As the smoke and dust from the explosions gradually dispersed, Uchiha Madara's figure remained standing there, motionless.
Bude widened his eyes in disbelief and resentment.
With a flick of his hand, Uchiha Madara dispersed the remaining smoke and dust, revealing his unscathed form before Bude.
Looking at Bude's astonished expression, Uchiha Madara nonchalantly mocked, "Utterly uninteresting. Your lightning is on the same level as static electricity."
Uchiha Madara's casual mockery successfully ignited Bude's rage.
Nothing was more infuriating to Bude than being ridiculed like this by Uchiha Madara, even going so far as to call Bude's always victorious lightning static electricity. Even someone with the best temper would be angered.
Bude, his face contorted, stood rigidly in place, staring directly at Uchiha Madara, the flames of rage in his eyes threatening to incinerate him.
Suddenly, Bude roared to the heavens, his Imperial Arms activating once again. Dense blue lightning enveloped Bude's body.
Not only that, but the lightning on Bude's body surged into the sky, connecting with the atmosphere above to form a swirling vortex of dark clouds.
Uchiha Madara chuckled, watching Bude's actions with interest. He seemed to be considering whether or not he should use a similar technique himself.
The blue lightning on Bude's body flickered, connecting to Bude himself on one side and to the dark clouds in the sky on the other. With Bude controlling the lightning, he manipulated the dark clouds in the sky, causing them to surge erratically.
In the distance, a large contingent of soldiers poured out from the Imperial Capital's gates, led by a general and an officer.
The general and officer exchanged glances, immediately noticing the lightning storm raging in the distance.
Looking at the blue lightning connecting heaven and earth, the general said, "That kind of lightning… only General Bude's Imperial Arms, Thunder God's Wrath, Adramelech, can produce it. And to use such a frenzied attack… could it be that General Bude has encountered a powerful enemy?"
The officer also gazed at the scene from afar, asking, "In that case, the person fighting General Bude is also there?"
"Most likely."
"This is no time to hesitate! We must immediately go and support General Bude!"
With that, the general and the officer simultaneously spurred their horses forward, leading the large contingent of soldiers towards Bude and Uchiha Madara.
Just moments before, someone had reported that General Bude had been kicked out of the Imperial Capital.
The news was reported to Minister Onest in the palace. Minister Onest took it very seriously. After all, someone capable of kicking Bude out of the Imperial Capital had appeared within the capital itself, and Onest couldn't afford to ignore such a threat.
In his urgency, Onest appointed the officers under his command and the generals under Bude to lead troops to provide support.
The officers and generals set off with their troops. Meanwhile, Bude was almost finished preparing his ultimate attack.
The dark clouds in the sky had been manipulated by Bude into a swirling vortex. He himself relied on electromagnetic force, his body wreathed in blue lightning, floating in mid-air beneath the swirling clouds. He raised both hands high, thick bolts of blue lightning constantly emitting from his body and ascending towards the swirling cloud vortex.
Below, Uchiha Madara looked up at the swirling dark clouds above. Within them, a concentrated mass of blue lightning energy had been accumulated by Bude.
Nodding slightly, he admitted that it was impressive that Bude could come up with such a move.
Since his opponent had already prepared his ultimate attack, then, to show his respect, he supposed he should use a technique himself.
The terrifying purple lightning crackled around Uchiha Madara once more. Underneath Uchiha Madara's calm gaze, purple lightning continuously gathered in Uchiha Madara's right hand.
In the sky above, Bude's blue lightning was almost fully charged. He lowered his head, staring down at Uchiha Madara below, his eyes bloodshot, his entire being poised to strike.
On the ground below, Uchiha Madara stood in place, the terrifying purple lightning gathering in his right hand. Uchiha Madara extended his right hand, opening his palm, the terrifying purple lightning compressed and condensed into a bird the size of a sparrow. A lightning bird resembling life...
At that moment, the previously mentioned officer and general arrived with their large army.
They stared in astonishment at the terrifying scene before them. One person above, one person below. One wielding a mass of blue lightning, the other wielding terrifying purple lightning, locked in a fierce confrontation.
The officer furrowed his brow, turning to quickly command the troops.
"Surround them from the left and right!"
Upon hearing the order, the Imperial Army scattered into formations, initiating a left and right flanking maneuver around the area. In a short amount of time, the large army had completely encircled the location.
The officer stared intently at Uchiha Madara, raising his hand, preparing to order the army to charge and kill Uchiha Madara. However, at the crucial moment, he was stopped by the general.
"Wait! Don't attack yet!"
The officer looked at the general, confused, and asked, "Why aren't you letting me attack?"
The general pointed at Uchiha Madara and then pointed at Bude above.
"The person who could force General Bude to use such a move is at least on par with the General himself. How could our ordinary troops possibly be his match? Besides, General Bude above has already fully charged his attack.
He clearly intends to settle this with that person one-on-one. We cannot interfere with General Bude's battle! If we're not careful, we might even be caught in the crossfire!"
Since the general had already said this much, what else could the officer say? He could only order the surrounding troops to hold their positions, awaiting further orders as they continued to watch the battle.
Uchiha Madara paid no attention to the rabble. He looked at the lightning bird flying in his palm, tilting his head upwards.
In mid-air, Bude had already finished charging his attack. He raised his hands high, roaring,
"Uchiha Madara! Accept my lightning! Lightning... Annihilation!"
Following Bude's roar, he swung both hands downwards, unleashing the terrifying blue lightning gathered within the swirling clouds above. In Bude's desperate control, it transformed into the brightest blue light between heaven and earth, shooting towards Uchiha Madara below!
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