Decisive Victory!

"So fast! My eyes can't keep up at all!!"

"Both of them are incredibly skilled with Soru! They're using it consecutively with almost no interval, their figures just flicker and they disappear again! Is this their true strength!!"

"Shouldn't the focus be that their clashes are happening during their Soru usage? That kind of reaction speed! To have such intense offense and defense while moving at such high speeds! What kind of inhuman control is that!!"

"Suddenly, I'm starting to think Stuart died for a good reason!"

This was the final assessment. Having lasted this long, even the last person to fail would be transferred to another department, so the trainees weren't under much psychological pressure. However, the pressure Louis and Xiluo were exerting was quite significant.

The situation on the field was bizarre. Two figures flickered constantly, followed by the ground continuously shattering. It was like a scene from a ghost story.

"Hoo, honestly, it looks like we can't tell who's winning, meow!"

Xiluo leaped into the air, his body coiling. "Rankyaku Tornado!!"

A tornado formed instantly, sweeping towards Louis like a funnel piercing heaven and earth.

"So, I guess the warm-up is about over, huh?"

Louis's body instantly appeared in the distance, easily dodging the incredibly powerful Rankyaku. He lifted his leg and sent a Rankyaku of his own flying out.

The continuous, wave-like Rankyaku surged forth with immense power, an attack capable of completely piercing and tearing apart even a skyscraper.

"I'll go first, meow!!"

Louis's Rankyaku slash was instantly shattered. Big Cat came flying from behind, a giant cat with black fur on its face and white fur on its body, with large, slightly pointed ears.

"A Siamese Cat."

Louis understood.

"Don't get distracted, meow! Little Brother Louis!"

The moment Big Cat touched the ground, he vanished. Louis's body contorted, his upper torso twisting to the left, as a strong gust of wind howled past that area. Only then did Xiluo's attack resound; in such a short time, he had already launched five more attacks.

"So fast."

Although Louis seemed to be dodging Xiluo's attacks with casual ease, he was actually on the defensive. Coupled with his natural mastery of Soru and the boost from the Cat-Cat Fruit, his speed and reaction time had soared. Xiluo's Soru had become so fast that Louis couldn't keep up. Once this guy got going, Louis could only take hits.

"Let him come out first."

Louis thought this as the hair tie broke, his black hair flying loose.

"Eh? You're finally using Life Return, meow? But in terms of speed, I'm not someone like Stuart you can compare me to!"

Xiluo's voice drifted from all directions, "Can you catch me, meow?"

"No need to catch!"

A large hole appeared in Louis's waist as he once again narrowly avoided Xiluo's strike at the critical moment.

"Tekkai."

"Screech!!"

Louis's hair behind his head sprang up, dividing into hundreds of black long swords. By stimulating the hair follicles, his hair grew rapidly. Combined with the hardening of Tekkai, Louis was now the Hundred Sword Style!

"Whoa! What is this exaggerated move, meow?"

Xiluo didn't attack, instinctively moving away from Louis. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed very bad.

"Rankyaku Blade Storm!"

What would it look like for a hundred long swords to dance simultaneously?

What would it look like for a hundred long swords to unleash flying slashes simultaneously?

A storm! Without a doubt, it was a storm!!

"Whoa! Quickly dodge! This move's coverage area is too large!!"

At this point, the onlookers below finally realized something was wrong. This move clearly encompassed all of them as well.

Slashing! Slashing!

The sky was filled with slashes!!

"Ugh! This is really! Too rough, meow!"

No matter how fast Xiluo was, this kind of attack left him no room to dodge. He could only tank it.

"Tekkai!!"

Big Cat stood on its hind legs, in its beast-man form, crossing its arms in front of its chest. Tekkai was already activated.

"Clang clang clang clang clang clang!!!"

The Rankyaku from his hair wasn't very powerful. At most, it would just numb Xiluo's body when it hit him, but the only troublesome issue was the sheer quantity.

Xiluo felt his entire body going numb. Attacks on a single spot were being hit continuously, and even his hardened muscles were starting to falter.

"Whoosh!"

The slash storm abruptly stopped. Louis's body flickered in front of Xiluo, his right fist raised high. His shoulder area softened using Kami-e, and he began to spin. "Drill Finger Gun!"

"Too slow, meow?"

Xiluo moved his feet, intending to use Soru to dodge, but it didn't go as planned. "Taking advantage of my defense? How despicable, meow!!"

His ankle had black hair extending from the ground. It wasn't hard to see that a lock of Louis's hair had burrowed into the ground. Then, while Xiluo was using Tekkai, it drilled up from the earth and wrapped around him.

"Tekkai!"

"Pfft!!"

With a dull thud, Louis's Shigan struck Xiluo's chest directly, sending the man flying.

"Whoa! This power is—"

Xiluo twisted violently in mid-air. As a Cat, his balance was unmatched. Blood sprayed from his mouth, and there was a bloody hole in his chest. While not too deep, it had indeed pierced through.

Louis clenched his fist. After gaining control over his arm muscles, he could unleash the full power of his political arm. The force of his punch instantly surged. Combined with rotational force, the concentrated Shigan piercing Xiluo's Tekkai was not unexpected.

"Seriously! You're improving too fast, meow! I can't get hit!"

Xiluo gritted his teeth, extending his right claw. "Shigan Cat Claw!"

A cold glint flashed, and the hair binding Xiluo was severed. Even hair reinforced with Tekkai couldn't defend against Xiluo's Shigan claw.

"Geppo!!"

Xiluo's figure vanished once more. Even in mid-air, he displayed extraordinary mobility.

"Shigan Needle Hell!!"

Louis's hair instantly bristled, literally. His hair shot up like a hedgehog's quills and then flew outwards. This was also an attack with an extremely wide range and no blind spots. Most people would be turned into a sieve by Louis with just this one move.

"Don't even think about it!!"

He couldn't see Xiluo's movements at all, but Louis's hair was constantly breaking. His sharp claws, combined with Shigan, were now no less formidable than a famous sword.

"Ugh!"

Not only did his attack fail to achieve its goal, but Louis felt pain in his scalp. His hair was grabbed, and he was directly pulled over by Xiluo.

"Shigan Rankyaku Alloy Cat Claw!!"

If simply layering Shigan onto a Cat claw made it indestructible, what about adding Rankyaku?

Louis felt like he would be cut into fragments by Xiluo's strike. It wasn't an illusion; if he were hit, the fight would be over. In terms of power, the beast-transformed Xiluo was overwhelmingly strong.

"Wind Rider!!"

However, the more powerful the attack, the stronger the wind it generated. Louis's body hairs grew to a considerable extent. His skin, more sensitive to the slightest breeze, immediately reacted. Then, using the miraculous Kami-e that allowed him to twist his body at will, he concave his body significantly, easily dodging Xiluo's attack.

"Ahhh! Are you kidding me, meow!! You dodged that too!!"

Xiluo roared in annoyance. His body vanished instantly as Louis's hair swept towards him.

Louis's hair surged like a torrent, surging everywhere, scattering and constantly chasing Xiluo's figure. However, the strength of the hair couldn't withstand Xiluo's attacks and was constantly being severed. Soon, a layer of hair covered the ground.

"Brother Louis, how much hair do you have, meow? Is it free, meow?"

Xiluo's breathing grew heavier. The consumption was too great. Maintaining the high-speed Soru, even with the enhancement from the Zoan-type fruit, his stamina was starting to run out.

"Enough to last until you can't move."

Louis said this. Growing hair required energy, and he was already very tired, but he couldn't back down verbally.

"Then let's see, meow! Brother Louis!!"

Xiluo gritted his teeth and severed Louis's spreading hair from all directions once more. "Who will last until the end!!"

Xiluo was strong, very strong. His terrifying speed combined with his indestructible Cat claws and extraordinary agility meant that besides Louis, everyone else present, including the Instructor, would be instantly killed if they encountered him.

But—

"It's over! Xiluo!"

Louis suddenly looked up.

"Huh?"

Xiluo was stunned, then, "What???"

His leg was entangled!!

He had been moving at high speed, and Louis's hair couldn't keep up, but his leg was caught. The pulling force suddenly slowed Xiluo down, and then, more hair wrapped around him.

"How is this possible!! The severed hair actually—"

Xiluo was utterly astonished. The hair he had severed on the ground began to move, directly entangling his legs. More hair was spreading, and in an instant, he was tightly bound.

"This is the end!!"

The hair from the back of Louis's head coiled around, binding Xiluo even tighter. At the same time, he used Soru, his body whistling forward. "Xiluo!!"

"Don't even think about it!! Louis!!"

Xiluo roared. This was the first time he had been so agitated. "Screech!" A gap burst open in the hair on Xiluo's right side, and his right claw, flashing with a cold glint, extended. "Take this!"

The cold light shot straight towards Louis's chest.

Kami-e!

Louis bent his body, evading Xiluo's strike. His two fists were placed one above the other, aimed at Xiluo's body. At the same time, the hair on Xiluo's left hand also broke open a large hole.

"Rokuogan!!!"

"Alloy Cat Claw!!"

"Xiluo!!"

"Louis!!"

"Xiluo!!"

"Louis!!"

"Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!!"

"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!!"

"There is only one reason for your failure! That is, you didn't vote!"