The Rise of the Black Plain

The sharp fangs flew towards the level 84 colored fish, while some of them were heading towards where Minos was, flying at great speed.

At the same time, the fins of the colored fish in the surroundings began to move synchronously, making the air in the surroundings move so much and so fast that sounds of explosions appeared in the surroundings.

Amidst this, these fins created a pressure zone over that dark serpent, trying to hit that humanoid being.

Amid this, the colored fish was in its humanoid form, but with much of its body covered by colored scales, using this as armor to protect itself from its opponent's prey.

Each spiritual fang was as large as a human sword, had an extremely sharp point, and had poison inside it, which would send such substance into the target's interior once it hit its target.

This serpent's venom was particularly potent, capable of causing damage to the nervous system and bringing agony to its victim.

This fish knew this very well and was using its dense scales to protect its body from the substance that could kill it in seconds if it entered its bloodstream.

Minos saw the beginning of their battle and didn't stay behind, keeping his Indestructible Body activated to protect himself from the enemy's blows, but without having 100% success with this alone.

Some of the enemy's sharp fangs managed to get through the layer of golden skin of his avatar, reaching inside this soul projection.

When some of these fangs entered his avatar, Minos would open cracks in the space at the position of these spiritual weapons and direct them at the back of that serpent.

He did this at this very moment while also trying to dance with his low-level grade-4 sword, throwing blades toward that dark being.

One of the fangs appeared behind the head of that gray-haired creature, quickly making its way to the back of its head.

This serpent sensed this and couldn't help but frown. It sensed this opponent it had accidentally arranged was not simple.

Its venom would not be able to hurt it, as it would on beings of other species or even beings of its race, only weaker than it. But that fang was very sharp, and if it hit it, it could cause injuries.

At the same time, even if he could use his strength to undo that attack before it hit him, if he did that, it would also be damaging. After all, he would have to focus some of his attention to do that, which could take away precious milliseconds!

In this situation, he felt that as weak as Minos was compared to him, this human could play a crucial role in this battle!

As he undid the fangs coming towards his body, suddenly, this dark serpent noticed several energy blades emerging from 6 different angles, moving quickly toward its body.

They would not be a threat to it. Still, considering the situation it was in at the moment, enduring Chaotic Gravity, Devouring Art, and Infinite Dreams simultaneously, such attacks were worrisome.

They wouldn't finish off this serpent in one attack, but they had enough power to hurt and slowly break down its defenses!

Sensing this, it realized a mistake in its strategy.

'If I let this human keep acting, he will cause my defeat!

I can't focus on that stupid fish. I have to take down that damned human first!' It made up its mind, looking uglily at where Minos was floating in the skies, next to those two other beasts.

The fish saw its opponent's gaze at Minos and immediately realized the contempt this opponent had for it, a level 84 beast.

Amidst its finned attacks, that being would rather worry about a human than its level 84 attacks!

"I will kill you! I will avenge my devoured children!" That fish shouted as it punched the air, causing colored energy to surge from its fists and create a crack in space.

Its fist went through space, glowing in seven different colors as it appeared in front of where that serpent intended to go.

The serpent was already moving towards the Soul Avatar of Minos, but when it faced it, he had no choice but to defend itself.

As dangerous as Minos was, this young man could only beat it through fatigue and a long fight. But the level 84 opponent was someone who could truly end the fight in one blow if given such a chance!

As such, upon seeing this powerful attack, that beast did not follow through with the attack it intended to make against Minos, immediately putting most of its attention on this blow.

This punch concentrated most of the powers of that level 84 Spiritual Sage, almost as if it were a fusion of human techniques.

But beasts couldn't do that since they had no techniques. That was an attack combining the natural abilities of 9th-stage beasts with the unique powers of that colorful fish.

The serpent knew how dangerous this was and spread its hands and legs, screaming with its mouth so open that one could see its throat.

As it did so, a black vortex surged around its body, and its scream became as loud and resounding as the sound of thunder.

With that, a stream of faint, semitransparent energy surged from that vortex, meeting that creature's colorful fist.

As the two attacks collided, a grand explosion erupted at the meeting of the two attacks, causing the very fabric of space in the surrounding area to tremble as the sea churned, moving away from the focus of the collision.

Within a second of the moment the attacks collided, winds of over 300 kilometers per hour surged in the vicinity of the area, pushing everything nearby away from there.

At the same time, waves of more than 30 meters began to form while lightning surged to scare off weaker creatures by tens of cubic kilometers.

Minos luckily managed to use his techniques to protect his yacht at that critical moment, but he felt the strain of fighting such strong beasts.

If not for his many above-average skills, the collision of powers of these two could by itself kill him!

The two beasts beside Minos huddled close to him, feeling their backs sweating as they were frightened as they had never been before.

"Ed..." Sapphire tried to say something, but the chaos in the surroundings was so terrible that her voice didn't reach Minos' ears. 'Ed, what shall we do?'

"Time for us to take our cue!" Minos said, knowing that woman wouldn't hear him but speaking nonetheless as he began to form one of his fusions.

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