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Chapter 152 Xia Mi, I, Uchiha Hikaru, acknowledge you as the strongest! (Third update)

"?!"

Xia Mi's pupils contracted slightly.

She hadn't mentioned her real name was "Jormungandr" earlier. Fenrir may be a bit dim-witted, but he shouldn't be so foolish as to reveal such a secret to a stranger.

really……

(This woman knows the Dragon King's secret!)

"...That's what I wanted to say too!"

Xia Mi had realized that Uchiha Hikaru was no ordinary opponent, stronger than any human-hybrid she had ever encountered. If they fought in human form, it would be a very difficult battle.

and so……

"call--"

With a long, drawn-out breath, Xia Mi's hoodie was torn open.

Bluish-gray scales pierced her skin, covering her beautiful body, and slowly unfolded with her breathing.

The once slender and soft hands have transformed into jet-black claws, with sharp bone spikes protruding from the ground. The surrounding metal fragments begin to condense the moment they adhere to the blades, forming a layer of shimmering metal crystals on the surface of the bone blades.

The phenomenon of dragonification.

"Don't you need to use Bloodlust?"

Xia Mi couldn't resist asking tentatively, "Once the fight really starts, you might not even have a chance to use it."

"unnecessary."

Uchiha Hikaru shook his head slightly and began to raise his chakra and qi. The meridians in his body that had been suppressing the flow of chakra began to loosen.

"it is good."

Just as the pronunciation of "好" is uttered.

Xia Mi's figure transformed into a series of afterimages, flashing out like lightning, several times faster than before! Even with the Sharingan's dynamic vision, only a rough trajectory could be vaguely detected!

"...So fast!"

Uchiha Hikaru took a deep breath, mobilized all his strength, and faced the enemy with absolute seriousness for the first time!

Word of Immortality, activated!

The Eight Gates Formation: First Gate - Open, Second Gate - Wound, Third Gate - Life... Open!

—During this time, Uchiha Hikaru also spent some time studying the Eight Gates Formation. Although the later gates were not easy to open, opening only the first three gates and using them as a buff was still very cost-effective.

then……

Eighth-tier instantaneous strike, 256 times the speed of a divine slash, burst forth!

In an instant, Uchiha Hikaru rushed out at a speed no less than Xia Mi's, his figure drawing another lightning-like arc in mid-air, his twin swords meeting the oncoming giant scythe!

when!when!when!

Sparks flew!

At this moment, the power unleashed by both Xia Mi and Uchiha Hikaru far exceeded that of "Royal-level hybrids" like the Genji brothers. Milky-white sonic cones erupted behind them, and the shockwaves from each clash formed substantial air blades that were unleashed, leaving clear chisel marks on the surrounding ground and air.

The dragon blood within Xia Mi's body had already boiled, and the resulting death domain expanded to every corner of this cavern.

Uchiha Hikaru expanded the domain of "Black Sun," drawing the surrounding rubble and iron filings closer to the black hole behind him. At the same time, he widened his eyes, pushing his dynamic vision to the limit to capture Xia Mi's every move.

Because she had activated "immortality," her physical strength was enhanced to an extremely hard level in a short period of time, but her clothes were torn open one after another.

but……

Under these circumstances, Uchiha Hikaru gradually revealed an excited smile.

"very good."

"In this world, among all the opponents I have encountered, none can surpass you in taijutsu... I, Uchiha Hikaru, acknowledge you as the strongest!"

"……snort!"

Xia Mi didn't reply. The gold in her eyes seemed to burn, and she burst out with indescribable speed and jumping power, leaping into the air.

Uchiha Hikaru also used the Flying Technique to soar into the sky, ignoring gravity and chasing after Natsumi.

During this process, the weapons in the hands of the two were constantly swung, collided, broke, and shattered, forming a huge amount of metal fragments that scattered in all directions. The surrounding rocks were also lifted into the air by the gravity of the "Black Sun," burned red-hot in the huge space, and were either crushed by the shock waves of the battle or cut into the surrounding rock walls like machine gun bullets.

Amidst a tremendous roar.

The ground shook!

The molten metal droplets from the rails spun, collided, and burned in the surrounding air, emitting endless light and heat!

Gradually...

Metal fragments began to gather around Uchiha Hikari, reforming into the shape of a long blade on the broken hilt of her sword.

—Words of Power: Heaven and Earth as a Furnace!

"?"

Xia Mi's pupils contracted slightly.

Generally speaking, human hybrids can only possess one kind of Word of Power.

Even dragon kings can generally only use the incantations of their own lineage. For example, the King of Bronze and Fire can use fire-based incantations like Blazing Sun, Sovereign Flame, and even Rhine and Candle Dragon, but it is difficult for them to use wind-based incantations like Dustless Land.

Of course, this conclusion is not absolute.

Throughout history, there have indeed been a very small number of human freaks who were able to use multiple types of Word Power—but this "multiple" generally does not exceed two types, including cases of Word Power advancement.

Among the Dragon Kings, there are also beings like her, Jormungandr, who excel at learning and imitation, and can simulate the incantations of other lineage kings through precise manipulation of elemental forces.

So...

What exactly is this girl in front of me?!

If she were a human, she would have used more than three different types of Words of Power, and each of them would be a powerful Word of Power with an extremely high serial number.

If she were a dragon, she would have used the Wind King's "Moment," the Mountain King's "Immortal," the number 110 "Black Sun" which doesn't exist in human textbooks, and the Fire King's "Heaven and Earth as Furnace"... Judging from all the signs, the final "Heaven and Earth as Furnace" seems to be something she just learned in this battle!

This is impossible!

In terms of learning and imitation, Xia Mi considers herself the strongest among the four kings and eight twins.

Even she, after a period of exploration and experimentation, mastered the "Heaven and Earth as Furnace" incantation. After all, the serial number of "Heaven and Earth as Furnace" is 96, which is already in the category of high-risk incantations, and the difficulty of imitation is not on the same level as those conventional incantations before number 80.

Only... can do this in battle.

"Which one are you?!"

"what?"

Uchiha Hikaru frowned, somewhat confused by Xia Mi's seemingly nonsensical remark.

But Xia Mi had already made her judgment—

It is impossible for an ordinary single dragon king to easily imitate the abilities of other kings.

Only a combined dragon king, or... an existence of equal or even higher level, could do this!

During the years that my brother and I have been asleep, has a Dragon King already accomplished this?!

(End of this chapter)