Despite the overwhelming attacks, the Six Paths posed no real threat to Ashveil. A faint curve appeared on his lips as he watched one after another fall under his power.
"You're next…" he murmured, eyes fixed on the remaining two: Deva Path and Preta Path.
Ashveil raised his hand, and a searing palm of Magma manifested. The air around him shimmered with heat, bending light as if reality itself quivered.
From a distant cave, Nagato's eyes narrowed in disbelief.
"Magma Conqueror's Haki?" he whispered. Astonishment filled him. Could this man possess a form of Bloodline Limit?
Konan gasped. "A fusion of Fire and Water chakra? Stronger than Jiraiya-sensei's Oil Release? He's accumulated far too many techniques…"
Ashveil remained motionless, his Magma palm surging forward with terrifying precision. Deva Path instantly countered with Shinra Tensei.
Boom!
The collision of forces shook the earth, releasing bursts of raw energy. Ashveil's power, derived from Conqueror's Haki, rivaled the strength of Devil Fruits, and the tangible form of his Haki made it nearly unstoppable. The clash of a god-like technique against a god-like Shinobi created a spectacle that left Nagato stunned.
"No way… his power exceeds my Six Paths' strength?" Nagato's eyes widened in disbelief.
Even with Shinra Tensei, the attack sent shockwaves that blasted Deva Path through the air, then surged toward Preta Path. Konan clenched her fists.
"Good, no matter what Ninjutsu he uses… for Preta Path, it should all be absorbable," she reasoned, hoping to turn the tide.
But the battlefield had other plans. The Magma surged into Preta Path's body, and the creature began to swell uncontrollably.
Nagato's face drained of color. "This… this is a backlash! Preta Path can't contain it!"
Konan's intuition screamed danger. She watched as Preta Path transformed entirely into a giant palm, the energy inside impossible to absorb.
Boom!
The Preta Path exploded violently, sending shockwaves through the area. Even Deva Path was dumbfounded. Ashveil had already eliminated five of the Six Paths. Time was running out.
Deva Path reacted quickly, extending a black rod from his sleeve and striking toward Ashveil, exploiting the brief gap after the Sage Art attack. The speed was incredible, catching Ashveil off guard momentarily.
But Ashveil's passive Conqueror's Haki activated instantly. A shimmering, invisible barrier appeared just in time, shattering the black rod into fragments scattered across the ground.
Deva Path hovered mid-air, stunned. His attack had been effortlessly neutralized. Even more shocking, Ashveil's defensive technique seemed eerily similar to his own Rinnegan abilities.
Not wasting a moment, Ashveil activated his full power: Haoshoku Shinra Tensei.
The battlefield trembled as an unstoppable wave of Conqueror's Haki surged outward, preparing to crush anything in its path.
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