Though it was only a single strike, its power was enough to completely destroy every "individual" existence in the world—living creatures, nonliving things, even any object. Magical beasts, phantasmal beasts, divine beasts, humans, shields, armies, cities, barriers, gods—nothing could withstand it. Yet only the "world" could oppose it. Even a "god" could not destroy the "world." Even if everything, including the gods, were exterminated, the world would remain.
In other words, protection conceptualized as a "world" could not be pierced through. Thus, high-level Barrier Noble Phantasms such as Achilles's shield Noble Phantasm, "Akhilleus Kosmos," were this Noble Phantasm's nemesis.
The moment the God Slayer Spear revealed its aura, Higashino Kanade felt as though a venomous snake had wrapped itself around his heart. Its deadly fangs pressed against his chest, as if they would pierce in the next second and take his life with lethal venom.
I might die from this strike... Sweat trickled down Higashino Kanade's temple. He was not afraid; this was simply his body's instinctive response. Ever since absorbing the Ten-Tails and becoming a pseudo-Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, this was the first time Higashino Kanade had thought that he might lose.
His intuition told him that the God Slayer Spear was his nemesis. As a Sage who possessed a divine rank, he absolutely could not allow himself to be struck by it. Otherwise, he would surely be reduced to ashes.
But Higashino Kanade did not retreat. He could not escape, and he did not want to.
This confrontation with the God Slayer Spear was the first hurdle he had faced since becoming a pseudo-Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. If he crossed it, his future would be bright; if he backed down, a layer of dust would cloud his heart as a strong man. Even if he became stronger in the future, that inner