Chapter 287: The 4th Injury

Ling Tian's eyes were fixed on Sanji. He knew that Sanji was an important partner of Luffy. As long as he captured Sanji, he might disrupt Luffy's rhythm and turn the tide of the battle.

He pushed his feet hard and rushed towards Sanji as fast as an arrow. His speed was so fast that he left a long afterimage behind him, like a bolt of lightning that cut through the void.

Luffy had been keeping an eye on every move on the battlefield. When he saw Ling Tian rushing towards Sanji, Luffy took action without hesitation. He concentrated all his strength on his feet and then pulled the ground hard.

As Luffy exerted his strength, the ground in the virtual space suddenly changed dramatically. The originally calm ground was like a lake with a huge rock thrown into it, with waves rising up.

These waves were not ordinary water waves, but huge energy waves made of rubber. They spread rapidly around Luffy, and attacked Ling Tian with a strong impact.

The waves on the ground were like a surging tsunami, one wave higher than the other. Each wave contained Luffy's powerful strength, and wherever they passed, the ground cracked and made loud noises.

The virtual space seemed to tremble under this powerful force, and the entire space was shrouded in this powerful energy.

Ling Tian was shocked as he watched the waves on the ground coming towards him. He didn't expect Luffy to be able to use the power of the Nika Fruit to control the ground so powerfully.

But at this point he had no way to retreat, so he could only charge forward. He held the Ryujin Jakka horizontally in front of him, injecting more power into it, trying to use the power of fire to resist the impact of the rubber wave.

When the rubber wave collided with the flame of Ryujin Jakka, there was a loud noise that shook the earth. The flame and rubber intertwined and devoured each other, bursting out with dazzling light and powerful energy fluctuations.

The entire virtual space was illuminated by this light and energy, as if being in a brilliant starry sky.

Ling Tian, ​​who was originally rushing towards Sanji, suddenly stopped and quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

Although he knew very well that catching Sanji might be the key to turning the tide of the battle, the attack launched by Luffy in front of him was too powerful. If he insisted on continuing to rush towards Sanji, he would probably be severely injured by the force of the rubber ground before he could touch Sanji.

At this critical moment, Ling Tian had no choice but to make a decision. He could only give up attacking Sanji.

After the fierce battle just now, Ling Tian used the powerful Fire Ten Billion Death Burial Formation. Although that move caused great damage to the enemy, it also consumed a lot of his own physical strength.

At this moment, he was no longer in peak condition, and both his strength and speed had declined. Facing Luffy's sudden and powerful attack, he had to dodge to preserve his remaining strength.

Ling Tian pushed his feet hard and instantly leaped back. He flipped his body flexibly in the air, trying to avoid the rubber floor that was rushing towards him like a tide.

However, Luffy's attack had a wide range, and the rubber ground followed closely behind Ling Tian. Ling Tian kept changing directions in the air, his forehead was covered with sweat, and his breathing became a little rapid.

He knew that he had to get rid of this wave of attacks as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Just as Ling Tian was trying his best to dodge Luffy's attack, Luffy pulled the ground hard, and the entire virtual space seemed to be stirred up. The ground shook violently, making bursts of roaring sounds.

And Sanji also discovered Ling Tian's existence at this moment.

In the virtual space full of war, Sanji's eyes were fixed on Ling Tian. The moment he saw Ling Tian, ​​the fighting spirit in his heart was instantly ignited.

Sanji turned around without hesitation, no longer looking at the direction where Luffy was fighting with the five bone dragons, but rushed towards Lingtian like an arrow.

There was a firm gleam in his eyes, as if declaring his determination for the battle.

However, after the fierce battle with the black skeleton and the bone dragon, Sanji's physical strength has also been greatly reduced. The brutality of that battle was beyond imagination, and Sanji almost exhausted all his physical strength.

His body was exhausted, and every movement became heavy and slow. Now he could no longer maintain the high speed as before. Although his steps were still firm, his speed had obviously slowed down.

But even so, Sanji showed no intention of backing down.

As Sanji rushed towards Lingtian, Lingtian also noticed Sanji's actions. His eyes became sharper and he became secretly alert.

Lingtian knows very well that Sanji's strength should not be underestimated. Although Sanji's physical strength has declined now, he is still a very dangerous opponent.

In order to deal with Sanji's attack, Lingtian decided to directly open the fourth gate of the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu.

"Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, fourth gate of injury, open!" Ling Tian roared, and the chakra in his body surged instantly.

A layer of light red light appeared around his body, which was the powerful force released after the Eight Gates were activated. Ling Tian's aura instantly became extremely powerful, and his muscles were tense, as if filled with endless power.

In that suffocatingly tense virtual space, as Ling Tian opened the fourth gate of the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, a powerful and violent force instantly surged in his body.

This force was like a raging torrent that broke through all restraints and increased Ling Tian's speed to an extremely amazing level in an instant.

His figure seemed to turn into a flash of lightning, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch. The surrounding scenery became blurred under his high speed, and only the whistling sound of the wind echoed in his ears.

This speed has exceeded ordinary people's cognition, as if he has broken through the limitations of space and time.

"So fast!" In just a breath of time, Sanji was horrified to find that Ling Tian had appeared in front of him like a ghost.

Sanji's pupils shrank instantly, and a strong sense of crisis surged in his heart. He tried to react, but Ling Tian's speed was too fast, so fast that his body had no time to make any effective defensive moves.

Ling Tian quickly squatted down, and his leg muscles instantly tensed up, like a fully drawn bowstring. Then, he exerted force and kicked Sanji hard in the abdomen.

This kick contained the powerful force of the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu, and it was as unstoppable as a mountain falling down on one's head.

Sanji was completely powerless in the face of this sudden attack. Having consumed a lot of his energy, his reaction speed and strength had been greatly reduced.