"Oh? You don't seem surprised by my appearance."
Laxus was somewhat surprised that Takeshi didn't show any surprise.
"My eyes are special. From the first moment I saw you, I could already see the dragon lacrima embedded in your body."
Takeshi's words were half-truths. He already knew that Laxus had a dragon lacrima in his body, and he even knew how this dragon lacrima came to be.
However, he wasn't entirely lying. He did indeed see the dragon lacrima embedded in Laxus's chest the moment he first saw him.
After using the power of the dragon lacrima, Laxus felt his body filled with strength, and this immense power gave him great confidence.
"Come on! Let's start round two!"
Boom!
Laxus stomped his foot, and his body instantly shot in front of Takeshi.
Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist!
A fist, densely covered with golden lightning, came crashing towards Takeshi.
Takeshi raised his palm, and as Laxus's fist approached his palm, its speed rapidly decreased significantly.
Takeshi lifted his leg and kicked Laxus.
Rumble!
Laxus slid his feet across the ground, which cracked and shattered. Despite being attacked by Takeshi, a fierce grin appeared on his face.
Although he didn't break through Takeshi's defense just now, Takeshi raising his hand to defend proved that he was seriously controlling his magic.
Even if he didn't hit Takeshi's body now, as long as he kept attacking, Takeshi's magic power would definitely be greatly depleted.
Then, if his magic power became insufficient, or if his concentration wavered even slightly, victory would be his.
This guy... has become more resilient.
Takeshi noticed that Laxus's attack had broken through his Infinity much faster than before, and he had also become somewhat resilient. His normal attacks, imbued with cursed energy, had limited damage against him.
It seems I need to get a little more serious too.
Boom!
Laxus once again rushed quickly towards Takeshi.
Whoosh!
Takeshi swiftly dodged. After all, showing off, while cool, consumes a lot of magic power, so it's more cost-effective to dodge when possible.
Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue!
Takeshi fired a Blue at Laxus.
Lightning Dragon's Heavenward Halberd!
Laxus waved his hand, unleashing a bolt of lightning.
Boom!
Blue and the lightning spear collided, erupting in a violent explosion.
At the same time, Laxus transformed into lightning and swiftly moved behind Takeshi. He swung his fist, aiming for Takeshi's head.
Takeshi quickly squatted, dodging Laxus's fist, then raised his leg to kick Laxus's jaw.
Slap!
Laxus blocked his chin with his other palm, baring his teeth at Takeshi with a ferocious grin.
"Is that all you've got with this transformation? How about you let Whitebeard come?"
"Don't rush. The battle has only just begun, hasn't it?"
"Then don't blame me if you die."
"Seriously? I just beat you so badly, yet you act as if you have the upper hand. There's a limit to how arrogant one can be."
Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue!
Takeshi raised his hand and unleashed a Blue. Laxus swiftly dodged it. Althoughf Blue was fast, Laxus was even faster.
Crack!
Blue gnawed a circular hole out of a pillar.
Laxus's pupils constricted. Only then did he realize how dangerous Takeshi's attack was. If his body had touched that thing, he would definitely be severely injured.
Takeshi waved his hand in front of him.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
Eight Blues appeared, suspended in front of him.
Takeshi pointed at Laxus, and the eight Blues rapidly rushed towards Laxus.
Crackle!
Laxus's body transformed into lightning, moving all over Kardia Cathedral.
Crack!
The Blues followed behind, devouring everything they touched.
Noticing the blue spheres hot on his heels, Laxus materialized his body and then opened his mouth.
Rumble!
A beam of violent lightning power erupted from Laxus's mouth, destroying all the Blues.
The moment Laxus materialized, Takeshi appeared behind him, kicking him in the back.
"Ugh!"
Laxus let out a cry of pain, his body flying forward. However, in an instant, his body transformed into lightning and reappeared behind Takeshi, his fist imbued with lightning.
Lightning Dragon's Iron Fist!
Takeshi condensed cursed energy into his fist.
Black Flash!
Laxus's and Takeshi's fists collided.
Golden lightning and black-red sparks erupted!
Boom!!!
A powerful shockwave spread outwards, shattering all the glass in the entire Kardia Cathedral, and Laxus was also knocked back.
"So comfortable..."
After delivering that punch, Takeshi felt incredibly comfortable all over.
He wasn't quite sure. Logically, Black Flash is very difficult to achieve. It's a spatial distortion generated when the error between a physical attack and a cursed energy impact is within 0.000001 seconds. This boost the power of an attack by a power of 2.5.
To put it simply, if a normal attack is 10 points, then Black Flash increases it to 10 to the power of 2.5, that is approximately 316.
Which means it's about 31.6 times more powerful than a normal attack.
Of course, it wouldn't be calculated exactly like that, because if the original normal attack was low, the damage multiplier from a Black Flash critical hit would be different.
This is the most difficult passive skill to trigger in Jujutsu Kaisen, it's stated that no one can achieve a 100% trigger rate.
The highest record belongs to Yuji.
However, just now, Takeshi pulled it off, just like the last time in the Tower of Heaven when he unleashed a Black Flash.
Moreover, he felt that he was in excellent condition now, and could still unleash it again.
Lightning Dragon's Iron Fist!
Seeing his attack blocked by Takeshi, Laxus once again imbued his fist with golden lightning and launched it at Takeshi.
Black Flash!
Golden lightning and black-red sparks erupted once more.
Boom!
The earth shook, and the floor beneath their feet, along with the surrounding pillars, developed dense cracks.
"Ahhhhh!"
This time, Laxus's body was sent flying backward.
Boom... Boom...
One load-bearing pillar after another was shattered by Laxus's body.
Takeshi felt invincible at this moment, his mood incredibly exhilarated, even having the illusion of being omnipotent.
At this moment, the roof shattered, and a beam of light shone down from the cathedral's skylight, falling upon Takeshi and the statue of the deity behind him.
Takeshi spread his arms, his body slowly floated up, and he lightly stepped onto the deity's head.
He pointed one hand upwards and the other downwards, a smile on his face, and softly chanted, "Throughout Heaven and Earth, I alone am the Honored One."