The clash of minds was also a clash of wills.
In such a confrontation, the gap in raw strength between the two sides would be drastically reduced, turning entirely into a contest of will and spirit—or, one could say, a contest of souls.
Now, the reduced sizes of the mutated Shukaku and the normal Shukaku proved exactly that.
Although size did not represent actual combat power in this world of will, it could still reveal many things.
The battle began.
Gaara raised his hand. Within the world of consciousness, raging sand surged forth and swept toward his opponent.
The normal Shukaku let out a roar and coordinated with Gaara's sand-based attack.
The mutated Shukaku met the assault without hesitation. The earth trembled as countless stone pillars crashed toward the man and beast from every direction. After colliding with the sand, they were directly blocked, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.
Then, the stone pillars shattered and wild sand scattered as both sides bombarded each other with primitive, straightforward methods.
Neither Shukaku had forgotten its signature move. Both gathered Tailed Beast Balls and unleashed them against one another.
The normal Shukaku's Tailed Beast Ball was black, while the mutated Shukaku's was filled with ominous dark-red energy.
If this had been the real world, the mutated Shukaku's Tailed Beast Ball would undoubtedly have far surpassed the normal Shukaku's.
However, within this space of consciousness, both of their powers had been greatly weakened, and every attack was essentially a tangible manifestation of their clash of wills.
Well, the people in the real world could not help complaining that this battle in the world of consciousness was rather different from what they had imagined. They were still fighting here too—really, they did not know where to even begin criticizing it.
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