Chapter 18: Return

Kizaru watched the massive Yamata no Orochi before him. Though he sensed its terrifying aura, there was not a trace of panic on his face.

"What a terrifying monster. Is this the legendary Yamata no Orochi? A Mythical Zoan fruit?" Kizaru said, tilting his head.

The next moment, a beam of light as thin as a hair shot from his palm, slicing through the sky at an unbelievable speed, straight toward one of the Yamata no Orochi's heads! Wherever the beam passed, seawater was instantly vaporized, and the air was scorched and twisted. The temperature was so high, the power so great, it was simply unimaginable! The beam sliced through the sky at an unbelievable speed, arriving before the Yamata no Orochi in the blink of an eye.

"Bang!" The beam slammed heavily into one of the Yamata no Orochi's heads, bursting forth with dazzling light and a deafening roar! That head was instantly pierced through, blood and brains splattering, letting out a shrill howl,

but the next second, at the spot where that head had been pierced, flesh and blood suddenly began to grow at a visible speed, and in the blink of an eye, a brand-new head grew back! "Such strong self-healing ability." Kizaru slightly raised his brow, a hint of surprise in his tone.

The Yamata no Orochi was clearly enraged. It let out a earth-shaking roar, its massive body instantly charging at Kizaru, all eight heads opening their bloody maws at once, sharp fangs flashing with cold light, biting viciously at Kizaru! "Yata no Kagami!"

Facing the Yamata no Orochi's ambush, Kizaru was not the least bit panicked. He gave a light shout, his body instantly turning into a beam of light, dodging the attack at an unbelievable speed, appearing at the Yamata no Orochi's side.

The next second, Kizaru's right leg flashed with dazzling light, slamming heavily into the Yamata no Orochi's body with thunderous force, instantly blasting a huge blood hole! "Roar!" The Yamata no Orochi roared in pain, one head quickly twisting direction, biting at Kizaru again.

However, Kizaru's figure once again turned into a beam of light, instantly moving to the other side, his right leg slamming heavily into the Yamata no Orochi again, another blood hole bursting open! The Yamata no Orochi hissed in pain, its eight heads twisting wildly, trying to bite that beam of light, but to Kizaru, it was too slow.

Soon, a golden beam of light was seen darting around the Yamata no Orochi's body nonstop, each time accompanied by the sounds of scales shattering and flesh bursting.

Wherever the beam passed, the Yamata no Orochi's body would gain a huge wound, blood gushing out like a spring, soon gathering into a terrifying sea of blood on the sea surface! "Roar!"

Suddenly, the Yamata no Orochi let out a deafening roar.

Immediately after, the Yamata no Orochi's eight large mouths opened at the same time, each mouth flashing with eerie purple light. The next second, countless streams of purple-black poison sprayed from their mouths, instantly covering the surrounding hundreds of meters of sea! The poison emitted a pungent stench, and wherever it passed, the seawater was instantly dyed eerie purple-black. Thick poisonous mist filled the air, visibility becoming blurry.

Kizaru frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. "Really troublesome." He muttered softly, impatience in his tone.

The next moment, his entire body suddenly burst into dazzling light, shining like a blazing sun. He slowly raised his right hand, one light sphere after another rapidly condensing in his palm, emitting heart-stirring energy fluctuations.

"Hum!" The light spheres spun rapidly, emitting a piercing hum that made one's scalp tingle.

With a low shout from Kizaru, dozens of golden light pillars whistled out, slicing through the void at an unbelievable speed, piercing through the sky-covering poisonous mist in the blink of an eye.

When everything returned to calm and visibility cleared again, Kizaru stared wide-eyed in shock, his always relaxed face showing a look of shock for the first time.

Only to see the massive Yamata no Orochi actually beginning to crumble under the beam's penetration, its huge body melting away like candle wax, turning into countless tiny snakes.

"Hiss hiss hiss"

Countless tiny figures streaked across the water like meteors, instantly sinking into the deep blue seawater, a hair-raising hissing echoing underwater, as if the entire sea area was enveloped by this eerie sound.

Orochimaru's consciousness was scattered across every small snake, they shuttled through the water at an astonishing speed, with only one target—the Gate of Justice.

"As long as one, even just one small snake can reach the Gate of Justice, I succeed!" Orochimaru's consciousness flickered among countless small snakes.

At this moment, Kizaru standing on the sea surface slightly furrowed his brow, his hands quickly pressing together before his chest, coldly shouting: "Yata no Kagami!"

In an instant, countless light spheres condensed in his palm, each containing terrifying energy. The next second, these light spheres poured down like a sudden rainstorm, heavily smashing into the sea. "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sea surface instantly boiled, a series of deafening explosions booming underwater, huge water pillars shooting into the sky, seawater churning and boiling from the blasts.

The shockwave from the explosions rapidly spread through the water, even dyeing the surrounding seawater a dazzling gold.

Countless small snakes instantly turned to ash in this terrifying explosion, not even having a chance to struggle. A layer of faint white smoke spread through the seawater, the remains of vaporized snake bodies.

However, the number of small snakes was simply too astonishing! Although a large number of small snakes were wiped out under Kizaru's attack, many survivors still luckily escaped through the gaps in the light spheres, continuing to recklessly swim toward the Gate of Justice.

"Useless, the Gate of Justice will not open. Without my permission, no one can pass through that door."

However, the moment Kizaru's voice fell, the Gate of Justice in the distance let out an earth-shaking boom! Everyone watched in disbelief as that supposedly impregnable gate slowly opened! "What?!" Kizaru stared wide-eyed and said: "Who, who opened the Gate of Justice?"

He abruptly came to his senses, dazzling light bursting from his entire body. The next second, his body turned into a golden bolt of lightning, charging toward the Gate of Justice at an unbelievable speed, trying to intercept those small snakes before the gate fully opened.

In an instant, countless lights burst from between his fingers, turning into countless beams of light, shooting toward the small snakes.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The beams collided with the small snakes, bursting into a series of dazzling flames. Countless small snakes turned to ash under the bombardment of the beams, a burnt smell filling the air.

However, the number of small snakes. They were like a flood, endlessly surging toward the Gate of Justice.

At this moment, one small snake finally broke through layers of obstacles, crossing the Gate of Justice! It dove headfirst into the seawater behind.

【Mission Complete, Return immediately?】

The voice of the Main God echoed in Orochimaru's mind. Although Orochimaru had transformed into countless small snakes, his consciousness remained clear. Hearing the Main God's words, he shouted in his heart without hesitation: "Return!"

The next second, all the small snakes on the sea surface instantly vanished, as if they had never existed. Their figures turned into specks of white light, flickering a few times in the air, then completely vanishing into the void.

Kizaru stared dumbfounded at the scene before him; the small snakes that had just covered the sea surface suddenly vanished into thin air, leaving not a trace behind.

"He actually escaped. More troublesome than I imagined." Kizaru muttered to himself, a hint of gloom in his tone. "Now I don't know how Sengoku will judge me."

Kizaru took a deep breath, his body instantly turning into a cluster of dazzling light. He charged toward the warship behind him at an unbelievable speed, drawing a dazzling trail of light across the sea surface.

At the same time, inside Impel Down, in a cramped control room, Magellan stared at the monitor before him, his brow tightly furrowed.

Suddenly, with a bang, his body turned into a cloud of white mist. The surrounding prison guards widened their eyes, watching the scene before them in shock.

"Warden?!"

The surrounding prison guards instantly widened their eyes, immediately falling into panic.

(Chapter End)