Chapter 530: Activating The Box Of Ultimate Bliss (Part 6)

'Hm?'

Gari's heart jolted, but as a battle-hardened veteran, his reaction was unbelievably swift. The instant his punch missed, he used the momentum to spin his body violently, twisting his hips as his right leg, wrapped in explosive chakra like a steel whip, swept horizontally.

The explosive force detonated beneath his foot, generating a fan-shaped shockwave that blasted toward Satori's waist.

The attack covered an enormous area, leaving absolutely no intention of giving his opponent any room to evade.

Yet Satori once again acted as though it had seen it coming all along. Its body bent backward at a bizarre angle, its movement as light and graceful as a withered leaf lifted by the wind, narrowly allowing the devastating explosive shockwave to skim past the tip of its nose and over its head.

Boom!

The mountain wall behind Satori was blasted open with a massive, horrifying breach as shattered rocks rained down like a torrential storm, yet not even a single strand of Satori's hair had been harmed.

"I refuse to believe this!"

Gari cursed inwardly as his attacks grew even fiercer.

Driven by explosive chakra, his body moved as fast as lightning. Punches, elbows, knees, and kicks flowed one after another, every strike carrying explosive force capable of splitting mountains and shattering stone.

Within only a few seconds, he unleashed more than a dozen relentless attacks upon Satori.

Yet every punch still fell short by the slightest margin, every kick barely grazed past. That grayish-white figure resembled a weightless willow catkin drifting amidst the explosive shockwaves, always managing to evade at precisely the last possible moment before his attacks arrived.

"Can this guy actually foresee the future?"

Gari thought in disbelief. Every one of his attacks had come within a hair's distance of landing, as though just a fraction more speed or a fraction more power would have been enough to strike his opponent.

Yet every movement made by this being calling itself Satori remained precisely beyond the edge of his attack range. It never expended even the slightest unnecessary effort, nor did it take a single extra step that would waste its strength. It was as though it already knew every one of his intentions in advance and had planned the optimal path of evasion beforehand.

In the distance, Roshi did not continue participating in the assault against Satori. He noticed that the Box of Ultimate Bliss was still greedily devouring everything around it, and its terrifying suction was growing stronger and stronger. If it continued like this, there would not be many ninja left alive.

Without hesitation, he formed hand seals. His chest swelled violently, and then he spat out an enormous lava sphere several meters in diameter, hurling it straight toward the Box of Ultimate Bliss.

Boom!

A world-shaking explosion erupted across the valley floor.

The massive lava sphere slammed heavily into the grotesque human face on the Box of Ultimate Bliss. Crimson flames instantly engulfed the entire box as the scorching shockwave from the explosion swept in every direction, and the dazzling light illuminated the entire valley floor as brightly as day.

Without the slightest exaggeration, the power of that single lava sphere alone was enough to reduce an entire hill to dust, yet when the light and dust finally settled… the spot where the Box of Ultimate Bliss had been struck did not bear the slightest trace of damage, as though the immensely powerful attack had been nothing more than an illusion.

However, although the lava sphere had failed to damage the Box of Ultimate Bliss itself, it had successfully interrupted its terrifying devouring power.

The suction from its four enormous mouths ceased abruptly. The raging currents of air subsided, and the ninja present no longer had to struggle against the force that threatened to drag away not only their bodies but even their souls.

Yet this action seemed to completely enrage Satori.

"Ahhh!"

A shrill, venomous scream burst from Satori's mouth.

Immediately afterward, a pair of enormous black wings suddenly exploded from its back, spanning five or six meters across while savage bone spikes extended from the wing joints, glinting with an icy, sinister light.

At the same time, both its hands and feet instantly transformed into razor-sharp black claws, their blade-like fingertips reflecting a metallic sheen.

Satori, who had always done nothing but evade and never counterattack, finally launched an attack for the first time.

Its wings beat violently, sending the densely packed bone spikes erupting from the joints like arrows released from a bow, blanketing Gari's position from above.

The shrill whistles of the bone spikes tearing through the air echoed endlessly, weaving an airtight net of death through the darkness.

"Steel Style!"

Gari reacted instantly, clapping his hands together. A silvery metallic sheen flashed across his skin, and in the blink of an eye, he seemed to transform into a statue forged entirely from refined steel.

At the same time, the countless bone spikes came whistling down and slammed violently into his steel-hardened body.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Dense metallic impacts rang out like a torrential downpour, while showers of sparks scattered in every direction like fireworks.

Every single bone spike possessed enough power to pierce refined steel with ease. Yet, upon striking Gari's steel-hardened body, they could do no more than leave shallow white marks before shattering one after another, clattering onto the ground.

However, at that very moment, Satori let out another piercing scream as its black figure burst through the barrage of bone spikes. Swinging its black claws, it slashed toward Gari's throat with a shrill whistle that tore through the air.

"Not a chance!"

A furious roar exploded like thunder as Roshi's body suddenly expanded.

Dark crimson chakra erupted from within him like boiling magma, instantly enveloping his entire body, while four scarlet chakra tails unfurled behind him.

Partial Tailed Beast State!

His entire body transformed into a crimson bolt of lightning as he charged fearlessly toward Satori at a speed far surpassing anything he had displayed before.

At the same time, the ninja scattered across the valley floor, who had been desperately resisting the suction of the Box of Ultimate Bliss, finally snapped back to their senses. At the brink of life and death, the forces of the Village Hidden in the Stones and Village Hidden in the Grass set aside their differences without a word and simultaneously formed hand seals to attack.

For a moment, Fire Style's blazing flames, Wind Style's razor-sharp wind blades, Earth Style's stone spears, Lightning Style's flashing lightning bolts, along with the cold metallic glints of kunai and shuriken, illuminated the entire Gray Mist Valley as brightly as daylight.

Faced with such an overwhelming barrage of attacks, even though Satori possessed an almost prophetic ability, it seemed incapable of relying on evasion alone any longer.

It could predict the trajectory of every attack, but the speed of its body itself seemed to have reached the limit of what its foresight could support.

After dodging left and right while consecutively avoiding dozens of waves of attacks, Satori was finally struck simultaneously by more than a dozen Ninjutsu.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Continuous explosions echoed throughout the valley as flames, smoke, and shattered rocks shot skyward.

Every ninja held their breath, staring fixedly at the center of the explosion.

Yet when the smoke and dust gradually settled, a deep chill involuntarily rose within everyone's hearts.

Satori still stood firmly in place, completely unscathed from head to toe.

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