He blurred forward, closing in on Gyutaro again.
The Shura Blade traced a deadly, eerie blue arc through the air.
It went straight for Gyutaro's neck.
Gyutaro swung both sickles, desperately blocking the strike.
Tremendous force traveled along the blade.
Gyutaro's legs instantly sank into the ground.
"Your strength really is impressive," Gyutaro said through gritted teeth.
"But if my sickles so much as scratch your skin, my deadly poison will kill you instantly."
Rokuya's gaze was like ancient ice. He had no intention of holding anything back.
He wanted to end this battle in the shortest time possible.
"Extreme Blade Flash!"
Rokuya changed direction again at point-blank range.
His body instantly swept around to Gyutaro's left.
Carrying terrifying momentum, the Shura Blade cleaved viciously toward Gyutaro's waist.
Gyutaro reacted incredibly quickly, immediately drawing back his left sickle to defend.
Clang!
The clash of metal was deafening.
Just then, Rokuya suddenly thrust out his left hand.
He seized Gyutaro's wrist.
Azure Magic Power instantly surged into Gyutaro's body.
"What?" Gyutaro's expression changed in shock.
He felt his body turn impossibly rigid in an instant.
As though pinned beneath a mountain, he could not move.
"It's over."
Rokuya's voice sounded beside Gyutaro's ear.
Like a sentence pronounced by the god of death.
The Shura Blade in his hand became a streak of eerie blue lightning.
It swept violently upward from below.
"Blade Tempest · Wind God's Dance!"
The eye of a raging storm formed directly beneath Gyutaro's feet.
A powerful, spiraling updraft forcibly swept his entire body into the air.
Countless invisible saw teeth sliced madly through his body.
Gyutaro let out a piercing scream.
The storm sliced countless wounds into his body, each deep enough to expose bone.
Black blood sprayed through the air.
Rokuya leaped high, drawing level with