209: Ninja & Onmyoji, Qi Practitioner & Body Refiner

The biggest mistake this group of ninja made was coming to the Great Xia land and being so high-profile. If they had changed into ordinary clothes and hidden among the crowd on the lake, it would have been fine. Even if someone discovered they were from Yamato Country, they probably wouldn't have genuinely fought them over national enmity or family hatred.

After all, everyone here was after strange treasures.

But, this group of ninja were incredibly arrogant. Not only did they openly besiege Great Xia people in front of other Great Xia powerhouses, they even tried to seize a section of the water. How was this any different from publicly slapping the faces of these Great Xia people?

Moreover, for Great Xia, taking action now would not only earn them prestige and greater public support in their own bases later, but also allow them and other Great Xia powerhouses to tacitly eliminate a strong opponent.

Without this group of ninja, the strange treasures that might have been seized by them would remain in their baskets.

Clearly, this group of ninja had not anticipated such unity from Great Xia.

They were still puzzled, thinking: other foreign forces had also occupied a section of the water, some even right behind them, so why couldn't they? And with their powerful strength, with all the leaders of the Seven Gates of Ninja present, was it really too much for them to occupy the eastern part of the illusory great tree?

Unfortunately, there was no room for maneuver. Perhaps they had considered facing a few top powerhouses simultaneously, but they had never imagined facing everyone.

And the thirteen individuals before them were only the obvious ones; counting those in the shadows, who knew how many more there were.

“You… Great Xia, don't bully us too much!” The Fire Gate Ninja Leader's face was grim.

“We're bullying you, so what? Are you going home to call your mom?” A burly, seven-foot-tall man with bulging muscles grinned menacingly and immediately attacked.

The Wood Gate Ninja Leader still wanted to say something, but as the big man made his move, everyone else also lost the desire for idle talk.

They were all eager to eliminate these people and snatch the strange treasures.

The seven-foot-tall strongman swung his fist towards the Earth Gate Ninja Leader.

Immediately, a thick rock appeared in front of the Earth Gate Ninja Leader, but this rock was like paper in front of the seven-foot-tall strongman.

The seven-foot-tall strongman laughed loudly, mocking the opponent's low skill level, then landed a punch. The rock shattered, and the Earth Gate Ninja Leader, struck by the residual force, plunged into the lake.

Originally, the seven-foot-tall strongman intended to press his advantage, but suddenly, eight flying knives appeared in the water, directly turning the Earth Gate Ninja Leader, who was trying to escape underwater, into a sieve.

However, the Earth Gate Ninja Leader wasn't killed by the flying knives, because he had been poisoned to death before being stabbed.

“Hmph, little guy, with this level of skill, you still think you can escape from my Blade Arrogant Heaven.” Blade Arrogant Heaven swayed his body, swimming like a fish.

That's right, this Blade Arrogant Heaven was incredibly lucky to have obtained a Mystical Art from a strange treasure, allowing him to move freely underwater like a fish. Although this Mystical Art was a bit useless, it was very advantageous for the current situation.

In an instant, at the very beginning of the battle, one leader of the Seven Gates of Ninja died, his body floating on the water.

The leaders of the other six gates felt a chill in their hearts. They knew they were in big trouble now.

“Everyone, break through with all your might!” The Wood Gate Ninja Leader roared, then exerted his full strength to break out. Unfortunately, the two Great Xia powerhouses attacking him were equally strong.

“Why the rush to leave? Why not come to my place for a visit? Outsiders might think Great Xia doesn't understand the etiquette of hospitality.” Lieutenant General Hong's voice was cold, and his gun suddenly fired.

The space around the Wood Gate Ninja Leader instantly solidified. At this moment, the Wood Gate Ninja Leader was horrified—a Space Talent User! He was extremely anxious, desperately trying to break free, but even blinking his eyelids was difficult, let alone breaking free, which was an even greater fantasy.

In his eyes, another Fire Talent User had scorching flames wrapped around a long spear, and the spear tip continuously magnified in his pupils.

The Wood Gate Ninja Leader roared in his heart, wanting to regain control of his body. Unfortunately, even after the spear pierced his body, he still couldn't break free from the spatial confinement.

The scorching spear tip pierced his head, instantly incinerating the brain matter into ashes. The Wood Gate Ninja Leader died, with flames even spewing from his eye sockets.

Two leaders of the Seven Gates of Ninja were dead.

The Water Gate Ninja Leader's heart was now filled with fear. Despite being in an environment that usually gave her a great advantage, she was now being tightly entangled by two Great Xia Talent Users.

One was a Mental Talent User, and the other was also a Water Talent User.

Every time the Water Gate Ninja Leader tried to use an escape technique, it was ultimately disrupted by the Mental Talent User.

Whoosh! A flash of aurora streaked by, and the Water Gate Ninja Leader suddenly paused.

The two Talent Users opposite immediately became wary, thinking the opponent was about to unleash a powerful move, but the Water Gate Ninja Leader suddenly dissipated into light.

“She… she ran away?” The Water Talent User frowned, “Isn't she a Water Gate Ninja? Does she also have light escape?”

“There was a flash of light just now, did you see it?” The Mental Talent User's eyes flashed.

“Was there?” The Water Talent User clearly hadn't noticed, but he didn't dwell on it and turned to deal with the smaller ninja… “Sakurako-jie, should we intervene?” On a small boat in the distance, a girl behind the pink-dressed woman couldn't help but ask.

“If you think you've lived too long, feel free to go.” Sakurako's voice was indifferent, her naturally alluring eyes turning towards the Seven Gates of Ninja, a hint of disdain in her gaze.

Just as the Great Xia Qi Cultivation lineage looked down on the Body Refinement lineage, the Yamato Country's Onmyoji lineage also looked down on the Ninja lineage.

In the eyes of Onmyoji, ninja were just a group of killing maniacs who mechanically carried out missions, devoid of humanity. And indeed, that was the case, at least for a qualified ninja.

“But, we are, after all, from the same country.” The girl still felt a bit of reluctance.

“It seems I've protected you too well, Anko.” Sakurako's voice was cold. Anko was an S-rank Healing Talent User, which was why Sakurako kept her by her side. Unfortunately, this girl was just a high school student before the apocalypse, and having been protected so well, her mindset was completely unsuited to the present.

Anko suddenly trembled, as if recalling something terrifying: “I… I understand, Sakurako-jie.”

...In less than ten minutes, the Seven Gates of Ninja, who had vainly attempted to occupy the eastern position of the illusory great tree, were overwhelmingly dealt with by the people of Great Xia.

Only one Wind Gate Leader escaped, severely wounded.

The reason for such a swift and decisive resolution of this group of ninja was not without Great Xia's intention to display its strength in front of other national forces.

Evidently, the effect was very significant. At least before the strange object appeared, no one dared to offend Great Xia, the 'landlord'.

As for after the strange object appeared... then it would be a true test of strength, as Great Xia's own people would also be fighting each other fiercely then.

Splash!

Successive sounds of breaking water instantly made everyone's ears perk up.

A refreshing, unique fragrance wafted across the lake.

Someone counted with a trembling voice.

“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...”