Un-yuan Matter vs. Mercenary Tao

Boom!

The gale born from the atmosphere being shattered in an instant was like a massive shell exploding at close range. The primeval forest spawned by Deep Forest Emergence crashed down, enormous trees toppling backward.

Green divine radiance emanated from Aiva's entire body, her eyes completely enveloped by that same holy light. Her golden hair streamed backward, yet Mercenary Tao's terrifying aura could not overwhelm her.

She wielded the Authority of Earth and Life (Tier 6) and possessed an S-rank talent called Gaia Affinity. Even without using any abilities, she was already a powerful lifeform worthy of being called a saint.

Now that she had activated Sage Mode and awakened her Sage Body, she was practically a living Life Furnace.

Her vitality was as vast as a dragon's. Divine power clung to the surface of her skin, leaving the gale capable of tearing apart the forest utterly unable to affect her.

Instead, she extended a hand toward the other three.

Beneath the ground, enormous blackish-brown trees emerged like giant hands. The trees she controlled likewise possessed Senju Hashirama's ability to absorb an opponent's power.

Emerald divine power separated her from the outside world like a barrier. As an Authority that had entered Tier 6, it had nearly begun to reveal the potential of a divine body.

Aiva was unlike her glamorous appearance. Her fighting style was exceptionally violent. She took the initiative to walk toward the two people standing motionless amid the chaotic battlefield, her speed steadily increasing.

Bai Cangshu clapped his palms together before him. After the ring-shaped shockwave exploded outward, everyone's reactions fell completely within his sight.

He began to feel glad that he had been assigned to defend the arena from this position. Otherwise, if these former Supreme Experts had gone first—

Then, in order to keep