"Boom—!"
A black staff appeared out of thin air in Kanami's hand.
This staff was the very one the Sage of Six Paths had used before.
It struck the void with a dull thud.
"Whoosh—"
The next second, a pitch-black Tailed Beast Ball tore through the air and came hurtling over.
Kanami's expression did not change in the slightest. Under the Sage of Six Paths' control, his left hand turned slightly.
The staff in his hand instantly swung across in front of him.
"Bang—!"
Just as the Tailed Beast Ball was about to collide with the staff, it shattered outright.
It turned into a mass of annihilated energy and dissipated into the starry sky.
"Not bad. You can block my Tailed Beast Ball."
A smile curled across Otsutsuki Yamei's lips.
He had merely tossed out that Tailed Beast Ball casually. From the start, he had never believed it could harm his opponent.
Still, after gathering it for so long, it would have been a waste not to throw it.
"Hmph. You no longer have any advantage before me, and now that I have a physical body, I am a devastating existence to you."
The Sage of Six Paths snorted through Kanami's body.
Otsutsuki Yamei sneered. "Don't make me laugh. You're nothing but a thief. You stole my power, then stole some soul power from the Pure Land, and now you've even stolen that outsider's body.
"But none of it belongs to you. No matter how much you steal, you have no chance of winning."
As he spoke, he raised a finger slightly.
He aimed it at the Sage of Six Paths.
The next second, a dark-purple beam shot out with explosive force.
The Sage of Six Paths' pupils contracted sharply as he instantly twisted aside.
"Whoosh—!"
The dark-purple beam was