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Chapter 86 - Chapter 86: The Dragon Bone

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Elektra, resurrected by the five leaders of the Hand using the Dragon Bone and serving as the vessel for the demon "The Beast"—the Black Sky—had lost all her memories of the past. Until the consciousness of "The Beast" truly descended, she was a fighting weapon, completely obedient to the commands of the five Hand leaders. She had no recollection of Matt, her former boyfriend, and showed no mercy.

During the battle with Danny, the powerful energy of the demon from another dimension spread. The black chi that devoured all life silently attacked Matt. Although Matt possessed superhuman senses and felt the boundless malice approaching him, the Black Sky's power was utterly silent. Matt, lacking sight, found his incredibly sharp hearing completely useless at that moment.

He was momentarily helpless, feeling as if he were standing on a knife's edge, where a single step could lead to eternal damnation, yet he could not clearly determine where the danger was coming from.

Fortunately, Danny Rand was nearby. Seeing Matt in danger, he circulated the limited chi in his body, urging the Power of the Dragon to its maximum. The dragon shadows on his fists roared, and the unique power spread with a clear, resonant chant, dispelling the black mist released by the Black Sky.

Danny's face was slightly flushed, his eyes wary. He waved his fists and attacked Elektra. The female ninja before him had only received a portion of the demon's power. If the Hand successfully summoned the demon, the situation would truly become uncontrollable.

The mark on Elektra's forehead emitted a black light that seized the soul. Dark, misty, eerie energy surged from her hands, meeting Danny's fists.

Although the Black Sky's power was inferior to the Power of the Dragon, being defeated by it every time, it had the advantage of being virtually inexhaustible, with no need to worry about depletion. In contrast, Danny's own cultivation was insufficient, limiting the amount of Power of the Dragon he could unleash and preventing him from sustaining long battles.

"I must end this quickly," Danny resolved, looking at the black mist-shrouded Elektra.

He launched a dragon-shadow chi force with his right fist, spiraling and winding around Elektra, trapping her. His left fist's Power of the Dragon boiled, and he delivered a full-force punch toward the Black Sky mark on Elektra's forehead.

The Power of the Dragon directly collided with the Black Sky power from the demon "The Beast," and a soul-shattering roar sounded. The Power of the Dragon had higher quality, while the Black Sky power was ceaseless. As the two powers stalemated and collided, the energies diffused and spread.

In an underground space in New York, the Dragon Bone sensed the Power of the Dragon's aura and violently stirred, causing a massive tremor that the entire city of New York felt as an earthquake.

Amidst the shaking ground, Elektra and Danny retreated from each other.

"Matt...?" A corner of the Black Sky mark on Elektra's forehead was wiped away by the Power of the Dragon. She recovered a part of her memory, looked at Matt nearby, and spoke with difficulty.

"Elektra?! You're alive?" Matt was both shocked and overjoyed, about to step forward.

"Don't come closer!" Elektra immediately shouted to stop him, her face twisting in pain. "I was resurrected by the Hand and became the Black Sky. My body is filled with the power of the demon 'The Beast,' and I can't control myself... Kill me..."

As she spoke, the mark on Elektra's forehead rapidly restored itself, and her pupils were once again covered by black chi.

"Elektra?..." Matt called out but received no response, understanding that Elektra was again controlled. "Danny... can you help Elektra return to normal?" Matt asked in a slightly pleading tone.

Danny Rand sighed, nodding softly: "The Power of the Dragon can indeed erase the demon's mark, but I cannot absolutely guarantee that it won't harm her life."

Matt gritted his teeth: "I put all my trust in you. Go ahead and do what you must."

However, Elektra, who had briefly regained consciousness only to revert to the Black Sky, seemed to have received a command. She immediately turned and leaped away. The earthquake caused by the Dragon Bone stirring underground had allowed the Hand to pinpoint the exact location of the buried Dragon Bone.

The next step was naturally to lure Danny there to use his Power of the Dragon to break the seal. Thus, Elektra, as the Black Sky, turned and fled.

"We must pursue her immediately. That earthquake just now was very strange; it affected such a large area but only lasted for a moment. And right after the earthquake, this Elektra you know immediately stopped fighting and fled. The earthquake was highly likely orchestrated by the Hand," Danny deduced.

"Let's go after her right away!" Matt urged impatiently.

"Your Elektra now possesses the power of a demon; you may find it difficult to keep up," Danny said, looking at Elektra leaping five or six meters high, trying to sound as tactful as possible.

Hearing this, Matt slightly calmed down. Sensing Elektra's inhuman movements, he nodded and said, "You go ahead and pursue her. I'll contact Sensei Stick and Jessica. Once the location is confirmed, we'll immediately come to support you. Keep in touch at all times. We might be directly breaking into the Hand's headquarters and facing all the elite forces of the New York Hand. We need to gather everyone's strength to have a chance."

"Understood," Danny answered and immediately chased after Elektra.

"We finally found it, the Dragon Bone." The five leaders of the Hand led their ninjas to the burial site of the Dragon Bone, their expressions slightly excited.

"The Black Sky has guided the bearer of the Power of the Dragon here. Be ready," Madame Gao said.

"Don't worry. He's just a novice kid. We've laid so much groundwork; deceiving him won't be difficult at all."

Dan, transformed into Eternal, stood high up, watching Danny pursue Elektra, gradually approaching the Dragon Bone's burial site.

"The Dragon Bone. It would be a grave waste if it were only used by those five feeble remnants of the Hand to prolong their lives."

Dan had checked the Gaia Library and found the origin of the Dragon Bone buried beneath New York. The Dragon Bone belonged to a powerful Divine Dragon who fell while battling the Celestials during their attack on Earth's Gods. Its power was immense, having initially grasped the laws of the universe, reaching the strength of a Half-Step True God (Skyfather-level). The Dragon Bone contained the laws the Divine Dragon had comprehended, which is why it retained such immense power even after its death over a long period.

Matt, Jessica, Luke, and the Chaste's manpower rushed to the scene.

They arrived amidst a massive, earth-shattering sound.

It was Danny, after repelling Elektra, launching a full-force punch at the ground, intending to destroy the Hand's "demon summoning altar." With the augmentation of the Power of the Dragon, Danny created a massive, deep crater in the ground. An bottomless, huge cavity appeared underneath, from which an aura of majesty, superior to all things, emanated.

"Hahaha! Thank you so much, Danny Rand! For helping us break the Dragon Bone's seal!" The five leaders of the Hand saw that Danny Rand had indeed broken the seal as they had planned, and burst into triumphant, mocking laughter.

Seeing this, Danny realized he had completely fallen into their trap.

"Damn it! This isn't your demon summoning sacrifice site at all; it's the burial place of the ancient Divine Dragon Bone!"

"It's too late for you to understand now. The Dragon Bone is ours, and you will leave your life behind!" Madame Gao clapped her hands.

A large number of Hand ninjas surged out, surrounding Danny Rand.

The arriving Matt, Jessica, Luke, and the Chaste immediately charged into the scene to support Danny.

"Leave these people to the Black Sky. We'll secure the Dragon Bone first," Bakuto said to the other leaders.

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