"Then who comes out on top will depend on which of us is stronger."
Xuan'an wasted no more words either. He conjured a slender iron rod in his hand and infused its surface with cursed energy.
Ze Zenin gripped his Kusanagi Sword tightly as lightning surged.
For a time, their figures clashed again and again.
Blue lightning lashed freely across the barren island of Hokkaido, alongside the fiercely burning flames of Amaterasu.
"Blaze Release: Flame Formation Wall Technique."
Ze Zenin sprang up slightly. Under the influence of Kagutsuchi, Amaterasu rose like a towering city wall, devouring everything around it.
Then Ze Zenin instantly used Amenotejikara to swap positions with Xuan'an.
"What a troublesome cursed technique." Xuan'an frowned. Before he could react, Amaterasu had already scorched his body.
Though he could shrink and absorb it, he had no way to erase the pain.
"I'm not done yet, Xuan'an."
Ze Zenin swiftly kicked the Kusanagi Sword straight toward his opponent's heart.
Still absorbing Amaterasu, Xuan'an sensed danger and glared at the incoming Kusanagi Sword with his black eye.
At that very moment, Amenotejikara activated again, swapping Ze Zenin with the Kusanagi Sword.
"Chidori Sharp Spear!"
The dazzling Chidori Sharp Spear pierced Xuan'an's heart. Ze Zenin immediately pressed his advantage, pulling his opponent toward him with the gravity of Banshō Ten'in.
"Great Gate of Heaven."
Enormous black cubes appeared beneath Ze Zenin's feet and above his head.
In a flash, the two cubes closed in on each other. That was precisely the function of the Great Gate of Heaven.
It crushed enemies to death or severely injured them. It was so fast that Ze Zenin could not even use Amenotejikara to swap places with Xuan'an in time.
"Susanoo."
A long-legged Susanoo appeared instantly, bracing a purple tachi against the underside of the upper