Danzo also stood, his blood-covered face making him look like a fierce demon.
This cursed infant... I must obtain everything he has!
"What a magnificent soul..."
At that moment, the soul energy of the Root ninja killed by Lucian was completely absorbed by him.
In Lucian's eyes, soul energy was the purest form of energy.
Like spiritual qi, absorbing it was a great boon!
"Hiss!"
To everyone's horror, Lucian's body began to grow taller.
They watched as he grew from the appearance of a six or seven-year-old to that of a ten-year-old, his aura flaring with newfound strength.
A scene like this shattered everyone's understanding of the world!
"A monster!"
The newly arrived Konoha ninja all stared with wide eyes.
Then, they saw Lucian take a step forward.
Danzo... instinctively took a step back.
Lucian smiled. "Why create distance? If you truly wished to harm me, you would draw closer to attack. You... are afraid of me."
"You bastard, I..." Danzo began, enraged by the humiliation, but his pupils suddenly contracted.
Hirenkyaku!
Lucian vanished from sight. The Hirenkyaku was the Quincy's method of high-speed movement; the more spirit particles gathered, the faster the speed.
Everyone strained to sense and observe him, but before they could find Lucian's location, a demonic whisper sounded in Danzo's ear.
"Combat distance is only meaningful when the opponents are of equal strength."
"But between you and me, distance is utterly meaningless...!"
Blut Arterie!
The moment Lucian appeared beside Danzo, he activated Blut Arterie.
By injecting spirit particles into his blood vessels, he drastically increased his body's destructive power and aimed a vicious kick at Danzo's left shoulder.
BAM!
When the crowd caught sight of Lucian again, they saw Danzo being sent flying by a brutal kick!
With the speed of Hirenkyaku and the power of Blut Arterie, Danzo's taijutsu was completely unable to block him!
"Rip..."
Everyone watched as Danzo's left shoulder was shattered.
Amidst a spray of blood, his entire left arm disintegrated into fragments as he crashed into the ground, able only to curl up and vomit mouthfuls of blood.
Many of the ninja felt a cold shiver run through them.
Both hands were gone!
His right eye was crippled!
SWISH!
Lucian moved again, flashing to Danzo's side and stomping down viciously!
"Aaaaargh!!"
A wretched scream echoed across the ruins of the Root base.
They saw Danzo's right leg get crushed by Lucian's stomp, leaving him writhing and screaming on the ground.
Another leg, broken!
"Stop it!"
"Lightning Style: Thunder..."
From a distance, Sarutobi released a sharp spear of lightning from his mouth, sweeping the electricity towards Lucian.
"Blut Vene Anhaben!"
Lucian didn't even turn his head.
A semi-circular shield, like a barrier, formed around him, covering a dozen meters.
This was an enhanced extension of Blut Vene. It could expand the defensive Blut Vene outside the body, forming a patterned, semi-circular shield to block enemy attacks. It could also corrode anything that touched it, further expanding its range.
BOOM!
Sarutobi's Lightning Style was completely ineffective, only creating ripples as it struck the Blut Vene Anhaben.
"You know, death isn't the frightening part."
Looking at Danzo lying in a pool of his own blood, Lucian raised his foot again.
"I believe today's experience will be etched into your memory for life, but the pain has only just begun..."
"I will not grant you an easy death!"
"Aaaaargh!!!"
An inhuman scream of agony rang out once more.
They watched as Danzo's only remaining limb, his left leg, was slowly crushed under Lucian's foot.
Faced with such excruciating pain, Danzo's consciousness was on the verge of collapse.
"So... so ruthless..."
"What in the world did Lord Danzo do to him?"
Witnessing such a brutal scene firsthand, the ninja who were preparing to attack felt their hearts pound wildly.
Sarutobi was also stunned. This child was so cruel.
"My god, that kid..."
Jiraiya and Tsunade, who had just arrived, were also dumbfounded.
Was that the Hokage's advisor, Konoha's hidden boss, Danzo?
His right eye was already gone, both hands shattered, and now both his legs were crippled as well.
Anyone else would have lost the will to live.
All four limbs were useless!
"Aaaah, just kill me!"
The immense physical pain was causing Danzo's consciousness to break down. His bloodshot eye stared daggers at the boy standing over him, his face a mask of savagery.
"You'd better kill me right now! Otherwise, if you give me a chance, I..."
"Is that so? I look forward to your performance."
To Danzo's terrified gaze, Lucian raised his foot again.
Huh?
My four limbs are already crippled. Where is he going to kick?
It can't be... there...
Demon, devil!
When he saw Lucian's foot aiming for his groin, Danzo's heart nearly stopped.
His mind went blank, and an uncontrollable roar burst from his throat.
"A warrior can be killed but not shamed! Ignore me, everyone... Aaaaargh!"
In Danzo's despair, Lucian's foot came down, and a sickening crunch echoed instantly!
Only four limbs?
I'll just have to cripple all five!
"Hiss!"
The ninja who were about to attack froze as if petrified, their faces masks of stunned disbelief.
Such viciousness. Many of the ninja felt a cold chill run down their spines. Some of the kunoichi spat in disgust.
Seeing this, Sarutobi's eyes turned red. "Attack!" he roared. "Kill him!"
"Fire Style..."
"Water Style..."
Jolted back to their senses, the hundreds of ninja present began to form hand seals in unison.