Three days, to Uvogin, felt like an eternity.
Now, watching Ronin step onto the ring amid roaring cheers, the aura Uvogin had been suppressing finally burst out uncontrollably—and a savage killing intent slammed straight toward Ronin.
Yet under that pressure, Ronin didn't flinch. He still walked forward, step by step, until he reached the ring.
They faced each other.
"Freshly promoted to the 200th floor, the Iron-Armed Gorilla—who ended every previous match with a single punch—has chosen his first opponent to be…"
"An ultra-rising supernova who's been soaring through the 200th floor with crushing strength! The man known as the Crimson Meteor—his name is…"
The host's voice drove the atmosphere to its peak.
In the front rows, people holding Ronin's support banners erupted into thunderous cheers.
"Ronin vs. Uvogin!"
"So I finally got what I wanted!" Uvogin locked his gaze on Ronin, his presence growing denser and denser. "I'll rip you open starting from your mouth and make you stay alive while I tear off your limbs! And in the end, I'll stomp your head the way I stomped your father's!"
"Honestly, you've been chasing me nonstop, and it's been annoying. I don't need a stalker fan like you," Ronin replied blandly, treating Uvogin's threats like background noise.
But the words "stalker fan" were clearly enough to light Uvogin like a fuse.
"Let's settle this to the death!" Uvogin roared.
"OK!" Ronin answered happily.
Those few lines alone caused an uproar in the crowd.
The host immediately announced: "Newcomer Iron-Armed Gorilla Uvogin proposes a fight to the death! Supernova Ronin accepts without hesitation!
That means the next match becomes a deathmatch—only one person will leave alive, and the opponent's death will be the condition for victory!"
Clearly, the host had been bought.
The referee stepped forward. "Any weapons are permitted. Fight for your honor and reputation—begin!"
The moment the referee finished, Uvogin and Ronin's deep, surging aura both shifted into Ken!
Their fists' aura condensed rapidly. Their bodies vanished from where they stood, and the roar of impacts exploded across the ring.
Two identical Big Bang Impacts collided at the center.
Bang! Bang! Bang!—the booming impacts became the ring's main rhythm.
Uvogin unleashed pure Big Bang Impact. Every punch was heavy and brutal. You could see his violent aura constantly funneling into his arms as he moved, then gathering on his fists through a special circulation pattern—producing power far beyond an ordinary punch.
Opposite him was Ronin, moving at high speed across the ring, leaving only two streaks of crimson light behind.
That crimson was the mark of his eyes entering the "intermediate state"—
A special Scarlet Eyes state where darkness and bright red coexisted.
And that state meant he could use two powers at once.
One was the Nen technique he copied with the Sharingan—Uvogin's Big Bang Impact.
The other was Ronin's own chakra burst: Cherry Blossom Impact.
Stacking those two forces gave him the capital to collide head-on with Uvogin.
The bone-rattling feeling of fist-to-fist collisions—and, in high-speed combat, the extreme observation of aura distribution on his target and the extreme control of his own aura—made Ronin pour his entire body and mind into the fight.
This intermediate Scarlet Eyes state also retained the Sharingan's incredible dynamic vision.
It let Ronin clearly see how Uvogin used Ryu to distribute his aura, which in turn let Ronin allocate his own aura more effectively to respond.
Blocks. Parries. Each collision detonated with a thunderous boom across the ring.
When the fight hit a thrilling rhythm, Uvogin even let out a long, exhilarated howl.
Ronin, however, felt the pressure mounting—because only by stacking two energy systems could he match Uvogin's strength.
And doing that meant his consumption was far higher than Uvogin's.
When his aura capacity was already not an advantage, this kind of high consumption meant that in a normal exchange, Uvogin could simply outlast him to death.
After another clash, Ronin chose to evade. His hands flashed in front of his chest as if forming seals.
That feint made Uvogin hesitate for a split second.
And that split second was enough for Ronin to create distance. He tapped the small pouch at his waist, and the next moment a storm of shuriken shot out, arcing to surround Uvogin.
At the same time, Ronin's eyes briefly shifted into full Sharingan.
But in that instant, Ronin closed his eyes.
When he opened them again, his aura felt even stronger—yet his eyes had returned to normal.
Only Ronin knew what he'd done in that blink of darkness.
With one hand forming a seal, he activated the Eight Gates and opened the First Gate—
Gate of Opening.
Even though he had exited Sharingan state, he could still feel something inside his body click open like a switch.
His control over his own power became smoother—almost as if he could mobilize 100% of the energy in his body.
Uvogin didn't even bother dodging the incoming shuriken.
With that monstrous body and powerful aura, the shuriken simply bounced off and clattered away.
But in the next second, Uvogin's pupils tightened—
Because Ronin, who had been in front of him, vanished the instant Uvogin finished blocking the shuriken.
Uvogin's eyes shifted left. He raised his left arm slightly—and with a bang, he took Ronin's kick squarely.
Ronin's speed increased, but his strength doesn't seem stronger!
The thought flashed through Uvogin's head as his right hand swept out to grab Ronin.
But Ronin flickered away and reappeared elsewhere. Planting both hands on the ground, he snapped upward into a rising kick aimed straight at Uvogin's jaw.
It was Shadow of the Dancing Leaf—
A burst-speed approach that launched the opponent into the air.
The opening move of the Lotus!
Ronin's eyes had already returned to the intermediate state, giving that kick a hint of Cherry Blossom Impact's explosive force.
Not a "pure" Eight Gates… but effective.
The enormous force launched Uvogin skyward before he could fully defend.
Ronin's mind flashed: Chance!
The bandages already wrapped around Ronin's arms loosened as he pursued Uvogin, whipping out and binding around Uvogin's body.
In the next instant, Ronin latched onto the bound Uvogin midair, and the two began spinning rapidly through the air.
This was Rock Lee's signature move—
Primary Lotus!
With a thunderous crash, Ronin drove Uvogin head-first into the ring.
Dust exploded.
Ronin's figure flashed to the edge of the ring. He was breathing hard, his arms trembling slightly, and small wounds had opened across his body.
But his eyes were locked on the center of the ring as the dust slowly began to clear.
Because there—
A tall figure was already pushing himself up from the crater.
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