The Sky's Embrace

"Damn it, get out of my way!"

Blackness emanated from the Monk, and the small animals stained with it froze in place, quickly returning to their original size. The Monk was delighted; the ability to remove names still worked?

But his smile quickly vanished. Natsu roared angrily, and under the fluctuations of the sky, the ink on the small animals was all dissolved and petrified. With a gentle shake, they shook off all the dust.

Natsu roared and shielded all the small animals behind him. Only Natsu was the same size as the shrunken Monk, and he was no less fearsome than the Monk.

"Damn beasts, damn flames!" The Monk's eyes blazed with anger again; it was these orange flames that had ruined his plans time and time again.

"Natsu is no beast!" In a flash, Tsuna appeared behind the Monk and slammed Monk into the ground with a punch. "They are my most important battle partners!"

"What's the use of saying all this, Sawada Tsunayoshi? You don't actually think you can kill me with a bunch of livestock, do you?" The Monk spread his arms and said arrogantly, "I will not die! The Soul King still needs me to manage the Three Worlds!"

Monk monk held out his hands in a gesture of respect, and the register of ten thousand names appeared in his palms. This was his last source of confidence; the Soul King had granted him the ability to manage names, so he was certain he would not die, otherwise the Three Worlds would surely descend into chaos.

"Whether you live or die is the Soul King's business. Before that, let me show you the power of my companion, whom you look down upon!"

"Natsu! Sky Mode!"

Natsu nodded to Tsuna, and his whole body transformed into an orange flame, flying into the sky. Boom! Like an orange flame ripple, it bloomed in the air, leaving the sky blue in its wake.

"Clouds rise."

The Roll transformed into purple flames and rose into the sky, where dark clouds appeared, instantly obscuring the once clear blue sky.

"The wind is coming."

The melon cried out, transformed into a streak of red light, and vanished without a trace. The surrounding air pressure changed rapidly, and a wind picked up.

"Thunder."

The Beef Bowl transformed into a bolt of lightning and plunged straight into the clouds, where lightning snakes surged and roared, expressing the sky's fury.

The Monk swallowed hard, a strange unease growing stronger within him. He had to do something; anything was better than doing nothing.

Black and white transformed into two long snakes and flew into the sky. Since Tsuna wanted to block out the sky, the Monk would open it up. In short, do the opposite of what your opponent does.

The Monk had run out of tricks. Knowing that his power was ineffective against Tsuna, he still launched an attack using the black and white colors of the Ichimonji. However, his attack was not directed at Tsuna, but at the sky.

In truth, the Monk had no other power left. His body was like a deflated balloon, with the Soul King's Power still seeping out of him. He couldn't even stop it, let alone mobilize that Soul King's Power to attack Tsuna.

Seeing the black and white snakes flying up, Tsuna made no attempt to stop them, letting them soar into the sky.

However, the Monk was alarmed to find that as the snake flew higher and higher, his control over it seemed to be gradually decreasing. The moment the black and white snake touched the clouds, he lost contact with his attack.

"Did you know that besides its harmonizing nature, the greatest characteristic of the sky is its ability to encompass everything? Only in this way can wind, thunder, and clouds coexist in the same sky?"

Because of this inclusiveness, when the Monk's attack flew into Natsu's domain, those strange objects that did not belong to the sky were also absorbed into the sky by Natsu, which is why the Monk lost contact with his own attack.

That's it. The Monk's body completely relaxed. His abilities were completely countered by Sawada Tsunayoshi, and the Soul King was on the opposite side. How could he possibly fight like this?

Tsuna paid no attention to the Monk's feelings and continued his actions, "Send rain."

Jiro and Kojirō transformed into two streaks of blue light and disappeared into the clouds. Soon after, a light Koume began to fall.

"Hyosube Ichibei, feel the wrath of the sky that you look down upon!"

A bright green bolt of lightning pierced through the Monk's body in an instant. The torrential rain draped a pale blue curtain over the sky and earth. The crimson storm sliced through everything in its path like a knife. Dark purple clouds silently increased, adding to the power of the lightning, thunder, and torrential rain.

The relentless lightning pinned the monk Monk to the ground, rendering him immobile. The Sedation rain soothed every muscle in his Monk, bringing him to his optimal state. The wind silently broke down these relaxed muscles, dissipating the energy contained within them into the wind.

Using the chaotic natural landscape, Tsuna performed a delicate operation on the Monk, perfectly separating every bit of the Soul King's Power that the Monk had stolen, so that it would be returned to the Soul King's use.

The Monk was no longer capable of resisting; in fact, he was somewhat enjoying it. The Sedation of the rain soothed his thoughts as well. He couldn't feel the power draining from his body; he simply felt like he was enjoying the cleansing of a downpour.

Sawada Tsunayoshi is nothing special; such a grand display has no effect on him whatsoever, or so the Monk thought.

Before he knew it, the muscular Monk had become skin and bones, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and he looked malnourished.

That's it. No matter how much the wind tried to break it down, it couldn't extract a single trace of the Soul King's power from the Monk. With a wave of his hand, Tsuna dispelled the dark clouds, and the sky turned into a vast expanse of white.

There were several large holes in the white sky. Tsuna immediately recognized that this was not the sky, but the barrier between the Seireitei and the Soul King Palace.

"You've swallowed quite a few good things," Tsuna said with a smile, ruffling Natsu's head. Natsu, well-versed in the art of opportunistic theft, had quietly swallowed the original sky of Seireitei while transforming into the sky.

Oh well, these barriers still need to be restored anyway, so what's done is done. Tsuna didn't blame Natsu; they could just help repair them together later.

The wind stopped, the rain cleared, and the Monk's thoughts returned to normal. The first thing he saw was his own body, like a candle flickering in the wind, and a sharp scream echoed through the heavens and earth.

"Ah! Sawada Tsunayoshi, what have you done?!"

"I simply returned what you stole from the Soul King to him," Tsuna said calmly.

"What do you mean by stealing! I am Soul King Lingwang's most loyal follower, and those were all rewards from Soul King Lingwang!" the Monk roared in a fit of rage.

"Then tell me, why isn't the Soul King you worship most on your side?"

With just one sentence from Tsuna, the Monk completely broke down. At this point, he didn't care about the outcome of the battle; what he couldn't accept was that the Soul King was standing against him.

"I..."

Unpleasant words poured from the Monk's mouth as he vehemently criticized everyone, from Sawada Tsunayoshi, and even the Seireitei Soul King, whom he should have respected the most, were not spared his insults.

"This is getting a bit noisy." Tsuna looked at the Monk with annoyance. He should accept defeat honestly, but he didn't seem to care about insulting the environment.

"Everyone, give me another hand!" Tsuna shouted to the surrounding animals, and they all nodded in response.

This time, no further command was needed; all the little animals understood Tsuna's meaning.

Natsu's Sky Flame connected them all, encompassing the existence of every animal, and they flew together toward the Monk, forming a line in the sky.

They transformed one by one into the most primal power of fire, which formed rings of flame, and a rainbow descended from the sky, pointing directly at the Monk.

Tsuna gathered his seven-colored flames and transformed into a streak of light, rushing into the rainbow. With the blessing of the seven attributes of Mist Rain, thunder, sunshine, sky, and storm, Tsuna was bathed in a dazzling white light.

Sensing the aura emanating from the rainbow tunnel before him, the Monk was stunned. He felt that Sawada Tsunayoshi's spiritual pressure actually surpassed that of the Soul King?

As a ruthless individual who consumed parts of the Soul King, the Monk was the one who understood the Soul King's spiritual pressure best besides the Soul King himself. He was certain that Sawada Tsunayoshi, with his seven flames surrounding him, had already surpassed the Soul King in spiritual pressure at this moment.

Is it really possible for someone to reach the level of Soul King through their own growth?

In the past Monk did not believe in such things; otherwise, they would not have done something like offering sacrifices to the Soul King while simultaneously stealing the Soul King's Power.

But the facts were right in front of him, leaving the monk Monk, and a Monk relief appeared on his face.

Is this why you chose him, Soul King...?

Tsuna didn't understand the Monk's thoughts. From his perspective, he simply swooshed through the rainbow tunnel and gathered all seven flames.

As he passed through the last layer of red, Tsuna began to regret his actions. The Flame Pressure within him was about to burst his body, and this power desperately needed an outlet.

Monk Tsuna's best choice.

The white on Tsuna's right fist was dazzling and radiant, the purest color formed by the condensation of seven kinds of light. Without any other choice, Tsuna punched the Monk in the face.

Boom! The sky collapsed and the earth cracked.

Centered on the Monk, Ikkaku of Seireitei was completely shattered into dust, not just broken stones and soil, but beyond any possibility of repair.

As for Hyosube Ichibei, he vanished silently in the domineering flames, leaving only a broken calligraphy brush in front of Tsuna.

Because the Monk is still in a state of fusion with his Zanpakuto, the power he bears is also shared by his Zanpakuto.

The ancient Zanpakuto, Ichimonji, was also destroyed by Tsuna's punch.

Hearing such a commotion, the crowd could no longer contain their excitement and all rushed towards Tsuna, unleashing their Flash Step.

A series of swishing sounds came from behind Tsuna, and everyone stared in disbelief at the scene before them.

There was no ground beneath Tsuna's feet; he was standing entirely in the void. Before him lay a broken calligraphy brush. The outcome was already decided; Tsuna had won.

"Hey everyone, this battle is finally over," Tsuna said to the crowd with a smile.

The group of friends from the World of the Living rushed forward, cheering excitedly. Just as Tsuna was about to retract the power of his Bankai, he was scolded by the group. Seeing them curiously touching his equipment, Tsuna could only raise his hands to avoid the sharp parts of the equipment piercing Tatsuki who was holding him.