The battle between Yamata no Orochi and Mahoraga continued.
One of the snake heads suddenly smashed into the ground, kicking up a large amount of dust.
Mahoraga's right arm, holding the Sword of Exorcism, once again lunged towards Yamata no Orochi.
Another snake head suddenly shot out from the dust, biting Mahoraga's waist from the left and pushing Mahoraga away from Yamata no Orochi.
Mahoraga severed the snake head with a single slash.
Yamata no Orochi once again sacrificed a head to survive.
However, compared to the beginning, the snake heads dissipated much faster.
Perhaps it wouldn't be long before Yamata no Orochi would find it difficult to proactively sever its own heads before the Sword of Exorcism's damage reached its body.
An unusual surge of Cursed Energy began to form within one of Yamata no Orochi's heads.
Mahoraga moved behind Yamata no Orochi, launching an attack from its tail.
Seeing this, Yamata no Orochi immediately began to turn.
Snake tails lashed out at Mahoraga from all angles.
Mahoraga, like a nimble gymnast, twisted and dodged the repeated strikes of the snake tails.
Mahoraga used the lashing snake tails as stepping stones to quickly close the distance.
Finally, Mahoraga rushed to the part of Yamata no Orochi's body where its head and tail connected.
Pfft.
The attack brewing in Yamata no Orochi's mouth sprayed out towards Mahoraga.
Under the cover of one of the snake heads, this attack successfully hit Mahoraga.
A strange liquid enveloped Mahoraga's entire right arm, then quickly solidified like drying cement, turning into a stone-like substance.
Mahoraga's Sword of Exorcism was Sealed.
Mahoraga's left foot kicked away a biting snake head.
The Dharma Wheel on Mahoraga's head rotated, then its left hand powerfully smashed the stone encasing the Sword of Exorcism.
Crack.
The stone encasing the Sword of Exorcism was shattered by Mahoraga's punch.
Yamata no Orochi seized the opportunity to launch an attack, forcing Mahoraga to retreat away from Yamata no Orochi again.
After landing, Mahoraga did not rush to attack.
Instead, it stood still, its entire body's Cursed Energy surging.
Along with the surging Cursed Energy, Mahoraga's size also increased.
In the previous few attacks, Yamata no Orochi, relying on the strength provided by its larger size, had pushed Mahoraga away from itself.
Now, Mahoraga had increased its size several times, and the size difference with Yamata no Orochi was no longer vast.
Boom boom boom.
Mahoraga's feet shattered the ground, and its fist, imbued with all its power, slammed towards Yamata no Orochi.
Yamata no Orochi did not sit idly by.
Two snake heads crashed into Mahoraga's waist.
Two snake heads tried to entangle Mahoraga's legs.
One snake head bit at Mahoraga's left hand.
The remaining three snake heads all met Mahoraga's right fist.
Bang, bang.
Two snake heads were pulverized by Mahoraga's punch, but the power in Mahoraga's right fist was also greatly reduced.
The third snake head bit Mahoraga's right arm, blocking Mahoraga's attack.
Mahoraga grabbed the snake head with a backhand, pulled it forward, then opened its large mouth and bit into the snake head.
Rip, tear.
Mahoraga bit and fiercely tore at Yamata no Orochi's snake head, directly severing the third snake head.
Its left hand reached down and grabbed the two snake heads that were biting its waist.
The Sword of Exorcism in its right hand extended, stabbing towards the trunk connecting the snake heads and tails.
In Mahoraga's observation, that was where the Cursed Energy flowed most frequently.
If it could stab there, Yamata no Orochi, even if not killed, would be severely wounded.
Yamata no Orochi did not regenerate the injuries on its body as it had before.
Instead, it focused all its power on regenerating one snake head.
Mahoraga didn't care; one snake head couldn't stop its Sword of Exorcism.
However, this snake head, regenerated with Yamata no Orochi's full power, was noticeably different from the previous snake heads.
More than a snake head, it resembled a cannon muzzle.
The next moment, a massive amount of Cursed Energy spewed from the cannon muzzle.
The immense Cursed Energy brought enormous damage and impact.
The damage was immediately healed by Mahoraga's powerful regenerative ability, but the immense impact deflected Mahoraga's Sword of Exorcism.
The second snake head began to recover.
Mahoraga's Dharma Wheel rotated, and the Sword of Exorcism was swung out once again.
Yamata no Orochi once again spewed a Cursed Energy cannon containing a large amount of Cursed Energy.
However, this time, the Cursed Energy cannon did not deflect Mahoraga's attack.
Mahoraga directly sliced through the Cursed Energy cannon, then continued to attack Yamata no Orochi's vital point.
The second snake head regenerated, and unlike the previous one, this snake head emitted a strange sheen, like armor made of an insect's carapace.
Clang.
As soon as the snake head regenerated, it immediately met Mahoraga's Sword of Exorcism, and a crisp sound rang out where the sword and armor collided.
Clang.
Mahoraga's Dharma Wheel rotated again.
Mahoraga's left hand, holding three snake heads, suddenly exerted force.
The three snake heads were actually snapped off by Mahoraga.
Then, a fist imbued with terrifying power smashed into Yamata no Orochi's armored head.
Crack.
The armor on the snake head shattered with a resounding crack.
The third snake head, which had just finished regenerating, sprayed a large amount of liquid towards Mahoraga.
Mahoraga, its old strength depleted and new strength not yet born, was enveloped by the liquid over most of its body.
The liquid quickly solidified, fixing Mahoraga's body in place.
Yamata no Orochi seized the opportunity to regenerate quickly, while also continuing to adapt to Mahoraga's current state.
Crack.
Bang.
Mahoraga broke free from its confinement.
The two monsters once again stood opposite each other.
Mahoraga's large mouth, without lips and directly revealing its teeth, curved upwards, forming a terrifying smile.
Mahoraga was very satisfied at this moment.
Previous opponents had caused it trouble, but once it adapted, it would immediately obliterate them.
But this opponent was different; this opponent was a similar type of Technique user.
Both sides were constantly adapting to each other in battle, becoming faster and stronger.
This was different from those previous enemies who could only harm it with their Technique, and then, once their Technique was adapted to, could only flee in panic.
This kind of fight truly counted as a battle.
At this moment, Mahoraga's mood could be described in three words:
Battle, exhilarating.
Yamata no Orochi had completed its regeneration.
This time, Yamata no Orochi's eight snake heads were covered in even smoother armor than before.
Mahoraga launched an attack again.
Yamata no Orochi opened its snake mouth, and black Cursed Energy transformed into a surging flood, engulfing Mahoraga.
Hiss, hiss.
The cursed flood began to corrode Mahoraga's body.
Clang.
Clang.
There was more than one type of curse in the flood, but these curses were quickly adapted to by Mahoraga, one by one.
Mahoraga pushed through the flood and reached Yamata no Orochi, its Sword of Exorcism scraping against the armor on the snake head.
That was a layer of defense constructed by Yamata no Orochi using Cursed Energy.
Swoosh.
Thud, thud.
A snake tail pierced out from underground, making a hole in Mahoraga's body.
The eight snake heads also took the opportunity to entangle and restrain Mahoraga's movements.
Thud, thud, thud, thud.
One snake tail after another pierced through Mahoraga's flesh.
Clang.
The Dharma Wheel rotated.
The snake tail attacks were also deflected at this moment.
Clang.
After a few more seconds, Mahoraga completed its adaptation again.
Thud, thud.
This time, it was Mahoraga's turn to sever Yamata no Orochi's snake heads one by one.
Yamata no Orochi's regenerative ability was gradually unable to keep up with Mahoraga's offensive rhythm.
Both sides had been adapting to each other from the very beginning.
However, compared to Yamata no Orochi, Mahoraga possessed a more lethal weapon.
The Sword of Exorcism's special effectiveness against Yamata no Orochi forced Yamata no Orochi to spend a large amount of time and power in the early stages adapting to and countering the Sword of Exorcism.
Yet during this time, Mahoraga had already completed its successive adaptations to Yamata no Orochi itself, and the scales of victory had already tipped.
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