Chapter 159

Buzz—!

An invisible ripple spread out, blocking Ulfheim's fist.

The next second, the ripple erupted, and the terrifying force sent Ulfheim flying along with hundreds of meters of ground!

Bang!

A great cloud of dust billowed up. Ulfheim shed the force on his body, fell down, and looked at his opponent.

But when he saw the strange, ringed patterns in Xuanwozhang Sect's eyes, the expression on his face grew increasingly solemn.

"Impressive strength, but if you can't land a hit on me, then no matter how strong you are, it's useless."

The moment the words fell, Ulfheim immediately felt that, out of thin air, some peculiar force seemed to gather around the other's body.

Boom!

The ripple spread, and the violent force exploded with a roar!

On the other side, just as the strongest of both sides erupted into battle, the remaining few of the Ten Saints also began to fight.

Makarov, who possessed Light-attribute magic, faced Uchiha Itachi; Jura faced Kisame; and Walrod fought Kakuzu.

And so, within the Hidden Rain Village, this battle fully erupted!

……

"Finally, it's begun."

Watching the battlefield, where each was trading blows with their respective opponents, Lin Cheng's face showed no great change.

He basically knew the strength and trump cards of the Ten Saints, so naturally there was nothing to be surprised about.

On the contrary, the appearance of the Ten Saints played right into his hands.

Because this operation of his actually had four objectives!

The first, naturally, was to obtain Emotion Value.

The second was to test the current combat strength of the puppets he had obtained.

The results of this test were already about clear.

Except for Xuanwozhang Sect and Uchiha Itachi.

B-rank, three-star figures of the Akatsuki organization, within the territory of the Hidden Rain Village, could erupt with the strength of a lower-to-mid Ten Saints-class Great Mage.

The only surprise was that this fellow Makarov could actually match Uchiha Itachi blow for blow.

"It seems I still underestimated them a little," Lin Cheng said calmly.

Both were the strong ones among their respective sides; without using trump cards, it was hard to decide a victor.

Compared to these, what Lin Cheng valued most was the true objective of his plan this time!

"This time, I'm going to make the Akatsuki organization fully appear before the eyes of the world!"

That was his third objective.

After all, the world was currently too calm. Even though beneath the surface there still lurked darkness unknown to others, it had not yet been fully ignited.

A quiet environment was not conducive to his subsequent actions.

Therefore, the Akatsuki organization, which had been laid in beforehand, should now make its debut.

At the same time as its debut, it could also draw the Monu Sect and the Grand Line into the world's view together!

Regardless of the outcome this time, it was bound to change the entire landscape of the Ishgar world.

The balance between the Fapingyi Society and the Anheigong Society was also about time to be broken!

Only this way would it be conducive to pushing forward the plot he had set in motion.

The Emotion Value brought about at that time would be unprecedentedly terrifying!

Therefore, he had also racked his brains to orchestrate this great battle!

As for… the fourth objective.

It was also about to unfold now!

"Truly a terrifying fellow."

On the battlefield,

Apart from Ulfheim and Xuanwozhang Sect, the battle between Makarov and Uchiha Itachi was the most intense and shocking.

Makarov, who had entered his Giant state, was like Shanfeng. Combined with his Light-attribute magic, every move of his erupted with astonishing power.

But even so, he still could not do anything to the Uchiha Itachi before him, whose entire body was shrouded in a red skeletal armor.

"Truly a terrifying fellow."

Makarov was very clear just how powerful his Giant state was; with a single punch, blowing apart a mountain peak was nothing at all.

But even an attack like that still could not break through the other's defense.

One could well imagine just how terrifying the other's defense was.

"Indeed, as strong as the rumors say."

Looking at Uchiha Itachi, who stood unmoving within his armor, Makarov sighed sincerely.

"Your strength is formidable, and the look in your eyes gives me the feeling that you seem to still be holding something back!"

Makarov looked heavily at Uchiha Itachi, both expressing his own view and seemingly asking the other a question.

· ·······Seeking flowers····· ···

"Ninjutsu, taijutsu, dojutsu, genjutsu — these are the measures of a ninja's strength."

"The Sharingan is a Kekkei Genkai unique to the Uchiha clan, and also a special dojutsu."

But to Makarov's surprise, Uchiha Itachi actually picked up his words and began explaining to him with great interest.

"The Sharingan has five stages. After it matures, it can awaken a special ability; this power is called the power of the gods."