Chapter 214: The Moment of Soaring Birds! A-8, Cough!
The fiery sword energy grazed Killer Bee's back and shot out!
In an instant, it transformed into a colossal crescent-shaped, fiery-red sword energy over 40 meters long!
Like the collapse of a skyscraper, as if heaven and earth were falling, a tempest exploded outward, spreading in all directions!
The sword energy swept through in a flash, tearing through the air, igniting treetops, slicing through forests, and diagonally gouging into the earth!
"—Boom!!"
Debris erupted, ash soared, and the scorched sand billowed like a tsunami before crashing down.
The forest beneath the sword energy's shroud was instantly consumed by flames, trees burned, uprooted, and birds scattered in terror.
A bottomless chasm stretching beyond the horizon suddenly appeared on the earth's surface!
Standing at the edge of this abyss, Chen shielded his face against the violent wind, staring dumbfounded at this apocalyptic scene, a spectacle only a godlike force could create. Even his eight-character mustache couldn't help but tremble.
"How… how is this possible?!"
"This kid… he's this powerful?"
"Is this Konoha's trump card?"
At this moment, the majestic thrust unleashed by the sword energy propelled Uchiha Ci to soar higher into the sky!
And the reason why "Dance of the Solar Halo" is called a 'dance' lies in its core concept—
Utilizing the thrust from the Sword Leap Flame Slash!
Undoubtedly, this is a sword technique capable of soaring through the sky, amidst clouds and sunlight!
In other words, Uchiha Ci must gain full mastery over the thrust created by the Sword Leap Flame to truly 'dance'!
He immediately calmed his mind, struggling to control his body being propelled skyward under intense pressure.
Chen's demonstration of advanced taijutsu techniques replayed in his head. The intricate knowledge interwove and crystallized into three large characters—
Centripetal Force!
He imagined himself as a disc rotating around a center, angular velocity ω. The blazing white sword in his hand was like a mass m connected to the disc by a rope, with the other end fixed at the center (the axis of rotation). The rope's length was r. Assuming no friction, the mass's rotation resulted from the rope's tension, calculated as F = a * m, where centripetal acceleration a = ω²r = v²/r = [4(π²)r]/T². Substituting the mass m, and factoring in the friction coefficients of the ninja world...
"Screw it! How could I possibly understand such complex stuff?!"
In mid-air, Uchiha Ci shook his head violently, gazing at the increasingly distant ground and the shrinking Killer Bee. He clenched his jaw tightly.
"Whatever, I just need to spin!"
"Spin, spin, keep spinning!"
The next instant, relying on the perfect physical control granted by the Heaven's Curse Mark in its second state, Uchiha Ci's expression turned grim as he gripped his sword hilt tightly, forcing his body into a downward spin!
"Dance of the Solar Halo—spin for me!!!"
Suddenly!
From the night sky, a massive blazing white fireball plunged downward!
Like a magnificent firework exploding, the black-haired, red-eyed youth leapt from the flames, spinning and brandishing his longsword!
Soaring across the sky, he rotated and swung the sword behind him, unleashing sword energies resembling the petals of the otherworldly red spider lily or diving birds gliding down.
His figure became a barely discernible fiery streak, constantly leaping, spinning, and surging through the air!
Every slash of his sword unleashed fiery red energy similar to the one before, sending sword energies of varying lengths cascading through the heavens and earth, instantly transforming the entire forest into a sea of flames!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amid the earth-shattering destruction of countless sword energies, Uchiha Ci's eyes grew increasingly bright and fervent, like bougainvillea blooming resplendently in a sea of flames!
The next moment, a message suddenly flashed before his eyes:
[You have mastered: Uchiha Style · Dance of the Solar Halo (Complete Version, S+, Beginner)!]
Under the darkened night sky, the fiery streak flickered as it darted nearly a kilometer through the air before abruptly changing direction!
It shot straight down toward Killer Bee, who stood frozen in shock, staring at the sky.
At this moment, the Eight-Tails inside Killer Bee shuddered as it watched Uchiha Ci's rapid descent, crying out in horror:
"What the hell!"
"This is impossible!"
"How can this kid escape the cost of this technique? Why is he completely unharmed?!"
"How can there exist someone capable of transforming power that demands one's life as a price into effortless, cost-free attacks?!"
"He's even more of a genius than Uchiha Madara back in the day!!"
Killer Bee nodded slightly, gazing at the increasingly radiant fiery streak descending from the sky.
"Burning heart, scorched feathers, rebirth in white flames! Yo!"
"What a thrilling and magnificent sword technique!"
He took a deep breath, his eyes sharpening as he locked onto the approaching Uchiha Ci, his lips curling into a grin, revealing his white teeth.
Within his eyes, a fierce, blazing battle spirit ignited!
In an instant, he tightly gripped his twin swords as lightning erupted!
"When it comes to grandeur, I won't lose to you!"
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Inside his mindscape:
Seeing his jinchūriki showing such an expression, the Eight-Tails was instantly alarmed, shouting in fear:
"Bee, what are you trying to do?!"
"Use a Tailed Beast Bomb and blast him away! Stop trying to compete in swordsmanship!"
"That sword will melt your blades the moment they touch!"
"Trying to defeat this kind of Uchiha, who surpasses his predecessors, in swordsmanship is impossible!"
However, hearing this, Killer Bee's face lit up with excitement as he stared intently at the spinning and advancing Uchiha Ci.
"So you're saying, hmm...
"I've got seven or eight chances to swing my blades and challenge this swordsmanship!!"
The Eight-Tails was utterly shocked, exclaiming in disbelief:
"You're insane?! The eighth swing will—"
Killer Bee confidently smirked,
"That's more than enough!"
Before the Eight-Tails could protest further, the next instant, lightning enveloped Killer Bee's body, merging with the sinister black-red tailed beast chakra.
Adopting a semi-tailed beast form, he assumed the stance for the Wild Egret Ravaging Blade once more!
But this time, he was about to unleash something he had never mastered before—
Semi-Tailed Beast Transformation · Super Sonic Lightning Style · Wild Egret Ravaging Blade!!
Taking his stance, Killer Bee raised one hand toward the sky, gesturing a 'six,'
then roared upward:
"A-8, cough for me!!!"
As his words fell, Killer Bee stomped fiercely, his body enveloped in violent lightning and sinister tailed beast chakra!
The terrifying force shattered the ground instantly, reducing the soil and stone to powder as spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly!
Amid this overwhelming power, Killer Bee transformed into a beam of interwoven blue, white, black, and red light, shooting straight at Uchiha Ci!
At this moment, both fighters' speeds escalated to an unimaginable level beyond human perception!
In a fleeting moment, the radiant red streak collided head-on with the blue-white-black-red beam, like needle tip against wheat awn, BOOM!
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