Chapter 504: Can a birthday gift from a cousin be bad?

Back in his hometown, the Otsutsuki planet, Isshiki was a top student among his peers. Not only could he skillfully use various abilities of the Otsutsuki clan, but he also obtained the title of "Senior God Tree Cultivator" with excellent grades.

But few Otsutsuki knew that he was actually secretly practicing alchemy in private, and his refining technique was superb.

At this moment, Jigen raised his hand toward No. 7, who was lying in the crater smashed by the Hullbreaker and hadn't recovered yet. A bright red aura instantly wrapped around it.

"Ugh..."

No. 7, who felt the thick crisis, widened its eyes. However, its self-healing ability was limited, and the fatal wound just now hadn't recovered, so it could only watch helplessly as the red aura enveloped it.

"AH!"

The next second, a scorching sensation from the depths of its soul surged out. No. 7 screamed in horror, finding that its body was actually decomposing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hmm?"

Seeing this unbelievable scene, Uchiha Madara, who was kneeling on one knee, frowned. Even though he hadn't seen this kind of eerie method, he could guess that Jigen was stacking buffs for the next battle.

"Don't even think about it!"

So he forcibly straightened his body, raised the ferocious Hullbreaker again, and leaped up. The giant war hammer roared and smashed toward Jigen, who was concentrating on refining the "pill."

"Tsk!"

Sensing Uchiha Madara's tidal pressure, Jigen clicked his tongue, and a flash of black light flashed in his eyes again.

But this time, he didn't use Sukunahikona's ability to shrink himself to dodge.

"Blindly escaping is really not very elegant."

Shaking his head faintly, Jigen's pupils shrank.

"Daikokuten."

Uchiha Madara in mid-air felt the alarm bells ringing in his heart, and his whole body was instantly covered in goosebumps. Sensing an unknown threat, he forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, dodging the invisible Dojutsu attack.

*Tap! *

Uchiha Madara, who didn't know he had escaped death, landed ten meters away from Jigen, looking around, his scarlet eyes full of confusion.

Why didn't anything happen?

Am I too sensitive?

Really scaring myself.

Jigen, seeing Uchiha Madara escape his Dojutsu lock, revealed a look of regret on his face. He didn't expect this human's vigilance to be so strong.

"AH! ~ AH AH!"

But after this episode, it coincidentally allowed Jigen to complete the refining. No. 7, who was enveloped in red light, screamed and completely disappeared from this world.

And in Jigen's hand, there was an extra pill exuding a profound aura.

No. 1 and No. 8 on the side looked at the red pill, instantly feeling cold all over. The "good buddy" who had been sitting at the same table just now had been grabbed by Jigen and refined in an instant.

The two looked at each other with lingering fear, and couldn't help but see fear in each other's eyes.

If Jigen couldn't beat Uchiha Madara, the next one to be refined might be one of them, or both in one pot, and no one could escape.

"The quality is not bad."

Jigen examined the pill in his hand that condensed No. 7's source power, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. This medicine is a bit fierce~

He didn't expect that after the clone absorbed the Tailed Beast power and advanced, its life level could actually touch the threshold of the pure-blooded Otsutsuki clan.

*Boom! *

Uchiha Madara couldn't care about the unknown threat at this time. The Hullbreaker in his hand was danced with fierce momentum, smashing toward Jigen's thin body. The air pressure produced when the war hammer fell blew Jigen's wide monk robe high.

*Rumble! *

A violent explosion sounded. Uchiha Madara, holding the giant hammer, was overjoyed. He could clearly feel that this strike of his hadn't missed.

The law of victory has been determined~

*Creak~ Creak~*

Suddenly, a slight movement entered Uchiha Madara's ears. He then saw in surprise that his giant hammer was actually being pushed up by a terrifying force.

Looking closely, Jigen, who should have died under his hammer, was actually holding it with one hand unscathed. The pill in his hand was gone, but from the swallowing action of the opponent's throat, it wasn't hard to guess the pill's whereabouts.

*Gulp. *

"What a delicious power."

Enjoying the surging energy in his body, Jigen half-squinted his eyes, and the black patterns on his face were slowly disappearing.

Uchiha Madara frowned. For some reason, the sense of crisis in his heart grew stronger and stronger, so he poured all his power into his arms, trying to end the match.

"Human, you should feel honored."

However, no matter how Uchiha Madara tried his best, the Hullbreaker remained motionless. Not only that, Jigen's slightly pleasant voice fell into his ears word for word.

"You are the first human on this planet worthy of me using this posture."

*Boom! *

Hearing a loud noise, Uchiha Madara, along with the Hullbreaker in his hand, was sent flying by an unknown force.

*Plop! *

After performing several backflips in the air to dissipate the force, he landed steadily on the ground. After lifting his head, his scarlet eyes were full of horror.

"Who are you?"

Looking at the enemy whose appearance had changed greatly not far away, Uchiha Madara widened his eyes in disbelief.

This posture, can it still be called a human?

In front of him, Jigen, who had a bit of a human look just now, could be considered to have completely escaped the category of humans.

His whole skin was as pale as if it were covered in latex paint. There was a long curved horn on his head to the back of his brain, like a crown. There was only one eyebrow on his forehead, growing above his right eye.

And below, it was a strange pupil that Uchiha Madara had never heard of, a golden wheel-like pattern, with eight triangles surrounding the pupil.

As for the other one, he was still familiar with it; it was the weakling Byakugan that was of no use.

Isshiki, who had returned to the Otsutsuki form, elegantly adjusted his long-sleeved tail suit. The two different pupils exuded a strong oppressive aura, making Uchiha Madara unable to catch his breath for a while.

"I am not a human, I am a God!"

Ever since he was sneak-attacked by Kaguya and was on the verge of death, this was the first time Isshiki had appeared in his original form.

The chakra pill refined by the clone was extraordinary, actually able to forcibly release Jigen, this unqualified vessel, for a short time, letting Isshiki experience his former glory.

Feeling the abundant power in his body, although he knew that this power was only temporary, he still couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

"Pretending to be a god!"

Uchiha Madara gritted his teeth, his hands bulging with blue veins. The heavy Hullbreaker was raised in front of him again.

Even though the Sharingan was warning him that the enemy was terrifyingly strong at the moment, the pride and belligerence engraved in his bones made Uchiha Madara's fighting spirit rise higher and higher.

"Heh heh heh, I didn't expect that besides Hashirama and that man, there would be such an interesting opponent in this world."

Licking his dry lips, Uchiha Madara's mind flashed with Senju Hashirama's honest smile and the mysterious "Emperor Rider" brother's dashing back, and the scarlet color in his eyes flourished.

"Under the gaze of these eyes, you still haven't lost your fighting spirit. You are worthy of the noble blood flowing in your body."

Looking at the high-spirited Uchiha Madara, a faint appreciation hung on Isshiki's face.

Although he had an irreconcilable hatred with Kaguya, that woman was ultimately from the same clan as him, and Uchiha Madara in front of him was Kaguya's descendant. By rounding it up, it was equivalent to his own descendant.

"What nonsense are you talking about here?"

Listening to Isshiki's inexplicable words, Uchiha Madara curled his lip, his whole body erupting with rich blue chakra. His legs stomped violently, turning into a blue lightning bolt and rushing toward Isshiki, who looked gratified.

The ferocious Hullbreaker in his hand was covered with a thick layer of blue transparent spikes at some unknown time, making the already terrifying body shape even more exaggerated.

"Majestic: Hullbreaker!"

The mountain-sized Hullbreaker fell with a boom. Isshiki pulled a faint smile, a flash of light in his right eye, and his whole person instantly disappeared.

*Rumble! *

After an earth-shaking movement, the solemnity on Uchiha Madara's face did not decrease. The whole process of Isshiki's disappearance did not escape his eyes. Until now, he still couldn't guess the opponent's method of disappearance.

In a moment of daze, Uchiha Madara suddenly felt a chill on his cheek. Looking down, it was a familiar black rod sticking to his shoulder.

Behind him, Isshiki was floating in mid-air, his eyes carrying a faint mockery.

*Boom! *

Feeling that he had been teased, Uchiha Madara twisted his body violently, and the Hullbreaker smashed horizontally toward Isshiki behind him with unstoppable momentum.

*Clang! *

Unexpectedly, this time the opponent didn't disappear, but instead raised the black rod to block the Hullbreaker. Accompanied by a metallic ringing sound, the giant hammer wrapped in Susanoo was steadily held by the tiny black rod.

*Crack~*

Not only that, the Susanoo, known for its strongest defense, started to disintegrate at a speed visible to the naked eye the moment it touched the black rod.

Seeing this scene, Uchiha Madara's pupils shrank. Is Susanoo's status so low now? Anyone can poke it twice?

Otherwise? The blue plastic bag is not a name for nothing~

*Bang! *

After the Susanoo was completely disintegrated by the black rod, Uchiha Madara retreated decisively. But Isshiki clearly didn't want to play the cat-and-mouse game anymore.

Raising one hand, countless black rods grew out of thin air, and with a light wave, they fell like rain.

*Clang~ Clang! Clang!!! *

Uchiha Madara hurriedly raised the Hullbreaker in front of him to resist the attack of the black rods that could easily break the Susanoo defense, calculating how to respond next in his heart.

*Boom! *

Just as he was thinking, a black shadow suddenly appeared on top of his head. Uchiha Madara poked his head out in confusion, only to see a giant black cube hanging over his head at some unknown time.

"What is this?"

He hadn't sensed when this black cube appeared at all. The Sharingan could only see the chakra flowing on its surface.

After a brief astonishment, he saw the cube falling rapidly. He subconsciously raised the Hullbreaker to block.

*Clang~*

The moment the two touched, Uchiha Madara's face changed greatly. The weight of the black cube far exceeded his imagination. If he fought hard, the one being pressed to the ground would definitely be himself.

*Whoosh! *

So he raised one hand and performed the Body Flicker Technique, which he hadn't used for a long time. In the blink of an eye, his figure appeared dozens of meters away, his hands holding the Hullbreaker trembling slightly.

However, an even more surprising thing happened: that black cube, which was not small in volume, actually disappeared into thin air.

"Huh?"

Subconsciously rubbing his eyes, the black cube was indeed nowhere to be seen. Facing this unknown method, the sense of crisis in Uchiha Madara's heart rose sharply.

"That was just an appetizer."

Isshiki floated in mid-air, his yellow "rice" character eyes falling on the Hullbreaker Uchiha Madara was holding tightly.

He could see that the reason Uchiha Madara could transform into the current "Forest Fairy" look was likely due to this strange weapon.

"Sukunahikona."

The "rice" character eyes flashed with a flash of light, and the ability in the black eyes was instantly released. He wanted to destroy this weapon in one fell swoop, making Uchiha Madara completely reveal his true form.

"..."

Just when Isshiki was immersed in fantasy, Uchiha Madara, who saw him suddenly stop moving, blinked in confusion for a few seconds, then tried to leap up and smashed the Hullbreaker in his hand heavily onto the opponent's face.

*Snap! *

Even though the Hullbreaker was already stuck to his face, Isshiki still firmly believed that his ability would not go wrong.

But the cruel reality told him that Sukunahikona, which had never had a problem before,

had failed.

*Rumble~*

Caught off guard, Isshiki, who had taken a "face-to-hammer" hit, was smashed away by Uchiha Madara, who had a six-fold power increase, and his whole person turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the sky.

"Huh? It wasn't a trap?"

Looking at Isshiki, who had turned into a meteor, Uchiha Madara looked at his hands in confusion. He had thought that the reason the opponent relaxed his vigilance was to set a trap for him.

He didn't expect Isshiki to be so straightforward, really wanting to perform a "small face meets big hammer."

A moment later, Isshiki, with a dark face, walked out of a dark red portal that appeared out of thin air, his face still remaining with a few small holes that were healing.

"Where did you get that hammer?"

This was the first time he had looked at the Hullbreaker squarely. He had thought that this hammer was just a shallow technological crystallization of humans, and under the great power of their Otsutsuki, it would inevitably be like a clay chicken or a pottery dog.

However, reality slapped his face hard. His proud Dojutsu couldn't shrink this hammer, which made Isshiki feel a bit curious about the Hullbreaker.

A weapon that could even be immune to divine arts—if he got it, wouldn't he be able to walk sideways when he returned home!

"My cousin gave it to me for my birthday."

Uchiha Madara didn't expect Isshiki to ask about the origin of the Hullbreaker, so he subconsciously gave the correct answer.

"Birthday? Cousin?"

Isshiki frowned upon hearing this. He had thought that such a powerful weapon must be a divine artifact left by some ancient great power, but it turned out to be a gift Uchiha Madara received for his birthday.

And it was given by his cousin; it sounded very cheap, you know.

"Forget it, I'll study it slowly after I get it."

Glancing at Uchiha Madara, who was full of sincerity, Isshiki temporarily believed that the other wasn't playing him, shook his head lightly, and a serious expression appeared on his face, which had already recovered.

As soon as he finished speaking, his whole person actually disappeared again.

Uchiha Madara's pupils shrank, subconsciously assuming a defensive posture, his scarlet eyes spinning rapidly, searching for Isshiki's trail.

*Pfft! *

The next second, a ghostly figure suddenly appeared behind him. The black rod in his hand easily pierced through his muscular body, and bright red blood instantly splashed.

"That shouldn't be... why is the flaw behind you so obvious?" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 505 =====