Hearing Kujo Naruya's provocative words, and bathed in his deeply charismatic aura,

what answered him was total silence.

The several figures opposite him were all expressionless.

Yasuo wiped his blade without even raising an eyelid.

Gandalf stroked his staff, lost in his own thoughts.

Xiang Yu leaned against his giant shield, standing still like a statue.

Gabriel and Da Yi did not even spare him a glance.

Showing no signs of being shaken at all.

Kujo Naruya frowned.

What is wrong with these guys?

Why are there no emotional fluctuations at all?

Even the most powerful SS-Rank Professionals, when facing a choice of life and death—especially under his Holy Light and mental suggestion—should not be in this state.

Fear, greed, hesitation, struggle...

Even if there were just a trace, he would be able to keenly catch it.

But right now, he felt like he was talking to a group of stones.

Kujo Naruya was unwilling to give up.

He didn't believe there were truly people in this world who weren't afraid of death, nor did he believe anyone could refuse a "god's" blessing.

The divine light behind him flared brightly, and he flew into mid-air, looking down from above.

His voice became even grander, displaying full majesty.

"Come, submit to me!"

"I will lead you to create the true Takamagahara, the true divine realm!"

"In this new world, you will be divine envoys below only one person and above ten thousand!"

"Besides, my destruction of Great Xia Nation is only a matter of time."

"A wise bird chooses its tree; joining me now is not treason, but following the mandate of heaven!"

"This is your last chance!"

Listening to this impassioned speech, Zhou Huai almost burst out laughing in his heart.

This old fellow actually wants to use 'talk-no-jutsu' to win over my Avatars?

Who do you think you are, Naruto Uzumaki?

These Avatars are all myself, and their soul core is one and the same.

You want me to betray myself?

This move truly made Zhou Huai laugh.

Seeing that the five SS-Ranks below remained indifferent, their expressions not changing in the slightest,

the expression on the face of this Amaterasu finally collapsed.

The mask of benevolence and appreciation of talent peeled away bit by bit.

Leaving only cold indifference in his eyes.

He sighed and shook his head.

"In that case, I can only let you experience the wrath of a god."

With that said, Kujo Naruya slightly raised his hand, and the sun in the sky burst into brilliant light.

In the next second, the surrounding temperature spiked at an astonishing rate.

The ice and snow ruin beneath their feet, which had existed for ten thousand years, was now flowing like candle wax.

The hard permafrost instantly turned into lava, bubbling away.

Zhou Huai felt as though he was inside a high-temperature furnace.

A series of crimson System warnings frantically spammed in Zhou Huai's mind.

No fancy skills were needed at all; this Domain-like passive environment alone was enough to wipe out all living beings below SS-Rank.

The entire snow mountain accelerated its melting at this moment, snowmelt vaporizing as soon as it appeared. As the temperature kept rising, the HP of every Avatar dropped frantically.

Even Xiang Yu, who possessed the strongest defense, was glowing red all over. The armor he was so proud of was scorched scalding hot, emitting a sizzling sound like roasting meat.

Kujo Naruya hovered high in the air, the sun disk behind him shining with boundless brilliance.

He looked down coldly at everyone struggling below, the last trace of patience in his eyes finally running out.

His voice reverberated between heaven and earth.

"My patience is running out. If you don't want to die, kneel before me right now!"

As these two words were uttered,

an indescribably terrifying pressure descended from the sky.

It was an absolute suppression originating from the hierarchy of life itself—a soul whipping of superiors over inferiors.

"Kneel!"

The final bark was like a god's wrathful roar, slamming down heavily.

It vibrated crazily in Zhou Huai's mind.

Pfft!

Far away in his courtyard in Great Xia Nation, Zhou Huai's main body suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

His face turned as pale as paper, blood trickling from his nostrils and ears.

His brain buzzed violently, as if it were about to explode.

"Damn it..."

Zhou Huai gritted his teeth, a fierce look in his eyes.

Without any hesitation,

he rapidly pulled his consciousness out of the Avatars' bodies.

Having a weak soul to begin with, he could not withstand such an attack.

Sever sensory connection!

Maintain only the most basic command transmission channel!

Zhou Huai panted heavily, slumping weakly in his wheelchair, his fingers trembling as he wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Although he could not see the scene, he could feel that the Avatars had reached their absolute limits.

Except for the thick-skinned Xiang Yu who could barely stand, the other fragile Avatars were probably already pressed flat against the ground.

He had to counterattack immediately!

Otherwise, total annihilation would happen in an instant!

"Xiang Yu!"

Zhou Huai roared with all his might in his mind.

...

At the peak of the snow mountain,

under Kujo Naruya's mountain-and-ocean-like pressure,

the staff in Gandalf's hand bent, his knees gradually buckling until he was down on one knee, struggling to hold on.

Yasuo leaned on his longsword, his entire skeletal frame popping loudly; blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, instantly evaporated by the high heat.

Even Gabriel, as an angel, had his six wings pressed tightly against the ground, unable to move.

Only one person remained.

Still standing.

At this moment, like the true Hegemon-King of Western Chu, he stood tall between heaven and earth.

Covered in blood, his armor had melted and deformed due to the intense heat, adhering to his flesh.

Yet in his double-pupiled eyes burned a fury even hotter than the scorching sun overhead.

Since the day it was created, Xiang Yu's Avatar had been taking beatings.

But he wasn't just a meat-shield tank; he was the sturdiest fortress among all the Avatars.

"Xiang Yu!"

Zhou Huai shouted once more in his mind.

As if sensing his master's command,

"Roar—!"

Xiang Yu let out a roar.

He raised his eyes and looked up at Kujo Naruya in the sky.

Ignoring the crumbling flesh across his body and the gravity almost crushing him to pieces,

he reached inside his battered armor and pulled out an ancient, simple seal.

The seal was jet-black all over, devoid of luster, and even looked a bit worn out.

In front of the dazzling sun, it seemed like an insignificant, battered stone.

However,

the instant Xiang Yu's fingers touched the bottom of the seal,

a desolate, ancient, and heavy aura—so heavy it froze even time and space—quietly awakened.

That was the majestic national prestige capable of suppressing all monsters and demons!

To prop up a collapsing mansion as it falls, to turn back the raging tide when it breaks!

Zhou Huai thought to himself that Xiang Yu's grandest highlight moment might be right now.

As Xiang Yu threw this seal with all his strength,

Buzz—!

The seal, originally only the size of a palm, expanded rapidly as soon as it left his hand!

Double, ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times!

In the mere blink of an eye,

that black seal transformed into a majestic mountain, hovering above the firmament.

Blotting out the sky and covering the sun!

The terrifying heat that had been raging atop the snow mountain rapidly dissipated upon the appearance of this large black seal.

At the bottom of the seal, two ancient and vigorous seal-script characters flickered with a heart-stopping dark light.

【heaven suppressing】!