Chapter 182: Got the Gist

Lian Ye just caught up, and he saw the scene in the distance.

He saw that Jin Jiao was already surrounded by five people, Nine-Tailed chakra raging wildly, his scarlet vertical pupils staring intently at everyone.

When he saw Lian Ye catching up, Jin Jiao clenched his fists in anger.

He knew that if he seriously injured several of them, there would be no chance of escaping.

But as long as someone was injured, it could distract them, increasing his own chance of escaping.

After all, the previous attempts were the same; he already had experience with this.

There was no other reason; his hands were simply practiced.

"Damn Konoha ninja!" Jin Jiao gritted his teeth, his gaze sweeping over everyone, searching for a target.

Finally, he fixed his gaze on Xiaochun Zhuanqin and Mizuto Menyan.

These two had previously launched a sneak attack from behind; their strength was not as great as the others, making them the easiest gap to exploit!

"Since we can't run, let's pull a few backsides!" Jin Jiao snarled, leaping up instantly.

"Swish!"

"Watch out!" Yuanfei Rizhan swept horizontally with his Diamond Ruyi Staff, trying to block his attack.

But Jin Jiao's speed was greater; his chakra erupted, moving as fast as lightning, six tails sweeping, forcing back Uchiha Jing and Zhi Cun Tuan Cang, who tried to block.

His goal was clear: to seriously wound the two weakest ninjas, thereby gaining a chance to make a run for it…

"Die!"

Jin Jiao's claws, entwined with Nine-Tailed chakra, went straight for Mizuto Menyan's throat.

Mizuto Menyan quickly retreated, forming hand seals with both hands: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

An earth wall rose instantly, but Jin Jiao's claws tore through the defense like cutting tofu, still gripping and reaching for his chest.

"Sss!" Blood splattered!

Mizuto Menyan let out a muffled grunt, three deep wounds exposing bone tearing his chest open, staggered back several steps, his complexion turning pale instantly, clearly losing combat ability at once.

"Got him!" Jin Jiao seemed not to have expected to seriously wound the opponent so easily, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes.

He hesitated not, turning his body, six tails thrusting like spears toward Xiaochun Zhuanqin.

As long as he seriously wounded the two, the probability of a successful escape would increase greatly.

Xiaochun Zhuanqin, facing the attack, quickly sidestepped, but the tails' speed was too fast; a moment's slip would result in the same fate as Mizuto Menyan…

"Snap!" A tail struck her, and she was instantly hurled backward by the massive force.

Jin Jiao gave her no chance to catch her breath, the six tails striking the Xiaochun Zhuanqin on the ground at extreme speed.

"Die!"

"Xiaochun!" Lian Ye, seeing the situation, immediately used Instant Body Technique, appearing instantly in front of Xiaochun Zhuanqin,

His Three Tomoe Sharingan whirled rapidly, predicting Jin Jiao's movement; the tachi in his hand flashed a cold blade, slashing Jin Jiao's tail.

"Clang!" The chakra‑concentrated tail was extremely hard.

Lian Ye's sword motion did not stop; he flicked his wrist, the blade cutting along the tip.

"Puff!"

A shocking thing occurred: one of Jin Jiao's chakra tails was actually cut off!

"How is that possible?!" Jin Jiao exclaimed, looking at the severed tail.

It's one thing for a chakra‑concentrated tail to be cut, but why can't it regenerate?

He had just been channeling chakra to regrow a tail, but the chakra inside his body began to go out of control.

That was what truly frightened him.

"What did you do to me?!"

Jin Jiao roared, wildly slashing with his remaining five tails, forcing Lian Ye to retreat with Xiaochun Zhuanqin.

Obviously he was unaware of the Sealing Spirit Powder…

Yuanfei Rizhan and Zhi Cun Tuan Cang seized the opportunity, attacking from left and right.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bomb!"

The wind fed the flames, the blaze turning into a roaring fire dragon, charging straight at Jin Jiao.

Jin Jiao's five tails whirled wildly, forcibly dispersing the fire, but Uchiha Jing's genjutsu arrived silently.

"This time, I won't let you leave alive!" Lian Ye tightened his grip on the hilt, used Instant Body Technique to surge forward, the tachi aiming straight for Jin Jiao's heart.

The same scene replayed, only this time no Cloud Ninja came to the rescue.

Jin Jiao's movement hesitated slightly; when he reacted, he saw Lian Ye already holding a sharp blade appearing before him.

"Damn, the same trick again!"

He suddenly recalled the earlier near‑death scene, identical!

Jin Jiao hurriedly sidestepped, trying to block with chakra, but it was all in vain…

The sharp blade pierced his shoulder, blood gushing.

"Die with me!" Jin Jiao roared, enduring the excruciating pain, a claw slashing at Lian Ye's face.

He knew the blade was poisoned, intending to perish together with Lian Ye before the toxin fully erupted!

Lian Ye naturally understood Jin Jiao's intention; his Sharingan predicted the attack trajectory, his body leaning back, while his left hand swiftly formed seals.

"Fire Release·Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"

A scorching fireball erupted at close range, Jin Jiao's face burned by the flames, emitting a painful howl.

"Aaa—"

Jin Jiao's whole body turned charred black, his Beast Tail Armor shredded beyond repair, the toxin beginning to spread, leaving him in a terribly dire state.

His pair of scarlet vertical pupils still locked onto Lian Ye, a feral grin tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Uchiha's little brat... even if you die, I'll drag you down to hell together!"

He suddenly surged upward, completely ignoring the attacks of Yuanfei Rizhan and the others, and launched an assault with his remaining strength.

Lian Ye's pupils contracted, and he hurriedly counterattacked.

Jin Jiao made no defense, intent only on killing the brat before him.

His speed was too fast, the distance too close, and his completely reckless, defense‑abandoning style left Lian Ye with no way to evade!

"Oh no!"

Lian Ye hadn't expected Jin Jiao to use this mad‑dog style; had he known he would land a hit, he would have pulled back distance.

"Hah—!"

Fresh blood splattered!

Jin Jiao's sharp claws ripped across Lian Ye's chest, a wound deep enough to see bone instantly staining his black collar red.

The Tachi in Lian Ye's hand pierced Jin Jiao's abdomen; blood welled at Jin Jiao's mouth corner as he gritted his teeth and clawed again.

Lian Ye let out a muffled groan, was blasted away by the massive impact, slammed heavily onto the ground, and slid more than ten meters before stopping.

"Lian Ye!" Zhi Cun Tuan Cang roared, firing Kunai from his hand, but Jin Jiao braced the attack and still tried to step forward for a finishing blow.

"Heh heh heh, little brat, let's die together!"

Jin Jiao sneered, dragging his severely wounded body as he surged forward again.

Everyone rushed to assist, but it was already too late.

Lian Ye gritted his teeth, propped himself up, the searing pain in his chest making breathing difficult, and instinctively clenched the Tachi in his hand.

"Careless..."

He hadn't expected Jin Jiao to be so resilient, still alive despite such grievous wounds.

Is this what a body with the Sage of Six Paths' bloodline looks like?

Lian Ye mused, swiftly forming a seal with his left hand.

"Fire Release·Dragon Flame Song!"

Scorching flames erupted from his mouth, shaping into a ferocious fire dragon that lunged straight at Jin Jiao.

He now only needed to stall until Ri Zhan and the others arrived...

Jin Jiao neither dodged nor evaded, barreling straight into the flames, his claws again reaching for its throat.

Even in death, he'll drag him down!

Lian Ye saw the scene and couldn't help his mouth corner twitch.

What a massive grudge this must be!

To die, he insists on taking me along...

Damn it, go all out!

Just when the situation hung by a thread—

"Swoosh!"

A blue figure suddenly appeared between the two.