Kagome's eyes widened as she stared at the arena, where everything within a hundred kilometers had been utterly destroyed, a scene like an apocalyptic catastrophe.
And the chaotic currents of energy were still erupting with heaven-shaking roars.
Her voice trembled slightly. "Destruction on this level... and they're still only probing each other?!"
Young Kohaku held Kirara in his arms, his eyes filled with shock, awe, and longing.
How he wished his future self could become that strong too.
Rin clasped her hands together and prayed silently in her heart, Lord Sesshomaru, please be safe.
She did not ask for him to win. She only hoped he would not be hurt.
Miroku glanced at the solemn-faced Inuyasha.
"Prepare yourself. This battle will probably last a very long time."
Inuyasha fell silent for a long while.
He looked at that white figure moving with ease through all kinds of invisible magic, relying on exceptional battle instincts to turn danger aside again and again, even showing no interest in drawing his sword, and mixed feelings churned in his heart.
He had originally thought that after mastering Armament Haki and Observation Haki...
And being able to sense the flow and gaps of other energies...
Along with the support of Meido Zangetsuha...
He had already greatly narrowed the gap between himself and Sesshomaru.
But now, it seemed it had not shrunk by much at all.
Sesshomaru's unfathomable foundation, his composure even at a disadvantage...
And his Sixth Sense, which let him dodge invisible magic without even needing Observation Haki...
Every bit of it displayed the strength he possessed as the "son of Toga."
"Tch—"
Inuyasha gritted his teeth, clenching both hands into fists so tightly his nails nearly dug into his palms.
Though he stubbornly told himself in his heart that if he were the