"Wood Style: Advent of a World of Trees!"
"Sage Art: Storm Style Light Fang!"
"Kamui Shuriken!"
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First to move were Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Obito Uchiha.
Hashirama's Wood Release surged forward like a tidal wave from all directions, engulfing the Five Elders.
Madara Uchiha spat forth a powerful laser of chakra from his mouth, cutting straight towards the Great Elder, the Curly-Haired One!
Obito Uchiha swung his arm, infusing two shuriken with the power of Kamui, then hurled them fiercely towards the Second Elder, Long-Beard, and the Third Elder, Gold-Beard.
Simultaneously, Whitebeard and Roger were naturally not far behind.
Whitebeard activated his Tremor-Tremor Fruit, slashing his naginata towards the Fourth Elder, Handlebar-Mustache.
Roger also swung his longsword, unleashing a sharp flying slash that cut directly towards the Fifth Elder, the Bald Monk.
The combined assault from the five of them—Madara and his group—finally shifted the momentum of the battle.
Although the five of them lacked默契 for the moment, their combat intuition as top-tier fighters was extremely sharp, so their coordination wasn't really a problem.
In an instant, the Five Elders, who just moments ago seemed perfectly coordinated and held the upper hand, began to look somewhat flustered. However, they quickly adjusted, becoming orderly once again.
The Great Elder, Curly-Hair, did not take Madara's Storm Style Light Fang head-on. Instead, he directly flashed aside, simultaneously positioning himself in front of the Second and Third Elders to block Obito's Kamui Shuriken for them!
BOOM!
He threw a double punch, his fists distorting the very space around them. The spatial-warping power of the Kamui Shuriken was thrown into chaos, exploding violently!
At the same time, Handlebar-Mustache ignored Whitebeard's slash, instead unleashing a terrifying storm of wind blades that swept towards Hashirama's Wood Release, shredding the emerging forest to pieces.
The moment the shockwave from Whitebeard's slash was about to hit him, a flying slash from the Bald Monk shot across the battlefield, directly blocking Whitebeard's attack.
As for Roger's attack, just as it was about to land, it suddenly veered off course.
This was because, at the critical moment, the Third Elder, Gold-Beard, had launched a mental attack against him. Roger's superior Observation Haki detected it instantly, allowing him to evade, but it also caused his attack to go astray.
Thus, the first wave of attacks from Madara and the others was completely neutralized.
However, the immense power they had unleashed obviously wouldn't just vanish into thin air.
Therefore—
BOOM! RUMBLE!
Under the terrifying clash between the two sides, the air shook violently. All of Marineford trembled incessantly, as if it might sink into the sea at any moment from the shockwaves of the battle!
At this moment, everyone present at the scene, and people all over the world watching the broadcast, were trembling with excitement, their eyes wide open, not daring to miss a single moment.
After all, this wasn't a world-class, peak-level confrontation one could witness just any day!
Whether it was the Five Elders, Roger, Whitebeard, or the Ninja Association's Madara Uchiha, Hashirama Senju, and Obito Uchiha, they were all considered peak powerhouses in this world!
Even someone like Fleet Admiral Sengoku had never imagined he would one day see such a terrifying group of powerful individuals battling before his eyes!
However...
"Hmm... the rate of reputation points growth doesn't seem to be as fast as I imagined?" Lin Xuan watched the fierce battle and suddenly realized a somewhat frustrating reality.
It seemed that many people probably couldn't fully comprehend the level of Madara and the others' combat, and because their movements were so fast, they couldn't clearly see the exchanges. Thus, they couldn't appreciate the thrilling danger involved, only knowing that they were causing immense destruction, which led to a momentary shock.
Naturally, the effect was significantly diminished.
But there was no helping it. Lin Xuan couldn't exactly demand that everyone in the world suddenly have their power boosted so they could clearly watch the heated battle!
However, having gone to the trouble of creating this golden opportunity to earn a massive amount of reputation points, Lin Xuan didn't want to waste it.
So, he asked inwardly, "System, do you have any good solutions? For example, is there a way to slow down time within their battle area so everyone can see their fight clearly?"
The System responded: "There is an item in the Reputation Shop that can meet the host's requirements."
Before the words even faded, the description of an item popped up directly before Lin Xuan's eyes. Of course, only he could see it.
Time Deceleration Barrier: Originates from the world of God of Time. Can be applied to a specific area, slowing down the flow of time within that region.
Reading the description, Lin Xuan knew this item indeed fit his needs. However, upon closer inspection, he realized it had different tiers with varying prices.
Time Deceleration x2: Price 30 million Reputation Points. Duration: 1 hour.Time Deceleration x5: Price 100 million Reputation Points. Duration: 1 hour.Time Deceleration x10: Price 300 million Reputation Points. Duration: 1 hour.Time Deceleration x20: ...
The further it went, the higher the price. The time barrier for a hundredfold deceleration even cost a staggering ten billion Reputation Points, making Lin Xuan, who had thought himself a tycoon, suddenly feel not so rich after all!
But, thinking about it, that made sense. The ability to manipulate time was practically the realm of gods. The greater the deceleration, the higher the difficulty, so the pricing was actually quite normal.
After some thought, Lin Xuan ultimately chose to spend 100 million Reputation Points to purchase a x5 Time Deceleration Barrier and activated it immediately.
Instantly, everyone saw a flash of silver light vanish from Lin Xuan's hand. Then, the area where the Uchiha group and the Five Elders were fighting was immediately enveloped by a dense, silvery glow.
Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
Then, Kong, the Commander-in-Chief, was the first to shout angrily, "Hey! Lin Xuan, you bastard! You're breaking your word! You said you'd let them fight fair, that you wouldn't intervene!"
Lin Xuan just gave him a disdainful look. "Look carefully. I'm just giving you all a hand since you seem to be having such a hard time watching the fight."
Kong was slightly taken aback, not quite believing Lin Xuan.
But at that moment, Vice Admiral Tsuru beside him suddenly exclaimed, "What's going on? Why have their speeds suddenly slowed down so much?!"
Kong immediately looked towards the battlefield, and his eyes widened in shock!
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