Yoru walked toward the Sand ninjas step by step, invisible domineering power spilling outward.
Every time his foot fell, someone in the Sunagakure formation rolled their eyes back and fainted.
"Bastard! What exactly did you do?!"
Asakura Kira looked at this strange and terrifying scene and roared angrily, but hidden deep within his tone was a trace of fear.
The Sunagakure Demon Reaper was beginning to feel afraid!
Even Asakura Kira, who was known as the Sunagakure Demon Reaper, was still human. And as long as one was human, one would feel fear toward the unknown. That was human instinct!
Yoru's sharp eyes looked at the frightened Sand ninjas before him. Finally, he withdrew his Conqueror's Haki back into his body.
Having only just awakened Conqueror's Haki, Yoru still could not freely control this power.
Over the past few days, while entering the state of "Zen," Yoru had felt as if some kind of power was hidden inside his body.
Before now, Yoru had never thought in the direction of Conqueror's Haki.
But just now, as he looked at the Sunagakure transport unit approaching from the distance and prepared to gather his momentum, Yoru suddenly felt a power surge out from within his body!
Conqueror's Haki had awakened!
Conqueror's Haki, as the highest-level Haki possessed by only one in several million people, was a power held by those with the potential to become a "king."
Those whose minds were not strong enough could not even remain conscious in the face of Conqueror's Haki!
This was the will of a king. It was also the qualification to become a king!
Those who possessed Conqueror's Haki would drive the growth of both Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
Because those who possessed Conqueror's Haki also possessed an incomparably firm will as a strong individual, as well as boundless bearing worthy of a powerhouse.
Of course, as this conviction and bearing grew stronger and stronger, the strength of Conqueror's Haki—even the strength of Armament Haki and Observation Haki—would also grow increasingly powerful.
Why was "Red-Haired" Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the pirate world, known as the most domineering man?
His Conqueror's Haki could actually cause physical damage. That was simply unbelievable!
Think about it. At that time, Red-Hair had already stood at the peak of the world, yet a petty mountain bandit poured wine over his head. Red-Hair only needed to move a finger, and that mountain bandit would have vanished from the world forever.
But after having wine poured on him, Red-Hair could still laugh loudly and drink and eat meat with his crew. That kind of bearing—ask the entire world, who else could possess it?
Of course, bearing did not only mean forgiveness and tolerance. Yoru asked himself and knew he was not as magnanimous as Red-Hair. If someone poured wine on him, their only ending would be death!
Yoru's bearing was domination! It was the domineering will to take the entire world into his arms!
As Yoru's bearing and conviction improved, the Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, and Observation Haki he possessed would surely reach a terrifying level!
The bearing to take the entire world into his arms!
Yoru believed it was absolutely no weaker than Red-Hair's bearing that tolerated everything. This was the bearing of a true king.
A king naturally had to possess the entire world!
Yoru looked at the Sand ninjas before him, his eyes as if he were staring at a swarm of ants.
When Asakura Kira saw Yoru's gaze, veins bulged across his face.
"Brat! Don't misunderstand! I am the Sunagakure Demon Reaper!"
Never!
No one had ever dared look at him like this!
Asakura Kira roared in towering rage.
Yoru looked at the enraged Asakura Kira and gave a faint smile.
Boom!
Terrifying orange magma erupted from beneath the ground!
Whoosh!
Asakura Kira was the only one who reacted. His pupils suddenly shrank, and he used a skillful Body Flicker Technique to escape the range of the magma's attack.
As for the other Sand ninjas, including those two quasi-Kage powerhouses, their minds had already been shattered by Yoru's Conqueror's Haki. They could not move at all. As for the ninjas who had fainted, they could naturally only be swallowed while unconscious by the magma rising into the sky!
Orange!
Asakura Kira stared in shock at the terrifying magma before him.
How could it be orange?!
Asakura Kira roared inwardly. This was completely different from the blood-red magma described in the intelligence!
The scorching high temperature made the skin all over Asakura Kira's body begin to wrinkle.
The moisture was being evaporated!
Could it be—
Asakura Kira's pupils suddenly shrank as he thought of a terrifying conclusion.
"Well, just as expected. There really aren't any explosive tags."
While Asakura Kira stood there with an ugly expression, Yoru smiled indifferently.
As expected, there had been no explosion.
One had to know that Yoru's magma pillar had swallowed all the supplies just now. If explosive tags had been present, they would definitely have triggered a violent explosion.
When Asakura Kira heard this, his expression became even uglier. He stared fixedly at that figure.
"You knew from the start that this was a trap?"
The corners of Yoru's mouth curled slightly, as if he had heard the greatest joke in the world.
"Such brainless bait, and you thought I was an idiot?"
Asakura Kira's expression became even darker. Yoru's words were practically calling him an idiot!
"Bastard!"
Asakura Kira, this terrifying man known as the Sunagakure Demon Reaper, was completely enraged!
"Earth Release: Earth Splitting Palm!"
Chakra erupted from Asakura Kira's entire body. He quickly formed hand seals, and a massive amount of chakra gathered in his right hand. Then Asakura Kira slammed his palm fiercely onto the ground!
Boom!
The entire ground split open, forming a pitch-black fissure. Beneath it seemed to be an endless abyss, and the crack extended all the way to Yoru's feet.
"Be buried beneath the earth!"
Asakura Kira roared. Yoru had completely infuriated him.
Oh?
Yoru sensed the tremors beneath his feet, and his entire body transformed into orange magma, fully elementalizing.
Within the cracked earth, Yoru seemed to merge into the split ground beside him, rushing toward Asakura Kira at high speed. Wherever Yoru passed, all the earth turned into scorching magma!
Asakura Kira looked at the scene before him in shock.
Damn it!
Was this monster made of magma itself?!
Asakura Kira's expression was ugly. This strange sight left him somewhat at a loss.
"Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet!"
As expected of a Kage-level expert of Sunagakure, Asakura Kira had even mastered this terrifying A-rank Wind Release.
Seeing that Earth Release was completely useless against Yoru, Asakura Kira immediately used his strongest Wind Release ninjutsu, attempting to stop Yoru's advance!
A huge chakra wind sphere was spat from Asakura Kira's mouth, shooting rapidly toward Yoru
Boom!
The terrifying chakra wind sphere blasted a large hole through Yoru's chest just as he had rushed in front of Asakura Kira.
Asakura Kira looked at Yoru, who stood motionless before him, with indescribable delight.
His heart had been struck!
"You're dead now, bastard!"
Asakura Kira roared loudly, his eyes bloodshot as he vented the violent fury from before.
Drip!
Just as Asakura Kira's eyes were red and he was cursing loudly, a terrifying magma fist pierced straight through his chest.
Pfft!
Asakura Kira spat out a mouthful of blood, but because of the magma's high temperature, before it could even fully leave his mouth, it had already been completely evaporated.
Asakura Kira stared in shock as Yoru raised his head and looked at him mockingly. That face formed entirely from magma looked, in Asakura Kira's eyes, like an ancient demon.
"M-Monster…"
Asakura Kira, the terrifying man known as the Sunagakure Demon Reaper, looked at the demon before him in fear before his death and slowly spoke the fear buried deep in his heart.
Yoru looked coldly at Asakura Kira, who had already lost all signs of life. The Akatsuki Sword condensed in his hand, and he cut off Asakura Kira's head.
This man's head had great value!
In this battle, Yoru killed one Kage-level expert of Sunagakure, two quasi-Kage experts, five Jonin, fifteen Special Jonin, and fifty Chunin!
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