Demon Flash Heavenly Feathers and Rasenshuriken

"Bang!!"

The sword and claws collided, creating a fierce gust of wind.

"Ahhh!!"

The two roared simultaneously, and the surrounding earth shattered. They plummeted downwards, causing the ground to shake violently.

Erza, with Laxus in tow, had already flown into the air, her eyes reflecting a look of shock.

Their strength... is too great...

Ha~ Ha~ Ha~

In the giant pit, on a pile of rubble, the old witch's chest heaved as she breathed heavily, her hands gripping the sword hilt trembling so tightly she could barely hold on.

"Have you taken care of... her...?"

She murmured softly, almost as if talking to herself.

Suddenly, a commotion arose not far ahead. The old witch looked over.

"How... is that possible?"

Her voice trembled, and her eyes reflected a... desperate gray light.

Before me lay [Mira], completely unharmed, almost without a single injury.

The beautiful girl was expressionless, like a beautiful sculpture. But the savage killing intent in her scarlet eyes revealed the anger that ran deep in her soul.

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

Within Bolunte's manor, one magnificent building after another collapsed. Several enormous monsters raged through the vast estate. Lava, water, darkness, sword energy... all sorts of energies surged around, reducing the manor to ruins.

The Blood Demon Knights had already retreated several kilometers away. Although they could rely on magic similar to arrays to fight the monsters, they had all evacuated from the area under Bolunte's orders.

Susanoo his longsword high and slashed downwards. The fierce energy drew the surrounding air towards the ground, causing it to crack. The blade descended from above!

There were no other monsters around. After a fierce battle, both the other three monsters summoned by Bolunte and the Water King summoned by Chiba, using the Wood Dragon Technique and the Lava Behemoth, were almost wiped out. The Water King was nearly cut in two.

Bolunte rode the black monster beneath his feet. The black monster raised its hands, trying to catch the blade with its bare hands while enduring the air pressure. But the weight of the sword was simply too great; its hands couldn't withstand it. The longsword slashed down.

Bolunte leaped away, watching helplessly as the last monster was slain by Chiba.

The dark giant turned its gaze to the man, whose forehead was beaded with cold sweat. Susanoo as Bolunte was preparing to use magic to retaliate, Chiba clutched his eyes in agony.

Susanoo disappeared.

Only after he disappeared did he feel a little better. He loosened his grip, and a trickle of blood slid down from the corner of his eye.

The side effects of overusing the Mangekyō ability.

In reality, Chiba generally wouldn't choose to use the Mangekyō unless absolutely necessary, because he currently lacks the conditions to awaken the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. If he used it for too long, he would eventually go blind.

"It seems your Titan form also has limitations. Despite possessing such immense power, you're subject to numerous restrictions..." Bolunte chuckled, a twisted smile spreading across his face. "But once I possess you, I'll find a way to remove these limitations. This power, so close to that of a god, so close to that of Zeref, is something only I deserve!"

"You dare call me a devil!" Chiba cursed, then formed hand seals.

"Multiple Wood Clone Technique!"

Many wooden figures separated from his back, and these wooden figures gradually transformed into the likeness of Chiba, crawling out from behind him.

"Big Ball Rasengan!"

All the Wood Release Big Ball Rasengans in their hands and charged towards Bolunte.

"Is the monster battle followed by a human wave battle? Heh, it seems I shouldn't have sent the Blood Demon Knights away..." He shook his head and chuckled. Although he said that, he wasn't entirely helpless when it came to a human wave battle.

His hands began to form strange hand gestures, and soon a dark magic circle was formed between his hands. Then, the dark night began to separate, turning into dark shadow entities.

The shadow entities were so numerous that they were impossible to count, many times more than Chiba's Wood Release clones.

"Charge, Shadow Legion!"

Bolunte gave a low growl, and the countless black shadows let out a hoarse laugh that sounded incredibly jarring. They bared their fangs and claws and charged wildly at the clones, like a horde of ghosts that had escaped from hell.

While Chiba's Wood Release clones were far inferior to the Shadow Legion's, the power of the Big Ball Rasengan was not something everyone could withstand. When the two sides clashed, a single Big Ball Rasengan could take down more than ten shadow clones. Furthermore, the Wood Release clones' durability was far superior to that of the Shadow Clones. After using the Big Ball Rasengan once, they used the Demon Flash. Another wave of slaughter ensued.

But gradually, the Wood Release clones began to run out of steam. They had only managed to kill a lot of shadows with their initial burst of power, but they were still clones, not as powerful as the main body. As the Wood Release clones disappeared one by one, Chiba's side gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

"You had the upper hand just now, but it's my turn now. I guess... your strength is more than that..." Bolunte, hiding behind the Shadow Legion, said with a faint smile.

"Hey..."

Chiba grinned. "Since you're so eager to know, then I might as well grant your wish..."

As he spoke, he spread his arms, and snow-white Chakra overflowed from his body, forming a Chakra Cloak. At the same time, the snow-white Chakra spread into the air around him, and then began to spin!

That's right! Spin!

In the air, swirling Chakra Uzumaki slowly appeared, eerily strange. Chiba gritted his teeth and held on tightly; for him, this technique consumed Chakra, mental energy, and... magic power!

The realm version of Demon Flash! Demon Flash Heavenly Feathers!

Compared to Demon Flash Heavenly Feathers, Demon Flash Tenyu is simply more numerous and can conjure needles without using its hands. This is because... the air is filled with tiny, transparent hands made of magic.

It's equivalent to... using magic to turn yourself into a tentacle monster.

As the fine needles in the air completely coalesced, Chiba gritted his teeth and waved his hands, sending all the needles raining down on the Shadow Legion.

"Let's try this one!"

Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!

With a low shout, Chakra condensed in his hand, initially taking the shape of Rasengan, but after being infused with wind-style Chakra, it transformed into a spinning Rasenshuriken.

He practically ran alongside all the Chakra needles, but thankfully his Demon Flash were all centered on him and spread outwards. He gave himself ample space to fight... Actually, if he hadn't failed to learn Sage Mode, it wouldn't have been so complicated; he could have just thrown them all out.