Kyōkotsu Takes the Field

Meanwhile, Karatachi Yagura's Mirror Clone (Senyo) was not about to be outdone.

With a soft "whoosh," a layer of Tailed Beast Cloak suddenly rose from his body.

Then, he swung his arm fiercely, shrouded in a hazy, mysterious glow, and smashed it toward Darui with thunderous force.

Darui likewise raised his palm to meet Karatachi Yagura's Mirror Clone (Senyo)'s incoming strike.

The two palms, each containing terrifying energy, collided violently in midair with a deafening, muffled boom:

"Bang!"

Accompanied by that tremendous sound, the enormous impact sent both of them flying backward uncontrollably.

Karatachi Yagura's Mirror Clone (Senyo) had been knocked back because the black lightning released by Darui had pierced his defenses, leaving his body briefly paralyzed;

As for Darui, after clashing head-on with his opponent, dense layers of coral-like growths suddenly appeared across his body, as though they had imprisoned him entirely.

Thus, with both sides affected by the other's technique, neither could move for the moment.

When they regained the ability to move, they discovered that the fierce battle between Karatachi Yagura and Killer B in the distance had already reached a fever pitch.

At this moment, both had completed their Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.

Eight-Tails Gyuki versus Three-Tails Isobu!

Once Gyuki's tails had fully emerged, its body began to rise at an astonishing rate.

In the blink of an eye, it had grown to forty or fifty meters tall, like a moving mountain.

By comparison, Isobu appeared far smaller, standing less than twenty meters tall.

Judging by size alone, Isobu was already at an absolute disadvantage, and the outcome of this battle seemed decided.

Faced with such a vast disparity, Isobu (Karatachi Yagura) did not retreat.

Its eyes widened in fury as it let out an earth-shaking roar.

Then, Isobu swiftly curled its entire body, wrapping