracked inch by inch under this strike, spider-web-like fissures spreading wildly in all directions.

Amidst flying rubble, Ajier Lamm was nailed to the ground, yet the corner of his mouth hooked into a sneer of disdain: "My body is made of sand; Physical Attacks are useless against me."

"Is that so?" Madara's voice cut off his words, his Tone flat, yet it made Ajier Lamm's heart skip a beat.

Only to see Susanoo's arm suddenly clad in a layer of pitch-black Armament Haki, while simultaneously the power of the Gura Gura no Mi surged wildly within it, visible ripples pulsing on the arm's surface:

"Then how about this?"

Boom! Terrifying vibrational power instantly pierced through Ajier Lamm's body.

"Ah!"

Ajier Lamm let out a miserable shriek, fresh blood spurting from his mouth; his body, originally composed of sand grains, was actually unable to elementalize under this power.

"Damn Bastard! Think you can kill me just like this?!" Ajier Lamm's face twisted ferociously, both hands clamping down deathly tight on the blade.

Sand grains all around surged wildly, forming a massive upward thrust; blade and Flesh rubbed together, emitting a teeth-grating sound.

Golden Magic Power raged within his body, golden Magic Power churning wildly inside him; every sand grain on the entire Battlefield began to resonate, forming a sky-reaching tornado.

Madara gazed down indifferently at all this, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes: "Still engaging in futile Struggle?"

Next Second, his fingers flipped rapidly, forming Hand Seal after Hand Seal: "Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence!"

Rumble!

The Ground shook violently, countless thick branches bursting from the soil. But these branches did not directly attack Ajier Lamm; instead they grew rapidly around him, weaving into a huge hemispherical cage that enveloped him within.

"A blockade of this level, to me..." Ajier Lamm sneered, but before he could finish, a cold voice suddenly came from above.

"Fire Release: Huo Dun·Huo Huo Mie Shi!"

Madara's Susanoo had already finished forming Hand Seals, condensing a giant fireball in its mouth; scorching Air Waves distorted the air.

Next Second, the blazing fireball crashed down, instantly igniting the entire wooden cage; fire tongues greedily licked every inch of space, turning the whole cage into a giant furnace, the air itself distorting.

Sand grains around Ajier began to melt under this terrifying temperature, becoming viscous.

"Not good!" Ajier Lamm's Pupils contracted sharply; only now did he Realize Madara's true intent — using high temperature to alter the sand's nature; surrounding sand grains had already begun to solidify on a large scale under the heat, gradually losing their fluidity.

"My sand... no, impossible!" His voice carried a hint of Trembling; for the first time he felt deep Fear; the Sand Force he prided himself on was being stripped away bit by bit.

"This is real combat." Madara's figure's voice echoed in the flames, "Not simple power clashing, but seeing who can find the opponent's fatal Weakness in battle. So, Sand King, do you still think yourself invulnerable now?"

Just as Madara and Ajier Lamm faced off, amidst the sky full of flying sand and dust, an inconspicuous grain of sand quietly Approached; Branty's figure flickered in and out of existence within it, her form becoming like a sand grain, perfectly concealed by the sand and dust.

"Right Now!"

Branty's figure Fly Past the final distance like lightning, her slender Palm pressing onto Susanoo's surface; the corner of her mouth hooked a cold arc: "Compression!"

Boom! A bizarre Space wave instantly erupted. Madara only felt the surrounding Space violently distort; everything in his field of view rapidly expanded; in the blink of an eye, ordinary sand grains became as huge as Giant Rocks: "This is..."

Branty quickly Resumed her original form, emerald Long Hair fluttering in the wind. A flash of joy passed through her eyes, the corner of her mouth hooking a trace of a smug smile: "Succeeded!"

"I see, feinting east to strike west..."

Madara's voice had become barely audible, yet his Tone remained calm.

Having landed a hit, Branty Initiated an attack without hesitation; her figure Flashing toward Madara's Location like lightning, blue Magic Power condensing in her Palm.

However, at this moment, a heart-palpitating power suddenly came from behind; Branty's Pupils contracted sharply, not yet having time to turn, a hand had already pierced through her heart like lightning.

"Limbo."

A cold voice rang in Branty's ear. She lowered her head to Look at her chest, Disbelief discovering an arm passing right through her heart. Warm fresh blood dripped down the arm, tracing crimson streaks in the air.

"How... possible?" Branty's voice carried Disbelief, "When did you..."

"From the start I already prepared a backup."

As the words fell, Branty's body suddenly went limp, toppling forward; Limbo casually tossed her body aside; in an instant, the surrounding distorted Space began to Return to normal, the shrunken Susanoo also regaining its original size.

And in the fire prison not far away, Ajier Lamm's figure had already completely stilled; the vitrified glass solidified under high temperature had completely Sealed him; just then, Madara's brows suddenly Furrowed; in his perception appeared several powerful Energy Waves coming from afar, rapidly closing in from all directions, each aura no weaker than Branty and Ajier Lamm just now.

"The remaining Twelve Shields?"

Madara frowned slightly, gaze sweeping toward the distant Magic Source Node: "First Unseal one Magic Source Node then we'll see."

Susanoo raised its right hand, blue chakra instantly condensing in its Palm, forming several Yata Mirrors.

"Go."

Eight Magatama instantly turned into streaks of light, shooting toward the nearest energy node like Meteors.

However, at this moment, a powerful roar suddenly rang out.

"Dragon Slayer Magic, Sea King Dragon's Water Formation Square Circle!"

Rumble!

Countless water streams manifested out of thin air, rapidly converging in midair; in the blink of an eye they formed a huge Water Wall, its surface shimmering with blue Magic Power Light, intercepting all eight Yata Mirrors.

(Chapter End)