Chapter 98 - The Greatest Legacy Ever (1/2)
As Mesa and Xia Qingyue walked away from the carnage where Mesa destroyed the Burning Heaven Clan and Heavenly Spear Thunderfire Sect groups just earlier, another scene played itself out at the same time. This one many, many miles away in a snowy forest. Here, the Mesa clone whose job it was to lure out the Xiao Sect and take them out, was walking through the snowy forest. When all of a sudden, a person walks from behind a tree that was 10 feet away and stops in Mesa's path. This person turned out to be Xiao Kuangyu. Hearing rustling sounds all around him, Mesa looks around and sees that he is surrounded on all sides. On his left was Xiao Sect Elder Xiao Wuji. On his right was another Xiao Sect Elder, Xiao Yuyuan. And behind him was the last Xiao Sect Elder, Xiao Yuetian. And next to him were the three tournament participants of the Xiao Sect, Xiao Kuanglei, Xiao Zhen and Xiao Nan.
Not the least bit intimidated by their presence and the fact that they've surrounded him, Mesa just calmly speaks with them: ”So, how can I help you?”
”Mesa Uchiha! Hand over the Booster Gear and the rest of your treasures! If you hurry up and surrender the Boosted Gear and the rest of your treasures to us right now, we can let you die a happy death or prepare yourself to feel the pain of a thousand blades in your heart.” Said Xiao Yuetian threateningly as he and the rest of the Xiao Sect closed in on Mesa.
”If you want it, then you'll have to take it!” Said Mesa as he turned around and looked Xiao Yuetian in the eyes: ”But you already knew that.”
”Fine than! A painful death it is!” Bellowed out Xiao Yuetian as he snapped his fingers. Immediately after, Xiao Kuangyu surrounded himself in green colored Profound Energy, shaped like an eagle and rushed over to Mesa.
Mesa, still looking at Xiao Yuetian, balled his right hand into a fist and made it black with Haki. Just as Xiao Kuangyu had reached Mesa, Mesa suddenly turns around and punches him straight into the snow covered ground, knocking him out cold.
Everyone watching was stunned silent. They believed that Mesa had crippled himself and couldn't fight back. They believed that he only defied them because he wouldn't willingly submit to them. And they believed that no matter what, they would get what they wanted. But now, out of nowhere, Mesa knocks out Xiao Kuangyu with one punch. Looking at him, Mesa stands back up and looks at them, with the same empty gaze he had since the beginning and speaks up: ”Fine than. Death it is.”
Putting his hands together into the 'Snake' hand seal, Mesa uses his next technique to defeat them all.
WOOD STYLE: DEEP FOREST EMERGENCE
And out of the ground all around them, roots start sprouting out of the ground all around them and start attacking. Everyone was freaking out at the roots sprouting out of the ground and desperately tried to cut them. But every time they cut one root, two others would come in their place.
”WHAT IS THIS?! WHERE DID THESE ROOTS COME FROM?!”
”HE CONTROLS THE ROOTS! AAGHR!! GET AWAY FROM ME!”
”SOMEONE HELP ME!! HELP!”
Try as they might, the roots eventually overtook every one of them and to make matters even worse. The roots were also absorbing their Profound Energy, ensuring that every time they cut one of the roots that entangled them, they would use up their Profound Energy and lose some. And just after they cut one root, two others would come into its place.
Eventually, all six of them were completely entangled in roots and where held upright. The roots were coiled around their hands, elbows, shoulders, torsos, legs and their necks. And bit by bit, the roots started to squeeze tighter and tighter. Every time they exhaled, the roots would squeeze just a little tighter. In the end, the roots squeezed so hard, that they were unable inhale and suffocated to death right there.
A minute later, Xiao Kuangyu awakened and was horrified to see his entire group had been entangled in roots and strangled to death. Looking around, he saw Mesa sitting on a fallen tree trunk a few feet away. Right after Mesa saw him, he used Kotoamatsukami on him to alter his memories and erase the fact that he was the one responsible for their demise, in order to make sure that there was no hassle with that anymore.
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Meanwhile
Mesa and Xia Qingyue were walking across the vast icy plains at a leisurely pace. To Mesa, the cold didn't affect him since he had the Phoenix Flames to keep him warm. And since Xia Qingyue practiced the Frozen Cloud Arts, the cold had little to no effect on her as well.
As they were walking, Mesa told a story about his 'master'.
”So, I am sure you have like a ton of questions about everything you saw. So ask away.” Said Mesa.
Xia Qingyue stayed silent for a while, probably because she had a thousand questions going through her mind. And after a while, she finally managed to find the question she wanted to ask: ”Who are you and where did you get all those treasures?”
”The name is Mesa Uchiha. And the question regarding the origins of those treasures. Let me tell you the tale of my master.” Said Mesa as he started telling the tale of the 'master' who gave him Mjolnir.
”It started back at the Hidden Leaf Village. One day I was out on a walk in the forests when I found a grey bearded old man lying there on the ground in a brown hooded cloak. This man was dehydrated, starving and near death. So I helped him out and nursed him back to health. This man was so thankful that he said he would repay me with everything he had, if only I could pass his trial.” Said Mesa. Listening to his story thus far, Xia Qingyue had a look on her face that said she was really doubting his story.