Madara Uchiha's heart suddenly sank.
Something was wrong?
He instinctively lowered his head toward his chest.
The scraps of paper from the Impure World Reincarnation had already gathered again around the spot pierced by the Spiral Sword. His chest had returned to normal, without the slightest trace of injury.
But in the next instant, Madara's expression changed completely.
A layer of grayish-white color emerged from deep within the wound.
It was neither the paper scraps produced when the Impure World Reincarnation reconstructed his body nor the Susanoo Divine Power lingering inside him.
It was true petrification!
The grayish-white color spread outward from his chest. Flesh, meridians, bones, and even every scrap of paper that formed his Impure World Reincarnation body lost their vitality the instant they touched this power.
"Impossible!"
Madara immediately mobilized his Chakra.
Boom!
Immense power erupted from within him.
Violent shockwaves burst from the surface of his newly reconstructed body, and the shattered ground beneath his feet collapsed one layer after another.
Yet no matter how much Chakra Madara poured into it, that grayish-white layer did not stop.
Instead, it followed the path of his Chakra circulation and invaded his limbs at an even more astonishing speed!
Only then did Madara finally understand.
"That Spiral Sword just now..."
Ren slowly descended to the ground.
The crimson divine radiance around him remained solid, while Susanoo Pattern slowly flowed over his robes and skin.
"You finally noticed?"
Madara abruptly raised his head.
"The piercing was only an appearance."
Ren raised his right hand. Crimson power identical to that within the Spiral Sword still lingered in his palm.
"That sword also contained a sealing technique."
"The moment it pierced your body, the Petrification Seal had already been planted."
"The Impure World Reincarnation can reconstruct the flesh, but it cannot escape