Limitless and Adaptation

"Black Flash!!"

Mo Bai's fist, wreathed in black lightning, slammed squarely into Mahoraga.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The force behind the blow drove Mahoraga backward against his will.

Click—

This time, as the Wheel above his head turned, confusion turned with it.

Why had this human suddenly grown so much stronger?

"Black Flash!!"

Crackle—boom!

Mo Bai gave Mahoraga no time to think and swiftly threw a second punch.

Black lightning erupted again. Just like before, the punch produced a Black Flash.

As stated earlier, the most important thing for a human trying to land a Black Flash was always that elusive "feeling."

Because it depended on that fleeting sensation, no one could guarantee they would land one.

Yet facing Mahoraga, the Shikigami he had summoned himself, Mo Bai felt certain he could land a Black Flash every time.

Because...

"Black Flash!!"

Boom!

He wanted to go back.

It was no grand wish to save the world.

He just wanted to be beside his friends. That was all.

After that, the battle between Mo Bai and Mahoraga never stopped for a moment inside Void Matter Space.

Slice!!

Every time Mahoraga's blade cut Mo Bai, Mo Bai recovered faster.

As though he, too, were gradually adapting to those slashes, each recovery let him reduce the Cursed Energy needed for Reverse Cursed Technique to a minimum.

Practice was one reason. There was another...

Crackle—!

After striking the pure-white Shikigami with more Black Flashes than he could count, Mo Bai panted as the Positive Energy of Reverse Cursed Technique appeared around him once more.

Black Flash could replenish Cursed Energy, but it looked as though Mo Bai would need much longer to adjust to the mental exhaustion.

Seriously, I want to go back already...

Click—

After enduring Black Flashes for so long, the Wheel