"Atomic Slash!"
Along with Divine Wind's cold, low shout, the "Atomic Cutter," coated in Armament Haki—
turned in midair into a dazzling net of blade light that the naked eye could not possibly catch.
The addition of Armament Haki gave this move the property of being able to touch the physical bodies of those who had turned elemental.
Naraku, who had originally been drifting unpredictably in midair as auspicious clouds and spiritual mist—
immediately let out a muffled groan under the airtight shroud of blade light.
It happened almost in the blink of an eye.
The cloud and mist Naraku had transformed into were forcibly knocked out of their elemental state.
He was forced back into his original flesh-and-blood body.
At the same time, he was cut by the ultimate grid of sword energy into countless dense, irregular little blocks.
The next instant—
scarlet blood exploded through the air along with chunks of shattered flesh.
This bloody, brutal scene was displayed without the slightest reservation through the holographic virtual image screen before the hundreds of thousands of spectators in the arena, as well as the countless billions watching the livestream.
Bursts of terrified screams immediately broke out in the stands.
Many timid female spectators went pale with fright.
One after another, they covered their eyes, no longer daring to look.
Gatz, the host hovering in midair, also had his expression change drastically.
The hand he used to hold the microphone was trembling slightly.
His heart shook in horror. Could... could the Top 100 Tournament be about to see its first death of a top sixteen contestant?!
Just as Gatz was hesitating over whether to call the medical team into the arena—
a bizarre scene that made everyone's scalp crawl appeared.
Divine Wind, still maintaining his half-crouched, sword-drawing posture, had his