Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

But that sense of unease didn't disappear; instead, it became even stronger.

"So it's not that simple after all." Sasuke muttered to himself. If even a Quincy leading the charge is this strong, then what level of strength does Yhwach behind him possess?

In the empty space in the sky, rain drizzled down, and raindrops drifted in the wind.

But it doesn't rain in the dotted circle.

Sasuke felt the raindrops hitting him, raised his hand to wipe his face, but there was nothing on his cheek.

"Is it raining against the current?" Heribel asked from afar, reaching out her hand as well.

"It's a spirit particle."

Sasuke looked up, his eyes reflecting the countless points of light dancing in the air.

They swim upstream, swirling and converging in the air, outlining a rough silhouette.

It is the appearance of a person.

Huge and glorious.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, those spiritual particles frantically reorganized.

Instead of constructing a physical body of flesh and blood as originally intended, it is constructed in a form of energy that is closer to its essence.

Although the new body was not much larger than the previous one, the sense of oppression emanating from within was far greater than before.

That was no longer in human form.

His head was tightly connected to the ancient Roman-style helmet, becoming one with it. His face was blurred by the light, leaving only a pair of eyes burning with golden flames.

The armor's sashes grew together with his shoulder blades, as if he himself were a living suit of armor.

On his left and right shoulders, two enormous bone spurs protrude high and at an angle, like broken angel wings, both ferocious and sacred.

At this moment, Hueco Mundo had no sun, but he stood there, becoming the only dazzling source of light in this world.

However, the light was too dazzling and too domineering, so much so that when it invaded every inch of land around Hueco Mundo, it made everyone feel as if they were shrouded in a "shadow".

"I am immortal." Valkyrie, resurrected in the form of a giant of light, spread her arms wide, her voice majestic and holy, "As long as Your Majesty's glory remains, as long as 'miracles' continue, I can be resurrected an infinite number of times to fight for Your Majesty!"

Tremble, despair!

"Before you die, take a good look at my—"

He roared, stretching his left hand straight forward, making a loose fist, and then pulling it back.

The free-floating spiritual particles surged and converged towards his fingertips.

A rough, wild, giant light arrow, even thicker than his arm, quickly solidified on the bowstring.

Holy Arrow Annihilation.

He shouted the last few words out in a louder voice, as if venting his anger.

"The authority of God!"

Release your right hand.

The enormous arrow of light shot out and instantly engulfed the space where Sasuke was.

But despite the breathtaking move, nothing happened in the end.

It was inexplicably decomposed and dissipated, turning into aimless spiritual dust.

"The authority of God?" Sasuke slowly lowered his hand, his eyes indifferent. "That sounds pretty intimidating."

"If it didn't exist in the first place, it would be meaningless."

"You bastard..."

A flash of anger crossed Valkyrie's eyes. He couldn't accept that his full-force attack had been so easily neutralized.

The power of "Calamity Sun" is practically a natural enemy of this kind of pure energy attack.

Valkyrie angrily raised his hands, clenched them together, and threw his entire body away, streaking off like a meteor.

A huge shadow instantly enveloped Sasuke.

Sasuke's eyes flickered slightly, and he lightly touched the air with his toes.

"Don't even think about running!"

Valkyrie didn't stop after missing her target. She twisted her waist and used the momentum to swing her massive body around again.

He clenched his fists and continued to smash them towards Sasuke in mid-air.

But the two clasped hands failed to bring down the object.

"......Um?"

Valkyrie paused, feeling a resistance coming from her wrist.

Look down.

Before he knew it, countless thick, grayish-brown tree roots had tightly wrapped around his wrists.

Those vines were incredibly tough; even with all his might, he couldn't break them.

Sasuke hovered high above, looking at the giant imprisoned by the roots of the Divine Tree, his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression icy.

"Sealing" was not among his options.

For monsters whose true nature is unknown, simply sealing them away will only leave hidden dangers.

He was just curious.

Why is it 'immortal'?

Even though every inch of his body was destroyed and his soul was burned to ashes by the black flames, he could still revive again and again, and even become stronger.

What is the principle?

Sasuke doesn't believe that there is anything truly immortal.

Even the world itself will eventually perish, let alone any individual within it.

Everything in this world has an end.

The so-called "immortality" is simply that a way to kill him has not yet been found.

Sasuke's gaze fell on Gerald's radiant body.

He noticed that every time Gerald was injured, regular patterns resembling black grids would appear on his body.

Each time he dies and is reborn, his form changes, becoming more inhuman and closer to a conceptual existence.

Damage recovery and resurrection bring about visible changes.

Therefore, he merely used some means to escape the punishment of death.

He will die, he definitely will die.

Valkyrie below let out a deep, angry roar; he was now completely different from the person he had initially appeared to be.

Not only in terms of physique and appearance, but also in terms of strength, it is ridiculously powerful.

He twisted his wrist suddenly, unleashing his monstrous strength, which snapped several of the most tightly wrapped vines of the divine tree.

Sasuke snorted coldly and aimed at Gerald below.

"Since you want to compete in terms of energy expenditure, let's see if you recover faster or I can absorb it faster."

"The Six Paths of Birth: The Tree Realm!"

With his low shout, more tree roots emerged from beneath him, dense and overwhelming, deeply penetrating Valkyrie's body and absorbing his spiritual energy.

A deep, angry roar came from his mouth.

The body, which resembled a "giant of light," disintegrated even faster. It was originally composed entirely of spiritual particles, and at this moment it was like boiling water, churning restlessly.

Even so, he did not die.

Disintegration, rapid reorganization.

As his body collapsed, the power of "miracle" was also working frantically, trying to repair his body.

Although they couldn't kill him completely, the impact was still obvious.

The intermittent supply of power—a momentary loss followed by an immediate replenishment—made it difficult for him to exert force smoothly.

The movement that was about to break free became sluggish and stiff.

The vines of the divine tree seized the opportunity to rush up and tightly imprison his wrists, ankles, torso, and even neck in mid-air.

It's becoming increasingly tight.

In the end, this arrogant "miracle" giant was completely suspended in the sky above Hueco Mundo.

"The body is not the core..."

Sasuke made a decision in his mind.

No matter how many times this body is destroyed, the other party can regenerate it through a rule called "miracle".

This enormous body of light is merely a conduit for the leakage of power.

If the true core that keeps the "miracle" running is not found, this battle will become an endless war of attrition.

But where is the core?

On the ground lie Valkyrie's two lost weapons: the "Sword of Hope" and the "Shield of Justice," the weapons he had always carried.

These two things were his only external possessions.

Sasuke had some understanding of the Quincy's fighting style.

They usually need a medium—such as the Quincy—to draw out the surrounding spiritual particles and construct bows and weapons.

But this guy in front of me has been conjuring light arrows with his bare hands from beginning to end, and his body itself is an aggregate of spiritual particles.

Since the body isn't the medium, then these two things...

That sword has a special effect of reflecting damage.

What about the shield?

Whether it was attacked or launched an attack, it did not seem to exhibit any special "rule-based" abilities similar to the Sword of Hope.