Barni, who had just been torn in half by the [Duankong Jionglie Zhan]'s (Severing Sky Scorching Gale Slash) shockwave, was now completely restored when Xiao Tan looked back.

At this moment, he was standing with his legs crossed in a debonair manner, one hand resting on Akechi Nobunaga's shoulder, and the other holding a carrot he had pulled out of nowhere, which he was munching on.

Judging from his mouth movements, he was saying that same line to the Sengoku team's captain: "What's up, doc?"

"How is that possible..." Faced with this familiar scene, Akechi Nobunaga was filled with shock and anger. Just like last time, she was unable to move because Bugs Bunny had his hand on her shoulder. "Even a Four Pillar God wouldn't be unscathed after taking a blow like that..."

"Tsk, tsk..." Barni chewed on his carrot and chuckled. "You're right, pal, but... in actual combat, your way of comparing things is completely meaningless."

At this moment, Takeda Tomokazu and Uesugi Hitoshi had collapsed to the ground due to extreme exhaustion of their spiritual energy and physical strength, unable to get up and interfere. Therefore, Barni spoke very easily and at a leisurely pace.

"To use an analogy, the defensive capabilities of a Four Pillar God are like hard metal; while I'm just a piece of plastic." Barni explained leisurely, "When facing the vast majority of attacks, metal performs better than plastic. But... there's one exception, and that's when encountering HF (hydrofluoric acid)." He paused, looked at Akechi Nobunaga, and smiled. "Your companion's move... is like HF; it can corrode even metal, but... it has no effect on plastic."

"You..." Hearing this, Akechi Nobunaga finally understood. "The slash attacks are ineffective against you..."

"Ha..." Barni smiled without saying a word.

He didn't give a definite answer to prevent himself from being put at a disadvantage should they meet again in the future.

In reality... Barni wasn't "immune to slash attacks". If he could really take any slash without being harmed, he wouldn't have needed to dodge and weave during his entanglement with Oda Ai just now.

Barni's true trait was – "immunity to slash attacks that exceed a certain level of speed and power." In other words, he would still be injured when facing those not-too-fast, not-too-powerful slashes. It was just that... he could easily avoid such slashes with his physical skills, so he wouldn't be hit at all.

"You know too much." Barni said. "Then... please return to your own world, otherworldly traveler."

Having said that, he took out a large hammer from behind him... yes, from "behind him"... a hammer that was even taller than himself, with the words "1t (i.e., one ton)" written on it.

Akechi Nobunaga still didn't know how to break Bugs Bunny's "one-handed suppression" ability, so she could only stand there and watch as the other party slammed the hammer down.

Bang—

After a loud crash, another Sengoku player was declared dead.

"Well then, next..." Barni finished off Akechi Nobunaga, then slung the hammer over his shoulder and turned to look at Takeda Tomokazu and Uesugi Hitoshi. "I'll send you on your way as well."

At the same time, on Brother Rabbit's side...

"Damn it!" Watching his teammates being killed one by one in the distance, Oda Ai was anxious and furious.

However, Brother Rabbit in front of her didn't give her any chance to leave.

"You're very strong... young lady." Brother Rabbit had already activated both the Zhuanlong Breathing Technique and the Muso Tensei at the same time, dodging and blocking with ease. "Unfortunately, you rely too much on your fighting instincts; that has become a burden to you."

"What are you rambling on about... I don't understand!" Oda Ai really had no interest in listening to Brother Rabbit's pointers. She was a standard action-oriented person, preferring to throw out a few more slashes than to stop and think.

"Heh..." Brother Rabbit replied with a smile, "Then let me be more specific..." While dealing with her attacks, he said unhurriedly, "You have a very high talent for close combat. Things that ordinary people need to think about for a short while to understand, you already know instinctively. In short... you're a genius." He paused for half a second, then added, "But... even geniuses need to work hard. Maybe you 'don't have to think', but that doesn't mean you can take it for granted and 'not think'; the latter... is a very bad habit, and you've already developed it."

"Nonsense!" Oda Ai retorted unhappily. "If I can win without thinking, why should I think!"

"Because... someone who thinks will be stronger." Brother Rabbit replied calmly.

At that moment, Oda Ai's expression changed. She heard something in the other party's words...

"That's right." Brother Rabbit also noticed the change in her expression and immediately continued, "I... am also a genius." His tone was very calm, without any boasting or exaggeration. "I've been called the most talented man with the most gorgeous moves in the history of Short-Haired Divine Fist for two thousand years..."

As he spoke, his fighting spirit was faintly rising.

"But, a genius... may not necessarily become a grandmaster."

Along with the rising fighting spirit, there was also a surge of murderous intent.

"There are many powerful people in this world, and not a few who can be called geniuses. But... truly first-rate martial artists are few and far between; and those who can be called grandmasters... are even rarer."

While Brother Rabbit was saying these words, Oda Ai's offensive intensified once again, because her fighting instincts told her... something extremely bad was about to happen.

Or rather... it was already happening.

"Just in terms of destructive power, speed, and moves... perhaps your strength is already above mine." Brother Rabbit strolled freely and calmly through the other party's flurry of blades. "But, as a martial artist, the difference between your realm and mine is too great... In my opinion, you're almost a beginner." He shook his head. "Even if you possess amazing power, without the technique to perfectly unleash it, it's all for naught..."

These words were simply the most thorough slap in the face for the proud and arrogant Oda Ai. But she was speechless, because she knew in her heart... that what the other party was saying was true.

"Of course, even if I say so much, you may not be able to comprehend it for a while." Brother Rabbit seemed to have said everything he needed to say, so...

"Let me give you a taste of the difference between you and me as martial artists."

Upon saying these words, his fighting spirit exploded, and his ultimate move suddenly appeared.

Brother Rabbit bent his arms, expanded them in front of his chest, and shouted: "Short-Haired Passionate Decisive Swift Fist!"

When the words ended, so did the move.

Brother Rabbit's figure appeared behind Oda Ai as if he had teleported, while Oda Ai stood there... motionless.

"To think there would be..." She stared blankly ahead, muttering, "...such a thing..."

Puff puff puff puff puff—

Half a second later, a burst of firecracker-like rapid fighting spirit explosions erupted on Oda Ai's body. She seemed to have been punched dozens of times in an instant, flying backwards, her survival points plummeting to zero.