Shinichi nodded slightly and adjusted his stance. Then he pushed off the ground, becoming a blur as he raced through the snow toward a rocky formation at the far end of the training field, its surface buried beneath a thick blanket of snow. He thrust out his right arm.
The scorching, crimson Great Flame Rasengan in his palm let out an increasingly violent hum, as if he were holding a miniature sun. He slammed it against the cold rock!
The moment they made contact—
BOOM!!!!
The deafening explosion tore through the training field's silence. A terrifying burst of intertwined white-hot and crimson light erupted, swallowing the entire area in an instant!
A massive fireball ballooned outward. A ring of scorching air surged out like a tidal wave, instantly evaporating all the snow within dozens of meters and exposing the charred ground. Even the trees in the distance shook violently from the shockwave, their snow-laden branches shedding their powdery covering.
The violent Fire Nature Chakra combined perfectly with the Rasengan's own tearing force, unleashing astonishing destructive power.
The rocky formation shattered, melted, and vaporized in the glare, turning into splashes of molten fragments and a cloud of dust!
That kind of power!?
Even with the Enma King's vast experience and confidence in his own Indestructible Adamant Body, he couldn't help swallowing hard as he watched.
He knew very well that even if he could withstand the blow, it wouldn't be pleasant.
The dazzling light and billowing smoke gradually faded.
The Enma King's golden pupils contracted, and his expression changed.
He immediately ignored the utterly destroyed rocky formation, still radiating heat and marked by molten streaks, and fixed his gaze on the boy near the explosion's center.
Shinichi's right arm hung limp, trembling slightly against his will.
The sleeve from his hand