A moment later, the golden lightning gradually subsided.
Just as Jigen sighed in relief, an intense sense of danger surged through him, and every hair on his body stood on end.
Im had appeared before Jigen without him even noticing.
Xihe flashed from its sheath like lightning, becoming a streak of blazing gold-red sword light.
He intended to force out Isshiki Ōtsutsuki's true body!
At that critical moment, everything in Jigen's perception seemed to slow down.
This was the result of a massive amount of ocular power gathering in his eyes, while every part of his body entered an activated state.
He had no choice left but to fight to the death.
[Boom—]
The next instant, a surging invisible shockwave erupted from thin air and struck the incoming blazing sword light head-on.
Shinra Tensei!
In an instant.
A dazzling fireball flecked with golden light exploded over the desert like a miniature nuclear blast.
The violent force transformed into terrifying gales that swept in all directions.
The dreadful heat evaporated the moisture in the air, forming an explosive cloud that billowed upward.
The power of that single strike was already no less than the self-destruction of a Colossal Titan!
[Whoosh—]
Im casually swung his blade, and the gale it created blew away all the mist and dust from the battlefield.
His golden eyes, as sharp as a falcon's, stared straight at the transformed Jigen across from him.
No, he was already Isshiki Ōtsutsuki!
He wore an elegant, fitted white long-sleeved tailcoat, paired with loose black trousers that covered his feet.
Pale skin, short gray hair, eyebrows and a beard on his chin.
Together with the curved horn protruding from the right side of his head, he radiated the air of an alien middle-aged man.
But the most eye-catching feature was still