Bone-deep pain—excruciating and unbearable!
Yet Jigen felt more bewildered than anything else, completely stunned by Seiki's brutal assault.
How was it possible for a lowly human to survive his fully charged strike, only to then unleash power of this magnitude? It defied logic!
But Seiki didn't give a damn whether it made sense or not.
This bastard had dared assassinate him and even forced him to reveal two hidden techniques—utterly unforgivable!
Pushing beyond human limits, boosted by his pseudo-Ten-Tails Jinchuriki state, fueled endlessly by Dragon Pulse Chakra, and pushed into an extreme state by the Eight Gates Formation, Seiki reached an unbelievable level of power. In an instant, he landed a thousand punches!
While Jigen's full-power strike had merely rippled the solidified space, Seiki's attack violently shook the very fabric of reality, as if it could no longer contain his strength.
Jigen's body shattered like a delicate porcelain doll!
Except for the head he desperately protected, his entire body was pulverized in an instant—no trace of flesh or blood remained.
Even his head was in bad shape; his facial features were grotesquely twisted, and the horns on his head were shattered beyond recognition.
"Damn it! Why, of all things, is it Taijutsu!"
Fury raged in Jigen's heart—this was a scenario he had never even imagined before coming here!
How could a chakra-based human possibly overpower the Ōtsutsuki, who fed on chakra?
And Taijutsu? Humans so fragile that even iron weapons could kill them—how could their physical combat possibly be this strong?
Yet reality had proven he was horribly mistaken.
This human fought like an ancient tyrant, tearing into his body with no escape from spatial techniques.
What was most pathetic was that it was his own doing—neither could he break free from the solidified space, and he could only wait it out.
"How long has it been now? One second? Two?" Jigen thought painfully, realizing that three seconds had never felt so agonizingly long!
"If this keeps up, I'll die!" A mixture of terror and absurdity flooded Jigen's mind.
He had survived Kaguya's assassination attempt, evaded Hagoromo's detection, and lasted a thousand years—only to die from an assassination by a human!
Of course, death wouldn't come immediately—he still had the option of Rebirth.
If forced into Rebirth now, he could certainly block the opponent's attacks, and might even have a chance to strike back.
But if he did that, he would only have a couple days left to live, reincarnated into an unfit vessel. That wasn't enough time to find a proper new one!
As for Seiki, there was no saving him.
Jigen could tell—the Perfect Body he had been eyeing was ruined beyond repair from overextending its potential; even resurrection wouldn't fix it!
And even if that weren't the case, there was no way he could implant the Kāma—a divine seal—within two or three days inside that body.
"Damn it! How could I die here?!"
Just then, his repeatedly triggered Sukunahikona finally came off cooldown.
[Shrinking Technique: Sukunahikona!]
In the next instant, his head shrank again through Sukunahikona, becoming a speck of dust floating in the air.
Of course he knew this state couldn't evade the enemy's sensory perception, but with such a tiny body, the impact force received was significantly reduced compared to before.
"Not this move again!"
Seiki naturally wouldn't waste time. Although he had prepared countermeasures against the aftermath of the Eight Gates, prolonging the battle would become unbearable for him too—it could really kill him!
[Ninjutsu: Wild Lion's Mane Technique!]
Seiki's hair danced wildly from atop his head, transforming from soft strands into something like steel needles—no, even more terrifying than steel needles!
With the contact area greatly reduced, the pressure at the tips of his hair became absurdly intense.
Jigen floated silently in midair, feeling as though those razor-sharp strands would pierce his body into countless fragments!
Then, the once-stable space was pierced as easily as paper.
Jigen, who had originally felt despair and could only wait for his body to be shredded before being forced into Rebirth, was momentarily stunned by this sight, then quickly overjoyed.
Although it was just a small breach, it had already been enough for him to escape.
He had no intention of dying alongside this nutjob!
In the next moment, he decisively used his spatial ability to flee from this place.
Seiki was also taken aback, never expecting that after reaching the peak of his limits, he had become this powerful!
Although it was a pity that his opponent escaped, finding comfort in knowing he could barely break through space was still reassuring. At least now, he wouldn't be completely without an escape route should a similar situation arise again!
And after that brief shock, Seiki felt the spatial seals around him disappear.
From the start of the ambush until now, about three seconds had passed.
"So this guy's also a 'three-second wonder' like me?" He mused to himself but didn't look down on his opponent because of it.
At their level, three seconds was more than enough to kill an enemy a thousand times over!
"This place isn't suitable for staying any longer." He took a glance at the bottomless abyss below and shook his head slightly. "With such a massive disturbance, Hagoromo will surely sense it soon!"
Thinking thus, Seiki immediately used the [Flying Thunder God Technique] to vanish from the scene.
Indeed, shortly after the spatial barrier disappeared, a powerful soul swept across the area.
Hagoromo's will lingered in the sky, hesitating as he looked down at the abyss below. "Such a massive disturbance, and I didn't even sense it—could it be the Otsutsuki clan? But according to Mother, the main family members are arrogant individuals; if they had discovered the issues with this world, they would have directly ended it!"
"Also, for a battle to create a scene like this, it suggests both combatants were Otsutsuki—could it be internal strife? Sigh, this world is truly complicated beyond my understanding!"
Thinking this, he cast a heavy gaze toward the distance. "My children, you must grow stronger quickly. Only you can inherit my power and become the new guardians of this world!"
...
Several consecutive uses of the [Flying Thunder God Technique] later, only after returning to the Dragon Veins of Loulan did Seiki finally feel at ease.
Only within this place where Dragon Pulse Chakra gathered could he fearlessly avoid secret observation.
At this point, it seemed he had reached his limit.
His body distorted and flickered before splitting apart, with Aizen's form emerging from his body.
However, the two who had just separated were polar opposites.
Seiki looked rosy-cheeked, energetic and full of spirit, showing absolutely no sign of having sustained serious injuries earlier.
Aizen was covered in cracks across his entire body and shattered into pieces the moment he detached.
Yet as a being of pure energy, he quickly reformed—only to shatter again. This repeated three times before his condition finally stabilized.
Even so, his condition was extremely deteriorated, with his energy reserves reduced to just seventy percent.
"In other words," Seiki said, stroking his chin as he stood nearby, "if I open the Eight Gates like this, I probably won't last more than ten seconds!"
He was actually pretty happy with the result.
After all, if he hadn't transferred most of the damage onto the Ten-Tails, he wouldn't have dared to use the Eight Gates Formation at all. Having an extra ten-second trump card was already extremely lucky for a guy like him!
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