The sharp blade instantly struck Hayashi's arm, but in the next moment, it was directly blocked by a layer of cursed energy armor.
However, the defense wasn't entirely successful. The sword cut into Hayashi's arm, even breaking through his skin before stopping.
"Is the basic cursed energy armor not able to block it?" Hayashi was slightly surprised. If it wasn't for Suka's cursed tool being special, then it must be that his jujutsu was quite unique.
However, the strength of his basic cursed energy armor could indeed only resist attacks below special grade. Previously, encounters with special grades had caused damage to his cursed energy armor, but it wasn't too severe.
Now, it seemed fortunate that after encountering Shingo, he had upgraded his cursed energy armor to the Crimson Armor. Perhaps even the Crimson Armor wasn't the highest level.
If he faced Shuten-Doji, Ryomen Sukuna, or the owner of that white tail he just obtained, the Crimson Armor might not be able to hold up.
Suka's eyes narrowed. He blocked my attack?
"A special technique, likely some peculiar heritage. But in the Chinese territory, no peculiar heritage is considered peculiar," said the one-eyed man standing by, who hadn't yet made a move, observing Hayashi's abilities.
To jujutsu sorcerers in China, strange bloodline talents were not unheard of, though indeed rare. But what Hayashi displayed wasn't particularly shocking.
Because Suka's attack had worked and had broken through this cursed energy armor-like defense, it didn't seem all that impressive.
However, being able to block Suka's attack meant Hayashi was not an ordinary person.
"You slashed me once. Isn't it my turn now?" Hayashi not only showed no sign of injury but instead flashed a seemingly friendly smile. But to Suka, no matter how he looked at it, this smile couldn't possibly be friendly.
Hayashi didn't give Suka a chance to continue his attack. He had long wanted to try out the Thunder Bagua technique he had obtained, to see how powerful this 500-point technique really was.
A sense of crisis arose. Suka quickly shortened his sword to protect his body. He wasn't worried about dying here, as besides himself and the one-eyed Dong, there were many others in the Longyuan. Just one intruder couldn't cause too much trouble.
But that didn't mean he underestimated Hayashi.
Hayashi moved swiftly. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Suka, whose sword emitted a blue glow, attempting to resist Hayashi's upcoming attack.
However, something unexpected happened. Suka's eyes widened in disbelief as he saw the technique Hayashi used.
"Technique—Thunder Bagua!"
Hayashi's right hand constructed the technique, and at that moment, the surrounding area seemed to be disrupted by a magnetic field. A paralyzing effect spread around, rendering Suka unable to move as if his entire body had been paralyzed by lightning.
Suddenly, Hayashi's right hand burst into a layer of blue lightning, which rapidly formed a massive, ghostly lightning club visible to the naked eye. The surrounding lightning flickered continuously, creating an effect like spherical lightning explosions in the area.
With immense power and terrifying energy, the ghostly lightning club in Hayashi's hand drew an arc, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking, and instantly smashed onto the cursed tool sword Suka was holding.
Crack~
Boom!!!
The terrifying power struck. Suka couldn't react, couldn't even try to respond. In this single strike, the sword in his hand was shattered into pieces. The Thunder Bagua then struck his waist, crushing his entire waist inward as if all the internal organs and bones had been pulverized.
He crashed like a meteor into a nearby building. The walls and wooden pillars collapsed under the impact, and he finally landed motionless on a grassy area over a hundred meters away, his face covered in blood, as if he were dead.
"…" The one-eyed Dong stood frozen in place. The situation had escalated too quickly; he hadn't even had time to react, and when he did, he was utterly shocked.
A strange mix of fear and excitement welled up in his heart. The fear came from Hayashi's strength, which far exceeded his expectations. Although Suka was only a quasi-first grade, and not an ordinary one at that, it seemed he was killed instantly?
Suka hadn't even had the chance to use his technique before being completely overwhelmed by the opponent, with no ability to fight back.
As for the excitement, it was because Hayashi used Thunder Bagua. As someone from Longyuan, Dong naturally knew what Thunder Bagua was.
This was a jujutsu that had been preserved in Longyuan, a technique that couldn't possibly exist outside. Even if it did, it would only be a counterfeit, devoid of any value.
Of course, Longyuan's preserved version was the authentic Thunder Bagua, but it was only the jujutsu text.
As for Thunderc Bagua itself, it had long been lost in the jujutsu world, becoming history, buried in the sands of time, almost unknown to anyone.
But now, this youth they had never seen before actually used Thunder Bagua, and it was identical to what was recorded in the jujutsu text, without any deviation.
The long-lost bloodline talent reappeared today at Longyuan; how could he not be excited?
This youth using Thunder Bagua meant he was the inheritor of a special Chinese bloodline, intimately connected with Longyuan's lineage.
If they were on the same side, why didn't they clarify things first? Instead, they immediately fought, leading to Suka's death.
Dong didn't think Suka was still alive after that strike. It was absolute, terrifying suppression.
In just a few seconds, Dong seemed to think through many things, but before he could continue, Hayashi used Time Flash to reach Suka's side.
Suka lay motionless on the ground, his face covered in blood. Below his ribs, his body had turned into a mushy mass, as if he had no abdomen, with only a layer of skin wrapping the broken flesh inside.
Seeing such a gruesome sight, Hayashi felt a bit nauseated. He had only wanted to test the strength of Thunder Bagua, and the results proved it was even stronger than his Blue Black Flash, no, possibly even stronger than Cursed Blue Black Flash.
However, Thunder Bagua consumed far more cursed energy than Cursed Blue Black Flash. Even with his overwhelming cursed energy reserves, he couldn't use it too many times unless he had infinite cursed energy.
This was currently Hayashi's most powerful killing move outside of his Domain Expansion. Although it couldn't be used frequently, it could save his life and kill enemies in critical moments.
"Cough…"
Suka's body twitched slightly, and a faint sound escaped from his mouth. Hayashi looked over and saw that this guy still had an extremely weak breath, clinging to life. His tenacity was remarkable.
However, Hayashi didn't intend to kill him. He crouched down, placed one hand on Suka's body, and spoke softly: "Reverse."
Cursed energy surged out, enveloping Suka in a layer of green energy as time began to reverse.
This time, it was different from the previous situation with Todo. With Todo, it had taken a full thirty to forty seconds to start, consuming a large amount of Hayashi's cursed energy.
This time, from the start of the battle to the end, only a few seconds had passed, so Hayashi could quickly restore Suka.