Southern Dipper's attack came without any warning. Within this absolute darkness, he concealed all spiritual energy fluctuations, leaving only chakra behind.
The white light held no meaning as illumination in the darkness, but the attack itself was very real.
Buzz! The white light sliced through the void and arrived before the early Nascent Soul assassin in an instant. It moved at the speed of light—far beyond anything he could resist. By the time he sensed that something was wrong, it was already too late.
"Damn it!"
The early Nascent Soul assassin cried out inwardly. His body's instinctive response was to protect his vital points, especially his chest and head.
In an instant, his flesh writhed, shifting all his vital organs elsewhere. So long as those areas did not suffer severe damage, he would still have a chance to strike back.
Yet he quickly realized that the attack was not aimed at his vital points, but at the wound Northern Dipper of Akatsuki had opened earlier. By the time he understood that, there was no longer any possibility of evasion.
Pfft!
With a soft sound, Southern Dipper's Finger of Light plunged directly into the wound Northern Dipper had created, transforming into the purest light spiritual energy and invading his body.
The early Nascent Soul assassin let out a muffled groan and retreated at once, but his expression eased considerably. Compared with the danger he had sensed before, the power of this attack was actually not that great.
Southern Dipper had known this when he launched the attack. After all, he had used only chakra this time, not his strongest senjutsu chakra. Killing an early Nascent Soul assassin in a single blow was impossible.
However, in the next moment, the assassin's face changed drastically as he rapidly retreated. He spat out a