Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

Ao Tianlong frowned. He thought of the old woman with the cat face. Although the black cat had not been successfully refined, it might still have the ability to merge with Nishikyo Michiko.

But it was too late for them to stop it; the black cat melted into Michiko Nishiwaki's body.

Originally, half of Michiko Nishiwaki's face was missing, but now it is being repaired little by little, making her hideous and terrifying face even more horrifying, like a cat's face that has been splashed with sulfuric acid.

Michiko Nishiwaki suddenly opened her eyes; her pupils had become less human and more like those of a wild beast, emitting a dark yellow glow.

Ao Tianlong cried out in alarm and shoved Liao Huzi and Wugensheng away.

In an instant, Michiko Nishikawa grew sharp teeth and claws. The claws, like short swords, stabbed towards Ao Tianlong.

Ao Tianlong's Supreme Nine Kings Demon-Slaying Sword was still in its sheath when it blocked the sharp claws head-on.

With just one strike, Ao Tianlong was sent flying, flying at least ten meters away.

Liao Huzi gasped. His spirit master was Master Hui San, who was naturally afraid of black cats, which made his Qi somewhat unstable.

Wugensheng snapped out of his daze and fired a burst of bullets, but it was to no avail.

Because the bullet bounced off the cat-person Michiko Nishiwaki when it hit her, her body changed again, and cat fur like that of a black cat grew on her body.

However, the cat fur wasn't soft; it was like steel needles, each hair standing on end. Hyuga Hoshino used his Byakugan to clearly see that the bullet had just grazed right through that fur.

Therefore, the bullets had no effect, but Hyuga Hoshino did recall the Inuzuka family's secret technique.

The current situation is somewhat similar to briefly fusing with one's own dog to gain power beyond oneself.

However, it seems that the black cat's remaining intelligence has merged with the remnant soul of Michiko Nishikyo, so the cat-man's soul looks exactly the same as his body.

Upon careful recollection, it was the black cat's surviving soul that devoured Michiko Nishiwaki's remaining soul. Then, the two souls seemed to merge, transforming into their current form.

Hinata Hoshino was curious whether the cat-person's body was controlled by the black cat or by Nishiwaki Michiko.

Or perhaps it's neither, but rather driven by the instincts of a wild beast and lingering resentment.

Ao Tianlong, who had been knocked away, took out the sublimator again and tried to press it. He then saw the emblem of the Lightning Thunder Fist, which flashed briefly before the light quickly dimmed.

Ao Tianlong realized that these badges might have a limited number of uses.

Yes and no. If this thing were in the hands of Hyuga Hoshino or Ishiken, they could use it all day long without any problems.

However, Ao Tianlong had never learned the Lightning Thunder Fist or even thunder magic, which is why this situation occurred.

This is a minor limitation of the Taoist Magic Badge. If you haven't learned a certain magic technique, there will be certain restrictions on the use of this magic technique badge. It may be the number of times you can use it, or it may be the power of the spell when you use it.

However, judging from the fact that Ao Tianlong seemed to use the badge quite effectively, the limitation he faced was likely that he could only use it a limited number of times per day.

Hinata Hoshino thought that the experiment was still acceptable, and the items made by the wooden clone were of good quality.

Ao Tianlong thought about his other badges, so he replaced the Lightning Thunder Fist badge with the Five Thunder Spell badge. He felt that using thunder magic would be more effective against cat people, who didn't seem to be righteous.

The Five Thunderbolts Badge was activated, releasing smaller chains of lightning than the Lightning Thunder Fist, which lashed out at the cat-man. However, the cat-man was incredibly fast and dodged away, leaving the Five Thunderbolts Badge to strike empty air.

"Ow!"

With a piercing howl, Liao Huzi appeared at the cat-man's foothold, smashing his scorching hot pipe at the cat-man, whose tail lashed out like a whip at Liao Huzi.

When the pipe made contact with the cat's tail, Liao Huzi was knocked back, but the pipe burned the cat's tail.

The cat people's hatred was transferred. Originally, the cat people's greatest hatred was for Wugensheng, after all, it was Wugensheng who killed Nishikyo Michiko.

But now the cat people's hatred has been completely transferred to Liao Huzi. Of the three people present, only Liao Huzi has actually hurt her.

Liao Huzi intentionally provoked the cat-person so that it would be easier for Wugensheng and Ao Tianlong to attack her, because judging from how she dodged Ao Tianlong's Five Thunder Curse just now, the cat-person's movement speed was extremely fast.

It's just unknown how much of her ability she still holds back, especially Michiko Nishiwaki's evil magic.

Wu Gensheng, Ao Tianlong, and Liao Huzi surrounded the cat-man from three directions.

The cat-woman scanned the three faces, finally locking onto Wugensheng. Instinct told her that Wugensheng was the easiest of the three to deal with, since Wugensheng only had firearms left to use besides his divine spirit.

However, given her current state, Wu Gengsheng's guns cannot break through her defenses, making Wu Gengsheng the easiest to deal with.

The cat-man leaped, pretending to pounce on Ao Tianlong. Then, in an instant, the cat-man's tail grew and pierced towards Wugensheng.

Wugensheng knew that even if he erased the Qi from the cat's tail, it could still hurt him, so he decisively left the spot.

However, Wugensheng's escape speed was ultimately a little too slow. The Qi on the cat's tail was dispelled, but the cat's tail still lashed out, leaving a wound in front of him that looked like a knife mark.

Ao Tianlong aimed the sublimation device at the cat-man and unleashed the Five Thunder Spell. The cat-man, in mid-air, twisted its waist in a strange posture, dodging the Five Thunder Spell.

Ao Tianlong did not expect that the cat-man could dodge even when he was in mid-air and could not get any leverage.

Unable to borrow the power of Master Hui, Liao Huzi could only use his own Qi. Apart from using his pipe to breathe fire and his gold and silver fans to confuse the cat people, he had nothing left but his fist and foot skills.

Therefore, Liao Huzi used the most widely circulated "Splitting Palm" technique in the world of supernatural beings.

The Splitting Palm itself doesn't have much power, but if the angle is right, it can still cause some trouble for the cat-man.

For example, right now, even though the cat-man had already dodged the Five Thunder Curse, Liao Huzi went up and used a palm strike to send the cat-man flying towards the Five Thunder Curse.

The Five Thunder Spell struck the cat-man, and instantly, the cat-man let out another wail, clearly suffering a serious injury.

The cat-man stared at Liao Huzi with a venomous look. Liao Huzi grinned and revealed a gold and silver fan that he hadn't used in a long time. He fanned the fan at the cat-man, who froze on the spot, clearly bewitched by the gold and silver fan.

"Brother Ao, brother, let's do it now."

Wugensheng raised his gun and aimed at the cat-man's eyes. The cat-man's eyes were wide open and unprotected. Wugensheng was confident that if this shot hit, the cat-man would definitely die.

Ao Tianlong also raised the sublimator, preparing to deliver the final blow to the cat-man.

Chapter 177 Yamata no Neko-sei

The cat-man trembled violently and broke free from the control of the golden and silver fans.

However, at this moment, Wugensheng had already pulled the trigger, and a bullet pierced through the cat-man's eye, while Ao Tianlong's Five Thunder Spell struck the cat-man head-on.

Blood spurted from the cat-man's body, and at the same time, lightning crackled around him as he was blasted away.

The cat-man bumped right into a group of wooden crates that Michiko Nishiwaki had placed, smashing them to pieces. One small box, which looked to be only ten centimeters long and wide, landed in front of the cat-man.

The cat-man's eyes, which were originally like those of a dying beast, suddenly gained a touch of humanity when they saw the small wooden box. Like someone who had found hope in a desperate situation, he opened the box, and a scale lay in the center of it.

The cat-man picked up the scale and, without thinking twice, swallowed it whole.

Suddenly, the cat-man's original injuries were completely healed, and the lightning flashing on his body was also calmed down.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the three, the cat-man's head began to split into nine, and scales resembling snake scales grew on his body.

A giant snake with eight cat heads, almost as tall as ten people, roared and hissed at the three of them.

Looking at the eight-headed serpent with a cat's head, Ao Tianlong was confused. What was this thing?

Liao Huzi was equally puzzled. He had never seen such a monster before. Although it looked very much like the legendary Xiangliu, Xiangliu did not have a cat's head.

Wugensheng felt as if he had seen the thing in front of him somewhere before. After thinking for a moment, he remembered that it was the Yamata no Orochi.

He spoke to Ao Tianlong and Liao Huzi, warning them not to be careless, as this thing was definitely not simple.

“Brothers, I once read about this in an ancient book. There is a country across the sea that was once called Wa, and now it seems to be called Dongying. In their mythology, there is a giant serpent with eight heads. That should be the source of power for this thing in front of us. Just now I saw that the cat-man clearly ate a scale, which is why he has become what he is now.”

"Yama no Orochi!"

"Yama no Orochi?"

Ao Tianlong and Liao Huzi reacted very differently. It seemed that Liao Huzi had also heard of the Yamata no Orochi from somewhere.

Ao Tianlong, on the other hand, was puzzled, as he had never heard of this name before.

Regardless, there's no doubt that what's in front of us is a demon, and it's definitely not a good thing.

Therefore, the three of them must join forces to get rid of this thing and restore peace and order to this land.

Wugensheng quickly felt a sense of unease, because he discovered that the eight-headed serpent in front of him, with its cat-like head, stored all its Qi within its body to strengthen its physical form.

Therefore, unless he can get within a few tens of centimeters of the Yamata no Orochi, or even run into the Yamata no Orochi's body, he has no way to use the divine spirit to eliminate his Qi.

Ao Tianlong also discovered this problem. The Five Thunder Spell released by the sublimation device in his hand was actually melted by the venom spat out by the eight cat heads of the Yamata no Orochi.

This startled Ao Tianlong. He then realized that this thing was not even afraid of lightning magic. Looking at the other badges, it seemed that none of them had particularly strong attack power.

Looking at the talismans around him, most of them were things like talismans for warding off evil or talismans for slaying demons. He didn't know if they would work against the Yamata no Orochi. Moreover, he felt bad about using so many talismans at once.

But there was no other way, so he took out a handful of talismans he was carrying and threw them at the Yamata no Orochi.

The talisman was affixed to the body of the Yamata no Orochi, emitting a soft glow, as if it wanted to purify the demonic energy on her body.

The Yamata no Orochi's long tail shook the ground, causing all the talismans on its body to fall off. Ao Tianlong was shocked; even the talismans were ineffective. What should he do now?

Liao Huzi frantically called out to Master Hui in his mind, telling him that something terrible had happened here and that he absolutely had to come and help.

When Master Hui heard Liao Huzi's request, he had no choice but to greet the other immortals. They didn't stop him and told him to go and help first, because they couldn't let anything happen to Liao Huzi.

Although Master Hui had agreed to help Liao Huzi, he was inwardly cursing. Yamata no Orochi, no matter what, was a snake; he was a rat.

No mouse is unafraid of a snake, especially when the situation involves a cat and a snake, which is twice as effective in controlling the snake.

"Little Liao Hu Zi, please let Master Hui San possess you."

"Hiss, you really know how to stir up trouble. Cats and snakes, are you trying to get your Third Grandfather killed?"

As soon as Grey Third Master possessed the body, he felt the stare of his natural enemy. When he looked up, he saw the eight-headed serpent with a cat's head. This feeling of fear of facing his natural enemy became even stronger.

"How could I dare, Third Master? It's just that we have no other choice but to ask you for help."

Liao Huzi, possessed by Master Hui, moved with incredible speed.

Even the Yamata no Naga, with its eight heads staring in eight directions, couldn't immediately pinpoint Liao Huzi's location.

"Ding, hiss, hiss."

Liao Huzi, possessed by Master Hui, split into several afterimages in the next moment. It was impossible to distinguish which one was the real body and which one was an afterimage.

Then all that could be heard was the sound of metal clashing, as Liao Huzi, with the help of Master Hui Sanye's claws, was constantly scraping the body of the Orochi Cat Snake.

It didn't break through the defense of the scales on the Yamata no Cat Snake's body at all, but it was clear that the power was still transmitted in, causing the Yamata no Cat Snake to keep twisting its body, trying to shake off Liao Huzi, who was possessed by Gray Third Master.

Holding the Supreme Nine Kings Demon-Slaying Sword, Ao Tianlong was at a loss. On one side was a colossal creature, and on the other side was a swift attack, leaving him unsure how to help.

Wugensheng was in the same predicament, unable to intervene, so he patted Ao Tianlong on the shoulder and even had the heart to joke.

"Brother, my name is Feng Yao. I don't think we have anything to do right now, so why don't we go for a drink together?"

"I am Ao Tianlong, and that is Liao Huzi. Thank you for your kindness, Brother Feng. However, even if Brother Liao is possessed by Master Hui San, I'm afraid he is no match for the Yamata no Cat Snake."

"Oh dear, this is such a hassle."