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Chapter 109 An Attempt to Copy the Power of Words

"Words of power?"

Uesugi Koshi paused for a moment before trying to recite the ancient testimony.

As a deep voice resounded, a perfect circle gradually appeared behind him. The arc was pitch black inside, but the edges were a brilliant crimson, resembling the sun during a total solar eclipse. At this moment, Uesugi Kotsushi, dressed as a ramen chef, stood there like a Buddha statue amidst flowing clouds and flames, extremely serene and dignified.

—Word of Power: Black Sun!

"It actually works?"

Uchiha Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

This scene was not created by her pupil power.

Instead, it was Uesugi Koshi who recreated the "Black Sun" in the illusion space using his spiritual power and familiarity with the Word of Power: Black Sun.

This is also another function of the Tsukuyomi space as envisioned by Uchiha Hikaru—compared to the battles that take place in reality, she controls all the rules within the Tsukuyomi space, while Uesugi Kotsugu enters here in the form of a spiritual entity, so in her eyes, he is essentially invisible.

This means that she can observe and analyze the Word of Power of the Dragon Clan from every angle during battles, and even utilize and master this power.

What the Sharingan cannot copy, this Tsukuyomi space may not be unable to copy.

present.

Uchiha Hikaru curled the corners of his mouth, and as he activated his eye power, a series of ancient-looking longswords appeared in mid-air, each one exquisitely crafted and lifelike.

"This is……"

Uesugi looked at the knives on both sides and seemed to realize something.

"That's right, these are the antiques you took with you when you left the Snake Clan. I constructed them based on your memories."

Uchiha Hikaru snapped her fingers, and the longswords flew automatically toward Uesugi Kotsukasa. She herself reached into the void and grabbed the divine sword Onikiri that appeared out of thin air: "Let's fight, the kind of fight where you're determined to kill me. Let me see the true strength of a royal-level hybrid."

"?"

At first, Uesugi Kotsushi thought she was joking.

However, upon realizing that Uchiha Hikaru was indeed prepared to fight, and that he himself was unable to leave this space, the former Shadow Emperor hesitated slightly before looking to both sides, drawing two ancient swords from mid-air, holding one in each hand, and gently unfolding them along the arc behind him.

With this movement, the "Black Sun" slowly began to rotate, devouring the air at an astonishing speed, creating a violent hurricane that swept up everything around it.

"Heh~"

Uchiha Hikaru narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately used the Flying Technique to break free, thus avoiding being carried away by the hurricane.

She had fought Genjiro once, though it wasn't a proper duel, but it could serve as a reference for the level of a hybrid royal-level being. In her opinion, a "royal"'s taijutsu level was roughly equivalent to an ordinary Jonin of Konoha. If he activated his bloodline and opened the "Dragon Bone State" where his bone gaps contracted, he could be even stronger, approaching the normal state of Might Guy without opening the Eight Gates.

Uesugi Kotsugu's bloodline purity is much higher than Genjiro's, but he is much older. With one added and the other subtracted, his physical skills should be only slightly better than Genjiro's.

However, his Word of Power, "Black Sun," is far stronger than "Royal Power," with its serial number being almost 20 digits higher. Moreover, the gravitational field of "Black Sun" can be applied indiscriminately!

Uchiha Hikaru raised his hand and swung his sword, the scabbard flying out and embedding itself in the ground: "Come on!"

The next moment, the two rushed out and clashed with each other, swords drawn!

Uchiha Hikaru uses the Uchiha-ryu swordsmanship from the Naruto world, as well as various breathing techniques and swordsmanship from the Demon Slayer world.

Uesugi Kotsushi, on the other hand, displayed ancient swordsmanship from different schools of Japan—Kojigen-ryu, Kyoshin-meike-ryu, Shinkage-ryu, Munen-ryu… Although the level he displayed at this moment did not reach the height of “divine swordsmanship” that he achieved when he died in the original story, it was much more refined and experienced than that of Genji Chisei.

Swords clashed, sparks flew!

If an observer were standing here, they would see two figures clashing at lightning speed like two whirlwinds, their swords striking dozens of times in a single second, so fast that more than a dozen afterimages appeared simultaneously. The sparks that flew out merged into one, and then were drawn away by the black sun in the next second.

For a time...

Surprisingly, Uesugi Koshiki has a slight advantage!

On one hand, it was because Uchiha Hikaru did not use his full strength, but only fought with taijutsu, while also having to devote some energy to resisting the attraction of the "Black Sun".

—Her goal was, after all, to observe the power of words, not to defeat Uesugi Koshi.

On the other hand, this former Shadow Emperor, who had abdicated nearly forty years ago, had not neglected his martial arts skills while working as a ramen chef. Especially after reading Tachibana Masamune's memories and realizing that he might still have two children alive, his spirit seemed to return, and he once again displayed the powerful and majestic aura of a Shadow Emperor.

In this situation, the gravitational field formed by the "Black Sun" intensified, lifting the newly built houses and buildings in "Konoha Village," as well as the nearby seawater, and carrying them towards the black sun. They were then ignited by the high temperature midway, but due to the thin air, they did not burn violently; instead, they were heated to a bright red, turning into snow-white ash at the slightest touch of a blade.

—Attracting and crushing are the two characteristics of "Black Sun," and also its strength as the No. 110 Word of Power.

Fortunately, Onikiri was constructed using eye power, rather than being a physical object. Even if it was shattered, it could be restored at any time. This is why Uchiha Hikaru was able to continue wielding the sword even after Onikiri had been destroyed several times.

In this process.

Uchiha Hikaru widened his Sharingan, using his dynamic vision and the omnipresent spiritual power within the Tsukuyomi space to carefully observe the blood flow of Uesugi Koshi when he used "Words of Power," and the way that power acted on the outside world. Gradually, a sense of understanding began to arise in his mind.

"If that's the case..."

After another sword exchange, Uchiha Hikaru suddenly leaped back dozens of meters, creating distance between himself and Uesugi Koshi. Then, holding his blade level, he took a deep breath and gently slashed downwards with the tip of his sword.

With this movement, a subtle gravitational field appeared around her, and a faint black sun disc could be seen emerging, but it only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing without a trace.

"?!"

Uesugi Koshi abruptly stopped in his tracks, completely stunned.

What the hell?!

This girl also hates the sun?!

Or is she simply learning and imitating me? Can even a high-risk incantation with serial number 110 be imitated?!

the other side.

Uchiha Hikaru frowned, carefully recalling the feeling from before, then took a step forward and charged at Uesugi Kotsugi again: "Wait, there seems to be something wrong with how it works... Let's try again!"

(End of this chapter)