Konoha's Mission Master

"Sage Mode, activated!"

"Mark of Prayer, open!"

"Azure Dragon Fruit, Half-Beast Form, Activate!"

Yakumo crossed his arms in front of him and continuously activated his various skills. All the dormant energy was awakened, his bones became thicker, blue scales covered his entire body, and dragon horns grew on his forehead.

Actually... he maximized the defensive and power amplification of the Azure Dragon Fruit, but did not activate the other attributes.

"Sage Art: Wood Release: Blood Soul Armor!"

His blue scales were covered with armor woven from blood-red vines, further enhancing his own defense. After all, he had never truly fought Im... his strength was completely unknown.

In short, being overly cautious is never wrong.

Once all the buffs were stacked up, Yakumo teleported directly into the sky, facing... Im, who was wearing a black robe.

He wore a mask carved from gold, its curved surface giving it an air of majesty, mystery, and coldness, like a high and mighty god looking down with disdain.

"Those four Elders are just tools to drain my energy, huh?"

Yakumo slowly came to a stop, filled with great curiosity about the person before him. He wondered what special qualities this person, who was supposed to be the pinnacle of combat power, possessed.

"To fight for me, to die for me, is their destiny."

Im's voice was strange and very unpredictable... Sometimes it was a deep, middle-aged man's voice, sometimes it turned into a clear, youthful voice, and sometimes it turned into a dying old man's voice.

"You're afraid of me... aren't you?" Yakumo asked.

"The future I see... is you killing me in Mary Geoise."

Im answered Yakumo's question indirectly, but did not admit that... the sneak attack was caused by fear.

"You took the initiative...weaving a plan, in order to change the future?"

"Yes."

"You're probably not from this world, are you?"

After answering Yakumo's question, Im asked in return.

“That’s right.” Yakumo nodded in response. Although he didn’t know how Im had guessed his identity, with his current strength, he no longer needed to hide anything.

"Thank you for your honesty. Actually, I'm really looking forward to today."

Although Im's voice was still erratic, Yakumo could detect a hint of sincerity in it.

"Why are you looking forward to it?" Yakumo asked, puzzled.

The wind billowed Im's cloak, the gold thread at the hem reflecting the dazzling sunlight. All that remained was the howling of the wind and the clear, melodious chirping of birds in the distance.

"Infinite life, the supreme throne..."

"All that remains is endless loneliness. As a king, my pride does not allow me to end my life by suicide, but the long passage of time is driving me more and more crazy."

Im swung his golden spear, leaving a golden arc in the air. As he spoke, his voice became incredibly distorted, like sharp claws scraping against glass, extremely grating.

"For a thousand years... you are the only life that can stand shoulder to shoulder with me, you are the only joy in my long years, and of course I will look forward to meeting you again."

"Didn't the Five Elders accompany you for many years?"

Yakumo subconsciously moved several dozen meters away, staring warily at Im in front of him. The long years had passed... the person in front of him seemed to have been tormented by time to the point of madness.

“How can a mere servant be worthy to stand shoulder to shoulder with me?”

Im looked up and asked with a hint of fervor.

"Only you are qualified to share the throne of this world with me."

"I have no interest in fighting alongside you; I will fight to the death."

Yakumo shook his head. He wouldn't be fooled by a few simple words. When Im attacked earlier, he didn't leave any room for maneuver. The two were destined to fight to the death.

That's a real shame.

Im shook his head, his body instantly appearing in front of Yakumo, and thrusting the golden spear directly into his chest.

Ding.

Yakumo drew his Fuma sword to defend himself, while simultaneously using his spatial abilities to reposition himself. He held the sword vertically and slashed diagonally, showing no mercy whatsoever.

Faced with this attack, Im remained very calm, dodging it with spatial teleportation and launching a spinning attack from above Yakumo.

The golden spear spun in a spiral, instantly tearing through the air. The surface of the spear had metallic textures, showing no signs of being forged later.

This attack was extremely swift, targeting a blind spot in Yakumo's line of sight. Unfortunately, due to the shift in spatial position, the attack naturally missed.

Bang bang bang!

Dozens of shadow clones appeared, and with the help of the Eye of Soul, all the shadow clones used spatial teleportation to attack Im from all directions.

Even if he can dodge a thousand times in a second, as long as Yakumo can launch a thousand and one attacks in a second, then it will inevitably be Im who is defeated in the end.

The golden spear swept across, and shadow clones were continuously blasted apart.

However, more shadow clones launched attacks from other directions, and even the Observation Haki at the level of foresight could not defend against so many attacks at the same time.

Over nearly a thousand years, Im honed the three types of Haki to their ultimate state, making him arguably the strongest user of the three types of Haki in the world.

He has mastered Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki to perfection, and his Observation Haki allows him to foresee the future two months from now.

However, these were not enough to help him fight against Yakumo. After careful consideration, he finally decided to use the power of that fruit, a fruit that could not be recorded in any encyclopedia and was truly god-level.

"Divine pronouncement: Spatial movement is prohibited here."

Im opened his arms as if embracing the whole world, and the voice that had been shifting and changing beneath the golden mask became incredibly majestic and powerful, like a god issuing a command to the world.

His voice echoed throughout the space, growing ever louder.

As he spoke, Yakumo realized that he had indeed lost his sense of the surrounding space, as if that close connection with the space had been completely severed because of his words.

"Yakumo, submit to this supreme power."

"If this is truly an unparalleled power, you should have ordered me to be eliminated directly, instead of just severing my connection with space. And I guess you should also be restricted, right? Unable to move through space."

Yakumo replied with a cold smile.

Logically, the death curse of the god of the underworld should already be taking effect, but it's uncertain... when that curse will fully erupt.

"pity."

The golden spear was enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki, with faint crimson lightning gathering around it, a perfect fusion of Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki.

The second round is about to begin.

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Chapter 396 Proof of Hegemony: The Final Battle (Part 2)

This time, there was no more hesitation. The two fought fiercely in the sky, with the frequency of their battle reaching a terrifying thousand clashes per second.

The golden gale was like the scythe of death, and dense cracks appeared in the surrounding space, like a mirror, with the cracks extending for kilometers. The entire air was filled with intense energy suppression.

Occasionally, birds would be swept into the area where the two were fighting, only to be instantly crushed by the dense energy, their flesh fragments spreading like dust.

Yakumo clasped his hands behind his back and spoke softly.

"Refined by Holy Light!"

A thousand miles of darkness, sunlight converges, and ignites into fire.

In the next instant, Yakumo unleashed a sword aura that stretched for a thousand meters, burning with pure white flames, forcing Im to retreat.

"The Thirteen Spears of the Radiant Spirit!"

Im moved with the speed of a thousand troops, his golden spear unleashing a series of terrifying thrusts, creating thirteen tangible spear shadows in the sky.

"Walking Dance - Reversal!"

Yakumo's two hands vibrated, drawing arcs with his sword hooks, the pure white flames of the sun forming a barrier to defend against the enemy's attack.

The collision of the two produced a loud bang, and a teeth-grinding friction sound came from the point of contact, like a high-speed electric drill shaking a barrier.

A second later, Yakumo's defenses, which had never been broken before, were breached head-on.

The remaining power was imprinted on the blood-red armor, thirteen shadows in a single breath.

dong dong dong...

Although the blood-red armor was not broken, the power contained in the spear struck Yakumo's chest like a heavy hammer, causing it to slightly cave in and blood to involuntarily spill from his mouth.

Yakumo stood his ground, his gaze fierce, and swung his Demon-Slaying Blade at Im, forcing the latter to create distance and prepare for battle anew.

"Spiral force?"

Im's attack was merely a simple, instantaneous self-stab, yet it contained rapidly rotating energy that pierced through the defensive barrier like a diamond drill.

However... Yakumo's advantage lies in his three layers of defense.

"Divine pronouncement: I shall not die!"

Im spoke softly, his body showing no change, and continued to attack with his spear.

The two fought in close combat, both sustaining injuries, yet neither retreated an inch. Yakumo then discovered that Im possessed an extremely terrifying regenerative ability, as if he were immortal.

Clang! The two clashed again, Yakumo defending with his sword.

"Divine words: You should abandon your defenses."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yakumo's expression changed drastically. He found that his arms were as heavy as lead and he could not move them. He could only watch helplessly as the spear pierced his chest.

Yakumo immediately covered his body with soul energy and increased his flight speed to dodge the enemy's attacks, but this was not a long-term solution and the problem with his arms had to be solved quickly.

"Bloodlust, activate!"

In an instant, Yakumo's muscles clenched violently, veins bulged rapidly beneath his skin, and a blood-red pattern appeared on his chest where his heart was, faintly visible as being composed of numerous blood vessels.

Yakumo's fighting spirit ignited instantly, his strength attribute suddenly broke through the 90-point mark, blood-red shadows appeared on his skin, and terrifying violence like that of a savage beast awakened within him.

At this moment, the blood sacs on the surface of the heart pump the thick blood to the arms, and the originally strong arms faintly bumped around, as if breaking through some kind of limitation and regaining their freedom.

Im's body suddenly stiffened, as if he had been injured.

This is an opportunity!