Hammering the Jashin!

Ever since breaking through to [Demigod] and using laws to strengthen his divine body, Natsume had long wanted to see just how much power he could unleash by using the [Demigod Body] to activate the [Eight Gates Released Formation].

He also wanted to explore the limits of his taijutsu strength!

Besides, he had mastered the [Life Authority] and had just absorbed the life essence of an [Envy Demigod].

If all of it were compressed and unleashed at once, how powerful would it be?

Even Natsume himself found it hard to estimate.

Moreover, if he defeated Jashin using all sorts of [Authority Powers] and divine skills, there was no guarantee the other party would truly accept the loss.

It was far more shocking and intimidating to defeat it head-on with pure taijutsu and strength.

That was why Natsume had directly activated the [Eight Gates Released Formation].

At that moment, as the Gate of Death opened completely, surging chakra rampaged and poured forth.

Crimson vapor billowed up, forming a massive blood-red tornado that even engulfed an area spanning tens of thousands of meters.

The entire surrounding starry sky trembled beneath that terrifying power.

If

all kinds of laws and divine arts represented absolute "authority,"

then Natsume now represented absolute "strength"!

"What violent power!"

"Has it already exceeded the limit of what I can endure?"

As Natsume sensed the power within him, he clicked his tongue inwardly.

He was completely certain of one thing.

If not for the enhancement of his divine body by the five "powers of law," the astonishing regenerative ability of the [Life Authority], and the boosts brought by equipping two [Divine Artifacts], his body would have been torn apart by this immense power the instant he opened the [Gate of Death]!

Even so, Natsume estimated that in his