The battle was about to erupt!
The moment Madara Uchiha's words fell, his body had already shot forward, charging straight at his opponent.
In the blink of an eye, the two clashed at high speed. As if by unspoken agreement, they surged tens of thousands of meters away, their fierce duel erupting far from the others.
Back at the original battlefield, another of the Creators made a move.
This time, it was the middle-aged man in a purple robe. He swept out a palm, and the world itself seemed to shift. Countless storm blades howled into existence, sweeping toward Lin Xuan and the others!
Seeing this, Hashirama Senju activated Six Paths Mode as well.
In the next instant, an incomparably massive wooden dragon appeared. With a thunderous swing of its tail, it lunged forward and slammed into the incoming storm.
BOOOOM!
A terrifying roar shook the heavens, like a natural disaster crashing through the sky. Chaos erupted across the battlefield.
"Hahaha! Come on—let's take this somewhere else!"
Hashirama threw his head back and laughed, then charged off into the distance with his opponent, the two of them tearing through space as they fought.
With Madara and Hashirama making their moves—each dragging away a Creator—Uchiha Obito and Nagato quickly followed suit. Both entered Six Paths Mode as well, each selecting an opponent and vanishing into the distance to battle.
Uchiha Izuna and Tobirama Senju rolled their eyes.
Those show-offs… did they really have to activate Six Paths Mode right from the start?
As if they were trying to rub it in that the two of them couldn't use it.
Still, over the past year on Planet Namek, they'd gone through plenty of harsh training. They'd fought countless battles against Nail and the others, and their strength had risen dramatically.
They had full confidence they could take these enemies head-on.
So even if they were annoyed, they didn't hesitate. Both erupted with powerful fighting intent, each choosing an opponent and launching into intense combat.
In the blink of an eye—
Only three enemies remained on the other side.
A white-haired old man.
The blond man in white robes who had previously tried to assassinate Lin Xuan.
And—
Im.
The moment Lin Xuan saw those three, his eyebrows twitched.
"Those bastards…" Lin Xuan muttered, exasperated. "I let Madara and the others pick whoever they wanted, and they leave the three most troublesome ones for me!"
Among the nine, these three were the strongest.
What Lin Xuan didn't know was that Madara and the others had done it on purpose.
They all thought it would be entertaining to see Lin Xuan suffer a little for once.
At that moment, the white-haired old man stepped forward with a smile.
"I have to admit," he said calmly, "you're very confident."
As he spoke, he took one more step.
His smile didn't fade, but an overwhelming pressure exploded outward from him in an instant—vast enough to crush the heavens.
His eyes burned brightly, like twin moons.
He stared at Lin Xuan, still smiling.
"The question is… does your strength match that confidence?"
Lin Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
One against three?
So what?
He laughed wildly, standing tall in midair without the slightest hint of fear. His voice rang out like a challenge:
"You'll find out soon enough!"
"Interesting," the old man said coldly. "Then let's fight."
The instant his words ended, his body expanded, transforming into a towering giant that blotted out the sky.
A colossal hand came crashing down toward Lin Xuan, carrying an apocalyptic force as if it meant to shatter the world itself.
At the same time, Im attacked as well.
"Void—King's Severing Slash!"
Space twisted violently around Im. The great sword in his hand erupted with power, and a golden blade-light flooded the sky, painting the heavens gold like a blazing sun.
That strike unleashed peerless sword intent, filled with boundless destructive pressure, cleaving straight toward Lin Xuan!
The third Creator also erupted in the same moment.
No flashy technique.
Just a single punch.
His power condensed into an enormous fist—yet it was enough to shake heaven and earth, turning the world's colors dark.
"How terrifying!"
"What's happening up there?!"
"That sword aura…!"
The livestream had already returned earlier, and everyone below could see what was happening now.
But in this moment, every fight on the ground stopped.
One by one, faces filled with dread. Eyes lifted to the sky.
A deep, instinctive reverence rose in their hearts.
What kind of strength could produce such horrifying waves of power?
"With attacks like that…" Rayleigh murmured, his eyes trembling with shock, "even a normal person getting brushed by it would probably be wiped out instantly."
"They've lived for countless ages," Roger said with a grin. "They really are a bunch of ancient monsters. But unfortunately for them…"
His smile widened.
"They ran into someone even more monstrous."
"Captain," Crocus asked, puzzled, "you really believe Chairman Lin can win?"
The enemies were this terrifying.
Did Lin Xuan truly still have a chance?
Roger chuckled.
"Of course. Because Lin Xuan… is a monster among monsters."
"Just keep watching. Before long, you'll understand."
As he spoke, everyone nearby nodded.
Whitebeard.
Shanks.
Even enemies like Kong and Sengoku couldn't help but agree.
That man really was absurdly strong.
So strong that no one truly knew where his limits were.
BOOOOM!!
Lin Xuan met all three attacks head-on.
Facing their combined assault, even he couldn't afford to be careless.
He unleashed his full power, transforming into a black giant.
The clash was so fast their bodies became impossible to see clearly.
Space around them shattered completely. Countless spatial rifts and chaotic currents tore through the void—forces that could shred anyone into pieces in an instant.
Yet none of it could harm a single person in that battle.
As time passed, Im and the others grew increasingly grim.
At first, they'd believed Lin Xuan fighting one against three was arrogance.
And more importantly, an opportunity.
A perfect chance to kill him.
But now…
The combat power Lin Xuan was displaying left them stunned.
Even with three of them working together, they still couldn't kill him immediately.
Worse—
Lin Xuan seemed to grow stronger the more pressure he faced, and even now, he still hadn't fallen into a disadvantage.
"How is this possible…?" Im's eyes widened, disbelief shaking his entire mind.
"How can this man be this strong?!"
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