With power crouch stab gone it is impossible to get 2 cycle (6 jumpslashes). So I came up with a strat to get a fast 3 cycle.
I put my finger at the bottom to help see the numbers. It takes away the white blob that you saw on the first picture I took (not on here anymore)
It is not impossible to get 2 cycles. From an earlier post:
You can beat him in 2 cycles. Keep close to him, hit fireball back at him at Jump Slash range, jump slash immediately to hit him as he falls, but before he touches ground. If you did that right, you bounce back a bit. Mash out two more Jump Attacks, and they will land (you'll be perfectly aligned so you won't slide left/right/behind him after jump attack animation). Just did this on boss rush mode.