The giant, holding an ice blade, immediately sliced off the lava cannon from the wooden man's hand, along with half of its palm.
Boom!
The lava cannon exploded in mid-air. The terrifying impact force within it instantly formed a dazzling ball of white light. In an instant, the entire world turned dim. The void let out a humming vibration. Under this powerful energy impact, the ground instantly shattered.
Even the wooden man and the giant were blasted away by the force of the explosion.
But before the dust could settle, the giant and the wooden man were fighting again. The giant swung his ice blade at the wooden man, while the wooden man dodged the blade and seized an opportunity to punch the giant's head.
"Ice Style: Ice-Style Prisms!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Neji clasped his hands together, and huge ice spikes rained down from the sky.
Inside the giant's mind, the evil god, seeing this scene through the giant's eyes, his gaze sharpened. A fireball, blazing fiercely, suddenly appeared in his other hand, and he threw it with all his might towards the sky.
Bang!
The fireball exploded, burning all the ice spikes to ashes.
Just as Neji was about to continue making hand seals, using the cold air to freeze the giant, he saw two feet approaching him rapidly.
Thump!
Neji reacted quickly, extending his arms to protect himself. But a hastily formed defensive stance could not truly protect him.
Having focused his attention on the evil god from the beginning, he naturally overlooked Obito and Kabuto, who were relatively less threatening. The result was that he was severely ambushed by Obito and Kabuto, who had already gathered their strength.
Swish!
After this impact, his body immediately fell from the wooden man's head. After activating his Chakra Cloak once more, he bounced off the ground and landed safely.
"Sakon, Twin Demon Jutsu."
"Earth Style: Jirobo, Earth Shore Return!"
"Earth Style: Earth Dragon Spear!"
Unfortunately, just as he landed and hadn't had time to recover, he heard Kabuto's voice from behind him.
Using the Byakugan's all-encompassing vision, he saw the figure of the chubby guy from the Sound Five appear on Kabuto's abdomen. Immediately after, the ground beneath his feet began to split open.
Neji had indeed dodged the blow to his head by phasing, but the next moment his feet felt light. Even in his phased state, he was affected by gravity, and below him were earth spikes.
"Damn it!" Neji cursed inwardly. Two thick, glowing white hands extended from his Chakra Cloak, grabbing the edges of the crack and pulling himself out of the pit into the air with a slight exertion.
At this moment, Obito was right behind him with a huge shuriken.
But it still passed through Neji.
"I..." Obito really wanted to curse. As someone who had always been invincible in the ninja world using Space-Time Ninjutsu, he was one day defeated by the same ability.
He finally understood the feeling of "I love how you hate me but can't touch me."
A slight curve appeared on Neji's lips. He glanced briefly at the wooden man, who was quickly defeated after losing his control, and the approaching giant. He had already conceived a plan to retreat.
Obito, Kabuto, the Grim Reaper, the evil god, and Black Zetsu. Excluding Black Zetsu, each of these five was more powerful than the last. Rather than fighting alone and risking his life, it was better to retreat first and then come back with his 'Shadows' for a group attack.
With this thought, Neji no longer fought and quickly flew into the sky, rapidly heading into the distance.
"This guy's trump cards are endless. He can actually fly in the sky." Obito said, somewhat surprised.
"So what if he can fly? He's been here for so long, he can't escape now," Kabuto chuckled, quietly watching Neji leave.
"That's right. His only fate today is death!"
A moment later, the Grim Reaper walked over leisurely, and the evil god had already returned to his normal appearance.
"Is it about time?"
"Ah, he can't escape!" The Grim Reaper said faintly. A black space suddenly appeared in front of his hand. When he put his hand into it, the next thing he knew, he was in front of Neji.
"How is this possible?!" Neji, who was fleeing, was shocked to see the shattered space in front of him. Having read about the Hokage, he naturally knew what this was, but that was precisely why he was shocked.
Yomotsu Hirasaka!
A pale blue hand slowly emerged from the void, and a chilling aura swept over him.
"The Grim Reaper?! Why does he know Yomotsu Hirasaka?"
"How did he find me?"
"No matter what, it's too late, I have to use phasing..."
Neji gritted his teeth, preparing to phase to avoid and leave this place. But at this moment, a streak of blood light suddenly shot into the sky. The evil god also floated in the air, and endless bloody mist permeated the area, drifting around Neji.
"So what if you chase after me? If I want to leave, no one can stop me."
"Is that so? It's enough now. Do you think you can still use phasing to dodge our attacks?" the evil god said coldly.
"What do you mean?"
"Hmph, you'll know when you try. See if your so-called phasing can still be used."
"Hmm?" Neji looked at the evil god's inexplicable smile and suddenly had a bad premonition.
He tried to phase, but there was no sign of success.
"How can this be?!" Neji's heart suddenly turned as cold as ice. He clenched his fists involuntarily.
"So what if I can't phase?"
Neji coldly looked at the pale blue hand in the Yomotsu Hirasaka. Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack was unleashed. The powerful punch, through the crack, directly struck the Grim Reaper, aggravating his already unhealed wounds. He involuntarily withdrew his hand.
"What's wrong?" Kabuto asked curiously, seeing the Grim Reaper suddenly fly backward.
"Nothing, just a dying struggle," the Grim Reaper said. "He will despair soon."
With that, he pressed his hand to the ground. Chakra of the five elements—wind, fire, water, lightning, and earth—lit up in a pentagram shape around him.
The scene shifted. Neji, who had forced the Grim Reaper back with one blow, looked triumphantly at the evil god and said disdainfully, "See? If I want to leave, you can't stop me."
"Hahaha, this is the difference between you mortals and us gods. Even though you have the power to threaten gods and challenge them, you are still not gods," the evil god laughed heartily, his bloody aura growing more intense.
Neji couldn't stand the pungent smell, and before the evil god could finish speaking, he moved away from him again.
The evil god shook his head with a "tsk-tsk" sound. "Ants will always be ants. In the final moments of your life, I will show you the true power of the gods."
Then, he raised his hand to the sky. Just like the Grim Reaper, the same pentagram lit up.