An overwhelming buzzing sound assaulted Shinji from all directions, not only from the air but also piercing into his mind.
Fortunately, Shinji was prepared. Although he felt uncomfortable, it was bearable.
"Eh..."
Suddenly, Shinji let out a soft sound of surprise.
The incoming bugs were larger and faster than before, which he had already noticed. What he didn't expect was that as the swarm approached, he discovered that the surrounding gravity seemed to have changed.
Soon, he confirmed that the change in the surrounding gravity came from the incoming swarm, and he instantly realized: "It must be because I used 'Shinra Tensei' and 'Bansho Ten'in' too many times before, giving the Bewitching Hegemon a way to counter it!"
Clearly, having devoured five worlds of the 'World Annihilation Society', the Bewitching Hegemon's strength was not only continuously expanding, but it also seemed to be evolving in a direction specifically to counter Shinji.
Just like the swarm before him. Although the gravity emitted by a single bug was weak, once they gathered in groups, these weak gravitational forces would coalesce, forming a terrifying gravitational tide.
Under the influence of this gravitational tide, even if Shinji's 'Shinra Tensei' and 'Bansho Ten'in' didn't completely fail, their effects would be greatly discounted.
This was secondary. Most importantly, this gravitational tide would affect 'Chibaku Tensei', preventing Shinji from easily initiating 'Chibaku Tensei' to seal the swarm and delay time.
"Hmph!"
After understanding the Bewitching Hegemon's intention, Shinji snorted lightly, then flashed out, flying towards the swarm.
Like a rainbow light, he instantly streaked across the sky and rushed into the endless swarm like a dazzling meteor.
Boom boom boom...
Instantly, a series of dazzling flashes erupted within the swarm, accompanied by deafening explosions one after another!
The great battle reached its peak the moment it was triggered.
After charging into the swarm with pure impact force, Shinji immediately activated 'Kamimusubi' and entered the transformation state. Subsequently, he manipulated his chakra to start a fission reaction, initiating the second-stage transformation and entering the 'Divine Sovereign Mode' he had just mastered not long ago.
Boom!
Just the reckless second-stage transformation caused the area where Shinji was located to suffer an impact like a nuclear explosion. Everything within a dozen kilometers around him, before even being torn apart, was instantly vaporized by the high temperature.
Then, amidst the sky-soaring firelight that illuminated half the sky, a huge mushroom cloud rose up!
This was why Shinji chose to undergo the second-stage transformation within the swarm. Because as long as he didn't deliberately suppress it, just activating 'Divine Sovereign Mode' could unleash terrifying destructive power like a nuclear explosion, burning everything around him to ashes!
Being tossed about by Shinji like this, a small gap was instantly cleared in the middle of the swarm.
Yes!
After enduring nuclear-explosion-level destructive power, the swarm only lost a small portion. If not for the illumination of the soaring firelight, one couldn't even see the cleared part.
Buzz buzz buzz...
Amidst the noisy sound, the surrounding swarm began to close in on Shinji.
Shinji, having entered 'Divine Sovereign Mode', had all the chakra in his body in a fission state. At this moment, he was like a human-shaped nuclear bomb. No, to exaggerate, he was like a human-shaped sun at this moment, capable of releasing unpredictable destructive power with every gesture.
So seeing the swarm attack, Shinji grinned, then closed his eyes to brew for a moment, and then opened them abruptly, scanning a full circle around him.
During the scan, a black flame ignited where his vision focused and spread rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. When he finished scanning the surroundings, the black flames had spread all over the heaven and earth.
Undoubtedly, Shinji activated 'Amaterasu'!
'Amaterasu' was also one of the dojutsu Shinji borrowed from Hikari through 'Magatsu'. Because of its unextinguishable property, it was very suitable for dealing with stubborn and difficult opponents, like the swarm before him.
The 'Amaterasu' black flames spread rapidly in the swarm at an incredible speed. One infected ten, ten infected a hundred, and soon it almost enveloped the entire swarm.
Standing in the sea of black fire, Shinji spread his arms: "Burn to your heart's content!"
To counter Shinji's gravitational tide, the swarm couldn't disperse at this moment, becoming the culprit for being completely enveloped by the 'Amaterasu' black flames.
In just a moment, crackling burning sounds rang out all around, even louder than the buzzing sound of the swarm itself.
Actually, compared to before, the swarm's fire resistance had been greatly improved. But the 'Amaterasu' Shinji released at this time was not the previous 'Amaterasu', but a chakra fission 'Amaterasu' activated under 'Divine Sovereign Mode'.
Therefore, even if the swarm's fire resistance was not what it used to be, under the 'Amaterasu' black flames, which could be called 'Sun Fire' in every sense, they were still burned cracklingly, and finally drifted in the air like ashes one by one.
Seeming to realize that continuing to maintain the gravitational tide state would make them Shinji's target, the bugs stopped releasing gravity one after another, lifting the gravitational tide.
However, as soon as the swarm's gravitational tide was lifted, Shinji activated 'Bansho Ten'in', binding the swarm attempting to scatter, letting his 'Amaterasu' continue to burn these bugs.
The wrestling had just begun, and Shinji was not in a hurry at all.
Swish...
Just then, a black light flew out from the swarm, shooting towards Shinji.
"!?"
Shinji was startled and hurriedly tilted his head, dodging the incoming black light.
If not for his amazing insight, he really might not have noticed this inconspicuous black light in the sky-filling swarm.
After dodging, Shinji examined carefully and discovered that this black light was actually a kind of bug he had never seen before.
Different from ordinary beetles, this black light bug was enveloped by a strange black light all over its body. Perhaps precisely because of this black light, the 'Amaterasu' black flames couldn't taint it at all, allowing it to shuttle freely in the sea of fire.
Just as Shinji was distracted for a moment, a series of piercing whistling sounds rang in his ears.
Out of combat instinct, he hurriedly flashed and disappeared from the spot. Almost simultaneously, streaks of black light flew past his original position!
Having flashed into the distance, Shinji realized that there was not just one black light bug hidden in the swarm, but a large group.
Immediately after, these black light bugs suddenly gathered together under Shinji's gaze, actually converging into a black light bug with a body size comparable to Shinji!
Shinji narrowed his eyes slightly.
From the aura emanating from the opponent, he had guessed the opponent's identity. This black light bug with a body size comparable to his should be the main body of the Bewitching Hegemon, or at least a part of its main body.