Chapter 215: Sword and Blade, A Life-or-Death Struggle!
In the high-speed battle almost impossible to track with the naked eye, the two combatants reached a state where they could clearly see each other in a seemingly motionless world.
The moment their gazes met, there was no need for words, expressions, or even the senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. All sensory input had been abandoned in this intense clash. The only things they could rely on and trust were the blades in their hands, the mastery of swordsmanship honed through countless trials, and the instincts etched into their muscles.
Sweat flew, blades clashed, and heavy breaths collided like wild beasts.
Ssshh—!!
There was no metallic "clang" when the weapons met. Instead, an incandescent longsword fell from the heavens, wielded with immense momentum, radiating a terrifyingly high-temperature flame.
The flames of the forty-meter blazing sword had been compressed entirely into a blade only three feet long, emanating an extreme heat that could melt any conventional weapon on contact, reducing it to molten metal.
Despite the protective layer of Lightning Release chakra coating the blade, the moment Killer Bee's lightning-infused blade touched the incandescent sword, the blade began to deform and melt. Reacting instantly as his blade was about to be severed, Killer Bee released it, spun around, and drew a second blade from under his arm. Infusing it with lightning chakra, he slashed diagonally to deflect Uchiha Ci's sword aimed at his neck.
Killer Bee was no fool. He had noticed Uchiha Ci's rapid regeneration. Against such an immortal-like opponent, any slash seemed futile, leading to an overwhelming sense of frustration.
Yet, amidst the chaos, Killer Bee keenly observed a detail. During their initial encounter, Uchiha Ci had only defended against one of his seven blades—the one aimed at his eye. This might be the enemy's weakness!
Seizing the brief moment when his blade disrupted the incandescent sword, Killer Bee gripped his dagger tightly, adjusted its angle, and thrust it toward Uchiha Ci's eye socket!
As the blade approached, Uchiha Ci's snake-like crimson pupils contracted sharply. Killer Bee had made the right bet. Against Killer Bee's complex and chaotic Seven Blades Technique, Uchiha Ci's mutated eyes, capable of 360-degree vision, were crucial.
These eyes not only tracked the paths of the blades but also supported the absorption of natural energy in his Cursed Seal Level 2 form, sustaining his immense power. If they were destroyed, his entire system would weaken significantly.
As the dagger closed in on his eyes, Uchiha Ci's pupils dilated, blood vessels burst across his sclera, and tears of blood streamed down his cheeks. In that moment, his gaze pierced through the lightning-coated blade and locked onto Killer Bee's eyes behind his sunglasses.
Sage Art: Sharingan – Radiant Gaze!
"Roar!!"
In an instant, a crimson dragon roared, flying out from Uchiha Ci's eyes. After swallowing its dragon pearl, it unleashed a blinding white light, dragging Killer Bee into a genjutsu world.
The light surged, accompanied by deafening sound waves. Killer Bee, pulled into the illusion, gritted his teeth as phantom pain coursed through his body.
"How can he ensnare me in genjutsu without direct eye contact? What kind of unavoidable eye technique is this?"
"Hey, Eight!"
"—Oh!!"
Responding to Killer Bee's call, the Eight-Tails immediately disrupted the chakra flow in his body, breaking him free from the illusion.
But Uchiha Ci capitalized on Killer Bee's momentary pause, unleashing a powerful slash.
A crescent-shaped flaming sword energy erupted, propelling Uchiha Ci nearly a hundred meters into the sky, narrowly avoiding Killer Bee's counterattack.
From the air, Uchiha Ci quickly regained control, spinning and leaping with precision. Leveraging the momentum, he folded back into an offensive dive. His blazing sword carved an inverted "V" in the sky.
As Killer Bee broke free from the illusion, a chilling sense of death loomed over him.
The incandescent sword transformed into a massive forty-meter crescent-shaped slash, hurtling toward him with immense force.
The storm howled, the ground trembled, and trees were uprooted. Following the slash, Uchiha Ci, with a ferocious expression, descended to strike Killer Bee's neck once again.
"Die!!"
Two overlapping sword shadows, one real and one illusory, bore down with no escape. The scene resembled the sky collapsing and meteors falling.
Suppressing his fear, Killer Bee inhaled deeply and roared back, "You're the one who's going to die!!"
Dark red chakra surged around him, forming a tailed beast cloak fortified by layers of bone-like armor. Gripping his blades, Killer Bee charged straight into the fiery slash.
His lightning and chakra-coated blades melted as they tore through the flames, allowing Killer Bee to emerge unscathed. Flipping through the air, he launched two lightning daggers from his knees toward Uchiha Ci's eyes. Landing firmly, he followed up with another attack, throwing one blade and gripping the final one tightly.
With a furious battle cry, Killer Bee charged.
"Take this!!"
Facing the incoming triple strike, Uchiha Ci exhaled, forming the "Chen" hand seal. A vacuum blast of chakra coated his sword, fusing fire and wind into a deadly combination.
"Greatsword Style: Blazing Wind Dragon Dance!"
A fiery dragon erupted from the blade, growing to fifty meters as it coiled through the air. With its radiant eyes locked on Killer Bee, it unleashed a devastating blast of wind and fire.
The dragon's flame wall neutralized the incoming daggers. Uchiha Ci deflected the remnants with ease.
However, before Uchiha Ci could fully relax, Killer Bee burst through the flame wall, charred but undeterred. His eighth blade was poised for a final strike:
"Kid!" Killer Bee grinned menacingly, raising his lightning-infused arm for a decisive hand-sword strike.
"Remember the might of my unstoppable attack!"
But just as Killer Bee's attack neared Uchiha Ci's eyes, the latter smirked, raising his flaming sword toward Killer Bee's chest.
"Come!"
"Let's see who dies first!"
The sword erupted in an incandescent blaze, illuminating the battlefield like the sun itself.
The Eight-Tails shuddered within Killer Bee, a foreboding sense of doom overcoming it as it roared in panic:
"No!!"
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