Chapter 130: Susanoo [Additional Bonus Chapter 2]

Three venomous dragons let out roars that shook the heavens. Magellan stood atop the ice, a sunken palm print visible on his chest, which slowly healed as his venom surged.

He looked down into the fractured ice where the venomous dragons had dissolved into pools of poison, nearly filling the hundred-meter-wide crater. Shu Mingyuan’s body was submerged right within the toxic liquid.

A look of indifference appeared in Magellan’s eyes. Immersed in such a massive amount of his venom, there was simply no hope of survival. Even a so-called antidote could only delay death at best. Before long, he would likely dissolve entirely within the poison, leaving not even a skeleton behind.

The battle between the Ghost Hunter and the Warden of Impel Down was being broadcasted to the entire world. The overwhelmingly arrogant and ferocious criminal had been completely suppressed under Magellan’s hands; all his counterattacks had been utterly harmless, and in the end, he had been swallowed by Magellan’s venom.

At this moment, no one dared to doubt the capability of Magellan, the Warden of Impel Down.

Had they not just witnessed the previously overbearing criminal being beaten like a helpless child?

Magellan cast a cold glance and turned to leave, but suddenly, the ice began to vibrate violently. A trace of disbelief flashed in his eyes. He whipped his head around and immediately saw a powerful aura erupting upwards, sending the venom in the ice crater splashing in all directions.

Amidst a blue-gold radiance, a massive arm, appearing to be made entirely of skeletal frame, reached out from the venom and grabbed Magellan, who was still caught in shock.

"What sort of trick is this?"

Venomous dragons churned behind his back as he felt the formidable strength of this skeletal hand, though it still fell somewhat short compared to his own power. Magellan frowned, intending to transform his entire body into venom and seep through the gaps of the bones. To his surprise, this blue-gold energy acted just like Armament Haki, capable of striking his physical body.

Perhaps sensing that its grip strength was slightly lacking, the skeletal arm swept upward. With Magellan still burdened on its massive, dragon-like back, the giant skeleton hurled him away like worthless garbage right before everyone's eyes.

Such a sudden reversal was utterly jaw-dropping.

"What kind of monster is this blue-gold skeleton? Why did it reach out from a pool full of poison? Could it be related to the Ghost Hunter again...?"

Immediately following, another skeletal arm emerged from the venom. With its forearms bent and both arms bracing against the ground, the ice crackled loudly. Exerting force, a blue-gold skeleton, missing only its lower half, leaped out from the venom.

Surrounding its body were intense energy fluctuations. This surging blue-gold aura blazed like an unquenchable, roaring fire. Furthermore, within the skeleton's eye sockets, two clusters of blue-gold flames flickered fiercely, resembling the fires of its soul.

To the astonishment of everyone, standing motionlessly within the skeleton's ribcage was a bare-chested figure. As the camera zoomed in, people realized with a shock that this was none other than the Ghost Hunter, Monkey D. Shumingyuan, who had previously been engulfed by the venom.

"How is it possible that he's still alive?"

"What bizarre ability is this skeleton?"

Magellan pulled himself up. Although he had been thrown away by Shumingyuan, he had suffered virtually no injuries. He said coldly, "You're still not dead."

"I've got a hard-knocks life, brat. Little disasters like this aren't enough to kill me."

Shumingyuan chuckled softly. When he was finally submerged in the venom, it was thanks to the protective layers of Chidori Stream and Armament Haki that his physical body had not been eroded by the poison.

However, within the toxic pool, his Haki and Chidori Stream lightning cloak could not hold out for much longer. Right at that moment, his mind suddenly grew absolutely calm, the black sun within his pupils appeared to be burning, and a powerful force began to awaken from deep within his body.

Then, as he witnessed it himself, an almost tangible blue-gold chakra erupted, gradually outlining a humanoid shape, before growing skeletal arms and the upper torso above the ribs right under his gaze.

This form... filled his heart with wild elation.

Susanoo!

An ability that could only be unlocked after awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, also known as the Power of the Gods. In this form, both offense and defense reached an unimaginably terrifying level, hailed as the Ultimate Defense!

To defeat the person sheltered inside Susanoo, one had to first shatter the skeleton encasing them—which was virtually impossible.

As for why it possessed a blue-gold appearance, Shumingyuan could not say for sure, but in the original story, the Susanoo manifested differently for each individual.

"Is this the first stage of Susanoo? The basic skeleton has formed, yet my power and defense have nearly tripled."

Shumingyuan muttered to himself, a rich smile blooming across his face. He took a stride forward, and the massive form of Susanoo instantly sprinted wildly toward Magellan.

"Venom Demon!"

Three venomous dragons instantly tore through the air, lunging viciously to bite down on Susanoo. However, Susanoo merely raised its arm slightly to intercept them, then threw a punch that blew apart the head of one of the venomous dragons.

With such reckless fighting style, he seemed completely unafraid of Magellan's venomous might at this moment. After all, Susanoo was merely an ability that materialized chakra into physical form with the aid of the Mangekyou Sharingan.

With a single sweep that shattered the head of a venomous dragon, its two skeletal hands opened wide to grab another venomous dragon, twisting its arms to ruthlessly snap the dragon's head right off.

Simply... far too violent.

He pressed forward aggressively. Just like Magellan had done earlier, he completely ignored the attacks of the remaining venomous dragon, simply raising his fists and raining down blows with the fury of a violent storm.

Magellan was no longer willing to endure the blows with his physical body alone. He began throwing punches in retaliation, every single one of his strikes colliding fiercely with Susanoo's massive fists, kicking up wave after wave of shockwaves.

"As expected of a man who serves as the Warden of Impel Down; his strength is truly formidable."

Shumingyuan now clearly understood how immense his own power was—calling it capable of splitting mountains with a single punch was no exaggeration—yet Magellan was able to match him blow for blow in sheer strength, refusing to yield even an inch of ground.

He instantly realized that even with the power of Susanoo, there was still a significant gap between him and true Admiral-tier strength.

"What would happen if I reached the Complete Body Susanoo? Could my strength surpass the Four Emperors?"

Shumingyuan dared not let his mind wander too far into that possibility for now; everything depended on surviving the present moment first.

"One-Sword Style: Asura!"

Right at that moment, Shiryu of the Rain released a monstrous aura of slaughter. The demonic blade Kitetsu emitted wave after wave of bewitching malice, and the phantom of a malevolent deity slowly materialized behind him. Amidst a sea of corpses and a river of blood, he brought his blade down in a savage slash!

The ice fractured. With a single slash, Shiryu cleaved through a thick sheet of solid ice hundreds of meters deep, and the sword glare maintained its unstoppable momentum as it slashed viciously toward the blue-gold skeleton.

"Crack..."

The crisp sound of breaking echoed sharply. Shumingyuan's expression shifted drastically; Susanoo, famed for its absolute defense, had actually been cleaved open by a single sword strike...