Chapter 498: Now, Can You See Reality Clearly?

"Now, do you still try to stop me?"

Madara Uchiha's gaze passed over the Konoha ninja lying on the ground and settled on Qianshou Feijian's solemn face.

In the face of absolute power, numbers have no real effect.

He has plenty of large‑scale lethal ninjutsu; if he wishes, he could flatten Konoha in minutes.

He simply hasn't done so for some reason.

Qianshou Feijian extended a cold aura; without any sign, his figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

He didn't charge straight ahead; instead, he used the specially‑made kunai scattered around the battlefield to perform irregular high‑speed teleportation.

Each flash moved so fast that only a afterimage remained, making it virtually impossible for ordinary people to pinpoint his exact location.

Meanwhile, in the gaps between teleports, he formed hand seals, intending to launch a ninjutsu attack.

Water Release: Water Break Wave!

A high‑pressure water line, like a sharp steel wire, sliced toward Madara's waist at blistering speed.

It aimed to cleave him at the waist.

This water release, strong enough to cut metal and stone, was merely Feijian's feint.

Almost the instant the high‑pressure water line was fired, Feijian flashed again, appearing in a blind spot behind Madara, his hands already forming another ninjutsu seal.

Genjutsu: Dark Walk Technique!

Dense darkness instantly spread outward from him, attempting to strip Madara Uchiha of his sight.

This technique had once been his weapon for subduing the Uchiha Clan during the Warring States Period.

Countless Uchiha Clan's Members perished under this move.

Yet, faced with Feijian's finely coordinated assault, Madara Uchiha showed little reaction, taking it completely in stride.

He merely lifted his head slightly at the instant the Water Break Wave was about to strike.

An invisible shadow instantly appeared in the wave's path; the high‑pressure water line slammed into an unseen wall and burst into a spray of water.

【Rinbo: Edge Prison】

And the enveloping Dark Walk Technique, when meeting Madara's Rinnegan, dissolved without a trace, failing to affect his vision at all.

"You dare flaunt genjutsu of this caliber before me?"

Madara Uchiha's indifferent voice sounded, laced with unabashed sarcasm.

At that moment, Madara's Rinnegan locked onto the high‑speed moving Qianshou Feijian.

"Universal Pull!"

A powerful gravity field erupted instantly, enveloping him with pinpoint precision.

Feijian felt the air around him solidify; an irresistible force clamped his throat, hurling him uncontrollably toward Madara Uchiha.

He tried to form a seal to resist, but time had already run out.

Madara Uchiha's gaunt right hand grasped Feijian's neck in the void, lifting him off the ground under the gravity's control.

"You're slow, Feijian,"

Madara watched Feijian struggling in his hand; his Rinnegan showed no emotion, as if stating a simple fact.

As he aged, Feijian's hand‑seal speed and ninjutsu power had both waned considerably.

Even his once‑proud Flying Thunder God Technique now showed flaws.

"Our feud should end now,"

Before the words finished, a black rod formed from Yin‑Yang Release materialized in his left hand without warning, thrusting toward Feijian's abdomen without hesitation.

If it struck, it would not only cause severe injury but the Yin‑Yang Release power within would completely destroy Feijian's chakra pathways.

Lian Ye, watching from afar, could not allow this to happen.

Using the Flying Thunder God Seal etched onto Feijian, he instantly appeared before them, his Tachi slashing the black rod forcefully.

The Yin‑Yang Release black rod snapped in response.

Immediately, the Tachi swung mercilessly toward Madara Uchiha.

To evade the strike, Madara had to release the gravity clutch on Feijian's neck, letting him fall freely.

"Feijian's little tricks, you've mastered them all,"

Madara Uchiha looked at Lian Ye before him, his face showing no anger at a disrupted plan, only his usual calm.

"Lord Ban, I said I'd stop you!"

"Then let's see if my strength can stop you,"

Lian Ye said nothing more and swung his Tachi at Madara Uchiha again.

But his attacks were easily deflected by the latter.

"Kid, my time's limited, I won't play with you any longer,"

Madara Uchiha directly deployed four shadows, attacking him from multiple angles.

Lian Ye guessed Madara had used 【Rinbo: Edge Prison】 and immediately activated Susanoo to try to block.

"Kach!"

The Susanoo skeleton, touted as absolute defense, shattered piece by piece under the combined assault of the four shadows, like glass.

Clearly, Madara had no intention of showing any mercy.

His purpose in coming to Konoha was to gather Nine‑Tailed Chakra, not to play make‑believe with Konoha ninja.

Lian Ye had no time to react; all four shadows struck him simultaneously, sending his body careening uncontrollably and slamming into the ruins dozens of meters away.

In theory he could have dodged, but the Universal Pull held him.

He struggled to get up, but felt several of his bones had broken.

Madara Uchiha appeared above him like a phantom, the Rinnegan looking down indifferently, its gaze as if watching a dying, struggling insect.

"You always think you can change everything, but in reality you can do nothing."

"Although I don't know exactly what you're thinking, I know you want to try to stop everything…"

"Unfortunately, you haven't seen the truth."

Madara Uchiha slowly raised his hand, aiming at Lian Ye below.

"Universal Pull."

The terrifying gravity instantly ripped him out of the ruins, thrusting him uncontrollably toward Madara Uchiha.

No matter how he struggled, he could not escape the pull's control.

Madara Uchiha's gaunt right hand tightly clamped around Lian Ye's neck.

"Now do you see the truth?"

Madara Uchiha's voice sounded like the final judgment as he stared at Lian Ye's twisted face, contorted by suffocation and pain.

"Before true divine power…"

He suddenly exerted force with his arm, smashing Lian Ye's head hard onto the ground below.

Boom!

In the massive impact, debris flew, and dust billowed.

As the smoke cleared, Madara Uchiha stood before the ruins, while Lian Ye's head had been pressed into the rubble.

"You are no different from the ants on the ground struggling to survive."

Qianshou Feijian tried to step forward to intervene, but was struck away by an invisible Kage.

Lian Ye's bloodied fingers clutched the ruins, trying to pull his head out.

But a foot had already stepped on the back of his head, pressing his entire face back into the rubble.

"Stay here obediently; once I gather some Nine-Tailed Chakra, I will naturally leave."

Madara Uchiha said, withdrew his foot, and turned to leave.

"Lord Ban, wait…"