I, Hikaru Uchiha, join the chat group

"it's me."

Lu Mingze nodded: "You seem a little surprised?"

"…A little bit. I thought you should be with your good-for-nothing brother at this time."

Uchiha Hikaru responded while glancing to both sides.

If we say that what Angers just released was a "relatively static" time-stopping area.

So what Lu Mingze created at this moment is "time stopped" in the absolute sense.

In this area, all sounds and images were frozen, whether it was Angers holding two swords and performing the "Two Suns Exposing the Sky", or the shadow of "Moxu Luo" that just emerged from behind her, or Esdeath and others standing outside the martial arts field and watching, they were all frozen in place at this moment, and the air was terrifyingly quiet.

the other side.

Lu Mingze continued with a smile: "Well, I happened to pass by Tokyo while handling personal business, and I noticed the movement here, so I rushed over to take a look...

How could you fight with this old guy? He is the most determined dragon slayer of this era, and he also possesses one of the most special words of all, "Time Zero". If you were to discover your identity as the "White King", I'm afraid there would be some unforeseen troubles. "

These words were somewhat sarcastic.

Lu Mingze knew that Uchiha Hikaru was not the "White King". That was how she called herself in front of the Eight Snake Families. It was just a cover to deceive others.

At the same time, he also knew that Uchiha Hikaru's strength was not bad. It was hard to say how he compared to the "White King", but he was definitely not inferior to the four kings.

So……

What is the true strength of Uchiha Hikaru?

Are there any time-related abilities in the eye techniques of the Naruto world?

Curiosity about these questions was the main reason why Lu Mingze chose to rush over to watch.

The secondary reason is that the result of this battle may affect the attitude of the secret party and the eight families of Snake Qi towards Uchiha Guang, and thus affect the cooperation that the two have just reached. As a partner, Lu Mingze feels that he needs to find out the bottom line.

but……

His attention was quickly drawn to the slightly blurry shadow behind Uchiha Hikaru, and his brows slightly frowned: "By the way, what is that thing behind you? It doesn't look like the 'Susanoo' in the comics?"

"This guy……"

"It can be considered as my spiritual beast, but its existence form is a little special."

As he said this, Uchiha Hikaru also glanced at Mokuro behind him.

It is not surprising that Lu Mingze can see Moxu Luo, because they are essentially spiritual beings, and the former has the ability of "clairvoyance", so they can naturally see each other clearly.

However, Uchiha Hikaru was more concerned about whether there was any movement on the roulette wheel behind Mokhtar.

——This thing is not a weapon or decoration in the general sense, but a concrete representation of Moxu Luo's ability to "adapt to everything in the world". Every time the roulette wheel turns, it means that Moxu Luo has completed an analysis, and after analyzing it several times, he will gradually adapt to and become immune to the opponent's moves.

And now...

Well, it didn't move.

It seems that the time-stopping method used by Lu Mingze has far exceeded the upper limit of the world of sorcery, which is the level where the complete form of Sukuna is, and therefore cannot be analyzed by Moxu Luo.

"Psychic beast..."

Lu Mingze was skeptical, but he didn't ask any more questions: "Although I'm not sure what your intention is in playing house with the Eight Snake Families, as an ally, I will give you a small gift... This is a little insight into the authority of time, I hope it will be helpful to you."

As he spoke, Lu Mingze raised his hand and made a virtual grab, then threw a tiny firefly-like point of light forward, which stopped just in front of Uchiha Hikaru.

Uchiha Guang narrowed his eyes slightly, took a look, then stretched out his hand and shook it.

The fluorescence flowed along her skin and quietly sank into her white palm.

this moment.

A flash of light passed through Uchiha Hikaru's mind, and countless images flashed by in the light, echoing softly in his ears along with the sound of ancient bells and gurgling streams.

In a trance, she seemed to see a long white river flowing in a dark and deep void, with countless fragmented silhouettes on the water, rushing towards the source of the river. It seemed to confirm the ancient saying - "Time flies like an arrow, day and night."

"This is……"

The clock tower and the river surface, could this represent the long river of time?!

Just for a moment.

The scene in front of Uchiha Guang's eyes was shattered, and the whole person seemed to be suddenly awakened from a dream, with a dizzying feeling all over his body.

"gone."

Lu Mingze on the opposite side waved his hand and said, "The old guy is about to wake up. You can handle the rest by yourself. If you are satisfied with this gift, bring me something related to the Six Paths Sage next time. I am quite interested in him."

"……it is good."

Uchiha Hikari nodded slightly.

But Lu Mingze's gift was indeed very unusual, and could even be described as precious.

Theoretically, this is actually a fragmented "time" authority. If you can digest, absorb and integrate it into yourself, traveling through time and space may not be possible - even Lu Mingze himself can't do it. But extending time like Ange, or playing with the world line like the Dragon King in the later part of the original work, should be possible to try.

However, if she was to offer a return gift based on the principle of equal exchange, then she might have to get something related to the Six Paths Sage or the Divine Tree, so as not to take advantage of the other party in vain.

Thoughts last only a moment.

next moment.

Lu Mingze's filter disappeared, and Angé's figure continued to move forward. His two swords drew a sharp arc in the air, and then slashed head-on at the sword in Uchiha Hikaru's hand.

——From his appearance, it seems that he intends to knock down Uchiha Hikaru's sword first, and then defeat her with the back of the sword or the handle. When it comes to not slaying dragons, the old principal is still quite appreciative of talent, and even has the idea of ​​asking Uchiha Hikaru to come from the Snake Eight Clan and bring him to Kassel Academy for training.

Can……

Just as the two swords touched, Uchiha Hikaru's body moved.

Then, she saw her wrist twist slightly, breaking free from the constraints of time stop, and then she swung the blade horizontally to block the oncoming short blade.

"?!"

Ange's eyelids twitched.

He was already over a hundred years old, and had fought hundreds of battles in the past century. He had nerves as tough as steel, and was rarely provoked by external things. But now...

What's going on? Did "Word Spirit: Moment" advance to "Time Zero" on the spot?

If it wasn't the same Word Spirit, how could he have been able to arrive later and crack his own "Time Zero"?

It only takes a few flashes of thought.

The time that was extended 50 times finally came to an end. As the things in the outside world returned to normal operation, Angé stared at Uchiha Hikaru, with a bit of doubt in his eyes: "What was the word spirit you used just now? A higher level of Setsuna than Aga? Or..."

"It's just a coincidence."

Uchiha Hikaru bowed slightly and said in an elegant yet polite voice: "Principal Ange is indeed an expert in swordsmanship. I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as him. If you have any advice on swordsmanship, please feel free to teach me."

"..."

……

There was naturally nothing much to teach Ange. After all, he was completely crushed in terms of swordsmanship. It was only thanks to the final "time zero" that he looked less embarrassed, but he definitely could not be said to have won.

And among the people present.

Only two people knew clearly what had just happened.

One is Uesugi Yue.

He had fought with Ange in his early years and knew how strange his "Time Zero" was. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes - in fact, he had no way to see it with his own eyes, he had guessed from the performance of both sides that Ange should have used this word spirit. In this case, Uchiha Hikaru was still unscathed...

Just this alone is enough to tell you something.

As for the other person who noticed something was wrong, it was Esdeath.

"Did someone freeze time and space just now?"

When Uchiha Hikaru returned to the outside and reunited with Esdeath and others, the latter asked this the first time.

"Huh? Why do you ask so suddenly?"

"intuition."

Esdeath responded simply and pointed to her eyes. "Besides, I was watching from the side the whole time. If time and space hadn't been frozen, how could I not see the whole process of your fight?"

This statement is actually true.

Her "Mokopatmo" is also an ability related to time and space. After using it many times, she can detect some abnormalities in this ability.

Uchiha Hikaru nodded decisively: "Yes, the old man named Ange has the ability to freeze time just like you...but the principle is a little more advanced than yours, it really changes the speed of time flow, I almost fell for it too."

"Almost?"

"Yes, by chance, I temporarily awakened a talent related to time, so I broke free from his time stop... Well, from now on, freezing time and space will not be your exclusive trick, Xiao Ai."

Uchiha Hikari smiled slightly.

Esdeath's expression was skeptical.

Uchiha Guang did not intend to show it to her here - to be honest, she had only had this "time fragment" for about ten minutes, and being able to break free from "time zero" at the last moment was the result of a flash of inspiration. It would be a bit too much to want to reproduce it directly.

Therefore, Uchiha Hikaru just smiled mysteriously and pulled Esdeath to the other side.

"It's almost time for dinner. Let's go. I'll talk to you slowly after we finish eating."