A Bloody, Desperate Battle

"Dual Blade Technique: Air Hammer!" Shimo Yuki continued to use the powerful Chakra sphere released by Hiramekarei to forcefully shatter the huge ice pillar blocking her way.

Forced into a corner, Shunren had no choice but to use the Sode no Shirayuki in his sleeve to face the opponent's sword head-on.

"Bang!"

As expected, Shunren was blasted away by the Chakra ball in the next second.

"Hmph! Daring to clash with my Hiramekarei, you're truly overestimating yourself... Hmm?!" Just as Shimo Yuki was about to raise his sword again to press his advantage, he discovered that, without him noticing, the Hiramekarei in his hand had been frozen by a thick layer of frost, and the frost had blocked the two small holes at the tip of the sword from which Chakra could be released.

Shunren wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said coldly, "Do you think you can escape unscathed by clashing with my Sode no Shirayuki?"

"All you do is try to be clever!" Shimo Yuki's face darkened, and she conjured a sharp ice blade in her palm, fiercely slicing through the frost on the Hiramekarei.

Shunren turned his gaze to the other side, where he saw that the battle between Pakura and Raiga Kurosuki had also reached a fever pitch. Flame balls and lightning bombarded each other, and Pakura seemed to have gained a slight advantage. However, an advantage alone was not enough. For them, the longer the battle dragged on, the more dangerous it would be!

Just as Shunren was about to speak, a whooshing sound came from behind him.

"Hack!"

Shunren Kushimaru Kuriarare. At the same time, he used the Mind Transmission Technique to transmit his voice to Pakura, urging her to seize the moment, even if it meant consuming a large amount of Chakra to unleash a powerful attack.

"When you're fighting us, do you still have time to care about others?" Kushimaru Kuriarare wielded a long sword, his slender arm possessing an inexplicable strength and incredible resilience, with its joints twisting like a mechanical arm. At the same time, his swordsmanship became unpredictable and bizarre, even Shunren's Sharingan couldn't see through this strange swordsmanship routine.

"Pfft~" Kushimaru Kuriarare's long sword slashed fiercely across Shunren's shoulder.

However, Shunren's wound did not bleed, while Kushimaru Kuriarare's longsword was covered with a layer of frost.

"What?!"

It turns out that when Shunren is in a state of -18 degrees Celsius, whether he is in contact with the target or is being contacted by the target, he will be corroded by the cold air of the Sode no Shirayuki.

Shunren brandished his Sode no Shirayuki Blade and slashed at his opponent. Kushimaru Kuriarare, unable to use his sword skills due to his weapon being frozen, could only raise it to barely block, and was then sent flying.

However, just as Shunren repelled Kushimaru Kuriarare with a single blow, Shimo Yuki's attack came again. She was still wielding the powerful Chakra ball with Hiramekarei. Although the technique was simple, its power was unparalleled!

Shunren only had time to parry with a crossed sword and a dagger before being sent flying again.

Shunren, fighting two against one, naturally suffered repeated losses. On the other side, after a fierce battle, Pakura finally managed to suppress Raiga Kurosuki, seized an opening, and slammed a fireball into him, severely injuring him. However, Raiga Kurosuki was no pushover either, and used his lightning blade to slash Pakura's ankle.

Compared to Raiga Kurosuki, whose entire body was burned, Pakura's minor injury was nothing. However, the problem was that for a ninja, an injured foot was equivalent to losing mobility, which was fatal for her as she prepared to escape!

"Damn it!" Pakura gripped his left foot tightly, which was trembling from the electric shock, and cruelly dug his fingernails into his thigh flesh, using the intense pain to slow down the numbness in his foot.

Seeing that Pakura's mobility was destroyed, Shunren's face was also quite ugly. He thought that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were different from the enemies he had encountered before. Not only were they powerful, but each of them was also extremely ruthless and cunning. For example, although Raiga Kurosuki was slightly weaker in terms of raw strength, he was quite cunning. He had cut Pakura's foot by mistake!

"Huh?!" Shunren's expression suddenly changed drastically.

Because at that moment, his Mind's Eye sensed that the other three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were rushing towards them, clearly having broken free from his Bringer-of-Darkness Technique! "Hmph~ It seems your time has come to an end." Although Kushimaru Kuriarare didn't possess Sensory Technique, his sensitivity to Chakra was quite good. He could vaguely sense the arrival of the others. He took the long sword from his right hand with his left, and then his right hand, frozen stiff, hung limply at his sides. "To be able to injure one of my arms while fighting two against one, you can die contentedly!"

Raiga Kurosuki, severely burned, lay quietly against the tree, unable to speak, but a sinister smile clung to his face, as if to say, "You've injured me, so you can't escape now!"

"Huff, huff~" Pakura's attack severely injured Raiga Kurosuki, but she was now quite exhausted of Chakra and panting heavily. Coupled with her immobile left leg, she turned her last hopeful gaze to Shunren, "Uchiha Shunren, what do we do now?"

Shunren had taken two Chakra orbs from Hiramekarei in succession. On the surface, he showed no visible injuries, but in reality, he had suffered serious internal injuries. In addition, he had briefly fought against four of the other seven Ninja Blades. Although the battle was short, he had used an A-rank Genjutsu, Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, an A-rank Dōjutsu, Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique, and a Getsuga Tensho. Now, he was fighting two against one against Shimo Yuki and Kushimaru Kuriarare. Shunren's remaining Chakra was nearly exhausted.

"It seems that's the only option left..."

Shunren put away his Sharingan, conserving his limited Chakra.

What should Pakura do next after Shunren's message is transmitted to him?

Pakura paused, seemingly uncertain, and asked, "This... will it really work?"

"Just do as I say." Shunren didn't have time to explain further. He grabbed Sode no Shirayuki with his other hand and plunged the blade into his palm.

"Let's go!" Although Shimo Yuki didn't know what Shunren was planning to do, he wasn't going to just stand there and wait.

On the other side, Kushimaru Kuriarare attacked even faster, rushing towards Shunren at an astonishing speed.

A large amount of cold air poured into Shunren's body from the tip of Sode no Shirayuki, making Shunren's face extremely pale. However, he still gritted his teeth and persevered, using his limited Chakra to protect the vital organs of his body.

While the cold air was gathering, Shunren was unable to move.

Shimo Yuki continued to unleash that invincible Chakra ball.

As per the battle plan, Pakura stood in front of Shunren, disregarding the depletion of her Chakra, and unleashed seven fireballs in succession, "Scorch Release: Flame Blast!"

Seven consecutive fireballs collided with the Chakra orbs, and for a moment, orange-red Chakra and blue Chakra each occupied half of the sky.

With a deafening roar, Pakura's powerful strike actually managed to push past Shimo Yuki's Hiramekarei!

"Whoosh~" Taking advantage of the all-out attack between Pakura and Shimo Yuki, Kushimaru Kuriarare transformed into a streak of light and quickly circled behind Shunren, thrusting his long sword straight forward.

"Go to hell!"