Swish swish swish swish-
With speed faster than lightning, six golden light swords materialized around A's body, then swiftly plunged inward and converged!
And the Rikujokoro never missed its mark, not even once in the Bleach Anime.
Naturally, it was the same here!
Bam!
The converging light swords transformed into rods, pinning A firmly in place!
"Raaaaaagh!" Faced with the restraint of the Rikujokoro, A roared, unleashing his brute strength as vast amounts of Chakra erupted from him.
Instantly, the ground within a dozen meters of A shattered as if under immense gravity, large fragments defying gravity and floating upwards!
A fierce wind, strong enough to scrape the skin off an ordinary person's face, blasted outwards in all directions!
However, if this was all, A would never break free from the Rikujokoro in his lifetime!
So, he raised his hands high and brought them down with tremendous force!
"Liger Bomb!"
As if he were grabbing and slamming an opponent, A's hands smashed down heavily onto the Rikujokoro binding his waist!
Boooom!
Where his golden-light-encased hands met the Rikujokoro, pristine Mach cones exploded, forming a wall of air that rippled outwards in all directions!
Since the Rikujokoro was directly linked to A's waist, this self-inflicted blow naturally caused him injury as well.
"Guh, Uwah!" A, his internal organs shaken, spat out a mouthful of blood!
Yet, under this 'lose a thousand to damage the enemy eight hundred' tactic, the golden, shining Rikujokoro slowly developed spider-web cracks and finally shattered!
All that remained on the field was a pale-faced A, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this, Sora frowned slightly: "You paid such a high price, just to break a binding technique?"
"Hah!" A didn't answer, merely curling his lips into a faint smile.
The next second, an extremely distinct Yang Release Chakra Fluctuation spread out, and A's injuries visibly improved at a rapid pace!
It was then Sora noticed that the stab wound from the earlier ice clone had already healed completely!
And the moment his injuries recovered, A charged at Sora once more, his familial hand chop raised high.
"Lightning Straight: Thousand Varieties of Dance!"
"So fond of close combat? My Hyorinmaru is also quite sharp!"
Looking at A, this time Sora did not use another technique to block him.
He swung the frost-covered Hyorinmaru directly at A!
The next moment, the golden lightning hand chop and Hyorinmaru collided violently!
Boooooooom-
An unprecedented shockwave of thunderous sound erupted from the point where hand chop and blade met.
A ring of pure white Mach cones swept outwards horizontally, and under the immense force, even the air seemed to be parted like floodgates opening, pushed aside to the left and right!
A vacuum appeared at the very center of their clash!
Beneath their feet, the ground had long since been torn up as if scraped by a Shinra Tensei over Konoha, leaving a massive crater. The intense tremors reverberated throughout the entire Kumogakure!
Even the Kumogakure's Ninjas positioned over a thousand meters away from the battlefield were shaken unstable!
Watching the two combatants, Mabui was stunned: "Is this the level of a Kage-level battle? Just the collision of a hand chop and a sword can create such a spectacle!"
Mabui even felt a pang of worry: "After this battle, will Kumogakure even still exist?"
With this worry, Mabui quickly looked at the Ninja beside her: "Has Killer B-sama arrived yet? I'm really afraid for Raikage-sama, he…"
The Ninja shook his head: "No, Killer B-sama has gone off to play somewhere again!"
"But, I think with such a huge commotion in the village, Killer B-sama should have noticed and is rushing back!"
The Ninja's words made Mabui grit her teeth: "Damn that Killer B! When he gets back, Raikage-sama must teach him a proper lesson!"
"Right!"
Mabui wanted to arrange some other matters.
But just then, another tremendous roar came from the front!
Mabui swiftly turned her head back.
It was A.
After his hand chop was blocked by Sora, he threw another punch from his position!
But, this punch…
'It was caught!!?' A's eyes widened in shock, staring disbelievingly at his own fist, now firmly gripped in Sora's hand!
And at this moment, Sora's palm was also adorned with a faint golden pattern!
Blut Arterie!
The technique formed by Quincy channeling Reishi into their blood vessel!
After being enhanced layer by layer by Sora, it had directly become a physical enhancement mode comparable to the Eight Gates!
Right now, Sora was relying on the boost from Blut Arterie to easily catch A's right fist!
A cold pronouncement fell: "Without using speed to enhance your power, your prized strength and speed are both worthless!"
As he spoke, Sora swung Hyorinmaru!
Squelch!
Crackle!
The crisp sound of a blade slicing through flesh, followed by the sound of liquid instantly freezing, rang out!
Immediately after, a burly arm fell to the ground.
Thud!
The earth at their feet cratered.
Clutching the frozen stump of his right arm, A leaped back several times, creating distance!
The mighty Fourth Raikage had just had his arm severed effortlessly by Sora!