But as soon as the Heavenly Ice Chambers were created— Boom! Boom! Boom! Three deafening explosions echoed throughout the Ice Dimension.
The massive ice structures surrounding them shattered almost instantly. Countless fragments exploded outward, scattering across the frozen landscape. Within moments, every trace of the prison had been obliterated.
None of the three were affected in the slightest.
Seeing this, Kaguya was not particularly surprised. At this point, ordinary methods will not be enough to restrain them. Without hesitation, she attacked Benimaru with an All-Killing Ash Bone.
However, Benimaru disappeared before the attack could reach him. Space distorted, and he instantly teleported beside Kaguya, launching a counterattack.
Kaguya reacted immediately. A dimensional rift opened beside her, and before Benimaru could complete his assault, he was forcefully sucked into another dimension.
Now, only Guy and Antares remained before her. Kaguya instantly unleashed another technique.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"
Numerous gigantic chakra fists materialized around her. They surged forward at incredible speed, tearing through the air as they bombarded Guy and Antares from multiple directions.
The moment Guy witnessed the technique, he activated his skill Prideful King Lucifer. In an instant, he analyzed the structure and principles behind Kaguya's attack. Then, he copied it.
Without the slightest hesitation, Guy raised his hand and declared, "Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack!"
The exact same technique erupted from his side. A storm of chakra fists rushed toward Kaguya.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The chakra fists released by Kaguya collided directly against the chakra fists released by Guy. Massive shockwaves exploded across the dimension as the attacks continuously smashed into each other.
When Kaguya saw this, genuine surprise appeared on her face. He copied my technique almost instantly. Not merely imitated it—copied it perfectly. And then used it against me. Even for Kaguya, that was shocking.
Just then, another distortion appeared in space. Benimaru, who had been forcefully teleported away moments earlier, returned once again, reappearing beside Guy and Antares as though nothing had happened.
Kaguya looked at the three of them. They could freely traverse dimensions. One could copy her techniques after seeing them just once. And one possessed terrifying draconic abilities and destructive flames capable of injuring her.
For perhaps the first time since the battle began, she fully acknowledged them as troublesome opponents. This fight is not going to be easy.
Without hesitation, she activated her All-Killing Ash Bones once more. This time, not only did bones emerge from both of her palms, but grayish spikes also began growing from various parts of her body. The moment they appeared, they fired outward. Hundreds of deadly projectiles shot toward Guy, Antares, and Benimaru.
And that was not all. Kaguya simultaneously opened multiple dimensional rifts around them. The Ash Bones entered one rift and emerged from another, changing directions unpredictably and turning the assault into a deadly surprise attack from every angle.
Benimaru ignored every single Ash Bone heading toward him. Instead of defending himself, he chose to attack. He instantly teleported directly in front of Kaguya, his sword already descending. The blade was coated in pure black flames.
"Amaterasu."
The black fire burned silently, yet its destructive nature was obvious.
Kaguya felt no fear upon seeing the attack. On the contrary, she believed Benimaru had made a fatal mistake. A suicidal charge. The Ash Bones protruding from her body were still extending outward. The moment Benimaru entered her range, they redirected themselves toward him.
Yet Benimaru showed no intention of dodging. No intention of retreating. No intention of teleporting away. He simply continued forward.
The next moment—several All-Killing Ash Bones struck him directly, piercing his body head-on.
At the same time, Benimaru's sword completed its swing.
Slash!
Kaguya's left arm was severed completely. The detached limb fell toward the icy ground, but before it could even land, black flames erupted across it. Amaterasu immediately began consuming the severed arm. Not only that, but the area where the cut had been made also ignited. Black flames spread from the wound, attempting to crawl across Kaguya's body.
However, Kaguya's control over her body was extraordinary. Without hesitation, she isolated the affected area using her chakra, completely removing that portion of her shoulder before the flames could spread further. Moments later, a new arm regenerated, her clothing reforming alongside it.
Kaguya's gaze shifted toward Benimaru. For perhaps the first time, pure shock was visible in her expression.
Benimaru landed upon the frozen ground. Then, one by one, he calmly pulled the All-Killing Ash Bones out of his body.
Clink. Clink. Clink.
The bones fell onto the ice beneath him. Meanwhile, the wounds they had created were already closing. Flesh regenerated; blood disappeared. Within moments, every injury was gone as though it had never existed.
Kaguya stared at him in disbelief, her eyes narrowing. "Why?" she asked, genuine confusion bleeding into her voice for the first time. "Why didn't the All-Killing Ash Bone kill you? You should have been dead by now."
Kaguya had been so focused on Benimaru that she had not even looked toward Guy and Antares. Only now did her gaze finally shift toward them. The moment she did, her eyes widened.
Guy was standing there calmly, as if nothing had happened. Several All-Killing Ash Bones had clearly pierced his body, yet his expression remained completely unchanged. From his posture alone, it was obvious that he had not even attempted to dodge them.
Antares was standing nearby in his humanoid dragon form. His situation was slightly different; the All-Killing Ash Bones had never even managed to penetrate his scales.
Kaguya frowned. That should not have been possible. Even if his scales are exceptionally durable, the Ash Bones should have corroded through them eventually. Yet they had failed to do even that. This was completely unbelievable.
"What is going on?" she asked in disbelief.
Benimaru looked at her and replied calmly, "Well, you have every right to be shocked, but this outcome is quite natural." He casually brushed some frost from his shoulder. "You can think of us as somewhat similar to the Tailed Beasts. We can fundamentally alter our bodily structure and become spiritual beings formed almost entirely from chakra."
Benimaru pointed toward himself. "So, in this state, we do not even possess truly physical bodies. If that's the case, then tell me—how is your All-Killing Ash Bone, which destroys the body, supposed to affect us?" He glanced toward Guy. "For me and Guy, that's the reason."
Kaguya's expression became even darker.
At that moment, Antares spoke as well. "Well, as for me, the explanation is different." A faint heat radiated from his draconic body despite the freezing environment. "You could say that my flames possess a property similar to your All-Killing Ash Bones." His golden eyes locked onto Kaguya. "My power can erase things from existence as well. So, do you really think your ability would work on me?"
Antares let out a low snort. "I am someone who controls destruction itself. Your Ash Bones are completely useless against me."
Those words caused Kaguya's expression to stiffen. Another one of her trump cards had been rendered ineffective.
I cannot permanently trap them inside my dimensions because all three possess space-time abilities to travel across dimensions. I cannot kill them using my All-Killing Ash Bones because they are either immune or naturally resistant. And physically overpowering them is proving impossible. Every time she attacked, they met her force head-on.
For perhaps the first time in a very long time, Kaguya found herself running out of options.
Soon after, the battle intensified once again. The clash between the four combatants shook the entire dimension.
Boom!
Shockwaves erupted across the frozen landscape. Mountains of ice shattered, and massive glaciers exploded apart as the battlefield was rapidly transformed into a wasteland.
Facing Benimaru, Antares, and Guy simultaneously, Kaguya was finding it increasingly difficult to contain them. She was gradually being pushed onto the defensive.
Benimaru's Amaterasu was especially troublesome. The black flames not only burned her body but also threatened her soul itself. Every time those flames touched her, Kaguya was forced to devote enormous amounts of chakra and spiritual power to suppress and isolate them before they could spread.
At the same time, Guy would occasionally launch attacks using his World Sword. Each strike carried terrifying destructive power, and Kaguya could not afford to ignore even a single swing.
Then there was Antares. He had now transformed into his complete dragon form, his colossal body dominating the battlefield. Every movement of his claws carried immense force; a single direct strike was enough to send Kaguya flying across the dimension. And whenever he unleashed his dragon breath, entire sections of her body were obliterated. Although she regenerated almost instantly afterward, the constant healing was forcing her to expend chakra continuously.
As the battle dragged on, the pressure continued to build. Benimaru attacked relentlessly, Guy continuously adapted and countered, and Antares overwhelmed everything with raw power. Together, the three were steadily dominating the battle.
Kaguya was still fighting back fiercely, but it was becoming increasingly clear that she was being suppressed from all sides. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before Kaguya was finally defeated.