Chapter 1084

Hashirama's reaction was not slow; almost the instant Amu grabbed him, that leg of his kicked forward with full force.

With a splash, mud surged up, and Amu was dragged out of the mud by Hashirama's kick.

Just as Amu was in mid-air, Hashirama smashed a fist into Amu's chest.

Bang!

Amu broke through a wave of air and smashed toward Su Xiao at super-high speed. At this time, Su Xiao had already leaped up from the counter-attack shield and was just in mid-air with nowhere to dodge.

Amu's speed was too fast; it collided directly with Su Xiao.

Hashirama's combat experience was too seasoned; this kind of on-the-spot adaptability alone was worthy of his title as the God of Shinobi.

With a crash, Su Xiao and Amu fell into the mud pit together.

In the mud pit, Su Xiao's hands pressed against Amu, his mouth biting the hilt of Checking Zhan Long Shan, while Amu held onto Su Xiao's feet; it was gradually sinking.

Boom!

Mud surged, and Amu instantly sank into the mud and disappeared, while Su Xiao was thrown out by Amu.

In mid-air, Su Xiao gripped the hilt and swung his blade rapidly, sending a dozen pale blue blade auras slashing toward Senju Hashirama.

"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall."

An earth wall formed in front of Senju Hashirama. As the blade auras slashed in, several blade auras shattered, and the earth wall also broke apart.

Senju Hashirama leaped up, and the remaining blade auras slashed into the ground, cutting the only foothold within a hundred meters into several pieces, which gradually sank into the mud swamp.

"Earth Style: Rock Prison."

Just as Hashirama landed, the mud swamp beneath his feet began to rapidly petrify. This technique is a combination Ninjutsu with Swamp of the Huang Quan; first, use Swamp of the Huang Quan to make the enemy sink underground, then use Rock Prison to completely trap the enemy underground. The pressure of the rock layers and suffocation would cause the enemy to die quickly.

The mud swamp petrified rapidly. While in mid-air, Su Xiao pulled his arm, and the wire wheel beneath his left wrist rotated rapidly, emitting a strained squeaking sound, as if it were bearing a significant load.

With a squelch, Amu was pulled out from the mud swamp, and bound to its bull horns was the Boundary Breaking Thread.

The surrounding mud swamp completely petrified, and most of Amu's body was fixed within the rock.

As soon as Su Xiao landed, he stepped on the ground beneath him and charged toward Senju Hashirama, who was only six meters away.

The two engaged in close combat again, blade light flashing. Two wounds instantly appeared on Hashirama's arms. Hashirama was very strong, that is true, but close combat was not his strongest ability; this could be seen when Madara fought Might Guy.

At that time, Madara said, "In terms of taijutsu, among those I have fought, no one is more excellent than you."

Madara recognized Guy's taijutsu and admitted that Guy was the strongest in taijutsu. Madara had also fought Hashirama; Hashirama's taijutsu was also powerful, but not strong enough to be recognized by Madara.

Blade auras crisscrossed; engaging in close combat with Su Xiao is definitely not a pleasant experience.

Swish.

Another shallow wound appeared on Senju Hashirama's arm. Hashirama's physical defense was too astonishing.

Qing Gang Ying energy seeped into Senju Hashirama's body. Suddenly, he felt a numbness in his body, and that energy within him surged straight to his brain, causing him to feel dizzy.

Qing Gang Ying's Soul Electric Shock ability finally triggered. The moment Su Xiao discovered Senju Hashirama's body was stiff, he slashed his blade toward Senju Hashirama's throat.

Puchi.

The long blade slashed across Senju Hashirama's throat, the blade edge breaking through the skin and outer muscle, but just as it was about to sever Senju Hashirama's artery, the blade could not advance even a fraction of an inch.

The tactile sensation of the slash reached Su Xiao's hand; he felt as if he were slashing a piece of hard rubber. Although he could cut it open, he could not slash too deeply.

The long blade cut through, and Su Xiao pulled his hand back for another slash, still aiming for Senju Hashirama's throat.

Puchi.

Blood splashed. Senju Hashirama's eyes were no longer dazed, but his body still could not move.

Puchi, puchi, puchi...

Throat, chest, arms—Su Xiao slashed several times in succession. He discovered that when Hashirama's body was too hard, he would no longer slash at the same spot, as that would reduce his swinging speed, and slashing the same spot prevented the Qing Gang Ying energy from invading the enemy's body to the maximum extent.

Hashirama's body regained sensation. He blocked his throat with one hand, while the other hand intended to throw a punch to force Su Xiao back.

Swish~

Su Xiao slashed at Hashirama's elbow. There was some disbelief in Hashirama's eyes; his body was numb again. This was the second time the Soul Electric Shock had triggered.

If Su Xiao abandoned precision in pursuit of swinging speed, his slash frequency would reach a terrifying level.

If his luck were good enough, Su Xiao could hack Hashirama to death alive. The damage caused by the slashes was not heavy? It didn't matter at all; Qing Gang Ying energy could cause true damage, and furthermore, there was the true damage and defense-ignoring damage caused by the Demon Seal and Life Cutting.

Theoretically speaking, Su Xiao basically had no "ultimate moves"—"Space Breaking" could barely count as one. What he pursued was for every slash to erupt with astonishing damage-dealing capability.

Blood splashed. Su Xiao slashed wildly at Hashirama, while Senju Hashirama stood like a wooden statue, one arm blocking in front of him, the other arm in a punching posture.

Su Xiao knew that he must not give Senju Hashirama a chance to catch his breath now, and a war of attrition was even more impossible.

Senju Hashirama was rapidly adapting to his current state, and his Senju Bloodline Limit, which had not fully fallen dormant, was gradually awakening. It would not be long before Senju Hashirama could use Wood Style again, and that would be the time of Su Xiao's death.

While Su Xiao was swinging his blade at full speed, a "marble" slipped out from his sleeve. The "marble" shattered, and a black mist enveloped Hashirama.

This marble was a Gold-grade item that Su Xiao had obtained a long time ago, but he had never been willing to use it. Now that time was short, he had no choice but to use it painfully.

【Fate Interruption】

Quality: Gold

Type: One-time item

Effect: After use, it can perform five forced judgments on the designated target: Strength attribute judgment, Agility attribute judgment, Stamina attribute judgment, Charisma attribute judgment, and Luck attribute judgment. If any judgment is not passed, the target's fate will be interrupted, and the effect will last for 5 minutes.

Hint: If fate is interrupted, Luck attribute -8, and any action can lead to serious consequences.

A wisp of golden flame burned on Su Xiao's hand; this was the "Lucky Emperor" state of Fate Redemption. The Lucky Emperor state originally required lighting a cigarette to activate, but at that time, Fate Redemption was called "Flame of Luck," later promoted to Fate Redemption.

Flame of Luck (Active): After using Flame of Luck to light a cigarette, the Luck attribute will be temporarily increased by 2 points, with the effect lasting for 15 seconds.

Power of Luck (Active): Release the luck stored within "Fate Redemption," holder's Luck attribute +4, effect lasts for 3 minutes. If there is no luck stored within "Fate Redemption," 500 Paradise Coins will be paid instead of luck to achieve the same effect.

Lighting a cigarette every time he used Fate Redemption was Su Xiao's personal habit, and besides, the luck released directly would carry flames, causing burns to his palms.

Su Xiao going to such great lengths to use a Gold-grade item while slashing, and even using Fate Redemption, all had a reason: he wanted to keep Senju Hashirama paralyzed by Soul Electric Shock until death.

First, after using the Gold-grade item 【Fate Interruption】, Senju Hashirama would undergo five attribute judgments, including a Luck attribute judgment, which is why Su Xiao used Fate Redemption to increase the chance of the judgment succeeding.

The black mist enveloped Senju Hashirama. First judgment, second judgment, third judgment—after the fourth judgment, the judgment passed, and Senju Hashirama suffered the "Fate Interruption" effect, Luck -8.

Just at this moment, Hashirama regained consciousness, and he immediately leaped backward.

Puchi.

The tip of Checking Zhan Long Shan slashed across Senju Hashirama's cheek, and Senju Hashirama's body stiffened once again.

Su Xiao slashed at Hashirama a few more times. Having fought in Reincarnation Paradise for so long, he had indeed never seen physical fitness as strong as Senju Hashirama's. And this was after being weakened; what if he weren't weakened? And how strong would the Qiyuezhe who could deal with these plot characters be?

Hashirama had already taken dozens of slashes from Su Xiao. Even though he had a perversely strong recovery ability, he had reached the verge of death. The true damage attached to Su Xiao's slashes was not just for show.

Just as Su Xiao was frantically slashing Senju Hashirama, Amu also pounced forward.

After taking a few more slashes from Su Xiao, Hashirama regained consciousness for the third time.

With a rumble, thick trees grew from the ground. Senju Hashirama's Wood Style ability had recovered; this was because Senju Hashirama had lost a large amount of blood when being slashed, and the concentration of the alchemy potion in his body had significantly decreased.

A thick tree branch pierced through Su Xiao's lower abdomen, and Su Xiao was sent flying by the towering tree that grew from the ground.

Amu pounced toward Hashirama regardless of its own safety. The battle had reached the most critical moment; if they waited for Hashirama to fully recover, Su Xiao and the others would be the ones to die.

Su Xiao swung his blade to cut off the tree branch that had pierced him; this branch was as thick as an arm. As soon as he landed, he gripped the branch in his lower abdomen and pulled outward with all his might. This thing was rapidly absorbing his life force, and at this moment, his HP was dropping at a rate of 20% per second.

Puchi.

A large amount of blood sprayed from Su Xiao's lower abdomen. Just as he wanted to stand up, his legs went soft.

Discovering this situation, Su Xiao's sharp eyes scanned the battlefield, and soon, he found Karin.

There was no time now to call Karin and have her run over step by step.

The Boundary Breaking Thread shot out, entangling the terrified Karin. 2 seconds later, Karin was dragged in front of Su Xiao. Although she was not injured, Karin was scared almost to the point of wetting herself.

With a rip, the clothing on Karin's upper body was torn off, and Su Xiao bit toward Karin.

"There... don't... ah~"

5 seconds later, Su Xiao stood up and charged toward Senju Hashirama at full speed.

Boom!

Amu flew toward Su Xiao. At this moment, one of Amu's arms was broken, and its lower body had disappeared. During the time Su Xiao was sent flying by the tree, it had successfully stalled Hashirama to prevent him from having time to recover his state.

Su Xiao dodged Amu sideways and continued to charge toward Senju Hashirama.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Senju Hashirama knelt on one knee, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood. Just as he raised his head, a blade slashed toward his face.

Since the battle officially began, Su Xiao and Senju Hashirama had not said a word, both thinking of ways to kill their opponent.

Senju Hashirama had led his clansmen to fight the Uchiha clan for years; was he really the kind of person who was soft-hearted? Of course not. He was a gentle elder and a kind leader, but he was definitely not soft-hearted. The kind Senju Hashirama of the past had actually died long ago—he died when he stabbed Madara in the back for the sake of Konoha.

Puchi.

Senju Hashirama used his arm to block Su Xiao's blade, and the two parried together.

"Today, you die, I live."

A smile appeared on Su Xiao's face, blood dripping down his chin.

"For the sake of Konoha, for the sake of the Ninja World, an old antique like me should not continue to live, and you... should not live in this world either."

As soon as Senju Hashirama finished speaking, Su Xiao's left hand was already pressed against the spine of Checking Zhan Long Shan, the blade edge gradually cutting into Hashirama's arm, Qing Gang Ying energy surging on the long blade.