Chapter 303

Faced with Senju Yukika's calm and commanding demeanor, the Lord of Qianhu Island showed no signs of courtesy or reservation.

Senju Yukika had just forcefully defeated the Crimson Demon King, and his status in everyone's eyes had skyrocketed!

Seeing someone like Senju Yukika take the lead in any confrontation felt completely natural to those around him. That was the overwhelming power of identity and prestige.

In the past, people might have thought Senju Yukika was too young and lacked the necessary qualifications. But now, they accepted that him taking charge was only natural.

With that, the people of Qianhu Island nodded respectfully and stepped forward.

To everyone's surprise, the moment he stepped out, the Lord of Qianhu Island seemed to vanish from sight!

But on closer inspection, he hadn't disappeared—he had simply moved at such a blinding speed that he became nothing more than an afterimage!

The air was still rippling with residual chakra traces. That was a testament to how fast the Lord of Qianhu Island truly was.

He twisted and shifted in mid-air, maneuvering as effortlessly as flowing water. In the blink of an eye, he had already circled Senju Yukika several times.

The Lord of Qianhu Island's movements baffled most of the spectators.

However, a few seasoned veterans recognized what he was doing.

Like Prince Yuhuang, I too had heard of the legendary technique possessed by the Lord of Qianhu Island—a skill that once made him famous across the entire Land of Rakshasa when he was younger.

He hadn't used it in years, and most people had long forgotten...

At the center of it all, Senju Yukika quietly observed, curious to see what the island lord was planning.

Given the massive gap in strength between them, Senju Yukika found the Lord's antics rather amusing—like watching a cat chasing its tail.

Unaware of this perception, the Lord of Qianhu Island only continued to move faster and faster!

At first, Senju Yukika could still trace some of the Lord's movements with his naked eye.

But soon, the Lord's speed escalated to ghostlike proportions, leaving behind nothing but fleeting shadows.

Senju Yukika closed his eyes, no longer bothering to follow with sight. Instead, he used his spiritual pressure to sense his opponent—feeling every subtle motion with precision.

"Is that so?" he murmured with a mysterious smile.

The Lord of Qianhu Island spun rapidly around Senju Yukika, first skimming the ground, then hovering mid-air.

He carved arcs from different angles and directions, as if constructing a perfect sphere around Senju Yukika, enclosing him completely.

Someone in the crowd gasped: "It really is the Kirin Step! I can't believe I get to see this technique with my own eyes..."

Some of the younger spectators might not have heard of the Kirin Step, but judging by the astonishment on the veterans' faces, they understood its fearsome reputation.

The Lord of Qianhu Island was using the Kirin Step to counter what he believed to be Senju Yukika's powerful illusion techniques.

He assumed Senju Yukika had reached such a high level in genjutsu that he could blur the lines between illusion and reality.

Thus, the island lord sought to break this illusion with sheer speed.

The laws of the world couldn't be violated—but they could be bent with sufficient speed.

When one moved fast enough, no opponent could react in time. This applied even to illusions.

The Kirin Step was an erratic, ghostlike movement style that allowed one to appear unexpectedly at any position.

With his speed reaching its peak, the Lord of Qianhu Island was confident he could break through any illusion.

The Myriad Illusion Realm may be powerful, but it was still just an illusion, and he believed he could overcome it.

Once the Kirin Step activated, the sky was filled with countless shadowy afterimages. Each one looked identical to the real Lord of Qianhu Island—making it nearly impossible to tell which was real.

If you didn't understand this technique, a careless strike would surely hit a false image.

And in that exact moment, the real island lord would strike decisively!

To battle someone who had mastered the Kirin Step was a thrilling and dangerous experience—where the outcome could be decided in the blink of an eye.

At last, the Lord of Qianhu Island grinned with cruel intent, extended one finger, and drove it down hard toward Senju Yukika's head.

The motion resembled a bolt of thunder crashing to the earth, crackling fiercely with unmatched force!

Even if Senju Yukika used illusions, the island lord had backup plans to counter them...

But was Senju Yukika really an heir of the Myriad Illusion Clan?

The Lord of Qianhu Island assumed so, convinced that Senju Yukika's strength lay in his genjutsu mastery.

What he didn't know was that while Senju Yukika could freely control multiple power attributes, illusion wasn't one of them...

In the next moment, the power of the Reaper surged through Senju Yukika's body, and enormous wings unfurled behind him…

Dark as ink, vast as the moonlit sky—they radiated a chilling majesty.

These were the wings of the Black-Winged Archdemon, unseen for some time. Now, with their sudden return, Senju Yukika felt the familiar power surge once more!

His eyes turned a deep emerald green, glinting with a faint, icy light that exuded nobility—as if he were a god who had walked straight out of the realm of death.

Everyone watching atop the mountain gasped in horror, unable to believe the transformation they were witnessing.

This appearance had no name—but it was undeniably terrifying.

Yet the Lord of Qianhu Island now realized with dread that no matter how hard he pushed, his finger simply couldn't move downward. The shock in his heart was beyond words.

He had no retreat now. Gritting his teeth, he channeled every ounce of chakra into his finger.

With a roar of thunder, he struck downward with all his might!

Crack!

A crisp sound echoed through the sky.

But the one who was struck was not Senju Yukika.

Instead, with a simple flap of his twin wings, Senju Yukika sent the Lord of Qianhu Island flying—as if struck by a divine hammer!

The countless afterimages in mid-air shattered like glass, vanishing into the void…

The mighty Kirin Step was completely obliterated!

The Lord of Qianhu Island was grievously wounded in mid-air, but even more shattered was his spirit.

"What just happened...?"

He was utterly confused, unable to comprehend how he had unleashed the full power of the Kirin Step, yet still lost so quickly.