"My life is over!"
Considering he couldn't use large-scale ninjutsu and even the Flying Thunder God technique was unusable underwater, Ye Liang was totally baffled.
He began searching for an escape route among the coral reefs but found both ends blocked by bloodsucking algae, leaving no way out. At this moment, he noticed a small detail.
Although these bloodsucking algae could burrow into the coral reefs, they avoided the fish and shrimp nearby. Even when these creatures were right in front of them, the algae deliberately kept away, as if those fish and shrimp were untouchable poisons.
Ye Liang discovered this.
"Perhaps these fish and shrimp are the natural enemies of the bloodsucking algae!"
In nature, every dangerous creature has a natural enemy—otherwise, it would run wild. Since so many fish and shrimp could still survive around these algae, there must be something keeping their population in check!
Ye Liang attempted to grab one of these creatures and wave it near the algae.
Soon, he noticed that the algae slightly retreated when approaching a white crayfish-like shrimp.
He grabbed another one and finally understood the secret.
The crustaceans began eating the algae!
Their claws sliced through the bloodsucking algae, devouring nearly half of it in seconds.
[Sssss~], like leaves scraping across sand, the part near the shrimp started retreating.
"It really works!"
Seeing this, Ye Liang didn't waste a second—he darted after the shrimp without hesitation! Like a mighty general hiding behind the shrimp's might, Ye Liang stylishly made his way out.
Outside, the air felt much fresher.
As the toxic ink surrounding him began to fade, Ye Liang kicked his flippers and swam toward the shore.
At this point, Fake Ye Liang had run off somewhere unknown. But since the time-space turtle had already been captured, there was no need to keep fighting the imposter, so he swam on like this for a while.
A faint ray of light shone through.
Ye Liang quickly canceled Slimey's summoning, then used chakra to steadily stand atop the sea surface.
The sky was blue, though Deidara was nowhere to be seen. This location seemed off course from where he originally intended to go, but with the Shifting Body Technique allowing travel across water, Ye Liang wasn't worried about getting lost at sea.
Suddenly, the ocean beneath him began shaking violently.
Just as Ye Liang felt slightly surprised, he saw a dark shadow rapidly swimming toward him.
"Oh no! It's Fake Ye Liang!"
He immediately dodged sideways, and right at that moment, an explosion erupted beneath the surface where he had stood. The impostor, transformed into a merman, burst up from the water.
"Faker! You must die! Die!" He roared furiously before charging again.
Ye Liang barely regained his footing, and seeing Fake Ye Liang attacking once more, hastily threw a shuriken to the side.
[Flying Thunder God!] His figure instantly vanished from the spot.
Another shuriken flew, and now they were at a greater distance.
"Faker! Faker! Faker!" Fake Ye Liang shouted "faker" three times in succession!
His pupils turned bright red, saliva drooling from the corner of his mouth. His grotesque expression showed clear signs of mental instability!
"This guy's state isn't right—he seems to have lost his mind?" Ye Liang frowned.
His eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly noticed a large patch of bloodsucking algae clinging to Fake Ye Liang's neck. It was densely packed, just like those suicidal sea monsters, crawling all over his back.
He's under control!
That's not right! Isn't this guy supposed to be a final boss?
Ye Liang was slightly stunned, but his hands clapped together on instinct: "Great! Perfect control! You think you can trick me? You really got me there, huh!"
Whether because of Ye Liang's reaction or not, Fake Ye Liang charged toward him again. This time, however, it wasn't just brute force—both hands moved, unleashing a crushing fireball technique.
"I didn't expect these water plants could even use ninjutsu!" Ye Liang hadn't anticipated that Fake Ye Liang, while under control, would still be able to use techniques. He hesitated slightly, and his steps slowed for a moment.
He immediately activated Shinra Tensei to repel the frenzied Fake Ye Liang.
Now free from Slimey's restraints, Ye Liang had no intention of holding back. The moment Fake Ye Liang was pushed back, he used the Body Flicker Technique to dart forward.
[Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms]!
Innumerable palm strikes rained down like a storm of fists, pounding every inch of Fake Ye Liang's body.
"Four palms!"
"Eight palms!"
"Sixteen palms!"
"Thirty-two palms!"
Peng!
[Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms]!
Boom boom boom…
A series of explosions erupted continuously across Fake Ye Liang's body!
But that wasn't all! While attacking, Ye Liang targeted only vital areas, deliberately avoiding the bloodsucking algae on Fake Ye Liang's back. He wanted to strike hard, yet ensure the algae wouldn't lose control.
The precision in every move was impressive!
Before long,
Fake Ye Liang finally looked barely alive.
"You fake finally bought the farm, huh?" Ye Liang took a deep breath, silently watching Fake Ye Liang fall lifelessly toward the ocean floor, completely unmoving.
Ye Liang turned around.
But just as he was about to leave, a bolt of lightning struck down from above.
Then came two!
Three!
Four!
Within less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, ten thousand bolts of lightning filled the entire ocean sky!
What the hell is going on? Did another final boss appear?! Looking up into the sky, Ye Liang saw a yao ye (seductive) Qilin made entirely of blue lightning staring directly at him.
"Whoa!"
This isn't [Heavenly Lightning], that ultimate lightning-style technique—is it?!
Damn it!
Ye Liang immediately sprinted off at full speed.
This technique originated from canon—created by Sasuke, the Crown Prince's consort. Using his immense chakra, he manipulated natural lightning from high in the atmosphere to strike his opponent using magnetic principles!
The terrifying power behind this technique didn't stem from the caster's own chakra—but rather from the lightning summoned and guided by it!
What kind of power was lightning?!
It was a force beyond anything any human on Earth could survive!
Being hit by such an attack, you wouldn't just die once—no matter how many lives you had, even a hundred wouldn't save you!
Ye Liang ran for all he was worth, but the celestial beast in the sky had locked onto him—and showed no sign of letting go.
Half a second!
The Qilin finally moved!
It raised one of its legs.
It felt like a colossal beast was pressing down on the entire sky, forcing the clouds lower and lower, as a dark, massive shadow came crashing toward Ye Liang's head.
"What the hell?!"
Ye Liang suddenly summoned the Golden Turtle!
Although the Flying Thunder God technique allowed him to teleport a short distance, the range of [Heavenly Lightning] was too vast. It could wipe out not just hundreds of meters, but even an entire island!
"I don't care what the hell you are—get me through time right now!" Ye Liang roared at the Golden Turtle, which instantly opened its eyes.
"Please select the desired year for travel."
"Just do it already... Hurry up!"
[Heavenly Lightning] struck!
[Boom!]
The fake Ye Liang deep in the ocean also opened his eyes!
He had released his last resort before losing consciousness, and I never expected it would end up saving him.
Electricity surged through the water, repelling the bloodsucking algae that was sensitive to electric currents, causing it to fall away from behind him.
"Fake! I'll have you dead!"
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