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Within minutes, the sound of flesh being sliced by sharp light blades did not cease. Shukaku's entire body was covered in golden light, and its massive frame was riddled with deep red wounds. At a glance, its skin was torn and bloody all over; hardly a single spot was intact.
"The Tailed Beast's vitality is a bit too strong, isn't it?!" Wuchen muttered in a low voice, looking at Shukaku, whose condition on the ground was gruesome but whose life signs still persisted. His face turned grim, and he murmured to himself, utterly baffled. The power of Susanoo: Yasaka Magatama could no longer be described as ninjutsu. It completely exceeded the destructive range a ninjutsu should have. Just look at the ground, which had been completely destroyed for dozens of kilometers around, its surface instantly rewritten—that explained everything! Although the previous "Susanoo: Yasaka Magatama" was significantly weakened by the One-Tail using its metal-infused sand, as Wuchen had thought, this technique, which transcended the realm of ninjutsu, should still be able to take the Tailed Beast's life.
"Cough, cough, human, you are very strong!" Intense pain severely twisted Shukaku's face, making its tanuki face even more ferocious. Combined with its wounds, its mere appearance was enough to inspire dread and quell any thought of resistance, let alone the will to fight. Shukaku panted heavily, its breath icy. Due to the excruciating pain, almost to the point of being dismembered, standing up was extremely difficult.
"What astonishing vitality, no wonder..." A golden light enveloped his entire body. Wuchen instantly vanished from the sky, then reappeared before Shukaku. His Susanoo was dispelled. His fair right hand cupped his chin as he looked at the struggling One-Tail with interest, a faint smile playing on his lips. "How is it? Isn't this feeling incredibly captivating and enjoyable?"
His indifferent gaze fixed on the trembling Shukaku, Wuchen subtly frowned, an unavoidable urge to dissect Shukaku rising in his heart. Wuchen was eager to explore this terrifying vitality. Logically, Tailed Beasts were amalgamations of chakra, one of the divisions of the Ten-Tails' power. That their chakra power was immense, Wuchen could understand, but their vitality being so unscientific was perplexing.
"What are you so surprised about? Tailed Beasts are not as they are described in your human texts!" Looking at Wuchen's puzzled face, Shukaku's tanuki face slightly lifted, revealing its plump five claws. It said disdainfully to Wuchen, "You humans don't understand Tailed Beasts at all; you only know how to exploit our power. This is a heinous crime, deserving of death! In a sense, the nine Tailed Beasts are the origin of all creation—" Shukaku spoke voluminously, but Wuchen abruptly interrupted him. A single sentence caused Shukaku's wounds to split open, hurting him so much he almost fell.
"Nine beasts dare to boast and show off their superiority..." Shukaku looked gloomily at Wuchen. Its thick, chapped lips moved but still said nothing. Almost no one in this world knew the true origin of Tailed Beasts. When the nine Tailed Beasts merged, they became the Ten-Tails. The Ten-Tails was the origin of chakra, a complete and utter god of creation! All the chakra in the world belonged to the Ten-Tails! And as parts of the Ten-Tails, the nine Tailed Beasts naturally possessed extremely noble identities. Yet, Wuchen kept calling it a beast, a beast, without end. How could Shukaku not be furious? Disregarding its half-dead body, chakra surged forth again.
"Little tanuki, do you really think I can't kill you?" His face grew cold, seeing Shukaku once again gather chakra. Wuchen's face was covered in frost. This foolish tanuki had no idea what a dimensional gap was.
"Human, don't get carried away! Let me show you this old man's ultimate move!" As Shukaku's words fell, its huge cat mouth opened with a bang, and a foul stench wafted out. A deep red, high-density chakra energy sphere was clearly visible. It was the Tailed Beast's signature move—the Tailed Beast Bomb!
"Death throes! Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!" The Mangekyo Sharingan once again pulsed with a wave. Golden, materialized, high-density chakra erupted. The perfected Susanoo, clad in tengu armor, looked down from the sky. Its evil chakra, the embodiment of disaster, was almost overwhelming.
"It seems I'm much more skilled now." Although Wuchen's pupils still ached from using Susanoo again, it wasn't as intense as the first time. Perhaps due to the Goro Goro no Mi's self-healing properties. Although it wasn't very painful, this didn't mean escaping the Mangekyo's curse; his vision would still eventually fail with increased usage.
"Susanoo: Particle Cannon!"
Susanoo's hands spread open, embracing the sky, glittering with brilliant light. They continuously contracted. After a moment, a straight, high-density photon long spear appeared in Susanoo's hand. Suddenly looking up, Wuchen's gaze turned towards the One-Tail. Tailed Beasts were originally collections of negative emotions. Now, the Tailed Beast Bomb in Shukaku's mouth concentrated the purest negative emotions. The overwhelming killing intent and endless hatred emanating from the Tailed Beast Bomb even made Wuchen slightly stunned.
"Die, brat!"
Boom!
The energy sphere, rolling with the aura of death, shot out from Shukaku's mouth, heading straight for Wuchen. The world-destroying aura raged like a hurricane through every corner of the world. The hurricane generated by the high-speed flow of the Tailed Beast Bomb's air currents directly shredded the ground.
Swoosh!
A golden divine light tore through the void. The Particle Cannon was swung out by Susanoo, like a divine dragon whose head is not seen but whose tail is. It shot rapidly towards the Tailed Beast Bomb.
Crack!
The two terrifying forces were clearly not on the same level. The golden light, with devastating power, pierced through the Tailed Beast Bomb, leaving a clearly visible large hole in the giant energy body! The golden spear tip, having passed through, rapidly rushed towards the stunned One-Tail.