"What are you doing here?"
Uchiha Madara glanced at Asakura Hao on the Fire Spirit.
"Seeing you struggle so much, my hands are itching a bit. Let's switch. Your abilities aren't very useful against a thick-skinned black dragon."
"The only useful one is probably the Human Path's soul extraction, but whether it will be effective is still uncertain."
"Tch…"
Asakura Hao said that, and Uchiha Madara didn't refute it.
It was obvious; being unreasonable would be an overreaction.
Indeed, he really didn't have any good methods to deal with Acnologia.
Whether it was Limbo: Border Jail or Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, neither could keep up with the black dragon's defense and regeneration.
Compared to this black dragon, the Nine-Tails was just a showy but useless thing.
If the Nine-Tails had been smashed like that by him just now, it would have already gone to see the Sage of Six Paths.
Even if it could be resurrected later, that would be years from now.
"It seems I need to learn some abilities to deal with souls. The Ninja World's involvement with souls is too scarce."
Uchiha Madara pondered, retreating to the side and leaving the battlefield to Asakura Hao.
"Hey, black dragon, your intelligence shouldn't be low. We've switched players on our side. I'll fight you now."
"How about it, are you happy?"
"Roar~"
Asakura Hao's voice was met with a roar from the black dragon.
"I knew you'd pull that trick. So-called magic elements are actually just natural energy."
"I'm not like Uchiha Madara, who only knows how to use natural energy in a crude way."
Asakura Hao jumped down from the Fire Spirit.
The Fire Spirit immediately flashed, shielding Asakura Hao behind him.
He stood straight, baring his chest, intending to take the black dragon's magic head-on.
"Onmyodo: Five Elements Technique."
An Onmyodo array pattern rose from his feet. Asakura Hao, proficient in the Five Elements Technique, could decompose and recombine all natural elements.
Of course, this was dependent on the strength of both parties. If the opponent's strength was too high, this ability would not be very useful.
Boom!
The Dragon Slaying Magic roar released by the black dragon struck the Fire Spirit.
Black smoke billowed from the Fire Spirit's chest.
Then, the Fire Spirit, which was originally only twice Asakura Hao's size, grew enormous after absorbing the Dragon Slaying Magic roar, and even the flickering flame patterns on his body became clearer.
"Impossible! My power was absorbed."
A hint of disbelief appeared in Acnologia's eyes, and he subconsciously spoke out.
These guys, who came from who knows where, definitely aren't people of this world.
That strange magic is also something this world cannot possess.
Acnologia had seen everything in the past four hundred years.
That blue giant, however, he had never seen.
And the strange elemental body in front of him was also unknown, and it seemed to be alive.
"Oh, it can talk after all."
Asakura Hao leaped and landed on the Fire Spirit's shoulder.
With the colossal Fire Spirit, Asakura Hao looked down at the black dragon from above.
"If it can talk, then it's not just a beast. I probably need to be careful when fighting."
Asakura Hao had already activated the Taizan Fukun Ritual. In this state, he possessed powerful soul-attacking abilities, and the Fire Spirit's power in this aspect would also rapidly increase.
"Flame Spear."
He manipulated the Fire Spirit to use a technique.
The Fire Spirit swiftly charged forward, extending its sharp claws, grabbing at the black dragon, which was a head smaller than him now.
Clang—
A burst of sparks erupted.
The Fire Spirit retreated a few steps.
"Although I expected it, I didn't think the defense was this strong."
Asakura Hao frowned slightly, looking at the black dragon's body, where the scratches were like mere tickles, and these scratches completely vanished within seconds of appearing.
The Fire Spirit's attack completely enraged Acnologia.
His massive body pressed directly towards the Fire Spirit.
Terrifying dark magic swirled around his entire body, and the entire sky became extremely oppressive.
Bang—
The Fire Spirit extended his arms, blocking the black dragon's sudden attack.
The black dragon opened his mouth, preparing to use Dragon Slaying Magic, aiming directly at Asakura Hao standing on the Fire Spirit's shoulder.
"You resent me in your heart, you want to kill me, am I right?"
Facing the black dragon, who was gathering magic in his mouth, Asakura Hao calmly used his Spirit Vision to read the black dragon's mind. With his mind-reading ability, he could easily find weaknesses in battle.
Hearing the voice, the black dragon's speed of gathering his attack suddenly paused.
"Are you wondering how I knew? Do you think I guessed?"
With his thoughts disrupted, the black dragon roared: "Dragon Slaying Roar!"
However, just as the black dragon launched his attack, Asakura Hao and the Fire Spirit vanished from his sight.
The next moment, they appeared behind the black dragon.
"Soul Devour."
The Fire Spirit's arm gripped the black dragon's spine, accompanying Asakura Hao's soft whisper.
"Aaahh—"
A sensation of his soul being torn from his body made the black dragon let out a shriek.
He frantically flapped his black wings, trying to break free.
However, it seemed to be useless; his soul was being pulled out of his physical body little by little.
Seeing the growing sense of disharmony in his body, Acnologia continuously flapped his enormous black wings, which spread out like a peacock's tail, condensing dense points of light.
"Eternal Ray."
Dense beams of light attacked the Fire Spirit and Asakura Hao from behind.
"What?!"
Asakura Hao was startled. He controlled the Fire Spirit to retreat repeatedly, relying on the Fire Spirit's high speed to dodge the dense energy projectiles falling like meteors.
The energy projectiles fell into the water, producing explosive roars that completely engulfed the seawater in the affected area.
Looking at the seawater that had been obliterated on the surface of the sea, Asakura Hao frowned deeply: "Time energy, it can actually emit time as a ray…"
"Troublesome."
Once hit, even the Fire Spirit would likely be severely injured.
After several minutes of dodging, Asakura Hao moved far away from Acnologia.
Taking a slight breath, Asakura Hao's gaze once again scrutinized his opponent.
Uchiha Madara and Aizen Sōsuke, who were watching Asakura Hao fight, understood how troublesome the black dragon was.
Uchiha Madara frowned deeply: "Time, which is more troublesome than space, the black dragon has such an ability?"
And Aizen Sōsuke, stroking his chin, pondered: "Time… the domain of God. Speaking of which, Inoue Orihime also seems to have similar abilities, but with a different focus."
"So, Asakura Hao, how will you respond?" Aizen Sōsuke's gaze returned to the battlefield.
The black dragon broke free from Asakura Hao's soul extraction and also realized that Asakura Hao was more difficult to deal with than Uchiha Madara, and he seemed to be able to extract his soul.
Acnologia withdrew the magic surging on his body into himself, and the black dragon's body rapidly changed.
Within a few seconds, the black dragon had completely vanished, replaced by a young man with split hair, whose entire body, clothes, skin, and hair were grayish-black.
Acnologia transformed into human form because fighting the human in dragon form did not give him an advantage; in fact, due to his body being too large, it became a disadvantage.
"As expected, the dragon form is just one of his transformations." Asakura Hao raised an eyebrow, looking at the arrogant young man in the distance.
"An ability to control time, it's indeed quite troublesome to win."
Asakura Hao said this, but his tone didn't show much concern.
"Too slow, you lot. Such a weak black dragon is giving you so much trouble."
A voice Asakura Hao really didn't want to hear.
A young man in a combat suit appeared with a "whoosh" not far from the black dragon.
"Vegeta, what are you doing here?"
"I have the Group Leader's permission. I'm here to help you guys deal with this guy. No objections, right?" Vegeta extended his thumb, wiggling it towards Acnologia.
Asakura Hao: "…"
You've brought out the Group Leader, what objections could I possibly have?
However, Aizen doesn't seem to have made a move yet. Is the Group Leader this impatient?