The moment Susanoo appeared, Susanoo was stunned.
He sensed that the armored warrior radiated the same essence as himself.
This requires some explanation: essence doesn't refer to sharing the same energy, but rather to sharing the same concept.
For example, Susanoo himself is Susanoo, a deity in Japanese Mythology.
Whereas the Susanoo ability is not a deity, but its prototype was created based on Susanoo, so it also possesses the concept of [Susanoo].
It seemed as if Susanoo had derived the Susanoo ability, suggesting a subordinate, hierarchical, father-son-like relationship. But in reality, there was no such hierarchical restriction between the two.
It was simply that the two shared the same origin.
Yusei had no time to pay attention to the surprise on the other's face. The Futsu no Mitama in the Susanoo Armor's hand directly slashed towards Susanoo.
Boom!
A massive storm erupted from the collision between the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi and the Futsu no Mitama.
It turned out the long sword in the girl's hand had somehow ended up in Susanoo's grasp.
This burly god had also realized something was wrong, his face grave. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi.
"Ena, leave this place now."
"Hurry, leave. Otherwise, you'll interfere with my fight."
Seishuuin Ena, the girl who had originally remained on the battlefield, bit her lip but knew Susanoo was telling the truth. She could only retreat unwillingly.
Yusei had no time to bother with her, or rather, he didn't want to prolong the fight.
This was the enemy's turf. Although he's confident, dragging it out wasn't good.
His left and right eyes swirled, switching and unleashing the power of Sunshine Girl.
Instantly, the originally clear sky became overcast with dark clouds, as if the entire sky was pressing down towards the earth.
Crack!
A massive lightning bolt, thick as a barrel, struck Susanoo directly. The speed of lightning couldn't be dodged, unless one had spatial abilities.
Clearly, Susanoo did not possess this, nor did he seem to care about being struck.
Yusei noticed that when the lightning hit Susanoo, the electricity simply traveled down into the earth. He himself seemed completely unaffected.
"Is this a lightning rod-like constitution?" Yusei was a bit stunned. He hadn't expected this.
"Kid, there's a lot you haven't seen. Just like how you'll be killed by me today."
The burly Susanoo, holding the Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi, charged directly at Yusei.
As he got close, the originally normal-sized Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi actually transformed into a gigantic sword.
Yusei didn't back down, raising the Futsu no Mitama to meet the slash head-on.
Bang!
The two divine artifacts, though from different worlds, neither yielded, each unleashing their strongest power against the other.
The powerful energy fluctuations formed shockwaves that shattered everything around them… flying sand and stones, crumbling walls and broken ruins.
The building that originally looked like the History Compilation Committee's Headquarters was pulverized into dust.
Ena, who had run far away, watched in shock. The intense shockwaves forced her to defend herself.
'Is this the level of a battle between gods? I feel immense pressure even from the shockwaves at this distance...'
She was inwardly astonished, but also worried for Susanoo.
The opponent was clearly a Campione, here to steal Authorities.
'A Campione...'
Watching the scene, Ena didn't know what to think.
At the center of the battle, Yusei and Susanoo continuously clashed.
Perhaps finding his smaller combat forms troublesome, Susanoo directly enlarged his body, becoming mountain-high like Yusei, and they fought.
The colossal bodies collided, shattering the surrounding earth, forests, and mountain rocks, causing moderate destruction to the terrain.
After fighting for so long, Yusei was full of doubts because he felt this Susanoo seemed unusually tough.
You have to understand, Yusei had already struck Susanoo many times with the Futsu no Mitama using his speed advantage. But each time, the other party's body made a 'clang' sound, clearly completely resisting the blows.
This also highlighted Yusei's current relative lack of diverse attack methods. Left with no choice, Yusei once again increased the output of his Sunshine Girl's power.
Countless lightning bolts struck Yusei this time. Simultaneously, the size of his Susanoo Armor grew larger again.
Coupled with the lightning replenishing him, Yusei directly entered the Ultimate Susanoo State.
Just like in Kanna and Tohru's world, this world also possessed very strong power, which resulted in the lightning being exceptionally powerful.
Currently, the level of his [Electricity Storage] was as powerful as when he fought Tohru's father.
The power of the Susanoo Armor didn't lie solely in having the strength to slice mountains and part seas, but in the fact that it was not only powerful itself, but also had a 'storage' characteristic.
The reason the Susanoo Armor ultimately had an Ultimate form was because it could accommodate different powers to achieve different advanced strengths.
For example, if Yusei was currently equipped with 'Lightning', then the Ultimate Susanoo Armor's power would be 'Speed' and 'Destructive Power'.
Yusei's drastic transformation made Susanoo's expression lose its earlier ease.
Even without having crossed blows yet, just from sensing the aura of this form, Susanoo understood that his pride and joy, his 'Steel' attribute, might be pierced.
Yusei's power earlier had already put great pressure on him, and he could only block it by relying on the property of his Steel.
Coupled with the power of his Divine Core, pure force alone couldn't destroy his Divine Core, his 'Steel'.
But now, the power of the young man before him shared the same origin as his own.
That made things rather bad... because it meant they could both attack each other and inflict significant damage.
Yusei looked down at the ground from high above. The distant mountains and forests were laid out clearly before him.
At his feet, Susanoo, small as an ant, was looking back at him. Surprisingly, the fighting spirit in his eyes wasn't as strong as at the beginning, and it seemed he was already contemplating retreat.
Seeing this, Yusei couldn't help but let out a disdainful snort.
'Even if power isn't determined by size, for a Heretic God to think about retreating and fleeing, rather than defending his honor and fighting to the death...'
"You don't deserve to possess the power of Susanoo. Hand it over to me." Yusei looked down upon Susanoo, his tone indifferent as he spoke.
This posture reminded Susanoo of events from long ago.
That time, it was the same. Looking down from on high...