The battle between Orochi and Mahoraga continued.
One of Orochi's snake heads suddenly smashed into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The Demon-Slaying Sword on Mahoraga's right arm once again lunged towards Orochi.
From within the dust, another snake head suddenly lunged out, biting Mahoraga's waist from the left and pushing it away from Orochi.
Mahoraga severed the snake head with a single sword strike.
Orochi also severed its own head to survive once more.
However, compared to the beginning, the snake heads dissipated much faster now.
Perhaps it wouldn't be long before Orochi found it difficult to sever its own head before the Demon-Slaying Sword's damage could reach its body.
An unusual surge of Cursed Energy began to form within one of Orochi's snake heads.
Mahoraga circled behind Orochi and attacked from its tail.
Seeing this, Orochi immediately began to turn.
Its snake tails lashed out at Mahoraga from all angles.
Mahoraga, like a nimble gymnast, twisted and dodged the repeated strikes of the snake tails.
Mahoraga used the incoming snake tails as stepping stones, rapidly closing the distance.
Finally, Mahoraga reached Orochi's body, where its heads and tail connected.
Pfft.
The attack Orochi had been brewing in its mouth sprayed towards Mahoraga.
Under the cover of one of its snake heads, this attack successfully hit Mahoraga.
A strange liquid enveloped Mahoraga's entire right arm, then rapidly solidified into a stone-like substance, much like drying cement.
Mahoraga's Demon-Slaying Sword was sealed.
It kicked away an incoming snake head with its left foot.
The Wheel on top of Mahoraga's head spun, then its left hand slammed down onto the stone encasing the Demon-Slaying Sword.
Crack.
The stone encasing the Demon-Slaying Sword shattered under Mahoraga's punch.
Orochi seized the opportunity to attack, forcing Mahoraga to retreat once more.
Upon landing, Mahoraga didn't immediately attack.
Instead, it stood its ground, Cursed Energy surging throughout its body.
Along with the Cursed Energy, Mahoraga's size also rapidly increased.
In previous attacks, Orochi had used its larger size and the resulting strength to push Mahoraga away.
Now, Mahoraga had increased its size severalfold, and the difference in size between it and Orochi was no longer vast.
Boom, boom, boom.
Mahoraga's feet crushed the earth as its fist, imbued with its full power, hurtled towards Orochi.
Orochi did not passively await its fate.
Two snake heads slammed into Mahoraga's waist.
Two snake heads attempted to entangle Mahoraga's legs.
One snake head lunged at Mahoraga's left hand.
The remaining three snake heads all met Mahoraga's right fist.
Bang, bang.
Two snake heads were pulverized by Mahoraga's punch, but the force behind its right fist was significantly reduced.
A third snake head bit down on Mahoraga's right arm, blocking its attack.
Mahoraga grabbed the snake head with its free hand, pulled forward, and then opened its mouth, lunging at the snake head.
Chomp, rip.
Mahoraga bit down on Orochi's snake head and tore ferociously, directly severing the third head.
With its left hand, it grabbed downwards, seizing the two snake heads that had latched onto its waist.
The Demon-Slaying Sword on its right hand extended, thrusting towards the torso where the heads and tail connected.
In Mahoraga's observation, this was the area where Cursed Energy flowed most frequently.
If it struck there, Orochi would be heavily wounded, if not killed.
Orochi did not regenerate its injuries as it had before.
Instead, it focused all its energy on regenerating a single snake head.
Mahoraga paid it no mind; one snake head wouldn't be enough to stop its Demon-Slaying Sword.
However, this snake head that Orochi regenerated with its full power was clearly different from the previous ones.
It resembled a cannon barrel more than a snake head.
The next moment, immense Cursed Energy erupted from the barrel.
The massive amount of Cursed Energy brought with it immense damage and impact.
The damage was immediately healed by Mahoraga's powerful regenerative abilities, but the sheer impact force knocked the Demon-Slaying Sword aside.
The second snake head began to regenerate.
Mahoraga's Dharma Wheel spun, and the Demon-Slaying Sword swung out once more.
Orochi unleashed another Cursed Energy Cannon filled with a large amount of Cursed Energy.
This time, however, the Cursed Energy Cannon did not knock Mahoraga's attack aside.
Mahoraga directly sliced through the Cursed Energy Cannon and continued its attack towards Orochi's vital points.
The second snake head regenerated, and this one was different from the previous ones, possessing a strange luster and armor resembling insect carapaces.
Clang.
As soon as the snake head finished regenerating, it met Mahoraga's Demon-Slaying Sword, and a crisp sound rang out where the sword and armor collided.
Clang.
Mahoraga's Dharma Wheel spun again.
Mahoraga's left hand, which was holding three snake heads, suddenly tightened its grip.
The three snake heads were actually crushed by Mahoraga.
Then, a fist imbued with terrifying power smashed into Orochi's head, which was covered in armor.
Crack.
The armor on the snake head shattered instantly.
The third snake head, which had just finished regenerating, sprayed a large amount of liquid at Mahoraga.
Mahoraga, its old strength depleted and new strength not yet recovered, was largely enveloped by the liquid.
The liquid rapidly solidified, immobilizing Mahoraga's body.
Orochi seized the opportunity to regenerate rapidly while simultaneously adapting to Mahoraga's current state.
Crack.
Bang.
Mahoraga broke free from its confinement.
The two monsters stood opposed once more.
Mahoraga's mouth, which lacked lips and directly exposed its teeth, curved upwards, revealing a terrifying smile.
Mahoraga was very satisfied at this moment.
Previous opponents had caused it trouble, but once it adapted, it would immediately obliterate them.
However, this opponent was different; this opponent was a Stand user of the same type as itself.
Both sides were constantly adapting to each other in battle, becoming faster and stronger.
This was unlike previous enemies who could only harm it with their Cursed Techniques, only to flee in disarray once those techniques were adapted to.
This was what a real battle felt like.
At this moment, Mahoraga's feelings could be described in three words.
Battle, exhilarating.
Orochi had completed its regeneration.
This time, all eight of Orochi's snake heads were covered in even smoother armor than before.
Mahoraga launched another attack.
Orochi opened its snake mouths, and dark Cursed Energy transformed into a surging flood that engulfed Mahoraga.
Sizzle. Sizzle.
The flood, imbued with curses, began to corrode Mahoraga's body.
Clang.
Clang.
There was more than one type of curse within the flood, but Mahoraga quickly adapted to each of them.
Mahoraga pushed through the flood and reached Orochi, its Demon-Slaying Sword slicing across the armor on the snake heads.
That was a layer of defense Orochi had constructed with Cursed Energy.
Whoosh.
Slash.
A snake tail pierced from underground, creating a hole in Mahoraga.
The eight snake heads also took the opportunity to coil around and restrain Mahoraga's movements.
Slish, slish.
Snake tails pierced Mahoraga's body one after another.
Ding.
The Wheel of Light spun.
The snake tails' attacks were also repelled at this moment.
Ding.
A few more seconds, and Mahoraga had adapted once again.
Slish.
This time, it was Mahoraga's turn to sever Orochi's snake heads one by one.
Orochi's regenerative ability was gradually falling behind Mahoraga's offensive rhythm.
The two had been adapting to each other from the very beginning.
However, compared to Orochi, Mahoraga possessed a far more deadly weapon.
The Demon-Slaying Sword's special effectiveness against Orochi forced Orochi to spend a significant amount of time and energy adapting to and dealing with the Demon-Slaying Sword in the early stages.
Meanwhile, Mahoraga had already completed its repeated adaptations to Orochi itself, and the scales of victory had already tipped.
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