The black pinwheel in the Sharingan spun wildly.
eye power surged!
In that instant, everyone standing in the hallway who met Uchiha Hikari's gaze—including Gen Chisei—felt a momentary daze.
And then…
The world spun!
In the blink of an eye, their surroundings shifted dramatically. The hallway of Genji Heavy Industries vanished, replaced by a dense jungle shrouded in dark clouds. An invisible pressure closed in from all directions, manifesting as thick, tough vines that wrapped around them layer by layer, tightening before they could react!
*Mahō: Jubaku Satsu* (Illusion: Tree Binding Death), a *kinjutsu* (forbidden technique) recorded in the *Book of Seals*, was now unleashed here, amplified by the *Mangekyō Sharingan*'s power under Uchiha Hikari's control.
"What the…?!"
*"Yanrei: Shinra?!"* (Spirit Command: Forest Dominion?!)
Among them, Tachibana Masamune's expression was the most horrified.
Gen Chisei and the others had only just arrived and didn't know what had happened earlier, but Tachibana had seen it all clearly—the dark red giant silhouette emerging from thin air was no mere trick. Only a *yanrei* (spirit command) could explain it, and a high-tier one at that. But now…
She was unleashing a *second* *yanrei*?!
A super hybrid who could wield multiple *yanrei*?!
"Haa!"
A thunderous shout erupted!
In the split second before the vines could fully bind him, Gen Chisei summoned his strength. His golden eyes blazed as dragon blood coursed through him, his entire being radiating an explosive aura. He transformed into a black blur, lunging at Uchiha Hikari! Even under the Sharingan's scrutiny, his speed was undeniably *fast*!
*Shin-gatana-ryū: Shiban Hassō!* (Heart-Shaped Sword Style: Four Directions, Eight Phases!)
Facing Gen Chisei's ferocious assault, Uchiha Hikari pushed the Sharingan's dynamic vision to its limits. Barehanded, she weaved through his attacks with precise, nimble steps, narrowly dodging the incoming blade five or six times in a row. Her long green hair fluttered slightly in the wake of his sword's wind.
"Not bad swordsmanship."
If this were a casual encounter, Uchiha Hikari wouldn't mind sparring with Gen Chisei a bit longer, curious to see how the ancient sword techniques of the *Dragon Clan* world stacked up against the blade skills of *Naruto*'s shinobi or *Demon Slayer*'s demon hunters.
Maybe she could even use her Sharingan to copy a few moves and blend them with her own *kenjutsu* (sword techniques), picking up their strengths to cover her weaknesses.
But right now?
Her priority was dealing with Tachibana Masamune.
That guy had already taken a hit from her *Tsukuyomi* in the hospital room earlier and seemed to have figured out not to meet her eyes again. He'd consciously avoided her gaze, escaping the *Jubaku Satsu* that trapped the others. Now, flanked by a few late-arriving Enforcement Division officers, he was stumbling toward the elevator.
The distance between them was… about sixty meters!
*Kage Bunshin!* (Shadow Clone!)
After dodging another of Gen Chisei's slashes, Uchiha Hikari's hands flew through seals.
Leaving behind a shadow clone with half her strength to keep Gen Chisei occupied, her real body stomped the ground, her breathing rhythm shifting instantly—
*"Kaminari no Kokyū…"* (Thunder Breathing…)
*"Ichi no Kata: Hekireki Issen - Shinsoku!!"* (First Form: Thunderclap and Flash - Godspeed!!)
In that moment, her petite figure traced a lightning bolt's path, covering the sixty-meter gap in an instant. A faint golden arc of electricity crackled as she appeared behind the Enforcement Division officers!
"Watch out!"
"Protect the Patriarch!"
The officers swung their blades in unison, the sharp whistle of steel cutting through the air. But Uchiha Hikari didn't dodge. At the last possible second, she thrust out both hands, fingers pointed like knives, striking the wrists of two officers. She snatched their long blades, spun mid-air, and hurled the swords toward the other two officers while delivering a flying kick!
*Bang! Bang!*
With two dull thuds, Uchiha Hikari's legs carved a fierce arc through the air, sending the disarmed officers flying with chest kicks. The other two, trying to parry, were overwhelmed by the force of her thrown blades, stumbling back several steps as their sword hilts slipped from their hands!
*Clang!!*
The four blades collided mid-air, spinning like boomerangs in a 1,800-degree whirl before crashing with a *thunk* into a metal wall ten meters away!
Sparks flew as the blade tips sank inches deep into the reinforced metal wall!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
When Uchiha Hikari landed, only Tachibana Masamune remained.
He wasn't about to go down without a fight. Pulling a short blade from his coat, he lunged at her.
But Uchiha Hikari activated *Susanoo*. A skeletal arm formed of chakra swatted the blade away with a casual flick, then grabbed Tachibana by the collar, slamming him against the wall beside the elevator shaft!
Under the crushing force of the skeletal hand, Tachibana's bones creaked audibly.
"Stop… right now!!"
Gen Chisei broke free from the shadow clone's entanglement and charged again. Before he even reached her, he hurled his *Kumo Kiri* (Spider Slicer) blade.
This time, Uchiha Hikari didn't hold back. She sidestepped, letting *Kumo Kiri* whistle past her, then extended another skeletal arm. With a single grab, she pinned Gen Chisei to a nearby wall!
Even as Gen Chisei struggled, his hybrid strength only loosened the skeletal grip slightly—he couldn't break free.
The other Enforcement Division officers opened fire from a distance, but their pistols and submachine guns were useless against *Susanoo*'s chakra armor.
Heavy weapons might've worked, but inside Genji Heavy Industries, they neither had access to nor dared use large-scale firepower.
At that moment—
Gen Chisei seemed to make a decision. He opened his mouth and bellowed a string of ancient, cryptic words. The sound wasn't any human language, yet its meaning somehow resonated:
*"Yanrei… Ōken!"* (Spirit Command: Kingship!)
A deafening roar, like a great bronze bell, echoed through the space.
Even with his body immobilized, a massive domain expanded from Gen Chisei, manifesting as a crushing force of multiplied **supergravity** that descended from above!
In that instant—
Nearly every Enforcement Division officer felt an unbearable weight on their shoulders, instinctively bending or half-kneeling in a near-worshipful posture. And this was *after* Gen Chisei deliberately spared them, "exempting" them from the full brunt of his power.
But Uchiha Hikari, standing at the epicenter of the *yanrei*'s heaviest pressure, targeted directly by Gen Chisei's maximum force, stood completely unfazed—not even a tremor in her body!
"…Impossible!"
Gen Chisei's eyes widened in shock.
He was the "Emperor" of the Sheqi Bajia, a super hybrid.
*Yanrei No. 91: Ōken* was a high-risk spirit command beyond human comprehension.
In his domain, even another "Emperor"-level hybrid could only resist *Ōken*'s effects with their own bloodline—they couldn't ignore it entirely. This situation could only mean one of two things: either she was a normal human with no dragon blood… or her dragon lineage was of a higher rank than his.
But…
Something higher than an "Emperor"?
That could only be…
"A *Dragon King*?!"