Chapter 346: The Ice Dragon Tactics, No One Can Stop It

As everyone knows, the Rock Village's signature secret technique, Particle Style, is essentially a product of attribute fusion known as "Bloodline Selection."

Particle Style itself is derived from the nature transformation of three attributes: Wind, Earth, and Fire.

Therefore, the Bloodline Selection Particle Style is far superior to a Bloodline Limit fused from only two attributes.

However, in the process of researching Bloodline Selection, the Rock Village did not only obtain Particle Style; they also gained quite a few "additional results."

For example—Explosion Release was a "semi-finished product" born during the research into the fusion of the three attribute nature transformations for Particle Style.

The Rock Village's research naturally could not start with three attributes from the beginning, but rather developed slowly from the Bloodline Limit fused from two attributes.

Explosion Release was a product born in this way.

Whether in terms of level or power, Explosion Release naturally could not compare to Particle Style.

But the Explosion Release fused from two attributes had an advantage that Particle Style did not: it was simple.

Particle Style was not only a secret of the Tsuchikage, but learning it required possessing all three attributes—Wind, Earth, and Fire—as well as extremely high talent.

In the vast Rock Village, only Onoki and Mu had appeared as ninjas capable of mastering Particle Style.

Therefore, the relatively easier-to-learn Explosion Release provided a new option for the Rock Village.

Of course, this "simple" was only relative; even mastering a single Bloodline Limit was a pipe dream for the vast majority of ninjas in the ninja world.

Simple meant the possibility of "mass production."

And so, the Rock Village's Explosion Corps was born under these premises.

The Rock ninja Gari, who had previously died at the hands of Mizunuki Ryosuke, and Deidara, a member of the Akatsuki in later generations, were both members of the Rock Village's Explosion Corps.

Both were once members of the Rock Ninja Explosion Corps.

And the only condition to become a member of the Explosion Corps was to successfully master the bloodline of Explosion Release.

In other words, all members of the entire Explosion Corps were ninjas who possessed the Explosion Release bloodline!

And now, to face the ferocious Kaguya Yuta.

The Rock ninja commander Huangtu had no choice but to play this card.

"ROAR!!"

With a roar from the Ice Dragon King, it flapped its wings, stirring up a sky full of wind and snow, and the white snow instantly obscured Laozi's vision.

Fortunately, with the existence of the Lava Cloak, the wind and snow filling the sky were directly vaporized by the high temperature as they approached Laozi.

Then, the Ice Dragon King shifted its massive body and completed a beautiful turn in the air.

"WHOOSH!!!"

Instantly, the Ice Dragon King swung its thick, giant tail, which was covered in barbs and occupied one-third of its body length, smashing toward Laozi.

No one would doubt whether one would be turned into meat paste if struck by that terrifying tail.

The answer was certainly yes, and Laozi, who was within the attack range of this tail, naturally thought the same.

Under immense pressure, Laozi crouched with both legs, gathering his right fist behind him in a charging posture, as scorching fire and lava continuously converged toward his fist.

Lava Release: Great Eruption Technique!

Subsequently, Laozi looked up and threw a punch toward the incoming Ice Dragon tail.

Scorching lava erupted from Laozi's fist, forming a lava stream about ten meters in diameter, which collided with the ice-crystal-barbed tail of the Ice Dragon.

"BOOM!!!!"

The clash between lava and ice erupted once again.

And this time, the result did not show one-sided suppression; the Ice Dragon tail and the erupting lava appeared evenly matched.

All things in the world have their mutual growth and restraint. While the massive size brought powerful momentum to the Ice Dragon King, it also caused a sharp decline in its agility.

As a Kage-level powerhouse, Laozi understood the Ice Dragon King's weakness well. Taking advantage of the previous clash, Laozi's figure flashed rapidly, and his speed climbed by a notch.

He suddenly leaped high into the air and aimed his signature rising dragon punch at the Ice Dragon King's head.

Lava Release: Undersea Needle!

Laozi's rising dragon punch smashed fiercely into the Ice Dragon King's skull. The seemingly plain rising dragon punch erupted with earth-shattering power the moment it made contact with the Ice Dragon King's head.

"BOOM!!!!"

Scorching lava erupted from Laozi's fist, and the power brought by the explosion actually shattered the Ice Dragon King's head directly.

Although it had been proven that this technique was ineffective against Mizunuki Ryosuke's main body, it still demonstrated its power on the Ice Dragon King.

After destroying the Ice Dragon King's head with one strike, Laozi breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he could make another move, continuous attacks struck again.

Don't forget, there were two such Ice Dragon Kings.

"ROAR!"

The other Ice Dragon King circling in the sky roared at the sky, opening its mouth made of ice crystals toward Laozi on the ground.

Celestial Phenomenon Descent: Ice Dragon King Form: Ice Dragon Roar!

"BOOM!!!"

A massive quantity of ice spikes was spat out from the Ice Dragon King's mouth, and the ice spikes descending from the sky sealed off all of Laozi's retreat paths, front, back, left, and right.

One in front, one behind; one near, one far.

This was the tactic of the two Ice Dragon Kings: one entangled Laozi at close range, while the other conducted long-range "bombardment" from the sky.

Yes, rather than calling it an attack, it was more appropriate to describe it as "bombardment."

Under the continuous assault of ice spikes from the Ice Dragon King's five-meter-wide maw, the sharp ice spikes fell incessantly like raindrops. At this moment, the Ice Dragon King seemed to have truly transformed into a "strategic bomber."

Under the completely saturated coverage of the ice spike attack, there was no space for Laozi to dodge. Thus, he had no choice but to endure it head-on.

Fortunately, Laozi had long since prepared for defense.

Moreover, Laozi was quite satisfied with the result, as paying such a price to "take out" one Ice Dragon King was worth it.

Lava Release: Granite Technique!

He performed the hand seals quickly. The Granite Technique that had saved Onoki's life previously now had a new object of protection: himself.

"BOOM!!!"

As the ice spikes bombarded the barrier made of lava, violent explosions erupted continuously.

The Ice Dragon King seemed to possess an "infinite ammo" buff, as the terrifying bombardment showed no signs of stopping.

Laozi knew he couldn't continue like this, or the Granite Technique would eventually fail to withstand such a barrage.

But facing an Ice Dragon King with hovering capabilities, Laozi's offensive means were extremely limited.

At this moment, Laozi steeled his heart.

If you don't risk it, you won't gain anything. Rather than dragging it out, it was better to cut the Gordian knot.

Thus, Laozi, hiding behind the Lava Release: Granite Technique, began to perform hand seals rapidly.

Intense heat began to appear around Laozi, and a massive sphere formed of lava appeared around him once again.

The moment the Lava Release: Granite Technique was about to break, Laozi's ninjutsu was also ready.

Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!

This technique was Laozi's ninjutsu with the second-highest power in his normal form, second only to the Lava Release: Great Scorching River Rock Technique, and could fully be counted as an "ultimate move."

Several lava spheres surrounded the Ice Dragon King from all directions, sealing off all six directions: front, back, left, right, up, and down.

Seeing there was nowhere to escape, the Ice Dragon King in the sky could only wrap its massive body with its giant wings to minimize the incoming damage.

"BOOM!!!!"

As the lava spheres bombarded the Ice Dragon King's body, the bursting crimson lava dyed the snowy sky with a streak of red, and the shattered lava fragments fell from the sky like meteors.

Laozi did not look at the red meteors behind him; as the caster of this technique, no one knew its power better than he did.

A real man never looks back at explosions.

Laozi was extremely confident in himself; he believed that with the strength of the monster from before, it absolutely could not withstand this strike.

So Laozi did not look at the scene behind him but instead turned his gaze toward Mizunuki Ryosuke.

But when he saw Mizunuki Ryosuke's expression, his heart sank slightly.

Facing the "breaking" of his ninjutsu and the destruction of the two Ice Dragon Kings, there was not the slightest change in Mizunuki Ryosuke's expression.

His gentle, refined face still carried a calm and mild smile, and facing this mild, calm smile, Laozi felt a chill and despair in his heart.

In Laozi's eyes at this moment, this smile clearly seemed to carry a hint of "mockery."

"Something's wrong!"

Laozi reacted abruptly, and before he could turn around, an angry roar had already reached his ears.

Laozi turned around abruptly to look behind him, only to see the Ice Dragon King, whose head he had just shattered, flapping its wings and killing its way toward him once again...

The cruel dragon tail, shimmering with a cold radiance, swept toward him horizontally once more.

"WHAT!!!"

Laozi's pupils contracted slightly, seeing that the Ice Dragon King's head, which he had shattered, had already fully recovered. Having no time to defend, he could only subconsciously cross his arms in front of his chest.

"BANG!!!"

With a dull thud, Laozi's small body was sent flying backward like a golf ball, struck by the Ice Dragon's tail.

Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke shook his head lightly.

Does anyone really think they can "kill" the Ice Dragon King?

Watching Laozi fly backward, a look of pity flashed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes.

He never expected the Rock ninja Laozi to be so "stubborn."

— Author's Notes —

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