The enormous purple chakra greatsword and the ring of moonlight that seemed poised to divide the night sky finally collided with a crash after a ten-thousandth of an instant of silence.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a teeth-grating, high-frequency sound of shattering. The chakra greatsword in Susanoo's hand, the divine weapon that had severed mountains and split the earth, began to develop spiderweb cracks from its tip the instant it touched Moonbow: Lone Lingering Moon, like glass plunged into extreme cold.
The cracks spread wildly at a visible speed, from the tip to the blade, then to the hilt. Kokushibo's sword technique seemed to contain some rule that transcended physical slashes. It cut not only matter, but the very energy structure that composed the sword.
Bang!
The greatsword shattered completely, turning into a skyful of purple specks of energy that dissipated into the air.
The enormous moonbow slash, meanwhile, had lost only thirty percent of its power. Its momentum unabated, it struck the chest of Complete Body Susanoo with brutal force.
Crack-!
A crisp, resounding crack exploded through Sasuke's consciousness like thunder.
Complete Body Susanoo was a nearly divine construct he regarded as an absolute defense, yet this single strike had forcibly carved an enormous, bone-deep fissure into the thick crow-tengu armor over its chest, armor capable of withstanding the vast majority of attacks.
The fissure stretched from its left shoulder to the right side of its waist and abdomen, almost cleaving Susanoo's entire upper body diagonally in two. Countless tiny crescent blades surged wildly through the fissure, slicing through the energy pathways inside Susanoo.
An irresistible force passed through Susanoo's layers of defense and finally reached Sasuke's physical body at its core.
Pfft!
Sasuke felt as though an invisible sledgehammer had struck his chest. A sweet taste rose