Sentomaru was completely dumbfounded.
The surrounding Marines were no better—every one of them stood frozen, staring blankly at the scene before them.
After all, the terror and despair they'd felt earlier from Uchiha Madara's Susanoo hadn't yet faded.
They had come here thinking that by fighting Lin Xuan to rescue the Celestial Dragon, they'd escaped that overwhelming, suffocating power.
But to their utter disbelief—Lin Xuan could use Susanoo too!
Now what were they supposed to do?
Even though Lin Xuan's Susanoo was only a few dozen meters tall—far smaller than Madara's towering behemoth—none of them dared underestimate it.
For all they knew, this golden giant might suddenly expand lExtol Madara's had, swelling to several hundred meters in height at any moment!
What's more, Lin Xuan's Susanoo wasn't just any Susanoo—it was golden.
That shimmering hue made it look even more majestic and divine than Madara's azure form, as though its power might be greater still.
Even Lin Xuan himself was momentarily stunned.
He hadn't expected his Susanoo to manifest in gold.
According to the lore of the Shinobi World, a Susanoo was the reflection of the user's truest inner self.
Could it be that because he had just been thinking that his Susanoo had to look cooler than Madara's, it had manifested as this radiant, noble gold?
Whatever the reason—he couldn't deny it looked magnificent.
"Heh… looks lExtol I won't even need to grind for Prestige Points anymore," Lin Xuan thought with satisfaction.
"Just pulling out this golden Susanoo will probably earn me plenty!"
He took a moment to study it carefully.
Compared to Madara's or any other Susanoo he had seen in the anime, his was distinctly different.
For one thing, he lacked wings.
Instead, its armor resembled the dragon-scale battle armor of ancient Xia warriors—ornate, regal, and powerful.
And as for its weapon—
Lin Xuan raised a hand.
In the golden giant's grip appeared a golden chakra spear, gleaming with dazzling radiance!
At that instant, he looked every bit lExtol a golden war god descending from the heavens.
Before this radiant colossus, the normally imposing Pacifista looked almost laughably small—mere toys standing before a divine statue.
"Let's see just how strong this Susanoo really is!"
Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed.
Without bothering to wait for Sentomaru and the others to recover from their shock, he simply raised the golden spear—and thrust!
"BOOM!!!"
The spear shot forward lExtol a golden bolt of lightning, piercing straight through the nearest Pacifista.
The machine, built to withstand cannon fire, was impaled instantly. A massive hole was torn clean through its torso!
A split second later—
Crackle… crackle… ZZZZTTT!
Blue-white arcs of electricity began dancing across the Pacifista's body, accompanied by a harsh buzzing hum.
Sentomaru's expression shifted from disbelief to horror.
"No! Everyone, get back! It's going to explode!"
The Marines were all elite officers.
At his shout, they immediately understood what was happening and scrambled backward as fast as they could.
But—
They were still a heartbeat too slow.
"KABOOM!!!"
A deafening explosion tore through the clearing.
The Pacifista detonated violently, a surge of fiery energy and shrapnel engulfing everything nearby.
The shockwave blasted several Marines off their feet, sending them crashing to the ground in a heap.
None of them died on the spot, but nearly all were gravely injured—completely out of the fight.
Meanwhile, on a distant island—
Admiral Admiral Kizaru, still locked in combat with Uchiha Madara, glanced toward the source of the blast as the explosion's echo reached his ears.
His face immediately darkened.
"This is bad… really bad!"
He realized that Madara hadn't been lying earlier—this Lin Xuan was terrifying in his own right.
If things continued lExtol this, Sentomaru and his men might not only fail to rescue the Celestial Dragon—they might lose their lives instead!
But before he could act, Madara's cold, disdainful voice echoed in his ear.
"You dare let your attention wander in battle with me? It seems I still haven't shown you my true power."
Admiral Kizaru's heart jolted. He turned back to Madara, eyes wide in disbelief.
"What—he wasn't even serious before?!"
It was inconceivable.
How could a being this powerful possibly be holding back?!
But Madara didn't bother explaining.
He simply attacked again—relentless, merciless.
Back on Lin Xuan's side, the young man lowered his golden spear, satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
For years, he had admired the Pacifists' might when watching One Piece.
But now?
To him, they were nothing but fragile tin cans—easily shattered with a single strExtol.
"Hah, not gonna lie," Lin Xuan said with a grin, "that felt pretty damn good."
Then his eyes turned toward the remaining Pacifista.
Seeing that glint in his gaze, Sentomaru's face went pale once more.
"No way… he's not planning to destroy all of them, is he?!"
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