Ketsuna's Byakugan was purer and more powerful than Kaguya's, and its detection range far exceeded hers, which was why Ketsuna dared to roam the Ninja World so brazenly now.
As long as he sensed Kaguya's presence in advance, he could escape first, preventing her from knowing that he was still alive!
Therefore, before Kaguya ate the Chakra Fruit from the Divine Tree, Ketsuna had ample time to lay hidden traps in the Ninja World without Kaguya knowing.
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"Burning Heaven, Boiling Seas!"
As the Firebird's furious, magnetic voice reverberated, a thousand-mile radius centered on it was engulfed by its unique three-colored flames.
From a distance, it looked like a giant fireball with a diameter of a thousand miles, and at the center of this fireball, the Firebird stared intently at Ketsuna with a pair of eyes filled with the color of flames.
In its disbelieving gaze, the latter still appeared completely unharmed, as if the ultimate move it had unleashed with all its might was nothing more than a 'big thunder, little rain' 'show' to Ketsuna!
Ketsuna floated in the air, and all the three-colored flames near his body, once they approached, would be shrunk by his pupil technique and absorbed into the time-stopped alternate dimension connected to Daikokuten.
This sight, in the Firebird's eyes, undoubtedly left it greatly shocked and astonished, as its special three-colored flames were its greatest asset in becoming one of the great demonic beasts of this world!
What's more, this time, the Firebird had used the natural energy within a thousand-mile radius as fuel to create this monstrous sea of fire!
Yet, it still couldn't cause any harm to Ketsuna...
"To be able to ignite the floating natural energy within a thousand-mile radius all at once, you are truly extraordinary!"
Ketsuna looked down at the Firebird, appearing calm and collected on the surface, but in reality, he was continuously expending pupil power.
Although there were no problems in the short term, his pupil power would become unsustainable over a long period, so to defeat and subdue the Firebird next, he had to act quickly!
Otherwise, once the Firebird saw through something, the difficulty of subduing it would continuously increase...
Upon hearing this, a human-like serious expression appeared on the Firebird's bird face.
It knew that the strength of the person before it definitely far surpassed its own, and it seemed that his abilities were also very restrictive to it, leaving it utterly helpless against Ketsuna in the short term!
Therefore, after much deliberation, it decided to retreat.
Since it couldn't provoke him, the only option was to run.
As for fighting to the death, it had never considered such a thing, after all, life was precious, and it wasn't worth going to such lengths for a mere dwelling place.
As for face, what did that matter compared to its life?
"Trying to run?"
Under Ketsuna's keen observation with his Byakugan and golden cross-shaped eyes, the Firebird's decision was reflected in its facial expression and gaze, giving him a hint.
"But no matter what you plan to do next, for me, there is only one outcome!"
As Ketsuna thought this, his figure suddenly vanished from the Firebird's sight.
No matter how it sensed, it couldn't detect Ketsuna's location, as if Ketsuna had disappeared into thin air!
The Firebird found this matter very strange; what was abnormal must be demonic.
Coupled with its already retreating thoughts, the moment Ketsuna disappeared, it decisively flew towards the distance.
With a few flaps of its flame-wrapped wings, it rapidly moved away from here, and as it left, the three-colored flames within a thousand-mile radius also extinguished within a dozen breaths, as if they had lost their source of fire.
After flying several thousand miles north in one breath, the Firebird finally paused slightly, sensing behind it with some unease, but found nothing.
"That guy shouldn't have chased me, right!"
The Firebird muttered to itself.
It was originally a peace-loving creature, and its favorite thing was to immerse itself in the magma of Flame Mountain to sleep and cultivate.
Normally, it didn't like to provoke other demonic forces, but it never expected disaster to strike from the heavens; the other party not only destroyed its home but now also forced it into 'homelessness'!
If that guy dares to keep chasing me, I'll really fight him to the death!
This was the Firebird's inner thought at the moment.
"Not running anymore? If you're not running, then I'll make my move!"
A familiar yet strange voice sounded, sending a shiver through the Firebird.
It looked around, its sensing ability trying its utmost to probe its surroundings, but it still couldn't find the owner of the voice!
Ketsuna found the Firebird's reaction somewhat amusing.
After shrinking earlier, he quickly approached the latter's body and then quietly adhered to its fiery feathers, following it for hundreds of miles.
And within Ketsuna's pupil technique skills, there was a special ability to interfere with sensing, which was why the Firebird had not sensed Ketsuna's location from beginning to end...
"Black Rod!"
The particle-sized Ketsuna slowly floated away from the Firebird's body, and after moving a certain distance, he immediately shot the particle-sized Black Rod quickly and accurately into the Firebird's wings, left and right chest, and tail!
"Restore!"
Then, under the release of Ketsuna's pupil technique, the particle-sized Black Rod suddenly restored to its original state within the Firebird's body, directly piercing through the Firebird's body from inside out, making it unable to control its body, and it fell straight down from mid-air, looking from a distance like a burning meteorite crashing to the ground!
Bang...
The Firebird fell heavily to the ground, directly creating a large crater, and the soil and plants within a few meters around it were all scorched black by the flames on its body.
This was the result of it desperately urging the three-colored flames within its body, because it wanted to melt away the black rod-like objects that had suddenly appeared on its body!
But to the Firebird's despair, no matter how it urged its innate flames, these Black Rods showed no signs of melting, and it could also feel the natural energy within its body rapidly draining at an exaggerated speed, and the culprit was undoubtedly those few black rod-like objects stuck in its body!
The loss of natural energy directly caused the Firebird to lose the strength to completely resist.
The flames on its body, which had never extinguished, began to flicker weakly, and the fiery color deep within its bird eyes gradually faded...
After seeing the Firebird's state, Ketsuna immediately appeared, standing directly in front of the Firebird.
Then, he slowly squatted down and spoke to the Firebird in the tone of a victor: "You lost!"
The Firebird, completely devoid of strength, heard Ketsuna's words and merely lifted its head with all its might, looking at Ketsuna with a pair of complex bird eyes, but did not speak to beg for mercy.
Instead, it had an arrogant expression, because if it begged for mercy from the other party, it would undoubtedly appear very lowly.
It was the incarnation of the Emperor of Flames, once a famous Flame Demon known far and wide, a terrifying existence called 'Blaze Calamity' by the creatures of this world...
How could it beg for mercy?
Wuwuwu...
I'm just a homebody bird, and I don't like to cause trouble, why did this bad guy come looking for me...
Not only did he destroy my home, but now it looks like he's going to kill me...
But I don't want to die yet...
Wuwuwu, I'm so miserable...
I'm so pitiful...
The Firebird whimpered like this in its heart, but its bird face still maintained an unruly expression.
This scene, in front of the highly perceptive Ketsuna, was like a stubborn child throwing a tantrum, clearly terrified to death, yet with an unyielding expression on its face.
"Do you want to live?"
Ketsuna revealed a mischievous smile and then spoke softly.
"Huh? Not killing me?"