Asta opened the battle with a fighting-spirited "Please guide me."
[Boom!]
With Anti-Magic Power coursing through his entire body, he entered the so-called "Black Form."
He seemed to make only a slight movement.
Yet he directly blasted through the sonic boom and airwaves, transforming into an ink-black beam as he shot at Hashirama Senju at high speed.
This delighted the latter.
He simply chose not to use Wood Release or Senjutsu, intending to take Asta's first attack head-on.
He immediately threw a fierce right punch infused with Chakra and Armament Haki.
Another exploding sonic boom, another burst of airwaves.
[Boom!!!]
The instant the black heavy fist wreathed in purple aura collided with the black blade flashing with red lightning.
A thunderous roar rang across the entire sky.
At the same time, rings of rippling force continuously spread in every direction.
The sheer intensity of the shockwaves was terrifying even to the naked eye.
Luckily, they were in the air. If this had happened on the ground.
That blow would have completely destroyed everything within several hundred meters.
"Not bad strength, young man!"
Hashirama Senju praised the force transmitted through his fist.
But Asta, tightly gripping the hilt of the Demon-Slayer Sword, felt his heart sink.
Until now, he had never seen anyone who could block his blade barehanded without using magic.
Dante Zogratis from over two years ago barely counted as one.
Because he had both Body Magic and Gravity Magic, causing Asta and Captain Yami no small amount of trouble back then.
At this moment.
Mars in the distance naturally did not just stand there and watch.
He controlled a greatsword made entirely of diamond and slashed it toward Hashirama Senju, who was locked in a contest of strength with Asta.
Though his personality did not resonate with Hashirama's,