What was violent aesthetics.
Compared to Madara's dance, with several feints per second and flashy dribbling moves that left people stunned, Hitomi's fighting style was simple and unpretentious, without any unnecessary movements.
When faced with an attack, she did not even bother to dodge. She simply struck back with a single slash and took her opponent down.
Then she charged toward the next group of targets.
The entire scene was like an eagle diving into a chicken coop, sending chickens and chaos flying in wave after wave.
The ninjas' attacks could not break through Hitomi's defenses, while every one of her attacks felled several people. It was an overwhelming display of sheer strength. Without the protection of the Insect Swarm technique's exoskeleton armor, the ninjas' fragile bodies were like paper in front of Hitomi.
Lives ebbed away like flowing water as people continued to die beneath Hitomi's blade.
What was violent aesthetics.
Violence and aesthetics had originally been completely unrelated words. When combined, however, they produced a different kind of beauty.
A form of beauty so dazzling it left people spellbound.
Just like Ximen Chuixue, who had been obsessed with the sword all his life and pursued the pinnacle of the Way. Before killing someone, he fasted and bathed for several days, treating killing as a sacred act. That created a unique ritualistic beauty.
Sword light flashed, and a line of blood blossomed across the body, stretching all the way down from the crown of the head.
With his enlarged pupils wide open, he realized that he was dying. As he watched the blue figure racing ahead, only one thought remained in his mind.
The ultimate violence brought ultimate ferocity. The fusion of countless complex sensations created a beauty of intensity.
"Magnificent."
The ninja split apart and fell to the