143: Immortal body!

"Hahaha, I've finally returned to Tier 4!"

Sakura Country, Imperial Capital.

At this moment, Yamata no Orochi's aura surged incessantly, its powerful energy revealing that it had once again become a Tier 4 powerhouse.

The long-lost increase in power made it incredibly excited: "Before, there were no opponents for me in this small land, and now there are even fewer, only one blood meal after another for me to devour!"

"However... I must change my previous temperament!"

Yamata no Orochi understood that its return to Tier 4 was largely due to luck; after all, in a place like Sakura Country, where there were almost no strong individuals, it had the space to act as it pleased.

Now, it needed to be even more cautious, to avoid squandering all its efforts due to blind arrogance, as it had before.

Perhaps next time, it wouldn't have the chance to return to its peak?

"Tiger King..."

Yamata no Orochi murmured in a low voice, its cold eyes filled with apprehension, as it knew it would never be a match for Xia Fan. "This Sakura Island is, after all, not a place to stay long."

"So, I cannot go west."

It thought carefully and finally made a decision, its eyes filled with madness and excitement: "When I go to the endless great ocean in the east, I will use the many sea beasts there to raise my strength to Tier 5 first."

"By then, I can go seek revenge on the Tiger King!"

As soon as this thought came to it, Yamata no Orochi was about to leave, but suddenly, a voice that filled it with immense dread came from beside its ear: "Are you full?"

"If you're full, then it's my turn!"

Rumble—

The crack in the sky behind it appeared almost silently, but in Yamata no Orochi's mind, it was like a clap of thunder.

Then, the Tiger King appeared abruptly from the crack.

"This is..."

"Tiger King!"

Yamata no Orochi's heart trembled violently, directly scared out of its wits by Xia Fan's sudden appearance.

It didn't even dare to stay for a moment, only knowing to flee desperately.

"What is this?"

Imperial Capital.

Among the ruins, some humans had fortunately survived.

They had originally hidden cautiously, praying that Yamata no Orochi would not discover them, but now, seeing that the golden Giant Tiger had only just emerged from the crack and scared away Yamata no Orochi, they immediately revered the Tiger King as a deity sent from heaven to save all living beings.

"Oh God, please save us!"

"The Serpent Demon is rampant and cruel, its actions have long incurred the wrath of heaven and earth. We implore the deity to act and slay it!"

"I am willing to offer everything, just for the deity to kill the Serpent Demon..."

Xia Fan ignored these people, only focusing his gaze in the direction Yamata no Orochi had fled.

The latter had been fleeing desperately and miserably, but suddenly, its speed became slower and slower; it was clearly running wildly, yet it remained motionless in place.

A moment later, Yamata no Orochi suddenly turned its head, and was instantly startled by the sight before it.

Several of its tails were actually being pulled by Xia Fan from behind, no wonder it couldn't move forward.

"You..."

For a moment, Yamata no Orochi's anger surged from its heart; after all, such a scene felt like a cat playing with a mouse, but it, the mighty Yamata no Orochi, had never suffered such humiliation?

Yamata no Orochi wanted to curse loudly, but remembering it was Xia Fan, its expression eventually darkened. All four heads looked at Xia Fan simultaneously, "You forced me to do this!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Instantly, four whooshing sounds erupted almost simultaneously, and the emerald green poisonous mist rushed out first.

Closely followed was the towering pillar of fire, its scorching aura instantly assailing him.

An ice pillar rose from another side, growing larger and larger, threatening to freeze Xia Fan to death.

The invisible and intangible wind blades, like nimble birds, darted wildly within the poisonous mist, causing continuous whooshing sounds.

Such dazzling techniques would certainly make an ordinary person flustered for a while, perhaps unable to attend to everything at once, but Xia Fan didn't even put them in his eyes.

"Rise!"

Just as the wind blades, poisonous mist, flames, and ice breath erupted, Xia Fan suddenly exerted force, his tiger claws imbued with majestic power. With a fierce pull, he actually flipped Yamata no Orochi's entire body, and the attacks spewed from its several heads all veered off course.

Rumble!

Yamata no Orochi crashed heavily to the ground, the kicked-up dust like exploding missiles, instantly engulfing its entire body. However, Xia Fan accurately located it, extended his tiger claws, seized it firmly, and dragged it aside.

"Aren't you quite good at running?"

Xia Fan snorted heavily, his eyes gleaming with absolute confidence.

Previously at sea, it was Yamata no Orochi's home turf, and its methods were endless, allowing it to escape like a cicada shedding its skin with one careless move.

But now, on land, it was Xia Fan's home turf, and his close-quarters combat ability was even stronger than before!

"Thunder Control!"

With a loud roar, Xia Fan's body suddenly erupted with a massive amount of thunder, heavily striking Yamata no Orochi, and then, using his controlled flame ability, he spewed terrifying flames.

Before Yamata no Orochi's screams could spread, he again spewed Frost, making it feel as if it had fallen into an ice cave at the moment of intense heat.

Amidst these extreme transitions, Yamata no Orochi began to convulse all over, but Xia Fan still did not stop.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Claw after claw, Xia Fan struck Yamata no Orochi with all his might, tearing its organs, directly smashing several of its heads. "This time, you can forget about sacrificing your tail to escape!"

Relying on its special regeneration ability, Yamata no Orochi grew new, complete heads.

Seeing this, Xia Fan directly opened his tiger mouth, crunching and devouring its heads, and simultaneously activated [Extraordinary Magic Power] and [Qi Devouring Mountains and Rivers], digesting its flesh and blood with astonishing speed!

Although Yamata no Orochi could still regrow its body, as soon as it grew even a little, he would immediately swallow it, and his speed of devouring was faster than Yamata no Orochi's growth.

In just a short moment, Yamata no Orochi's body had shrunk dozens of times, and its body growth became increasingly slow.

It actually didn't have much power left to regenerate its body!

Rumble—

A moment later, Yamata no Orochi crashed heavily to the ground once again, but this time, even its aura became weak, and its vitality was rapidly dissipating.

"Dead?"

Seeing this, Xia Fan was slightly stunned, then unhesitatingly retrieved its crystal.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

As before, the black qi carrying evil thoughts within this Yamata no Orochi surged wildly, almost instantly condensing in the sky, and it would be difficult for it to dissipate in a short time.

"Collect!"

Xia Fan moved slightly and collected all this black qi. After all, there was still a Qiongqi lurking in the dark, which might pop out at any time, and he didn't want the other party to take advantage.

After completing all these preparations, Xia Fan slightly raised his hand, then tilted his head back and swallowed Yamata no Orochi's crystal, quickly obtaining its ability.

Undying Body: SS-rank talent.