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  The girls' intense gazes were making me a little unfortable!

  I finally used an excuse to escape the awkward situation and slipped away.

  Later that night, as I was leisurely walking home, the system's voice suddenly rang out.

  [Ding! Discovered target character: Cao Cao. Task Grade: Bck. Task ditio him.]

  [Ding! Discovered target character: Ge. Task Grade: Bck. Task ditio him.]

  'Cao Cao and Ge of the Hero Fa? They're nearby? Could they be here to iigate the Azure Dragon's phantom, too?'

  I hesitated, then activated my [Rinnegan] to search for them. But it seemed my [Rinnegan] was being interfered with, its effectiveness greatly reduced.

  I thought for a moment aivated my [Rinnegan]. If they didn't want to show themselves, there was o rush. I'd have plenty of opportuo deal with them iure.

  ....

  But just as I was about to leave, I felt a sudden chill. A thick fog appeared out of nowhere, disorienting me.

  Even when I could see a path, I couldn't seem to reach it. I observed my surroundings for a moment, then raised my right hand.

  In that instant, a blinding bolt of lightning ripped through the air, without any warning. It carried with it a menag power, as if it could shatter the very fabric of space. The lightning struck the surrounding area, instantly dispelling the fog.

  Then, I paused, my expression calm. "Why don't you show yourselves, Cao Cao? That fog was from Dimension Lost, wasn't it? So, Ge, you might as well e out, too!"

  "As expected of someone Vali holds in high regard. You're not weak at all. You figured out our identities in an instant, even through Dimension Lost."

  A voice echoed from within the dissipating fog, and two figures emerged, oer the other.

  They were just as I remembered them: Cao Cao, wielding the—[True Longinus], and Ge, dressed in red and wearing gsses.

  Seeing them, I frowned slightly. These two gave me a dangerous feeling.

  Cao Cao—leader of the Hero Fa, a direct desdant the Cao Cao from the Three Kingdoms era, He was known as the stro human, and he had instigated a series of events in his quest to explore the limits of human potential.

  He wielded the True Longinus, It taihe will of God and had a sciousness of its own. It was said to be the stro Longinus because it was once used to pierce Jesus.

  As a holy spear, it has Divine Power, making it extremely dangerous to Devils and other supernatural creatures.

  Ge was a desdant of Faust, who had made a pact with the legendary Devil Mephistopheles. In the novel, he was defeated by a corrupted Gasper and had his Sacred Gear stolen by Indra, who the it to Hades.

  He has the high-tier Longinus, Dimension Lost, whose power allowed him to create and manipute a fog that could seal anything within it and even transport targets to another dimension.

  ....

  "You came all this way just to exge pleasantries? If you have something to say, say it. Don't beat around the bush." I said, my expression serious.

  "Our purpose? There's no harm in telling you. Firstly, we're here to iigate the dragon's phantom. Sedly, we wao see for ourselves if you were as powerful and mysterious as Vali cimed."

  Cao iled faintly, his eyes full of curiosity.

  "We had barely arrived in the area when you, despite Dimension Lost, instantly figured out our identities. Impressive indeed. It's not easy for a human to reach your level. So, I'd like to invite you to join us!"

  "If you wao join you, prove you're strong enough. Which means you have to defeat me. Of course, that's impossible." I said, my expression still calm.

  "Oh? You seem very fident. Well then, I'll humor you. Let's see where your fidenes from." Cao Cao was now very intrigued. "Let's go. Outside the city."

  ....

  With that, Ge used his power, and the three of us instantly teleported to a deserted area outside the city.

  "e then." Once we were ready, I summoned [Zasu] and spoke.

  "e. Show me what you've got." Seeing that I had drawn my on, Cao Cao charged at me, wielding the True Longinus.

  With a sihrust, Cao Cao unched his attack, using the True Longinus right from the start. Divine power coursed through the spear, making it incredibly sharp and seemingly iructible.

  I met his attack head-on, not using any of my trump cards yet. I swung [Zasu], directly g with the True Longinus, sparks flying from the impact.

  Cao Cao gripped the True Longinus with both hands, his intense, positive energy cirg rapidly within him. It formed streaks of light that ed around the spear, like six dragons r at the heavens, shaking the very earth.

  Ge automatically retreated from the battlefield, watg the fight with a shocked expression. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

  The power of the True Longinus was well-know I was able to meet it head-on without suffering any injuries. Although Cao Cao wasn't using his full strength, this alone proved my absolute fidence.

  But Cao Cao Is at the Ultimate-css level. Even though he was treating this as a spar and not using his full power, the might of the True Longinus, repeatedly pushing me back.

  "You're strong, but yoing to lose, Hibari Kyoya."

  After trading ten blows, Cao Cao uttered his arrogant statement.

  "Hmph, is that so?" I remained calm.

  Then, a golden vortex appeared behind me.

  tless gleaming golden s shot out from it.

  Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

  The golden s flew towards Cao Cao, aiming to ensnare him and the True Longinus. They instantly bound both Cao Cao and his spear.

  "?!!" Cao Cao's expression tightened, surprised. He couldn't believe that these strange s could restrain his True Longinus without being damaged.

  Before Cao Cao could react, the s, now covered in glowing runes, began to shine even brighter.

  This was one of my trump cards—the [s of Heaven]!

  Although Cao Cao was human and didn't possess strong divinity, the True Longinus he wielded was one of the Most Divine Objects in this world.

  After all, it tained a part of God's will and had a sciousness of its own, and was once used to kill Jesus, which was why it was called the stro Longinus.

  And the s of Heaven were particurly effective against beings and objects with high divinity.

  "Argh!" Cao Cao tried to exert more power through the True Longinus, but no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.

  Finally, Cao Cao gave up on using the True Longinus and started to fight me with his own power.

  Seeing that Cao Cao had stopped using the True Longinus, I recalled the s of Heaven and sheathed Zasu.

  After all, the s of Heaven were only effective against the spear. They weren't very useful against Cao self.

  I hovered in the air, my fists crag with lightning. I puowards Cao Cao, who met my attacks head-oraded blows, her of us bag down.

  This was a matter of pride, a dispy of our fidend arrogance.

  Lightning crackled around me, and tless bolts of blue lightning gathered above, then rained down, verging on my arms, making me look like a god of thunder.

  In that instant, we were evenly matched, and the otion attracted the attention of others in the area. Many began to approach.

  Finally, after a particurly powerful exge, the dust settled, ah retreated, fag each other from a distance.

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