"You're truly strong! So strong that you've driven me to despair! Too strong—far too strong!"
His words were hoarse, as though he were forcing them out with his last breath. Immortal's eyes were hollow, and beneath that dark face, he no longer looked like a living person at all. Guy could tell that his opponent wanted to fight him to the death. Though he still had no idea why the man had ambushed and tried to assassinate him, this was the most exhilarating fight Guy had ever experienced since beginning his taijutsu training—and also the closest he had ever come to death.
"Can clouds remain whole beneath a raging gale? This light will never be allowed to be blocked! Final Form!"
He let out a full-throated roar. The eyes that had been shut on the Three-Faced Vajra suddenly opened. With all eight palms facing the sky, golden motes of light continuously gathered from every direction. Guy's expression turned solemn. He had to give this strike everything he had. Life or death would be decided in this instant. He stepped through the air, turned back, and landed on the sea, pressing both hands to the surface as he leaned forward and braced himself on one leg.
"I don't know who you are, but you're a warrior truly worthy of respect! You deserve to be remembered by me! I'll defeat you with everything I have!"
"Power Strike: Five-Step Inch Punch!"
The instant he threw his punch, the sea could not withstand the force of Guy's swing, and waves dozens of meters high surged upward. Guy himself was forced downward by the pressure of his own blow, landing on the seafloor. The vacuum on all sides formed a powerful current after the punch was unleashed, creating a pillar of air that seawater could