"Hahaha, die for me!"
On the coastline of the Republic of Mauritius in the Eastern Continent of Feizhou, on the battlefield, a figure with a bare upper body frantically wielded a scythe as long as his height, a bloodthirsty grin on his face, harvesting the lives of the attacking sea beasts.
With pale purple eyes, a grey pompadour, and wearing an evil ghost necklace inscribed with the Undying Ghost King's mark around his neck, his expression was ferocious. This person was Hidan, who had recently defected to the Undying Ghost King and was ranked A-Class, Tier 12.
As an isolated island in eastern Feizhou, the Republic of Mauritius was one of the first countries to be annihilated after the sea beast invasion. Under the onslaught of the sea beasts, its territory had shrunk by nearly half. It was now occupied by numerous sea beasts that had evolved into amphibious creatures, many of which were A-Class or above, making it one of the strongholds and nests of the sea beasts.
Currently, the one stationed on the island was a Xuan Gui (Mysterious Turtle) ranked A-Class, Tier 19. It was as large as a mountain, with sharp, black spikes on its back, and its eyes were as dark as a deep pool, exuding a pressure as heavy as a mountain.
However, Hidan showed no fear. After being summoned to this world, he had become even more powerful than in the Naruto world by believing in the Undying Ghost King. Furthermore, after the Ghost King modified him with the Hell Undying Law, he had evolved into a half-human, half-ghost being, making him even harder to kill.
In the past, although he possessed an immortal body, he would completely lose his combat power after being dismembered, otherwise, he wouldn't have fallen to Shikamaru back then.
But now, with his half-human, half-ghost body, he could transform parts of his body into ghostly energy. Even if his limbs were severed, he could quickly reattach them by turning the severed parts into ghostly energy, making him incredibly resilient.
"Black Coal Turtle, I will kill you today!"
Facing the overwhelming tide of turtle hatchlings and numerous shrimp soldiers and crab generals, Hidan was undaunted. He wielded his Bloodthirsty Scythe with impenetrable defense, like a human meat grinder. Wherever the scythe touched, all sea beasts were disemboweled, and then their bodily functions were destroyed by the ghostly energy contained within, dying in agony.
He thus advanced towards the Xuan Gui boss, drawing closer to it while enduring the attacks of the sea beasts.
"Boom!"
The Xuan Gui boss, seeing its subordinates die one after another, could no longer stand it. It lazily extended its black turtle's head, opened its mouth, and a water elemental energy cannon the size of a house gradually formed before its gaping maw.
After forming, the energy cannon began to rapidly collapse and compress, eventually transforming into a concentrated energy cannon no larger than a fist, exuding a powerful pressure.
Then, with a swift extension and retraction of its turtle neck, accompanied by the sound of air explosions, the energy cannon shot towards Hidan like a beam of light, distorting even the void in its path.
Hidan did not dodge. The moment the water cannon hit his chest, his chest transformed into ghostly energy, allowing the water cannon to pass through him without obstruction.
Boom!
A huge explosion sounded behind him. The fist-sized water cannon landed among the sea beasts surrounding him, pulverizing dozens of them.
"You despicable fellow, your attacks are useless against me, who is blessed by the immortal body!"
A twisted, yet ferocious smile appeared on Hidan's contorted face as he controlled his ghostly energy-transformed upper body to become solid.
The next moment, the manic smile on his face froze.
"How is this possible..."
He looked down at his chest in astonishment, only to see it bleeding profusely, revealing pale white ribs and wriggling internal organs behind them.
Moreover, at the site of the wound, the Xuan Gui's origin power was continuously destroying his bodily functions, encroaching upon his internal organs step by step.
Clearly, by transforming parts of his body into ghostly energy, he could evade most physical attacks. However, the body could be consumed by enemy attacks during the process of transforming into ghostly energy. When it reverted to its physical form, the consumed ghostly energy would manifest as wounds of varying degrees depending on the amount consumed.
"It hurts so much! Kiekiekie~"
Hidan clutched his chest and cried out in agony.
In the Xuan Gui's deep black eyes, a contemptuous smile flickered.
But the next second, Hidan, who was still screaming, suddenly raised his head and grinned ferociously, "Just kidding, become a sacrifice for the Ghost King, you trash!"
Then, he stomped his right foot fiercely, creating a large pit several meters in diameter in the ground. Holding his scythe, his body turned into an afterimage, and he charged towards the Xuan Gui boss, who was seven tiers higher than him.
"A mere half-ghost of the twelfth tier, how dare you be presumptuous before me!"
Facing Hidan's mockery, the Xuan Gui's eyes finally showed a trace of anger. It stomped its foot, and the ground in front of it began to crack, with colossal rock spikes erupting from the earth. Endowed with immense toughness and sharpness by demonic energy, they lunged towards Hidan.
This Xuan Gui was actually a demon beast that mastered both water and earth attributes.
But how could Hidan fall for it?
"Hahaha, die!"
As a ninja with extremely rich combat experience, Hidan had concentrated his full attention during his charge. The moment the spikes emerged, he leaped up, then lightly tapped the tips of the rock spikes with his toes, using them as a springboard to shoot towards the Xuan Gui.
"Swish swish~"
As he flew, the long handle of his scythe suddenly broke in the middle, connected by a thin iron chain. After swinging the scythe head in a circle, it stabbed towards the Xuan Gui, which was now less than twenty meters away, with even greater speed.
"I love this world!"
As he saw the scythe about to stab the Xuan Gui's head, the smile on his face grew even more ferocious.
But the next moment, he froze.
A piercing metallic clang echoed. The sharp tip of the scythe, upon touching the Xuan Gui boss's head, sparked a series of sparks and was then flung back several meters.
And all that remained on the Xuan Gui's head was a single white scratch.
"How ridiculous, don't you know that my Xuan Gui clan values defense above all else?!"
The Xuan Gui's deep voice resounded. It moved its four limbs, and the earth trembled with its steps. Then, it raised its right forelimb, with dense earth elements gathering at its palm, and slammed it down fiercely towards Hidan.
Boom!
The earth trembled, and the spot where Hidan stood was struck into a huge pit nearly ten meters deep. At the bottom of the pit, Hidan weakly held a thin spear extracted from the scythe handle, his entire body reduced to a bloody pulp.
"You bothersome insect, you made me lose hundreds of my offspring!"
The Xuan Gui snorted coldly, glanced at the wound on its palm, which instantly healed with a flash of water.
And at the bottom of the pit, Hidan, who had been beaten beyond recognition, began to writhe.
The severely injured area transformed into ghostly energy. When it condensed into its physical form again, he had already regained his human shape. Although he looked miserable, the ferocity in his violent eyes intensified.
"Hehehehehehe~"
He let out a sharp laugh. Every inch of his body ached, but it brought him a pleasure that made his soul tremble.
Amidst the laughter echoing in the pit, he glanced at the blood from the Xuan Gui on the thin spear, slowly extended his tongue, and licked it.
"Such delicious blood, are you ready to taste despair?"
Hidan looked up at the giant turtle outside the pit, dense black and white patterns rapidly appearing on his body.