ACSP: Chapter 178: A Life for a Life, S-rank Forbidden Technique Seal!
"This kid has too many offensive methods. If I continue to defend, I probably won't be able to stall for much longer."
"It seems I have no choice but to try that move..."
Standing amidst the crumbling ruins, Shimura Kenta's deep eyes gradually grew determined. It was as if he had just made a critical decision in his heart.
He stared fixedly at Jiang Chen, then slowly shed his upper garments, revealing the gaunt, aged body hidden beneath.
"Jiang Chen, I must admit, you are more powerful than I imagined. But if you think you can kill me just like this, you are gravely mistaken. Although my methods are few, killing you is still as easy as turning over my hand..."
Noticing Shimura Kenta's current actions, Jiang Chen, who was thoroughly well-acquainted with Danzo's methods, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He brandished the Kusanagi Sword in his hand, then looked up at Shimura Kenta and smiled mockingly. "Don't think too highly of yourself. Without Izanagi, you wouldn't last ten seconds against me..."
Shimura Kenta's lips twitched, and he let out a cold snort. "Arrogant brat, you will pay the price for your conceit..."
Before his voice had even faded, he had already initiated the Body Flicker Technique and charged forward.
However, his speed was simply too slow. Jiang Chen didn't even need to rely on the dynamic vision of the Sharingan to easily track his position.
"—Clang!"
Jiang Chen timed it perfectly and struck decisively. The moment Shimura Kenta flickered over, Jiang Chen plunged the blade directly into his chest.
Blood splattered instantly.
"Cough, cough~"
With his heart pierced through by the sharp weapon, Shimura Kenta was instantly mortally wounded, coughing up a large amount of blood.
Seeing this scene, Asakura and the other East Island Contractors all showed surprised expressions. They couldn't understand what was happening at all.
Why Shimura Kenta would charge at Jiang Chen in such a near-suicidal manner.
Even if he was currently unkillable...
...there was no need for such a futile effort, right?
"Hehe~"
Just then...
...Shimura Kenta, whose heart had been pierced by the Kusanagi Sword and who was on the verge of death, suddenly curled his lips into a grim smile.
"I used my own body as bait... and I've finally caught you..."
As he spoke, his hands firmly gripped Jiang Chen's shoulders.
At the same time...
...four pitch-black, eerie incantation symbols instantly appeared on his blood-soaked chest.
"—Forbidden Art: Reverse Four Symbols Sealing!"
In an instant...
...a massive amount of black blood erupted from Shimura Kenta's body.
As this black blood rapidly drew a formation seal in the air, it simultaneously stained the space within a several-hundred-meter radius black, centered on Shimura Kenta.
Then...
...a massive sphere of black space instantly expanded, swallowing everything that had been stained by the black blood.
A moment later...
...when the black sphere dissipated...
...the figures of Shimura Kenta and Jiang Chen had vanished.
Disappearing along with them was all the space within a several-hundred-meter diameter.
Including the ground.
The place where Shimura Kenta and Jiang Chen had been standing was now a massive crater. Every bit of matter within its radius had completely vanished into nothingness.
"Good grief, what a terrifying power of annihilation."
"What kind of skill is this? Why is it so terrifying?"
"Not good... Jiang Chen's aura has vanished..."
"Damn it, this Shimura Kenta wanted to take Jiang Chen down with him!"
"No, that guy can revive infinitely. It looked like he wanted to die together, but in reality, he is trading his infinitely revivable life for Jiang Chen's single life..."
"What a vicious method!"
Looking at that shocking crater, the expressions of Li Yanran and the others darkened completely.
When Shimura Kenta had just thrown his body against the sword in Jiang Chen's hand, they had thought the opponent was about to be killed by Jiang Chen once again. They hadn't expected the sudden turn of events to come so quickly, catching them entirely off guard.
And just as they fell into total despair...
The figure of Shimura Kenta appeared once again just outside the deep crater. He was still completely unscathed.
"Although I lost a few Sharingan, being able to eliminate you—a scourge to the Empire—is well worth it..."
Shimura Kenta looked down at his Hashirama arm, where nearly half of the Sharingan had closed, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
One of the two Super Kage-level Contractors from the Great Xia Kingdom had finally been finished off by him.
Next.
Their Great Dongdao Empire would use this city as a stepping stone to continuously expand into the interior. The exotic beasts living in this region, as well as the secret realm spaces within it, would all become resources for their Great Dongdao Empire to conquer the world.
"Captain-General Shimura is truly a hero of our Great Dongdao Empire, having single-handedly killed a Super Kage-level Contractor of the Great Xia Kingdom."
"Haha, I've already recorded this battle video. Once it's posted online, our Great Dongdao Empire will definitely become the focus of the world!"
"Yoshi, yoshi..."
"It seems the Super Kage-level Contractor of Great Xia is nothing special after all!"
"By the way, I heard the other Super Kage-level Contractor of Great Xia is already over eighty years old. Even if we don't go looking for him, won't he likely die of old age in a few years anyway?"
"Yoshi, heaven is truly helping us. The great cause that our predecessors failed to complete will finally be realized in our generation!"
Shimura Kenta's victory was like a shot of adrenaline, making all the Dongdao Contractors around the ruins cheer and leap with joy. And their soaring morale brought an excited expression to Shimura Kenta's face.
"—Click!"
At this moment, a faint sound suddenly came from beneath his feet.
'Not good!' Shimura Kenta inwardly panicked, intending to retreat quickly.
But before he could move, he saw a familiar longsword break through the soil ahead of him, splitting his body in two with the momentum of a thunderbolt.
"Five times."
Jiang Chen tilted his head to glance at Shimura Kenta's remains and spoke indifferently.
Afterward, he slowly raised his left hand again, firing a concentrated beam of lightning toward a specific spot in front of him.
"—Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear!"
The moment the lightning beam pierced through the air, Shimura Kenta, who had just 'revived' using [Izanagi], happened to reappear in that exact spot.
"—Puff!"
A crisp sound cut through the air. The lightning of the [Chidori Sharp Spear] precisely pierced through Shimura Kenta's crown.
This time, Shimura Kenta didn't even live for a single second before going to see his ancestors.
"Six times!"
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