Unification of the Shinobi World (Nine)

The slash that Ban unleashed was powerful enough to split mountains and cleave seas. Its power was so great that even Issui Black Gold Demon God were caught off guard and had no time to defend themselves. In their haste, they could only urge the Black Gold Demon God to draw the two demonic swords behind them in an attempt to block Ban's attack. However, the result was that his body was slammed into the ground by the enormous force, and the ground around his body cracked in a wavy pattern.

That immense power was enough to shatter Issui's internal organs, but the Black Gold Demon God that Issui summoned absorbed most of the attack for him. He himself was only a little dizzy and his body was not seriously injured. At this moment, Issui realized that Ban's true power had been revealed. However, he was not worried or afraid. No matter how powerful Ban was, he had his limits. He was not someone to be trifled with.

"Click..."

Issui *, wielding the Black Gold Demon God, fiercely deflected Madara's katana back. He had been unprepared and slow to react earlier, which was why he had lost to Madara by a hair's breadth. But now, he was prepared and wouldn't be so easily defeated by Madara. He was furious. Damn it, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you succeeded in a sneak attack once.

"Secret Technique — Two-Sword Style Flame Demon Purgatory Slash!!!"

Issui controlled the Black Gold Demon God, raising the two enormous demonic swords in his hands and slashing down at Madara and his Susanoo. The runes on the two swords flashed continuously at the same time.

Just as Ban had turned the tables on Issui, before he could even rejoice, he felt his body being Imprisonment a strange energy, rendering him temporarily unable to move. At that moment, the two large swords that Issui had unleashed, the Black Gold Demon God, gradually descended, overlapping in a cross shape, as if to tear apart all the enemies before him...

Susanoo gripped the greatsword at Issui waist to meet the two massive demonic swords that followed, attempting to block the attack. Although Madara couldn't launch an attack, he could still defend himself. He didn't believe that the Issui, his Susanoo was also playing a role.

"Boom..."

A tremendous roar resounded. Unlike before, when Susanoo attacked and the Black Gold Demon God defended, now it was the Black Gold Demon God attacking while Susanoo was defending. Moreover, the current situation was vastly different from before.

The two enormous demonic blades were incredibly powerful, slashing down on Susanoo. The immense recoil nearly Susanoo into a blur, almost causing him to collapse. However, Madara's power replenished the energy in time, stabilizing Susanoo, though he was far from unscathed.

The power of Issui massive demonic blade instantly caused the entire area where Madara stood to collapse, creating a huge bottomless pit at the center of the battle. Madara's image was completely shattered; he was covered in dust, looking disheveled, his clothes were tattered, and his skin was cracked. Fortunately, he had been resurrected with an immortal body through the Impure World Reincarnation; otherwise, he would have been severely injured and unable to fight for a while. His Susanoo, which had been fully armored, was now just a skeleton, its power significantly reduced.

Issui smile. His Flame Demon Purgatory Slash had the powerful characteristic of Imprisonment space and locking onto targets. In other words, under his Secret Technique, all enemies had to face his attack. Those who could withstand it would live, but those who couldn't would be finished.

Ban, hunched over, struggled to his feet, dusted himself off, and looked at Issui's smug expression. He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. He felt that he might really lose to this young man. His strength seemed inexhaustible, and he grew stronger with each battle. From the beginning until now, his strength had been steadily increasing.

"Young man, your strength truly astonishes me, but if you want me to submit, you'll need to unleash even more formidable methods. Come on, reveal all your trump cards. Victory is everything; let me see if you truly possess the potential and strength to become a king." Madara couldn't help but say. His fierce battle with Issui remained unresolved, making him realize that he might truly be doomed today. This made him waver; perhaps his actions were indeed ill-considered. After all, the Eye of the Moon Plan's plan was tantamount to destroying the world, hardly a genuine attempt to change it.

Issui said calmly, "After using this Black Gold Demon God, I decided to stop holding back. Now, let me show you the ultimate Secret Technique of this Black Gold Demon God in its complete form. Be prepared! Blaze Release — Flame of Judgment!~!"

Suddenly, all the light on the sun dimmed, and a black Kakkō fell from the sky, entering the fiery red vertical eye in the center of Issui Black Gold Demon God's forehead. Instantly, the vertical eye turned from red to black, and the entire sky darkened. The only place with light was the vertical eye in the center of the Black Gold Demon God's forehead. This magical vertical eye gathered a large amount of milky white light, which ignited all the darkness and covered all the light at the same time, like the dawn breaking, or like the prelude to the destruction of the world. Soon, a storm of destruction would come.

"Sieve..."

The milky-white light gathered on the vertical eye on the Black Gold Demon God's forehead reached its limit, then flew away at almost the speed of light, instantly reaching Madara's location. The milky-white light pierced through Madara's body, leaving a huge hole. Susanoo, unable to withstand the power of the beam, gradually disappeared. At this time, Madara was no longer able to fight, but his Impure World Reincarnation body was slowly recovering. It seemed that once his body was repaired, he would return to normal and continue fighting.

A perfect opportunity! Issui swiftly arrived beside Madara once more, dispelling the Black Gold Flame Demon from his body. He then Hand Seals before Madara again, chanting, "Eye of Heaven —Ice, Chen-Yin-Si-Xu, Ice Soul Seal!!"

A large number of snowflakes surged out of Issui's body again. At this moment, Ban's soul was also pulled out of the body Impure World Reincarnation. These large numbers of snowflakes that emerged from Yishui's body once again drifted towards Ban's illusory soul image.

Ban's soul glared angrily at the snowflakes emanating from Issui's body. What he couldn't forgive most was the loss of control over his freedom. Without freedom, he believed no dream could be realized; a enslaved soul could never be free. However, he was currently immobilized, controlled by Issui. Although the Soul Seal Technique had a success rate, it wasn't very high. But after too many attempts, he couldn't take it anymore. What if Yishui had a stroke of luck and he was finished? No, he couldn't let this continue. After recovering, he had to defeat Yishui in one fell swoop. Of course, this was based on the premise that Issui's Soul Seal attempt failed this time. If Issui succeeded, he would have no hope at all.

As Ban had predicted, the large number of snowflakes that emerged from Issui's body failed to adhere to Ban's soul when they tried to be imprinted on it, as the imprinting had failed!

When Madara's soul returned to his Impure World Reincarnation body, his body had almost fully recovered and he could move again. Without any further ado, he opened his mouth and shouted at Issui, "Chibaku Tensei!!"

A glowing sphere was created by Ban and appeared above Issui's head. A tremendous attraction emanated from the sphere, and instantly the ground of the entire battlefield cracked. Pieces of earth rushed toward the glowing sphere at a rapid speed and quickly adhered to it. Gradually, more and more pieces of earth separated from the ground and stuck to it, and soon a huge sphere was formed. Moreover, the attraction emitted by this sphere was constantly strengthening.

Issui felt as if his body was about to fly uncontrollably onto the sphere created by Madara. No matter how much he resisted, it was to no avail. The Rinnegan's ultimate technique was definitely powerful. You know, the Chibaku Tensei technique once created the moon and even sealed the Ten-Tails that destroyed the world. Although Madara did not reach the strength of the Sage of Six Paths, there was absolutely no problem with him sealing Issui with the Chibaku Tensei.

"Smack..."

Issui's entire body was as if nailed to the sphere formed by the Chibaku Tensei, unable to move at all, and unable to fully exert all his power. After all, this huge sphere constantly emanated a powerful attraction that kept Issui tightly attached to it. If he wanted to unleash his strength, he first had to break free from this powerful attraction.

Seeing that Issui was Imprisonment, Madara breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly, "Well, the power of the Rinnegan is far beyond what someone like you can achieve. After I used this technique, your fate was sealed. I won this battle. So, if you're willing to submit to me and create the ideal world with me, I can let you go. Once the Eye of the Moon Plan is realized, all your relatives from the Heaven Village will be resurrected in that world. They will no longer die easily, and may even live forever..."

Issui shook his head and laughed, "You underestimate my Eye of Heaven. Since it can't be eliminated in this world, then it can be eliminated in another world, right? Eye of Heaven —Dust, Sumeru Space!!"

Issui teleported himself and the Chibaku Tensei into his own Sumeru Space. In this space, he was a god, and nothing could escape his control. Issui separated himself from the Earth Chibaku Tensei and then sent it to the sky of this Sumeru World to serve as the moon, even if it was a bit small.

After the restrictions on Chibaku Tensei were lifted, Issui once again entered the real world from the Sumeru Space.

Madara stared in surprise at the suddenly disappearing and reappearing Issui, saying, "Space-Time Ninjutsu? It's actually Space-Time Ninjutsu. It seems you're much more difficult to deal with than I imagined. Without my control, Chibaku Tensei is useless."

Issui nodded and said, "That's right, it's Space-Time Ninjutsu. You underestimate my Eye of Heaven. Its power is definitely no less than that of the Rinnegan, and may even be stronger. I've almost evolved the Eye of Heaven into a perfect state. At this level, I'm basically immortal..."