Within the sea of consciousness.
Exodia gazed up at the colossal Buddha piercing the heavens and staggered back two steps, his voice trembling. "Impossible! How could such a power exist in this world? Who exactly are you?"
"This world is vast. There are far too many things you've never seen." Tetsuhiro stood atop the Buddha's head with his palms pressed together, his tone as calm as if he were stating a fact. "I'm your new master, and I'll show you a much wider world!"
"Heh-defeat me first!" Once Exodia recovered, he forced down his shock and slammed his hands together. Flames instantly blasted toward the Buddha.
"Demon God Flame Cannon!"
Tetsuhiro shouted, "Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands!"
Thousands of massive fists suddenly appeared behind the Buddha, blotting out the sky as they crashed toward the flames!
Boom!
The sea of consciousness shook violently, and Exodia's body instantly stiffened.
At first, the flames could burn a few fists to pieces, but in the blink of an eye, the fists surged forward like a tide. Sparks and red-hot wood splinters flew everywhere, drawing ever closer to him.
Before Exodia could react, dozens of fists had already slammed into him, pinning him to the ground and pummeling him relentlessly. The earth cracked in a spiderweb pattern and groaned.
"Damn it!" Exodia had never suffered an attack like this. Enraged, he detonated the flames all over his body. The brief burst of heat blasted open the encirclement, and the chains binding his hands fell to the ground with a clang.
Inside this mental space, he discovered that he could temporarily undo part of his seal!
Dark energy instantly enveloped his entire body. He thrust out both palms, unleashing a tremendous force that blasted dozens of wooden fists apart and continued annihilating