"Right!" Saitama replied.
The moment the words fell, the battle officially began.
Lexon was the first to strike.
"Truth-Seeking Orbs."
In an instant, hundreds of Truth-Seeking Orbs orbiting Lexon swarmed toward Saitama under his command.
They surged forward simultaneously, sealing off every possible escape route and leaving Saitama with no blind spots!
"Throwing balls won't do much, Lexon," Saitama muttered casually. With a nonchalant flick of his red-gloved hand, he swatted away the orbs—which carried the power of all creation—as if they were nothing.
He forced a gap right through the dense encirclement with brute force.
*He can isolate the force and remain unaffected...*
Thoughts raced through Lexon's mind as he witnessed this.
In the next instant, Saitama vanished from Lexon's field of vision.
"Don't get distracted during a fight, Lexon," Saitama's voice echoed airily from the surroundings.
*The left.*
The premonition granted by [INSTINCT] allowed Lexon to pinpoint Saitama's direction with absolute clarity.
Without even turning his head, Lexon raised his left arm in a flash.
Thud!
A violent boom resonated through the air.
Fist met flesh.
Lexon's body was sent hurtling backward in an instant.
He skidded for over a kilometer, carving a deep trench into the ground before finally grinding to a halt.
*He really isn't holding back.*
Lexon glanced at his swollen arm, the bones within shattered, and thought to himself.
Given his current physique, bolstered by every possible buff, he could have endured a non-stop bombardment from every Six Paths-level powerhouse in the Naruto world without issue.
He shouldn't have sustained even a single scratch.
Yet, simply blocking one of Saitama's punches had caused this much damage.
"You okay?" Saitama shouted from a kilometer away.
"I'm fine," Lexon replied. In the blink of an eye, the damage to his arm completely vanished, healed by the combined power of Demon Transformation and Yang Power.
"Then I'll keep going." Seeing that Lexon could actually take his hits, Saitama's excitement grew.
After all, no matter the monster, none had ever been able to survive his attacks before...
Now that someone could, how could Saitama not be thrilled?
"Chibaku Tensei."
Before Saitama could move again, Lexon held out his hand, unleashing immense ocular power from his Rinnegan.
Rocks within a radius of dozens of kilometers suddenly shattered and surged toward Saitama.
He became the eye of the storm, a gravity well pulling in everything around him.
*What is this?*
Looking puzzled, Saitama tried throwing a punch at the incoming debris.
The punch successfully shattered a massive portion of the rock.
However, the broken fragments continued to hover and swarm around him, relentlessly tracking his movements.
*No effect?*
Saitama moved rapidly, attempting to escape the predicament.
But no matter where he went—forward, backward, left, or right—it was useless!
Countless rocks filled the sky, tailing him like heat-seeking missiles.
*Since I can't dodge it...*
Saitama's expression shifted. He kicked off the ground, launching himself at Lexon like an arrow from a bow.
*He's coming for me.*
Just as Saitama closed in and threw a punch, Lexon activated another ocular jutsu.
Intangibility.
When Saitama's fist passed right through Lexon's body, surprise flashed across Saitama's face.
*I missed?*
While his mind was still processing this, the pursuing rocks seized the opportunity to catch up.
Layers of rock swarmed over Saitama's frame. Within milliseconds, a colossal stone sphere formed around him.
The intangible Lexon floated out from inside the stone sphere.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains."
Immediately, the Sage Chakra within him surged like a bursting dam.
Countless golden chains, glowing with a brilliant light, erupted from Lexon's back.
Clang!
As the chains rattled and clashed, they wrapped around the stone sphere, binding it so tightly that not a single inch of its surface was visible.
Thump...
A dull, drum-like sound suddenly echoed.
It came from inside the sphere.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Crack...
Before anyone could react, the sounds of explosions and shattering stone rang out simultaneously.
The stone sphere, previously bound by golden chains, had completely burst apart!
The rocks were reduced to dust, and the chains shattered link by link, dissolving into pure chakra.
Watching the figure descend amidst the falling dust and broken chains, Lexon's thoughts turned.
*It seems sealing methods won't work at all.*
*Then... let's try this.*
"Infinite Tsukuyomi."
As Saitama fell, just as he was about to use the debris and shattered chains as footstools to launch himself at Lexon, his gaze met a pair of blood-red eyes with rotating tomoe and layered ripples.
Suddenly, Saitama felt his head and body grow heavy.
It was as if he had been filled with lead; he became so heavy he could barely move, losing all control over his body.
He simply fell and slammed into the ground.
The remaining dust drifted down, threatening to bury him.
With a wave of Lexon's hand, a gust of wind blew the dust away.
*So, is the invincible Saitama weak to genjutsu?*
Lexon flickered and instantly appeared beside Saitama.
Looking at the motionless Saitama, Lexon aimed his fist directly at him.
"Hirudora."
Without hesitation, the black and red aura surrounding his fist surged forward as he punched. It instantly transformed into a ferocious black-and-red tiger head that lunged at Saitama.
"Man, I really can't fool you, Lexon." Just as the tiger's head was about to bite the grounded Saitama, he performed a stylish flip, opening his eyes and grinning at Lexon.
"No, I didn't realize you were awake. I just wanted to hit you while you were down," Lexon replied.
"How cold," Saitama sighed.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lexon suddenly materialized behind him.
"Night Guy."
The simple words were uttered.
*Since sealing and genjutsu are useless...*
Lexon decided to settle it with taijutsu.
Without any wind-up, a violent black-and-red dragon head burst from his fist, charging straight at Saitama's back.
Compared to his other skills, thanks to the physical stats he had gained through his sign-ins and his various buffs...
Taijutsu was Lexon's strongest asset!
Consequently, the power behind this Night Guy was unprecedented—unimaginably strong!
The space around the dragon's head warped so violently it was on the verge of shattering!
Under the pressure, the green sky turned a deep, dark red!
Even the Root Dimension of Amenominaka seemed to scream under the sheer wind pressure!
"Oh?"
Sensing the raw power of the attack, Saitama raised an eyebrow.
Saitama ramped up his own power in response.
"Serious Series: Serious Punch."
There was no grand display, no shockwaves, and no ripples.
Faced with the ferocious dragon that threatened to change the very color of the world, Saitama simply threw a punch.
Thump.
The sound was surprisingly soft.
The dragon's head vanished instantly.
The surrounding space returned to normal.
The wind pressure died down.
Everything returned to a state of calm.
Saitama's cape fluttered slightly; his clothes were not damaged in the slightest. He stood there with his fist extended.
He stared ahead, a strange look of disappointment on his face.
Directly across from him stood Lexon.
At this moment, he had lost the entire half of his body that had thrown the punch.
He looked absolutely wretched.
Compared to Saitama, the gap was like heaven and earth.
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