The red silk covering her eyes slipped down her cheek.
A pair of eyes was finally revealed to the world.
They were not the eyes of a mortal.
There were no pupils, no whites, only a pure, gentle white that seemed to hold the very first ray of light from the birth of the universe.
That light was not blinding, yet it left all falsehood and deceit in the world nowhere to hide.
Under that light, all demons and monsters were nothing but fleeting illusions!
BOOM!!!
The pitch-black figure that had become a streak of light and lunged at Ning Hongye suddenly burst apart less than a foot from her neck!
He had not been struck. Rather, the "shadow" energy that formed his body had been forcibly dispersed by an irresistible power of law, reduced to the most primordial light and darkness!
Kurosaki's figure appeared in midair in a wretched state, then crashed heavily to the floor.
The demon mask on his face shattered into several pieces under the violent impact, revealing a hideous face covered in scars.
"Impossible!"
Kurosaki let out a hysterical roar, utterly unable to comprehend what had just happened.
His [Shadow Breathing Technique], the secret art that had made his name and let him dominate the assassination world for decades, had collapsed on its own before he even touched his opponent?
He refused to believe it!
Kurosaki rolled, trying once more to merge into the shadows cast by the lights on the floor.
But the instant his body touched the shadows...
"Ssszzz-"
It was like a red-hot branding iron plunging into ice and snow!
The once-obedient shadows had now become incredibly violent, and a powerful repulsive force hurled him away!
He tried again, with the same result!
Every shadow was "refusing" to let him in!
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