"Hmph!"
As soon as the Yamata no Orochi's voice faded, it leaped up in an instant. A gale swept through the entire space, and the Yamata no Orochi once again charged out of the sinkhole.
"Where are the descendants of Sakura Island?" The Yamata no Orochi's voice was filled with excitement. Ye Bufan and Song Mingqin felt something was wrong. What was the Yamata no Orochi's goal? What did they plan to do with the people of Sakura Island? Especially at this particular juncture to resurrect the Yamata no Orochi, it should be more suitable than after breaking through the shackles.
As soon as the Yamata no Orochi's words fell, five voices appeared in the sky. In the hands of these five people were some items.
Ye Bufan and Song Mingqin rushed out into the sky and saw the five people sending the items in their hands towards the Yamata no Orochi.
"Not good! Those are the Five Elements Essences!" Song Mingqin shouted as he saw this, "Those things are enough to help the Yamata no Orochi increase its strength."
Without a word, Ye Bufan used his suction palm on the five items. Song Mingqin cooperated with Ye Bufan and launched an attack on the Yamata no Orochi. The Yamata no Orochi let out a cold snort and fiercely swept its tail towards Ye Bufan and Song Mingqin, colliding heavily with them.
"Got it!" Ye Bufan gritted his teeth against the intense pain, a hint of joy in his heart.
Just as the Yamata no Orochi was about to enjoy the Five Elements Essences, it discovered that the Five Elements Essences that were about to reach its grasp had all disappeared.
"Huh?" The Yamata no Orochi looked around and found the Five Elements Essences in Ye Bufan's hands.
"Gold, wood, water, fire, earth. Not a single one is missing. Thank you," Ye Bufan said to the Yamata no Orochi.
The Five Elements Essences were energy bodies refined through long-term collection at different times using special containers. Ye Bufan and Song Mingqin knew how rare these things were, but they did not expect the people of Sakura Island to do something as extravagant as using the Five Elements Essences on the Yamata no Orochi.
After all, the energy in the Five Elements Essences represented the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements, and none could be absent. Consuming and refining the Five Elements Essences simultaneously could not only repair various problems and wounds of the body but also further improve one's cultivation. It was said that for those in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, it could instantly propel them to the Core Formation stage. However, the effect was still linked to the Five Elements Essences and their purity.
"Baka!" The Yamata no Orochi spat out a word in the Sakura Island language.
Ye Bufan smiled slightly and said, "You eight-headed insect, I must remind you that you are a divine beast expelled by our Kyushu land. You cannot forget your roots, can you? Using a foreign language to scold the descendants of your ancestors now is not appropriate."
"Presumptuous!" The Yamata no Orochi's tail stabbed towards Ye Bufan. Then, it flicked its forked tongue, which suddenly transformed and split into two, attempting to entangle Ye Bufan from different directions and snatch back the Five Elements Essences.
"Boy, I'm going to tear your mouth apart."
The Yamata no Orochi was furious. Ye Bufan directly stored the Five Elements Essences into his spatial jade pendant, and the Yamata no Orochi's speed increased.
"Return the Five Elements Essences to me!" The Yamata no Orochi's tail and tongue attacked Ye Bufan back and forth.
"Let's see if you, the Yamata no Orochi, are more powerful, or if my two Azure Snakes are." Ye Bufan fully unleashed his sword domain. Within the sword domain, Ye Bufan conjured two azure snakes. Under the control of the sword domain, the Yamata no Orochi found itself seemingly locked on. No matter how it struggled, it could sense that this attack from Ye Bufan was probably unstoppable.
The Yamata no Orochi looked at Ye Bufan in shock. It had not expected someone at the late stage of Foundation Establishment to comprehend the sword domain, which had closed the gap in advantage that it held against opponents of the same level in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. As long as Ye Bufan willed it, the Yamata no Orochi was highly likely to suffer a loss at Ye Bufan's hands.
"Hmph! So what? We'll just perish together." The Yamata no Orochi trembled all over, its body's energy vibrating and colliding with Ye Bufan's two sword Qi.
"Bang—" With a loud noise, Ye Bufan was sent flying backward by the blast of energy. The Yamata no Orochi was not faring any better. It tumbled in the air, coiled its tail, scooped up the five people from Sakura Island, and stuffed them into its mouth.
"Still want to swallow them? No way." Song Mingqin suddenly appeared and severed the Yamata no Orochi's tail with a sword.
Seeing this, the Yamata no Orochi immediately released two people. Three others were ultimately stuffed into its mouth.
"Those five people were all at the late stage of Foundation Establishment!" Song Mingqin frowned deeply.
The Yamata no Orochi flew into the air, coiling like a golden dragon in the sky. After devouring the three people from Sakura Island, its body began to emit a faint golden light.
"This is bad, it's preparing to break through." Song Mingqin frowned and said to those present, "Everyone, this giant serpent is preparing to break through. We cannot let it succeed. Everyone, attack together."
On the other side, Ye Qingyi looked at the situation unfolding and couldn't help but shake her head.
"At this point, why are those old fellows at the Core Formation stage still not making a move?" Ye Qingcheng asked, "They are truly unconcerned."
"They are all cowards who are observing the Yamata no Orochi's strength from afar. If they, at the Core Formation stage, cannot even defeat the Yamata no Orochi, wouldn't they be a laughingstock to the younger generation?" Ye Qingyi said.
"Where is Ye Bufan? After being blown away earlier, I haven't seen him," Ye Qingcheng looked around again.
Ye Qingyi smiled slightly and said, "The Yamata no Orochi and Ye Bufan are both at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Ye Bufan snatched the Five Elements Essences from the Yamata no Orochi. What do you think he is preparing to do?"
"Break through?" Ye Qingcheng asked.
"In such a short time, if he wants to break through, it will still take some time. Otherwise, if his cultivation is not stable, breaking through will be useless," Ye Qingyi said, turning her gaze towards the direction of the forest.
"He is probably using the Five Elements Essences to repair the damage caused by the previous battle and consolidate his cultivation. Breaking through to the Core Formation stage at this moment would be an unwise choice," Ye Qingyi said.
Just as Ye Qingyi predicted, after being repelled, Ye Bufan fell into the forest. Looking at the commotion outside, Ye Bufan took out the Five Elements Essences, absorbed some energy, repaired the damage to his body, and consolidated his cultivation.
"Roar—"
Seeing more and more people surrounding it, the Yamata no Orochi used its body to ward off the cultivators who approached it one by one, preparing to fall into the sky.
"Bang—"
The next second, led by Ji Feiyang, the warriors of the Kyushu land bombarded the sinkhole, cutting off the Yamata no Orochi's path to enter it.