"Interesting. Looks like you're not all talk."
Uchiha Sasuke stood where he was, looking at the completely unscathed A Ruheng. A flicker of barely perceptible surprise flashed through his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by icy coldness.
He gave a soft snort, and the aura around him grew increasingly sharp. The black pupils in his eyes slowly changed as three red tomoe-like marks emerged and began to spin within them. It was his Martial Soul—the Sharingan.
At the same time, nine Soul Rings rose beneath his feet: eight black and one red.
"Chidori Current."
Sasuke's low voice rang out, carrying a cold edge. His right hand grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, and with a slight twist of his wrist, the sword flashed from its sheath. A cold gleam ran along its blade beneath the lights.
Blue currents immediately surged from his palm, winding around the blade as if alive. The electricity grew denser and denser, emitting a piercing series of crackles. The sound was sharp and urgent, like thousands of birds crying out at once—hence the name Chidori Current.
The blue lightning contrasted against the silver blade, instantly transforming the ordinary sword into a divine weapon capable of tearing through any defense.
"Take this."
Before his words had faded, Sasuke's figure abruptly vanished from where he stood. He exerted force through his feet, leaving a shallow crater in the ground. Borrowing that explosive force, he burst forward in a swift run, crossing the dozens of meters between them in an instant as though teleporting.
The moment he drew near A Ruheng, he turned his wrist. The blue lightning-wreathed sword in his hand tore through the air as it slashed directly toward A Ruheng's chest.
"Haha, come on!"
A Ruheng's laughter echoed through the arena, his