Iaijutsu was a school of swordsmanship from Sakura, built around the core principle of "one strike, one kill," using instantaneous, high-speed, high-power attacks to catch enemies off guard.
Because it was so difficult to react to, it could achieve a pseudo-guaranteed-hit effect on almost anything within its range.
In truth, Kartana had still given Su Hao and Leafeon some time to react.
If it used its Master Level strength, fully focused its energy, will, and power, and unleashed a true iaijutsu strike, the attack would likely reach Su Hao and Leafeon's faces in less than a second.
Even so, when faced with Kartana's sudden slash, Su Hao and Leafeon still felt immense pressure.
Kartana's strike seemed to be saying, "If you can't even block an attack of this level, what right do you have to meet me?"
Faced with such a show of force, Su Hao and Leafeon did not dodge. Instead, they began preparing as though they faced a formidable enemy.
Since Kartana wanted to drive them away, they would take the attack head-on!
The Z-Ring carrying Leafeon Z immediately burst into brilliant light under the leverage of Su Hao's Aura. That light, along with Su Hao's physical strength and energy, poured entirely into Leafeon's body.
"Green-Leaf Sword Shadow, Cloud-Cleaving."
The next instant.
Facing the incoming high-speed blade, emerald Sword Light shot into the sky. The two sides collided violently, and the ringing of their blades seemed to compete for supremacy, their vibrations intensifying until the surrounding leaves began to tremble with the hum.
Not far away, Feng and the God Paper Users beside him, who were heading toward the exit of Kartana Forest, all raised their heads to look at the soaring sword radiance filled with dense Light Energy.
They did not even notice the tears slipping from