Before the disbelieving eyes of Kyojuro Rengoku and every spectator present.
The diamond crystal wall, gleaming with seven-colored light and supposedly harder than the vast majority of substances.
The instant it came into contact with the Flame Tiger, its surface actually began to soften and cave in.
It even showed signs of melting, flowing downward like glazed glass.
"What?!"
"Diamond... melted?!"
"Vice Admiral Rengoku's flames are that hot?!"
Incredulous cries rang out one after another from outside the arena.
Who didn't know that Admiral Jozu's defense was reputed to be the strongest beneath the Admirals?
Yet.
Amid the shock.
Kyojuro Rengoku's flame-orange eyes suddenly caught a trace of something unusual.
The liquid carbon flowing down the wall, glowing red.
The light it refracted seemed somewhat distorted, blurry, and unnatural.
It lacked the texture that genuinely high-temperature molten minerals should possess.
"No!"
Kyojuro Rengoku's thoughts raced as he shouted, "This isn't real diamond!"
"Is this... an illusion?"
Jozu stood where he was, feeling the heat wave wash over him.
Hearing Kyojuro Rengoku's words, he broke into a grin.
"Sharp instincts."
"The Diamond Breathing I created is a branch of Stone Breathing."
"But compared to the heavy stability of Stone Breathing, or the Steel Breathing developed by other colleagues, which focuses on hardness and sharpness."
"The philosophy of Diamond Breathing places greater emphasis on 'ultimate structural defense.'"
"Thus, in terms of defense and power enhancement, it does indeed hold an advantage over the Stone and Steel schools."
"This 'diamond crystal wall' before you is a physical wall created through the True Technique realm of Stone Breathing."
"Then, the Diamond Breathing, currently only at the Illusory Technique realm, creates an illusion of diamonds over its surface."
Jozu was usually a quiet, taciturn giant, but he possessed his own pride as well.
He was