Ōtsutsuki Hi's Combat Strength! The Start of His Astonishment!
Grand Elder Ōtsutsuki Heng separated the two.
Then, they looked at each other.
When he saw the calm and composed Ōtsutsuki Hi,
he nodded slightly.
He was very glad that Ōtsutsuki Hi had not gone astray.
Instead, he had done the opposite.
He had won Kitahara Kaede's favor.
This made Ōtsutsuki Heng view Ōtsutsuki Hi in a new light.
Of course, since Ōtsutsuki Hi had originally been a disciple of the Stone Mountain Clan,
Ōtsutsuki Heng still felt that this was only natural.
The appreciation in his eyes for Ōtsutsuki Hi grew even stronger.
Ōtsutsuki Hi felt somewhat uncomfortable under Ōtsutsuki Heng's smiling gaze.
"Can we begin?"
Ōtsutsuki Hi asked Ōtsutsuki Heng.
Ōtsutsuki Heng paused slightly, then glanced at Kitahara Kaede.
The latter had been waiting for a long time.
Thus, Ōtsutsuki Heng gave the order.
"Begin!"
Immediately afterward, Ōtsutsuki Heng pointed both hands at the two of them.
Kitahara Kaede and Ōtsutsuki Hi both felt a wave of dizziness at the same time.
Then, they felt the scenery before them suddenly change.
By the time they came to their senses,
they had entered the Illusionary Battlefield.
From the spectators' perspective outside,
Ōtsutsuki Hi and Kitahara Kaede had merely been lightly tapped on the forehead by Ōtsutsuki Heng.
Neither of them moved afterward.
However, a faint barrier of light rose from the disk on which they stood.
It covered the entire disk.
Ōtsutsuki Heng stepped out directly and moved to the side.
He intended to watch the battle from outside.
Then, Ōtsutsuki Heng took out something from his hand.
Four points of light floated up from his palm.
They flickered around the barrier.
After those points of light stabilized,
the light they emitted connected together.
They formed a light screen with