Konoha's Mission Master

Yakumo's shadow clones crashed into the spear shadows, annihilating one after another.

But the gray shadow continued to advance, heading straight for the body's chest, leaving a gray afterimage in the void.

Yakumo manipulated the Blood Jade Tree to change its position, but he keenly noticed that when he tried to accelerate to break free from the lock, Gungnir's movement speed also began to accelerate, and the distance between the two was still decreasing.

When he stops, Gungnir will also slow down his flight.

"Fate?" Yakumo asked softly.

According to calculations, in two seconds... Yakumo will be pierced through the chest.

In mythological accounts, this weapon is said to be able to hit its target with certainty, and this certainty is more like a causal lock that cannot be avoided by any means.

"Refined by Holy Light".

Yakumo drew his Fuma sword with a backhand motion, and the fire of the sun illuminated the surroundings.

"I don't believe in fate. The current predicament is just a test for me. If I fail, it's only because I'm not strong enough."

Yakumo continued to gather his strength, manipulating the hundreds-of-meters-tall Blood Jade Ancient Tree to collide with Gungnir. He soon discovered that... the gray-black spear's speed rapidly decreased after entering the Blood Jade Ancient Tree's range.

It is not invincible; it also has certain limits.

His mind raced: retreat or charge?

Yakumo took a step back, but his foot stopped in mid-air.

Under the influence of the Blood Jade Ancient Tree, the original outcome of a guaranteed hit in two seconds was changed to about five seconds, at the cost of the Blood Jade Ancient Tree gradually withering away.

It was a very strange feeling, a sense of being locked in place, as if the surrounding space was pressing down on his body, trying to make Yakumo give up his resistance and kneel down to await judgment.

With Odin's death, the surrounding divine power dimmed, the raging storms and thunder dissipated, and the falling rain also vanished.

"call…"

The Blood Jade Tree disappeared, and Yakumo faced Gungnir directly.

Yakumo took two steps forward, actively approaching Gungnir, his muscles rhythmically pulsating to counteract the surrounding pressure.

"Berserk Blood!"

At this moment, dense blood vessels appeared in Yakumo's eyes, like countless blood-red worms crawling in the whites of his eyes. His muscles bulged all over his body, and the thickness of his arms became incredibly exaggerated. The veins on his arms were like gnarled tree roots, and triangular muscles continued to accumulate.

Yakumo's fighting spirit was ignited, the energy cluster in his heart shattered, and was transported throughout his body with the flow of blood, and a heartbeat even louder than Gungnir's rang out.

Yakumo's power attribute reached a terrifying 68.6.

This number has surpassed his original strongest physical attribute, and at this moment, Yakumo felt that he had become stronger than ever before.

All the muscles in my body tensed up rapidly, my heart pounded like the drumbeats of war, and the sound of blood flowing through my body was like a rushing river.

The golden arcs of electricity were no longer hidden; instead, they erupted wildly, and a golden beam of light shot into the sky, completely dispersing the last remaining dark clouds.

No, it wasn't just the electric arcs; a deep blue gale also swirled around its body, accumulating terrifying power with each movement.

At this moment, Yakumo was like a god, and with his breath, the surrounding thunder and wind moved naturally.

Gather your strength and stride forward!

Yakumo manipulated the lightning, the gale, and even all the power within his body. Even his blood was flowing into his arms, causing his already exaggerated arms to swell even more.

The surrounding pressure was directly broken, and Yakumo regained his freedom. White steam rose into the sky from his body, but it was quickly evaporated into nothingness by the terrifying high temperature.

His blood-red eyes were filled with rage and madness, his hands gripped the Demon-Subduing Blade tightly, and the blade, which burned with the fire of the sun, turned pure white.

The surrounding air twisted rapidly and burst into flames.

Yakumo's arms began to fall, cutting through the air at an incredible speed. The sharp blades seemed to cleave the world in two, finally striking the gray-black Gungnir.

First cut, second cut, third cut... fifth cut!

In an instant, Yakumo swung his sword five times in succession.

"Fivefold Extreme Blade Slash!"

[Hint: Entry - Spellbreaker triggered!]

Five consecutive flashes of blade light severed the gray-black spear.

The shockwaves from both events destroyed the surrounding crimson vines, causing the arena floor to cave in, and the explosive shockwaves spread to the edge of the arena before disappearing completely into the void.

The deafening roar continued incessantly, overlapping and spreading outwards.

Dense beads of blood appeared on Yakumo's body, large areas of his muscles broke apart, his vision gradually blurred, and his body collapsed.

Within these five consecutive strikes, Yakumo not only incorporated all his energy and muscle strength, but also added the technique of stacking force.

This resulted in each of the five strikes being stronger than the last, with the fifth strike being four times more powerful than the first!

Yakumo was absolutely certain that Gungnir had been severed, and he felt a slight sense of relief as he awaited the arena's outcome.

However, the dark gray energy wave spread in front of Yakumo and eventually poured into his body, constantly surging and destroying within his already severely bleeding body, directly triggering the passive effect of the Undying Heart.

This is the aura of death that Gungnir naturally exudes.

Everything around him came to a complete standstill, and Yakumo's wounds healed as if time had reversed, but he had no time to rejoice.

Four large characters appeared in the virtual space.

"Challenge failed."

outside world.

Yakumo lay on the bed, his face showing no sign of defeat.

Even though he had tried his best to weaken Gungnir's power, the final burst of death aura still took his life.

This is what caused the failure to clear the sixth level of the arena.

By this time, he had already mastered the method to pass the sixth level. Since it was a game arena, he should deal with the difficulties and challenges with the mindset of a game.

Odin's final sacrifice of Pegasus and his own attack is more like an instant-kill skill in a game dungeon.

The boss's time limit was reached, triggering an instant-kill skill.

If Yakumo kills Odin within the time limit, he can avoid triggering the instant-kill skill. Furthermore, if he kills Pegasus at the crucial moment to stop the sacrifice, he can weaken the power of the instant-kill skill and then clear the stage.

Of course, in this battle, Yakumo once again broke through his limits and created a five-times more powerful Extreme Blade Slash.

The process of becoming stronger through combat brought him more joy than frustration.

A few minutes later, Yakumo took out a cup of herbal tea and drank it all in one gulp.

"Enter the arena."

The light and shadow shifted, and the battle continued.

The second attempt failed after two hours.

Although Yakumo killed Pegasus beforehand, avoiding the extremely powerful instant-kill mechanism, he was caught off guard by Odin due to careless positioning and was instantly killed...

Yakumo rallied his forces, his gaze hardening.

The third attempt failed after three hours.

As before, Yakumo's careless positioning allowed Odin to seize the opportunity.

Yakumo was planning to continue the challenge.

But the sun had already risen outside the window, and a new day had begun, so he had to temporarily give up his plan to continue grinding in the arena.

Yakumo admitted that he had underestimated Odin.

But it's not a big problem...

Get up, wash up, have breakfast, and go for a morning run.

An hour later, Yakumo lay back down on the bed.

"Keep going! I'll win this time!"

"Enter the arena."

The fourth attempt failed... I fell because of my positioning.

When he actively provokes Odin into a deadly battle, he loses his invincible defense, and at that point, he can only rely on his own swordsmanship.

Despite repeated failures, the good news is... Yakumo's combat abilities are improving at an astonishing rate.

After a day of struggle, Yakumo had to admit that he had underestimated the difficulty of the sixth arena.

Each time they entered close combat and traded blows, even though Odin was already severely injured, he was still able to seize the opportunity to take down Yakumo.

He truly deserves to be called the God of War.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

During this period, Yakumo refused all social interaction and outside information, and even stopped dating Mori Masako under the pretext of seclusion to study ninjutsu.

He locked himself in his room and frantically grinded the sixth level of the arena.

After failing, learn from the experience and try again.

This cycle continues until they are completely exhausted before finally lying down to rest in bed.

Yakumo, I'm numb.

For him now, failure is the ancestor of success.

Pride makes one fall behind...

This was a major setback in Yakumo's professional gaming career.

The thirty-seventh challenge begins!

The desolate and empty arena has once again welcomed a challenger.

The initial consumption of Wood Release was as expected. When Odin was severely injured and about to sacrifice his eight-legged winged horse, the Wood Release was used up.

Yakumo deliberately broke free from the Blood Jade Tree and began to use Wood Release to engage Odin in close combat, hindering the sacrifice.

Ten minutes later, the eight-legged celestial horse was killed.

Odin and Yakumo face off in their final battle.

Yakumo had already secretly used the Berserk Blood technique, and now his arms had become incredibly thick, each swing of his sword was an incredibly bold and domineering slash.

Ding Ding Ding Ding!