Rukia Kuchiki let out a light snort. After dealing with the flaming giant bird, she gripped her Zanpakutō, ready to finish off Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki.
But before she could strike, a sudden wave of danger washed over her.
" Not good! "
Rukia's heart jolted. She tried to dodge, only to find her body frozen in place.
At that very moment, the golden Rinnegan on Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki's forehead snapped open.
In an instant, a force swept across the surrounding space, freezing everything within it.
Time Freeze.
This was a unique ability of the Ōtsutsuki clan, capable of freezing an opponent's time or even serving as a sealing technique. In the original timeline, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki had used this very technique to seal away Toneri Ōtsutsuki.
After absorbing and devouring both Urashiki and Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki, Momoshiki's power had clearly surged. The potency of this technique had also grown significantly.
In a single moment, time itself on the entire moon was frozen.
Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, the Sage of Six Paths and his brother—even Rukia Kuchiki, who existed in a soul state—all had their time halted by Momoshiki's ability.
Momoshiki swept his gaze across the frozen battlefield and let out a cold laugh. " Hmph.
A bunch of lowly creatures, daring to challenge the gods? Even souls are no exception. "
He sneered. While this technique couldn't directly harm Rukia's soul form, it could still seal her away.
With that, he began walking slowly toward Rukia and the others, ready to finish off every last enemy.
But just as he was about to strike, his eyes flew wide open, and his face twisted in shock.
" Impossible! Why can you still move?
" Momoshiki shouted in disbelief.
Across from him, a young man with black hair rolled his neck, completely unaffected by the frozen time around him, moving as freely as ever.
How was this possible?
For a moment, Momoshiki was stunned, his eyes locked onto the man before him.
The young man was, of course, Lin Xuan. Unbothered by his surroundings, he glanced around and smirked. "
Time freeze ability? Not bad at all. "
He had to admit, this technique was quite impressive. Freeze your opponent's time, and no matter how powerful they were, they'd become helpless, completely at your mercy.
But such a secret technique had no effect on Lin Xuan. His mastery over time far surpassed Momoshiki's. In fact, when he saw Momoshiki activate the ability, he didn't even bother stopping him—because it simply didn't work on him.
Momoshiki glared at Lin Xuan, his face darkening. " Damn it!
How are you unaffected? What are you, exactly? "
Lin Xuan grinned. " Take a guess?
"
Momoshiki's temple veins bulged in fury.
Guess?
Lin Xuan closed the distance in an instant.
Momoshiki, now enraged and desperate, erupted with immense power and lunged directly at him.
" Bastard! Die!
"
Momoshiki roared in fury as his white hair rapidly lengthened, spreading out like living, sentient threads.
" Raging Lion Hair Technique! "
At that moment, Momoshiki's hair whipped through the air like a lion's mane, swiftly entangling Lin Xuan. Each strand was razor-sharp, capable of slicing through anything it ensnared.
In the blink of an eye, the white hair coiled around Lin Xuan. But as the deadly strands scraped against his body, they only produced a harsh, metallic grinding sound.
Not a single scratch.
Momoshiki's eyes widened in shock. Others might not understand, but he knew his own power—his hair could slice through an entire mountain, incredibly tough and sharp.
Yet against Lin Xuan, it was utterly useless.
A flicker of surprise crossed Momoshiki's face.
But he only hesitated for a moment before snapping back to action, unleashing a barrage of powerful techniques, each one aimed at Lin Xuan in a relentless assault.
Still, no matter what he threw at him, Momoshiki couldn't land a single damaging blow.
" Damn it! I refuse to believe you can block everything I have!
" Momoshiki bellowed in fury.
Even as he cursed, his attacks didn't stop. Wave after wave of devastating power continued to rain down on Lin Xuan.
" BOOM! "
Momoshiki's figure suddenly vanished, reappearing as a blur directly in front of Lin Xuan. Chakra exploded from his hands as he hammered strike after strike toward his opponent.
He was going for a killing blow.
But before his attack could land, Lin Xuan furrowed his brow in annoyance. " Tch.
I ignored you, and you got cocky? How damn noisy. "
The moment the words left his mouth, he casually slapped his palm outward.
" BOOM! "
A thunderous impact rang out. Momoshiki couldn't dodge. Lin Xuan's palm struck him square in the chest, sending him flying backward.
At that moment, the time freeze around them automatically dissolved.
Rukia, Minato, and the others had just regained their senses when they witnessed the scene—Momoshiki charging at Lin Xuan, only to be sent flying by a single slap.
Rukia, in particular, stared at Momoshiki's motionless body on the ground, her expression growing more and more astonished.
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