Nearly the size of a mountain, the enormous Thousand-Armed Buddha Statue towered over Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Clad in white robes and holding a tachi, the Bald Elder looked up at the Thousand-Armed Giant Buddha in utter horror. His all-out strike, comparable to that of a top-tier master swordsman, had barely managed to sever one of its hands. Yet... it still had nine hundred and ninety-nine more.
"What kind of monster is this?!"
Once a glittering kingdom of gods on earth, Holy Land Mary Geoise had been reduced to shattered ruins. Even with personal guards protecting them, quite a few Celestial Dragons had died in the battle.
The war had come so suddenly that even the Five Elders, the leaders of the World Government, had failed to react before Holy Land Mary Geoise was reduced to rubble.
Meanwhile, inside a hidden palace, a shadowy figure seated on a throne was roused by the enormous commotion. He opened his eyes impassively and looked up in Hashirama Senju's direction.
Madara's four shadow clones tried to ambush Whitebeard, but somehow, as though he could "see" them, he dodged their attacks with ease and pummeled them with his blackened fists. When they returned to the original body, the injuries they had suffered were transferred to him as well.
Feeling the piercing pain in several parts of his body, and once again sensing a threat to his life, Madara Uchiha broke into an excited, hot-blooded grin.
This man had the strength to kill him in his current form!
He had never expected this world's power system to be so remarkable. Setting aside all those bizarre abilities akin to kekkei genkai, pure taijutsu alone could nearly threaten his life.
"This pure physical strength... I acknowledge you. Of everyone I've fought, none can match you