Faced with diamond spikes pouring down like a torrential rain.
Asta adapted on the fly with his astonishing combat instincts.
He abruptly halted his forward charge.
Then held the broad Demon-Slayer Sword horizontally before him.
With a roar.
The Demon-Slayer Sword's pitch-black blade suddenly expanded outward.
Like an insurmountable black shield, it firmly protected his body.
[Clang clang clang—boom boom boom boom—]
Countless diamond spikes from Hosenki, said to ignore all physical defenses, relentlessly struck the surface of the Demon-Slayer Sword.
The deafening clash of metal rang throughout the arena,
while the immense impact forcefully shoved Asta backward, gouging two deep trenches into the ground.
"Ugh, so heavy!"
Asta gritted his teeth, both arms numb from the impact, and could not help but marvel inwardly:
The opponents in the Top 16 really aren't easy to deal with!
But retreat had never been his style.
"Not yet! (It's not over yet!)"
Asta's eyes widened in fury as his blood surged through his veins.
Driven by his unwavering will and infused with Anti-Magic.
The Demon-Slayer Sword in his hand began growing again in a manner that defied all physical laws.
Bigger, wider, longer!
In the blink of an eye, before everyone's eyes, a massive black sword over a hundred meters long appeared, like a towering pillar that held up the heavens.
Then, carrying an overwhelming pressure, it smashed down toward Inuyasha's position.
"Black Divider!!!"
"What?!"
Inuyasha's expression changed drastically, his golden slit pupils suddenly shrinking.
Facing that absurdly enormous sword.
He did not dare take it head-on. He pushed off fiercely with his feet.
His entire body became a swift red afterimage as he dodged to the side at the last possible moment.
[RRRUUUUMMMBLLLE—]
The gigantic Demon-Slayer Sword crashed into the ground.
Like a falling meteor.
Half the dueling arena collapsed and