Even Sora himself hadn't expected Frozen Heaven Hundred Flower Funeral to be countered this way.
"Not bad, not bad!"
Sora acknowledged Madara's combat intelligence.
Sora looked at Madara, his expression relaxed: "The Sage of Six Paths also has your abilities, even stronger than yours!"
"In such a case, do you think this Tengai Shinsei can still hinder me?"
"Whether it can threaten you or not, we'll know after fighting!" Madara didn't back down because of Sora's words.
"Alright then!" Sora shook his head helplessly.
In the Pure Land, his Reiatsu was only at the Rank 6.
So facing the Sage of Six Paths, he needed to use Kyoka Suigetsu and also relied on the Pure Land's special environment, where Reiatsu were active, boosting his strength… like the Shinigami protagonists' power increase upon arriving in Hueco Mundo. That's how he dealt with the Sage of Six Paths.
But now, Sora's Reiatsu had reached Rank 7, yet Madara was still not at the Sage of Six Paths' level.
Under these circumstances, Sora wasn't the slightest bit flustered!
"Since that's the case, let me show you my full power!"
Looking at the Tengai Shinsei in the sky, Sora's ice wings vibrated, and he simply flew up.
Dragging icy-blue trails, Sora streaked across the sky, leaving behind faint blue light points. Holding Hyorinmaru, he flew towards the Tengai Shinsei.
Not using a technique but flying up personally… Sora's actions left everyone very puzzled.
"Mizukage-sama, what does he want to do?" Ameyuri asked, somewhat confused.
"Ah, who knows?" Mangetsu shook his head, his expression somewhat helpless: "If it were me, I might use my sword to slash it!"
"But Mizukage-sama? Surely he wouldn't use a sword, right?" Mangetsu said, stroking his chin.
However, what he considered an offhand remark now caught everyone's attention.
"Hmm, use a sword?"
Mei looked over.
"Generally speaking, someone who thinks of using a sword to slash an asteroid, I'd call them a hidden genius."
"But for Sora, it might actually be possible!"
"After all, he has Blut!"
"Yes!" Mei's words enlightened everyone.
With Blut that could enhance attack and defense using Reiatsu, Sora slashing an asteroid with a sword wasn't impossible.
But could slashing an asteroid with a sword really be done?
Everyone looked at Sora expectantly.
At this moment, after flying for a while, Sora arrived directly beneath the Tengai Shinsei!
The massive asteroid appeared before Sora.
Compared to the Tengai Shinsei, Sora's body was so minuscule!
However, Sora wasn't the least bit flustered.
"Let's try, my current sword!!"
"Blut Vene, Blut Arterie, activate!"
Reiatsu infused into blood, infused into muscles. Under the Reiatsu's effect, numerous golden patterns appeared on Sora's body.
Adorned with these mysterious golden patterns, Sora's handsome appearance seemed to gain a touch of divinity!
And since there was divinity, divine power naturally also came to Sora's body!
Feeling the unprecedented power within, Sora gripped Hyorinmaru and casually swung it upwards!
The next second.
Rumble rumble rumble—
An aurora-like torrent of icy-blue erupted from Sora's sword.
This torrent continuously impacted the Tengai Shinsei, like an icebreaker arriving at the North Pole, breaking ice.
Hard ice was so powerless before the harder icebreaker.
Soon, under the impact of the icy-blue torrent, the Tengai Shinsei in the sky split from the middle!
Not only that, within the Tengai Shinsei's cracks, the same icy-blue light shone!
Crack crack crack!
Freezing sounds rang out.
Around the Tengai Shinsei, the water that had vaporized due to friction-induced high temperatures condensed back into droplets, then froze.
Clearly, under Sora's attack, the entire Tengai Shinsei had been frozen!
Not long after, the massive asteroid turned icy-blue.
Then, Sora tapped the asteroid with Hyorinmaru.
Crack crack crack!
Under external force, the asteroid, brittle to the extreme due to low temperature, shattered just like that!
The massive Tengai Shinsei turned into sky-filling ice mist, scattering down!
"Gods! He actually did it!!"
Looking at the dissipating Tengai Shinsei, everyone on the ground was shocked.
Even Madara was the same.
If he faced Tengai Shinsei, he would use his Susanoo to slash it.
But the Tengai Shinsei would be slashed apart, falling in chunks. It absolutely couldn't disappear so cleanly!
And after slashing the Tengai Shinsei, Sora still appeared so relaxed and effortless!
Simultaneously, after shattering the Tengai Shinsei, seemingly feeling bored, Sora descended from the sky, charging towards Madara!