Crushing Defeat (Part One)

"Even if Lightning Release is ineffective, so what? Your blade can't touch me either!" Sasuke shouted defiantly.

Before he had even finished speaking, he dodged Hozuki Suigetsu's second slash.

His opponent's swordsmanship was indeed impressive, but the blade in his hands was large and heavy. His attack speed couldn't compare to Yuri's light Dual Blades.

With his Sharingan, Sasuke could clearly see the trajectory of every slash and avoid them through prediction.

Hearing this, Suigetsu sneered. "In that case, I won't use a blade!"

As he spoke, he released the hilt in his hand and clenched his right hand into a fist. From nearly two meters away, he punched straight at Sasuke Uchiha.

Relying on the advantage of his sliding speed, he suppressed his opponent in close combat, leaving him no chance to escape.

However, his opponent leaped and darted about with excessive agility.

He unleashed seven or eight slashes in succession, but Sasuke Uchiha easily dodged every one of them without even brushing his clothes.

It was like a giant swatting at a mosquito. The giant clearly possessed boundless strength and could kill it with ease, yet the mosquito was simply too nimble, and no matter how he swatted, he couldn't hit it.

Instead, it darted between the giant's fingers, mocking his incompetence.

Seeing Suigetsu release the hilt, Sasuke was slightly stunned. But when he saw his opponent punch him from nearly two meters away, warning bells immediately rang in his mind.

An ordinary person's arm simply couldn't reach two meters, so that fist shouldn't have been able to hit him.

But Hozuki Suigetsu was obviously no fool. He couldn't possibly make such a pointless show of intimidation.

It wasn't just Sasuke. The many spectators outside the arena were equally confused when they saw Suigetsu abandon his blade and