Looking at the terrifying Magma Dragon before him, Ashveil revealed a playful smile.
This Six Paths Sage was clearly far stronger than the previous opponents.
This Magma Dragon alone surpassed Ace's flames by hundreds of times.
In the Pirate World, Ace stared in disbelief, his mouth slightly open.
"To think fire could be wielded at that level… If I had that power back then, I would never have lost to Blackbeard."
Kid, standing among the Red Hair Pirates, felt his scalp go numb.
Ashveil's opponents only kept getting stronger, and in comparison, he felt smaller than an ant.
If he were to face the Six Paths Sage himself, he would be erased in an instant.
On the battlefield, raging magma surged wildly around Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki defense barrier.
The violent heat washed over the unseen shield, fully exposing the scope of Ashveil's absolute defense.
Only now did the people of thr Shinobi World finally understand why neither Might Guy nor Uchiha Madara had been able to get close to him.
Within that vast invisible radius around Ashveil existed a terrifying, complete defense.
Ashveil narrowed his eyes slightly.
"The Samadhi True Fire can actually consume my Conqueror's Haki. It seems there truly is a capable god in this world."
High in the sky, Ashveil's one hundred meter wide defensive field directly confronted the raging Samadhi True Fire.
In an instant, the entire arena within a thousand kilometer radius was affected.
Smoke filled the sky.
The temperature rose dramatically.
The battlefield transformed into a blazing inferno.
Under that terrifying heat, Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki barrier finally began to recede.
The hundred meter shield was pushed back by ten meters.
"Not bad," Ashveil said calmly.
"Your fire can indeed consume my Conqueror's Haki."
"But to truly break through my defense, the amount of Chakra you would need must be equal to my Haki."
Seeing that his method was effective, excitement appeared on the Six Paths Sage's face.
Cheers immediately erupted from the Shinobi World.
"It worked, Grandpa Six Paths actually consumed Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki!"
"This means we still have a real chance to win!"
Shikamaru also showed rare excitement.
"Good. With the Six Paths Sage here, our world might actually survive this."
Even Kakashi finally relaxed his tightly furrowed brow.
"Since his defense can be weakened, then Ashveil can be defeated."
Might Guy stared seriously at the battlefield.
"As expected of the creator god of our world. He found the weakness of that monster with a single move."
Even Uchiha Madara was shaken.
Compared to the Six Paths Sage, his own Six Paths Mode felt pitifully weak.
Meanwhile, the Pirate World remained calm.
To them, Ashveil was still an untouchable existence.
Kaido and Big Mom even looked faintly amused.
Kaido recalled his time in Impel-down.
He had once believed he could grind through Ashveil's defense little by little.
Ten meters.
One meter.
One centimeter.
Then one millimeter.
Just when he thought he had broken it, another barrier instantly formed.
It had nearly driven him insane.
Compared to that, this Six Paths Sage still had a long road ahead if he truly hoped to break Ashveil's defense.
On the battlefield, after discovering a way to weaken the barrier, the Six Paths Sage became even more aggressive.
Hand seals formed rapidly.
In an instant, five massive elemental dragons appeared around him, each carrying a different Chakra attribute.
Immediately afterward, he formed the gesture for Summoning Jutsu.
Madara's face turned pale in shock.
"That… it cannot be…"
"Is he really going to summon that monster…?"
The next moment, the colossal silhouette of the Ten Tails descended from the sky.
As soon as it landed, terrifying Chakra gathered in its mouth, forming a massive Chakra bomb aimed directly at Ashveil.
The Naruto World fell into total shock.
"That is the Ten Tails!"
"So the Ten Tails is actually controlled by the Six Paths Sage!"
"Now Ashveil has to face both the Six Paths Sage and the Ten Tails at once. He is definitely going to lose!"
Hope surged wildly through the Naruto World once more.
On the Pirate side, expressions grew uneasy.
"This is unfair, we agreed on one on one!" Flower Sword Vista shouted angrily.
Whitebeard narrowed his eyes.
"Their world's combat system is different from ours. That beast is part of his power. By their rules, this is still a fair duel."
The five elemental dragons and the Ten Tails' Chakra bomb merged together and surged toward Ashveil.
The terrifying pressure distorted space itself.
Cracks formed in the air as the fused attack rushed forward.
Ashveil looked down from above and nodded slightly.
"Not bad. With an attack at this level, you can barely be called a god."
Those words crushed the Six Paths Sage's pride.
He had been worshiped as a creator god for countless years.
Yet now, he was being looked down upon like an ant.
"Do not think you are invincible!" the Six Paths Sage roared.
The five elemental Ninjutsu began to fuse completely.
The Third Hokage stared in disbelief.
Five S rank Sage Arts being merged into a single technique was something even he had never imagined possible.
"This might truly break his absolute defense," Kakashi said seriously.
Shikamaru wiped sweat from his brow.
"The God of Shinobi truly lives up to his name."
The fused Sage technique combined with the Ten Tails' Chakra bomb and slammed into Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki barrier.
Boom!
The impact shook both heaven and earth.
The space time pendulum released white light and forcibly expanded the arena dozens of times to withstand the shock.
Ashveil's barrier finally trembled violently.
At last, it showed visible fluctuations.
"Not bad," Ashveil said with a smile.
"As a reward, I will return one move to you."
The next instant, a terrifying crimson power surged within his Conqueror's Haki.
The massive red Haki wave rushed toward the Six Paths Sage like a burning tide.
The Six Paths Sage's eyes widened in shock.
"So much Chakra… What an absurd Fire Release!"
He had created Ninjutsu itself, yet he could not believe what he was witnessing.
"Absorb!"
The Six Paths Sage raised both hands.
A mysterious force erupted as he attempted to absorb the crimson energy.
At first, the magma within Ashveil's Haki dimmed under absorption.
A confident smile appeared on the Six Paths Sage's face.
The Pirate World was stunned.
Whitebeard stared in disbelief.
"To think someone could absorb Ashveil's power…"
Golden Lion also frowned deeply.
"This Six Paths Sage is truly troublesome."
Even Marco, Vista, and Jozu grew tense.
Never had they seen Ashveil's power be absorbed.
However, Ashveil continued to smile calmly.
Devil Fruit energy could be absorbed.
But Conqueror's Haki was not Chakra.
The next moment, the Six Paths Sage's expression suddenly twisted.
The absorbed power surged violently inside his body, growing completely uncontrollable.
The shinobi World fell into panic.
"What happened?" Naruto shouted nervously.
Kakashi's gaze sharpened.
"His absorption was interrupted."
Shikamaru clenched his fists.
"He absorbed something that was not Chakra at all."
The Six Paths Sage's body began to swell and shrink erratically.
Impossible pressure tore through his meridians.
His eyes filled with horror.
He finally understood.
What he had absorbed was not Chakra.
It was something far more terrifying.
Before he could react, Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki condensed into a gigantic palm and slammed directly into the Ten Tails.
In an instant, dark clouds swallowed the sky.
The battlefield plunged into total darkness.