Chapter 257: Rinnegan, Gura Gura no Mi, Kaguyō Suigetsu (Requesting Monthly Votes)

Five minutes ago, in an ancient underground tomb somewhere in Egypt.

This was the East Sea Team's base; since arriving in the world of The Mummy 1, Zhao Hao had ordered all East Sea Team members except himself to hide within this tomb.

Moreover, he had asked Ranran and Uchiha Madara to set up multiple protective barriers using ninjutsu and kidō, to conceal the team's whereabouts.

Understandable—this was a multi-team battle, and apart from the last-place Senzhou Team, both the Demon Team and the Central Team were certified as powerful squads by the Almighty.

Although Zhao Hao believed his chat group guaranteed him victory, he followed the principle that caution never hurt, and hid his weaker teammates and newcomers first, to prevent them from being targeted and killed by the other two teams' Lunhuizhe, which might reduce his final reward points.

In fact, Zhao Hao's concerns proved correct: since the Central Team appeared, the battle had descended into chaos; Zhao Hao, once certain of victory, had now lost several powerful chat group members one after another, and even he himself had nearly died.

Under these circumstances, keeping East Sea Team members by his side would have already dropped his reward points into negative numbers.

But now, it was nearly the same anyway.

Due to a traitor's leaked information, the Central Team had learned the hiding locations of the other East Sea Team Lunhuizhe, and upon leaving the Yama Fragment space, they split into three groups.

Zheng Fuzha led Zhan Lan and Zhao Yingkong—the two fourth-rank fighters—to confront Poros, while Ranran waited for an opportunity to strike Zhao Hao, the chat group master, as his token of allegiance to the Central Team.

The rest were led by Chu Xuan, who came to this underground tomb to exterminate the remaining East Sea Team members.

Just as in the previous Judgment of the Curse world battle, upon confirming the presence of a member who had unlocked the Gene Lock, they immediately killed them.

If not, or if they were new arrivals to this horror film, they were first subdued, injected with T-virus serum to forcibly unlock the Gene Lock, then finished off with a final strike—to maximize profit.

By the way, after hearing this plan, Fuzha and his Demon Team companions were stunned, thinking: battles could be played this way? They felt they'd learned a new tactic.

And… who the hell is the Demon Team anyway? Did the Almighty get the name wrong? Shouldn't we swap?

Back to the matter at hand!

With the arrival of the Central Team, the tomb's defenses were on the verge of collapse; just as the East Sea Team seemed about to be wiped out, an unexpected event occurred.

"Get out of my way!"

Amid a hysterical roar, a figure descended from above, unleashing invisible force that instantly overturned everything around—Cheng Xiao, Li Xiaoyi, and others attacking the East Sea Team were forcibly pushed back, their feet scraping long furrows across the ground.

"You all… deserve to die!!"

As the dust cleared, the figure revealed his face—it was Zhao Hao, captain of the East Sea Team and the one who controlled the chat group system.

But compared to before, his appearance had changed dramatically.

First, his physique: originally under 1. meters tall, he had now surged to around two meters, his entire body covered in bulging muscles, like a devilish bodybuilder from legend.

Around him swirled golden flames; on his back grew two golden-red wings, radiating terrifying power.

On his face, avian features had appeared—yet his eyes pulsed with concentric purple ripples, nearly identical to Uchiha Madara's Rinnegan.

"Zhao Hao?!"

Yagami Shizu, who had been watching from the sidelines, suddenly cried out in disbelief, staring at Zhao Hao with hesitation in her voice.

Hearing this, everyone froze; though they had never seen Zhao Hao in person, they knew his name and identity from Ranran and Yagami Shizu, and without further hesitation, they surged forward together, attempting to overwhelm him with combined force.

Mou Gang slammed down his twin hammers, wreathed in lightning.

Li Xiaoyi channeled demonic power and swung his Blade of Judgment, unleashing a cut that severed all things.

Qi Tengyi flicked his wrist, launching several artifacts, each possessing B-rank item power.

Cheng Xiao activated his partially mastered Nine Yin and Nine Yang internal force, wielding sword and blade as he slashed down with full force.

Zhu Wen's eyes flashed white light; a silver orb gathered in her palm, then solidified into a blade, which she hurled at Zhao Hao with full force.

Wang Xia raised both fists; his Solar Gene simulated an explosion, concentrating terrifying energy between his palms, unleashing it with Badao true qi that shattered all limits.

Seeing multiple powerful attacks strike at once, Zhao Hao's eyes turned cold, yet he showed no panic—instead, veins bulged across his entire body, and his clenched fists slammed forward with unprecedented force.

Before the attacks reached him, the entire underground tomb echoed with the sound of shattering glass; jagged cracks spread to every corner of the space.

The moment the attacks touched these cracks, they dissolved like spring snow—leaving not a single trace.

Seeing this, everyone was stunned, especially Yagami Shizu and Li Xiaoyi, for they recognized the origin of Zhao Hao's power.

Shaking—or rather, the power of the Gura Gura no Mi!

Combined with his eyes, identical to the Rinnegan, a shocking realization arose in both their minds.

"Yagami Shizu, even you have betrayed me!"

A cold voice came from behind; Yagami Shizu's face instantly changed, she moved swiftly, unfurled her folding fan before her, and silently chanted—

"The Boundary Between Far and Near!"

A devastating punch slammed down, yet only caused the air to explode—without striking Yagami Shizu, as if an invisible barrier separated them; though they seemed close, they were as distant as heaven and earth, forever unreachable.

Just as Yagami Shizu exhaled in relief, a torrent of searing heat surged toward her; golden flames pierced space, ignoring the boundary power, directly rushing toward her true form.

A black gap opened; Yagami Shizu slipped into it at the last moment, avoiding the golden flames.

The next second, a piercing sound tore through the air—Li Xiaoyi, fully demonic, shot forward and slammed Zhao Hao a hundred meters away, smashing through countless walls, causing the entire underground tomb to tremble as if on the verge of collapse.

"Attack me!!"

Pinning him to the ground, Li Xiaoyi clutched him tightly and shouted to his distant companions—only to hear Mou Gang's shocked, confused cry.

"Xiaoyi! What are you doing?!"

"Huh?!!"

Li Xiaoyi stared blankly down at the armored giant he was clutching, a string of question marks floating above his forehead.

"The power of Kaguyō Suigetsu…"

A space crack opened; Yagami Shizu stepped out, her face grave.

"Rinnegan, Gura Gura no Mi, Kaguyō Suigetsu… aside from that unknown golden flame, the current Zhao Hao seems to possess the abilities of every single chat group member!"

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