Chapter 349: A Requiem Under the Snow

After repelling the Ice Dragon King, Laozi looked at his "claws," which had completely turned crimson, with a complex expression.

The "Lava Cloak" on his body had also turned into a "Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak."

It is no wonder that all the ninja villages in the ninja world are crazy and obsessed with the power of Tailed Beasts, because this power—is really strong!

Laozi clenched his "claws" into a fist, feeling the power flowing on his arms.

"ROAR!!!"

At this moment, the familiar lava power attached to Laozi's body surface once again.

Lava Release Chakra Mode + Semi-Tailed Beast State!

The power brought by the combination of the two made Laozi feel that he was incomparably strong at this moment.

The power of the Four-Tails Son Goku itself had the attribute of lava, and the compatibility between this power and Laozi himself naturally went without saying.

After entering the semi-tailed beast state, Laozi's ability to control Lava Release actually improved!

Whether it was the scale or the temperature of the Lava Release, there was a qualitative leap!

Now, Laozi had full confidence to fight Mizunuki Ryosuke!

About several hundred meters away from Laozi, Mizunuki Ryosuke looked at the changes occurring on Laozi's body, and a subtle change appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, due to the addition of the Lava Release Chakra Mode, Laozi's appearance was not a simple semi-tailed beast state, but had undergone certain changes.

On top of the original crimson Tailed Beast cloak, golden lava patterns flowed, making Laozi's semi-tailed beast posture look exceptionally cool.

Clearly, compared to before, Laozi's strength had improved by more than a notch.

It was likely already no less than that of the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki.

This semi-tailed beast appearance, although not comparable to the "Golden Version" of the protagonist Naruto in the original work, was also at least a notch stronger than other jinchuriki.

And whether it was this appearance or this plot...

Could this be the legendary protagonist treatment, cross-level challenge? Breakthrough in the face of battle?

Looking at it this way, the Laozi on the opposite side seemed a bit like the protagonist, and he had instead become the "villain."

Mizunuki Ryosuke shook his head with a laugh.

Laozi's strength at this moment was clearly no longer something the Ice Dragon King could handle.

Mizunuki Ryosuke looked up at the goose-feather snow falling all over the sky, revealing a gentle smile.

So be it, since that's the case, the next step is the time for the Ice Dragon King to exert its final value.

Mizunuki Ryosuke raised one hand and calmly performed the "Monkey" seal.

In the sky, the two Ice Dragon Kings that had been thrown away opened their wings to stop their figures and swooped down toward Laozi once again.

Only this time, the Ice Dragon King's attack seemed to have a clear difference from the previous diving attacks.

"ROAR!!!"

The two Ice Dragon Kings swooping down from the sky shimmered with ice-blue light all over their bodies, carrying a hint of a resolute aura.

Ice Release: Celestial Phenomenon Descent: Ice Dragon King Form: Dragon King Requiem!

Facing the Ice Dragon King swooping down again, Laozi also seemed to realize something.

He clapped his hands on the ground, and a massive amount of lava erupted from his body, forming a wall of lava without any gaps beside his body.

Lava Release: Granite Technique!

The two Ice Dragon Kings crashed into the lava wall without mercy, and then the magnificent bodies of the two Ice Dragon Kings shattered directly into ice crystals filling the sky, forming two terrifying ice storms around Laozi!!!

Back then, the Mist Village's Mist Anbu Minister, Yagura Karatachi, had died under the suicide attack of the Ice Dragon King.

The ice storm formed by the Ice Dragon King's self-detonation collided with the scorching lava. Although most of the explosion and shattered ice crystals were blocked by the lava wall, quite a few shattered ice crystals still passed through the lava wall and pierced into Laozi's body.

After a while, the final echo of the Ice Dragon King on this battlefield gradually ceased, and the lava wall Laozi used for defense also completely solidified under the low temperature of the shattered Ice Dragon King, turning into an ordinary and cold rock wall.

No one could see clearly what Laozi's state was behind the wall. Mizunuki Ryosuke watched the solidified lava wall with his still calm and gentle expression, quietly waiting for Laozi's reaction.

"BOOM!!!"

Suddenly, the solidified lava wall was broken from the inside, and a gold-red monster on all fours leaped out from the lava wall.

Under the suicide attack of the two Ice Dragon Kings, Laozi, wearing the Lava Cloak + Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak, looked somewhat disheveled, covered with ice fragments of various sizes all over his body.

Despite this, Mizunuki Ryosuke knew in his heart that Laozi, who looked very miserable, had not sustained any serious injuries.

Sure enough, as Laozi shook his body like an animal, the ice spikes covering his body were shaken off one after another.

Subsequently, the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak and the Lava Cloak on Laozi's body also began to repair automatically.

Just as Mizunuki Ryosuke had guessed, under such dual defense, even the suicide explosion attack of the Ice Dragon King caused damage to Laozi that stayed at most at the level of being painless and itchy.

"Fourth Mizukage, let's start the second round!"

The monster with a gold-red cloak, resembling a beast, spoke in human language.

Clearly, the power derived from the Four-Tails made Laozi's self-confidence explode at this moment.

"Alright."

Hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke smiled, and he smiled exceptionally brightly.

"WHOOSH~"

The shrill cold wind howled across the blood-soaked battlefield, rolling pieces of goose-feather-like snowflakes to dance wantonly in the sky.

The Cloud ninja and Rock ninja still fighting on the battlefield also shrunk their necks because of the biting cold wind.

At the very center of the battlefield, the goose-feather snow falling all over the sky was dissolved by the high temperature of the Lava Cloak before it could even approach Laozi's side.

"ROAR!!!"

Laozi let out a beast roar and ran wildly toward Mizunuki Ryosuke like an arrow off a bowstring.

Unlike before, Laozi, who had borrowed the power of the Four-Tails, had the "quality" of his Lava Release greatly improved after entering the semi-tailed beast state.

This time, Laozi had the confidence to be immune to the suppression of Mizunuki Ryosuke's Ice Release.

Facing Laozi, who was running wildly like a wild horse off the leash, Mizunuki Ryosuke knew he had to bring out some real skills.

In the current scene, the Rinnegan was naturally not suitable for use.

Even if there was no one around, in fact, even if Mizunuki Ryosuke did not intend to use Chibaku Tensei to deal with Laozi, it was a bit of a dimensionality reduction strike, and there was no need for that.

After several rounds of fighting, Mizunuki Ryosuke's interest had also greatly diminished, so he intended to take down Laozi in the most direct and effective way.

And this most direct and effective way was—suppression at the level of strength!

The distance of a few hundred meters was naturally fleeting for Laozi, who had entered the semi-tailed beast state.

But likewise, in this short time, it was enough for Mizunuki Ryosuke to display his own means.

The white god-robe on Mizunuki Ryosuke's body suddenly moved without wind, and pure white transparent ice armor emerged layer by layer on Mizunuki Ryosuke's body.

Ice armor resembling a work of art appeared on Mizunuki Ryosuke's body, and a pair of giant ice wings unfolded accordingly.

Matching the ice scepter in Mizunuki Ryosuke's hand, Ryosuke at this moment looked like an Ice King who had personally led his army to conquer.

Ice Release: Ice Armor: Sacred Garment Form!

This was not over yet; a wisp of crimson color slowly spread within the transparent ice armor, and the ominous crimson chakra already explained its source—Tailed Beast!

The transparent ice armor, resembling a work of art, was instantly dyed blood-red, and the crimson ice armor, permeated with the aura of a Tailed Beast, appeared on Mizunuki Ryosuke's body, replacing the Tailed Beast cloak.

The originally noble and flawless Ice Armor: Sacred Garment Form instantly took on a hint of bewitching evil.

Ice Armor: Blood-Colored Sacred Garment Form (Semi-Tailed Beast Mode!)

After activating this mode, Mizunuki Ryosuke also transformed from a noble Ice King into a Demon God who controlled all living things.

Similar to the perfect jinchuriki form of the protagonist Naruto, Mizunuki Ryosuke, who possessed the perfect jinchuriki mode, naturally did not need to maintain the ugly semi-tailed beast form after entering the tailed beast state.

With Mizunuki Ryosuke's development of Tailed Beast power, he had long since achieved the perfect combination of Ice Armor and Tailed Beast cloak.

In other words, the crimson ice armor on Mizunuki Ryosuke's body at this moment was his "Tailed Beast Cloak."

The reason Laozi still held an unrealistic fantasy about being able to win was that he simply did not know how big the gap between him and Mizunuki Ryosuke was.

In his normal state, Mizunuki Ryosuke had already formed a suppression over Laozi in terms of both the quality of his strength and his development of Ice Release.

Even if Laozi suddenly "had his cheat account credited" and borrowed the power of a Tailed Beast.

But one must be clear, Mizunuki Ryosuke himself is a "perfect jinchuriki"!

Borrowed power versus perfect power—which is stronger and which is weaker naturally goes without saying.

Even from the perspective of being a jinchuriki, the perfect jinchuriki Mizunuki Ryosuke was still enough to form a suppression over Laozi.

With the spread of crimson chakra, the Polar Ice Construction: Scepter Form in Mizunuki Ryosuke's hand also changed from transparent pure white to blood-like crimson.

At this moment, Mizunuki Ryosuke did not show any mercy and waved the scepter in his hand to launch a ninjutsu.

Ice Release: Blood-Colored Polar Ice Earth!

In an instant, countless crimson ice spikes began to spread on the ground, and the blood-colored ice, emitting an ominous aura, seemed to possess a terrifying magic power that could freeze blood just by looking at it.

Countless crimson ice spikes surrounded and annihilated Laozi.

Facing Mizunuki Ryosuke's attack, Laozi also adopted the same means.

Lava Release: Collapsing Rock Lava Technique!

"BOOM!!"

As Laozi's feet stepped on the ground, the earth cracked inch by inch, and a large amount of lava erupted toward the surroundings, colliding with the spreading Blood-Colored Polar Ice Earth.

But then a bizarre scene occurred: the seemingly manic lava was easily swallowed by the Blood-Colored Polar Ice Earth.

Even the lava erupting into mid-air was frozen in the blood-colored polar ice the moment it made contact with the blood-colored polar ice.

After Laozi's lava made contact with the blood-colored ice, it was like butter touching liquid nitrogen, and it solidified on the spot without any room for resistance.

The blood-colored ice spikes, after crossing the erupting lava, continued to spread toward Laozi without mercy.

Laozi's pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately dodged to the side.

Fortunately, Laozi dodged in time, thus escaping a disaster, and avoided the spreading blood-colored polar ice by a hair's breadth.

But in his haste, a small part of Laozi's body still grazed the spreading crimson polar ice.

The terrifying low temperature actually instantly froze and cracked the dual defense formed by Laozi's Tailed Beast Cloak + Lava Cloak.

— Author's Notes —

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