If it were only like this, these vampires, after a brief period of adaptation, would still be able to break out of the water, but would Li Xi allow them to do so easily?
"Water Style: Five-Headed Shark" x2
Two shadow clones slapped the surface of the water, with a small shark forming from each fingertip. Leaving the fingers, the small sharks instantly expanded to two to three meters in length, and ten sharks lunged at the vampires below with their mouths agape.
Compared to the clumsy vampires flailing in the water like farmers, these underwater overlords, the sharks, were all martial arts masters. Two water sharks targeted one low-level Grade 3 vampire, one biting the head, the other the lower body. This Grade 3 vampire wanted to fight back, but the attacks that he could usually perform instinctively were now a step too slow, his body like it was drunk. He could only watch with a flushed face as his head was swallowed by a shark, split in two by the intense pain, staining the water a deep crimson.
Ten water sharks against over three hundred vampires. In the first attack, four vampires were killed, but three water sharks also had their bodies torn apart. However, just as the vampires thought that tearing apart the water sharks' bodies would resolve these magical constructs, they didn't see that the fingers of the two shadow clones above had not left the water's surface. Ten invisible chakra threads immediately restored the shredded water sharks, and the water sharks continued to chase and hunt other vampires. After repeatedly killing them a few times, the vampires reluctantly confirmed one thing: these water sharks were immortal, unless the Mourinho above who cast the jutsu could be killed.
Just as most of the vampires had begun to adapt to being underwater and could swim without drowning, Li Xi and the other two shadow clones completed their hand seals once more.
"Water Style: Thousand-Headed Shark" x3
Three palms slapped the surface of the water, and countless small sharks and large sharks surged towards the vampires. The sheer number of them filled the surrounding area formed by the Rashomon with shark figures.
Due to the limited chakra of the shadow clones, the sharks formed by the Thousand-Headed Shark jutsu were less than half a meter long, but their number of two thousand caused the vampires considerable suffering. These small sharks couldn't swallow the vampires whole, so they could only tear and bite wherever they touched. With two thousand small sharks against over three hundred vampires, each vampire had to deal with an average of six small sharks. Arms, legs, feet, heads, even buttocks were targets. This attack would injure them, if not kill them.
When Li Xi, with the support of the two-tailed beast Matatabi's chakra, formed actual large sharks that could swallow a vampire whole, the scene immediately spiraled out of control. The already pale faces of the vampires turned even whiter than those of people who had been dead for three days.
Many vampires even turned their swords and short blades against the Rashomon and attacked it frantically. Unfortunately, such attacks were not even enough to tickle the Rashomon.
The mass of water began to slowly turn red, and the sharks continued to charge forward. As the entire body of water turned completely red, screams emerged from the mouths of the vampires who couldn't help but gasp for air. Of course, with the screams came the choking coughs from those who swallowed water.
The environment was too oppressive. Under the assault of three thousand fearless water sharks and the harassment of ten immortal water sharks, very few vampires remained alive. Limbs and broken bodies littered the surface of the water, with only a few Grade 5 vampires still entangled with the Five-Headed Shark water sharks. However, it looked like another Thousand-Headed Shark attack would finish them off.
This was Li Xi's first time using Lightning Blade and Kisame Hoshigaki's Water Style ninjutsu. He had to admit that the ninjutsu of these famous figures were truly powerful.
Li Xi used an explosive tag to attract attention at the main gate, then moved to the rear, opened the Third Gate, activated Dragonization, received the blessing of ten levels of Divine Favor, and then unleashed Lightning Blade, killing the Grade 7 Aiwasi in one fell swoop. Aiwasi was not unprepared; Li Xi felt three layers of resilient barriers when attacking, but under Lightning Blade's powerful piercing attack, all three barriers shattered on contact, allowing Li Xi to kill the strongest one in the first strike.
As for Kisame Hoshigaki's Water Style, especially the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave combined with Thousand-Headed Shark, it was basically a one-hit kill. After one wave, of the over three hundred low to high-grade vampires, only a few Grade 5 vampires remained.
In the original work, Thousand-Headed Shark was a move that Kai blocked only after opening the Sixth Gate and unleashing Morning Peacock. If not for the shadow clones' limited chakra, the three Thousand-Headed Shark attacks wouldn't have displayed their original power. Even if the number of vampires were doubled, they could have all been wiped out.
The two shadow clones that cast Thousand-Headed Shark were forcibly dispelled after exhausting their chakra,
"Water Style: Five-Headed Shark"
Li Xi looked at the vampires in the water and continued to unleash ninjutsu. Five water sharks, baring their sharp teeth, along with the other ten water sharks, a total of fifteen sharks nearly three meters long, began their assault on these few Grade 5 vampires.
In reality, if these water sharks didn't have the ability to regenerate, they would have been dismembered by the vampires in a few bites. But this was the characteristic of this jutsu: as long as you couldn't interrupt the jutsu, you would be bullied and ground down without question.
With a few screams, only the last vampire was cornered by fifteen sharks. Li Xi dispersed the jutsu, the Rashomon vanished, the water mass disappeared, the sharks vanished. The dismembered bodies that were floating in the air moments ago rained down onto the ground, and the last surviving vampire gasped for fresh air like a bellows.
The battle of more than twenty minutes underwater had completely drained him of his stamina. He could only collapse on the ground, unable to rise and fight further, looking at Li Xi who had landed on the ground.
Li Xi reached out, grabbed the vampire by the neck, and lifted him, looking at his prey like a cold-blooded viper. "I ask, you answer. If I'm satisfied, I'll give you a quick death. If not, I believe you don't want to know how I'll deal with you."
The vampire tried to pry open the iron-hooped hand around his neck, but his current state was like a chick fighting an eagle, completely outmatched. He could only nod with difficulty. Dukes Naser and Aiwasi had both died at this man's hands; admitting defeat and surrendering would not bring shame to the bloodline.
Therefore, he nodded cooperatively. The kind of tough guy who wouldn't speak under torture would not appear among vampires.
"How many people from the Assassin's Alliance are here with you?"
The vampire tried to speak with difficulty, but only his tongue protruded when he opened his mouth, leaving only "ah ah ah."
Li Xi casually threw him to the ground, placed the Executioner's Blade on the vampire's neck, and the killing intent emanating from the blade made the vampire reveal everything he knew.
"I know about this matter. The Assassin's Alliance is actually an outer organization of our bloodline. After the blood sacrifice incident, except for their leader, the Grave Keeper, who disappeared, the rest have been converted and become citizens of our bloodline."
Then he looked at the pile of dismembered corpses nearby and pointed to Li Xi, "They are all there, not a single one escaped."
Li Xi hadn't expected that the Assassin's Alliance, which he had been tracking for so long, would be wiped out incidentally. If the vampire in front of him hadn't told him, he probably wouldn't have known. Sudan Novel Network.
"Tell me all the information about their leader, the Grave Keeper."
The vampire gave a wry smile. "Sir, it's not that I won't tell you, but there is very little information about their leader. Except for bloodline members above Count, we don't know."
Li Xi's eyes turned cold. The vampire immediately swore to the heavens that he truly didn't know and had never seen him. He only knew of such a person and even doubted if such a person existed.
Li Xi saw that the vampire in front of him wasn't lying and then asked about other things. "I heard Dracula was seriously injured. How long will it take him to recover?"
The vampire shook his head again, then swore to the heavens that he truly didn't know. Such information was probably unknown even to Dukes, let alone Princes.
"Then where are your other secret bases?"
The vampire shook his head, almost crying. Why was everything he asked about things he didn't know?
"You know nothing about what I ask. It seems I have indeed been too lenient."
The vampire cried out, "No, no, no!" But he only saw a flash of the blade, and then felt a heart-wrenching pain in his limbs. Li Xi had instantly severed the tendons in his hands and feet.
At this moment, two shadow clones walked over with a spatial ring. "The other vampires outside the hall are all here."
Li Xi waved his hand, and the dismembered limbs on the ground were also sucked into the spatial ring.
Then he pointed at the wailing vampire and instructed the shadow clones, "Take him to Kadou City. The residents there will give him a 'warm' welcome."
"No, no, no, don't."
Hearing that Li Xi intended to hand him over to the common folk, this nameless vampire was terrified. He couldn't imagine what kind of torture he would suffer if a living vampire were used for venting hatred.
Unfortunately, Li Xi had no pity. On the contrary, he found the constant yowling too noisy. He kicked out, knocking out all of the nameless vampire's teeth.
"Swallow them. If you dare to make another sound, I don't mind giving you a bath in holy water."
Facing Li Xi's merciless, devil-like gaze, the vampire could only tearfully swallow all his teeth.
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A new structure appeared outside Kadou City, built overnight. When the city gates were opened and discovered by the residents, Kadou City erupted. Ten thousand people emptied the streets, and the entire populace mobilized, rushing out to see.
This structure was a Jingguan (a monument built from enemy corpses) piled with vampire corpses. Dismembered limbs were placed at the bottom, emitting black smoke under the sun. Decapitated heads were placed at the top. The pyramid of corpses, which should have been bloodthirsty and five meters high, should have been daunting, but the opposite was true.
The people of Kadou City, seeing the pale skin and fangs revealed in their mouths, longed to devour these corpses. Many even wept aloud, cursing these dead vampires incessantly. As more and more residents were informed and rushed out of the city, guards began to enforce martial law as the situation became almost uncontrollable. Priests from various temples appeared. So many vampire corpses were indeed a major event for Kadou City.
There were also two corpses nailed to crosses, still emanating immense deterrence even in death. Those with knowledge immediately recognized the murderers who had blood-sacrificed Kadou City: Naser. He was a Grade 7 vampire. The one next to him, whose aura was no weaker than his, and who looked like a flattened pancake, was also a Grade 7. This discovery made many people's legs tremble.
A Grade 7 powerhouse had died just like that, and after his death, he was nailed to the ground for public display. Many mages felt it was a pity; these two Grade 7 vampires could have been used to craft many magical items and sold for a considerable sum.
But the next moment, these mages, who were usually respected and held in high esteem, were driven away by the enraged common residents. Even if these vampires could be exchanged for a mountain of gold, these people would not do so. They wanted these vampires to remain nailed here forever, as a warning to all other evil creatures who dared to covet Kadou City.