Madara Uchiha silently appeared behind Soji, one hand already pressed against the center of his back.
"Shinra Tensei!"
The next second, Madara Uchiha's attack struck.
Terrifying repulsive force erupted directly against Soji's back.
Just as Madara Uchiha thought that this strike would at least inflict some damage on Soji—
The result was beyond his expectations.
Soji "exploded."
That was right. The instant Madara Uchiha's Shinra Tensei struck Soji, his entire body "blew apart."
At the same time, a terrifying chill swept toward the stunned Madara Uchiha.
The one hit by Madara Uchiha's Shinra Tensei had not been Soji's real body at all, but an Ice Clone!
Hashirama Senju's Wood Clones made it impossible to distinguish real from fake, and Soji's Ice Clones were no less impressive.
Sure enough, the instant the Ice Clone shattered, its subsequent effect was naturally triggered.
"Crack, crack."
Fortunately, the power of Shinra Tensei scattered much of the ice mist released by the exploding Ice Clone.
As a result, only Madara Uchiha's left arm, which had been pressed against the Ice Clone's back, was frozen. The rest of his body was unaffected.
Moreover, Madara Uchiha's frozen left arm was already beginning to recover.
Such freezing effects clearly could not cause Madara Uchiha any substantial harm.
Meanwhile, the real Soji had already appeared on the sea below.
"Crack, crack."
With Soji's feet as the center, the surrounding sea surface rapidly began to freeze!
Perhaps he had grown too accustomed to using Ice Release over the years.
So even though he still had many other methods available, he habitually chose Ice Release.
After all, Soji had comprehended seven Chakra natures and actively fused them into Truth-Seeking Orbs.
Therefore, as long as he wished, he could theoretically fuse all kinds of Kekkei Genkai, even Kekkei Tōta.
But Soji truly