The horror of the Rinnegan was beyond question.
One had to realize that Madara Uchiha was already a terrifying force on his own. Now, two identical clones had appeared, effectively meaning that three Madaraseach equally powerfulhad taken the field.
Furthermore, without the Rinnegan, one would not even be able to see the shadows of Madara that existed in that other world. If Madara possessed a complete set of Rinnegan, he would even be able to manifest four shadows.
However, he was currently unable to do so, especially since his current body could not withstand the infusion of such power. Moreover, one of his Rinnegan was still in Nagato's possession.
"Tianyuan, I assume that since you possess the Rinnegan, you can see my shadows in that other world," Madara said slowly.
"I can see them quite clearly," Tianyuan replied. Within the vision of his Rinnegan, he naturally saw the Susanoo existing in those other dimensions.
"Then do not blame me for what comes next," Madara sneered.
"Of course not. This too is the power of the Rinnegan," Tianyuan said. "Let us continue our battle."
Upon the black blade of Tianyuan's Susanoo, pitch-black patterns began to crawl and spread.
"Susanoo: Kagutsuchi," Tianyuan said with a slight smile. "Come!"
With a thunderous boom and a fierce attack, the black Susanoo charged forward, swinging its great blades in a massive cleave. Madara's expression shifted slightly as he countered with his own dual blades.
Clang!
The blades collided with a deafening explosion of air. The sheer force of the impact radiated outward in all directions.
"What incredible power... and this energy..." Madara could feel the overwhelming strength behind Tianyuan's Susanoo, and he sensed a strange, eerie power hidden within the twin blades.
Neither of them was in their peak state, so the power of their Rinnegan and Mangekyo Sharingan could not be compared to their true prime.
Suddenly, two identical Susanoo appeared around Tianyuan, swinging their dual blades at him to break the deadlock and provide Madara an opening.
"Get lost!"
An immense wave of power erupted from the black Susanoo, shoving Madara back as Tianyuan raised his arms to block the space behind him.
The four blades of the shadows slammed into the black Susanoo, sending Tianyuan skidding backward. His massive feet tore into the earth, crushing trees and houses beneath his weight until everything was reduced to rubble.
Although Tianyuan's Susanoo was powerful, facing three of them at once was proving to be a strain on his strength.
With a roar, Madara showed no mercy. Killing intent flashed in his eyes as he lunged straight for the black Susanoo.
Boom!
The strength of two Susanoo slammed directly into Tianyuan's. His black Susanoo managed to steady its footing, but the third Susanoo attacked from a different angle.
Crack!
The body of the black Susanoo shattered where it was struck.
While the Susanoo possessed exceptional defensive capabilities that rendered ordinary Ninjutsu useless, Madara's Susanoo was anything but ordinary.
"Get over here!" Tianyuan's eyes flashed with an intense light, and a power that had been absent from this world for a long time suddenly erupted.
This was the power of Ki. The explosion of energy was so violent that it actually blasted the three Susanoo back, breaking their encirclement.
Nearly a year had passed since Tianyuan first obtained Ki. During that time, he had practiced relentlessly. His Taijutsu was already top-tier, and his cultivation of Ki had progressed at a lightning-fast pace.
At this moment, Tianyuan was even capable of unleashing Energy Cannons and the Kamehameha.
However, even that was not enough.
"That power just now was..." The three Madaras were visibly moved as they were pushed back. He had never felt such an energy before.
It was clearly not the power of the Rinnegan, and it did not seem to be Ninjutsu either.
"Tianyuan, what was that power?" Madara asked slowly.
Even though it was three against one, Madara maintained absolute confidence.
"What does it matter if I tell you? This is Ki, a power extracted from the physical body," Tianyuan said.
"Power extracted from the body? Just Taijutsu... Impossible," Madara said in shock. Could the power of Taijutsu truly reach a level capable of rivaling the Susanoo?
"Sometimes, the power of the flesh is infinite," Tianyuan said.
He thought of certain xianxia worlds where cultivators could cross the universe with their physical bodies or sleep inside the core of a sun. That was true terror.
"Though I wish to know how you obtained such power, I suspect you have no intention of telling me," Madara noted with a strange expression.
In truth, he was quite curious about such an ability. However, he knew that given Tianyuan's strength, it would be impossible to force it out of him.
As for keeping Tianyuan here permanently, that possibility was becoming slim. Madara could feel his current body beginning to fail; the power of the Rinnegan was rapidly dwindling. After all, the eyes he used now were not his true Rinnegan.
Elsewhere, far from the center of the conflict, White Zetsu watched the battle between Madara and Tianyuan in a state of perpetual amazement.
"That Tianyuan is truly powerful. To think he could push Madara to this extent. Even if this isn't Madara in his prime, he's still using the majority of his strength," White Zetsu murmured in praise.
"However, looking at the situation, Madara still has the advantage, though it doesn't look like he can sustain it for much longer." White Zetsu scratched his head, wondering if he should slip away early if Madara's body collapsed.
White Zetsu was a master of survival, after all, possessing the Mayfly technique that allowed him to merge directly into the earth and flora.
In the wake of the battle between Tianyuan and Madara, the surrounding Mist Ninjas suffered terribly. Those who failed to escape were caught in the shockwaves and crushed to death by the sheer pressure of the colliding powers. The ground was littered with the corpses of Mist Ninjas.
Over ten kilometers away, at the Hidden Mist Village Camp, Mizukage Yagura and his subordinates stood paralyzed.
They stared at the distant, colossally massive Susanoo, completely and utterly stunned.
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