Mei Terumi and Kisame

Legend had it that Diting was a mystical beast that followed Ksitigarbha, capable of suppressing evil and warding off disasters. Its overall appearance resembled neither dragon nor tiger, neither lion nor dog.

Calling an elephant Diting had been inspired by a TVB drama Uchiha Mai had watched as a child before his transmigration: The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra.

The legendary mystical beast that suppressed evil and warded off disasters stomped wildly on Kaguya Chengze's back, thud, thud, thud, just short of breaking into a dance on the spot.

Could you withstand the force of a three- or four-ton stomp!?

"Aah!!"

Kaguya Chengze spat out several mouthfuls of blood from the stomping. Burning with rage, he manipulated his Shikotsumyaku, growing several two- to three-meter-long bone blades from his back and piercing the noseless elephant.

The giant elephant let out a cry and dissolved into chakra, vanishing into nothingness.

"One Hundred and Ninth Style: Yomi Stroke!"

Uchiha Mai gathered chakra in both hands simultaneously and flung ghostly blue flames onto the ground.

Yomi Stroke was simply two consecutive Dark Strokes launched from both sides.

It was not much harder to learn than Dark Stroke. Its drawback was that its attack range fell far short of Dark Stroke's, reaching only a little over a meter.

At that distance, using Yomi Stroke was often less practical than charging in and kicking someone, so Uchiha Mai had almost never used this move.

The flames leaped toward Kaguya Chengze once they hit the ground. Upon striking him, they exploded with a boom, plundering a great amount of his chakra while also reclaiming the chakra left behind by the dissipated elephant.

The wound on Uchiha Mai's arm where the Shikotsumyaku had pierced him slowly healed from the life force he had stolen.

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