"Shinra Tensei."
Seeing that the combined attack of the four Tailed Beasts and the Gedo Statue could still be at a disadvantage, Deva Path Pain had no time to be shocked. He acted decisively, a terrifying repulsive force bursting forth, crashing fiercely towards the remaining sword energy sweeping over.
However, they vastly underestimated the terrifying power of Ryun's sword strike. The Deva Path repulsive force wall only held for one second before emitting a grating, shattering sound.
"It still can't block it."
Everyone who saw this was greatly alarmed in their hearts. The sword energy unleashed by that white divine sword was truly too dreadful.
"Shinra Tensei."
Nagato decisively utilized the power of the Deva Path. The already visibly blurred sword energy was instantly dispersed by a stronger repulsive force. The members of the Akatsuki organization, seeing this, could not help but sigh in relief.
The Nibi Matatabi was originally among the weakest in terms of strength among the nine Tailed Beasts. But enhanced by Ryun's Susanoo, its possessed power could actually overwhelm the Gedo Statue plus four Tailed Beasts.
The power of a single sword strike from the Armored Susanoo Nibi was truly terrifying to this extent. This absurd attack power was simply shocking. The Akatsuki members felt their lives had no guarantee. At this moment, even Kakuzu, with his five lives, feared Ryun would launch another of these unreasonable, fatal slashes.
"Be careful, the attack isn't over yet." Obito Uchiha suddenly shouted loudly.
Following his words, three massive Tailed Beast Balls roared in the next moment.
The Seven-Tails, which could fly, immediately took flight with Konan and Deidara without a second thought.
"Wood Style: Wooden Wall."
Black Zetsu decisively used a Wood Style ninjutsu to defend against the Tailed Beast Ball attack. The Eight-Tails also curled into a ball in the next moment, its eight tails tightly protecting the two people on its head.
"Magnet Style: Sand Iron Absolute Defense."
Sasori of the Red Sand controlled the Kazekage puppet to seal himself and Kakuzu inside an iron sphere. The Six-Tails also retracted its tails in the next moment.
"Bansho Ten'in."
Nagato and the Deva Path Pain joined forces, forcibly pulling one Tailed Beast Ball away from its original trajectory.
Two Tailed Beast Balls exploded beside the Eight-Tails and the Six-Tails.
Boom.
Two giant mushroom clouds rose simultaneously. All ground personnel in the Akatsuki organization's camp were engulfed by the massive explosions.
"Everyone."
Looking down at the explosion scene below, Konan could not help but show worry on her face and cried out.
"Now is not the time to worry about them. We need to counterattack."
After saying this, Deidara immediately took out a large mass of Explosive Clay from his tool pouch.
'That guy is hiding inside the Susanoo armor. Ordinary C1 and C2 bombs pose no threat to him at all. C4 nano bombs probably can't pass through that prism and enter his body either.'
Thinking this, Deidara found he had very few usable methods left. Helpless, he could only drop an extra-large C3 humanoid bomb towards Ryun.
Ryun was originally controlling the Tailed Beasts to charge at Nagato and the others. Seeing Deidara randomly throwing 'trash' from the sky, in the next moment he formed a hand seal with one hand and used a very ordinary Lightning Style ninjutsu.
"Lightning Style: Falling Thunder Technique."
A bolt of lightning, under his control, arrived later but struck first, accurately hitting the head of the C3 humanoid bomb.
"Hah."
Deidara suddenly shouted. But his clay bomb instantly fizzled out after being struck by lightning. The giant white doll crashed heavily to the ground, immediately turning into a pile of mud.
"Nani."
Deidara cried out in disbelief, his face full of incredulity. He somewhat could not accept this result.
Facing Ryun, who knew his intel and was himself highly proficient in Lightning Style, Deidara truly had no options, unless he risked his life for a self-destruction.
"Let me do it."
Deidara was unreliable. Konan sighed and took over the attacking position.
"Paper Style: Divine Paper Technique."
Countless flying papers suddenly emerged from Konan's body, dense sheets blotting out the sky and sun quickly floated towards Ryun.
These papers were almost all special explosive tags. If the papers could all explode around Ryun, then breaking through the Susanoo's defense might become possible.
Seeing the flying papers assaulting him, Ryun obviously would not foolishly sit and wait for the papers to land on him and explode. He controlled the Tailed Beasts to continue charging towards Nagato and the others, while he himself decisively executed a large-scale Sage Art.
"Sage Art: Prairie Fire."
Ryun quickly formed hand seals and then spat out a sky-full of sage fire from his mouth.
The papers were instantly burned to ashes upon contact with the sage fire. Konan discovered her divine papers could not explode anymore.
"Such an overbearing flame."
In an instant, Konan understood this was no ordinary flame.
The divine papers that blotted out the sky and sun were quickly completely destroyed, burned away by the sage fire. The Seven-Tails in the sky and the two people on it were forced to retreat repeatedly by the soaring heat.
At the same time, the four Tailed Beasts controlled by Ryun pounced on their respective targets in the next moment.
The Armored Nibi charged at the Gedo Statue. The Three-Tails, known for its defense, went to hold back the Eight-Tails. The Four-Tails, with its Lava Style ability, fiercely pounced on the Six-Tails. The Five-Tails, charging at full speed, slammed hard into the One-Tails.
An extremely chaotic Tailed Beast free-for-all thus began. The personnel located on the Tailed Beasts' heads were not idle either; they each used all their abilities to engage in a life-and-death struggle with Ryun.
Nagato fully controlled the Gedo Statue to evade the attacks of the Ame-no-Murakumo Sword. A casual swing of that divine tool was enough to split the distant mountains. This shocking attack made Nagato dare not face its edge directly.
Afraid of being struck by the divine tool, the Gedo Statue could only fall into a passive, beaten state for a time. Even Nagato's frequent use of repulsive forces could not change this outcome.
The power of the Deva Path could slow the Nibi's sword-swinging speed, but it could not block slashes of that level.
"This guy is far more terrifying than I imagined." Watching the Akatsuki organization members completely unable to gain the upper hand, Obito Uchiha could not help but utter a low murmur.
Obito Uchiha himself was not particularly brave. The terrifying strength Ryun displayed today made him feel fear.
Sharing his unsettled mood was Orochimaru, who was also a spectator.
"The Mangekyō Sharingan is actually this powerful. The power of that sword is simply unbelievable. A random slash can easily cut through a mountain. This level of destructive power is even enough to kill any Tailed Beast."
Orochimaru was now trembling with excitement. The intensity of this battle far exceeded his imagination.
"No wonder that humanoid beast, the Gedo Statue, dares not clash head-on with the Nibi. But the Rinnegan should have other abilities, right. The most revered of the Three Great Dōjutsu should not be so suppressed by the Sharingan."
Orochimaru felt that the Rinnegan wielder might still have cards up his sleeve. The real main event was probably yet to come.
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