The instant his hands clasped together, the chakra within Rogue transformed into Sage Chakra.
Unlike the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku, the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest doesn't require absorbing natural energy while remaining still, nor does it need to be converted into Sage Chakra beforehand.
As long as the ability to sense and absorb natural energy is strong enough, the Sage Mode of Shikkotsu Forest can be activated instantly.
As red pupil markings and eye shadow appeared around his eyes, Rogue could directly see the natural energy floating around him, and his body would involuntarily absorb this natural energy.
Although the Sea God Njord didn't know exactly what Rogue had done, the moment Rogue entered Sage Mode, the trident in his hand pierced towards Rogue like lightning.
Njord's attack was undeniably fast, but Rogue's speed was even faster.
After entering Sage Mode, Rogue's strength, speed, and physique all underwent a qualitative transformation.
Especially his physical vitality, which was elevated to a terrifying level.
Handseal-less Self-Healing!
In Sage Mode, Rogue, like Hashirama, could automatically recover from injuries as he sustained them.
In other words, in Sage Mode, he was not only good at fighting, but also very resistant to being hit.
As the trident, gleaming with electric light, was about to reach him, Rogue used Body Flicker Technique, and his entire person vanished instantly.
However, at this moment, he didn't retreat, but relied on the powerful explosive force of the Body Flicker Technique to leap high into the air.
Sage Art: Giant Ball Rasengan!
A Giant Ball Rasengan with a diameter of one meter instantly appeared in his right hand, and then, he slammed it fiercely towards Njord on his mount.
As the strongest of the Vanir gods, Njord would naturally not be hit so easily.
He simply raised the trident in his right hand sharply, and the tip of the trident pierced the Giant Ball Rasengan in Rogue's hand.
Boom!
An energy storm mixed with Sage Chakra and the power of storms erupted suddenly, and the shockwave generated by the explosion swept around at supersonic speed, causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the ground for hundreds of meters around.
The explosive blast sent Rogue flying in the air, and Njord's mount directly knelt on all fours, letting out a painful howl.
Rogue hadn't even landed yet, but his attack came to Njord's face once again.
Flying Thunder God Kunai!
Clang!
Njord waved the trident in his hand casually, and the Flying Thunder God Kunai was blocked and deflected to the ground.
Rogue hadn't expected the Flying Thunder God Kunai to hit Njord in the first place; he only needed a coordinate to teleport to.
The moment the Flying Thunder God Kunai pierced the ground, he disappeared from the air once more.
Sage Art: Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!
Relying on Flying Thunder God, he instantly flashed to Njord's right hand, and the Kusanagi Sword, wrapped in lightning, drew a beautiful arc.
Njord never expected that Rogue, who had been blown away by the explosive blast, could instantly appear next to him.
Even more so, he didn't expect that this sword strike from Rogue would have such terrifying speed.
Now, he only had two paths in front of him.
Either continue to sit on his mount and use his body to withstand this sword strike.
Or abandon his mount and actively evade this sword strike.
In a flash of lightning, Njord made his decision.
He simply leaned his body slightly to the left, then turned around, instantly leaving his mount.
Njord evaded Rogue's lightning-fast sword strike, but his mount wasn't so lucky.
The Kusanagi Sword directly slashed across the mount's neck, directly ending its life.
After the lightning killed Njord's mount, Rogue didn't have time to sheathe his sword before Njord's attack came to him.
It was a purple spherical lightning with a diameter of two meters, carrying the momentum of overturning mountains and seas, flying straight towards him.
Even with the Sage Body and having entered Sage Mode, there was absolutely no way Rogue could withstand the damage from this spherical lightning.
However, he didn't need to use his body to withstand this spherical lightning.
When this powerful spherical lightning was only two or three meters away from him, a giant hand, three or four meters large, emerged from the ground, directly grabbing the two-meter-diameter spherical lightning.
Sage Art: Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!
I often say a phrase: If Hashirama could use the Wood Golem to catch the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball back then, then today, it's not a problem for me, Rogue, to use the Wood Golem to catch the Sea God Njord's spherical lightning!
After this giant hand grabbed the spherical lightning, the Wood Golem Lohan, whose height soared to over forty meters, crawled out from the ground.
Although the Wood Golem Lohan's appearance didn't seem to have too much oppressive force, at this moment, the Vanir warriors who witnessed the Wood Golem Lohan catching the spherical lightning with his bare hands couldn't help but feel that the Wood Golem Lohan was a demon from the abyss.
Holding a spherical lightning that continuously released a strong electric current in his right hand, and with a wooden dragon with a long hooked nose wrapped around his body, the Wood Golem Lohan directly pulled his presence to full marks as soon as he appeared.
"Here, take it back!"
Under Rogue's control, the Wood Golem Lohan's right hand struck towards Njord like a meteorite falling from the sky.
Only now did Njord finally understand why the Storm Brothers, who had awakened the power of storms, had lost to Rogue in the duel.
This Earthling must not be allowed to live!
Although Njord's height was less than two meters, he didn't have any intention of dodging or retreating, but instead directly raised the trident and stabbed it towards the Wood Golem Lohan's right hand.
From the perspective of body size comparison, Njord's action was like a mouse roaring at a lion.
But as the strongest of the Vanir gods, Njord obviously couldn't be doing such a meaningless act.
Boom!
When the Wood Golem Lohan's right fist, which was tightly gripping the spherical lightning, collided with the trident in Njord's hand, an even stronger energy storm than before erupted suddenly.
The shockwave generated by the explosion even directly swept through the Vanir warriors a kilometer away, causing the Vanir's originally neat and orderly formation to instantly become a mess.
The trident in Njord's hand pierced the Wood Golem Lohan's right fist, which was several times larger than himself.
The trident, which was about the size of a toothpick in front of the Wood Golem Lohan, not only blocked the Wood Golem Lohan's right fist, but also didn't produce any bending phenomenon.
This unscathed state could no longer be explained by the strength of the trident itself.
Before the Wood Golem Lohan could retract his right fist, the trident in Njord's hand flashed a blue light like the sea.
Then, a shocking scene that could not be described in words appeared before Rogue.
On this plain far from the ocean, a wave forty to fifty meters high and hundreds of meters long appeared out of thin air in front of him, standing in front of him like a chasm composed of waves.
The Sea God Njord is starting to get serious!