A cold glint flashed through Ying Yue's eyes. He did not respond, instead activating his ocular technique once more and triggering The World's time stop.
Time froze in an instant. Only Ying Yue, his Stand, and Uchiha Madara's four clones remained on the battlefield.
Ying Yue swiftly rushed toward one of Madara's clones and slashed at it.
Though Madara's clones appeared powerful, their reaction speed was clearly restricted under Ying Yue's time stop.
With the power of The World, Ying Yue struck Madara's clone with unerring accuracy.
Yet Uchiha Madara remained dismissive, sneering. "Do you think you can change anything before me? Your so-called time stop is nothing but brief, false peace. Before my absolute power, your resistance is meaningless."
Ying Yue was not shaken by Madara's provocation. His gaze grew even firmer as time stopped once again.
Madara's four clones gradually began to sense that something was wrong. With every exchange against Ying Yue's Stand, they were driven farther back.
"You're right," Ying Yue replied calmly. "But the real gap does not lie in stopping time. It lies in the fact that you can no longer escape this situation."
Madara still wore a faint smile, madness flashing in his eyes. He swung the Six Paths Staff and unleashed powerful waves of chakra, but this time, Ying Yue's Stand fought him at the same time. Using The World's stopping power, it continuously closed in on Madara's true body.
Though Madara had become the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki and possessed immense combat power, Ying Yue's unique ocular technique gradually made him feel the pressure.
The ability to stop time prevented him from swiftly adjusting his tactics. His four clones were gradually suppressed, and the battle reached a stalemate.
"Do you really think you can defeat me?" Uchiha Madara sneered again, viciously swinging the