As Mu Yue swung the Thunder Blade, a flash of dazzling purple lightning bloomed before Kakashi's eyes.
Whoosh!
Boom!!
Kakashi, who had been moving at high speed, suddenly stopped. But it was not because he wanted to stop—Mu Yue's slash was about to reach him, and Kakashi could only swing his blade early to defend himself.
The purple lightning collided with the yellow lightning dragon, and almost instantly, the lightning dragon split in two and dissipated into the air.
Kakashi desperately poured out Chakra to block it, but the purple lightning's power exceeded the limit of what he could withstand. Even using all his strength, he could only hold it off for one second.
Bang!
The next moment, Kakashi was sent flying backward and crashed hard into the ground.
This outcome was somewhat beyond Kakashi's expectations.
It was not that he thought Mu Yue lacked the strength to defeat him in an instant. Rather, Kakashi had not expected Mu Yue to test his strength like this.
When Mu Yue had tested them in the past, he would always give them enough room to show what they could do before making his move.
After all, with Mu Yue's strength, if he attacked directly, his disciples would only be instantly defeated. That would make it difficult to achieve the purpose of the test.
Just as Kakashi was feeling confused, he rose to his feet and suddenly noticed the changes around him.
The place that had once been filled with dense forest was now covered only in stumps. Slightly elevated slopes had been shaved flat, and the ground was littered with severed trees and shattered rocks.
That slash actually had such a terrifying range of attack. Kakashi was deeply shocked.
Mu Yue's slash had practically given the entire forest a buzz cut, far