Bang
Crack, crack~
The Wood Dragon had indeed reached Soji.
But that massive dark green Wood Dragon had only touched Soji's palm.
At that moment, Soji had one hand pressed against the head of the Wood Dragon winding toward him.
Yet even though Soji's body was more than ten times smaller than the Wood Dragon—
His outstretched right hand firmly held back the dragon's head, leaving it unable to advance even an inch!
Moreover, after Soji's right hand stopped the Wood Dragon's head, endless ice spread from his palm, turning the dark green Wood Dragon into an ice dragon!
Rumble
The frozen Wood Dragon immediately lost control, crashed to the ground, and shattered into a pile of icy fragments.
Seeing this, Nagato's pupils could not help shrinking slightly.
To be honest, Nagato knew himself that the Wood Dragon Technique would most likely be unable to do anything to Mizuki Ember.
But he had never imagined that this powerful Wood Release ninjutsu would be caught by Mizuki Ember with one hand!
And judging by the other man's expression, he had done so with remarkable ease.
After all, Mizuki Ember had not moved his feet even a single inch!
All this time, Nagato had believed he had grown stronger. Especially after recovering his health, he had felt that he should be able to go toe-to-toe with Mizuki Ember.
Yet reality had slapped him hard across the face.
He had grown stronger. That much was true.
But how could Mizuki Ember possibly have remained standing still?
It could only be said that Nagato's courage to confront Soji head-on came entirely from his belief that Soji's strength had remained at its former level.
But Soji had long since become a completely different person!
"If this is the courage you found to challenge me, I'll