Asura Kabuto's actions just now truly shocked everyone present. No one expected that Elder Centipede could be injured by this newcomer, even losing one of his eyes.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Asura Kabuto didn't hesitate anymore. He gripped the Asura Heart and immediately swallowed it into his stomach, giving Elder Centipede no chance whatsoever to retaliate.
Instantly, his body swelled tremendously. Thick black mist evaporated from inside his body, even radiating into his eye pupils. On his pair of wing backs appeared dense pitch-black patterns resembling feathers, and his power aura began to surge drastically.
Elder Centipede was extremely furious. He didn't expect that he, who usually preyed on others, now had his eye pecked blind by his own prey. At this moment, he was already on the verge of losing his sanity. Although Asura Kabuto's aura had surged to be equal to his, he still moved his thousands of legs quickly to charge at his opponent.
"This old man will slaughter you!"
Asura Kabuto, who had merged with the Asura Heart, felt his strength explode. His self-confidence also peaked, especially since he had previously succeeded in blinding Elder Centipede's eye, so he didn't feel afraid at all.
He was very aware that as a new member who directly became an executive, he would definitely be suppressed and ostracized in this cruel Monster Association if he didn't have strength. The recent incident was proof of that. And now was the time for him to establish authority. As long as he could finish off this Elder Centipede, who else would dare underestimate him in the future?
Asura Kabuto grinned terrifyingly. The muscles of his forearms swelled hard, showing the destructive power contained within them. He extraordinarily managed to hold back Elder Centipede's giant centipede head that was charging hard.
The sound of ear-piercing scraping continued to be heard. Elder Centipede's extremely hard exoskeleton slowly began to shoot inward and crack under Asura Kabuto's giant grip.
The monsters witnessing this scene couldn't help but swallow their saliva. No one expected this newcomer to be so ferocious. Would this be a counter-kill moment?
"Enough!"
Right at that moment, a figure suddenly slipped between the two. His body was coiled by strange snakes, his stature tall, large and majestic, with muscles bulging out like twisted steel weaving, giving pressure that made hearts beat rapidly.
As soon as this figure appeared, he immediately threw both sides that were competing in strength until they were flung far away.
Asura Kabuto and Elder Centipede, who had been very arrogant, before this person looked like helpless children; they crashed into the wall very hard.
"Had enough playing around?" The man coiled by snakes narrowed his eyes and spoke in a cold tone.
His appearance instantly made the atmosphere become dead silent, even the sound of a needle dropping would be heard. Even Elder Centipede and Asura Kabuto who had just been thrown didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore; they immediately got up and stood obediently in line.
Elder Centipede transformed back into the form of a hunched old man, but one of his eyes had now become a bleeding hole that kept flowing, while his other eye stared at Asura Kabuto with deep hatred.
"Your Excellency Orochi!" All the monsters there knelt in respect with tones full of devotion.
This person was the leader of the Monster Association, dubbed the "Monster King" Orochi. His ranking on the Golden List was also among the world's top 20—one of the few Monster Association members who made it onto the Strongest List.
Orochi turned around and sat in the main chair, then said coldly: "I don't care what grudges you had before. Before this mission is complete, anyone who dares to act rashly, I will tear apart with my own hands!"
His gaze fell on Elder Centipede and Asura Kabuto, full of threatening warning. Both immediately bowed their heads and agreed.
"The appearance of the mysterious First Rank of the Golden List has left a special cultivation system on the eight Bijuu in the Naruto World. You all already know this news. Currently, experts at the Hero Association are increasing; besides the baldy who suddenly appeared at Third Rank, I heard they also managed to capture Imu from the One Piece World who fell from the Golden List ranking. This is very bad news for the Monster Association!"
All the monsters nodded in agreement. Lately they had indeed felt great pressure. The human world was becoming increasingly difficult to inhabit. In the past, Tiger-level monsters could kill people on the streets at will, but now even Demon-level monsters didn't dare show themselves carelessly, for fear that suddenly an expert would appear and destroy them.
"Therefore!" Orochi said loudly, "If we don't find a way out, the Hero Association will soon suppress us completely, even exterminate us down to the roots. This is our opportunity. If you don't take it, you'll all be finished! In a situation like this, you still have time for internal strife? If you're so great, go kill that baldy for me!"
Asura Kabuto cursed inwardly.
'If you're that great, as the strongest in the Monster Association, why don't you go face him yourself?'
But of course he didn't dare say it, because Orochi really was capable of destroying him in an instant.
"Don't talk too much anymore, depart immediately!" Orochi waved his hand, pointing at Elder Centipede and Asura Kabuto, then said coldly: "You two come along too. But anyone who dares to attack their own comrades before the mission is complete, even if they return alive, will still die at my hands. If you don't believe it, feel free to try it yourself. Black Sperm, watch them closely!"
Black Sperm, who had previously been "killed" by Elder Centipede, appeared from who knows where again, immediately nodded obediently: "Yes, Your Excellency Orochi!"
After giving instructions, Orochi's figure suddenly disappeared, as if he had never been there.
"Still want to continue fighting?" Asura Kabuto stared provocatively at Elder Centipede.
Elder Centipede stared at him with a gloomy look. He felt unlucky to have to deal with this annoying creature.
"Don't want the Asura Heart anymore?" Asura Kabuto continued to provoke. "Maybe if you kill me, you can extract this heart from my belly! Come on, try it!"
The other monsters could only remain silent without words. Black Sperm warned: "His Excellency Orochi just gave an order, do you want to die?"
Asura Kabuto suddenly turned sharply toward Black Sperm and grinned: "I see you're the one who wants to die!"
After that, he swept his gaze across all the monsters there and shouted loudly: "All of you who just tried to trap me, I've remembered you all one by one. After this mission ends, I will 'serve' each of you. Clean your necks well, I have no other hobby besides holding grudges!"
The faces of the monsters instantly turned sour. Most of them had only followed along when someone led the effort to trap him. Who knew Elder Centipede turned out to be not strong enough and was almost turned around by this newcomer.