"Hmph."
Facing Furina's "provocation," Mōryō did not speak. The Lightning Blade flashing with thunder once again already showed what he was thinking now. Even a clay figure has three parts fire, let alone him.
Moreover, from their previous exchanges, Furina was clearly more skilled in ninjutsu. Yet now she was abandoning her advantage to clash with him in taijutsu. Although it felt unpleasant to be looked down on, was this not also a perfect opportunity for revenge?
"You, a monster, are actually playing with a ninja sword like this. Where does that leave the face of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen?"
At the same time the lightning appeared, a deep blue glow also surfaced on Muramasa's blade. Originally there had been a tendency for lightning current from the Lightning Blade to spread along the blade body toward her, but after Muramasa was "enchanted," that completely vanished.
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Originally Mōryō had selectively ignored Furina's trash talk, but after Muramasa was "enchanted," he could not help frowning.
His perception was extremely sharp, and because of that he could sense that the lightning current that had just spread over was not mutually canceling with the water-natured chakra covering Muramasa. Instead it felt more like it had been completely eroded away.
Although the two seemed not so different on the surface, Mōryō faintly had a bad premonition in his heart. Last time although he had nearly been sealed by the opponent, he had not felt this way.
And now, if he really got sealed by the opponent, would the constant erosion at every moment possibly make him die completely?
Previously Mōryō had never considered the possibility that he himself could die. At most he would be resealed and then wait for a new person to unseal him. But when the question of death truly appeared before him,
Whether he admitted it or not, Mōryō was genuinely starting to panic a little.
"Looks like you've noticed. This is my reunion gift after so long. How about it, do you like it?"
The eyes are the window to the soul. Although Mōryō was a monster, this still applied to some extent. At least Furina could clearly see the obvious panic in the other's eyes.
To be honest, she had not expected the opponent's reaction to be this strong. It seemed even monsters could fear death. Before he had been so wildly talking about destroying the world simply because no one had made him feel truly threatened.
"Seeking death!"
Looking at Furina's mocking expression, Mōryō seemed to have been enraged. A massive surge of chakra suddenly erupted from his body, and the black lightning缠绕 on the Lightning Blade also violently surged, instantly filling Furina's entire field of vision and coming down on her like an overwhelming storm.
Facing this ferocious assault, an ordinary ninja probably would not even have time to use the Body Replacement Technique before being instantly killed. But Furina simply raised her right hand unhurriedly. The next moment, a curtain of water started from her and completely enveloped her entire body, airtight and watertight, blocking all the incoming black lightning outside.
"You're way too cowardly, aren't you!"
While Furina was blocking the lightning, Mōryō did not take the chance to press the attack. Instead, right after the burst, he immediately pulled back and retreated, leaving Furina completely stunned.
Gotta say, as expected of a monster—he really had zero regard for face. If it were someone of similar strength who wanted to retreat, they probably would not have run so decisively.
After all, anyone with this level of power was an elite from their respective village. Even if they did not say it out loud, they surely had their own pride in their hearts. They would not act so shamelessly.
Hm? Mōryō isn't human? Then never mind.
Speechless as she was, Furina had no intention of letting the other escape just like that. The erosive property she had researched and developed during this period through her profound mastery of chakra nature transformation was specifically to deal with opponents like Mōryō who possessed immortality. There was no way she would let him slip away so easily.