The continuous exchange of blows exhausted Hagoromo.
Kazuki was the most formidable opponent Hagoromo had ever faced since his birth, and this was different from Kaguya.
When Kaguya fought him, she was hesitant, worried that she might accidentally kill him. However, the pressure Kazuki exerted on Hagoromo was simply too great.
At the same time, Kazuki was also amazed by Hagoromo.
What defined a genius? Hagoromo was the epitome of one.
He did not possess the Ninja's tactical system. For him, most Ninjutsu were effortlessly at his fingertips. He didn't even need to form hand signs. With a mere thought, understanding the essence of a jutsu, he would then master that Ninjutsu. Hagoromo was undoubtedly a genius, a true genius.
Without a tactical system, he learned during combat.
Kazuki could clearly feel that during his battle with him, Hagoromo's strength was increasing at a visible rate.
He lived up to his reputation as the legendary Sage of Six Paths.
The difference between the Sage of Six Paths and Kaguya was that Kaguya disdained learning human combat methods. After fighting Naruto and Sasuke for such a long time, her combat skills showed no improvement. Instead, she needed Black Zetsu's constant guidance during their fights. Both of them were weaker than the other.
However, Hagoromo continuously learned Kazuki's fighting style during their battles.
Not only the application of Six Paths Yin-Yang Power, but also the Ninja's tactical system. Hagoromo was like a dehydrated sponge, constantly absorbing Kazuki's combat system.
Kazuki didn't mind Hagoromo learning his techniques, as learning more in the combat arena was ultimately useless.
Hagoromo was still behind him in terms of raw strength, and after leaving the combat arena, the real Hagoromo would not be affected.
It's impossible for the combat arena to have any further effect on them, right?!
This was merely data, a replication of these powerful individuals from various time periods in the Ninja World by the combat arena.
As Kazuki had already become familiar with Hagoromo's patterns, he began to strike Hagoromo with heavy blows.
Kazuki was already familiar with Hagoromo's combat system, and Hagoromo had even begun to learn his own tactical system. In terms of power utilization, Hagoromo was still not as good as him, and as for the Taijutsu learned from Kaguya, he had already fought Hanaki before.
Kazuki had long since learned the commendable Six Paths Sage Mode. It could be said that Hagoromo at this point in time had nothing left to teach him.
Kazuki's ocular power surged wildly, pressing down towards Hagoromo. At the same time, a thousand-meter-tall Susanoo appeared around him, and this sudden enlargement of the Susanoo caused Hagoromo's heart to sink.
He also had Susanoo, and he could even use a thousand-meter-tall Susanoo.
When he fought Ten-Tails, his Susanoo was the main force.
But facing Kazuki's Susanoo, Hagoromo felt that his own Susanoo seemed to be quite inferior.
Even with the same size, in terms of quality, it seemed to be far superior to his Susanoo.
For some reason, Hagoromo felt that Kazuki's Susanoo might even surpass Ten-Tails in destructive power, which he found incredible, as Ten-Tails was extremely terrifying.
But why was Kazuki's Susanoo like this?
Could it be that the gap in strength between them was that immense?
Hagoromo tried to make his Susanoo larger and of higher quality, but he quickly realized that his Susanoo, in front of the opponent's Susanoo, was like a weak dog, and was crushed in a very short amount of time.
"Hagoromo, you are very strong, a decent opponent. It's just a pity that your opponent is me."
Kazuki's ocular power suddenly erupted, and the greatsword in his hand continuously swung towards Hagoromo.
Even though Hagoromo tried his best to block, facing that overwhelming force, he despondently realized that he seemed too weak.
The strength Kazuki displayed seemed to be the power he had envisioned.
Whether it was the Six Paths Yin-Yang Power or that series of tactical systems, these were all what he desired. It seemed that ever since he sealed Kaguya, he had become somewhat complacent.
Although continuously researching Ten-Tails' power had steadily improved his strength, he had faced too few battles.
Hagoromo made the same mistake as other Ōtsutsuki. If he could have studied combat systems more, he might not have been so passive.
Hagoromo continuously fought Kazuki, but facing Kazuki, who had begun to go all out, even Hagoromo was extremely disheartened, with little power to resist.
Watching Hagoromo, who was in such a sorry state under his attacks, Kazuki felt no pity, after all, the opponent was merely a phantom. Using the opponent's power to defeat the opponent seemed to be no problem at all.
Through his battle with Hagoromo, Kazuki's Six Paths Yin-Yang Power was almost fully integrated. He needed to continue getting stronger.
Kazuki was not yet thirty years old and already possessed such strength. Within the Ōtsutsuki clan, there were hidden masters, and no one knew how many powerful individuals were within the Ōtsutsuki clan.
Although Kazuki regarded the Ōtsutsuki as prey and intended to get stronger by hunting them, he would also become prey for the Ōtsutsuki. This was a fanatical clan. For them, it seemed that apart from getting stronger and becoming a god, all other emotions were superfluous. Therefore, he also needed to continue getting stronger.
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