Ōtsutsuki Isshiki's shock lasted only an instant. A thousand years of lingering on and his obsession with resurrection had long tempered his will into something as cold and tenacious as a venomous snake.
Faced with this unprecedented, mysterious enemy who had directly invaded his absolute domain, fear swiftly transformed into the most primal desire to survive and savage fury.
"No matter who you are, entering this place means only death!" Isshiki's voice emerged through Jigen's body, carrying a harsh metallic rasp. He knew full well that there was no retreat left—he could only fight!
Before his words had faded, he gave Neji no time to react. His figure suddenly burst from the life fluid! Black runes instantly spread across most of Jigen's body, and an icy chakra far beyond the Shadow Rank, even nearing the threshold of the Six Paths, erupted with a roar! Without forming a single hand seal, he spread the fingers of his right hand toward Neji. The space before his palm twisted and compressed violently—
"Daikokuten: Divine Punishment!"
In an instant, dozens of enormous black cubic pillars, their edges burning with dark violet flames, appeared out of thin air above and around Neji. Like spears of divine judgment, they crashed down with terrifying force capable of crushing space and incinerating all things! This was a direct application of Daikokuten's spatial ability, instantly releasing matter stored in another dimension to attack. Its power was peerless, enough to kill Tailed Beasts in an instant.
The attack came sudden and violent, nearly sealing off every avenue of escape.
Yet Neji did not even furrow his brow. Beneath the Divine Eye, the formation trajectories, energy composition, and weak points of those massive cubic pillars were as clear as lines on his palm. He could even "see" the minute delay and