Chapter 1 The Impending Threat

Just as the Martial Arts Tournament was in full swing, outside the Wushuang Plains, at the boundary of another dimension, a spaceship slowly emerged from a spatial rift and came to rest on the wasteland.

Once the ship had settled, the hatch opened, and several figures slowly walked out.

Among this group, there was a very special existence.

Everyone else was walking normally, but he… was sitting in a spherical mini-flyer.

The flyer was black overall, with several khaki-colored valves installed around the base, making it look like a floating, wheel-less stroller. And the "person" sitting in this flyer was similar in size to a human child.

Of course, judging from his exposed upper body… he was not "human."

His skin consisted of three colors: white, purple, and pink. He had no hair on his head, only a dark purple, bulging crown. On either side of his head grew a straight, pointed horn. Behind his hip was a thick, long tail, shaped like a dinosaur's tail.

In other respects… apart from being hairless and having strange muscle textures and skin structures, he could be considered a "humanoid creature."

"Ho~" As soon as he left the ship, he noticed something through the [Combat Power Detector] he wore on his left eye. "That direction… a large number of guys with extremely high combat power are gathering…"

"Mm…" A handsome man standing next to him (aside from his light green skin and dark green hair, his appearance was basically the same as a human, and he was indeed quite handsome) replied in a low voice, "There are too many, and their combat power is uneven…" He paused. "It seems… the combat power detector isn't reliab—" As he spoke, he reached out to take off the detector from his face.

However, the one sitting on the flyer stopped him. "Hold on, Mr. Sabo."

Sabo immediately stopped moving upon hearing this. "Your meaning?"

"Among that group, there is likely someone with 'long-range sensing' ability," the one in the flyer replied. "Wearing a detector, although not absolutely safe, can prevent surprise attacks to some extent."

Sabo looked at the other party and said with admiration, "As expected of Lord Frieza, your wisdom is truly comprehensive."

"Ohohoho~" Frieza let out a strange laugh, then turned to look at the other two lackeys beside him. "Mr. Cui Yi, Mr. Dodoria."

"Yes." Cui Yi was a fellow with dark purple skin, a butt-shaped head, octopus lips, and a vent on each side of his head (he had no nose).

"Yes." Dodoria was a pink fatty covered in thorns. Every time you saw him, you couldn't help but wonder… if Akira Toriyama designed this character based on some kind of adult product.

After the two subordinates responded, Frieza gave the order, "Outside the arena and Gu Zhi Castle, there must be some powerful individuals who slipped through the net. Those people… are for you to deal with."

"Hehehe… understood." Both Cui Yi and Dodoria were naturally violent, conceited, and intellectually challenged, so they were quite pleased and eager to try when they received a task similar to "cleaning up the battlefield and clearing out the trash."

"Mr. Dong Zhuo." Next, Frieza called another person's name without turning his head.

"Ah, what is it?" A middle-aged military commander with a stubble, a short, fat figure, and dark armor stepped forward to respond.

In the world of Warriors, Dong Zhuo is probably the least popular character, without exception. According to the setting… he is a sloppy fat man who is greedy for money and lust, and who always shouts "wine pools and meat forests."

In the story of *Warriors Orochi*, he had switched allegiances several times for money; and from time to time, he would do things like kidnapping female generals, slaughtering civilians, and bullying the weak in some side stories.

Throughout the Warriors series, Grand Tutor Dong basically took on all the dirty work, becoming a thorough, unredeemable small villain. Why a small villain? Because the big villain is Orochi… These days, big villains have to be both handsome and strong. Even if they are not beautiful, they must be crazy, domineering, and cool, and they must be able to be redeemed when it is time to be redeemed.

And the small villains… are the kind that people despise, hate, and loathe, and finally beat to a pulp to vent their anger.

"Mr. Dong Zhuo, next, you will act as the vanguard…" Frieza said, then gestured to Sabo. "Don't worry about anyone stopping you… Mr. Sabo will accompany you."

After saying this, Frieza shrank his neck and leaned into the flyer. "I need to rest for a few hours to adapt to the atmosphere and gravity of this space. During this time… the special forces team will be responsible for guarding the perimeter of the ship."

"Understood!" Before Frieza finished speaking, the five subordinates behind him, each with different shapes and strange bones, responded in unison.

"After I finish resting, the trash blocking the way will probably be cleaned up…" Frieza closed his eyes. "At that time… I will personally meet with that Orochi…"

…

At the same moment, by the arena.

"Ugh… what's going on…" A Taoist wearing a grayish-white robe, a purple brocade, hair like an upturned broom, and yin-yang Taoist imprints on his face, suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance with a flustered look.

"What's wrong? Lord Zuo Ci." Zhao Yun, who was standing next to him, immediately asked.

"That direction…" Zuo Ci replied, muttering without turning his gaze, "A very strong evil aura suddenly appeared…"

"Evil aura?" Zhao Yun said, "Is Orochi's subordinate plotting something?"

"No… even Da Ji or Taira no Kiyomori… don't have that kind of power." Zuo Ci pondered.

"Oh?" Another yellow-robed Taoist standing next to Zuo Ci said, "Is that so? Why didn't I feel it?"

"Uh… Taoist Zhang…" Zhao Yun wanted to say that his cultivation was not enough, but after thinking about it, it was better to give the other party a way out. "Could it be because your Roaring Fire Staff was broken in the previous duel, affecting your ability?"

"Oh~ that makes sense." The yellow-robed Taoist was none other than Zhang Jiao, a character who had served as the initial boss the most times in the Warriors series.

"This fellow Taoist…" At this moment, another person suddenly joined their conversation, "Did you feel it too?"

The three people who were talking turned their heads and saw a purple-robed Taoist…

This man was handsome, tall and straight, with long hair flying in the wind, and a purple robe that was gorgeous and extraordinary.

He wore a Taoist crown, carried a zither, and bore a sword; his temperament was detached and had the air of an immortal.

He… was the head of the Six Strings of the Xuanzong of Taoism—Cang.

"So it's the String Head, pardon me." Zuo Ci and Zhang Jiao bowed respectfully to this great immortal.

"No need to be polite, fellow Taoists." Cang returned the salute and continued, "Just now, I also felt that in that direction…" He looked around and raised his whisk to point. "A very strong evil aura suddenly appeared, and its rampant momentum… even faintly surpasses Orochi on Gu Zhi Castle…"

"What!" Zhao Yun's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

In the same second, many powerful individuals with more sensitive hearing also turned their heads and looked at the String Head. Although the competition in the arena was still going on, the attention of those people was unlikely to return to the arena.

…

On the other side, inside Gu Zhi Castle.

Orochi, who was speaking to Taira no Kiyomori in the main hall, suddenly fell silent.

Seconds later, he suddenly laughed…

No one in Gu Zhi Castle had ever seen Orochi laugh like this…

"Hehehe… Hahahahaha…" This indifferent, cold-blooded demon king actually let out such a hearty, excited laugh. "I see… I see!"

He said these two inexplicable sentences, and then turned his gaze back to Taira no Kiyomori.

The strange monk felt his blood run cold when Orochi stared at him like that.

In the next second, Taira no Kiyomori seemed to have gone mad, shouted loudly, suddenly rose up, raised the huge string of prayer beads in his hand, and activated the demonic energy on the beads… which exploded with a bang!