Boom!
With a deafening crash, Jigen, still in his normal form, was unsurprisingly sent flying by Sasuke's kick. He smashed through countless boulders, plowed a long furrow through the ground, and finally ended up buried beneath the rubble.
Jigen burst out of the billowing smoke with black markings covering his skin and a black rod in hand. He stood suspended in the sky, his icy gaze fixed on Sasuke.
Sasuke looked at him and said flatly, "Is that all?"
Before his words had even faded, Sasuke appeared in front of Jigen and slashed down with the black sword formed from a Truth-Seeking Orb.
Clink!
Having entered Kāma: stage one, Jigen finally managed to block Sasuke's strike.
Clang...
Amid a series of metallic vibrations, the two exchanged blows at incredible speed in this Alternate Dimension. Like two streaks of lightning, they reduced every mountain and stretch of ground in their path to dust in an instant.
Bang!
During their exchange, Sasuke cut through a Black Iron Rod that appeared out of nowhere with his Truth-Seeking Orb sword, then drove a vicious kick toward Jigen.
Clang! A long black staff appeared in Jigen's hand. He immediately held it before him, barely managing to block Sasuke's kick.
Even so, Sasuke's blow sent him stumbling back a considerable distance.
"Black Iron Rods appearing out of nowhere? Interesting!" Sasuke remarked casually before vanishing in an instant.
This is bad... I can't keep up with his speed in this form... Jigen's heart tightened. Just as he tried to react, a blurred figure appeared before him.
"Let's see where your limits lie!" Sasuke moved even faster. In an instant, he reached Jigen and slammed a fist wreathed in black lightning into his chest.
Bang!
Jigen hurtled backward, smashing one mountain after another to pieces.
Jigen flew out