Unlock Kamen Riders in Douluo's Way Ch 65

Because of his anatomy, Amazon Alpha's diving speed is far faster than Skull’s, but even so, his speed can't be maintained indefinitely. The further down he goes, the increasing magma viscosity becomes a significant impediment, compounding the rising temperatures.

By the time Amazon feels a clear strain, he has reached a depth of six thousand meters, and his physical advantage has all but vanished. Diving a single meter now demands three times the effort as before.

Now, the limitations unique to Amazon become clear.

[Gurgle...]

His stomach emits a thunderous rumble, and a tormenting hunger grips him.

Though Amazon Alpha's strength is astonishing, capable of delivering punches exceeding twenty tons, the destructive force hinges on his violent, explosive body structure.

However, it's this very explosive power that makes his stamina relatively short-lived. His physical energy drains rapidly, and the ever-hungry Amazon can barely resist turning around to devour the soul beasts behind him.

He slows, grinding to a halt once more.

"Ugh, I'm starving! Xiaoman, status report."

[Current dive depth: 6,000 meters. Magma temperature: 1,800 degrees. Alpha Amazon can dive another 2,000 meters, tops. However, your physical energy is critically low due to Amazon's explosive power. You won't be able to sustain this form much longer.]

The solution is simple, really. This insatiable hunger is a trait of Alpha Amazon, but Yin Xiaoya himself isn't an Amazon. All he needs to do is switch to another Kamen Rider form.

"Oh? Stopped again, and so soon? Preparing to switch forms, I presume?"

Azure Phoenix King, trailing behind, sends a telepathic message.

"I'm thinking! Don't bother me!"

"???" Azure Phoenix King is taken aback. He turns to the Ghost-Faced Griffin King beside him. "Did that kid take a wrong turn somewhere?"

The Ghost-Faced Griffin King rolls his eyes. He's the only one present who has witnessed Yin Xiaoya in all of his Kamen Rider forms, and he's starting to pick up on a pattern.

"It seems that each transformation influences his personality. In this form, you should be able to sense the source of his power, correct?"

As the only Kamen Rider form in Yin Xiaoya's arsenal unlocked through a soul beast, Alpha Amazon exudes a pure soul power emanating from the Demon Belly Flame Lizard.

Knowing this, it's easy to see why Yin Xiaoya is so irritable. The Demon Belly Flame Lizard is known for its voracious appetite and short temper.

Their assumptions aren't entirely correct, however. The Demon Belly Flame Lizard didn't grant the unlocked Kamen Rider this personality. It's because Alpha Amazon is the way he is that he needed a Demon Belly Flame Lizard to unlock him.

And as if on cue, the Demon Belly Flame Lizard, now an echo of power woven into the Kamen Rider form, reaches out to Yin Xiaoya through the belt.

Just as he's contemplating switching forms, the world before him shimmers. Yin Xiaoya finds himself in a void space. A scorching rock sits before him, and the Demon Belly Lizard crawls quietly on its surface.

It looks at Yin Xiaoya, flicking its tail lightly. "My lord, I stored a lot of energy in my tail when I was a soul beast. In an emergency, I can absorb it and use it. You should be able to activate the self-eating effect, too. That will get rid of the hunger."

"How?"

"Burn in the limit state, and the spare power will automatically be supplied to you."

The image dissolves, his thoughts snapping back to his body, and a hoarse laugh escapes him.

"Heh heh heh, it's different when you unlock it with a soul beast. I didn't expect it to have such a function. Burn myself, huh? Okay! Haha!!!"

"BOOM!!!"

The crimson flames erupt once more, blowing away the viscous magma, and the gnawing hunger vanishes. Even his strength has increased considerably.

[Self-eating effect activated. Alpha Amazon's strength doubles, but only for one minute.]

"One minute is enough!"

Like a cannonball, he uses the flames to blast the magma away and plunges downwards. His speed returns to what it was when he first transformed.

"This kid really has a lot of tricks." Seeing this, the Ghost-Faced Griffin King nudges the Jin'e Red Stag Beetle beside him. "If he makes it through the Extreme Sky Flame Curtain, don't forget the promise you made to Emperor Yan."

The Jin'e Red Stag Beetle replies without any hint of concern: "Hmph, at this level? Impossible to pass. I'm waiting to throw him out."

Fueled by the self-eating effect, Amazon rapidly dives another thousand meters. The surrounding temperature is close to 2,000 degrees, but the flames pushing the magma away extend his tolerance.

When he reaches a point where the temperature completely exceeds 2,000 degrees, he's at a depth of roughly 9,000 meters. The environment is far beyond his limit. Though he wants to persevere, the self-eating effect is about to wear off, forcing his hand.

"But before switching forms, of course, we still have to go for one last push."

He channels all the flames gushing from his body into the fin blade on his right hand, extending it into a two-meter-long flaming sword. Using his momentum, he starts flipping, using the blade to slice through the magma.

"Ugh! Flame… severed!!!"

The two-meter-long flame blade separates from his right arm, leaving a clean cut. Echoing his move as Skull, he uses the slicing technique to carve a path through the magma.

This time, however, the magma closes faster than before. He realizes that he's at a depth of nearly ten thousand meters. The pressure, amplified by the magma's thickness, accelerates the closing.

Seeing the thrown flame blade about to disappear and the magma rapidly closing, he knows that he's reached his true limit. A light flashes, the Meteor Driver appears on his waist, and he flips the activation lever.

[Meteor! Ready?]

The familiar disco music fills the magma.

"Transform!"

He slams the lever, and a ball of light erupts in the magma. It rolls downwards at an incredible speed. Though the magma has a near clay-like viscosity, it doesn't slow the ball of light.

Since Kamen Rider Meteor is based on a meteorite, his temperature resistance is similar: up to 3,000 degrees.

Before this, the magma was merely a bath for him. The meteorite photosphere also physically isolates him from the pressure.

Honestly, if he hadn't needed different Kamen Rider forms, he could have transformed into Meteor from the beginning and plunged straight down.

At this point, his dive depth is just over ten thousand meters, and the temperature is rising exponentially. Each meter increases the heat.

Soon, Xiaoman chimes in.

[Current depth: 13,000 meters. Temperature: 5,300 degrees. The meteorite photosphere is degrading. At your current speed, it will be completely worn out in approximately 1,000 meters.]

Meteor slows slightly. "How far to break through the magma layer?"

[Approximately 300 meters.]

A quick calculation: Yandi Mountain is about 5,000 meters high. He has dived 13,000 meters. That means Emperor Yan is at least 1,000 meters underground.

He almost wants to complain. If he had a drill like Yu Yuzai or Danqi, he could dig straight down. Why bother with all this?

Seeing him stop again, the Jin'e Red Stag Beetle laughs. "Just as I predicted! You've reached your limit! Don't push yourself. Your little energy ball is about to be destroyed. Accept your fate. Stop now, and I'll tell Emperor Yan not to embarrass you. I'll send you back up."

"Shut up! Accept fate? Never!"

He pulls out the Meteor Storm Switch, replacing the original, and inserts it into his belt.

[Meteor Storm!]

He presses the switch lightly.

[Meteor ON! Ready?]

"My fate is my own!"

He spins the wheel on the Meteor Storm Switch, unleashing a blue and yellow storm. The energy merges with the meteorite photosphere,

The photosphere not only regains its brilliance but also spins rapidly, plunging downwards once more.

The storm energy gushes through the photosphere, generating thrust and increasing his speed.

[Kamen Rider Meteor Storm can withstand nearly 7,500 degrees. The storm energy provides strong propulsion and allows the meteorite photosphere to shred through the magma. Excellent choice, Host.]

Yes, when the system stated the temperature tolerance for the three Kamen Riders, it only listed their base values. Kamen Rider Meteor has an ultimate form: Meteor Storm, whose temperature tolerance is much higher.

"Haha, just as I suspected. When he fought my grandson, he withstood higher temperatures. It was this enhanced form."

"Indeed, that speed is almost what I use diving normally."

The three soul beasts witness Yin Xiaoya's breakthrough. The Ghost-Faced Griffin King and Azure Phoenix King are pleased. The Jin'e Red Stag Beetle remains silent.

Because it's an insect, it doesn't have expressions, but the others can sense its foul mood.

"Don't get complacent." The Jin'e Red Stag Beetle says, annoyed, pointing ahead. "The last 300 meters is 8,000 degrees and almost as viscous as rock. Do you think his energy ball can break through?"

Indeed, fueled by Meteor Storm, Meteor quickly reaches the bottom of the magma layer. A golden-red light wall stands before him. Meteor knows that this is the 300-meter layer of 8,000-degree magma.

The fact that it's a light wall means that his earlier attempts failed to break through, and were bounced back by its hardness. It can be seen how strong the last 300 meters are.

Not only that, but with Yin Xiaoya now less than 20 meters away, the temperature is over 300 degrees. In other words, even transitioning will be difficult, the temperature will rise directly to 8,000 degrees.

[Host, the magma in the last 300 meters is nearly as thick as solid rock. The stronger the breakthrough, the more it will cause a non-Newtonian liquid effect, making the ground stronger. There are two ways to break through: sneak in slowly or release enough power to break through it all at once.]

Sneaking in slowly would be fine if the temperature were bearable, but the high temperature is completely beyond Meteor Storm's tolerance. In that case:

"There's no other choice. We have to break through all at once."

He takes the Meteor Storm Switch from his belt and presses the button three times in a row.

[MAX Power!]

He loads the Meteor Storm into the Meteor Storm Shaft, and pulls the gyro bar.

[Limit Break!]

The top on the Meteor Storm Switch spins rapidly.

"It's up to you! Go, Meteor Storm Punisher!"

He throws the small top. Its power is the strongest among all of Yin Xiaoya's Kamen Riders. It blows away the magma within ten meters and rushes towards the final zone.

The three trailing soul beasts sense its power. The Ghost Face Griffin King and Azure Phoenix King are apprehensive. The Jin'e Red Stag Beetle sneers.

"I knew that you couldn't dive slowly, and that you'd have to try a one-time breakthrough. But with this power…"

The storm top hits the light wall. Though powerful, it's not enough to break through. It needs to be twice as strong. If the critical value isn't reached, it will only make the light wall stronger.

It takes less than three seconds, and the storm top bounces back. But something unexpected happens.

Meteor stretches out the shaft, catches the top, and pulls out the prepared bar. Then, he makes a sharp turn, throwing the top, now spinning twice as fast, once more.

"If it doesn't work once, then again!"

He knew that even the Meteor Storm at maximum power couldn't break through in one go. So, he prepared to insert the top bar and wait for the top to bounce back. The re-acceleration and the rebound force would increase the top's power two-fold.

As the spinning top flies out, he also sends the storm meteorite light ball, blessing its power to the storm top, tripling its power.

With a huge roar, the 300-meter magma layer is blown out a ten-meter-wide hole, astonishing the soul beasts.

Azure Phoenix King looks at the spinning top and sighs. "The power of that move could scar us. Kamen Rider… this existence is truly terrifying. Amazing."

"Yeah, I didn't expect him to succeed!"

Though the Ghost Face Griffin King knew that Yin Xiaoya had many tricks, he didn't think he could break through the last 300 meters.

The Jin'e Red Stag Beetle is silent, feeling a flicker of respect for Yin Xiaoya.

"Boy! What are you waiting for? If you don't hurry, it'll close!"

Yin Xiaoya uses gravity to fall, He's exhausted, so he doesn't speed up.

Azure Phoenix King reminds him that the opening is closing quickly. He estimates that he'll be submerged when he's 50 meters away.

He grits his teeth, turns his back, and loads the Meteor Switch into the Meteor Galaxy on his right hand.

[Limit Break!]

After fingerprint authentication, blue and yellow energy gathers in his right hand.

"Masque! Meteor Fist!!"

He swings the Meteor Fist in the opposite direction. The massive propulsion increases his falling speed. He falls from the magma layer just as it closes.

Finally, he breaks through the entire magma layer, but he's stunned by the scene before him.

He finds a huge space beneath the magma, but the magma above doesn't fall.

He soon understands. There's no gravity.

He floats.

He sees a red light curtain, like the aurora, 100 meters away. It divides the space into upper and lower layers. There's no gap to go around.

The three soul beasts slowly dive, breaking through the magma and floating beside him.

Yin Xiaoya points to the light curtain. "This… is the Extreme Sky Flame Curtain?"

The Ghost-faced Griffin King nods. "That's right. Do you know why there's no gravity, and the magma doesn't fall?"

"Is it because of that?"

"Yes, and the entire lava mountain evolved because of it." Azure Phoenix King looks at the curtain. "It's the source. Without it, we wouldn't exist."

Like how water and soil raise a people, the Extreme Sky Flame Curtain created the lava mountain.

"So, Emperor Yan is below it?"

"Yes, Lord Yan Emperor is below the Extreme Heaven Flame Curtain. Only Lord Yan Emperor can freely lift the Extreme Heaven Flame Curtain."

Jin'e Red Stag Beetle pushes the soul power and floats to his side. "Although I wasn't born here, I know the history. Human, you're the first human to come here. I can show you respect, but I won't back down. You have to walk through the Extreme Sky Flame Curtain.”

Yin Xiaoya cancels the transformation.

"Don't worry, Kamen Rider will abide by the agreement. But if I walk over, are you really willing to do what I want?"

"I swear in Lord Yandi's name, I'll agree to anything I can do. But you have to get there."

Yin Xiaoya smiles. "I hope you won't regret it."