In the sky
The two figures disappeared for a while and reappeared again.
At times, they vanished entirely, leaving the planet only to return minutes later.
Each time, they appeared in a new location.
From snow-capped mountains to dense rainforests, and from scorching deserts to barren plains, their battle raged across the planet.
Both wielded the power of Rinnegan, granting them divine abilities beyond comprehension.
But, neither of them relied on conventional ninjutsu. Instead, they clashed using pure taijutsu.
Kawashiki's taijutsu was far superior to that of Sakurashiki.
Even without activating any advanced forms, his raw physical strength had already reached the late Six Paths level.
Every punch and kick he delivered carried enough force to shatter the world itself.
When his attacks missed Ryosuke and struck the planet, they left behind giant craters, which resembled the aftermath of a meteor impact.
In mere moments, the planet's surface became riddled with countless scars, resembling the cratered face of the moon.
"Hahaha~! Human, your taijutsu isn't bad. It's actually entertaining me a little."
Kawashiki laughed as he delivered a devastating spinning throw, hurling Ryosuke into a towering mountain.
Boom!
The entire mountain crumbled to dust beneath the force of the impact.
But Ryosuke emerged from the rubble unscathed.
He casually brushed the debris off his shoulders before charging back into battle.
"Karma seal!"
Boom!
Suddenly, an overwhelming aura burst forth from Kawashiki.
Golden, tattoo-like markings spread across his face and arms.
This was an ominous sign of the Ōtsutsuki clan's power.
At this moment, Kawashiki had only unlocked 20% of the Karma seal.
(T/N: In this book, Karma seal is a little different. It works on a percentage basis with 100% being the maximum. Also the closer to 100%, the more power boost each % provides. Also, unlocking 100% is not an easy task. It requires a strong physique and only a select few can do so.)
But even with this limited release, his physical abilities skyrocketed and his power increased by more than 200%.
In an instant, his speed surpassed Ryosuke's by a wide margin.
Before Ryosuke could react, Kawashiki's elbow struck his chest, shattering several of his ribs and sending him hurtling across the sky like a shooting star.
His body flew for thousands of meters before slamming into another mountain, which collapsed beneath the impact.
"Ahem~!"
Ryosuke coughed lightly, rising from the rubble.
His broken ribs healed instantly but the pain still lingered.
Even with his regenerative powers, the force behind Kawashiki's blows was staggering.
"Is this the power of Karma seal?"
Ryosuke narrowed his eyes as Kawashiki suddenly blurred in his vision, already throwing another punch.
Boom!
Ryosuke raised his arms to block but the sheer force of the blow shattered both of his forearms.
For context, Ryosuke's physical durability is so high that even a direct hit from Six Paths-level techniques would barely scratch him.
But Kawashiki in his enhanced form could deliver strikes powerful enough to break his bones with ease.
Bang!!!
The explosive shockwave of the punch tore through Ryosuke's body, blasting him tens of thousands of meters into the sky.
The force was so great that it pierced the sky, parting the clouds and leaving a clear, open sky in its wake.
In that brief instant—
Kawashiki landed hundreds of consecutive hits, breaking every bone in Ryosuke's body.
One of his arms even exploded under the relentless assault, scattering blood and flesh into the atmosphere.
"AHHHH!!!"
With a furious roar, Ryosuke's aura flared, sending Kawashiki flying backward.
His golden energy dissipated and was replaced by blazing blue flames that surged across his entire body.
Tenseigan Chakra Mode!
Worker's Spirit—activated!
Son of Destiny—activated!
By combining these three power-ups simultaneously, Ryosuke's overall strength skyrocketed.
He became more than twenty-four times stronger than before.
With his enhanced speed and power, Ryosuke turned the tables, reversing the flow of battle instantly.
The once-dominant Kawashiki was now the one being relentlessly overwhelmed.
"Die!"
A blazing blue afterimage streaked across the battlefield.
Ryosuke was moving faster than Kawashiki's eyes could follow.
Kawashiki barely had time to react before he was struck by a devastating flurry of attacks.
In a single second—
Ryosuke unleashed 7,986 punches and 3,884 kicks!
Crack! Crack!
The sound of breaking bones filled the air as Kawashiki's body was torn apart.
His skeleton shattered, his muscles ripped to pieces, and even his internal organs exploded.
Only Kawashiki's head remained intact thanks to his desperate defensive techniques.
Taking advantage of the moment, Ryosuke swiftly collected a sample of Kawashiki's biopheromone, storing it safely in his system's biological pheromone warehouse.
Now, he possessed two Six Paths-level biological samples, each capable of transforming into three gold talent entries.
Even if the talent entries were of lower quality, they could be broken down for a massive 60,000 experience points.
But Ryosuke wasn't worried about that.
Given the powers of the Ōtsutsuki, there was no chance these talent entries would be useless.
Boom!
The ground below ruptured, creating a massive abyss that stretched for thousands of miles.
This was a testament to the sheer scale of Ryosuke's unleashed power.
In a mere second, nearly one-third of the planet's surface had been obliterated and the battle was far from over.
Rysosuke still hadn't killed Kawashiki yet.
Kawashiki's body vanished in an instantm
Using the power of Yomotsu Hirasaka, he appeared in an unknown space.
Soon, the battered body of Kawashiki began to regenerate.
In the span of a third of a second, he returned to his original form.
At this moment, Ryosuke had tracked down the space fluctuations caused by Kawashiki's Yomotsu Hirasaka.
Kawashiki roared in frustration, his bond power surging to new heights.
The previous 20% power burst was clearly insufficient.
So, this time, Kawashiki activated 80% of the Karma seal's power.
His strength shot up to an astounding 800% of the normal level!
However, despite this surge of energy, Kawashiki still found himself unable to defeat the human in front of him, whose Tenseigan held far more power than he had anticipated.
"Damn it! How can the Tenseigan be this strong?!"
Kawashiki growled, disbelief clear in his eyes.
He wasn't unfamiliar with the Tenseigan. In the Ōtsutsuki clan, many people had awakened it—at least twelve.
Thus, he understood its powers well.
But the Tenseigan Chakra Mode was never supposed to offer such a massive combat increase.
Ryosuke's power, however, was not solely derived from the Tenseigan's base abilities.
He also had the bonuses provided by talent entries, which allowed him to manifest an unnatural strength.
But this wasn't his limit.
At this moment, Kawashiki, realizing that even 80% wasn't enough, unleashed 95% of his Karma seal's power.
After 80%, every 10% increase results in a 100% boost in strength.
After 90%, every 1% increase results in an additional 100% strength boost.
Kawashiki had never reached beyond 91% of the Karma seal's power before, as his body could not withstand such immense strain.
For the Karma seal to function effectively, his body needed to be sufficiently reinforced.
The additional Chakra from swallowing a Chakra fruit doubled his Chakra reserves, enhancing his physique and enabling him to withstand the massive strain of increasing his bond power.
Thus, for the first time, he dared to activate 95% of the Karma seal's power.
Even then, his body screamed in agony.
But in the heat of battle, Kawashiki couldn't be deterred.
Now, with 95% of the Karma seal's power unleashed, Kawashiki's overall strength reached 1400% more than normal.
Though it still fell short of Ryosuke's 2400%, Kawashiki had the advantage in physical foundation, making his strength nearly three times that of Ryosuke.
With this increase, Kawashiki swiftly overpowered Ryosuke.
But despite the advantage, he still couldn't completely crush Ryosuke.
The two continued their brutal exchange, each strike generating shockwaves capable of destroying anything within a thousand-kilometer radius.
Fortunately, the unknown space in which they fought was vast enough to sustain the fight without collapsing.
However, after only a few minutes, this space began to implode under the pressure.
The two warriors quickly escaped via Yomotsu Hirasaka, returning to the original planet.
The moment they appeared, Ryosuke used his Yomotsu Hirasaka faster than Kawashiki, closing the distance and delivering a devastating elbow strike.
Boom!
Kawashiki's body was sent flying through the planet's core, creating a massive tunnel over 20,000 kilometers long, before he was ejected from the opposite side of the world.
Boom!
The entire planet roared under the force.
Kawashiki, who was nearly launched into space, shook his head violently, regaining his bearings.
Then, with an earth-shattering whip-crack, he lashed out, his leg striking Ryosuke.
Boom!
Ryosuke crossed his arms, blocking Kawashiki's attack.
"Human, I'm going to devour you!"
Kawashiki howled in fury, enraged by Ryosuke's sneak attack which had nearly shattered his skull.
'This guy is tough!'
Ryosuke thought, as he watched Kawashiki rage.
Taking a deep breath, Ryosuke once again activated his Rinnegan, which had previously been closed.
The moment it flared to life, a pupil power twenty times stronger than before surged from Ryosuke's eyes.
Simultaneously, his original blue Tenseigan Chakra Mode merged with the Rinnegan, forming a new, potent pair of Rinnesharingan.
Instantly, the energy turned from blue to crimson, igniting around his body.
At the same time, the 300% boost he had before skyrocketed to an astonishing 1200%!
Rinne-Sharingan Chakra Mode!
Ryosuke had entered a new mode, quadrupling his strength.
This new power resulted in a 9600% increase in his overall abilities!
The sheer magnitude of his boost surpassed Kawashiki's power by over 2.3 times.
"What?!"
Kawashiki's eyes widened in shock as he felt the overwhelming power emanating from Ryosuke.
This human was now far stronger than he could have ever imagined.
"This is impossible!!!"
Kawashiki roared in disbelief, his form still hovering a few kilometers away in the sky.
The gap between their power had grown so immense that Ryosuke now held the upper hand.