After finalizing the plan, everyone turned their attention to the Gold and Silver Ingot controlled by Odo.
If not for Ronin's Amaterasu and Odo's special War Ancient Tree ability, seizing control of a Gold and Silver Ingot would have been completely impossible.
Especially the method of breaking through the Gold and Silver Ingot's defense. That was truly unique.
Absorbing energy, converting attacks, releasing spores, emitting golden light—all of these abilities made the Gold and Silver Ingot worthy of being called a weapon.
Everyone in the team knew very clearly that if Ronin were removed from the group, then even with Ging's incredible strength and Kurapika's highly special abilities, they would most likely still be one-sidedly crushed when facing the Gold and Silver Ingots.
Forget turning the tables. If they could escape safely, that alone would already be impressive.
Amaterasu, an ability that would burn endlessly once it touched the opponent, was simply too domineering.
The group did not rush to launch a second attack. Instead, they rested properly on the ship.
After all, the previous battle had consumed quite a bit of everyone's strength. More importantly, Odo, an important member of the team, still needed time to recover from his injuries, so there was even less reason to hurry.
Besides, with such heavy rain outside, the danger level had dropped extremely low.
And so, on the morning of the next day, after everyone had adjusted their condition, they once again passed through the clouds with the help of Ronin's Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique and appeared near the floating island.
The initial plan was the same as yesterday. They would use this method of appearing to activate the Gold and Silver Ingots on the island, then have Abaki cast her fishing rod when the enemy approached.
What surprised everyone, however, was that this time, their appearance only drew a reaction from the giant eagles on the island.
The Gold and Silver Ingots did not even walk out from the vine-covered buildings.
Even the giant eagles that reacted only cried out above the island. They had no intention of approaching.
Ronin and the others had not expected this situation. Looking at the island, they felt as if the other side was inviting them into a trap.
But now the arrow was already on the string. Moreover, everyone had already considered directly landing on the island yesterday. After exchanging glances, Ronin directly led the team toward the island.
The golden light they had been carefully guarding against did not appear. Just like that, everyone landed on the island with surprising ease.
The giant eagles in the sky were still crying out in warning.
But at the same moment everyone landed on the island, the hidden Gold and Silver Ingots finally walked out from the ruined buildings.
There were not three or four of them.
There were nine.
And these Gold and Silver Ingots did not only have giant eagle forms. There were also other animal forms.
The instant they appeared, large numbers of spores directly rose into the sky and bloomed. In the next moment, they formed several long dragons and swept toward everyone's position.
A smile appeared at the corner of Ronin's mouth.
Since they dared let him land, then the other side must have made preparations. In that case, he would let them witness the power of Water Release.
Ronin's hands formed seals. Behind him, chains from Kurapika quickly appeared around the others, while Kurapika grabbed Ronin's clothing.
At that instant, endless water erupted from Ronin's mouth. In only a moment, it created the grand scene of the entire floating island being wrapped in water.
Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
The spore swarm diving down from above was swept into the flood in an instant.
Even the Gold and Silver Ingots that had walked out from the ruins were immediately washed far away by the massive current.
And during this process, Ronin had already completed new hand seals underwater.
One shark after another quickly appeared, wrapping around everyone, including the Gold and Silver Ingot controlled by Odo.
It was Water Release: Water Shark Bullet Technique.
Protected by the Water Shark Bullets, Ronin led the charge toward one of the nine Gold and Silver Ingots.
At the same time, his eyes entered the Eternal Mangekyō state. Even underwater, Amaterasu's flames were not restricted at all and descended directly onto the opponent.
However, unlike the Gold and Silver Ingot from yesterday, which had quickly chosen to abandon its shell, this Gold and Silver Ingot allowed the black flames of Amaterasu to burn it. Its color even began shifting toward gold, and as it changed, golden light bloomed from within and shot toward Ronin and the others.
But for a Gold and Silver Ingot to shoot golden light, its outer shell not only had to turn gold. A gap also had to open in the shell.
Because that golden light came entirely from the tree inside.
The moment that gap appeared, the black flames of Amaterasu burned straight inside.
Even so, the Gold and Silver Ingot still did not abandon its shell. By the time Ronin and the others approached, no more golden light bloomed from it. The black flames of Amaterasu had already burned the tree inside completely into charcoal.
"Damn it," Ronin complained.
Although the Gold and Silver Ingot's choice allowed Ronin to kill it easily with Amaterasu, that was not what Ronin wanted.
He wanted Odo to control more Gold and Silver Ingots to strengthen the team.
And while they were dealing with the first Gold and Silver Ingot, the other Gold and Silver Ingots had already quickly adapted to the situation inside the water wave.
The spores had been scattered by the current.
The golden light also seemed to have lost its effect.
So one Gold and Silver Ingot after another quickly abandoned their bodies in the water, then erupted with incredible speed and charged straight toward Ronin and the others.
Ronin did not know what new trick these Gold and Silver Ingots were trying to pull, but Amaterasu's flames instantly burned in all directions.
His eyes had already entered the Eternal Mangekyō state, so he did not have to worry about excessive consumption burdening his eyes.
This time, however, the charging Gold and Silver Ingots did not stop. They directly rushed into the black flames, then shed their shells at the same time as they passed through them.
Amaterasu fell away along with the Gold and Silver Ingots' discarded shells. During this process, countless beams of golden light bloomed from the bodies of the eight Gold and Silver Ingots, rushing toward Ronin and the others.
At this moment, Ronin had no time to bring Odo close to the trees inside the Gold and Silver Ingots.
Seeing that the golden light was about to approach, and knowing that the single Gold and Silver Ingot on their side could not block so many beams, even with Kurapika and Ging added in, red light quickly appeared around Ronin's body.
The next second, Susanoo appeared directly. With a wave of its large hand, it protected everyone near Ronin inside it.
Boom, boom, boom!
The sounds came from the golden light striking Susanoo.
One pit after another rapidly appeared on Susanoo's body. Only after seeing those pits did Ronin understand why Ging had consumed so much energy when assisting Kurapika earlier.
The power of these golden beams was truly extraordinary.
And while Susanoo protected everyone, the Gold and Silver Ingots that had regenerated their protective shells burst forward again, ramming into Susanoo.
This time, Ronin had no other choice. He could only watch as the Gold and Silver Ingots slammed into Susanoo.
And the moment the collision occurred, some of the silver ingots began absorbing the energy from Susanoo's body. Meanwhile, the shells of some of the Gold and Silver Ingots cracked open, and sharp branches emerged from within, stabbing directly into Susanoo's body and spreading toward the people protected inside.