Chapter 1085

Su Xiao and Senju Hashirama parried together. He gripped the long blade tightly with one hand and pressed his other hand against the spine of the blade. Although Checking Zhan Long Shan could not instantly cut through Hashirama's muscle, it could cut at a slow speed.

Qing Gang Ying energy surged into Hashirama's arm as if it were worthless. Although the killing efficiency of doing this was very low, this was a life-or-death moment.

If Su Xiao were sent flying by Hashirama again, he would likely have no chance to engage in close combat with Hashirama. The previous time he was sent flying by Wood Style, it cost Amu an arm and its body below the waist.

Just as Su Xiao and Senju Hashirama were parrying together, a sneaky figure approached Hashirama from behind.

Creak.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang bit down on Senju Hashirama's butt. This sudden bite truly gave Hashirama quite a shock. He crossed his arms in front of him to grapple with Su Xiao; although the injury to his arm was gradually worsening, the blade wounds on his body were recovering rapidly, and he was very willing to continue dragging it out like this.

Su Xiao had long since received Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's signal; he was just waiting for this opportunity.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's head swayed left and right, its butt shaking along with the movement of its head. It was biting with all its might, intending to tear a piece of meat off Senju Hashirama's butt.

However, Senju Hashirama's body strength was too high. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's feeling at this moment was like biting a truck tire; the tire was fine, but its own mouthful of sharp teeth were aching from the hardness.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang endured the pain, tears in its eyes, and pulled backward with all its might. Just at this moment, Senju Hashirama kicked backward.

"Awoo~"

After Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang let out a miserable yelp, it flew away with a "whoosh," rolling far away on the ground like a ball.

Senju Hashirama's mouth twitched. Although he was not seriously injured from Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's bite, the opponent had truly bitten his butt until it ached.

Just as Senju Hashirama was distracted dealing with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, an electromagnetic pulse spread out from Su Xiao's body—it was the ability attached to the Destroyer Belt.

Hum~

The electromagnetic pulse swept across Senju Hashirama's body, and a buzzing sound appeared in his ears.

Senju Hashirama subconsciously turned his head due to the buzzing in his ears, and another pale red wave of air spread out with Su Xiao as the center point—it was the "Breath Release" ability.

The pale red aura swept across Hashirama's body, and his skin surface felt vaguely painful. Not only that, after being swept by the red wave of air, he suddenly felt a sense of weakness.

Breath Release, Skill Effect 2 (Passive): Can continuously release aura, range 30 meters. If the enemy's willpower is 2 points lower than one's own, they will fall into a state of panic. The panic state can be removed using mind-purification skills.

Hint: If the enemy enters a state of panic, Stamina consumption +27%, physical defense -15, and when releasing skills, there is an 8% chance of failure.

Hashirama clearly did not pass the judgment. This was not because his willpower was not strong enough, but because of the timing.

When Su Xiao first mastered Breath Release, he often released his aura at the start of a battle. After a period of exploration, he found that doing so was not wise.

First, the willpower attribute is not constant; willpower is affected by the environment. Even a person with strong willpower, if a loved one were to die in front of them, would experience significant inner fluctuation.

Although Senju Hashirama did not witness the death of a loved one, the moment the electromagnetic pulse swept across his body, his willpower fluctuated. This was because his consciousness experienced a momentary confusion, and coupled with his severe injuries, he failed to pass the judgment for Breath Release.

Just as Breath Release swept across Hashirama's body, small white spiders crawled out from Su Xiao's sleeve. After quickly crawling onto Checking Zhan Long Shan, these small white spiders jumped toward Hashirama.

"Cutting Technique."

A wooden thorn grew from Senju Hashirama's hand. He gave up blocking the long blade in Su Xiao's hand, and while allowing the long blade to slash toward him, the wooden thorn in his hand attacked Su Xiao's face.

Su Xiao leaned his body backward; he knew the power of the Cutting Technique. Although this move did not look astonishing, it was one of the most vicious Ninjutsu.

Boom, boom, boom...

The small white spiders jumping in mid-air exploded, detonating between Su Xiao and Senju Hashirama. Neither of them was more than a meter from the center of the explosion, and both were immediately sent flying in opposite directions by the impact of the explosion.

The firelight gradually dissipated. Flames were burning on the sleeve of Su Xiao's left hand, and in his left hand, he held a slender pistol. The appearance of this pistol resembled a flintlock, but its internal structure was completely different from a flintlock.

Hashirama, over ten meters away, had just steadied his figure when he looked down at his chest. Five metal needles were stuck in his chest.

"Seems... not good."

Boom!

The five explosive needles exploded simultaneously. Su Xiao was already charging forward while detonating the explosive needles.

Senju Hashirama staggered backward a few steps, and five finger-thick flesh pits appeared on his chest.

"Wood Style: Wood Human Technique."

Senju Hashirama pressed his hands together, and a three-meter-tall wooden figure grew from the ground. Hashirama's Bloodline Limit had not yet fully recovered.

The three-meter-tall wooden figure blocked in front of Senju Hashirama. Senju Hashirama needed time now; Su Xiao's dozens of slashes earlier had already hacked him to the verge of death.

"Moo~"

A cow's lowing came from afar; it was Amu, who only had the upper half of its body left.

Amu's eyes were staring intently at Senju Hashirama, the alchemy array within its eyes flashing.

Click, click, click...

Ice crystals appeared on Senju Hashirama's skin surface. When Amu blocked Hashirama earlier, it had already used all its skills, accumulating the frost effect to 10 stacks.

Senju Hashirama was instantly frozen, and the wooden figure in front of him also became sluggish for a moment. A figure pounced from the side, biting the wooden figure's throat, and rolled on the ground with the wooden figure—it was Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

This time, the path for Su Xiao to charge toward Senju Hashirama was unobstructed, and he instantly rushed in front of Senju Hashirama.

With a crash, the ice on Senju Hashirama shattered, and wisps of cold air rose from his body.

Just as Senju Hashirama regained his ability to act, Su Xiao had already slashed with his blade.

Senju Hashirama subconsciously raised his left arm to block, and a large number of branches grew on his right hand, wrapping around his fist to form a giant fist at least half a meter thick.

"True Several Thousand Hands: Yang."

Yang-attribute chakra wrapped around Senju Hashirama's fist. He had once used this move to shatter Uchiha Madara's complete Susanoo.

Zing.

The long blade slashed down, and a severed arm flew up.

Senju Hashirama was stunned for a moment, somewhat surprised at why Su Xiao's slashing power was so strong, but he immediately thought that it was not that Su Xiao's slashing power had become stronger, but that his own body had become fragile.

The fact was indeed so: Su Xiao first used the Breath Release ability to reduce Senju Hashirama's physical defense by 15 points, and then the five explosive needles of the Hunter Gun exploded simultaneously, reducing Senju Hashirama's physical defense by another 35%.

Two consecutive layers of weakening caused Senju Hashirama's body to no longer be able to block the slashes of Checking Zhan Long Shan.

Blood sprayed onto Senju Hashirama's face. Although one arm was severed, his fist still smashed toward Su Xiao, heading straight for Su Xiao's head.

Su Xiao had just finished one slash. He now had two choices: one was to activate the counter-attack shield while retreating to avoid being killed instantly by Hashirama's punch; the second was to slash his blade toward Senju Hashirama's neck, disregarding the punch coming at him.

Su Xiao did not hesitate at all; the long blade in his hand had already slashed toward Senju Hashirama's neck.